Product comparison · 2 laptops

Lenovo Essential G400SA-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop vs Lenovo IdeaPad S410-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop

127specifications compared
40differ
87identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Essential G400SA-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:Black
- IdeaPad S410-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:White
Processor generation
- Essential G400SA-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- IdeaPad S410-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Essential G400SA-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:i5-3230M
- IdeaPad S410-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:i5-4200U
Processor boost frequency
- Essential G400SA-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:3.2 GHz
- IdeaPad S410-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:2.6 GHz
Processor frequency
- Essential G400SA-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:2.6 GHz
- IdeaPad S410-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:1.6 GHz
Processor socket
- Essential G400SA-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:BGA 1023
- IdeaPad S410-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:BGA 1168
Processor codename
- Essential G400SA-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:Ivy Bridge
- IdeaPad S410-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:Haswell
Bus type
- Essential G400SA-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:DMI
- IdeaPad S410-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop:DMI2

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Comparison of G400SA-IFI, S410-IFI
148 specifications	A Lenovo Essential G400SA-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop Model G400SA-IFI View product	B Lenovo IdeaPad S410-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U Laptop Model S410-IFI View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Displayidentical
Display resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1366 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratioKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16:9
Processor14 differ
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i5-3230M	i5-4200U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	2.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	1.6 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1023	BGA 1168
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-3200 Mobile series	Intel Core i5-4200 Mobile series
Processor codenameDiffers	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	DMI2
SteppingDiffers	L1	C0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	15 W
TjunctionDiffers	105 °C	100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	12
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x4, 2x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	26	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MMC, SD
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 720M	AMD Radeon HD 8570M
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4000	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.74 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	200 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x166	0xA16
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	0
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Keyboardidentical
Pointing deviceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Touchpad
Processor special features11 differ
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessDiffers	Yes	No
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Smart Connect Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	72056	75459
Processor codeDiffers	SR0WX	SR170
Processor package sizeDiffers	31 x 24 (BGA1023)	40 x 24 x 1.5 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX 2.0
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	4
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	2.5 kg	1.8 kg
WidthDiffers	349 mm	336.6 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	241.2 mm
HeightKnown for one	25.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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