Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Spin 3 SP314-52-599W Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Hybrid (2-in-1) vs MSI PS42 8RB-606X

112specifications compared
38differ
74identical
52known for one product only

Key differences

Product type
- Spin 3 SP314-52-599W Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Hybrid (2-in-1):Hybrid (2-in-1)
- PS42 8RB-606X:Laptop
Product colour
- Spin 3 SP314-52-599W Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Hybrid (2-in-1):Black
- PS42 8RB-606X:Silver
Form factor
- Spin 3 SP314-52-599W Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Hybrid (2-in-1):Convertible (Folder)
- PS42 8RB-606X:Clamshell
Touchscreen
- Spin 3 SP314-52-599W Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Hybrid (2-in-1):Yes
- PS42 8RB-606X:No
Processor family
- Spin 3 SP314-52-599W Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i5
- PS42 8RB-606X:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- Spin 3 SP314-52-599W Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Hybrid (2-in-1):8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- PS42 8RB-606X:8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- Spin 3 SP314-52-599W Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Hybrid (2-in-1):i5-8265U
- PS42 8RB-606X:i7-8550U
Processor boost frequency
- Spin 3 SP314-52-599W Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Hybrid (2-in-1):3.9 GHz
- PS42 8RB-606X:4 GHz

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Comparison of SP314-52-599W, PS42 8RB-606X
164 specifications	A Acer Spin 3 SP314-52-599W Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8265U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SP314-52-599W View product	B MSI PS42 8RB-606X View product
Design3 differ
Product typeDiffers	Hybrid (2-in-1)	Laptop
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Form factorDiffers	Convertible (Folder)	Clamshell
Display1 differ
TouchscreenDiffers	Yes	No
Touch technologyKnown for one	Multi-touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Panel typeKnown for one	IPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual-screenKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display number of coloursKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16.78 million colours
Processor11 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5	8th gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-8265U	i7-8550U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.9 GHz	4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.6 GHz	1.8 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	8 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1528	BGA 1356
Processor codenameDiffers	Whiskey Lake	Kaby Lake R
Configurable TDP-up frequencyDiffers	1.8 GHz	2 GHz
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	12
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x4, 2x2	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Y0
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory form factorKnown for one	On-board	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for one	1 x 8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 MHz
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x SO-DIMM
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	256 GB	512 GB
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	256 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	M.2
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 GB
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Max-Q
On-board GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® UHD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® UHD Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics 620
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers	4.5	4.4
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x3EA0	0x5917
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Audioidentical
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Cameraidentical
Front camera resolution (numeric)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MP
Front camera HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Front camera resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1280 x 720 pixels
Front camera signal formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	720p
Video capturing speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 fps
Networkidentical
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 2.0 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	2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard1 differ
Keyboard layoutDiffers	QWERTZ	QWERTY
Keyboard languageKnown for one	German	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard backlit colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10 Home	FreeDOS
Operating system architectureKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Microsoft Office 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Acer Care Center, Acer Configuration Manager, Acer Portal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features2 differ
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	149088	122589
Processor package sizeDiffers	46x24 mm	42 x 24 mm
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Battery3 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Number of battery cellsDiffers	3	4
Battery capacityDiffers	52.5 Wh	50 Wh
Battery life (max)Known for one	12 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC adapter powerDiffers	45 W	65 W
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows HelloKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	1.7 kg	1.19 kg
WidthDiffers	334.9 mm	322 mm
DepthDiffers	229.9 mm	222 mm
HeightDiffers	20.8 mm	15.9 mm
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Wi-Fi certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
3DKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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