Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-531V Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1) vs Acer Switch 5 SW512-52-55DZ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1)

154specifications compared
29differ
125identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-531V Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Black, Silver
- Switch 5 SW512-52-55DZ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Grey
Native aspect ratio
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-531V Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):16:9
- Switch 5 SW512-52-55DZ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):3:2
Processor generation
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-531V Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Switch 5 SW512-52-55DZ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-531V Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):i5-6200U
- Switch 5 SW512-52-55DZ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):i5-7200U
Processor boost frequency
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-531V Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.8 GHz
- Switch 5 SW512-52-55DZ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):3.1 GHz
Processor frequency
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-531V Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.3 GHz
- Switch 5 SW512-52-55DZ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.5 GHz
Processor socket
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-531V Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
- Switch 5 SW512-52-55DZ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):BGA 1356
Processor codename
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-531V Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Skylake
- Switch 5 SW512-52-55DZ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Kaby Lake

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Comparison of SA5-271-531V, SW512-52-55DZ
163 specifications	A Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-531V Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271-531V View product	B Acer Switch 5 SW512-52-55DZ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SW512-52-55DZ View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Grey
Market positioningKnown for one	Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display1 differ
Native aspect ratioDiffers	16:9	3:2
Processor10 differ
Processor generationDiffers	6th gen Intel® Core™ i5	7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i5-6200U	i5-7200U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.3 GHz	2.5 GHz
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1356 (Socket B2)	BGA 1356
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i5-6200 series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameDiffers	Skylake	Kaby Lake
Bus typeDiffers	QPI	OPI
SteppingDiffers	D1	H0
Configurable TDP-up frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x4, 4x1	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Storageidentical
SSD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 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 IDDiffers	1916	0x5916
Networkidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features4 differ
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
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88193	95443
Processor codeDiffers	SR2EY	SR2ZU
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
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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