Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate P2 P257-M-31BC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop vs Acer TravelMate P2 P278-MG-57RG Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop

147specifications compared
43differ
104identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- TravelMate P2 P257-M-31BC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-57RG Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolution
- TravelMate P2 P257-M-31BC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:1366 x 768 pixels
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-57RG Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:1600 x 900 pixels
HD type
- TravelMate P2 P257-M-31BC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:HD
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-57RG Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:HD+
Processor family
- TravelMate P2 P257-M-31BC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-57RG Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- TravelMate P2 P257-M-31BC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:5th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-57RG Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- TravelMate P2 P257-M-31BC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:i3-5005U
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-57RG Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:i5-6200U
Processor frequency
- TravelMate P2 P257-M-31BC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:2 GHz
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-57RG Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:2.3 GHz
System bus rate
- TravelMate P2 P257-M-31BC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:5 GT/s
- TravelMate P2 P278-MG-57RG Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:4 GT/s

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Comparison of P257-M-31BC, P278-MG-57RG
160 specifications	A Acer TravelMate P2 P257-M-31BC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop Model P257-M-31BC View product	B Acer TravelMate P2 P278-MG-57RG Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop Model P278-MG-57RG View product
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers	1366 x 768 pixels	1600 x 900 pixels
HD typeDiffers	HD	HD+
Display brightnessKnown for one	220 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	5th gen Intel® Core™ i3	6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-5005U	i5-6200U
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	2.3 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	4 GT/s
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1168	LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
Processor operating modesDiffers	32-bit, 64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-5000 Mobile series	Intel Core i5-6200 series
Processor codenameDiffers	Broadwell	Skylake
Bus typeDiffers	DMI2	QPI
SteppingDiffers	F0	D1
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Configurable TDP-downDiffers	10 W	7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyDiffers	0.6 GHz	0.8 GHz
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	2x4, 4x1	1x4, 4x1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
Storage2 differ
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA III	SATA
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Graphics8 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® 920M
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR3
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 5500	Intel® HD Graphics 520
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	16 GB	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	850 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers	11.2	12.0
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers	4.3	4.4
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x1616	1916
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features9 differ
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	84695	88193
Processor codeDiffers	SR27G	SR2EY
Processor package sizeDiffers	40 x 24x 1.3 mm	42 X 24 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one	2520 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	45 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.4 kg	3 kg
WidthDiffers	381.6 mm	423 mm
DepthDiffers	256 mm	281.9 mm
HeightDiffers	24.9 mm	31.7 mm
Height (front)Known for one	2.49 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one	2.49 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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