Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire AS5742Z-4601 Intel® Pentium® P6100 vs Samsung Q Q530-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M

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  • 109specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 85identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Aspire AS5742Z-4601 Intel® Pentium® P6100:Intel® Pentium®
    • Q Q530-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Aspire AS5742Z-4601 Intel® Pentium® P6100:P6100
    • Q Q530-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:i5-480M
  • Processor threads
    • Aspire AS5742Z-4601 Intel® Pentium® P6100:2
    • Q Q530-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:4
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire AS5742Z-4601 Intel® Pentium® P6100:2 GHz
    • Q Q530-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:2.66 GHz
  • Processor socket
    • Aspire AS5742Z-4601 Intel® Pentium® P6100:PGA988
    • Q Q530-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:BGA 1288
  • Processor operating modes
    • Aspire AS5742Z-4601 Intel® Pentium® P6100:32-bit, 64-bit
    • Q Q530-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:64-bit
  • Tjunction
    • Aspire AS5742Z-4601 Intel® Pentium® P6100:90 °C
    • Q Q530-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:105 °C
  • Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
    • Aspire AS5742Z-4601 Intel® Pentium® P6100:1
    • Q Q530-JA01 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:16

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Comparison of AS5742Z-4601, Q530-JA01
150 specifications
Displayidentical
Display number of coloursKnown for one16.78 million coloursUnknown — not stated by the source
LED backlightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersP6100i5-480M
Processor threadsDiffers24
Processor frequencyDiffers2 GHz2.66 GHz
Processor socketDiffersPGA988BGA 1288
Processor operating modesDiffers32-bit, 64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Pentium P6000 Series for MobileIntel Core i5-400 Series
TjunctionDiffers90 °C105 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers116
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1520
Processor generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.93 GHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers3 GB4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers320 GB500 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD-RWUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsDiffersMMC, SDMMC, SD, SDHC
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs667 MHz766 MHz
Network1 differ
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothDiffersNoYes
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0+HS
Ports & interfacesidentical
ExpressCard slotKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® HM55 ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneAcer Crystal Eye Acer eRecovery Management Acer Identity Card Acer Registration Acer Updater Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Flash Player CyberLink PowerDVD (OEM) eSobi Google Toolbar McAfee Internet Security Suite (trial version) Microsoft Silverlight Norton Online Backup NTI Media Maker (OEM) Skype WinUnknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMcAfee Virus Scan
Processor special features8 differ
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)DiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo1.0
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs36 bitYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers5017552952
Processor codeDiffersSLBURSLC26
Processor package sizeDiffers37.5x37.5 mmrPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSSE4.1, SSE4.2
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one4400 mAhUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one3.5 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers65 W60 W
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOS, HDD, Supervisor, UserUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneACPI 3.0 Wi-FiUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one2.6 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one381 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one254 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one33 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one381 x 254 x 33 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Width (imperial)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source38.1 cm (15")
Depth (imperial)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.4 cm (10")
Height (front) (imperial)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.69 cm (1.06")
Height (rear) (imperial)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.25 cm (1.28")
Other featuresidentical
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Speaker powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 W
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.3 MP
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouchpad
Keyboard number of keysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source103

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