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Lenovo IdeaPad B560A laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100 vs Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E520s Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M

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  • 122specifications compared
  • 48differ
  • 74identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • IdeaPad B560A laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:Intel® Pentium®
    • ThinkPad Edge E520s Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor model
    • IdeaPad B560A laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:P6100
    • ThinkPad Edge E520s Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:i3-2310M
  • Processor threads
    • IdeaPad B560A laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:2
    • ThinkPad Edge E520s Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:4
  • Processor frequency
    • IdeaPad B560A laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:2 GHz
    • ThinkPad Edge E520s Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:2.1 GHz
  • System bus rate
    • IdeaPad B560A laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:2.5 GT/s
    • ThinkPad Edge E520s Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:5 GT/s
  • Processor socket
    • IdeaPad B560A laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:PGA988
    • ThinkPad Edge E520s Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:BGA 1023
  • Processor operating modes
    • IdeaPad B560A laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:32-bit, 64-bit
    • ThinkPad Edge E520s Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:64-bit
  • Processor codename
    • IdeaPad B560A laptop Intel® Pentium® P6100:Arrandale
    • ThinkPad Edge E520s Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:Sandy Bridge

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Comparison of B560A, E520s
157 specifications
Designidentical
Housing materialKnown for onePlasticUnknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Display brightnessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source220 cd/m²
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500:1
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffersP6100i3-2310M
Processor threadsDiffers24
Processor frequencyDiffers2 GHz2.1 GHz
System bus rateDiffers2.5 GT/s5 GT/s
Processor socketDiffersPGA988BGA 1023
Processor operating modesDiffers32-bit, 64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Pentium P6000 Series for MobileIntel Core i3-2300 Mobile Series
Processor codenameDiffersArrandaleSandy Bridge
SteppingDiffersK0J1
TjunctionDiffers90 °C100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers116
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x161x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1521
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one382 MUnknown — not stated by the source
Processing Die sizeKnown for one81 mm²Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1333 MHz
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers250 GB500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers250 GB500 GB
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWDVD-RW
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMemory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD
Storage mediaKnown for oneHDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® 310MAMD Radeon HD 6630M
Graphics card familyDiffersNVIDIAAMD, Intel
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics 3000
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers500 MHz650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs667 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0x116
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one0.512 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio formats supportedKnown for oneAAC, AC3, MP3, WMAUnknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Networking featuresDiffersFast EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothDiffersNoYes
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wireless technologyKnown for oneWi-FiUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers01
ExpressCard slotDiffersNoYes
TV-outKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® HM55 ExpressIntel QM65
Keyboard1 differ
Pointing deviceDiffersTouchpadThinkPad UltraNav
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features15 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)DiffersNoYes
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers45 nm32 nm
Intel Clear Video TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)DiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel® Insider™DiffersNoYes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers5017552220
Processor codeDiffersSLBURSR04S
Processor package sizeDiffers37.5x37.5 mm37.5 x 37.5 xrPGA988B); 31 x 24 (BGA1023)
Supported instruction setsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAVX
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one36 bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Password protection typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD, Power on, Supervisor
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers2.33 kg2.1 kg
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source375 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source245 mm
Height (front)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8 cm
Height (rear)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.3 cm
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Intel segment taggingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHome office, Small Business
Power supply typeKnown for oneAC/DCUnknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one0.3 MPUnknown — not stated by the source

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