Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-320H Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1) vs Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71D8 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1)

133specifications compared
18differ
115identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-320H Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):Black, Silver
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71D8 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Black, Grey
Processor family
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-320H Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i3
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71D8 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-320H Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71D8 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-320H Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):i3-6100U
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71D8 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):i7-6500U
Processor frequency
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-320H Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.3 GHz
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71D8 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.5 GHz
Processor cache
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-320H Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):3 MB
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71D8 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):4 MB
Processor socket
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-320H Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):BGA 1356
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71D8 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
Bus type
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-320H Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):QPI
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71D8 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):OPI

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Comparison of SA5-271-320H, SA5-271-71D8
154 specifications	A Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-320H Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271-320H View product	B Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71D8 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271-71D8 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black, Grey
Displayidentical
Panel typeKnown for one	IPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1 GHz
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	512 GB
SSD capacityDiffers	128 GB	512 GB
Graphics1 differ
On-board GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1000 MHz	1050 MHz
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	2 MP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto focusKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	5 MP	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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Electronic compassKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Windows keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features4 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88180	88194
Processor codeDiffers	SR2EU	SR2EZ
Poweridentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Stylus penKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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