Product comparison · 2 laptops

HP Pavilion 14-n000sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop vs Lenovo ThinkPad L540

118specifications compared
53differ
65identical
54known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Pavilion 14-n000sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:35.6 cm (14")
- ThinkPad L540:38.1 cm (15")
Display resolution
- Pavilion 14-n000sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:1366 x 768 pixels
- ThinkPad L540:1920 x 1080 pixels
HD type
- Pavilion 14-n000sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Not supported
- ThinkPad L540:Full HD
Processor family
- Pavilion 14-n000sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- ThinkPad L540:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Pavilion 14-n000sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- ThinkPad L540:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Pavilion 14-n000sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:i3-3217U
- ThinkPad L540:i7-4702MQ
Processor cores
- Pavilion 14-n000sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:2
- ThinkPad L540:4
Processor threads
- Pavilion 14-n000sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:4
- ThinkPad L540:8

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Comparison of 14-n000sa, ThinkPad L540
172 specifications	A HP Pavilion 14-n000sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop Model 14-n000sa View product	B Lenovo ThinkPad L540 View product
Designidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	35.6 cm (14")	38.1 cm (15")
Display resolutionDiffers	1366 x 768 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
HD typeDiffers	Not supported	Full HD
Display surfaceKnown for one	Gloss	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3	4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-3217U	i7-4702MQ
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1023	PGA946
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-3200 Mobile Series	Intel Core i7-4700 Mobile series
Processor codenameDiffers	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	DMI2
SteppingDiffers	L1	C0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	17 W	37 W
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	18	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 GHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage2 differ
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	SD	MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Not available	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	400 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x166	0x416
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.1
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	DTS Sound+	Dolby Advanced Audio
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Microphone inDiffers	Yes	No
Docking connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ExpressCard slotDiffers	No	Yes
CardBus PCMCIA slots quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SmartCard slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt combo portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Micro HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
LAN/VGA combo portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Mini VGA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel HM76 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard2 differ
Pointing deviceDiffers	Touchpad	ThinkPad UltraNav
Numeric keypadDiffers	No	Yes
Island-style keyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 8	Windows 7 Professional
Processor special features9 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65697	75119
Processor codeDiffers	SR0N9	SR15J
Processor package sizeDiffers	31 x 24 mm	37.5 x 32 x 1.6 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	4	6
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	1.98 kg	2.49 kg
WidthDiffers	347 mm	377 mm
DepthDiffers	239 mm	247 mm
HeightDiffers	22.5 mm	28.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home office, Small Business

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