Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C6V9 Intel® Celeron® N3160 vs Acer Nitro 5 Spin NP515-51-80XS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1)

112specifications compared
53differ
59identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

Product type
- Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C6V9 Intel® Celeron® N3160:Chromebook
- Nitro 5 Spin NP515-51-80XS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colour
- Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C6V9 Intel® Celeron® N3160:Blue
- Nitro 5 Spin NP515-51-80XS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):Black
Form factor
- Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C6V9 Intel® Celeron® N3160:Clamshell
- Nitro 5 Spin NP515-51-80XS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):Convertible (Folder)
Display diagonal
- Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C6V9 Intel® Celeron® N3160:35.6 cm (14")
- Nitro 5 Spin NP515-51-80XS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):39.6 cm (15.6")
Touchscreen
- Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C6V9 Intel® Celeron® N3160:No
- Nitro 5 Spin NP515-51-80XS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):Yes
Processor family
- Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C6V9 Intel® Celeron® N3160:Intel® Celeron®
- Nitro 5 Spin NP515-51-80XS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C6V9 Intel® Celeron® N3160:N3160
- Nitro 5 Spin NP515-51-80XS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):i7-8550U
Processor threads
- Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C6V9 Intel® Celeron® N3160:4
- Nitro 5 Spin NP515-51-80XS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1):8

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Comparison of CB3-431-C6V9, NP515-51-80XS
167 specifications	A Acer Chromebook 14 CB3-431-C6V9 Intel® Celeron® N3160 Model CB3-431-C6V9 View product	B Acer Nitro 5 Spin NP515-51-80XS Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8550U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model NP515-51-80XS View product
Design3 differ
Product typeDiffers	Chromebook	Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Black
Form factorDiffers	Clamshell	Convertible (Folder)
Market positioningKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gaming
Display2 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	35.6 cm (14")	39.6 cm (15.6")
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Panel typeKnown for one	IPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor13 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	N3160	i7-8550U
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.24 GHz	4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	2 MB	8 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1170	BGA 1356
Processor codenameDiffers	Braswell	Kaby Lake R
Bus typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OPI
SteppingDiffers	D1	Y0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	6 W	15 W
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GHz
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 GHz
TjunctionDiffers	90 °C	100 °C
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	4	12
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
Processor cache typeKnown for one	L2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Celeron N3000 series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Scenario Design Power (SDP)Known for one	4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	LPDDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Storage4 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	64 GB	1.25 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	Flash	HDD+SSD
Number of HDDs installedDiffers	0	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 TB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SSD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 GB
Card reader integratedDiffers	No	Yes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SD, SDXC
Flash memoryKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive typeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics5 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
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 graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 400	Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	320 MHz	300 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.4
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x5917
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of execution unitsKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card burst frequencyKnown for one	640 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	No	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	ChromeOS	Windows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features10 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Smart Response Technology versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® OS GuardDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	91831	122589
Processor package sizeDiffers	25 x 27 mm	42 x 24 mm
Supported instruction setsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure BootKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Boot Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Connect TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Smart Connect Technology versionKnown for one	0.00	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® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SR2KP	Unknown — not stated by the source
UARTKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery3 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Number of battery cellsDiffers	3	4
Battery capacityDiffers	3920 mAh	3220 mAh
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	45 W	90 W
Weight & dimensions6 differ
WeightDiffers	1.55 kg	2.2 kg
WidthDiffers	341 mm	381.5 mm
DepthDiffers	236.6 mm	258.1 mm
HeightDiffers	17 mm	17.7 mm
Height (front)Differs	1.7 cm	1.79 cm
Height (rear)Differs	1.7 cm	1.79 cm
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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