Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-7294 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop vs Acer Swift 3 SF314-54-54VT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop

124specifications compared
40differ
84identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-7294 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Black
- Swift 3 SF314-54-54VT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Silver
Display diagonal
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-7294 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:39.6 cm (15.6")
- Swift 3 SF314-54-54VT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:35.6 cm (14")
Processor family
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-7294 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:Intel® Core™ i7
- Swift 3 SF314-54-54VT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-7294 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- Swift 3 SF314-54-54VT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-7294 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:i7-8750H
- Swift 3 SF314-54-54VT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:i5-8250U
Processor cores
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-7294 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:6
- Swift 3 SF314-54-54VT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:4
Processor threads
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-7294 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:12
- Swift 3 SF314-54-54VT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8
Processor boost frequency
- Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-7294 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop:4.1 GHz
- Swift 3 SF314-54-54VT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:3.4 GHz

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Comparison of PH315-51-7294, SF314-54-54VT
146 specifications	A Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-51-7294 Intel® Core™ i7 i7-8750H Laptop Model PH315-51-7294 View product	B Acer Swift 3 SF314-54-54VT Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop Model SF314-54-54VT View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Market positioningKnown for one	Gaming	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	35.6 cm (14")
TouchscreenKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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-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
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
Memory1 differ
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	1x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage1 differ
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	SD, SDXC	SD
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Graphics7 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060	Not available
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	6 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® 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
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
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
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2x2
Ports & interfaces2 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) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	Yes	No
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Linux	Windows 10 Home
Operating system architectureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Processor special features3 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	134906	124967
Processor codeDiffers	SR3YY	SR3LA
Processor package sizeDiffers	42 x 28 mm	42 x 24 mm
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
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.7 kg	1.6 kg
WidthDiffers	390 mm	322.6 mm
DepthDiffers	266 mm	228.6 mm
HeightDiffers	26.8 mm	17.8 mm
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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