Product comparison · 2 laptops

Lenovo Essential G480A-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop vs Lenovo Essential G480A-ITH(R) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3120M Laptop

167specifications compared
14differ
153identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Essential G480A-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- Essential G480A-ITH(R) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3120M Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Essential G480A-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Essential G480A-ITH(R) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3120M Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Essential G480A-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:i5-3230M
- Essential G480A-ITH(R) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3120M Laptop:i3-3120M
Processor frequency
- Essential G480A-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:2.6 GHz
- Essential G480A-ITH(R) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3120M Laptop:2.5 GHz
PCI Express slots version
- Essential G480A-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:3.0
- Essential G480A-ITH(R) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3120M Laptop:2.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- Essential G480A-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:26
- Essential G480A-ITH(R) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3120M Laptop:25
Compatible memory cards
- Essential G480A-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:MMC, SD
- Essential G480A-ITH(R) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3120M Laptop:SD, SDHC, SDXC
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Essential G480A-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:1
- Essential G480A-ITH(R) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3120M Laptop:0

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Comparison of G480A-IFI, G480A-ITH(R)
182 specifications	A Lenovo Essential G480A-IFI Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop Model G480A-IFI View product	B Lenovo Essential G480A-ITH(R) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-3120M Laptop Model G480A-ITH(R) View product
Displayidentical
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-3230M	i3-3120M
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-3200 Mobile series	Intel Core i3-3100 Mobile Series
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	26	25
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.2 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	BGA 1023	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	L1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, SD	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Ports & interfaces1 differ
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Performanceidentical
GPS (satellite)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special features5 differ
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	72056	71465
Processor package sizeDiffers	31 x 24 (BGA1023)	37.5 x 37.5 (rPGA988B); 31 x 24 (BGA1023)
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SR0WX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
64-bit computingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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