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ASUS ROG GL552VW-Q72BS-CB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop vs ASUS K501UX-FI121T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop

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  • 139specifications compared
  • 43differ
  • 96identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • ROG GL552VW-Q72BS-CB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:Metallic
    • K501UX-FI121T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:Grey
  • Display resolution
    • ROG GL552VW-Q72BS-CB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:1920 x 1080 pixels
    • K501UX-FI121T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:3840 x 2160 pixels
  • HD type
    • ROG GL552VW-Q72BS-CB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:Full HD
    • K501UX-FI121T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:4K Ultra HD
  • Processor family
    • ROG GL552VW-Q72BS-CB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
    • K501UX-FI121T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • ROG GL552VW-Q72BS-CB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • K501UX-FI121T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • ROG GL552VW-Q72BS-CB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:i7-6700HQ
    • K501UX-FI121T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:i5-6200U
  • Processor cores
    • ROG GL552VW-Q72BS-CB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:4
    • K501UX-FI121T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:2
  • Processor threads
    • ROG GL552VW-Q72BS-CB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:8
    • K501UX-FI121T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:4

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177 specifications
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersMetallicGrey
Market positioningKnown for oneGamingUnknown — not stated by the source
Display2 differ
Display resolutionDiffers1920 x 1080 pixels3840 x 2160 pixels
HD typeDiffersFull HD4K Ultra HD
Display surfaceKnown for oneMattUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i76th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-6700HQi5-6200U
Processor coresDiffers42
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.6 GHz2.3 GHz
System bus rateDiffers8 GT/s4 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB3 MB
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1440LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-6700 Mobile seriesIntel Core i5-6200 series
Bus typeDiffersDMI3QPI
SteppingDiffersR0D1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs45 W15 W
Configurable TDP-downDiffers35 W7.5 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers1612
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x41x4, 4x1
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.4 GHz
Configurable TDP-upKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 GHz
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB12 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speedDiffers2133 MHz1600 MHz
Memory form factorKnown for oneSO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one2x SO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffersBlu-Ray ROMNo
Compatible memory cardsDiffersMMC, SD, SDHC, SDXCSD, SDXC
HDD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5400 RPM
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960MNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 950M
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDR5Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 530Intel® HD Graphics 520
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.7 GB1.74 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers350 MHz300 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x191B1916
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSonicMaster
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
ExpressCard slotKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
SmartCard slotKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Micro-USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Micro-USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
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
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® HM170Unknown — not stated by the source
Repairability indexKnown for one5.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Full-size keyboardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special features3 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers8896788193
Processor codeDiffersSR2FQSR2EY
Processor package sizeDiffers42 x 28 mm42 X 24 mm
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers43
Power2 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers120 W90 W
AC adapter output currentDiffers6.32 A4.74 A
Securityidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneUL, TUV, MIC, CE Marking Compliance, FCC Compliance, BSMI, Australia C-TICK / NZ A-Tick Compliance, CCC, CB, EPEAT, EU Flower, Energy star, WEEE, Erp 2013, RoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers2.59 kg2 kg
WidthDiffers385 mm382 mm
HeightDiffers32.4 mm21.7 mm

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