Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire S 13 S5-371-36KM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop vs Acer Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-798Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop

133specifications compared
43differ
90identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire S 13 S5-371-36KM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:33.8 cm (13.3")
- Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-798Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
Processor family
- Aspire S 13 S5-371-36KM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-798Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire S 13 S5-371-36KM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-798Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire S 13 S5-371-36KM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:i3-7100U
- Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-798Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
Processor cores
- Aspire S 13 S5-371-36KM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:2
- Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-798Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:4
Processor threads
- Aspire S 13 S5-371-36KM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:4
- Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-798Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8
Processor frequency
- Aspire S 13 S5-371-36KM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:2.4 GHz
- Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-798Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:2.8 GHz
System bus rate
- Aspire S 13 S5-371-36KM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:4 GT/s
- Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-798Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8 GT/s

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Comparison of S5-371-36KM, VX5-591G-798Z
156 specifications	A Acer Aspire S 13 S5-371-36KM Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop Model S5-371-36KM View product	B Acer Aspire VX 15 VX5-591G-798Z Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop Model VX5-591G-798Z View product
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	33.8 cm (13.3")	39.6 cm (15.6")
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i3	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-7100U	i7-7700HQ
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i7-7700 Mobile Series
Bus typeDiffers	OPI	DMI3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	15 W	45 W
Configurable TDP-downDiffers	7.5 W	35 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	12	16
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1	1x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x8
Processor socketKnown for one	BGA 1356	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	H0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	0.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	LPDDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	256 GB	1.51 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	SSD	HDD+SSD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
SSD capacityDiffers	256 GB	512 GB
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 620	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1000 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x5916	0x591B
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	1280 x 720 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	No	Yes
Processor special features5 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	95442	97185
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 24 mm	42 x 28 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0, SSE4.2	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SR2ZW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery3 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery capacityDiffers	45 Wh	52.5 Wh
Battery life (max)Differs	11 h	6 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	45 W	135 W
Weight & dimensions6 differ
WeightDiffers	1.3 kg	2.5 kg
WidthDiffers	327 mm	389 mm
DepthDiffers	288 mm	265.5 mm
HeightDiffers	14.6 mm	28.9 mm
Height (front)Differs	1.46 cm	2.8 cm
Height (rear)Differs	1.46 cm	2.89 cm
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
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Enterprise, Small Business	Unknown — not stated by the source

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