Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-791G-79B3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4720HQ Laptop vs Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74AL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop

127specifications compared
35differ
92identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor generation
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-791G-79B3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4720HQ Laptop:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74AL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-791G-79B3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4720HQ Laptop:i7-4720HQ
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74AL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:i7-6700HQ
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-791G-79B3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4720HQ Laptop:3.6 GHz
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74AL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:3.5 GHz
System bus rate
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-791G-79B3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4720HQ Laptop:5 GT/s
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74AL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:8 GT/s
Processor cache type
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-791G-79B3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4720HQ Laptop:L3
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74AL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:Smart Cache
Processor socket
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-791G-79B3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4720HQ Laptop:BGA 1364
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74AL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:BGA 1440
Processor lithography
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-791G-79B3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4720HQ Laptop:22 nm
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74AL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:14 nm
Processor codename
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-791G-79B3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4720HQ Laptop:Haswell
- Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74AL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:Skylake

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Comparison of VN7-791G-79B3, VN7-792G-74AL
150 specifications	A Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-791G-79B3 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4720HQ Laptop Model VN7-791G-79B3 View product	B Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-792G-74AL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop Model VN7-792G-74AL View product
Processor12 differ
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i7	6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i7-4720HQ	i7-6700HQ
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.6 GHz	3.5 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	8 GT/s
Processor cache typeDiffers	L3	Smart Cache
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1364	BGA 1440
Processor lithographyDiffers	22 nm	14 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-4700 Mobile series	Intel Core i7-6700 Mobile series
Processor codenameDiffers	Haswell	Skylake
Bus typeDiffers	DMI2	DMI3
SteppingDiffers	C0	R0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	47 W	45 W
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 W
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	12 GB	16 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 4 + 1 x 8 GB	2 x 8 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.06 TB	1.12 TB
SSD capacityDiffers	60 GB	128 GB
Graphics8 differ
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4600	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.74 GB	1.7 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	400 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1200 MHz	1050 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers	11.2/12	12.0
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers	4.3	4.4
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x416	0x191B
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	1280 x 720 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	McAfee Internet Security Suite (60 days trial version), Microsoft office 2013 Trial version (30 days trial version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features6 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 nm
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	78934	88967
Processor codeDiffers	SR1Q8	SR2FQ
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 32 x 1.6 mm	42 x 28 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	4 h	7 h
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	293 mm	296 mm
HeightDiffers	25.4 mm	25 mm

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