Product comparison · 2 laptops

Lenovo IdeaPad G500s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop vs Lenovo S500 Touch

137specifications compared
32differ
105identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- IdeaPad G500s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:Black
- S500 Touch:Grey, Silver
Processor family
- IdeaPad G500s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- S500 Touch:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- IdeaPad G500s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- S500 Touch:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- IdeaPad G500s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:i5-3230M
- S500 Touch:i3-3227U
Processor frequency
- IdeaPad G500s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:2.6 GHz
- S500 Touch:1.9 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
- IdeaPad G500s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:35 W
- S500 Touch:17 W
PCI Express slots version
- IdeaPad G500s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:3.0
- S500 Touch:2.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)
- IdeaPad G500s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop:26
- S500 Touch:19

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Comparison of G500s, S500 Touch
171 specifications	A Lenovo IdeaPad G500s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3230M Laptop Model G500s View product	B Lenovo S500 Touch View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey, Silver
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Displayidentical
Display brightnessKnown for one	200 cd/m²	Unknown — not stated by the source
HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Dual-screenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor8 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	i3-3227U
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.2 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	1.9 GHz
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-3200 Mobile series	Intel Core i3-3200 Mobile Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	17 W
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	26	19
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	6 GB	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 2 + 1 x 4 GB	1 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	1x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	1 TB	500 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD-RW	No
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Not available	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	650 MHz	350 MHz
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Dolby Advanced Audio	Dolby Home Theater v4
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 W
Network1 differ
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Data networkKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3
4G WiMAXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces3 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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Windows keysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system architectureDiffers	64-bit	32-bit
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology (Intel® MST)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Rapid Start TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	72056	72057
Processor codeDiffers	SR0WX	SR0XF
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	4 h	6 h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.7 kg	2.3 kg
WidthDiffers	380 mm	382 mm
DepthDiffers	260 mm	266 mm
HeightDiffers	26.9 mm	23 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power cord includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel HM76 Express
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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