Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A515-51-3509 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop vs Acer Predator Helios 300 G3-572-71LZ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop

136specifications compared
39differ
97identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor family
- Aspire 5 A515-51-3509 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-71LZ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire 5 A515-51-3509 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-71LZ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire 5 A515-51-3509 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:i3-7100U
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-71LZ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
Processor cores
- Aspire 5 A515-51-3509 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:2
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-71LZ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:4
Processor threads
- Aspire 5 A515-51-3509 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:4
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-71LZ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5 A515-51-3509 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:2.4 GHz
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-71LZ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:2.8 GHz
System bus rate
- Aspire 5 A515-51-3509 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:4 GT/s
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-71LZ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8 GT/s
Processor cache
- Aspire 5 A515-51-3509 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:3 MB
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-71LZ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:6 MB

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Comparison of A515-51-3509, G3-572-71LZ
163 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A515-51-3509 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop Model A515-51-3509 View product	B Acer Predator Helios 300 G3-572-71LZ Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop Model G3-572-71LZ View product
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Displayidentical
Panel typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
TouchscreenKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Memory1 differ
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	20 GB	32 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	256 GB
Storage mediaDiffers	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
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	SDXC	SD, SDXC
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 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
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HM175
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Battery3 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery capacityDiffers	48 Wh	3220 mAh
Battery life (max)Differs	7 h	9 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	45 W	180 W
Weight & dimensions6 differ
WeightDiffers	2.2 kg	2.7 kg
WidthDiffers	381.6 mm	390 mm
DepthDiffers	263 mm	266 mm
HeightDiffers	21.6 mm	26.8 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.16 cm	2.67 cm
Height (rear)Differs	2.16 cm	2.67 cm
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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