Product comparison · 2 laptops

Dell Inspiron 14R Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2370M vs Dell 14R SE (7420)

154specifications compared
33differ
121identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Inspiron 14R Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2370M:Intel® Core™ i3
- 14R SE (7420):Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Inspiron 14R Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2370M:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- 14R SE (7420):3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Inspiron 14R Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2370M:i3-2370M
- 14R SE (7420):i5-3210M
Processor frequency
- Inspiron 14R Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2370M:2.4 GHz
- 14R SE (7420):2.5 GHz
Processor socket
- Inspiron 14R Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2370M:Socket 988
- 14R SE (7420):BGA 1023
Processor lithography
- Inspiron 14R Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2370M:32 nm
- 14R SE (7420):22 nm
Processor codename
- Inspiron 14R Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2370M:Sandy Bridge
- 14R SE (7420):Ivy Bridge
Stepping
- Inspiron 14R Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2370M:J1
- 14R SE (7420):L1

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Comparison of 14R, 14R SE (7420)
163 specifications	A Dell Inspiron 14R Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2370M Model 14R View product	B Dell 14R SE (7420)View product
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2370M	i5-3210M
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.5 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 988	BGA 1023
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2300 Mobile Series	Intel Core i5-3200 Mobile series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
SteppingDiffers	J1	L1
TjunctionDiffers	85 °C	105 °C
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	24	25
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 2 GB	1 x 4 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x SO-DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	320 GB	500 GB
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640M
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	Intel, NVIDIA
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR3
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 3000	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x116	0x166
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Audioidentical
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Network3 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet, WLAN	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Processor special features8 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53442	65708
Processor codeDiffers	SR0DP	SR0N0
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 (rPGA988B); 31 x 24 (BGA1023)	31.0 x 24.0 (BGA1023)
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	No	Yes
Batteryidentical
Battery life (max)Known for one	7 h	Unknown — not stated by the source

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