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Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-520C Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop vs MSI GL63 8RC-013BE

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  • 121specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 93identical
  • 48known for one product only

Key differences

  • Display diagonal
    • 43.9 cm (17.3")
    • 39.6 cm (15.6")
  • Processor generation
    • 7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • i5-7300HQ
    • i5-8300H
  • Processor threads
    • 4
    • 8
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 3.5 GHz
    • 4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • 2.5 GHz
    • 2.3 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • 6 MB
    • 8 MB
  • Processor codename
    • Kaby Lake
    • Coffee Lake

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169 specifications
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Acer

Aspire 7 A717-71G-520C Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop

Model A717-71G-520C

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MSI

GL63 8RC-013BEView product
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for oneGaming
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers43.9 cm (17.3")39.6 cm (15.6")
Dual-screenKnown for oneNo
Processor8 differ
Processor generationDiffers7th gen Intel® Core™ i58th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi5-7300HQi5-8300H
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.5 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers6 MB8 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Core i5-700 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersKaby LakeCoffee Lake
Bus typeDiffersDMI3DMI
Processor cache typeKnown for oneSmart Cache
Processor socketKnown for oneBGA 1440
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one1.8 GHz
Memoryidentical
Memory form factorKnown for oneSO-DIMM
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers1 TB1.12 TB
Storage mediaDiffersHDDHDD+SSD
HDD interfaceKnown for oneSATA
HDD speedKnown for one5400 RPM
Compatible memory cardsDiffersSD, SDXCSD, SDHC, SDXC
SSD capacityKnown for one128 GB
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 TiNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 630Intel® UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.44.5
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x591B0x3E9B
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for one1
CUDAKnown for oneYes
Audioidentical
Speaker powerKnown for one6 W
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for one1280 x 720 pixels
Front camera HD typeKnown for oneHD
Front camera signal formatKnown for one720p
Video capturing speedKnown for one30 fps
Network1 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.0
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers13
DVI portKnown for oneNo
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYes
Docking connectorKnown for oneNo
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® HM175
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard languageKnown for oneCroatian, Slovenian
Keyboard backlitKnown for oneYes
Full-size keyboardKnown for oneYes
Keyboard layoutKnown for oneAZERTY
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersLinuxWindows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bit
Processor special features2 differ
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneYes
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one1.00
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one1.00
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers97456134876
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneYes
Battery2 differ
Battery technologyKnown for oneLithium Polymer (LiPo)
Number of battery cellsDiffers46
Battery capacityDiffers48 Wh41 Wh
Battery life (max)Known for one6 h
Poweridentical
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers2.9 kg2.2 kg
WidthDiffers423.3 mm383 mm
DepthDiffers289.9 mm260 mm
HeightDiffers28.3 mm29 mm
Height (front)Known for one2.83 cm
Height (rear)Known for one2.83 cm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Power cord includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for oneNo
On/off buttonKnown for oneYes

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