Product comparison · 2 laptops

ASUS Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM338T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 10 Home Grey vs ASUS Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM342T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 628 GB HDD+SSD Windows 10 Home Grey

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  • 132specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 110identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM338T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:Intel® Core™ i3
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM342T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 628 GB HDD+SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM338T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:7th gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM342T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 628 GB HDD+SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM338T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:i3-7100U
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM342T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 628 GB HDD+SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:i5-8250U
  • Processor cores
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM338T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:2
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM342T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 628 GB HDD+SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:4
  • Processor threads
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM338T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:4
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM342T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 628 GB HDD+SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:8
  • Processor frequency
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM338T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:2.4 GHz
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM342T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 628 GB HDD+SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:1.6 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM338T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:3 MB
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM342T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 628 GB HDD+SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:6 MB
  • Processor codename
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM338T Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:Kaby Lake
    • Vivobook 15 X542UA-DM342T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 4 GB DDR4-SDRAM 628 GB HDD+SSD Windows 10 Home Grey:Kaby Lake R

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Comparison of X542UA-DM338T, X542UA-DM342T
142 specifications
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i38th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi3-7100Ui5-8250U
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor frequencyDiffers2.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeKaby Lake R
SteppingDiffersH0Y0
Configurable TDP-downDiffers7.5 W10 W
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.4 GHz
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 GHz
Configurable TDP-upKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25 W
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers256 GB628 GB
Storage mediaDiffersSSDHDD+SSD
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD-RWUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 GB
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 620Intel® UHD Graphics 620
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x59160x5917
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Processor special features5 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one14 nmUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers95442124967
Processor codeDiffersSR2ZWSR3LA
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.2AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2

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