Acer Aspire 5 (A514-55) vs Aspire 3 (A314-36)
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36
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 (A514-55)
- Around 2.6x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Can run popular games at about 51-70% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a bigger (~28%) battery – 51 against 40 watt-hours
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Backlit keyboard
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 40% sharper screen – 157 versus 112 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 36% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 220 nits
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 3 (A314-36)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 400 grams less (around 0.88 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 21% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (110.5 vs 133.8 square inches)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 362.9 x 237.8 x 17.9 mm 14.29 x 9.36 x 0.7 inches |
328.3 x 217.2 x 18 mm 12.93 x 8.55 x 0.71 inches |
| Area | 863 cm2 (133.8 inches2) | 713 cm2 (110.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~62.6% | ~75.8% |
| Side bezels | 26.5 mm | 9.2 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Silver |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 112 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 260 grams | 160 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | - |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 4 (0P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 45 W | 45 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1400 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.43 TFLOPS | 0.74 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 0 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 256 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 16 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 8 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | - |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v5 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | No |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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