HP Laptop 15 (2023) vs Acer Aspire 5 (A515-58)
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Review
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 HP Laptop 15 (2023)
- Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-58)
- Can run popular games at about 238-325% higher FPS
- Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 50 against 41 watt-hours
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.59 kg (3.51 lbs) | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.8 x 236 x 18.6 mm 14.17 x 9.29 x 0.73 inches |
362.9 x 237.5 x 17.9 mm 14.29 x 9.35 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 849 cm2 (131.6 inches2) | 862 cm2 (133.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79% | ~77.9% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Rose gold | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 49 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 100 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | - | 802:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 57.7% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 39.4% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 38.1% |
| Response time | - | 29 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 65 / 90 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 264 / 439 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 4 (0P + 4E) | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (24EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| 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 | 6-10 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 750 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.3 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 192 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 12 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 6 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 0.3 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 16 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~76 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.3 mm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Laptop 15 (2023):
- Models with AMD CPU come with LPDDR5 memory instead of DDR4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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