Acer Predator Triton 500 SE vs Triton 300 SE (2021)
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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 Predator Triton 500 SE
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 86-118% higher FPS
- Around 2.5x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Performs significantly better (up to 60%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 279% higher max. screen brightness: 1250 vs 330 nits
- 20% sharper screen – 189 versus 157 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Acer Predator Triton 300 SE (2021)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 740 grams less (around 1.63 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (114.1 vs 145.2 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.44 kg (5.38 lbs) | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358.1 x 261.6 x 19.9 mm 14.1 x 10.3 x 0.78 inches |
323 x 228 x 17.9 mm 12.72 x 8.98 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 937 cm2 (145.2 inches2) | 736 cm2 (114.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.2% | ~73.3% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 3 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 62.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
Screen space comparison
Predator Triton 500 SE
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Predator Triton 300 SE (2021)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~37% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1020:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 76% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 77% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | - | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 230 W | 180 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1-2.5 GHz | 3.0-3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 105 W | 75 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1305 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1642 MHz | 1590 MHz |
| FLOPS | 12.6 TFLOPS | 4.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 1536 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 96 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 12.6 TFLOPS | 4.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2315 | 738 |
| Solar Bay | 35497 | 16506 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | - | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.3 mm |
| Surface | - | 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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