Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-71Q5 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop vs Acer Spin 5 SP515-51N-54UU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1)

129specifications compared
40differ
89identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Product type
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-71Q5 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Laptop
- Spin 5 SP515-51N-54UU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):Hybrid (2-in-1)
Form factor
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-71Q5 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Clamshell
- Spin 5 SP515-51N-54UU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):Convertible (Folder)
Processor family
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-71Q5 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
- Spin 5 SP515-51N-54UU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-71Q5 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Spin 5 SP515-51N-54UU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-71Q5 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:i7-8750H
- Spin 5 SP515-51N-54UU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):i5-8250U
Processor cores
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-71Q5 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:6
- Spin 5 SP515-51N-54UU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):4
Processor threads
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-71Q5 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:12
- Spin 5 SP515-51N-54UU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):8
Processor boost frequency
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-71Q5 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:4.1 GHz
- Spin 5 SP515-51N-54UU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1):3.4 GHz

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Comparison of PH315-51-71Q5, SP515-51N-54UU
161 specifications	A Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-71Q5 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop Model PH315-51-71Q5 View product	B Acer Spin 5 SP515-51N-54UU Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SP515-51N-54UU View product
Design2 differ
Product typeDiffers	Laptop	Hybrid (2-in-1)
Form factorDiffers	Clamshell	Convertible (Folder)
Market positioningKnown for one	Gaming	Unknown — not stated by the source
Displayidentical
TouchscreenKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Processor18 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i7	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-8750H	i5-8250U
Processor coresDiffers	6	4
Processor threadsDiffers	12	8
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4.1 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.2 GHz	1.6 GHz
System bus rateDiffers	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Processor cacheDiffers	9 MB	6 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1440	BGA 1356
Processor codenameDiffers	Coffee Lake	Kaby Lake R
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	OPI
SteppingDiffers	U0	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 frequencyDiffers	1.7 GHz	0.8 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	12
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	2x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti	Not available
On-board GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® UHD 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 OpenGL versionDiffers	4.5	4.4
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x3E9B	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 4K supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1280 x 720 pixels
Networkidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	2x2	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN controller modelKnown for one	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9560	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features3 differ
Intel Smart Response Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	134906	124967
Processor codeDiffers	SR3YY	SR3LA
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 28 mm	42 x 24 mm
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel HD GraphicsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	135 W	65 W
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.7 kg	2.2 kg
WidthDiffers	390 mm	381.5 mm
DepthDiffers	266 mm	258.1 mm
HeightDiffers	26.8 mm	17.9 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Stylus penKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power cord includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® HM370	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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