Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire AS5742-6800 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M vs HP ProBook XP178AV laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M

116specifications compared
32differ
84identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire AS5742-6800 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:39.6 cm (15.6")
- ProBook XP178AV laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M:43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolution
- Aspire AS5742-6800 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:1366 x 768 pixels
- ProBook XP178AV laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M:1600 x 900 pixels
Processor family
- Aspire AS5742-6800 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
- ProBook XP178AV laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire AS5742-6800 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
- ProBook XP178AV laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire AS5742-6800 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:i3-380M
- ProBook XP178AV laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M:i7-640M
Processor frequency
- Aspire AS5742-6800 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:2.53 GHz
- ProBook XP178AV laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M:2.8 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire AS5742-6800 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:3 MB
- ProBook XP178AV laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M:4 MB
Processor socket
- Aspire AS5742-6800 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:PGA988
- ProBook XP178AV laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M:BGA 1288

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Comparison of AS5742-6800, XP178AV
143 specifications	A Acer Aspire AS5742-6800 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M Model AS5742-6800 View product	B HP ProBook XP178AV laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-640M Model XP178AV View product
Designidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers	1366 x 768 pixels	1600 x 900 pixels
HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD+
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-380M	i7-640M
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.46 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
Processor socketDiffers	PGA988	BGA 1288
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series	Intel Core i7-600 Mobile Series
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	K0
TjunctionDiffers	90 °C	105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	19	21
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	4 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers	667 MHz	1066 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x SO-DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD Super Multi DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD Mobility Radeon HD 4350
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	667 MHz	766 MHz
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 GB
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
ExpressCard slotDiffers	No	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® HM55 Express	Intel® HM57 Express
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic	Windows 7 Professional
Processor special features5 differ
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	50178	49666
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBTN
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	8
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	73 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	90 W
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotDiffers	Yes	No
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	2.6 kg	3.1 kg
WidthDiffers	381 mm	411 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	266 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	282 mm
Height (front)Known for one	2.5 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one	3.41 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3/802.3u/802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	1.3 MP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Touchpad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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