Product comparison · 2 laptops

Samsung 5 530U3C-A03 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M vs Samsung 5 530U4C-S01 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517M

114specifications compared
22differ
92identical
66known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- 5 530U3C-A03 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:33.8 cm (13.3")
- 5 530U4C-S01 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517M:35.6 cm (14")
Processor family
- 5 530U3C-A03 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:Intel® Core™ i3
- 5 530U4C-S01 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517M:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- 5 530U3C-A03 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- 5 530U4C-S01 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517M:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- 5 530U3C-A03 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:i3-2377M
- 5 530U4C-S01 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517M:i7-3517M
Processor frequency
- 5 530U3C-A03 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:1.5 GHz
- 5 530U4C-S01 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517M:1.9 GHz
Processor cache
- 5 530U3C-A03 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:3 MB
- 5 530U4C-S01 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517M:4 MB
Processor cache type
- 5 530U3C-A03 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:Smart Cache
- 5 530U4C-S01 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517M:L3
Internal memory
- 5 530U3C-A03 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:4 GB
- 5 530U4C-S01 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517M:8 GB

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Comparison of 530U3C-A03, 530U4C-S01
180 specifications	A Samsung 5 530U3C-A03 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M Model 530U3C-A03 View product	B Samsung 5 530U4C-S01 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517M Model 530U4C-S01 View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	33.8 cm (13.3")	35.6 cm (14")
Processor6 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2377M	i7-3517M
Processor threadsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.5 GHz	1.9 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
Processor cache typeDiffers	Smart Cache	L3
Processor socketKnown for one	BGA 1023	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one	32 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i3-2300 Mobile Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for one	Sandy Bridge	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	DMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
FSB ParityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	J1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	17 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one	100 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	15	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 GHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers	1333 MHz	1600 MHz
Storage2 differ
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA	SATA II
Optical drive typeDiffers	No	DVD Super Multi DL
Graphics2 differ
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	Intel, NVIDIA
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 3000	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	350 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1000 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
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® GT 620M
Optical driveidentical
Optical drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD+R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5x
Networkidentical
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Software1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Microsoft Office Starter	Microsoft Office Starter 2010
Processor special features1 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	32 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	54834	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SR0CW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one	31.0 x 24.0 (BGA1023)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AVX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	4	8
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	40 W	60 W
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	1.52 kg	1.84 kg
WidthDiffers	315.1 mm	333 mm
DepthDiffers	218.9 mm	229.5 mm
Height (front)Known for one	1.49 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one	1.76 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20.9 mm
Other featuresidentical
Supplied AC adapter typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC

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