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Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer TravelMate 5730G-873G25Mn vs HP Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PC

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  • 106specifications compared
  • 47differ
  • 59identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • 39.1 cm (15.4")
    • 43.9 cm (17.3")
  • Display resolution
    • 1280 x 800 pixels
    • 1600 x 900 pixels
  • Native aspect ratio
    • 16:10
    • 16:9
  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™2 Duo
    • Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • P8700
    • i7-720QM
  • Processor cores
    • 2
    • 4
  • Processor threads
    • 2
    • 8
  • Processor frequency
    • 2.53 GHz
    • 1.6 GHz

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139 specifications
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Acer

TravelMate 5730G-873G25MnView product
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HP

Pavilion dv7-3160ed Entertainment Notebook PCView product
Designidentical
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Product typeKnown for oneLaptop
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers39.1 cm (15.4")43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers1280 x 800 pixels1600 x 900 pixels
HD typeKnown for oneHD+
Native aspect ratioDiffers16:1016:9
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™2 DuoIntel® Core™ i7
Processor generationKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersP8700i7-720QM
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers28
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one2.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.53 GHz1.6 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one2.5 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersL2Smart Cache
Processor socketDiffersSocket 479Socket 988
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core 2 Duo P8000 SeriesIntel Core i7-700 Mobile Series
Processor codenameDiffersPenrynClarksfield
Bus typeDiffersFSBDMI
SteppingDiffersR0B1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs25 W45 W
TjunctionDiffers105 °C100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one16
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers410 M774 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers107 mm²296 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs9.512
Processor front side busKnown for one1066 MHz
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers3 GB4 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR2-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB2 x 2 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers250 GB640 GB
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPM
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Mobility Radeon HD 3470NVIDIA GeForce 320M
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one2.299 GB
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one0.512 GB
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Bluetooth versionKnown for one2.1+EDR
Ports & interfaces4 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityDiffers10
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeDiffersType IINo
Modem (RJ-11) portsDiffers10
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® HM55 Express
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard layoutKnown for oneQWERTY
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 ProfessionalWindows 7 Home Premium
Bundled softwareKnown for oneAcer Empowering Technology (Acer eDataSecurity, ePower, eRecovery, eSettings Management), Acer Crystal Eye, Acer GridVista, Acer Launch Manager, Adobe Reader, Corel WinDVD, NTI CD Maker / NTI Shadow, Microsoft Office Ready 2007
Processor special features8 differ
CPU configuration (max)Known for one1
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® Smart CacheKnown for oneYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo1.0
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers3700643122
Processor codeDiffersSLGFESLBLY
Processor package sizeDiffers35 x 35 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneSSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffersNoYes
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers68
Battery life (max)Known for one2 h
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneYes
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOS
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers2.88 kg3.52 kg
WidthDiffers360 mm412.6 mm
DepthDiffers267 mm277 mm
Height (front)Differs3.03 cm3.5 cm
Height (rear)Differs4.3 cm4.32 cm
Packaging contentidentical
Remote control includedKnown for oneYes
Other features2 differ
Infrared data portDiffersNoYes
Internal modemDiffersYesNo
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wake-on-Ring readyKnown for oneYes
Modem speedKnown for one56 Kbit/s
Modem typeKnown for oneITU V.92
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneHigh Definition Audio
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one2

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