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Intel Core 5 120U (12MB Cache), 16GB DDR5-SDRAM, 512GB SSD, 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 1920 x 1080 IPS-Level, Intel Graphics, WLAN, Webcam, Windows 11 Home 64-bit

The descriptive name of the product's colour (e.g. Space Grey).

Colour name

Product type

The colour e.g. red, blue, green, black, white.

Product colour

Form factor

What the casing of the product is made of.

Housing material

Under which category can the device be positioned in the market, e.g. camera phone.

Market positioning

Design

Size of the display for this product, measured diagonally, usually in inches.

Display diagonal

The number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It is usually quoted as width × height, with the units in pixels: for example, "1024 × 768" means the width is 1024 pixels and the height is 768 pixels. The higher the number of pixels, the sharper the image.

Display resolution

A screen of a laptop, smartphone, etc., that responds to touch so you can control the interface using your fingers.

Touchscreen

Type of supported High Definition (e.g. Full HD, 4K Ultra HD).

HD type

The technology used to manufacture the panel, such as AMOLED or AH-IPS.

Panel type

The aspect ratio is the ratio of the width of an image to its height. The native aspect ratio is the one which the projector/display is particularly designed for. Images shown in native aspect ratio will utilize the entire resolution of the display and achieve maximum brightness. Images shown in other than native aspect ratio will always have less resolution and less brightness than images shown in native aspect ratio.

Native aspect ratio

Always gives an optimal view, even in direct sunlight.

Anti-glare screen

Brightness is the amount of radiating light emitted from the screen. The brightness rating is measured in candellas per square meter, commonly known as 'nits'.

Display brightness

The specific color gamut standard the display is capable of reproducing (e.g. sRGB or Adobe RGB).

RGB colour space

The range of colours that the display can accurately reproduce, typically expressed as a percentage of a standard colour space (e.g. sRGB or Adobe RGB).

Colour gamut

The highest number of times per second the image is updated, measured in hertz (Hz).

Maximum refresh rate

Display

The manufacturer that produced the processor.

Processor manufacturer

A family of processors is a group of processors produced by one company over a short period of time e.g. Intel Pentium processors.

Processor family

The specific architectural version or series of the processor (e.g. 7th Gen).

Processor generation

The model number for the processor in a computer.

Processor model

The number of central processing units ('cores') in a processor. Some processors have 1 core, others have 2 (e.g. Intel Core Duo) or more (e.g. the Intel Xeon E7-2850 has 10 cores).

Processor cores

The number of virtual cores available for simultaneous processing tasks (e.g. 12 or 128).

Processor threads

The turbo boost is an automatic, managed accelleration of the processor when one of the cores is overloaded.

Processor boost frequency

The number of high-performance cores designed to handle demanding tasks and heavy workloads.

Performance cores

The number of high-efficiency processor cores designed to handle background tasks and power-saving operations.

Efficient cores

The maximum clock speed that the high-performance cores can reach during intensive tasks, measured in gigahertz (GHz).

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

The maximum clock speed that the efficiency cores can reach during peak demand, measured in gigahertz (GHz).

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

The guaranteed minimum clock speed of the high-performance processor cores, measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).

Performance-core base frequency

The minimum clock speed at which the efficiency cores of the processor operate, measured in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).

Efficient-core base frequency

The amount of high-speed volatile memory integrated into the processor to reduce the average time to access data from the main memory, typically measured in megabytes (MB).

Processor cache

The architecture level or specific technology of the high-speed memory integrated into the processor (e.g., L2 or Smart Cache).

Processor cache type

The minimum amount of power the processor is designed to consume during normal operation, measured in watts.

Processor base power

The highest power consumption level the processor can reach during peak performance bursts, measured in watts.

Maximum turbo power

Processor

Indicates whether the device is specifically designed as a Copilot+ PC with integrated hardware and software optimizations for AI tasks.

Copilot+ PC

Neural processor unit (NPU)

A computer's memory which is directly accessible to the CPU.

Internal memory

The type of internal memory such as RAM, GDDR5.

Internal memory type

Design of the memory e.g. 240-pin DIMM, SO-DIMM.

Memory form factor

Number and type of memory expansion slots, including connector and memory module descriptions.

Memory slots

The maximum internal memory which is available in the product.

Maximum internal memory

The number of communication paths between the memory controller and the RAM, which affects data transfer bandwidth (e.g., Dual-channel).

Memory channels

Memory

The total amount of data that can be stored on the device.

Total storage capacity

Used for the storage of data e.g. HDD (hard disk drive), SSD (solid-state drive).

Storage media

The combined storage space of all installed solid state drives, typically measured in gigabytes (GB) or terabytes (TB).

Total SSDs capacity

The total quantity of solid state drives integrated into the device.

Number of SSDs installed

The Solid State Drive's data storage capacity.

SSD capacity

The type of interface(s) with which the Solid State Drive is connected to other hardware.

SSD interface

NVM Express (NVMe) or Non-Volatile Memory Host Controller Interface Specification (NVMHCIS) is an open logical device interface specification for accessing non-volatile storage media attached via a PCI Express (PCIe) bus. NVM Express, as a logical device interface, has been designed to capitalize on the low latency and internal parallelism of solid-state storage devices.

NVMe

The size of the solid-state drive, given in inches

SSD form factor

An optical drive uses laser to read optical discs such as CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray. Some types of optical drive are: CD ROM drive, CR-RW (CD writer) drive, DVD-ROM.

Optical drive type

Storage

A graphics adapter (often known as a video card) generates images for a display. A discrete graphics adapter plugs into the motherboard, and usually produces much better graphics than an integrated graphics adapter. There are various models of discrete graphics adapters.

Discrete graphics card model

Graphics hardware which is built into the motherboard or CPU, as opposed to a separate graphics adapter (video card). On-board graphics uses CPU and RAM for graphics processing.

On-board graphics card

The company that designed and produced the integrated graphics processing unit (e.g. Intel, AMD, NVIDIA).

On-board GPU manufacturer

Indicates whether the device has a dedicated graphics processor separate from the main CPU.

Discrete graphics card

The specific series or generation of the integrated graphics (e.g. AMD Radeon Graphics).

On-board graphics card family

"Graphic adapter" is the hardware that produces images on a display. "On-board" means that the graphics adapter is intergrated inside the motherboard.

On-board graphics card model

Graphics

Audio system

Microphone that is found inside the product.

Built-in microphone

Audio

Front camera

The maximum resolution supported by the front-facing camera (e.g., Full HD or Ultra HD).

Front camera HD type

Indicates whether the device features a physical shutter or cover to block the camera lens for enhanced privacy.

Privacy camera

The mechanism used to physically or electronically disable the image or audio capture for security and privacy (e.g. privacy shutter, kill switch).

Privacy type

Camera

Connection of this device is done via Wi-Fi in a high standard.

Top Wi-Fi standard

The type of wireless local area network (LAN). It can be ad-hoc, where units in a network communicate peer-to-peer, or Infrastructure, where units communicate with each other via an access point  A LAN interconnects computers in a small area e.g. home, school or office.

Wi-Fi standards

Indicates whether the device has built-in hardware to connect to cellular data networks.

Mobile network connection

Type of antenna, also known an aerial, e.g. external, internal.

Antenna type

Bluetooth is a low-power radio technology developed to replace the cables and wires currently used to link or connect electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, and a wide variety of handheld devices including mobile phones. Because it uses radio-wave connectivity, a Bluetooth-enabled device has a constant, established connection to whatever browser it uses. This saves the user the trouble of logging on to check for emails or news updates, for example.

Bluetooth

The type of bluetooth technology in the product e.g. Bluetooth Smart (v4.0).

Bluetooth version

Network

Number of USB 2.0 ports (connecting interfaces) in the device. USB 2.0 was released in April 2000 (now called "Hi-Speed"), adding higher maximum signaling rate of 480 Mbit/s (effective throughput up to 35 MB/s or 280 Mbit/s), USB 2.0 ports are usually black.

USB 2.0 ports quantity

The total number of available USB 3.2 Gen 1 (formerly 3.1 Gen 1) Type-A connection ports on the device.

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity

Number of USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) ports with Type-C connector. USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) is USB interface version which supports transfer rate up to 5 Gbit/s (SuperSpeed). USB Type-C connector has symmetrical design architecture and compatible with Thunderbolt 3 interface.

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity

The number of sockets (ports) for HDMI connections. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed/uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant device ("the source device") to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. HDMI is a digital replacement for existing analog video standards.

HDMI ports quantity

The specific release version of the High-Definition Multimedia Interface standard supported by the device (e.g. 1.3 or 2.0).

HDMI version

Indicates whether the device features a single integrated jack that supports both audio output for headphones and audio input for a microphone.

Combo headphone/mic port

Ports & interfaces

A numerical score representing the ease with which the product can be repaired, typically ranging from 0 to 1.

Repairability index

Performance

The type of integrated input mechanism used to control the cursor (e.g., Clickpad or DialPad).

Pointing device

Small, palm-sized, seventeen key section of a computer keyboard, usually on the very far right. The numeric keypad features digits 0 to 9, addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*) and division (/) symbols, a decimal point (.) and Num Lock and Enter keys. Laptop keyboards often do not have a numpad, but may provide numpad input by holding a modifier key (typically labelled "Fn") and operating keys on the standard keyboard.

Numeric keypad

Keyboard

The way in which the operating system of a computer/smartphone (32-bit/64-bit) is set up.

Operating system architecture

Specifies the pre-installed software provided for a limited time to evaluate its functionality before purchase.

Trial software

Type of operating system on a device e.g. IOS on Apple devices, Android for mobile devices.

Operating system installed

Software distributed with another product such as a piece of computer hardware or other electronic device, or a group of software packages which are sold together. A software suite is an example of bundled software, as is software which is pre-installed on a new computer.

Bundled software

Software

The type of battery in the device, e.g. nickel–cadmium (NiCd).

Battery technology

The total quantity of individual battery cells used to power the device, including configurations with primary and backup cells (e.g., 1+2).

Number of battery cells

A measure of the charge stored by the battery. Determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery.

Battery capacity

Battery

The maximum power output provided by the AC adapter, measured in watts (e.g. 65 W).

AC adapter power

The alternating current frequency range or specific value required by the power supply, measured in hertz (e.g., 50/60).

AC adapter frequency

The range of alternating current voltage that the power supply can safely accept from a wall outlet, measured in volts (e.g., 100-240).

AC adapter input voltage

The maximum electrical current supplied by the power adapter, measured in amperes (A).

AC adapter output current

The electrical potential difference supplied by the power adapter to the device, measured in volts (e.g. 19).

AC adapter output voltage

Indicates whether the product features a USB Type-C port specifically for charging purposes.

USB Type-C charging port

The minimum power delivery required from a USB Type-C power source to charge the device, measured in watts (e.g. 18 W).

USB Type-C required charging power (min)

The maximum electrical power required by the device for charging via a USB Type-C connection, measured in watts.

ASUS Vivobook 15 X1504VA-DICBQ4230W Intel Core 5 120U Laptop 39.6 cm (15.6") Full HD 16 GB DDR5-SDRAM 512 GB SSD Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Windows 11 Home Blue