Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-51-72CL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop vs Acer Swift 3 SF315-51-34K2 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop

133specifications compared
43differ
90identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-72CL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Black
- Swift 3 SF315-51-34K2 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:Grey
Processor family
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-72CL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
- Swift 3 SF315-51-34K2 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-72CL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Swift 3 SF315-51-34K2 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-72CL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:i7-7700HQ
- Swift 3 SF315-51-34K2 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:i3-7100U
Processor cores
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-72CL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:4
- Swift 3 SF315-51-34K2 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:2
Processor threads
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-72CL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8
- Swift 3 SF315-51-34K2 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:4
Processor frequency
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-72CL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:2.8 GHz
- Swift 3 SF315-51-34K2 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:2.4 GHz
System bus rate
- Nitro 5 AN515-51-72CL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop:8 GT/s
- Swift 3 SF315-51-34K2 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop:4 GT/s

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Comparison of AN515-51-72CL, SF315-51-34K2
159 specifications	A Acer Nitro 5 AN515-51-72CL Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7700HQ Laptop Model AN515-51-72CL View product	B Acer Swift 3 SF315-51-34K2 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7100U Laptop Model SF315-51-34K2 View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Market positioningKnown for one	Gaming	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
Panel typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPS
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7	7th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i7-7700HQ	i3-7100U
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	3 MB
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i7-7700 Mobile Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeDiffers	DMI3	OPI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	45 W	15 W
Configurable TDP-downDiffers	35 W	7.5 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	H0
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 GHz
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.25 TB	256 GB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD+SSD	SSD
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	SD	SD, SDXC
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Optical drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti	Not available
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 modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 630	Intel® HD 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	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x591B	0x5916
Cameraidentical
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
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
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Docking connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features5 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
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
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	97185	95442
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 28 mm	42 x 24 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	AVX 2.0, SSE4.2
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR2ZW
Battery2 differ
Battery capacityDiffers	3220 mAh	48 Wh
Battery life (max)Differs	8.5 h	10 h
Power2 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	135 W	45 W
AC adapter frequencyDiffers	50/60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.7 kg	2.2 kg
WidthDiffers	390 mm	370.5 mm
DepthDiffers	266 mm	255 mm
HeightDiffers	26.8 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
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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