| Processor9 differ |
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| Processor manufacturerDiffers | AMD | Intel |
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| Processor familyDiffers | AMD A9 | Intel® Core™ i7 |
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| Processor generationDiffers | 7th Generation AMD A9-Series APUs | 7th gen Intel® Core™ i7 |
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| Processor modelDiffers | A9-9420 | i7-7700HQ |
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| Processor coresDiffers | 2 | 4 |
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| Processor threadsDiffers | 2 | 8 |
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| Processor boost frequencyDiffers | 3.6 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
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| Processor frequencyDiffers | 3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
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| System bus rateKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 8 GT/s |
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| Processor cacheDiffers | 1 MB | 6 MB |
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| Processor cache typeKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Smart Cache |
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| Processor lithographyKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 14 nm |
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| Processor operating modesKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 64-bit |
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| Processor seriesKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Intel Core i7-7700 Mobile Series |
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| Processor codenameKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Kaby Lake |
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| Bus typeKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | DMI3 |
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| Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 45 W |
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| Configurable TDP-downKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 35 W |
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| TjunctionKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 100 °C |
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| Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 16 |
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| PCI Express configurationsKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 1x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x8 |
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| PCI Express slots versionKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 3.0 |
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| ECC supported by processorKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | No |
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| Graphics3 differ |
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| On-board graphics card | Yes | Yes |
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| Discrete graphics cardDiffers | No | Yes |
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| Discrete graphics card modelDiffers | Not available | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 |
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| Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | GDDR5 |
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| On-board graphics card familyKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Intel® HD Graphics |
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| On-board graphics card modelDiffers | AMD Radeon R5 | Intel® HD Graphics 630 |
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| Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 64 GB |
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| On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 350 MHz |
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| On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 1100 MHz |
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| On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 12.0 |
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| On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 4.4 |
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| On-board graphics card IDKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 0x591B |
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| Ports & interfacesidentical |
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| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 1 | 1 |
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| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity | 2 | 2 |
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| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 | 1 |
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| HDMI ports quantity | 1 | 1 |
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| DisplayPorts quantity | 0 | 0 |
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| Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity | 0 | 0 |
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| Combo headphone/mic port | Yes | Yes |
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| USB 2.0 Type-C ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Micro-USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Micro-USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| eSATA ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| DVI portKnown for one | No | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one | 1 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Micro HDMI ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| LAN/VGA combo portKnown for one | No | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Mini VGA ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Headphone outputsKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| S/PDIF out portKnown for one | No | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Line-inKnown for one | No | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Microphone inKnown for one | No | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Docking connectorKnown for one | No | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Alienware graphics amplifier portKnown for one | No | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| ExpressCard slotKnown for one | No | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for one | No | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| SmartCard slotKnown for one | No | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Serial ports quantityKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Number of USB ports with PowerShare supportKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Number of Thunderbolt 3 ports with PowerShare supportKnown for one | 0 | —Unknown — not stated by the source |
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| Processor special featuresidentical |
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| Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| CPU configuration (max)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 1 |
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| Embedded options availableKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | No |
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| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Execute Disable BitKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 14 nm |
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| Idle StatesKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel 64Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 1.00 |
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| Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 1.00 |
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| Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 1.00 |
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| Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 1.00 |
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| Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | No |
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| Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 0.00 |
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| Intel TSX-NIKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | No |
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| Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 0.00 |
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| Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | No |
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| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel® OS GuardKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 2.0 |
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| Processor ARK IDKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 97185 |
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| Processor package sizeKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | 42 x 28 mm |
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| Supported instruction setsKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
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| Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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| Conflict-Free processorKnown for one | —Unknown — not stated by the source | Yes |
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