Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop vs Acer Spin 5 SP515-51GN-52W0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1)

132specifications compared
40differ
92identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Product type
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Laptop
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-52W0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colour
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Black
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-52W0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):Grey
Form factor
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Clamshell
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-52W0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):Convertible (Folder)
Display diagonal
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-52W0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):39.6 cm (15.6")
Touchscreen
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:No
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-52W0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):Yes
Processor family
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-52W0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-52W0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
- Spin 5 SP515-51GN-52W0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):i5-8250U

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Comparison of A717-71G-7006, SP515-51GN-52W0
165 specifications	A Acer Aspire 7 A717-71G-7006 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop Model A717-71G-7006 View product	B Acer Spin 5 SP515-51GN-52W0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SP515-51GN-52W0 View product
Design3 differ
Product typeDiffers	Laptop	Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Form factorDiffers	Clamshell	Convertible (Folder)
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.9 cm (17.3")	39.6 cm (15.6")
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-7700HQ	i5-8250U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	1.6 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i7-7700 Mobile Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameDiffers	Kaby Lake	Kaby Lake R
Bus typeDiffers	DMI3	OPI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	45 W	15 W
Configurable TDP-downDiffers	35 W	10 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	12
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 1x8, 2x4, 2x8	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BGA 1356
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Y0
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 GHz
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 GHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
SSD interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	SATA III
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 630	Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	350 MHz	300 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x591B	0x5917
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
On-board GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM175	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	QWERTY	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard languageKnown for one	English	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	97185	124967
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 28 mm	42 x 24 mm
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR3LA
Battery2 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery capacityDiffers	3220 mAh	3320 mAh
Battery life (max)Known for one	6 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	135 W	90 W
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions6 differ
WeightDiffers	2.9 kg	2.2 kg
WidthDiffers	423.3 mm	381.5 mm
DepthDiffers	289.9 mm	258.1 mm
HeightDiffers	28.3 mm	17.9 mm
Height (front)Differs	2.83 cm	1.79 cm
Height (rear)Differs	2.83 cm	1.79 cm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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