Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-78FU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1) vs Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-342P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1)

153specifications compared
17differ
136identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-78FU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i7
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-342P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-78FU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-342P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-78FU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):i7-6500U
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-342P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):i3-6100U
Processor frequency
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-78FU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.5 GHz
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-342P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.3 GHz
Processor cache
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-78FU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):4 MB
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-342P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):3 MB
Processor socket
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-78FU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-342P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):BGA 1356
Bus type
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-78FU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):OPI
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-342P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):QPI
Total storage capacity
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-78FU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1):512 GB
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-342P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):256 GB

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Comparison of SA5-271-78FU, SA5-271P-342P
162 specifications	A Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-78FU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271-78FU View product	B Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271P-342P Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271P-342P View product
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i7	6th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i7-6500U	i3-6100U
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	2.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	3 MB
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1356 (Socket B2)	BGA 1356
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-6500 Mobile series	Intel Core i3-6100 series
Bus typeDiffers	OPI	QPI
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.1 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one	2.6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	512 GB	256 GB
SSD capacityDiffers	512 GB	256 GB
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1000 MHz
Audioidentical
Built-in speaker(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10 Home	Windows 10 Pro
Processor special features4 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88194	88180
Processor codeDiffers	SR2EZ	SR2EU
Packaging contentidentical
Stylus penKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home office, Small Business

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