Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-51-56U0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop vs Acer Swift 3 SF314-52-517Z Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop

129specifications compared
39differ
90identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-56U0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:Black, Red
- Swift 3 SF314-52-517Z Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Grey
Display diagonal
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-56U0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- Swift 3 SF314-52-517Z Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:35.6 cm (14")
Processor generation
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-56U0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Swift 3 SF314-52-517Z Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-56U0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:i5-7300HQ
- Swift 3 SF314-52-517Z Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:i5-8250U
Processor threads
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-56U0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:4
- Swift 3 SF314-52-517Z Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8
Processor boost frequency
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-56U0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:3.5 GHz
- Swift 3 SF314-52-517Z Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:3.4 GHz
Processor frequency
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-56U0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:2.5 GHz
- Swift 3 SF314-52-517Z Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:1.6 GHz
System bus rate
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-56U0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:8 GT/s
- Swift 3 SF314-52-517Z Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:4 GT/s

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Comparison of AN515-51-56U0, SF314-52-517Z
153 specifications	A Acer Nitro 5 AN515-51-56U0 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop Model AN515-51-56U0 View product	B Acer Swift 3 SF314-52-517Z Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop Model SF314-52-517Z View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Red	Grey
Market positioningKnown for one	Gaming	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	35.6 cm (14")
Processor13 differ
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i5-7300HQ	i5-8250U
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	1.6 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1440	BGA 1356
Processor codenameDiffers	Kaby Lake	Kaby Lake R
Bus typeDiffers	DMI3	OPI
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Y0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	45 W	15 W
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-downDiffers	35 W	10 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	12
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i5-700 Desktop Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	SD, SDXC	SD
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050	Not available
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 dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1000 MHz	1100 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x591B	0x5917
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	4 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	GDDR5	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Docking connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	Yes	No
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features3 differ
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	97456	124967
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR3LA
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 28 mm	42 x 24 mm
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery3 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery capacityDiffers	3220 mAh	48 Wh
Battery life (max)Differs	7 h	10 h
Continuous video playback time (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	135 W	65 W
Securityidentical
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	2.7 kg	1.8 kg
WidthDiffers	390 mm	338 mm
DepthDiffers	266 mm	234 mm
HeightDiffers	26.7 mm	18 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM175	Unknown — not stated by the source

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