Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G-36EC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop vs Acer Aspire 7 A715-71G-59Y0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop

135specifications compared
34differ
101identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Display resolution
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-36EC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:1366 x 768 pixels
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-59Y0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:1920 x 1080 pixels
HD type
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-36EC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:HD
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-59Y0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:Full HD
Processor family
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-36EC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-59Y0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-36EC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:6th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-59Y0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-36EC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:i3-6006U
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-59Y0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:i5-7300HQ
Processor cores
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-36EC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:2
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-59Y0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:4
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-36EC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:2 GHz
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-59Y0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:2.5 GHz
System bus rate
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-36EC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop:4 GT/s
- Aspire 7 A715-71G-59Y0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:8 GT/s

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Comparison of A515-51G-36EC, A715-71G-59Y0
163 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G-36EC Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6006U Laptop Model A515-51G-36EC View product	B Acer Aspire 7 A715-71G-59Y0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop Model A715-71G-59Y0 View product
Display2 differ
Display resolutionDiffers	1366 x 768 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
HD typeDiffers	HD	Full HD
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i3	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i3-6006U	i5-7300HQ
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2 GHz	2.5 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-6000 Mobile Processor Series	Intel Core i5-700 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffers	Skylake	Kaby Lake
Bus typeDiffers	OPI	DMI3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	15 W	45 W
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	D1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Memory clock speedDiffers	2133 MHz	2400 MHz
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
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	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
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
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
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	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	1916	0x591B
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7680 x 4320 pixels
CUDA coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	640
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dolby Audio
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
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	91157	97456
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 24 mm	42 x 28 mm
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SSSR2UW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	135 W
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerDiffers	No	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ACPI 5.0
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

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