Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi vs Samsung P500-FA04 Intel® Core™2 Duo T5550

105specifications compared
36differ
69identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi has 0.27 GHz more processor frequency than the Samsung P500-FA04 Intel® Core™2 Duo T5550 (2.1 GHz vs 1.83 GHz). The Acer TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi has 1 MB more processor cache than the Samsung P500-FA04 Intel® Core™2 Duo T5550 (3 MB vs 2 MB). The Acer TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi has 133 MHz more processor front side bus than the Samsung P500-FA04 Intel® Core™2 Duo T5550 (800 MHz vs 667 MHz). Only the Acer TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi has SmartCard slot. Only the Acer TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi has TV-out.

Processor model
- TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi:T8100
- P500-FA04 Intel® Core™2 Duo T5550:T5550
Processor frequency
- TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi:2.1 GHz
- P500-FA04 Intel® Core™2 Duo T5550:1.83 GHz
Processor cache
- TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi:3 MB
- P500-FA04 Intel® Core™2 Duo T5550:2 MB
Processor front side bus
- TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi:800 MHz
- P500-FA04 Intel® Core™2 Duo T5550:667 MHz
Processor lithography
- TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi:45 nm
- P500-FA04 Intel® Core™2 Duo T5550:65 nm
Processor codename
- TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi:Penryn
- P500-FA04 Intel® Core™2 Duo T5550:Merom
Tjunction
- TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi:105 °C
- P500-FA04 Intel® Core™2 Duo T5550:100 °C
Number of Processing Die Transistors
- TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi:410 M
- P500-FA04 Intel® Core™2 Duo T5550:291 M

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Comparison of TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi, P500-FA04
130 specifications	A Acer TravelMate 5720-813G32Mi View product	B Samsung P500-FA04 Intel® Core™2 Duo T5550 Model P500-FA04 View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Processor11 differ
Processor modelDiffers	T8100	T5550
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.1 GHz	1.83 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	2 MB
Processor front side busDiffers	800 MHz	667 MHz
Processor lithographyDiffers	45 nm	65 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Duo T8000 Series	Intel Core 2 Duo T5000 Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Penryn	Merom
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers	410 M	291 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers	107 mm²	143 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	10.5	11
SteppingKnown for one	M0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	1 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 0.5 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	160 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	DVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MMC, SD
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® GMA X3100	AMD Radeon Xpress 1250
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.128 GB
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	High Definition Audio	HD
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 W
Cameraidentical
Front cameraKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	0.3 MP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet LAN, WLAN
Wireless technologyDiffers	IEEE 802.11a/b/g	802.11b/g
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityDiffers	1	0
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeDiffers	Type II	No
SmartCard slotDiffers	Yes	No
TV-outDiffers	Yes	No
TV-out typeKnown for one	S-Video	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows Vista Home Premium	Windows Vista Business
Optional operating system suppliedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP Professional
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	McAfee Virus Scan
Bundled softwareDiffers	Acer Empowering Technology (Acer eNet, ePower, ePresentation, eDataSecurity, eLock, eRecovery, eSettings, ePerformance Management), Acer Crystal Eye, Acer GridVista, Acer Launch Manager, Adobe Reader, Cyberlink PowerDVD, NTI CD Maker / NTI Shadow, Microsoft Office Ready 2007	SAMSUNG Recovery Solution II
Processor special features3 differ
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	33916	32427
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLAVJ	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 W
Securityidentical
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.88 kg	2.68 kg
WidthDiffers	360 mm	358 mm
DepthDiffers	267 mm	262 mm
Height (front)Differs	3.03 cm	3.1 cm
Height (rear)Differs	4.3 cm	3.5 cm
Other features3 differ
Infrared data portDiffers	Yes	No
Modem speedDiffers	56 Kbit/s	5 Kbit/s
Modem typeDiffers	ITU V.92	V.92
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-Ring readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® PM965 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Touchpad	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard function keysKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source

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