Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire Ethos vs Acer Aspire Ethos

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire Ethos:Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire Ethos:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire Ethos:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Aspire Ethos:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire Ethos:i5-2410M
- Aspire Ethos:i7-2630QM
Processor cores
- Aspire Ethos:2
- Aspire Ethos:4
Processor threads
- Aspire Ethos:4
- Aspire Ethos:8
Processor frequency
- Aspire Ethos:2.3 GHz
- Aspire Ethos:2 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire Ethos:3 MB
- Aspire Ethos:6 MB
Processor socket
- Aspire Ethos:BGA 1023
- Aspire Ethos:Socket 988

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Comparison of 8951G-2414G1TMn, 8951G-2634G1TBn
142 specifications	A Acer Aspire Ethos Model 8951G-2414G1TMn View product	B Acer Aspire Ethos Model 8951G-2634G1TBn View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i5	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-2410M	i7-2630QM
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.3 GHz	2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1023	Socket 988
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-2400 Mobile Series	Intel Core i7-2600 Mobile Series
SteppingDiffers	J1	D2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	45 W
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	23	20
Storage1 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	Blu-Ray DVD Combo
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1200 MHz	1100 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Insider™Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52224	52219
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5x37.5 (rPGA988B); 31 x 24 (BGA1023)	37.5 x 37.5 (rPGA998)
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR02Y

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