Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G-52R1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop vs Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72XP Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop

141specifications compared
36differ
105identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-52R1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72XP Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
Processor family
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-52R1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72XP Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-52R1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72XP Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-52R1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:i5-7200U
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72XP Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
Processor cores
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-52R1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:2
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72XP Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:4
Processor threads
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-52R1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:4
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72XP Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-52R1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:3.1 GHz
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72XP Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:3.8 GHz
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5 A515-51G-52R1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:2.5 GHz
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72XP Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:2.8 GHz

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Comparison of A515-51G-52R1, PH317-51-72XP
162 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G-52R1 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop Model A515-51G-52R1 View product	B Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-72XP Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop Model PH317-51-72XP View product
Designidentical
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
Processor14 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-7200U	i7-7700HQ
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.5 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-up frequencyKnown for one	2.7 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	0.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	256 GB	1.25 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	SSD	HDD+SSD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	SDXC	SD, SDXC
SSD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	6 GB
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
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features2 differ
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
Processor ARK IDDiffers	95443	97185
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 24 mm	42 x 28 mm
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	SR2ZU	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityDiffers	48 Wh	3220 mAh
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 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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