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HP Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop vs HP Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop

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  • 160specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 141identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop has 2 more processor cores than the HP Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop (6 vs 4). The HP Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop has 4 more processor threads than the HP Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop (12 vs 8). The HP Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop has 0.1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the HP Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop (4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz). Product colour: Black, White on the HP Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop, Black, Green on the HP Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop. Processor family: Intel® Core™ i7 on the HP Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop, Intel® Core™ i5 on the HP Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop.

  • Product colour
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Black, White
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:Black, Green
  • Processor family
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:i7-8750H
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:i5-8300H
  • Processor cores
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:6
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:4
  • Processor threads
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:12
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:4.1 GHz
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0157tx Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:2.2 GHz
    • Pavilion Gaming 15-cx0188tx Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:2.3 GHz

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Comparison of 15-cx0157tx, 15-cx0188tx
166 specifications
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, WhiteBlack, Green
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i78th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-8750Hi5-8300H
Processor coresDiffers64
Processor threadsDiffers128
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.1 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB8 MB
SteppingKnown for oneU0Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-down frequencyDiffers1.7 GHz1.8 GHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs2 x 8 GB1 x 8 GB
Storageidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory module installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers6 GB2 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1000 MHz
Processor special features1 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers134906134876
Processor codeKnown for oneSR3YYUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers43
Battery capacityDiffers70 Wh52.5 Wh
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers200 W135 W

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