Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A517-51G-51M7 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop vs Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-5534 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop

153specifications compared
38differ
115identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor generation
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-51M7 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-5534 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-51M7 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:i5-8250U
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-5534 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:i5-7300HQ
Processor threads
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-51M7 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-5534 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:4
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-51M7 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:3.4 GHz
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-5534 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:3.5 GHz
Processor frequency
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-51M7 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:1.6 GHz
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-5534 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:2.5 GHz
System bus rate
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-51M7 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:4 GT/s
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-5534 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:8 GT/s
Processor codename
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-51M7 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Kaby Lake R
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-5534 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:Kaby Lake
Bus type
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-51M7 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:OPI
- Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-5534 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:DMI3

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Comparison of A517-51G-51M7, PH317-51-5534
170 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A517-51G-51M7 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop Model A517-51G-51M7 View product	B Acer Predator Helios 300 PH317-51-5534 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop Model PH317-51-5534 View product
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
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
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	12 GB
Memory form factorDiffers	On-board + SO-DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 4 GB	1 x 4 + 1 x 8 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	20 GB	32 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.12 TB	1.25 TB
SSD capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi DL	No
Graphics8 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® MX130	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
On-board graphics card familyDiffers	Intel® UHD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
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
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	QWERTZ	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard languageKnown for one	German	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software1 differ
Pre-installed softwareDiffers	Acer Care Center, Acer Configuration Manager, Acer Portal	Acer Care Center, Quick Access
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
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	135 W
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	423 mm	432.3 mm
HeightDiffers	28.2 mm	29 mm
Height (front)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.9 cm
Height (rear)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.9 cm
Logistics data4 differ
Shipping (inner) case widthDiffers	55.6 cm	56.9 cm
Shipping (inner) case lengthDiffers	8.7 cm	9.1 cm
Shipping (inner) case heightDiffers	32.1 cm	38.7 cm
Shipping (inner) case gross weightDiffers	4 kg	5.19 kg
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HM175

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