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Acer TravelMate P2 P278-MG-53E9 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop vs Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74JW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop

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  • 154specifications compared
  • 43differ
  • 111identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-53E9 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74JW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-53E9 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74JW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-53E9 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:i5-6200U
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74JW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:i7-6700HQ
  • Processor cores
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-53E9 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:2
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74JW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:4
  • Processor threads
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-53E9 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:4
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74JW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-53E9 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:2.8 GHz
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74JW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-53E9 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:2.3 GHz
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74JW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:2.6 GHz
  • System bus rate
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-53E9 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:4 GT/s
    • Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74JW Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:8 GT/s

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177 specifications
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-6200Ui7-6700HQ
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.3 GHz2.6 GHz
System bus rateDiffers4 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1356 (Socket B2)BGA 1440
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-6200 seriesIntel Core i7-6700 Mobile series
Bus typeDiffersQPIDMI3
SteppingDiffersD1R0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs15 W45 W
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one2.4 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one25 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-downDiffers7.5 W35 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one0.8 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers1216
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x4, 4x11x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Memory2 differ
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3L-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Storage2 differ
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHybrid-HDD
HDD capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super MultiDVD±RW
Hybrid-HDD cache typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSSD
Hybrid-HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
Hybrid-HDD cache memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® 940MNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 520Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.74 GB1.7 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers300 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1050 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers19160x191B
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothDiffersNoYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers23
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Full-size keyboardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 ProfessionalWindows 10 Home
Recovery operating systemKnown for oneWindows 10 ProUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features3 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers8819388967
Processor codeDiffersSR2EYSR2FQ
Processor package sizeDiffers42 X 24 mm42 x 28 mm
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers43
Battery capacityDiffers2520 mAh4870 mAh
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers90 W135 W
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers281.9 mm296 mm
HeightDiffers31.7 mm25 mm
Height (front)Differs2.75 cm2.5 cm
Height (rear)Differs3.17 cm2.5 cm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for oneEnterprise, Small BusinessUnknown — not stated by the source

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