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Samsung Essentials NP270E5KI Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop vs Samsung ATIV NP940Z5L Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop

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  • 132specifications compared
  • 62differ
  • 70identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display resolution
    • Essentials NP270E5KI Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:1366 x 768 pixels
    • ATIV NP940Z5L Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:3840 x 2160 pixels
  • Touchscreen
    • Essentials NP270E5KI Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:No
    • ATIV NP940Z5L Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:Yes
  • HD type
    • Essentials NP270E5KI Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:Not supported
    • ATIV NP940Z5L Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:4K Ultra HD
  • Processor family
    • Essentials NP270E5KI Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
    • ATIV NP940Z5L Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Essentials NP270E5KI Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:5th gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • ATIV NP940Z5L Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Essentials NP270E5KI Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:i3-5005U
    • ATIV NP940Z5L Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:i7-6700HQ
  • Processor cores
    • Essentials NP270E5KI Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:2
    • ATIV NP940Z5L Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:4
  • Processor threads
    • Essentials NP270E5KI Intel® Core™ i3 i3-5005U Laptop:4
    • ATIV NP940Z5L Intel® Core™ i7 i7-6700HQ Laptop:8

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175 specifications
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Display3 differ
Display resolutionDiffers1366 x 768 pixels3840 x 2160 pixels
TouchscreenDiffersNoYes
Touchscreen typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCapacitive
HD typeDiffersNot supported4K Ultra HD
Display brightnessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 cd/m²
Processor20 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers5th gen Intel® Core™ i36th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi3-5005Ui7-6700HQ
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2 GHz2.6 GHz
System bus rateDiffers5 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1168BGA 1440
Processor operating modesDiffers32-bit, 64-bit64-bit
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i3-5000 Mobile seriesIntel Core i7-6700 Mobile series
Processor codenameDiffersBroadwellSkylake
Bus typeDiffersDMI2DMI3
SteppingDiffersF0R0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs15 W45 W
Configurable TDP-downDiffers10 W35 W
TjunctionDiffers105 °C100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers1216
PCI Express configurationsDiffers2x4, 4x11x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one0.6 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers1600 MHz1866 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 x 8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB256 GB
Storage mediaDiffersHDDSSD
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA III
Optical drive typeDiffersCD-RW/DVD ComboNo
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics9 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 950M
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 5500Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers16 GB1.7 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers300 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs850 MHz1050 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.212.0
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.34.4
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x16160x191B
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CUDA coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source640
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Audio2 differ
Number of built-in speakersDiffers24
Speaker powerDiffers3 W8 W
Built-in microphoneKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ethernet LANDiffersYesNo
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.04.1
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers13
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB Sleep-and-ChargeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HM170
Keyboard1 differ
Pointing deviceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTouchpad
Keyboard backlitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Numeric keypadDiffersYesNo
Full-size keyboardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Number of hot keysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source86
Keyboard languageKnown for onePortugueseUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSamsung SideSync 4.0 Samsung Link 2.0
Processor special features9 differ
Intel FDI TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Fast Memory AccessDiffersYesNo
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers8469588967
Processor codeDiffersSR27GSR2FQ
Processor package sizeDiffers40 x 24x 1.3 mm42 x 28 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0
Battery3 differ
Battery technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Number of battery cellsDiffers64
Battery capacityDiffers48 Wh57 Wh
Battery life (max)Differs6 h6.5 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers40 W90 W
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Password protectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Password protection typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBIOS, HDD
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers2.3 kg2.02 kg
WidthDiffers376 mm373.8 mm
DepthDiffers248 mm249.6 mm
HeightDiffers30 mm17.7 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Optical driveidentical
Disc types supportedKnown for oneCD, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+RW DLUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source

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