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Acer Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop vs Acer Extensa 15 EX2540-505A Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop

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  • 132specifications compared
  • 40differ
  • 92identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Extensa 15 EX2540-505A Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Extensa 15 EX2540-505A Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
    • Extensa 15 EX2540-505A Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:i5-7200U
  • Processor cores
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:4
    • Extensa 15 EX2540-505A Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:2
  • Processor threads
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8
    • Extensa 15 EX2540-505A Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:3.8 GHz
    • Extensa 15 EX2540-505A Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:3.1 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:2.8 GHz
    • Extensa 15 EX2540-505A Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:2.5 GHz
  • System bus rate
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8 GT/s
    • Extensa 15 EX2540-505A Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:4 GT/s

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163 specifications
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i77th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-7700HQi5-7200U
Processor coresDiffers42
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.8 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
System bus rateDiffers8 GT/s4 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB3 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i7-7700 Mobile SeriesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeDiffersDMI3OPI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs45 W15 W
Configurable TDP-downDiffers35 W7.5 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers1612
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x81x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBGA 1356
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceH0
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.7 GHz
Configurable TDP-upKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 GHz
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB500 GB
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDHDD
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB500 GB
Number of SSDs installedDiffers10
SSD capacityKnown for one128 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSD
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 modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 620
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers350 MHz300 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x591B0x5916
Camera1 differ
Front camera resolutionDiffers1280 x 720 pixels640 x 480 pixels
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.3 MP
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Docking connectorKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® HM175Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard layoutKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceQWERTY
Keyboard languageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEnglish
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 HomeLinux
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features2 differ
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers9718595443
Processor package sizeDiffers42 x 28 mm42 x 24 mm
Intel® Insider™Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR2ZU
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs7 h6.5 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers135 W45 W
AC adapter input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 V
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerDiffersYesNo
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers381.6 mm381.8 mm
DepthDiffers262.8 mm258 mm
HeightDiffers24 mm24.6 mm
Height (front)Differs2.4 cm2.46 cm
Height (rear)Differs2.4 cm2.46 cm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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