Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn vs Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk

133specifications compared
41differ
92identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn has 1.07 GHz more processor frequency than the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk (2.4 GHz vs 1.33 GHz). The Acer Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn has 17 W more thermal Design Power (TDP) than the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk (35 W vs 18 W). The Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk has 15°C more tjunction than the Acer Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn (105 °C vs 90 °C). Only the Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk has Bluetooth. Only the Acer Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn has S/PDIF out port.

Display diagonal
- Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn:39.6 cm (15.6")
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk:29.5 cm (11.6")
Processor family
- Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn:Intel® Core™ i3
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn:Intel® Core™ i3
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn:i3-370M
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk:i5-560UM
Processor frequency
- Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn:2.4 GHz
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk:1.33 GHz
Processor socket
- Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn:Socket 988
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk:BGA 1288
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn:35 W
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk:18 W
Tjunction
- Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn:90 °C
- TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk:105 °C

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Comparison of Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn, TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk
153 specifications	A Acer Aspire TimelineX 5820TG-374G50Mn View product	B Acer TravelMate TimelineX 8172-56U4G32nkk View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	29.5 cm (11.6")
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-370M	i5-560UM
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.13 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	1.33 GHz
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 988	BGA 1288
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series	Intel Core i5-500 Mobile Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	18 W
TjunctionDiffers	90 °C	105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	18	10
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1066 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	320 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	No
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5650	Intel HD
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	500 MHz	166 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	667 MHz	500 MHz
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	HD	High Definition Audio
Network1 differ
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mobile network generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3G
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN, WWAN
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0+HS
WWANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Installed
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Docking connectorDiffers	No	Yes
TV-in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium	Windows 7 Professional
Processor special features9 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
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	Yes	36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers	49020	49665
Processor codeDiffers	SLBUK	SLBSN
Processor package sizeDiffers	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	BGA 34 x 28
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1/4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery2 differ
Battery capacityDiffers	66.6 Wh	48.8 Wh
Battery life (max)Differs	8 h	6 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	40 W
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Wi-Fi - ACPI 3.0 - Mobile PC 2002 - DMI 2.0
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.4 kg	1.35 kg
WidthDiffers	379 mm	285 mm
DepthDiffers	250 mm	206.3 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.4 cm	2.02 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.14 cm	2.91 cm
Other featuresidentical
Internal modemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source

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