Product comparison · 2 laptops

Samsung R R540-JA05SE Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M vs Samsung SF SF310-S03SE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M

137specifications compared
29differ
108identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- R R540-JA05SE Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Black, Silver
- SF SF310-S03SE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:Black, Ivory
Display diagonal
- R R540-JA05SE Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:39.6 cm (15.6")
- SF SF310-S03SE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:33.8 cm (13.3")
Processor family
- R R540-JA05SE Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
- SF SF310-S03SE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- R R540-JA05SE Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:Intel® Core™ i3
- SF SF310-S03SE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- R R540-JA05SE Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:i3-380M
- SF SF310-S03SE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:i5-480M
Processor frequency
- R R540-JA05SE Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:2.53 GHz
- SF SF310-S03SE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:2.66 GHz
Processor socket
- R R540-JA05SE Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:PGA988
- SF SF310-S03SE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:BGA 1288
Tjunction
- R R540-JA05SE Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M:90 °C
- SF SF310-S03SE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M:105 °C

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Comparison of R540-JA05SE, SF310-S03SE
163 specifications	A Samsung R R540-JA05SE Intel® Core™ i3 i3-380M Model R540-JA05SE View product	B Samsung SF SF310-S03SE Intel® Core™ i5 i5-480M Model SF310-S03SE View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black, Ivory
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	33.8 cm (13.3")
TouchscreenKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
External displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	4th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-380M	i5-480M
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	2.66 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	PGA988	BGA 1288
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-300 Mobile Series	Intel Core i5-400 Series
TjunctionDiffers	90 °C	105 °C
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	19	20
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.93 GHz
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	K0
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 1 + 1 x 2 GB	2 x 2 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Storage1 differ
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	320 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	MMC, SD, SDHC	MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	NVIDIA
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	667 MHz	766 MHz
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 GB
Optical driveidentical
Optical drive interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit LAN
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
WWANKnown for one	Not installed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data networkKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
4G WiMAXKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0+HS
Ports & interfacesidentical
eSATA/USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-outKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard number of keysKnown for one	100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Adobe Acrobat Reader, Easy Battery Manager, Easy Display Manger, Easy Network Manager, Easy SpeedUp Manager, Samsung Support Center, Samsung Update Plus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	1.0
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	50178	52952
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1/4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLC26
Security1 differ
Password protection typeDiffers	BIOS, HDD	BIOS
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WeightDiffers	2.4 kg	2.06 kg
WidthDiffers	379.8 mm	331 mm
DepthDiffers	255.5 mm	235.9 mm
Height (front)Differs	3.24 cm	2.69 cm
Height (rear)Differs	3.83 cm	3.25 cm
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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