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HP ENVY 17-j101ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200M Laptop vs MSI GT70 2PC(Dominator)-1408CZ

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  • 145specifications compared
  • 41differ
  • 104identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • ENVY 17-j101ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200M Laptop:Silver
    • GT70 2PC(Dominator)-1408CZ:Black
  • Processor family
    • ENVY 17-j101ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200M Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
    • GT70 2PC(Dominator)-1408CZ:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • ENVY 17-j101ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200M Laptop:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • GT70 2PC(Dominator)-1408CZ:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • ENVY 17-j101ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200M Laptop:i5-4200M
    • GT70 2PC(Dominator)-1408CZ:i7-4800MQ
  • Processor cores
    • ENVY 17-j101ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200M Laptop:2
    • GT70 2PC(Dominator)-1408CZ:4
  • Processor threads
    • ENVY 17-j101ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200M Laptop:4
    • GT70 2PC(Dominator)-1408CZ:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ENVY 17-j101ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200M Laptop:3.1 GHz
    • GT70 2PC(Dominator)-1408CZ:3.7 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ENVY 17-j101ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200M Laptop:2.5 GHz
    • GT70 2PC(Dominator)-1408CZ:2.7 GHz

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173 specifications
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersSilverBlack
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for oneChinaUnknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display surfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMatt
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers4th gen Intel® Core™ i54th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-4200Mi7-4800MQ
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.1 GHz3.7 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-4200 Mobile seriesIntel Core i7-4800 Mobile series
Bus typeDiffersDMIDMI2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs37 W47 W
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3L-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs2 x 4 GB1 x 8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM4x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage2 differ
HDD speedDiffers5400 RPM7200 RPM
Compatible memory cardsDiffersSDSD, SDHC, SDXC
Total HDDs capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 750MNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 870M
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB3 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeDiffersGDDR3GDDR5
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz1300 MHz
Audio2 differ
Audio systemDiffersBeats AudioSound Blaster Cinema
Number of built-in speakersDiffers42
Speakers manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDynaudio
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1280 x 720 pixels
Video capturing speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 fps
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers43
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsDiffers01
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Microphone inDiffersNoYes
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
AccelerometerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouchpad
Island-style keyboardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Full-size keyboardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features7 differ
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffersNoYes
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)DiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers7634875128
Processor codeDiffersSR1HASR15L
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers69
Battery capacityKnown for one62 WhUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers120 W180 W
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for onePower onUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers2.8 kg3.9 kg
WidthDiffers416 mm428 mm
DepthDiffers274.4 mm288 mm
HeightDiffers30.6 mm55 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Warranty cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneEPEAT Silver, ENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source

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