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Acer TravelMate TM8371G-944G50n Intel® Core™2 Duo SU9400 vs HP Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PC

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  • 104specifications compared
  • 44differ
  • 60identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • TravelMate TM8371G-944G50n Intel® Core™2 Duo SU9400:33.8 cm (13.3")
    • Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PC:43.9 cm (17.3")
  • Display resolution
    • TravelMate TM8371G-944G50n Intel® Core™2 Duo SU9400:1366 x 768 pixels
    • Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PC:1600 x 900 pixels
  • Processor family
    • TravelMate TM8371G-944G50n Intel® Core™2 Duo SU9400:Intel® Core™2 Duo
    • Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PC:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • TravelMate TM8371G-944G50n Intel® Core™2 Duo SU9400:SU9400
    • Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PC:i7-720QM
  • Processor cores
    • TravelMate TM8371G-944G50n Intel® Core™2 Duo SU9400:2
    • Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PC:4
  • Processor threads
    • TravelMate TM8371G-944G50n Intel® Core™2 Duo SU9400:2
    • Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PC:8
  • Processor frequency
    • TravelMate TM8371G-944G50n Intel® Core™2 Duo SU9400:1.4 GHz
    • Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PC:1.6 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • TravelMate TM8371G-944G50n Intel® Core™2 Duo SU9400:3 MB
    • Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PC:6 MB

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Comparison of TM8371G-944G50n, Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PC
146 specifications
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers33.8 cm (13.3")43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers1366 x 768 pixels1600 x 900 pixels
LED backlightKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Display brightnessKnown for one200 cd/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
HD typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHD+
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™2 DuoIntel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersSU9400i7-720QM
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers28
Processor frequencyDiffers1.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL2Smart Cache
Processor front side busKnown for one800 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffersBGA 956Socket 988
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core 2 Duo SU9000 SeriesIntel Core i7-700 Mobile Series
Processor codenameDiffersPenrynClarksfield
Bus typeDiffersFSBDMI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs10 W45 W
TjunctionDiffers105 °C100 °C
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers410 M774 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers107 mm²296 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs712
Processor generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Core™ i7
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8 GHz
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 GT/s
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB1
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Memoryidentical
Memory clock speedKnown for one1066 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB640 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Mobilty Radeon HD 4330NVIDIA GeForce 320M
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one0.512 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.299 GB
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneHigh Definition AudioUnknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one0.3 MPUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet, WLANGigabit Ethernet
Wireless technologyDiffers802.11 a/b/g/nIEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth versionKnown for one2.1+EDRUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers34
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
ExpressCard slotDiffersNoYes
SmartCard slotDiffersNoYes
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® GS45 ExpressIntel® HM55 Express
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 ProfessionalWindows 7 Home Premium
Optional operating system suppliedKnown for oneWindows XP ProfessionalUnknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one-McAfee Internet Security Suite.Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one-Acer Crystal Eye, -Acer GridVista, -Acer Assist, -Acer Bio-Protection, -Acer PowerSmart Manager, -Acer Launch Manager, -Acer eRecovery Management, -Adobe Reader, -Adobe Flash Player, -Google Toolbar, -Google Desktop, -eSobi, -Office Ready, -Windows Live Essentials.Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features8 differ
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffersNoYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)DiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo1.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers3669743122
Processor package sizeDiffers22 x 22 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffersNoYes
CPU configuration (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Idle StatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSLBLY
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSSE4.2
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers68
Battery capacityKnown for one62.16 WhUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one8 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one65 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOSUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one-Wi-Fi, -ACPI 3.0, -Mobile PC 2002, -DMI 2.0, -EPEAT Silver, -GS.Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers1.65 kg3.52 kg
WidthDiffers323.6 mm412.6 mm
DepthDiffers228 mm277 mm
Height (front)Differs2.49 cm3.5 cm
Height (rear)Differs2.53 cm4.32 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Remote control includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other features1 differ
Infrared data portDiffersNoYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceChina
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouchpad
Keyboard layoutKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceQWERTY

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