Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-396K Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1) vs Acer Switch 5 SW512-52-78NB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1)

153specifications compared
31differ
122identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-396K Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):Black, Grey
- Switch 5 SW512-52-78NB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Black
Processor family
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-396K Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i3
- Switch 5 SW512-52-78NB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-396K Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i3
- Switch 5 SW512-52-78NB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):7th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-396K Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):i3-6100U
- Switch 5 SW512-52-78NB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):i7-7500U
Processor frequency
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-396K Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.3 GHz
- Switch 5 SW512-52-78NB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.7 GHz
Processor cache
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-396K Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):3 MB
- Switch 5 SW512-52-78NB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):4 MB
Processor codename
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-396K Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):Skylake
- Switch 5 SW512-52-78NB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):Kaby Lake
Bus type
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-396K Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1):QPI
- Switch 5 SW512-52-78NB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1):OPI

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Comparison of SA5-271-396K, SW512-52-78NB
167 specifications	A Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-396K Intel® Core™ i3 i3-6100U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271-396K View product	B Acer Switch 5 SW512-52-78NB Intel® Core™ i7 i7-7500U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SW512-52-78NB View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black
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
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
SSD capacityDiffers	128 GB	256 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
Cameraidentical
Auto focusKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 x 1200 pixels
Ports & interfacesidentical
Number of Thunderbolt 3 ports with PowerShare supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Performanceidentical
AccelerometerKnown 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
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
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	8 h	10.5 h
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerDiffers	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions7 differ
WeightDiffers	1.25 kg	1.27 kg
WidthDiffers	292.1 mm	292.9 mm
DepthDiffers	201.4 mm	201.8 mm
Weight (tablet mode)Differs	900 g	920 g
Width (tablet mode)Differs	29.2 cm	29.3 cm
Depth (tablet mode)Differs	20.1 cm	20.2 cm
Height (tablet mode)Differs	1.58 cm	9.6 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Stylus penKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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