Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-31YN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1) vs Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1)

143specifications compared
16differ
127identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-31YN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-31YN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-31YN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):i3-6100U
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):i7-6500U
Processor frequency
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-31YN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.3 GHz
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.5 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-31YN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):3 MB
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):4 MB
Processor socket
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-31YN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):BGA 1356
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
Bus type
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-31YN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):QPI
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):OPI
Internal memory
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-31YN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):4 GB
- Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):8 GB

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Comparison of SA5-271-31YN, SA5-271-79G3
148 specifications	A Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-31YN Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271-31YN View product	B Acer Aspire Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-79G3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271-79G3 View product
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i3	6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-6100U	i7-6500U
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1356	LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-6100 series	Intel Core i7-6500 Mobile series
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	OPI
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.6 GHz
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1000 MHz	1050 MHz
Processor special features4 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88180	88194
Processor codeDiffers	SR2EU	SR2EZ
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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