Product comparison · 2 laptops

Samsung RC 730 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM vs Samsung 3 NP300V3A Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M

135specifications compared
28differ
107identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- RC 730 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM:43.9 cm (17.3")
- 3 NP300V3A Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:33.8 cm (13.3")
Display resolution
- RC 730 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM:1600 x 900 pixels
- 3 NP300V3A Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:1366 x 768 pixels
Processor family
- RC 730 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM:Intel® Core™ i7
- 3 NP300V3A Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- RC 730 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7
- 3 NP300V3A Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- RC 730 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM:i7-2630QM
- 3 NP300V3A Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:i3-2310M
Processor cores
- RC 730 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM:4
- 3 NP300V3A Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:2
Processor threads
- RC 730 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM:8
- 3 NP300V3A Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:4
Processor frequency
- RC 730 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM:2 GHz
- 3 NP300V3A Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M:2.1 GHz

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Comparison of 730, NP300V3A
148 specifications	A Samsung RC 730 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-2630QM Model 730 View product	B Samsung 3 NP300V3A Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2310M Model NP300V3A View product
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.9 cm (17.3")	33.8 cm (13.3")
Display resolutionDiffers	1600 x 900 pixels	1366 x 768 pixels
HD typeKnown for one	HD+	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED backlightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i7	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i7-2630QM	i3-2310M
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.9 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	3 MB
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 988	BGA 1023
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-2600 Mobile Series	Intel Core i3-2300 Mobile Series
SteppingDiffers	D2	J1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	45 W	35 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	20	21
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	640 GB	500 GB
HDD capacityDiffers	640 GB	500 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M	Not available
Graphics card familyDiffers	NVIDIA	Intel
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	3
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM65 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Numeric keypadKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features5 differ
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	52219	52220
Processor codeDiffers	SR02Y	SR04S
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 (rPGA998)	37.5 x 37.5 xrPGA988B); 31 x 24 (BGA1023)
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	90 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	2.9 kg	2.1 kg
WidthDiffers	415.8 mm	315 mm
DepthDiffers	276.1 mm	219 mm
Height (front)Known for one	3.23 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one	3.79 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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