Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G-3286 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop vs Acer Swift 3 SF315-51-518S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop

130specifications compared
35differ
95identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3286 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:Black
- Swift 3 SF315-51-518S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Black, Silver
Processor family
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3286 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- Swift 3 SF315-51-518S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3286 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Swift 3 SF315-51-518S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3286 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:i3-6006U
- Swift 3 SF315-51-518S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:i5-8250U
Processor cores
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3286 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:2
- Swift 3 SF315-51-518S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:4
Processor threads
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3286 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:4
- Swift 3 SF315-51-518S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3286 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:2 GHz
- Swift 3 SF315-51-518S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:1.6 GHz
Processor cache
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-3286 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:3 MB
- Swift 3 SF315-51-518S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:6 MB

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Comparison of A515-51G-3286, SF315-51-518S
150 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G-3286 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop Model A515-51G-3286 View product	B Acer Swift 3 SF315-51-518S Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop Model SF315-51-518S View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
Displayidentical
Panel typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPS
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i3	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-6006U	i5-8250U
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	1.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i3-6000 Mobile Processor Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameDiffers	Skylake	Kaby Lake R
SteppingDiffers	D1	Y0
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 GHz
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 GHz
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 GHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
SSD capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD, SDXC
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX	Not available
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 modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 520	Intel® UHD Graphics 620
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	900 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	1916	0x5917
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	1280 x 720 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x2
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
Docking connectorDiffers	No	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Linux	Windows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features3 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	124967
Processor codeDiffers	SSSR2UW	SR3LA
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	7 h	10 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerDiffers	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers	381.6 mm	370.5 mm
DepthDiffers	263 mm	255 mm
HeightDiffers	21.6 mm	18.9 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.16 cm	1.89 cm
Height (rear)Differs	2.16 cm	1.89 cm

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