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HP Pavilion 15-b050ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop vs HP ENVY m6-1178ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3210M Laptop

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  • 136specifications compared
  • 34differ
  • 102identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • Pavilion 15-b050ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Red
    • ENVY m6-1178ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3210M Laptop:Black
  • Processor family
    • Pavilion 15-b050ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
    • ENVY m6-1178ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3210M Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Pavilion 15-b050ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • ENVY m6-1178ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3210M Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Pavilion 15-b050ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:i3-3217U
    • ENVY m6-1178ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3210M Laptop:i5-3210M
  • Processor frequency
    • Pavilion 15-b050ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:1.8 GHz
    • ENVY m6-1178ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3210M Laptop:2.5 GHz
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Pavilion 15-b050ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:17 W
    • ENVY m6-1178ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3210M Laptop:35 W
  • PCI Express slots version
    • Pavilion 15-b050ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:2.0
    • ENVY m6-1178ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3210M Laptop:3.0
  • CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
    • Pavilion 15-b050ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:18
    • ENVY m6-1178ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3210M Laptop:25

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162 specifications
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersRedBlack
Displayidentical
Display surfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGloss
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers3rd gen Intel® Core™ i33rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi3-3217Ui5-3210M
Processor frequencyDiffers1.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i3-3200 Mobile SeriesIntel Core i5-3200 Mobile series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs17 W35 W
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1825
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.1 GHz
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs1 x 4 GB2 x 4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers750 GB1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers750 GB1 TB
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi DL
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableAMD Radeon HD 7670M
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers350 MHz650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1100 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR3
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffersDolby Advanced AudioBeats Audio
Built-in speaker(s)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Speakers manufacturerKnown for oneAltec LansingUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresKnown for oneFast LAN, WLANUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers23
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 quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone connectivityKnown for one3.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Microphone connectivityKnown for one3.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Docking connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Keyboardidentical
Island-style keyboardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features6 differ
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers6569765708
Processor codeDiffersSR0N9SR0N0
Processor package sizeDiffers31 x 24 mm31.0 x 24.0 (BGA1023)
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVT-x
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers46
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one65 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers2.1 kg2.4 kg
WidthDiffers385.7 mm379.5 mm
DepthDiffers259 mm250.7 mm
HeightDiffers21 mm26.5 mm
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source379.5 x 250.7 x 26.5 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front cameraKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source520 x 80 x 345 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.55 kg
Other featuresidentical
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC

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