Product comparison · 2 laptops

ASUS Transformer Book TP500LN-QB72T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4510U Hybrid (2-in-1) vs ASUS Transformer Book TP550LA-QB52T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210U Hybrid (2-in-1)

144specifications compared
27differ
117identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Transformer Book TP500LN-QB72T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4510U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i7
- Transformer Book TP550LA-QB52T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Transformer Book TP500LN-QB72T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4510U Hybrid (2-in-1):4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Transformer Book TP550LA-QB52T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210U Hybrid (2-in-1):4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Transformer Book TP500LN-QB72T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4510U Hybrid (2-in-1):i7-4510U
- Transformer Book TP550LA-QB52T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210U Hybrid (2-in-1):i5-4210U
Processor boost frequency
- Transformer Book TP500LN-QB72T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4510U Hybrid (2-in-1):3.1 GHz
- Transformer Book TP550LA-QB52T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.7 GHz
Processor frequency
- Transformer Book TP500LN-QB72T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4510U Hybrid (2-in-1):2 GHz
- Transformer Book TP550LA-QB52T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210U Hybrid (2-in-1):1.7 GHz
Processor cache
- Transformer Book TP500LN-QB72T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4510U Hybrid (2-in-1):4 MB
- Transformer Book TP550LA-QB52T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210U Hybrid (2-in-1):3 MB
Internal memory
- Transformer Book TP500LN-QB72T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4510U Hybrid (2-in-1):8 GB
- Transformer Book TP550LA-QB52T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210U Hybrid (2-in-1):6 GB
Internal memory type
- Transformer Book TP500LN-QB72T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4510U Hybrid (2-in-1):DDR3L-SDRAM
- Transformer Book TP550LA-QB52T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210U Hybrid (2-in-1):DDR3-SDRAM

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Comparison of TP500LN-QB72T-CB, TP550LA-QB52T-CB
162 specifications	A ASUS Transformer Book TP500LN-QB72T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4510U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model TP500LN-QB72T-CB View product	B ASUS Transformer Book TP550LA-QB52T-CB laptop Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4210U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model TP550LA-QB52T-CB View product
Displayidentical
Touchscreen typeKnown for one	Capacitive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Touch technologyKnown for one	Multi-touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i7	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-4510U	i5-4210U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.1 GHz	2.7 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	1.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	3 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-4500 Mobile series	Intel Core i5-4200 Mobile series
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	6 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	750 GB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD+SSD	HDD
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	750 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	24 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 840M	Not available
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers	11.2/12	12
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one	4.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	SonicMaster Lite	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 8.1	Windows 8
Processor special features3 differ
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	81015	81016
Processor codeDiffers	SR1EB	SR1EF
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (Intel® MST)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
UARTKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	3	2
Battery capacityDiffers	48 Wh	38 Wh
Battery technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Security2 differ
Cable lock slotDiffers	No	Yes
Password protection typeDiffers	BIOS, User	HDD, User
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	2.26 kg	2.6 kg
DepthDiffers	258 mm	261 mm
HeightDiffers	22 mm	27.2 mm

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