Product comparison · 2 laptops

HP Pavilion - 15-bc251na vs HP Notebook - 17-x103na

134specifications compared
42differ
92identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Pavilion - 15-bc251na:Charcoal, Silver
- Notebook - 17-x103na:Black
Display diagonal
- Pavilion - 15-bc251na:39.6 cm (15.6")
- Notebook - 17-x103na:43.9 cm (17.3")
Processor family
- Pavilion - 15-bc251na:Intel® Core™ i7
- Notebook - 17-x103na:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Pavilion - 15-bc251na:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Notebook - 17-x103na:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Pavilion - 15-bc251na:i7-7700HQ
- Notebook - 17-x103na:i5-7200U
Processor cores
- Pavilion - 15-bc251na:4
- Notebook - 17-x103na:2
Processor threads
- Pavilion - 15-bc251na:8
- Notebook - 17-x103na:4
Processor boost frequency
- Pavilion - 15-bc251na:3.8 GHz
- Notebook - 17-x103na:3.1 GHz

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Comparison of 15-bc251na, 17-x103na
178 specifications	A HP Pavilion - 15-bc251na Model 15-bc251na View product	B HP Notebook - 17-x103na Model 17-x103na View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Charcoal, Silver	Black
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	43.9 cm (17.3")
Display surfaceKnown for one	Matt	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual-screenKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-7700HQ	i5-7200U
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	3 MB
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i7-7700 Mobile Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeDiffers	DMI3	OPI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	45 W	15 W
Configurable TDP-downDiffers	35 W	7.5 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	12
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x8	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BGA 1356
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	H0
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7 GHz
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 GHz
Memory2 differ
Memory clock speedDiffers	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Memory form factorKnown for one	SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 4 GB	1 x 8 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.12 TB	1 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD+SSD	HDD
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one	128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD form factorKnown for one	M.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD Super Multi
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050	AMD Radeon R5 M430
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffers	GDDR5	GDDR3
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 630	Intel® HD Graphics 620
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	300 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x591B	0x5916
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth versionDiffers	4.2	4.0
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Micro-USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Micro-USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
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
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM175	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features2 differ
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	97185	95443
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 28 mm	42 x 24 mm
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR2ZU
Brand-specific featuresidentical
HP JumpStartKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP CoolSenseKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP Audio BoostKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP Audio SwitchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP ImagepadKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP front cameraKnown for one	HP Wide Vision HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP Software providedKnown for one	HP Lounge	Unknown — not stated by the source
HP segmentKnown for one	Home	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	4
Battery capacityDiffers	62 Wh	41 Wh
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	150 W	65 W
Securityidentical
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	Power on	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.2 kg	2.65 kg
WidthDiffers	382 mm	417 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	279 mm
HeightDiffers	24.5 mm	24.9 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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