Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 3 A315-53G-551Y Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop vs Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-54U1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop

126specifications compared
37differ
89identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 3 A315-53G-551Y Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Black
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-54U1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:Black, Red
Display diagonal
- Aspire 3 A315-53G-551Y Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-54U1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolution
- Aspire 3 A315-53G-551Y Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:1366 x 768 pixels
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-54U1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:1920 x 1080 pixels
HD type
- Aspire 3 A315-53G-551Y Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:HD
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-54U1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:Full HD
Processor model
- Aspire 3 A315-53G-551Y Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:i5-8250U
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-54U1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:i5-8300H
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire 3 A315-53G-551Y Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:3.4 GHz
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-54U1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:4 GHz
Processor frequency
- Aspire 3 A315-53G-551Y Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:1.6 GHz
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-54U1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:2.3 GHz
System bus rate
- Aspire 3 A315-53G-551Y Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:4 GT/s
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-54U1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop:8 GT/s

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Comparison of A315-53G-551Y, PH317-52-54U1
146 specifications	A Acer Aspire 3 A315-53G-551Y Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop Model A315-53G-551Y View product	B Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-54U1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8300H Laptop Model PH317-52-54U1 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Red
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	43.9 cm (17.3")
Display resolutionDiffers	1366 x 768 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
HD typeDiffers	HD	Full HD
Panel typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPS
Processor13 differ
Processor modelDiffers	i5-8250U	i5-8300H
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.6 GHz	2.3 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	8 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1356	BGA 1440
Processor codenameDiffers	Kaby Lake R	Coffee Lake
Bus typeDiffers	OPI	DMI
SteppingKnown for one	Y0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	15 W	45 W
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one	1.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-downDiffers	10 W	35 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyDiffers	0.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	12	16
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1	1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
Memoryidentical
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	256 GB	1.12 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	SSD	HDD+SSD
SSD capacityDiffers	256 GB	128 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 TB
Graphics8 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® MX130	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	6 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® UHD Graphics 620	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	300 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers	4.4	4.5
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x5917	0x3E9B
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Camera1 differ
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	0.3 MP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front camera resolutionDiffers	640 x 480 pixels	1280 x 720 pixels
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features2 differ
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	124967	134876
Processor codeKnown for one	SR3LA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 24 mm	42 x 28 mm
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	3	4
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.1 kg	3 kg
WidthDiffers	381.6 mm	432.3 mm
DepthDiffers	262.8 mm	289.9 mm
HeightDiffers	21 mm	29 mm

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