Product comparison · 2 laptops

HP Pavilion 15-n031ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop vs MSI GS70 2OD (Stealth)-233ES

138specifications compared
56differ
82identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Pavilion 15-n031ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Black, Silver
- GS70 2OD (Stealth)-233ES:Black
Display diagonal
- Pavilion 15-n031ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- GS70 2OD (Stealth)-233ES:43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolution
- Pavilion 15-n031ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:1366 x 768 pixels
- GS70 2OD (Stealth)-233ES:1920 x 1080 pixels
HD type
- Pavilion 15-n031ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Not supported
- GS70 2OD (Stealth)-233ES:Full HD
Processor family
- Pavilion 15-n031ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- GS70 2OD (Stealth)-233ES:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Pavilion 15-n031ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- GS70 2OD (Stealth)-233ES:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Pavilion 15-n031ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:i3-3217U
- GS70 2OD (Stealth)-233ES:i7-4700HQ
Processor cores
- Pavilion 15-n031ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:2
- GS70 2OD (Stealth)-233ES:4

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Comparison of 15-n031ea, GS70 2OD (Stealth)-233ES
189 specifications	A HP Pavilion 15-n031ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop Model 15-n031ea View product	B MSI GS70 2OD (Stealth)-233ES View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers	1366 x 768 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
HD typeDiffers	Not supported	Full HD
Display surfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Matt
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3	4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-3217U	i7-4700HQ
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1023	BGA 1364
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-3200 Mobile Series	Intel Core i7-4700 Mobile series
Processor codenameDiffers	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	DMI2
SteppingDiffers	L1	C0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	17 W	47 W
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	18	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 GHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	2 x 4 GB	2 x 8 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.25 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	No
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 GB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC, xD
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 765M
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	400 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1200 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x166	0x416
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.65 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.2/12
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	DTS Sound+	Sound Blaster Cinema
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1280 x 720 pixels
Video capturing speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 fps
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Data networkKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
4G WiMAXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Mini DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Micro HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini VGA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone connectivityKnown for one	3.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone connectivityKnown for one	3.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel HM76 Express	Intel® HM87
Keyboardidentical
Island-style keyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows keysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in touchpadKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard number of keysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	102
Softwareidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Symantec Norton Internet Security 2013	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	DTS Sound+‏ HP Connected Music HP Connected Photo HP Coolsense HP ProtectSmart HP Games powered by WildTangent HP Connected ePrint CyberLink Power DVD Windows Live Essentials 7-Zip	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features10 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65697	75116
Processor codeDiffers	SR0N9	SR15E
Processor package sizeDiffers	31 x 24 mm	37.5 x 32 x 1.6 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	4	6
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	120 W
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.28 kg	2.66 kg
WidthDiffers	385.6 mm	418.5 mm
DepthDiffers	258 mm	287 mm
HeightDiffers	22.6 mm	21.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Remote control includedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
64-bit computingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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