Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 7 A715-71G-720Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop vs ASUS F542UA-DM214T Intel® Pentium® 4405U Laptop

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  • 124specifications compared
  • 42differ
  • 82identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-720Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Black
    • F542UA-DM214T Intel® Pentium® 4405U Laptop:Grey
  • Processor family
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-720Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
    • F542UA-DM214T Intel® Pentium® 4405U Laptop:Intel® Pentium®
  • Processor model
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-720Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
    • F542UA-DM214T Intel® Pentium® 4405U Laptop:4405U
  • Processor cores
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-720Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:4
    • F542UA-DM214T Intel® Pentium® 4405U Laptop:2
  • Processor threads
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-720Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8
    • F542UA-DM214T Intel® Pentium® 4405U Laptop:4
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-720Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:2.8 GHz
    • F542UA-DM214T Intel® Pentium® 4405U Laptop:2.1 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-720Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:6 MB
    • F542UA-DM214T Intel® Pentium® 4405U Laptop:2 MB
  • Processor socket
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-720Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:BGA 1440
    • F542UA-DM214T Intel® Pentium® 4405U Laptop:LGA 1356 (Socket B2)

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171 specifications
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey
Displayidentical
Display surfaceKnown for oneMattUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Pentium®
Processor generationKnown for one7th gen Intel® Core™ i7Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffersi7-7700HQ4405U
Processor coresDiffers42
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one3.8 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz2.1 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one8 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB2 MB
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1440LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-7700 Mobile SeriesIntel Pentium 4000 series for Mobile
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeSkylake
Bus typeDiffersDMI3OPI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs45 W15 W
Configurable TDP-downDiffers35 W10 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers1610
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x81x4, 4x1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceD1
Memory1 differ
Memory form factorKnown for oneSO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2133 MHz
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD±RW
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSD, SDHC, SDXC
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050Not available
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one2 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDR5Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® HD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 510
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers64 GB1.74 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers350 MHz300 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz950 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x591B1916
CUDAKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSonicMaster
Speaker powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 W
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for one1280 x 720 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.1
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers12
Micro-USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Micro-USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® HM175Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Full-size keyboardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features6 differ
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel® OS GuardDiffersYesNo
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers2.0No
Processor ARK IDDiffers9718589611
Processor package sizeDiffers42 x 28 mm42 X 24 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR2EX
Battery1 differ
Battery technologyKnown for oneLithium Polymer (LiPo)Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of battery cellsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery capacityDiffers48 Wh38 Wh
Battery life (max)Known for one7 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers135 W45 W
AC adapter output currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.47 A
AC adapter output voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source19 V
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Password protection typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBIOS, User
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneACPI 5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers2.4 kg2.15 kg
WidthDiffers381.6 mm380 mm
DepthDiffers262.8 mm251 mm
HeightDiffers24 mm23.2 mm
Height (front)Known for one2.4 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one2.4 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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