Product comparison · 2 laptops

HP Pavilion 15-n203sk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop vs HP Pavilion 15-n206sia Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop

145specifications compared
33differ
112identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Pavilion 15-n203sk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- Pavilion 15-n206sia Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Pavilion 15-n203sk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Pavilion 15-n206sia Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Pavilion 15-n203sk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:i3-3217U
- Pavilion 15-n206sia Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop:i7-4500U
Processor cache
- Pavilion 15-n203sk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:3 MB
- Pavilion 15-n206sia Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop:4 MB
Processor socket
- Pavilion 15-n203sk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:BGA 1023
- Pavilion 15-n206sia Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop:BGA 1168
Processor codename
- Pavilion 15-n203sk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Ivy Bridge
- Pavilion 15-n206sia Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop:Haswell
Bus type
- Pavilion 15-n203sk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:DMI
- Pavilion 15-n206sia Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop:DMI2
Stepping
- Pavilion 15-n203sk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:L1
- Pavilion 15-n206sia Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop:C0

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Comparison of 15-n203sk, 15-n206sia
168 specifications	A HP Pavilion 15-n203sk Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop Model 15-n203sk View product	B HP Pavilion 15-n206sia Intel® Core™ i7 i7-4500U Laptop Model 15-n206sia View product
Processor13 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	i7-4500U
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1023	BGA 1168
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-3200 Mobile Series	Intel Core i7-4500 Mobile series
Processor codenameDiffers	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	DMI2
SteppingDiffers	L1	C0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	17 W	15 W
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	12
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	2x4
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	18	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	6 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 4 GB	1 x 2 + 1 x 4 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	750 GB	1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers	750 GB	1 TB
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon HD 8670M	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 740M
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	200 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x166	0xA16
Networkidentical
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	FreeDOS	Windows 8.1
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features10 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Smart Connect 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® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (Intel® MST)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65697	75460
Processor codeDiffers	SR0N9	SR16Z
Processor package sizeDiffers	31 x 24 mm	40 x 24 x 1.5 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel HM76 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source

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