Product comparison · 2 laptops

HP Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop vs HP Pavilion 15-n034sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop

175specifications compared
27differ
148identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop has 0.8 GHz more processor frequency than the HP Pavilion 15-n034sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop (2.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz). The HP Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop has 18 W more thermal Design Power (TDP) than the HP Pavilion 15-n034sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop (35 W vs 17 W). The HP Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the HP Pavilion 15-n034sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop (3.0 vs 2.0). Only the HP Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop has Bluetooth. Only the HP Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop has Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI).

Product colour
- Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:Black, Silver
- Pavilion 15-n034sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Black, Silver, White
Processor family
- Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- Pavilion 15-n034sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Pavilion 15-n034sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:i5-3230M
- Pavilion 15-n034sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:i3-3217U
Processor frequency
- Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:2.6 GHz
- Pavilion 15-n034sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:1.8 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:35 W
- Pavilion 15-n034sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:17 W
PCI Express slots version
- Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:3.0
- Pavilion 15-n034sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:2.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:26
- Pavilion 15-n034sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:18

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Comparison of 15-e053ca, 15-n034sa
189 specifications	A HP Pavilion 15-e053ca Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop Model 15-e053ca View product	B HP Pavilion 15-n034sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop Model 15-n034sa View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black, Silver, White
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-3230M	i3-3217U
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-3200 Mobile series	Intel Core i3-3200 Mobile Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	17 W
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	26	18
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.2 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, SD	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1050 MHz
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	DTS Sound+	DTS Sound +
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1280 x 720 pixels
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network1 differ
BluetoothDiffers	Yes	No
WWANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not installed
Ports & interfaces1 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Processor special features5 differ
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	72056	65697
Processor codeDiffers	SR0WX	SR0N9
Processor package sizeDiffers	31 x 24 (BGA1023)	31 x 24 mm
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	4
Poweridentical
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 V
Power auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.35 kg	2.28 kg
WidthDiffers	379 mm	385.6 mm
DepthDiffers	246 mm	258 mm
HeightDiffers	31.8 mm	22.6 mm
Packaging data2 differ
Package widthDiffers	560 mm	480 mm
Package depthDiffers	130 mm	80 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
64-bit computingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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