Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate P2 P278-MG-794K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop vs Acer Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-759R Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop

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  • 138specifications compared
  • 42differ
  • 96identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-794K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
    • Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-759R Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
  • Processor generation
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-794K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-759R Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-794K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:i7-6500U
    • Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-759R Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
  • Processor cores
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-794K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:2
    • Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-759R Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:4
  • Processor threads
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-794K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:4
    • Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-759R Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-794K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:3.1 GHz
    • Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-759R Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:3.8 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-794K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:2.5 GHz
    • Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-759R Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:2.8 GHz
  • System bus rate
    • TravelMate P2 P278-MG-794K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Laptop:4 GT/s
    • Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-759R Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8 GT/s

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159 specifications
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers43.9 cm (17.3")39.6 cm (15.6")
Processor15 differ
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i77th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi7-6500Ui7-7700HQ
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
System bus rateDiffers4 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers4 MB6 MB
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1356 (Socket B2)Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-6500 Mobile seriesIntel Core i7-7700 Mobile Series
Processor codenameDiffersSkylakeKaby Lake
Bus typeDiffersOPIDMI3
SteppingKnown for oneD1Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs15 W45 W
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one2.6 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, 1x8, 2x4, 2x8
Memory2 differ
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3L-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x SO-DIMM
Storage2 differ
SSD interfaceDiffersM.2SATA III
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWNo
HDD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® 940MNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 520Intel® HD Graphics 630
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.74 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers300 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers19160x591B
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1280 x 720 pixels
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 ProWindows 10 Home
Processor special features4 differ
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel® Insider™Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers8819497185
Processor codeKnown for oneSR2EZUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeDiffers42 X 24 mm42 x 28 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Battery2 differ
Battery technologyDiffersLithium Polymer (LiPo)Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Number of battery cellsDiffers43
Battery capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source52.5 Wh
Battery life (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers90 W135 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers3 kg2.5 kg
WidthDiffers423 mm389 mm
DepthDiffers281.9 mm265.5 mm
HeightDiffers31.7 mm28.9 mm
Height (front)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8 cm
Height (rear)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.89 cm
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source

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