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Acer Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop vs Acer Nitro 5 AN515-51-5491 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop

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  • 140specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 117identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor family
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-5491 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-5491 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-5491 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:i5-7300HQ
  • Processor threads
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-5491 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:3.8 GHz
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-5491 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:2.8 GHz
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-5491 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:2.5 GHz
  • PCI Express configurations
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:1x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x8
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-5491 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
  • Total storage capacity
    • Aspire 7 A715-71G-79BN Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:1.12 TB
    • Nitro 5 AN515-51-5491 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:512 GB

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157 specifications
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Displayidentical
Panel typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIPS
Processor8 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i77th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi7-7700HQi5-7300HQ
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.8 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i7-7700 Mobile SeriesIntel Core i5-700 Desktop Series
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x81x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
Processor cache typeKnown for oneSmart CacheUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1.12 TB512 GB
Storage mediaDiffersHDD+SSDSSD
Number of HDDs installedDiffers10
SSD capacityDiffers128 GB512 GB
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSD, SDXC
HDD capacityKnown for one1 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1000 MHz
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Ports & interfacesidentical
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Docking connectorKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special features2 differ
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers9718597456
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one14 nmUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs7 h8.5 h
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerDiffersYesNo
Weight & dimensions6 differ
WeightDiffers2.4 kg2.7 kg
WidthDiffers381.6 mm390 mm
DepthDiffers262.8 mm266 mm
HeightDiffers24 mm26.8 mm
Height (front)Differs2.4 cm2.67 cm
Height (rear)Differs2.4 cm2.67 cm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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