Product comparison · 2 laptops

Samsung 9 900X4C-A05AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 8 Black vs Samsung 9 900X4D-A57 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Silver

146specifications compared
17differ
129identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- 9 900X4C-A05AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 8 Black:Black
- 9 900X4D-A57 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Silver:Silver
Processor family
- 9 900X4C-A05AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 8 Black:Intel® Core™ i7
- 9 900X4D-A57 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Silver:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- 9 900X4C-A05AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 8 Black:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
- 9 900X4D-A57 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Silver:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- 9 900X4C-A05AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 8 Black:i7-3517U
- 9 900X4D-A57 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Silver:i5-3317U
Processor boost frequency
- 9 900X4C-A05AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 8 Black:3 GHz
- 9 900X4D-A57 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Silver:2.6 GHz
Processor frequency
- 9 900X4C-A05AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 8 Black:1.9 GHz
- 9 900X4D-A57 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Silver:1.7 GHz
Processor cache
- 9 900X4C-A05AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 8 Black:4 MB
- 9 900X4D-A57 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Silver:3 MB
PCI Express configurations
- 9 900X4C-A05AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 8 Black:1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
- 9 900X4D-A57 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Silver:1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4

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Comparison of 900X4C-A05AU, 900X4D-A57
150 specifications	A Samsung 9 900X4C-A05AU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3517U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 256 GB SSD Windows 8 Black Model 900X4C-A05AU View product	B Samsung 9 900X4D-A57 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3317U Laptop 38.1 cm (15") HD+ 8 GB DDR3-SDRAM 128 GB SSD Windows 7 Home Premium Silver Model 900X4D-A57 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-3517U	i5-3317U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.9 GHz	1.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	3 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-3500 Mobile series	Intel Core i5-3300 Mobile series
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	19	17
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	256 GB	128 GB
SSD capacityDiffers	256 GB	128 GB
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	1050 MHz
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Ports & interfacesidentical
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 8	Windows 7 Home Premium
Processor special features2 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65714	65707
Processor codeDiffers	SR0N6	SR0N8
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.58 kg

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