Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 3 A315-53-51Q8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop vs MSI PS42 8RB-099CA

116specifications compared
26differ
90identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 3 A315-53-51Q8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Black
- PS42 8RB-099CA:Silver
Display diagonal
- Aspire 3 A315-53-51Q8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- PS42 8RB-099CA:35.6 cm (14")
Processor family
- Aspire 3 A315-53-51Q8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- PS42 8RB-099CA:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire 3 A315-53-51Q8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- PS42 8RB-099CA:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire 3 A315-53-51Q8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:i5-8250U
- PS42 8RB-099CA:i7-8550U
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire 3 A315-53-51Q8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:3.4 GHz
- PS42 8RB-099CA:4 GHz
Processor frequency
- Aspire 3 A315-53-51Q8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:1.6 GHz
- PS42 8RB-099CA:1.8 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 3 A315-53-51Q8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:6 MB
- PS42 8RB-099CA:8 MB

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Comparison of A315-53-51Q8, PS42 8RB-099CA
151 specifications	A Acer Aspire 3 A315-53-51Q8 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop Model A315-53-51Q8 View product	B MSI PS42 8RB-099CA View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	35.6 cm (14")
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5	8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-8250U	i7-8550U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	8 MB
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Smart Cache	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-up frequencyDiffers	1.8 GHz	2 GHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	6 GB	16 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 MHz
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storageidentical
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	SD, SDXC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® UHD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1150 MHz
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Audioidentical
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of microphonesKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Cameraidentical
Front camera HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Front camera signal formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	720p
Video capturing speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 fps
Network2 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	Yes	No
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard backlit colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Processor special features1 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	124967	122589
Processor codeKnown for one	SR3LA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	2	4
Battery capacityDiffers	4810 mAh	50 Wh
Battery life (max)Known for one	7 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.1 kg	1.19 kg
WidthDiffers	381.6 mm	322 mm
DepthDiffers	262.8 mm	222 mm
HeightDiffers	21 mm	15.9 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
On/off buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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