Product comparison · 2 laptops

HP Pavilion 15-n290ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop vs HP Pavilion 15-n297ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop

179specifications compared
36differ
143identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Pavilion 15-n290ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Black
- Pavilion 15-n297ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:Black, Silver
Processor family
- Pavilion 15-n290ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- Pavilion 15-n297ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Pavilion 15-n290ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Pavilion 15-n297ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Pavilion 15-n290ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:i3-3217U
- Pavilion 15-n297ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:i5-4200U
Processor frequency
- Pavilion 15-n290ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:1.8 GHz
- Pavilion 15-n297ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:1.6 GHz
Processor socket
- Pavilion 15-n290ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:BGA 1023
- Pavilion 15-n297ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:BGA 1168
Processor codename
- Pavilion 15-n290ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Ivy Bridge
- Pavilion 15-n297ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:Haswell
Bus type
- Pavilion 15-n290ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:DMI
- Pavilion 15-n297ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:DMI2

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Comparison of 15-n290ea, 15-n297ea
203 specifications	A HP Pavilion 15-n290ea Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop Model 15-n290ea View product	B HP Pavilion 15-n297ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop Model 15-n297ea View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-3217U	i5-4200U
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1023	BGA 1168
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-3200 Mobile Series	Intel Core i5-4200 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	1x4, 2x4
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	2.6 GHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 4 GB	2 x 4 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	750 GB
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	750 GB
Graphics5 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
On-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.65 GB	1.7 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	200 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x166	0xA16
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	12
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel HM76 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features13 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65697	75459
Processor codeDiffers	SR0N9	SR170
Processor package sizeDiffers	31 x 24 mm	40 x 24 x 1.5 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX 2.0
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
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® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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