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HP Pavilion dv7-2157ca Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Laptop vs HP Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop

153specifications compared
15differ
138identical
3known for one product only

Key differences

The HP Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop has 2 more processor cores than the HP Pavilion dv7-2157ca Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Laptop (4 vs 2). The HP Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop has 2 more processor threads than the HP Pavilion dv7-2157ca Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Laptop (4 vs 2). The HP Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop has 3 MB more processor cache than the HP Pavilion dv7-2157ca Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Laptop (6 MB vs 3 MB). Only the HP Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop has Intel Trusted Execution Technology. Only the HP Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop has Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x).

Processor family
- Pavilion dv7-2157ca Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Laptop:Intel® Core™2 Duo
- Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop:Intel® Core™2 Quad
Processor model
- Pavilion dv7-2157ca Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Laptop:P7350
- Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop:Q9000
Processor cores
- Pavilion dv7-2157ca Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Laptop:2
- Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop:4
Processor threads
- Pavilion dv7-2157ca Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Laptop:2
- Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop:4
Processor cache
- Pavilion dv7-2157ca Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Laptop:3 MB
- Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop:6 MB
Processor socket
- Pavilion dv7-2157ca Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Laptop:Socket 479
- Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop:Socket L1
Stepping
- Pavilion dv7-2157ca Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Laptop:R0
- Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop:E0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- Pavilion dv7-2157ca Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Laptop:25 W
- Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop:45 W

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Comparison of dv7-2157ca, dv7-2174ca
156 specifications	A HP Pavilion dv7-2157ca Intel® Core™2 Duo P7350 Laptop Model dv7-2157ca View product	B HP Pavilion dv7-2174ca Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 Laptop Model dv7-2174ca View product
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™2 Duo	Intel® Core™2 Quad
Processor modelDiffers	P7350	Q9000
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	2	4
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 479	Socket L1
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core 2 Duo P7000 Series	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 Series for Mobile
SteppingDiffers	R0	E0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	25 W	45 W
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.5
Storage1 differ
HDD speedDiffers	5400 RPM	7200 RPM
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Mobility Radeon HD 4530	AMD Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	0.512 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	36750	40480
Processor codeDiffers	SLGE3	SLGEJ

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