Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-30MS Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1) vs Acer Switch 5 SW512-52-71ZV Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1)

144specifications compared
32differ
112identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-30MS Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):Black, Grey
- Switch 5 SW512-52-71ZV Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Black
Processor family
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-30MS Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i3
- Switch 5 SW512-52-71ZV Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-30MS Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Switch 5 SW512-52-71ZV Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-30MS Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):i3-6100U
- Switch 5 SW512-52-71ZV Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):i7-7500U
Processor frequency
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-30MS Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.3 GHz
- Switch 5 SW512-52-71ZV Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.7 GHz
Processor cache
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-30MS Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):3 MB
- Switch 5 SW512-52-71ZV Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):4 MB
Processor codename
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-30MS Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):Skylake
- Switch 5 SW512-52-71ZV Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Kaby Lake
Bus type
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-30MS Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):QPI
- Switch 5 SW512-52-71ZV Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):OPI

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Comparison of SA5-271-30MS, SW512-52-71ZV
170 specifications	A Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-30MS Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271-30MS View product	B Acer Switch 5 SW512-52-71ZV Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SW512-52-71ZV View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black
Displayidentical
Display surfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gloss
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i3	7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-6100U	i7-7500U
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.3 GHz	2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i3-6100 series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameDiffers	Skylake	Kaby Lake
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	OPI
SteppingDiffers	D1	H0
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x4, 4x1	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 GHz
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
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1866 MHz
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	128 GB	512 GB
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityDiffers	128 GB	512 GB
SSD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics4 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 520	Intel® HD Graphics 620
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.74 GB	32 GB
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1000 MHz	1050 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	1916	0x5916
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
Camera2 differ
Front camera resolution (numeric)Differs	2 MP	1 MP
Swivel webcamKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto focusKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear camera resolution (numeric)Differs	5 MP	4 MP
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 x 1200 pixels
Ports & interfacesidentical
Docking connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
AccelerometerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ambient light sensorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Electronic compassKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
GyroscopeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QWERTY
Softwareidentical
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features6 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88180	95451
Processor codeDiffers	SR2EU	SR2ZV
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX 2.0	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Batteryidentical
Battery life (max)Known for one	8 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions7 differ
WeightDiffers	1.25 kg	1.27 kg
WidthDiffers	292.1 mm	292.9 mm
DepthDiffers	201.4 mm	201.8 mm
HeightDiffers	15.9 mm	9.6 mm
Width (tablet mode)Differs	29.2 cm	29.3 cm
Depth (tablet mode)Differs	20.1 cm	20.2 cm
Height (tablet mode)Differs	9.5 mm	9.6 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Docking station includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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