Dell G15 5510 vs Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-45)
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Performance
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Gaming
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Display
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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 Nitro 5 (AN515-45)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 140 grams less (around 0.31 lbs)
- Around 81% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 2.44 kg (5.38 lbs) | 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) |
Dimensions | 357.2 x 272.1 x 24.9 mm 14.06 x 10.71 x 0.98 inches |
363.4 x 255 x 23.9 mm 14.31 x 10.04 x 0.94 inches |
Area | 972 cm2 (150.6 inches2) | 927 cm2 (143.7 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~69% | ~72.4% |
Side bezels | 5.9 mm | 9 mm |
Colors | Black, Gray, Green | Black |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | - | 150° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level | 52.2 dB | - |
Display
Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 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 |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Matte |
Contrast | 600:1 | - |
Response time | 35 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Voltage | 13.2 V | - |
Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | No | No |
Charging port position | Left | Left |
Charge power | 180 / 240 W | 135 W |
Weigh of AC adapter | 727 / 948 gramm | - |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
Cores | 4 | 6 |
Threads | 8 | 12 |
L3 Cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
Fabrication process | 14 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 0 W | 0 W |
Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
GPU base clock | 1380 MHz | 1380 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1560 MHz | 1560 MHz |
FLOPS | 3.195 TFLOPS | 3.195 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 1024 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
Clock | 2933 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 2 |
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 | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | - |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Audio chip | Realtek ALC3254 | - |
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Power | 2x2W | - |
Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Loudness | 80.6 dB | - |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5 |
Fingerprint | No | 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 3 | No |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
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 | Yes |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Size | 10.5 x 6.0 cm | - |
Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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