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GIGABYTE AERO 14-K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop vs GIGABYTE AERO 14W-1060-BK7 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop 35.6 cm (14") Quad HD 16 GB DDR4-SDRAM 512 GB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Windows 10 Home Black

140specifications compared
22differ
118identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Display resolution
- AERO 14-K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:1920 x 1080 pixels
- AERO 14W-1060-BK7 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop 35.6 cm (14") Quad HD 16 GB DDR4-SDRAM 512 GB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Windows 10 Home Black:2560 x 1440 pixels
HD type
- AERO 14-K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:Full HD
- AERO 14W-1060-BK7 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop 35.6 cm (14") Quad HD 16 GB DDR4-SDRAM 512 GB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Windows 10 Home Black:Quad HD
Processor generation
- AERO 14-K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- AERO 14W-1060-BK7 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop 35.6 cm (14") Quad HD 16 GB DDR4-SDRAM 512 GB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Windows 10 Home Black:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- AERO 14-K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:i7-6700HQ
- AERO 14W-1060-BK7 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop 35.6 cm (14") Quad HD 16 GB DDR4-SDRAM 512 GB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Windows 10 Home Black:i7-7700HQ
Processor boost frequency
- AERO 14-K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:3.5 GHz
- AERO 14W-1060-BK7 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop 35.6 cm (14") Quad HD 16 GB DDR4-SDRAM 512 GB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Windows 10 Home Black:3.8 GHz
Processor frequency
- AERO 14-K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:2.6 GHz
- AERO 14W-1060-BK7 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop 35.6 cm (14") Quad HD 16 GB DDR4-SDRAM 512 GB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Windows 10 Home Black:2.8 GHz
Processor codename
- AERO 14-K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:Skylake
- AERO 14W-1060-BK7 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop 35.6 cm (14") Quad HD 16 GB DDR4-SDRAM 512 GB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Windows 10 Home Black:Kaby Lake
PCI Express configurations
- AERO 14-K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
- AERO 14W-1060-BK7 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop 35.6 cm (14") Quad HD 16 GB DDR4-SDRAM 512 GB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Windows 10 Home Black:1x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x8

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Comparison of 14-K, 14W-1060-BK7
157 specifications	A GIGABYTE AERO 14-K Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop Model 14-K View product	B GIGABYTE AERO 14W-1060-BK7 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop 35.6 cm (14") Quad HD 16 GB DDR4-SDRAM 512 GB SSD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Windows 10 Home Black Model 14W-1060-BK7 View product
Designidentical
Product type	Laptop	Laptop
Product colour	Black	Black
Form factor	Clamshell	Clamshell
Market positioning	Gaming	Gaming
Display2 differ
Display diagonal	35.6 cm (14")	35.6 cm (14")
Display resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1080 pixels	2560 x 1440 pixels
Touchscreen	No	No
HD typeDiffers	Full HD	Quad HD
Panel typeKnown for one	IPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED backlight	Yes	Yes
Native aspect ratio	16:9	16:9
Dual-screen	No	No
Processor7 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i7	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i7-6700HQ	i7-7700HQ
Processor cores	4	4
Processor threads	8	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.5 GHz	3.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
System bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Processor cache	6 MB	6 MB
Processor cache type	Smart Cache	Smart Cache
Processor socketKnown for one	BGA 1440	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-6700 Mobile series	Intel Core i7-7700 Mobile Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Skylake	Kaby Lake
Bus type	DMI3	DMI3
SteppingKnown for one	R0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 W	45 W
Configurable TDP-down	35 W	35 W
Tjunction	100 °C	100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16	16
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
ECC supported by processor	No	No
Memoryidentical
Internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speedKnown for one	2133 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory form factor	SO-DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory slots	2x SO-DIMM	2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	256 GB	512 GB
Storage media	SSD	SSD
SSD capacityDiffers	256 GB	512 GB
Optical drive type	No	No
Card reader integrated	Yes	Yes
Compatible memory cards	SD	SD
Graphics6 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card	Yes	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 965M	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	6 GB
Discrete graphics memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 530	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.7 GB	64 GB
On-board graphics card base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX version	12.0	12.0
On-board graphics card OpenGL version	4.4	4.4
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x191B	0x591B
Number of discrete graphics cards installed	1	1
CUDA	Yes	Yes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA 3D VisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio1 differ
Number of built-in speakers	2	2
Speaker powerDiffers	3 W	4 W
Built-in microphone	Yes	Yes
Cameraidentical
Front camera	Yes	Yes
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	1280 x 720 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth version	4.1	4.1
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	1	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantity	0	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantity	1	1
DVI port	No	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
Thunderbolt ports quantity	0	0
Combo headphone/mic port	Yes	Yes
Docking connector	No	No
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM170	Unknown — not stated by the source
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboardidentical
Pointing device	Touchpad	Touchpad
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Numeric keypad	No	No
Windows keys	Yes	Yes
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	Windows 10 Home	Windows 10 Home
Operating system architecture	64-bit	64-bit
Processor special features3 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	Yes	Yes
CPU configuration (max)	1	1
Embedded options available	No	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
Intel Flex Memory Access	Yes	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00	1.00
Intel Secure Key Technology version	1.00	1.00
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) version	1.00	1.00
Intel Smart Response Technology version	1.00	1.00
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)	Yes	Yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)	No	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) version	0.00	0.00
Intel TSX-NI	No	No
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	No	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)	Yes	Yes
Intel® OS Guard	Yes	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Secure Key	Yes	Yes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart Response Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88967	97185
Processor codeKnown for one	SR2FQ	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package size	42 x 28 mm	42 x 28 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Conflict-Free processor	Yes	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Batteryidentical
Battery technology	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery capacity	94.24 Wh	94.24 Wh
Poweridentical
AC adapter power	150 W	150 W
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
Securityidentical
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Weight	1.89 kg	1.89 kg
Width	335 mm	335 mm
Depth	250 mm	250 mm
Height	19.9 mm	19.9 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
3D	No	No

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