Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A517-51-575X Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop vs Acer Nitro 5 AN515-51-50GQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop

111specifications compared
30differ
81identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- Aspire 5 A517-51-575X Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-50GQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolution
- Aspire 5 A517-51-575X Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:1600 x 900 pixels
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-50GQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:1920 x 1080 pixels
HD type
- Aspire 5 A517-51-575X Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:HD+
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-50GQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:Full HD
Processor generation
- Aspire 5 A517-51-575X Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-50GQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire 5 A517-51-575X Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:i5-8250U
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-50GQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:i5-7300HQ
Processor threads
- Aspire 5 A517-51-575X Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-50GQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:4
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire 5 A517-51-575X Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:3.4 GHz
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-50GQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:3.5 GHz
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5 A517-51-575X Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:1.6 GHz
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-50GQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:2.5 GHz

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Comparison of A517-51-575X, AN515-51-50GQ
141 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A517-51-575X Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop Model A517-51-575X View product	B Acer Nitro 5 AN515-51-50GQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop Model AN515-51-50GQ View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.9 cm (17.3")	39.6 cm (15.6")
Display resolutionDiffers	1600 x 900 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
HD typeDiffers	HD+	Full HD
Processor12 differ
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i5-8250U	i5-7300HQ
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	4 GT/s	8 GT/s
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
Processor codenameDiffers	Kaby Lake R	Kaby Lake
Bus typeDiffers	OPI	DMI3
SteppingKnown for one	Y0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 frequencyKnown for one	0.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	12	16
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1	1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Core i5-700 Desktop Series
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	2400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storageidentical
Total storage capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage mediaKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Optical drive typeKnown for one	DVD±RW	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	SD, SDXC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® UHD 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	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x5917	0x591B
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
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
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Docking connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special features3 differ
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	124967	97456
Processor codeKnown for one	SR3LA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 24 mm	42 x 28 mm
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Battery1 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	135 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	3 kg	2.7 kg
WidthDiffers	423 mm	390 mm
DepthDiffers	289.9 mm	266 mm
HeightDiffers	28.2 mm	26.8 mm

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