Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A515-51-33L0 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop vs Acer Aspire 7 A715-71G-72MH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop

128specifications compared
33differ
95identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire 5 A515-51-33L0 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-72MH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire 5 A515-51-33L0 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-72MH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire 5 A515-51-33L0 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:i3-7100U
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-72MH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
Processor cores
- Aspire 5 A515-51-33L0 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:2
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-72MH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:4
Processor threads
- Aspire 5 A515-51-33L0 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:4
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-72MH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5 A515-51-33L0 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:2.4 GHz
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-72MH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:2.8 GHz
System bus rate
- Aspire 5 A515-51-33L0 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:4 GT/s
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-72MH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8 GT/s
Processor cache
- Aspire 5 A515-51-33L0 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:3 MB
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-72MH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:6 MB

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Comparison of A515-51-33L0, A715-71G-72MH
150 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A515-51-33L0 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop Model A515-51-33L0 View product	B Acer Aspire 7 A715-71G-72MH Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop Model A715-71G-72MH View product
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i3	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-7100U	i7-7700HQ
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i7-7700 Mobile Series
Bus typeDiffers	OPI	DMI3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	15 W	45 W
Configurable TDP-downDiffers	7.5 W	35 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	12	16
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1	1x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x8
Processor socketKnown for one	BGA 1356	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	H0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	0.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	20 GB	32 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.25 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 GB
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 620	Intel® HD 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	1000 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x5916	0x591B
Ports & interfacesidentical
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HM175
Processor special features5 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	95442	97185
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 24 mm	42 x 28 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0, SSE4.2	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SR2ZW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135 W
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	2.2 kg	2.4 kg
DepthDiffers	263 mm	262.8 mm
HeightDiffers	21.6 mm	24 mm
Height (front)Known for one	2.16 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one	2.16 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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