Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 5 A517-51G-56QF Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop vs Acer Swift 5 SF514-52T-50ZL Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop

131specifications compared
40differ
91identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-56QF Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:Black
- Swift 5 SF514-52T-50ZL Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Blue
Display diagonal
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-56QF Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
- Swift 5 SF514-52T-50ZL Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:35.6 cm (14")
Touchscreen
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-56QF Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:No
- Swift 5 SF514-52T-50ZL Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Yes
Processor generation
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-56QF Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Swift 5 SF514-52T-50ZL Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-56QF Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:i5-7200U
- Swift 5 SF514-52T-50ZL Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:i5-8250U
Processor cores
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-56QF Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:2
- Swift 5 SF514-52T-50ZL Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:4
Processor threads
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-56QF Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:4
- Swift 5 SF514-52T-50ZL Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8
Processor boost frequency
- Aspire 5 A517-51G-56QF Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop:3.1 GHz
- Swift 5 SF514-52T-50ZL Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:3.4 GHz

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Comparison of A517-51G-56QF, SF514-52T-50ZL
153 specifications	A Acer Aspire 5 A517-51G-56QF Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Laptop Model A517-51G-56QF View product	B Acer Swift 5 SF514-52T-50ZL Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop Model SF514-52T-50ZL View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Blue
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.9 cm (17.3")	35.6 cm (14")
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Panel typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPS
Processor11 differ
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i5-7200U	i5-8250U
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
Processor codenameDiffers	Kaby Lake	Kaby Lake R
SteppingDiffers	H0	Y0
Configurable TDP-up frequencyDiffers	2.7 GHz	1.8 GHz
Configurable TDP-downDiffers	7.5 W	10 W
Memory1 differ
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	LPDDR3-SDRAM
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1 TB	256 GB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD	SSD
Number of HDDs installedDiffers	1	0
HDD capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	SD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® 940MX	Not available
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR5	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 620	Intel® UHD Graphics 620
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1000 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x5916	0x5917
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	Yes	No
Processor special features2 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	14 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ARK IDDiffers	95443	124967
Processor codeDiffers	SR2ZU	SR3LA
Battery3 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Number of battery cellsDiffers	4	2
Battery capacityDiffers	48 Wh	4670 mAh
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	65 W	45 W
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerDiffers	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	3 kg	970 g
WidthDiffers	423 mm	329 mm
DepthDiffers	289.9 mm	228 mm
HeightDiffers	28.2 mm	14.9 mm
Height (front)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.49 cm
Height (rear)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.49 cm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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