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ASUS A556UF-DM122 laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U vs ASUS A556UQ-DM696D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U

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  • 156specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 131identical
  • 9known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • A556UF-DM122 laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U:Gold
    • A556UQ-DM696D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U:White
  • Processor generation
    • A556UF-DM122 laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • A556UQ-DM696D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • A556UF-DM122 laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U:i7-6500U
    • A556UQ-DM696D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U:i7-7500U
  • Processor boost frequency
    • A556UF-DM122 laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U:3.1 GHz
    • A556UQ-DM696D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • A556UF-DM122 laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U:2.5 GHz
    • A556UQ-DM696D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U:2.7 GHz
  • Processor socket
    • A556UF-DM122 laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U:LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
    • A556UQ-DM696D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U:BGA 1356
  • Processor codename
    • A556UF-DM122 laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U:Skylake
    • A556UQ-DM696D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U:Kaby Lake
  • Stepping
    • A556UF-DM122 laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6500U:D1
    • A556UQ-DM696D laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U:H0

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Comparison of A556UF-DM122, A556UQ-DM696D
165 specifications
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersGoldWhite
Processor9 differ
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i77th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi7-6500Ui7-7500U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1356 (Socket B2)BGA 1356
Processor codenameDiffersSkylakeKaby Lake
SteppingDiffersD1H0
Configurable TDP-up frequencyDiffers2.6 GHz2.9 GHz
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x4, 4x11x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i7-6500 Mobile seriesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3L-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speedDiffers1600 MHz2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers12 GB16 GB
Maximum internal memory (64-bit)Differs12 GB16 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers256 GB1 TB
Storage mediaDiffersSSDHDD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® 930MNVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 520Intel® HD Graphics 620
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.74 GB32 GB
On-board graphics card IDDiffers19160x5916
Processor special features4 differ
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Processor ARK IDDiffers8819495451
Processor codeDiffersSR2EZSR2ZV
Supported instruction setsDiffersSSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source

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