Similarities and different about RASPBERRY Pi and Intel Core i7

Different

• The Intel i7 architucture has a lot more sophisticated circuitry built into it than the ARM RISC system in the Raspberry Pi.
• The ARM is about more slower than the Intel i7 about 5 - 25. The ratio of ARM to Intel Core i7 is 700MHz : 3.70 GHz.
• The memory of Raspberry Pi is 512MB while the memory of Intel Core i5 is 500GB.  
• Energy cost of an Intel i5 can easily draw 90 Watts, while the Raspberry Pi just 3.5 Watts.

Similarities

•  Both have carry same function, which is be used as the processor in an individual desktop.
•  both have USB portable.

Information of Raspberry Pi:

• http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs
• http://www.arm.com/products/processors/classic/arm11/index.php
• http://kb.wisc.edu/page.php?id=4927

The Ideal desktop that we choose for this assignment

Lenovo Think Pad T530 Laptop

Specification 

• 3^rd Generation Intel Core i7 - 3820QM (3.70 GHz ,8MB L3, 1600MHz FSB

• Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit
• NVIDIA NVS 5400M Graphics with Optimuss Technology
• 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM
• 500 GB Serial ATA
• Weight 2.50 kg
• Maximum Battery Run Time 20 Hours
• Price : RM 3500

The reasons why we choose this laptop are :

1. This laptop is using Inntel Core i7 as a processor which I think it is suitable for us as a student.
2. The storage that given is quite big which 500GB, I think it enough to save a lot of assignment, notes, and so on.
3. This laptop used application of window 7 which is more stable than windows 8 and being used world wide.
4. The price is reasonable and we afford to buy it.

Prepared by:

Ahmad Azim Salihin Bin Saim

Kennedy Jadum

Siti Nurul Asyikin Binti Mat Alwi

SCL QUESTIONS

1. List your ideal desktop or laptop hardware specification as in slide 21-Figure 2.17 and explain why.
2. Select another group for comparing your hardware specification with and justify why your specification is better than the selected group.
3. One of the latest hardware technology is Raspberry-Pi. Identify the similarities and differences between these technology with your ideal computer specification.