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ASUS A550LN-XO179D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U vs ASUS X550CC-XX249H laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3337U

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  • 136specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 103identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • A550LN-XO179D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U:Intel® Core™ i7
    • X550CC-XX249H laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3337U:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • A550LN-XO179D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • X550CC-XX249H laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3337U:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • A550LN-XO179D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U:i7-4500U
    • X550CC-XX249H laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3337U:i5-3337U
  • Processor boost frequency
    • A550LN-XO179D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U:3 GHz
    • X550CC-XX249H laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3337U:2.7 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • A550LN-XO179D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U:4 MB
    • X550CC-XX249H laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3337U:3 MB
  • Processor socket
    • A550LN-XO179D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U:BGA 1168
    • X550CC-XX249H laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3337U:BGA 1023
  • Processor codename
    • A550LN-XO179D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U:Haswell
    • X550CC-XX249H laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3337U:Ivy Bridge
  • Bus type
    • A550LN-XO179D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U:DMI2
    • X550CC-XX249H laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3337U:DMI

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Comparison of A550LN-XO179D, X550CC-XX249H
163 specifications
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i73rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-4500Ui5-3337U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers4 MB3 MB
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1168BGA 1023
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-4500 Mobile seriesIntel Core i5-3300 Mobile series
Processor codenameDiffersHaswellIvy Bridge
Bus typeDiffersDMI2DMI
SteppingDiffersC0L1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs15 W17 W
TjunctionDiffers100 °C105 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers1216
PCI Express configurationsDiffers2x41x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GT/s
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source18
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3L-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory slotsKnown for one1x SO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one12 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers750 GB1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers750 GB1 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD Super MultiUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 840MNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720M
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 4400Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one1.74 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers200 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one12Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0xA160x166
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers21
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersFreeDOSWindows 8
Processor special features9 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffersNoYes
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one9.5Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Connect Technology versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one0.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (Intel® MST)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers7546072055
Processor codeDiffersSR16ZSR0XL
Processor package sizeDiffers40 x 24 x 1.5 mm31 x 24 (BGA1023)
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2AVX
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source22 nm
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBIOS, HDD, User
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel HM76 Express

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