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Acer Aspire 5 (A515-57) vs Aspire 5 (A515-45)

43 out of 100
Acer Aspire 5 (A515-57)
VS
41 out of 100
Acer Aspire 5 (A515-45)
Acer Aspire 5 (A515-57)
Acer Aspire 5 (A515-45)
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Review

Evaluation of Acer Aspire 5 (A515-57) and Aspire 5 (A515-45) important characteristics
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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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
36.5
(Mediocre)
Value Index
73.2
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-57)
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.8x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Can run popular games at about 69-94% higher FPS
  • Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 56 against 48 watt-hours
  • Around 10% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-45)
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
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Aspire 5 (A515-57)
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Aspire 5 (A515-45)

Case

Weight 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs) 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs)
Dimensions 362.9 x 237.8 x 17.9 mm
14.29 x 9.36 x 0.7 inches		 363.4 x 250.5 x 17.95 mm
14.31 x 9.86 x 0.71 inches
Area 863 cm2 (133.8 inches2) 910 cm2 (141.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.8% ~73.7%
Side bezels 8.8 mm 9 mm
Colors Gold, Gray Black, Silver
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 140° 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) 47 dB 38.6 dB

Display

Size 15.6 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 141 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1316:1 1908:1
sRGB color space 65% 57.3%
Adobe RGB profile 44.8% 39.3%
DCI-P3 color gamut 43.3% 38%
Response time 28 ms 32 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr -
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes No
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 45 W
Weight of AC adapter 317 grams 350 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 3.8 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 4
Threads 8 8
L3 Cache 10 MB 4 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) Radeon RX Vega 6
Fabrication process 10 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 25 W 15 W
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 12 nm 7 nm
GPU base clock 1065 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1320 MHz 1500 MHz
FLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS
Memory size 2 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 DDR4
Memory bus 64 bit -
Memory speed ~12 Gbps 3.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 384
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 24
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 8
GPU performance 2.7 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 217 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
Max. ram size 32 GB 40 GB

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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~72 dB ~70.4 dB
Microphones 2 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 12.5 x 8.0 cm 10.5 x 8.0 cm
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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Total votes: 5

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