Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-73R0 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop vs Acer Swift 3 SF315-41G-R0D5 AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500U Laptop

80specifications compared
27differ
53identical
85known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Aspire 7 A717-72G-73R0 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Black
- Swift 3 SF315-41G-R0D5 AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500U Laptop:Grey
Display diagonal
- Aspire 7 A717-72G-73R0 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:43.9 cm (17.3")
- Swift 3 SF315-41G-R0D5 AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500U Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
Processor manufacturer
- Aspire 7 A717-72G-73R0 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Intel
- Swift 3 SF315-41G-R0D5 AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500U Laptop:AMD
Processor family
- Aspire 7 A717-72G-73R0 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
- Swift 3 SF315-41G-R0D5 AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500U Laptop:AMD Ryzen™ 5
Processor generation
- Aspire 7 A717-72G-73R0 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Swift 3 SF315-41G-R0D5 AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500U Laptop:AMD Ryzen 2000 Series
Processor model
- Aspire 7 A717-72G-73R0 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:i7-8750H
- Swift 3 SF315-41G-R0D5 AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500U Laptop:2500U
Processor cores
- Aspire 7 A717-72G-73R0 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:6
- Swift 3 SF315-41G-R0D5 AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500U Laptop:4
Processor threads
- Aspire 7 A717-72G-73R0 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:12
- Swift 3 SF315-41G-R0D5 AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500U Laptop:8

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Comparison of A717-72G-73R0, SF315-41G-R0D5
165 specifications	A Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-73R0 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop Model A717-72G-73R0 View product	B Acer Swift 3 SF315-41G-R0D5 AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500U Laptop Model SF315-41G-R0D5 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	43.9 cm (17.3")	39.6 cm (15.6")
Display surfaceKnown for one	Matt	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor8 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	AMD Ryzen™ 5
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i7	AMD Ryzen 2000 Series
Processor modelDiffers	i7-8750H	2500U
Processor coresDiffers	6	4
Processor threadsDiffers	12	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.2 GHz	2 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one	9 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Smart Cache	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	BGA 1440	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one	14 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for one	Coffee Lake	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	DMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	U0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	45 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one	35 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	1.7 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one	100 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory form factorKnown for one	SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	2 x 4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.25 TB	256 GB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD+SSD	SSD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	5400 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050	AMD Radeon RX 540
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	4 GB	2 GB
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	AMD Radeon Vega 8
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	350 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	12.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one	4.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x3E9B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Cameraidentical
Front camera HD typeKnown for one	HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	1280 x 720 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	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® HM370	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard2 differ
Keyboard layoutDiffers	QWERTZ	QWERTY
Keyboard languageDiffers	German	English
Softwareidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Office 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Acer TrueHarmony, Acer Care Center, Quick Access	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Embedded options availableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	134906	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SR3YY	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one	42 x 28 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	6 h	10 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	135 W	65 W
Securityidentical
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Password protection typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.9 kg	2.2 kg
WidthDiffers	423.3 mm	370.5 mm
DepthDiffers	289.9 mm	255 mm
HeightDiffers	28.3 mm	18.9 mm
Height (front)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.89 cm
Height (rear)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.89 cm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	556 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	87 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	321 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	4.39 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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