Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Predator Helios 300 G3-572-51WM Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop vs Acer Swift 3 SF315-51G-74YC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop

140specifications compared
37differ
103identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-51WM Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:Black
- Swift 3 SF315-51G-74YC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:Grey
Processor family
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-51WM Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- Swift 3 SF315-51G-74YC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-51WM Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Swift 3 SF315-51G-74YC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-51WM Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:i5-7300HQ
- Swift 3 SF315-51G-74YC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:i7-7500U
Processor cores
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-51WM Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:4
- Swift 3 SF315-51G-74YC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:2
Processor frequency
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-51WM Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:2.5 GHz
- Swift 3 SF315-51G-74YC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:2.7 GHz
System bus rate
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-51WM Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:8 GT/s
- Swift 3 SF315-51G-74YC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:4 GT/s
Processor cache
- Predator Helios 300 G3-572-51WM Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop:6 MB
- Swift 3 SF315-51G-74YC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop:4 MB

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Comparison of G3-572-51WM, SF315-51G-74YC
158 specifications	A Acer Predator Helios 300 G3-572-51WM Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7300HQ Laptop Model G3-572-51WM View product	B Acer Swift 3 SF315-51G-74YC Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Laptop Model SF315-51G-74YC View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Market positioningKnown for one	Gaming	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor12 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-7300HQ	i7-7500U
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	2.7 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	4 MB
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Smart Cache
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BGA 1356
Bus typeDiffers	DMI3	OPI
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	H0
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	45 W	15 W
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.9 GHz
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Configurable TDP-downDiffers	35 W	7.5 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
Memory1 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060	NVIDIA® GeForce® MX150
Discrete graphics card memoryDiffers	6 GB	2 GB
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	1000 MHz	1050 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x591B	0x5916
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Processor special features3 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 nm
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	No	Yes
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 ARK IDDiffers	97456	95451
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR2ZV
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 28 mm	42 x 24 mm
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	7 h	10 h
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	180 W	65 W
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerDiffers	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions6 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)Differs	2.67 cm	1.89 cm
Height (rear)Differs	2.67 cm	1.89 cm
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM175	Unknown — not stated by the source

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