Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate P2 P246-M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210M Laptop vs Acer TravelMate P2 P246-M-30Y8 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4005U Laptop

134specifications compared
26differ
108identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- TravelMate P2 P246-M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210M Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-30Y8 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4005U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- TravelMate P2 P246-M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210M Laptop:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-30Y8 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4005U Laptop:4th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- TravelMate P2 P246-M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210M Laptop:i5-4210M
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-30Y8 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4005U Laptop:i3-4005U
Processor frequency
- TravelMate P2 P246-M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210M Laptop:2.6 GHz
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-30Y8 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4005U Laptop:1.7 GHz
Processor socket
- TravelMate P2 P246-M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210M Laptop:PGA946
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-30Y8 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4005U Laptop:BGA 1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- TravelMate P2 P246-M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210M Laptop:37 W
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-30Y8 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4005U Laptop:15 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes
- TravelMate P2 P246-M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210M Laptop:16
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-30Y8 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4005U Laptop:10
PCI Express configurations
- TravelMate P2 P246-M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210M Laptop:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
- TravelMate P2 P246-M-30Y8 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4005U Laptop:4x1, 1x4

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Comparison of P246-M, P246-M-30Y8
163 specifications	A Acer TravelMate P2 P246-M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210M Laptop Model P246-M View product	B Acer TravelMate P2 P246-M-30Y8 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4005U Laptop Model P246-M-30Y8 View product
Displayidentical
HD typeKnown for one	HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	4th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-4210M	i3-4005U
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	1.7 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	PGA946	BGA 1168
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-4200 Mobile series	Intel® Core™ i3-4000 Mobile Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	37 W	15 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	10
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	4x1, 1x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.2 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	C0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x SO-DIMM
Storageidentical
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.74 GB	2 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	200 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	950 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers	11.1	12
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x416	0xA16
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network1 differ
BluetoothDiffers	Yes	No
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	2
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Softwareidentical
Recovery operating systemKnown for one	Windows 8.1 Pro	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features5 differ
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	No	Yes
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Smart Connect Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (Intel® MST)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	81012	75105
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 x 4.7 mm	40 x 24 x 1.5 mm
UARTKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	SR1L4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	40 W
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Height (front)Differs	2.78 cm	2.53 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.03 cm	3.04 cm
HeightKnown for one	30.3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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