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Acer Aspire 5 A515-51G-71KU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop vs Acer Nitro 5 AN515-51-78CC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop

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  • 135specifications compared
  • 29differ
  • 106identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor model
    • Aspire 5 A515-51G-71KU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:i7-7500U
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-78CC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
  • Processor cores
    • Aspire 5 A515-51G-71KU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:2
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-78CC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:4
  • Processor threads
    • Aspire 5 A515-51G-71KU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:4
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-78CC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Aspire 5 A515-51G-71KU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:3.5 GHz
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-78CC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:3.8 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire 5 A515-51G-71KU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:2.7 GHz
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-78CC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:2.8 GHz
  • System bus rate
    • Aspire 5 A515-51G-71KU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:4 GT/s
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-78CC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8 GT/s
  • Processor cache
    • Aspire 5 A515-51G-71KU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:4 MB
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-78CC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:6 MB
  • Bus type
    • Aspire 5 A515-51G-71KU Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:OPI
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-78CC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:DMI3

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Comparison of A515-51G-71KU, AN515-51-78CC
158 specifications
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Processor12 differ
Processor modelDiffersi7-7500Ui7-7700HQ
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.7 GHz2.8 GHz
System bus rateDiffers4 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers4 MB6 MB
Processor socketKnown for oneBGA 1356Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeDiffersOPIDMI3
SteppingKnown for oneH0Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs15 W45 W
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one2.9 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one25 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-downDiffers7.5 W35 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one0.8 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers1216
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x11x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x8
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i7-7700 Mobile Series
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storageidentical
HDD interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5400 RPM
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSD
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® 940MXNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB4 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 620Intel® HD Graphics 630
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers300 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x59160x591B
Ports & interfacesidentical
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 HomeLinux
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features2 differ
Intel® Insider™Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers9545197185
Processor codeKnown for oneSR2ZVUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeDiffers42 x 24 mm42 x 28 mm
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityDiffers3220 mAh48 Wh
Battery life (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8.5 h
Power2 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers65 W135 W
AC adapter frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers2.2 kg2.7 kg
WidthDiffers381.6 mm390 mm
DepthDiffers263 mm266 mm
HeightDiffers21.6 mm26.8 mm
Height (front)Known for one2.16 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one2.16 cmUnknown — not stated by the source

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