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HP Pavilion dv6-3171ed Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M vs Lenovo ThinkPad T500 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8700

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  • 102specifications compared
  • 52differ
  • 50identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • Pavilion dv6-3171ed Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:39.6 cm (15.6")
    • ThinkPad T500 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8700:39.1 cm (15.4")
  • Display resolution
    • Pavilion dv6-3171ed Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:1366 x 768 pixels
    • ThinkPad T500 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8700:1280 x 800 pixels
  • Native aspect ratio
    • Pavilion dv6-3171ed Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:16:9
    • ThinkPad T500 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8700:16:10
  • Processor family
    • Pavilion dv6-3171ed Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:Intel® Core™ i5
    • ThinkPad T500 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8700:Intel® Core™2 Duo
  • Processor model
    • Pavilion dv6-3171ed Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:i5-460M
    • ThinkPad T500 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8700:P8700
  • Processor threads
    • Pavilion dv6-3171ed Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:4
    • ThinkPad T500 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8700:2
  • Processor cache type
    • Pavilion dv6-3171ed Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:Smart Cache
    • ThinkPad T500 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8700:L2
  • Processor socket
    • Pavilion dv6-3171ed Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:BGA 1288
    • ThinkPad T500 Intel® Core™2 Duo P8700:Socket 479

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145 specifications
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Country of originKnown for oneChinaUnknown — not stated by the source
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers39.6 cm (15.6")39.1 cm (15.4")
Display resolutionDiffers1366 x 768 pixels1280 x 800 pixels
Native aspect ratioDiffers16:916:10
Display brightnessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source200 cd/m²
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™2 Duo
Processor modelDiffersi5-460MP8700
Processor threadsDiffers42
Processor cache typeDiffersSmart CacheL2
Processor front side busKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066 MHz
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1288Socket 479
Processor lithographyDiffers32 nm45 nm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-400 SeriesIntel Core 2 Duo P8000 Series
Processor codenameDiffersArrandalePenryn
Bus typeDiffersDMIFSB
SteppingDiffersK0R0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs35 W25 W
Number of Processing Die TransistorsDiffers382 M410 M
Processing Die sizeDiffers81 mm²107 mm²
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs199.5
Processor generationKnown for one4th gen Intel® Core™ i5Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one2.8 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one2.5 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB2 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066 MHz
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB320 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD Super Multi DLDVD-RW
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersAMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470Intel® GMA 4500MHD
Graphics card familyDiffersAMDIntel
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® HD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneIntel® HD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one500 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one766 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Wireless technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
BluetoothDiffersNoYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.1+EDR
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers10
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
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
ExpressCard slotDiffersNoYes
SmartCard slotDiffersNoYes
Keyboard1 differ
Pointing deviceDiffersTouchpadThinkPad UltraNav
Keyboard layoutKnown for oneQWERTYUnknown — not stated by the source
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 7 Home PremiumWindows 7 Professional
Operating system architectureDiffers64-bit32-bit
Processor special features15 differ
Intel Clear Video TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersYesNo
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffersYesNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers1.0No
Processor ARK IDDiffers5017937006
Processor codeDiffersSLC22SLGFE
Processor package sizeDiffersrPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x2835 x 35 mm
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffersYesNo
CPU configuration (max)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one45 nmUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneSSE4.1, SSE4.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Batteryidentical
Battery life (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.3 h
Poweridentical
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
AC adapter powerKnown for one90 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers2.49 kg2.63 kg
WidthDiffers378 mm357.5 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm255 mm
Height (front)Differs3.08 cm2.97 cm
Height (rear)Differs3.6 cm3.35 cm
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Power requirementsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240V
Power supply typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC/DC
Intel segment taggingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHome office, Small Business
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® HM55 ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source

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