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ASUS Vivobook S500CA-DS31T-CA laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U vs ASUS Vivobook S550CM-QW71-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U

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  • 144specifications compared
  • 27differ
  • 117identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Vivobook S500CA-DS31T-CA laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U:Intel® Core™ i3
    • Vivobook S550CM-QW71-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Vivobook S500CA-DS31T-CA laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • Vivobook S550CM-QW71-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Vivobook S500CA-DS31T-CA laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U:i3-3217U
    • Vivobook S550CM-QW71-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U:i7-3517U
  • Processor frequency
    • Vivobook S500CA-DS31T-CA laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U:1.8 GHz
    • Vivobook S550CM-QW71-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U:1.9 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Vivobook S500CA-DS31T-CA laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U:3 MB
    • Vivobook S550CM-QW71-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U:4 MB
  • PCI Express configurations
    • Vivobook S500CA-DS31T-CA laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
    • Vivobook S550CM-QW71-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U:1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
  • CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
    • Vivobook S500CA-DS31T-CA laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U:18
    • Vivobook S550CM-QW71-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U:19
  • Internal memory
    • Vivobook S500CA-DS31T-CA laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U:4 GB
    • Vivobook S550CM-QW71-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U:8 GB

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158 specifications
Displayidentical
Touchscreen typeKnown for oneCapacitiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Touch technologyKnown for oneMulti-touchUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers3rd gen Intel® Core™ i33rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi3-3217Ui7-3517U
Processor frequencyDiffers1.8 GHz1.9 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB4 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i3-3200 Mobile SeriesIntel Core i7-3500 Mobile series
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x41x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1819
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 GHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers1x SO-DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 635M
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1150 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR3
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Full-size keyboardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features6 differ
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers6569765714
Processor codeDiffersSR0N9SR0N6
Processor package sizeDiffers31 x 24 mm31.0 x 24.0 mm
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Batteryidentical
Number of battery cellsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotDiffersYesNo
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers2.1 kg2.6 kg
WidthDiffers383 mm380 mm
DepthDiffers259 mm266 mm
HeightDiffers21 mm22 mm
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source

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