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Lenovo Essential G480A-IFI(R) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop vs Lenovo IdeaPad S400T-ITH Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop

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  • 145specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 119identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • Essential G480A-IFI(R) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:Red
    • IdeaPad S400T-ITH Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Silver
  • Touchscreen
    • Essential G480A-IFI(R) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:No
    • IdeaPad S400T-ITH Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Yes
  • Processor family
    • Essential G480A-IFI(R) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
    • IdeaPad S400T-ITH Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor generation
    • Essential G480A-IFI(R) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • IdeaPad S400T-ITH Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor model
    • Essential G480A-IFI(R) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:i5-3230M
    • IdeaPad S400T-ITH Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:i3-3217U
  • Processor frequency
    • Essential G480A-IFI(R) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:2.6 GHz
    • IdeaPad S400T-ITH Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:1.8 GHz
  • Thermal Design Power (TDP)
    • Essential G480A-IFI(R) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:35 W
    • IdeaPad S400T-ITH Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:17 W
  • PCI Express slots version
    • Essential G480A-IFI(R) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:3.0
    • IdeaPad S400T-ITH Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3217U Laptop:2.0

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164 specifications
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersRedSilver
Display1 differ
TouchscreenDiffersNoYes
HD typeKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers3rd gen Intel® Core™ i53rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffersi5-3230Mi3-3217U
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one3.2 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers2.6 GHz1.8 GHz
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i5-3200 Mobile seriesIntel Core i3-3200 Mobile Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs35 W17 W
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs2618
Memory2 differ
Memory slotsDiffers2x SO-DIMM1x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1333 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x 4 GB
Storageidentical
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for oneDVD-RWUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® 610MAMD Radeon HD 7450M
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers650 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1050 MHz
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR3
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Speaker powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 W
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel HM76 ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features5 differ
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers2.0No
Processor ARK IDDiffers7205665697
Processor codeDiffersSR0WXSR0N9
Processor package sizeDiffers31 x 24 (BGA1023)31 x 24 mm
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers2.2 kg1.8 kg
WidthDiffers339 mm336.6 mm
DepthDiffers230 mm241.2 mm
Height (front)Known for one2 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one3.38 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21.9 mm
Batteryidentical
Battery technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Number of battery cellsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Battery life (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 h

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