Product comparison · 2 laptops

ASUS F540LA-DM1156T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop vs ASUS R420MA-EB148TS-BE Intel® Pentium® N5000 Laptop

105specifications compared
48differ
57identical
71known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- F540LA-DM1156T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:Brown
- R420MA-EB148TS-BE Intel® Pentium® N5000 Laptop:Grey
Display diagonal
- F540LA-DM1156T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- R420MA-EB148TS-BE Intel® Pentium® N5000 Laptop:35.6 cm (14")
Processor family
- F540LA-DM1156T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- R420MA-EB148TS-BE Intel® Pentium® N5000 Laptop:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- F540LA-DM1156T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:i3-5005U
- R420MA-EB148TS-BE Intel® Pentium® N5000 Laptop:N5000
Processor cores
- F540LA-DM1156T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:2
- R420MA-EB148TS-BE Intel® Pentium® N5000 Laptop:4
Processor frequency
- F540LA-DM1156T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:2 GHz
- R420MA-EB148TS-BE Intel® Pentium® N5000 Laptop:1.1 GHz
Processor cache
- F540LA-DM1156T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:3 MB
- R420MA-EB148TS-BE Intel® Pentium® N5000 Laptop:4 MB
Processor cache type
- F540LA-DM1156T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:Smart Cache
- R420MA-EB148TS-BE Intel® Pentium® N5000 Laptop:L3

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Comparison of F540LA-DM1156T, R420MA-EB148TS-BE
176 specifications	A ASUS F540LA-DM1156T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop Model F540LA-DM1156T View product	B ASUS R420MA-EB148TS-BE Intel® Pentium® N5000 Laptop Model R420MA-EB148TS-BE View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Brown	Grey
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	35.6 cm (14")
Panel typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPS
Display surfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Matt
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Pentium®
Processor generationKnown for one	5th gen Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i3-5005U	N5000
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	1.1 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L3
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1168	BGA 1090
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i3-5000 Mobile series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameDiffers	Broadwell	Gemini Lake
Bus typeKnown for one	DMI2	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingDiffers	F0	B0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	15 W	6 W
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one	10 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	0.6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	12	6
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	2x4, 4x1	1x4+1x2, 2x1+1x2+1x2, 4x1
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 GHz
Scenario Design Power (SDP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 W
ECC supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	LPDDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	1x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	On-board
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	256 GB	64 GB
Storage mediaDiffers	SSD	eMMC
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	256 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	No
Graphics7 differ
On-board graphics card familyDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 5500	Intel® UHD Graphics 605
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	200 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	850 MHz	750 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers	11.2	12.0
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x1616	0x3184
Number of execution unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18
On-board graphics card burst frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 MHz
Network3 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x2
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Micro-USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Micro-USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Alienware graphics amplifier portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
ExpressCard slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SmartCard slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of Thunderbolt 3 ports with PowerShare supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	Yes	No
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AZERTY
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10 Home	Windows 10 Home in S mode
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features6 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	14 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Response Technology versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	84695	128990
Processor codeDiffers	SR27G	SR3RZ
Processor package sizeDiffers	40 x 24x 1.3 mm	25 x 24 mm
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
UARTKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityDiffers	33 Wh	56 Wh
Power2 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	45 W	33 W
AC adapter output currentDiffers	2.47 A	1.75 A
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS, HDD, User	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	1.9 kg	1.3 kg
WidthDiffers	381.4 mm	326.4 mm
DepthDiffers	251.5 mm	226.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	27.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (front)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.58 cm
Height (rear)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.76 cm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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