Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A517-51-59V5 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop vs Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-7086 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop

136specifications compared
37differ
99identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Display resolution
- Aspire 5 A517-51-59V5 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:1600 x 900 pixels
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-7086 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:1920 x 1080 pixels
HD type
- Aspire 5 A517-51-59V5 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:HD+
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-7086 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Full HD
Processor family
- Aspire 5 A517-51-59V5 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-7086 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Aspire 5 A517-51-59V5 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-7086 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Aspire 5 A517-51-59V5 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:i5-7200U
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-7086 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
Processor cores
- Aspire 5 A517-51-59V5 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:2
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-7086 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:4
Processor threads
- Aspire 5 A517-51-59V5 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:4
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-7086 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire 5 A517-51-59V5 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:3.1 GHz
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-7086 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:3.8 GHz

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Comparison of A517-51-59V5, PH317-51-7086
160 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A517-51-59V5 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop Model A517-51-59V5 View product	B Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-7086 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop Model PH317-51-7086 View product
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Display2 differ
Display resolutionDiffers	1600 x 900 pixels	1920 x 1080 pixels
HD typeDiffers	HD+	Full HD
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	32 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
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	1.51 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
Number of SSDs installedDiffers	0	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	No
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
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
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ports & interfacesidentical
Docking connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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
Battery2 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery capacityDiffers	3320 mAh	48 Wh
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	45 W	180 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	423 mm	432.2 mm
HeightDiffers	28.2 mm	29 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.83 cm	2.9 cm
Height (rear)Differs	2.83 cm	2.9 cm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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