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Acer Aspire 5 A517-51G-56DR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop vs Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-7131 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop

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  • 134specifications compared
  • 40differ
  • 94identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-7131 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop has 4 more processor cores than the Acer Aspire 5 A517-51G-56DR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop (6 vs 2). The Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-7131 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop has 8 more processor threads than the Acer Aspire 5 A517-51G-56DR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop (12 vs 4). The Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-7131 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop has 1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the Acer Aspire 5 A517-51G-56DR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop (4.1 GHz vs 3.1 GHz). Only the Acer Aspire 5 A517-51G-56DR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop has card reader integrated. Only the Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-7131 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop has fingerprint reader.

  • Display resolution
    • Aspire 5 A517-51G-56DR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:1600 x 900 pixels
    • Aspire 7 A717-72G-7131 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:1920 x 1080 pixels
  • HD type
    • Aspire 5 A517-51G-56DR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:HD+
    • Aspire 7 A717-72G-7131 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Full HD
  • Processor family
    • Aspire 5 A517-51G-56DR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
    • Aspire 7 A717-72G-7131 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor generation
    • Aspire 5 A517-51G-56DR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • Aspire 7 A717-72G-7131 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor model
    • Aspire 5 A517-51G-56DR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:i5-7200U
    • Aspire 7 A717-72G-7131 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:i7-8750H
  • Processor cores
    • Aspire 5 A517-51G-56DR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:2
    • Aspire 7 A717-72G-7131 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:6
  • Processor threads
    • Aspire 5 A517-51G-56DR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:4
    • Aspire 7 A717-72G-7131 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:12
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Aspire 5 A517-51G-56DR Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:3.1 GHz
    • Aspire 7 A717-72G-7131 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:4.1 GHz

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161 specifications
Designidentical
Colour nameKnown for oneObsidian BlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Display2 differ
Display resolutionDiffers1600 x 900 pixels1920 x 1080 pixels
HD typeDiffersHD+Full HD
Panel typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPS
Processor18 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i5Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffersi5-7200Ui7-8750H
Processor coresDiffers26
Processor threadsDiffers412
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.1 GHz4.1 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.5 GHz2.2 GHz
System bus rateDiffers4 GT/s8 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB9 MB
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1356BGA 1440
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeCoffee Lake
Bus typeDiffersOPIDMI
SteppingDiffersH0U0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs15 W45 W
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one2.7 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one25 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-downDiffers7.5 W35 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyDiffers0.8 GHz1.7 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers1216
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x11x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers20 GB32 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x SO-DIMM
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB1.25 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD±RWNo
Card reader integratedDiffersYesNo
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD, SDXCUnknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 GB
Graphics9 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® MX130NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers2 GB6 GB
On-board graphics card familyDiffersIntel® HD GraphicsIntel® UHD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD 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 dynamic frequency (max)Differs1000 MHz1100 MHz
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.44.5
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x59160x3E9B
On-board graphics card 4K supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cameraidentical
Front camera HD typeKnown for oneHDUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
DVI portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Keyboard1 differ
Keyboard languageDiffersFrenchGerman
Keyboard backlitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Keyboard layoutKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceQWERTZ
Processor special features3 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one14 nmUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers95443134906
Processor codeDiffersSR2ZUSR3YY
Processor package sizeDiffers42 x 24 mm42 x 28 mm
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel HD GraphicsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers65 W180 W
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerDiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Height (front)Known for one2.83 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Height (rear)Known for one2.83 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Power cord includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HM370
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceACPI 5.0

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