Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) vs Acer 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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 1
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.8x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Features a much bigger (~108%) battery – 100 against 48 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 126% sharper screen – 226 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB) and an SSD
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) | 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.9 x 245.9 x 16.2 mm 14.09 x 9.68 x 0.64 inches |
363.4 x 238.5 x 17.9 mm 14.31 x 9.39 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 880 cm2 (136.4 inches2) | 867 cm2 (134.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.3% | ~77.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.6 mm | 9 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Pink |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | 5616 RPM | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 46.1 dB | 39 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 226 ppi | 100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 3072 x 1920 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Aspire 5 (A515-56)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1331:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 88.8% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99.4% | - |
| Response time | 43 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 96 W | 45 W |
| Cable length | 2 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 359 grams | 260 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 2 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48 EUs |
| Fabrication process | 14 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 | 50 W | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1000 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1280 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 3.2 TFLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 219 | 145 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 2666 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| Max. ram size | - | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | Custom | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP |
| Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~82.3 dB | ~68.7 dB |
| Microphones | 3 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v5 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | - | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 4x USB 3.1 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 | No |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | - |
| Size | 15.5 x 9.9 cm | 10.6 x 7.8 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | No | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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