Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A515-51-39GT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop vs Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-50YX Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop

132specifications compared
37differ
95identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 5 A515-51-39GT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:Black
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-50YX Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:Black, Red
Display diagonal
- Aspire 5 A515-51-39GT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-50YX Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
Processor family
- Aspire 5 A515-51-39GT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-50YX Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Aspire 5 A515-51-39GT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-50YX Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire 5 A515-51-39GT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:i3-7100U
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-50YX Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:i5-7300HQ
Processor cores
- Aspire 5 A515-51-39GT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:2
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-50YX Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5 A515-51-39GT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:2.4 GHz
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-50YX Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:2.5 GHz
System bus rate
- Aspire 5 A515-51-39GT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:4 GT/s
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-50YX Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:8 GT/s

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Comparison of A515-51-39GT, PH317-51-50YX
151 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A515-51-39GT Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop Model A515-51-39GT View product	B Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-50YX Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop Model PH317-51-50YX View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Red
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	43.9 cm (17.3")
Panel typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPS
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i3	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-7100U	i5-7300HQ
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.5 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 i5-700 Desktop 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 cache typeKnown for one	Smart Cache	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	4 GB	8 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	500 GB	1 TB
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	1 TB
Graphics6 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 IDDiffers	0x5916	0x591B
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features6 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	95442	97456
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
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	14 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	45 W	180 W
Weight & dimensions6 differ
WeightDiffers	2.2 kg	3 kg
WidthDiffers	381.6 mm	432.2 mm
DepthDiffers	263 mm	289.9 mm
HeightDiffers	21.6 mm	29 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.16 cm	2.9 cm
Height (rear)Differs	2.16 cm	2.9 cm
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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