Product comparison · 2 laptops

Samsung 5 530U4C-S01ID Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U vs Samsung 9 900X4C-A01AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Grey

148specifications compared
33differ
115identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- 5 530U4C-S01ID Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U:35.6 cm (14")
- 9 900X4C-A01AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:38.1 cm (15")
Display resolution
- 5 530U4C-S01ID Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U:1366 x 768 pixels
- 9 900X4C-A01AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:1600 x 900 pixels
HD type
- 5 530U4C-S01ID Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U:HD
- 9 900X4C-A01AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:HD+
Display brightness
- 5 530U4C-S01ID Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U:300 cd/m²
- 9 900X4C-A01AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:400 cd/m²
Processor family
- 5 530U4C-S01ID Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U:Intel® Core™ i5
- 9 900X4C-A01AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- 5 530U4C-S01ID Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
- 9 900X4C-A01AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- 5 530U4C-S01ID Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U:i5-3317U
- 9 900X4C-A01AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:i7-3517U
Processor boost frequency
- 5 530U4C-S01ID Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U:2.6 GHz
- 9 900X4C-A01AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Grey:3 GHz

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Comparison of 530U4C-S01ID, 900X4C-A01AU
171 specifications	A Samsung 5 530U4C-S01ID Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U Model 530U4C-S01ID View product	B Samsung 9 900X4C-A01AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Grey Model 900X4C-A01AU View product
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey
Display4 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	35.6 cm (14")	38.1 cm (15")
Display resolutionDiffers	1366 x 768 pixels	1600 x 900 pixels
HD typeDiffers	HD	HD+
Display brightnessDiffers	300 cd/m²	400 cd/m²
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-3317U	i7-3517U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.7 GHz	1.9 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-3300 Mobile series	Intel Core i7-3500 Mobile series
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	17	19
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	1x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 4 GB
Storage5 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	524 GB	128 GB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD+SSD	SSD
Number of HDDs installedDiffers	1	0
HDD capacityKnown for one	500 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers	24 GB	128 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	No
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 620M	Not available
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel, NVIDIA	Intel
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1050 MHz	1150 MHz
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
NVIDIA Optimus technologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front cameraKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical driveidentical
Optical drive interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
LightScribeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networkidentical
Data networkKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
4G WiMAXKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Micro HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
ExpressCard slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel HM76 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features2 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65707	65714
Processor codeDiffers	SR0N8	SR0N6
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityDiffers	45.3 Wh	62 Wh
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 W
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	1.81 kg	1.65 kg
WidthDiffers	333 mm	356.9 mm
DepthDiffers	229.5 mm	237 mm
HeightDiffers	20.9 mm	14.9 mm

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