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HP Pavilion 15-au018ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop vs HP Pavilion 15-bc018ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop

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  • 153specifications compared
  • 44differ
  • 109identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display resolution
    • Pavilion 15-au018ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:1366 x 768 pixels
    • Pavilion 15-bc018ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:1920 x 1080 pixels
  • Touchscreen
    • Pavilion 15-au018ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:No
    • Pavilion 15-bc018ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:Yes
  • HD type
    • Pavilion 15-au018ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:HD
    • Pavilion 15-bc018ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:Full HD
  • Processor family
    • Pavilion 15-au018ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Pavilion 15-bc018ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Pavilion 15-au018ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Pavilion 15-bc018ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Pavilion 15-au018ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:i5-6200U
    • Pavilion 15-bc018ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:i7-6700HQ
  • Processor cores
    • Pavilion 15-au018ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:2
    • Pavilion 15-bc018ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:4
  • Processor threads
    • Pavilion 15-au018ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Laptop:4
    • Pavilion 15-bc018ca Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:8

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159 specifications
Display3 differ
Display resolutionDiffers1366 x 768 pixels1920 x 1080 pixels
TouchscreenDiffersNoYes
HD typeDiffersHDFull HD
Processor17 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers6th gen Intel® Core™ i56th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-6200Ui7-6700HQ
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.3 GHz2.6 GHz
System bus rateDiffers4 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1356 (Socket B2)BGA 1440
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-6200 seriesIntel Core i7-6700 Mobile series
Bus typeDiffersQPIDMI3
SteppingDiffersD1R0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs15 W45 W
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one2.4 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one25 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-downDiffers7.5 W35 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one0.8 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers1216
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x4, 4x11x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs1 x 8 GB2 x 8 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Total HDDs capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
HDD capacityDiffers1 TB2 TB
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 520Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.74 GB1.7 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers300 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1050 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers19160x191B
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Processor special features3 differ
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers8819388967
Processor codeDiffersSR2EYSR2FQ
Processor package sizeDiffers42 X 24 mm42 x 28 mm
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers23
Battery capacityDiffers41 Wh61.5 Wh
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers45 W120 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers2.03 kg2.18 kg
WidthDiffers383 mm382 mm
DepthDiffers243 mm253 mm
HeightDiffers22.5 mm24.5 mm

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