Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate TM5742-7908 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M vs Acer TravelMate TimelineX TM8572-6430 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M

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  • 130specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 103identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • TravelMate TM5742-7908 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:Intel® Core™ i5
    • TravelMate TimelineX TM8572-6430 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • TravelMate TM5742-7908 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • TravelMate TimelineX TM8572-6430 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • TravelMate TM5742-7908 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:i5-460M
    • TravelMate TimelineX TM8572-6430 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M:i7-620M
  • Processor boost frequency
    • TravelMate TM5742-7908 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:2.8 GHz
    • TravelMate TimelineX TM8572-6430 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M:3.33 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • TravelMate TM5742-7908 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:2.53 GHz
    • TravelMate TimelineX TM8572-6430 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M:2.66 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • TravelMate TM5742-7908 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:3 MB
    • TravelMate TimelineX TM8572-6430 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M:4 MB
  • Stepping
    • TravelMate TM5742-7908 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:K0
    • TravelMate TimelineX TM8572-6430 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M:C2
  • CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
    • TravelMate TM5742-7908 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:19
    • TravelMate TimelineX TM8572-6430 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-620M:20

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Comparison of TM5742-7908, TM8572-6430
145 specifications
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Displayidentical
LED backlightKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-460Mi7-620M
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.33 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.53 GHz2.66 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB4 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-400 SeriesIntel Core i7-600 Mobile Series
SteppingDiffersK0C2
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1920
Memoryidentical
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 2 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one2x SO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers320 GB500 GB
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super Multi DLDVD-RW
Compatible memory cardsDiffersMMC, SDMemory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers34
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TV-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)DiffersYes36 bit
Processor ARK IDDiffers5017943560
Processor codeDiffersSLC22SLBPE
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1/4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs4 h7 h
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers381 mm378.5 mm
DepthDiffers105 mm254 mm
HeightDiffers34 mm33 mm
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.3/802.3u/802.3ab
Internal modemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power supply typeKnown for oneAC - DCUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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