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Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A517-51-56JV Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop vs MSI GS65 Stealth Thin-259

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  • 121specifications compared
  • 47differ
  • 74identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • 43.9 cm (17.3")
    • 39.6 cm (15.6")
  • Processor family
    • Intel® Core™ i5
    • Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • 8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • i5-8250U
    • i7-8750H
  • Processor cores
    • 4
    • 6
  • Processor threads
    • 8
    • 12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3.4 GHz
    • 4.1 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 1.6 GHz
    • 2.2 GHz

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162 specifications
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Acer

Aspire 5 A517-51-56JV Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop

Model A517-51-56JV

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MSI

GS65 Stealth Thin-259View product
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneGaming
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers43.9 cm (17.3")39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1080 pixels
Panel typeKnown for oneIPS
Dual-screenKnown for oneNo
Processor18 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-8250Ui7-8750H
Processor coresDiffers46
Processor threadsDiffers812
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.4 GHz4.1 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers1.6 GHz2.2 GHz
System bus rateDiffers4 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB9 MB
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1356BGA 1440
Processor codenameDiffersKaby Lake RCoffee Lake
Bus typeDiffersOPIDMI
SteppingDiffersY0U0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs15 W45 W
Configurable TDP-downDiffers10 W35 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyDiffers0.8 GHz1.7 GHz
TcaseKnown for one100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers1216
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x11x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one1.8 GHz
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one25 W
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB32 GB
Memory form factorKnown for oneSO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one2x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers20 GB32 GB
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers256 GB1 TB
Number of SSDs installedDiffers12
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB512 GB
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWNo
SSD interfaceKnown for oneSATA III
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD, SDXC
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one8 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneGDDR5
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® UHD Graphics 620Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers300 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.44.5
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x59170x3E9B
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for one1
CUDAKnown for oneYes
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® UHD Graphics
Audioidentical
Speaker powerKnown for one4 W
Cameraidentical
Front camera HD typeKnown for oneHD
Front camera signal formatKnown for one720p
Video capturing speedKnown for one30 fps
Front camera resolutionKnown for one1280 x 720 pixels
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.0
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers13
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYes
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® HM370
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for oneYes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 HomeWindows 10 Pro
Processor special features3 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers124967134906
Processor codeDiffersSR3LASR3YY
Processor package sizeDiffers42 x 24 mm42 x 28 mm
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one1.00
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneYes
Battery1 differ
Battery capacityDiffers48 Wh82 Wh
Battery technologyKnown for oneLithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers65 W180 W
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
Securityidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensington
Fingerprint readerKnown for oneNo
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers3 kg1.8 kg
WidthDiffers423 mm357.7 mm
DepthDiffers289.9 mm247.7 mm
HeightDiffers28.2 mm17.7 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for oneNo
On/off buttonKnown for oneYes

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