Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A515-52G-540M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Laptop vs Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-787S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop

129specifications compared
33differ
96identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 5 A515-52G-540M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Laptop:Black
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-787S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Black, Red
Display diagonal
- Aspire 5 A515-52G-540M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-787S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
Processor family
- Aspire 5 A515-52G-540M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-787S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire 5 A515-52G-540M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-787S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire 5 A515-52G-540M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Laptop:i5-8265U
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-787S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:i7-8750H
Processor cores
- Aspire 5 A515-52G-540M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Laptop:4
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-787S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:6
Processor threads
- Aspire 5 A515-52G-540M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Laptop:8
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-787S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:12
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire 5 A515-52G-540M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Laptop:3.9 GHz
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-787S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:4.1 GHz

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Comparison of A515-52G-540M, PH317-52-787S
152 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A515-52G-540M Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Laptop Model A515-52G-540M View product	B Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-52-787S Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop Model PH317-52-787S View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Red
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")
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5	8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-8265U	i7-8750H
Processor coresDiffers	4	6
Processor threadsDiffers	8	12
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.9 GHz	4.1 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	9 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1528	BGA 1440
Processor codenameDiffers	Whiskey Lake	Coffee Lake
Bus typeDiffers	OPI	DMI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	15 W	45 W
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one	1.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-downDiffers	10 W	35 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyDiffers	0.8 GHz	1.7 GHz
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x4, 2x2	1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	U0
ECC supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storageidentical
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 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® UHD Graphics	Intel® UHD 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 IDDiffers	0x3EA0	0x3E9B
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1280 x 720 pixels
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	QWERTZ	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard languageKnown for one	German	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features2 differ
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	149088	134906
Processor package sizeDiffers	46x24 mm	42 x 28 mm
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR3YY
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one	3320 mAh	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery life (max)Known for one	7 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	1.9 kg	3 kg
WidthDiffers	363.4 mm	432.3 mm
DepthDiffers	247.5 mm	289.9 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	29 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Warranty cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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