Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71EJ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1) vs Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-56W8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1)

155specifications compared
15differ
140identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71EJ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i7
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-56W8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71EJ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-56W8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71EJ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):i7-6500U
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-56W8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):i5-6200U
Processor boost frequency
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71EJ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):3.1 GHz
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-56W8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.8 GHz
Processor frequency
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71EJ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.5 GHz
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-56W8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.3 GHz
Processor cache
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71EJ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):4 MB
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-56W8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):3 MB
Bus type
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71EJ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):OPI
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-56W8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):QPI
Configurable TDP-up frequency
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71EJ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.6 GHz
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-56W8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.4 GHz

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Comparison of SA5-271-71EJ, SA5-271P-56W8
161 specifications	A Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-71EJ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271-71EJ View product	B Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-56W8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271P-56W8 View product
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i7	6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-6500U	i5-6200U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	3 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-6500 Mobile series	Intel Core i5-6200 series
Bus typeDiffers	OPI	QPI
Configurable TDP-up frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	2.4 GHz
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	512 GB	256 GB
SSD capacityDiffers	512 GB	256 GB
Graphics1 differ
On-board GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1000 MHz
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	2	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 & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10 Home	Windows 10 Pro
Processor special features2 differ
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88194	88193
Processor codeDiffers	SR2EZ	SR2EY
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home office, Small Business

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