Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M vs HP Compaq Presario CQ56-115SA Intel® Celeron® T3500 Laptop

93specifications compared
41differ
52identical
77known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M has 2 more processor threads than the HP Compaq Presario CQ56-115SA Intel® Celeron® T3500 Laptop (4 vs 2). The Acer eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M has 0.03 GHz more processor frequency than the HP Compaq Presario CQ56-115SA Intel® Celeron® T3500 Laptop (2.13 GHz vs 2.1 GHz). The Acer eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M has 2 MB more processor cache than the HP Compaq Presario CQ56-115SA Intel® Celeron® T3500 Laptop (3 MB vs 1 MB). Only the Acer eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M has SmartCard slot. Only the Acer eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M has enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology.

Processor family
- eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:Intel® Core™ i3
- Compaq Presario CQ56-115SA Intel® Celeron® T3500 Laptop:Intel® Celeron®
Processor model
- eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:i3-330M
- Compaq Presario CQ56-115SA Intel® Celeron® T3500 Laptop:T3500
Processor threads
- eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:4
- Compaq Presario CQ56-115SA Intel® Celeron® T3500 Laptop:2
Processor frequency
- eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:2.13 GHz
- Compaq Presario CQ56-115SA Intel® Celeron® T3500 Laptop:2.1 GHz
Processor cache
- eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:3 MB
- Compaq Presario CQ56-115SA Intel® Celeron® T3500 Laptop:1 MB
Processor cache type
- eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:Smart Cache
- Compaq Presario CQ56-115SA Intel® Celeron® T3500 Laptop:L2
Processor socket
- eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:BGA 1288
- Compaq Presario CQ56-115SA Intel® Celeron® T3500 Laptop:Socket 478
Processor lithography
- eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M:32 nm
- Compaq Presario CQ56-115SA Intel® Celeron® T3500 Laptop:45 nm

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Comparison of E730G-332G25Mnks, CQ56-115SA
170 specifications	A Acer eMachines E730G-332G25Mnks Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330M Model E730G-332G25Mnks View product	B HP Compaq Presario CQ56-115SA Intel® Celeron® T3500 Laptop Model CQ56-115SA View product
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Clamshell
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Displayidentical
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Display number of coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.78 million colours
Display surfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gloss
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Celeron®
Processor modelDiffers	i3-330M	T3500
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.13 GHz	2.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	1 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L2
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 MHz
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1288	Socket 478
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	45 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series	Intel Celeron Processor T3000 Series for Mobile
Processor codenameDiffers	Arrandale	Penryn
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	FSB
SteppingDiffers	C2	R0
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	382 M	410 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	81 mm²	107 mm²
Processor generationKnown for one	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	2.5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one	105 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	3 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB
Maximum internal memory (64-bit)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	250 GB	320 GB
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 GB
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card familyDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® GMA
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® GMA 4500M
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.309 GB
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	500 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	667 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio systemKnown for one	High Definition Audio	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
SmartCard slotDiffers	Yes	No
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Numeric keypadKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Windows keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	QWERTY	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features16 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Execute Disable BitDiffers	Yes	No
Intel 64Differs	Yes	No
Intel Clear Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	47663	42104
Processor codeDiffers	SLBNF	SLGJV
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	45 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one	4400 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 W
Securityidentical
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-15 - 3048 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-15 - 12192 m
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	2.6 kg	2.55 kg
WidthDiffers	381 mm	374 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	246 mm
Height (front)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.28 cm
Height (rear)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.78 cm
HeightKnown for one	30 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	520 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	345 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM55 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Infrared data portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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