Acer Aspire 5 (A515-57) vs Aspire 5 (A515-56)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-57)
- Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 56 against 48 watt-hours
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 120 grams less (around 0.26 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 53-73% higher FPS
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs) | 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 362.9 x 237.8 x 17.9 mm 14.29 x 9.36 x 0.7 inches |
363.4 x 238.5 x 17.9 mm 14.31 x 9.39 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 863 cm2 (133.8 inches2) | 867 cm2 (134.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.8% | ~77.4% |
| Side bezels | 8.8 mm | 9 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Pink |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 47 dB | 39 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 1316:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 65% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 44.8% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 43.3% | - |
| Response time | 28 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 317 grams | 260 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48 EUs |
| 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 | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1400 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1.43 TFLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | DDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | ~8-10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 32 |
GPU performance
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 | 16 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 | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 72 dB | 68.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | 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 | 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 | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 12.5 x 8.0 cm | 10.6 x 7.8 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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