Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G-3109 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop vs Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop

135specifications compared
35differ
100identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3109 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
Processor family
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3109 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3109 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3109 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:i3-6006U
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
Processor cores
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3109 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:2
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:4
Processor threads
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3109 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:4
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3109 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:2 GHz
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:2.8 GHz
System bus rate
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3109 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:4 GT/s
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8 GT/s

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Comparison of A515-51G-3109, A717-71G-7006
163 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G-3109 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop Model A515-51G-3109 View product	B Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop Model A717-71G-7006 View product
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
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i3	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-6006U	i7-7700HQ
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	2.8 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor socketKnown for one	BGA 1356	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-6000 Mobile Processor Series	Intel Core i7-7700 Mobile Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Skylake	Kaby Lake
Bus typeDiffers	OPI	DMI3
SteppingKnown for one	D1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	15 W	45 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	12	16
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1	1x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 GHz
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 W
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	20 GB	32 GB
Maximum internal memory (64-bit)Known for one	20 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.12 TB	1.25 TB
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	SD, SDHC, SDXC	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR5	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 520	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	900 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	1916	0x591B
Number of discrete graphics cards supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card Open GL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Island-style keyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full-size keyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QWERTY
Keyboard languageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	English
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features3 differ
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	91157	97185
Processor codeKnown for one	SSSR2UW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 24 mm	42 x 28 mm
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 nm
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	7 h	6 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	135 W
Weight & dimensions6 differ
WeightDiffers	2.2 kg	2.9 kg
WidthDiffers	381.6 mm	423.3 mm
DepthDiffers	263 mm	289.9 mm
HeightDiffers	21.6 mm	28.3 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.16 cm	2.83 cm
Height (rear)Differs	2.16 cm	2.83 cm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HM175
Securityidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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