Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-59FQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1) vs Acer Switch 5 SW512-52-537L Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1)

148specifications compared
25differ
123identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-59FQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Black, Grey
- Switch 5 SW512-52-537L Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Black
Processor generation
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-59FQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Switch 5 SW512-52-537L Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-59FQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):i5-6200U
- Switch 5 SW512-52-537L Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):i5-7200U
Processor boost frequency
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-59FQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.8 GHz
- Switch 5 SW512-52-537L Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):3.1 GHz
Processor frequency
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-59FQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.3 GHz
- Switch 5 SW512-52-537L Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):2.5 GHz
Processor socket
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-59FQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
- Switch 5 SW512-52-537L Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):BGA 1356
Processor codename
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-59FQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Skylake
- Switch 5 SW512-52-537L Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):Kaby Lake
Bus type
- Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-59FQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1):QPI
- Switch 5 SW512-52-537L Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1):OPI

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Comparison of SA5-271-59FQ, SW512-52-537L
169 specifications	A Acer Switch Alpha 12 SA5-271-59FQ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6200U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SA5-271-59FQ View product	B Acer Switch 5 SW512-52-537L Intel® Core™ i5 i5-7200U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SW512-52-537L View product
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black
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 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
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Core i5-6200 series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1866 MHz
Storageidentical
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
On-board GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® HD Graphics
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
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 x 1200 pixels
Swivel webcamKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Performanceidentical
AccelerometerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home
Processor special features4 differ
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	1.00	0.00
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
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery1 differ
Battery life (max)Differs	8 h	10.5 h
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerDiffers	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 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	16 mm
Weight (tablet mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	920.79 g
Width (tablet mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29.2 cm
Depth (tablet mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20.1 cm
Height (tablet mode)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.02 cm
Packaging contentidentical
Docking station includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Stylus penKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Interface adapters includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-C male - HDMI female
Cables includedKnown for one	AC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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