Acer Extensa 15 vs Aspire 3 (A314-36)
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Extensa 15
- Around 2.7x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 14-19% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 3 (A314-36)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 380 grams less (around 0.84 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (110.5 vs 133.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.78 kg (3.92 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 362.9 x 237.5 x 18.9 mm 14.29 x 9.35 x 0.74 inches |
328.3 x 217.2 x 18 mm 12.93 x 8.55 x 0.71 inches |
| Area | 862 cm2 (133.6 inches2) | 713 cm2 (110.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.9% | ~75.8% |
| Side bezels | 8.8 mm | 9.2 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Silver |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | 145° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | TFT LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 100 ppi | 112 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Extensa 15
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
Aspire 3 (A314-36)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~24% more screen space
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:05 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 45 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 160 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | - |
| Cores | 4 | 4 (0P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M | Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1900 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.5 TFLOPS | 0.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 5.5 Gbps | 0 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 128 | 256 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 8 | 16 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 4 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 0.5 TFLOPS | 0.4 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 42 | - |
| Solar Bay | 1755 | - |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5500 MHz | - |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~82.1 dB | - |
| Microphones | - | 2 |
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 | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | 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) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Optional | No |
| Size | - | 10.5 x 6.5 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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