Product comparison · 2 laptops

Lenovo ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop vs Lenovo S20-30 Touch

144specifications compared
64differ
80identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- S20-30 Touch:29.5 cm (11.6")
Processor family
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- S20-30 Touch:Intel® Pentium®
Processor model
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:i3-5005U
- S20-30 Touch:N3540
Processor cores
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:2
- S20-30 Touch:4
Processor frequency
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:2 GHz
- S20-30 Touch:2.16 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:3 MB
- S20-30 Touch:2 MB
Processor cache type
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:Smart Cache
- S20-30 Touch:L2
Processor socket
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:BGA 1168
- S20-30 Touch:BGA 1170

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Comparison of E550, S20-30 Touch
187 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop Model E550 View product	B Lenovo S20-30 Touch View product
Designidentical
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioningKnown for one	Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	29.5 cm (11.6")
Display brightnessKnown for one	200 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Pentium®
Processor generationKnown for one	5th gen Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i3-5005U	N3540
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	2.16 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	2 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L2
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1168	BGA 1170
Processor lithographyDiffers	14 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-5000 Mobile series	Intel® Pentium N3000 Series for Mobile
Processor codenameDiffers	Broadwell	Bay Trail
Bus typeKnown for one	DMI2	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingDiffers	F0	C0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	15 W	7.5 W
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one	10 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	0.6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	12	4
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	2x4, 4x1	1x4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.66 GHz
Scenario Design Power (SDP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5 W
Memory4 differ
Memory clock speedDiffers	1600 MHz	1333 MHz
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	1x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memory (64-bit)Differs	16 GB	8 GB
Storage3 differ
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA III	SATA
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD±RW	No
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 5500	Intel® HD Graphics
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	313 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	850 MHz	896 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x1616	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not available
On-board graphics card burst frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	896 MHz
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Dolby Advanced v4	Dolby Advanced Audio
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MP
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1280 x 720 pixels
Network2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel SoC	Intel® NM70 Express
Keyboard2 differ
Pointing deviceDiffers	ThinkPad UltraNav	Touchpad
Numeric keypadDiffers	Yes	No
Spill-resistant keyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Island-style keyboardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional	Windows 8.1
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features22 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	14 nm	22 nm
Intel Clear Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)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® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Insider™Differs	Yes	No
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Differs	VT-d, VT-x	VT-x
Processor ARK IDDiffers	84695	82105
Processor codeDiffers	SR27G	SR1YW
Processor package sizeDiffers	40 x 24x 1.3 mm	25 x 27 mm
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Smart Connect Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Battery3 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	3
Battery capacityDiffers	48 Wh	2200 mAh
Battery life (max)Differs	9 h	5 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	HDD, Power on, Supervisor	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	EPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.35 kg	1.3 kg
WidthDiffers	377 mm	299 mm
DepthDiffers	256 mm	207 mm
HeightDiffers	27 mm	20.9 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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