Product comparison · 2 laptops

ASUS Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey vs HP Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop

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  • 125specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 102identical
  • 81known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop has 0.6 GHz more processor boost frequency than the ASUS Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey (4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz). The HP Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop has 0.2 GHz more processor frequency than the ASUS Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey (1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz). The HP Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop has 2 MB more processor cache than the ASUS Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey (8 MB vs 6 MB). Product colour: Grey on the ASUS Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey, Silver on the HP Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop. Display diagonal: 43.9 cm (17.3") on the ASUS Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey, 39.6 cm (15.6") on the HP Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop.

  • Product colour
    • Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey:Grey
    • Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:Silver
  • Display diagonal
    • Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey:43.9 cm (17.3")
    • Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
  • Processor family
    • Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey:i5-8250U
    • Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:i7-8550U
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey:3.4 GHz
    • Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey:1.6 GHz
    • Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:1.8 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • Vivobook 17 X705UA-GC331T Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop 43.9 cm (17.3") Full HD 8 GB DDR4-SDRAM 1.25 TB HDD+SSD Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) Windows 10 Home Grey:6 MB
    • Pavilion 15-cs0030ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Laptop:8 MB

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206 specifications
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersGreySilver
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceChina
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers43.9 cm (17.3")39.6 cm (15.6")
Panel typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSVA
Dual-screenKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-8250Ui7-8550U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers1.6 GHz1.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Processor cache typeKnown for oneSmart CacheUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-up frequencyDiffers1.8 GHz2 GHz
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSO-DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x 8 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.25 TB1 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDHDD
SSD capacityKnown for one256 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD form factorKnown for oneM.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsDiffersSD, SDHC, SDXCSD
Total HDDs capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5400 RPM
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1150 MHz
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersSonicMasterB&O PLAY
Number of built-in speakersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Cameraidentical
Front camera HD typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFull HD
Infrared (IR) cameraKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.14.2
Antenna typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x2
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 2.0 Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers12
Micro-USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Micro-USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Micro HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN/VGA combo portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Mini VGA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Alienware graphics amplifier portKnown 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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of USB ports with PowerShare supportKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Thunderbolt 3 ports with PowerShare supportKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for oneTouchpadUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows keysKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Island-style keyboardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Softwareidentical
Pre-installed softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNetflix
Trial softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMcAfee LiveSafe
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDropbox
Processor special features1 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one0.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers124967122589
Processor codeKnown for oneSR3LAUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityDiffers42 Wh41 Wh
Battery technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery life (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11.5 h
Continuous video playback time (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.5 h
Fast chargingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Fast charging time (50%)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source45 min
Poweridentical
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter output currentKnown for one2.37 AUnknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one19 VUnknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceKensington
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers2.1 kg1.92 kg
WidthDiffers411 mm361.6 mm
DepthDiffers270 mm241.6 mm
HeightDiffers22.6 mm17.9 mm
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP JumpStartKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
HP CoolSenseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
HP speaker typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHP Dual Speakers
HP Audio SwitchKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
HP ePrintKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
HP Recovery ManagerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
HP Connection OptimizerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
HP Support AssistantKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
HP ImagepadKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
HP front cameraKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHP Wide Vision FHD IR
HP Software providedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHP 3D DriveGuard; HP Games by WildTangent
HP segmentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHome
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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