Product comparison · 2 laptops

HP Pavilion g6-1236sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M vs HP Pavilion g6-1251sa Intel® Pentium® B950

124specifications compared
27differ
97identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Pavilion g6-1236sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:Intel® Core™ i3
- Pavilion g6-1251sa Intel® Pentium® B950:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- Pavilion g6-1236sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:i3-370M
- Pavilion g6-1251sa Intel® Pentium® B950:B950
Processor threads
- Pavilion g6-1236sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:4
- Pavilion g6-1251sa Intel® Pentium® B950:2
Processor frequency
- Pavilion g6-1236sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:2.4 GHz
- Pavilion g6-1251sa Intel® Pentium® B950:2.1 GHz
System bus rate
- Pavilion g6-1236sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:2.5 GT/s
- Pavilion g6-1251sa Intel® Pentium® B950:5 GT/s
Processor cache
- Pavilion g6-1236sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:3 MB
- Pavilion g6-1251sa Intel® Pentium® B950:2 MB
Processor socket
- Pavilion g6-1236sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:Socket 988
- Pavilion g6-1251sa Intel® Pentium® B950:PGA988
Processor codename
- Pavilion g6-1236sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M:Arrandale
- Pavilion g6-1251sa Intel® Pentium® B950:Sandy Bridge

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Comparison of g6-1236sa, g6-1251sa
132 specifications	A HP Pavilion g6-1236sa Intel® Core™ i3 i3-370M Model g6-1236sa View product	B HP Pavilion g6-1251sa Intel® Pentium® B950 Model g6-1251sa View product
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Pentium®
Processor generationKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i3-370M	B950
Processor threadsDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.1 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	2.5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	2 MB
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 988	PGA988
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series	Intel Pentium B900 Series for Mobile
Processor codenameDiffers	Arrandale	Sandy Bridge
SteppingKnown for one	K0	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionDiffers	90 °C	85 °C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16	1x8, 2x16, 1x8+2x4
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one	382 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one	81 mm²	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	18	21
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	750 GB	500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	750 GB	500 GB
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	500 MHz	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	667 MHz	1100 MHz
Networkidentical
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® HM55 Express	Intel® HM65 Express
Processor special features10 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	45 nm	32 nm
Intel Clear Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	49020	55627
Processor codeKnown for one	SLBUK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeDiffers	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	37.5x37.5 (rPGA988B)
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2	SSE4.x

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