Product comparison · 2 laptops

Lenovo ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop vs Lenovo Y50 UHD

151specifications compared
57differ
94identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Market positioning
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:Business
- Y50 UHD:Gaming
Display resolution
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:1366 x 768 pixels
- Y50 UHD:3840 x 2160 pixels
Touchscreen
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:No
- Y50 UHD:Yes
Processor family
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- Y50 UHD:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:5th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Y50 UHD:4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:i3-5005U
- Y50 UHD:i7-4710HQ
Processor cores
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:2
- Y50 UHD:4
Processor threads
- ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:4
- Y50 UHD:8

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Comparison of E550, Y50 UHD
194 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkPad E550 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop Model E550 View product	B Lenovo Y50 UHD View product
Design1 differ
Market positioningDiffers	Business	Gaming
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display2 differ
Display resolutionDiffers	1366 x 768 pixels	3840 x 2160 pixels
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
Touchscreen typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Capacitive
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Display surfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gloss
Display brightnessKnown for one	200 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor18 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	5th gen Intel® Core™ i3	4th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-5005U	i7-4710HQ
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1168	BGA 1364
Processor lithographyDiffers	14 nm	22 nm
Processor operating modesDiffers	32-bit, 64-bit	64-bit
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-5000 Mobile series	Intel Core i7-4700 Mobile series
Processor codenameDiffers	Broadwell	Haswell
SteppingDiffers	F0	C0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	15 W	47 W
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	12	16
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	2x4, 4x1	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
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
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	Hybrid-HDD
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA III	SATA
HDD speedDiffers	7200 RPM	5400 RPM
Hybrid-HDD cache typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SSD
Hybrid-HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 TB
Hybrid-HDD cache memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 860M
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 5500	Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	16 GB	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	400 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	850 MHz	1200 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers	11.2	12.0
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x1616	0x416
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of discrete graphics cards supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Dolby Advanced v4	Dolby Advanced Audio V2
Speakers manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JBL
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Built-in subwooferKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1280 x 720 pixels
Ports & interfaces2 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
Docking connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Keyboard1 differ
Pointing deviceDiffers	ThinkPad UltraNav	Touchpad
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spill-resistant keyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 features11 differ
Intel Clear Video TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	84695	78930
Processor codeDiffers	SR27G	SR1PX
Processor package sizeDiffers	40 x 24x 1.3 mm	37.5 x 32 x 1.6 mm
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	14 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
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® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery4 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	4
Battery capacityDiffers	48 Wh	54 Wh
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
Security1 differ
Cable lock slotDiffers	Yes	No
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.35 kg	2.4 kg
WidthDiffers	377 mm	387 mm
DepthDiffers	256 mm	263 mm
HeightDiffers	27 mm	24 mm
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel SoC	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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