Product comparison · 2 laptops

Lenovo ThinkPad 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M vs Lenovo IdeaPad U460 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM

135specifications compared
30differ
105identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- ThinkPad 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:Black
- IdeaPad U460 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:Black, Silver
Processor family
- ThinkPad 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:Intel® Core™ i5
- IdeaPad U460 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- ThinkPad 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- IdeaPad U460 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- ThinkPad 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:i5-430M
- IdeaPad U460 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:i3-330UM
Processor frequency
- ThinkPad 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:2.26 GHz
- IdeaPad U460 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:1.2 GHz
Stepping
- ThinkPad 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:C2
- IdeaPad U460 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:K0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- ThinkPad 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:35 W
- IdeaPad U460 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:18 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- ThinkPad 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M:17
- IdeaPad U460 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM:9

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Comparison of 460, U460
171 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkPad 460 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-430M Model 460 View product	B Lenovo IdeaPad U460 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-330UM Model U460 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Clamshell
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-430M	i3-330UM
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.26 GHz	1.2 GHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-400 Series	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series
SteppingDiffers	C2	K0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	18 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	17	9
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.53 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD Super Multi DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M	NVIDIA® GeForce® 305M
Graphics card familyDiffers	NVIDIA	Intel, NVIDIA
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	500 MHz	166 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	766 MHz	500 MHz
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 GB
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Built-in speaker(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speaker powerKnown for one	2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Camera1 differ
Front camera resolution (numeric)Differs	0.3 MP	1.3 MP
Swivel webcamKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network3 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
BluetoothDiffers	Yes	No
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	2.1+EDR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
ExpressCard slotDiffers	Yes	No
Headphone connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 mm
Microphone connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 mm
TV-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Softwareidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	McAfee VirusScan Plus, Microsoft Ofﬁce 2010
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Lenovo OneKey Recovery Lenovo ReadyComm Adobe Reader Fingerprint Software Windows Live Essential CyberLink YouCam VeriFace Lenovo Energy Management Software Lenovo DirectShare Lenovo Security Suite ooVoo
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	1.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	43537	49021
Processor codeDiffers	SLBPM	SLBUG
Processor package sizeDiffers	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	BGA 34 x 28
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	8
Battery life (max)Differs	3.5 h	6 h
Poweridentical
Power auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	RoHS	EPEAT, RoHS
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.2 kg	1.95 kg
WidthDiffers	340 mm	338 mm
DepthDiffers	231.8 mm	235 mm
Height (front)Differs	1.72 cm	2.1 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.44 cm	2.49 cm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power supply typeKnown for one	AC - DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source

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