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Alienware 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7 vs HP Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M

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  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The Alienware 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7 has 0.53 GHz more processor boost frequency than the HP Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M (3.33 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). The Alienware 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7 has 0.13 GHz more processor frequency than the HP Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M (2.66 GHz vs 2.53 GHz). The Alienware 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7 has 1 MB more processor cache than the HP Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M (4 MB vs 3 MB). Only the Alienware 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7 has ExpressCard slot. Only the Alienware 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7 has embedded options available.

  • Display resolution
    • 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7:1600 x 900 pixels
    • Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:1366 x 768 pixels
  • Processor family
    • 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7:i7-620M
    • Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:i5-460M
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7:3.33 GHz
    • Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:2.8 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7:2.66 GHz
    • Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:2.53 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7:4 MB
    • Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:3 MB
  • Processor cache type
    • 15.6 LED 1600x900 Gamer M15x Intel Core i7-620 4Go / 500Go Nvidia GTX260M 1024Mo a/g/n W7:Smart Cache
    • Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:L3

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146 specifications
Designidentical
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceChina
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Display resolutionDiffers1600 x 900 pixels1366 x 768 pixels
HD typeKnown for oneHD+Unknown — not stated by the source
LED backlightKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffersIntel® Core™ i74th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-620Mi5-460M
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.33 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.66 GHz2.53 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers4 MB3 MB
Processor cache typeDiffersSmart CacheL3
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-600 Mobile SeriesIntel Core i5-400 Series
SteppingDiffersC2K0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs2019
Memoryidentical
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one2 x 2 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD interfaceDiffersSATA IISATA
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMemory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, xD
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260MAMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Graphics card familyDiffersNVIDIAAMD
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.202 GB
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersHD 5.1Dolby
Speakers manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAltec Lansing
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Optical drive interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Bluetooth versionKnown for one2.1+EDRUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
ExpressCard slotDiffersYesNo
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Full-size keyboardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersYesNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs36 bitYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers4356050179
Processor codeDiffersSLBPESLC22
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1/4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source90 W
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers4.08 kg2.49 kg
WidthDiffers377.9 mm378 mm
DepthDiffers308.5 mm245 mm
Height (front)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.08 cm
Height (rear)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.6 cm
HeightKnown for one48.7 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.6 kg
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC

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