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Samsung 5 NP530U3C-A02FR laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M vs Samsung 5 NP550P7C-T03FR laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM

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  • 136specifications compared
  • 48differ
  • 88identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Product colour
    • 5 NP530U3C-A02FR laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:Aluminium
    • 5 NP550P7C-T03FR laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM:Grey
  • Display diagonal
    • 5 NP530U3C-A02FR laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:33.8 cm (13.3")
    • 5 NP550P7C-T03FR laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM:43.9 cm (17.3")
  • Display resolution
    • 5 NP530U3C-A02FR laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:1366 x 768 pixels
    • 5 NP550P7C-T03FR laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM:1600 x 900 pixels
  • Processor family
    • 5 NP530U3C-A02FR laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:Intel® Core™ i3
    • 5 NP550P7C-T03FR laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 5 NP530U3C-A02FR laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • 5 NP550P7C-T03FR laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • 5 NP530U3C-A02FR laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:i3-2377M
    • 5 NP550P7C-T03FR laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM:i7-3610QM
  • Processor cores
    • 5 NP530U3C-A02FR laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:2
    • 5 NP550P7C-T03FR laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM:4
  • Processor threads
    • 5 NP530U3C-A02FR laptop Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2377M:4
    • 5 NP550P7C-T03FR laptop Intel® Core™ i7 i7-3610QM:8

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163 specifications
Design1 differ
Product typeKnown for oneLaptopUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffersAluminiumGrey
Housing materialKnown for onePolycarbonate (PC)Unknown — not stated by the source
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers33.8 cm (13.3")43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers1366 x 768 pixels1600 x 900 pixels
Display brightnessKnown for one300 cd/m²Unknown — not stated by the source
HD typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHD+
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers2nd gen Intel® Core™ i33rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi3-2377Mi7-3610QM
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor frequencyDiffers1.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1023Socket G2
Processor lithographyDiffers32 nm22 nm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i3-2300 Mobile SeriesIntel Core i7-3600 Mobile series
Processor codenameDiffersSandy BridgeIvy Bridge
SteppingKnown for oneJ1Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs17 W45 W
TjunctionDiffers100 °C105 C
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x41x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs1523
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.3 GHz
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers6 GB8 GB
Memory clock speedDiffers1333 MHz1600 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs1 x 2 GB2 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers1x SO-DIMM2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one6 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers500 GB1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers500 GB1 TB
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeDiffersNoDVD Super Multi DL
HDD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
HDD sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M
Graphics card familyDiffersIntelIntel, NVIDIA
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers350 MHz650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1100 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR3
On-board graphics card IDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0x166
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Audioidentical
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Speaker powerKnown for one2 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
LightScribeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers12
DVI portKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Keyboard2 differ
Numeric keypadDiffersNoYes
Keyboard number of keysDiffers81102
Processor special features6 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers32 nm22 nm
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers5483464899
Processor codeKnown for oneSR0CWUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeDiffers31.0 x 24.0 (BGA1023)37.5 x 37.5 (rPGA988B)
Conflict-Free processorDiffersNoYes
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers46
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers40 W120 W
Securityidentical
Password protection typeKnown for oneBIOS, HDDUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneTCO 3.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers1.5 kg3.05 kg
WidthDiffers315.1 mm408.3 mm
DepthDiffers218.9 mm269.9 mm
Height (front)Differs1.49 cm2.92 cm
Height (rear)Differs1.76 cm3.19 cm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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