Product comparison · 2 laptops

HP Pavilion dv6-3179sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M vs HP Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M

135specifications compared
17differ
118identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Pavilion dv6-3179sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:Intel® Core™ i3
- Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Pavilion dv6-3179sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:Intel® Core™ i3
- Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Pavilion dv6-3179sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:i3-370M
- Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:i5-460M
Processor frequency
- Pavilion dv6-3179sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:2.4 GHz
- Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:2.53 GHz
Processor socket
- Pavilion dv6-3179sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:Socket 988
- Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:BGA 1288
Tjunction
- Pavilion dv6-3179sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:90 °C
- Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- Pavilion dv6-3179sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:18
- Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:19
Total storage capacity
- Pavilion dv6-3179sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:640 GB
- Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M:500 GB

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Comparison of dv6-3179sa, dv6-3181ea
149 specifications	A HP Pavilion dv6-3179sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M Model dv6-3179sa View product	B HP Pavilion dv6-3181ea Intel® Core™ i5 i5-460M Model dv6-3181ea View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
LED backlightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display surfaceKnown for one	Gloss	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-370M	i5-460M
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.53 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 988	BGA 1288
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series	Intel Core i5-400 Series
TjunctionDiffers	90 °C	105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	18	19
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 GHz
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	640 GB	500 GB
HDD capacityKnown for one	640 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	667 MHz	766 MHz
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Dolby Advanced	Dolby
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ports & interfaces1 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM55 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features3 differ
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	49020	50179
Processor codeDiffers	SLBUK	SLC22
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotDiffers	Yes	No
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC/DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab

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