Microsoft Surface Laptop SE vs Acer Aspire 1 (A115-32)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop SE
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 1 versus 0
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 790 grams less (around 1.74 lbs)
- Around 9% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- Much smaller footprint: 37% more compact case (84.9 vs 134.2 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 1 (A115-32)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 39-53% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 14% higher screen-to-body ratio
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.11 kg (2.45 lbs) | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 283.7 x 193 x 17.85 mm 11.17 x 7.6 x 0.7 inches |
363.4 x 238.4 x 19.9 mm 14.31 x 9.39 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 548 cm2 (84.9 inches2) | 866 cm2 (134.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~67.8% | ~77.5% |
| Side bezels | 13.4 mm | 9 mm |
| Colors | White | Silver, Blue |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
Display
| Size | 11.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | TFT VA | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 135 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | - | Matte |
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | - | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | No | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 40 W | 45 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.1 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 2 | 2 |
| L3 Cache | - | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 600 | Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 5 W | 6 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 200 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 750 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.14 TFLOPS | 0.24 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 0 Gbps | 2.93 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 96 | 256 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 12 | 16 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 2 | 8 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | - | 2933 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | - | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | - | Custom |
| Storage type | - | eMMC |
| Channels | 1x64 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | No | - |
| NVMe | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 1 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v5 | v5 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 640 x 480 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.0 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.0 | No |
| Thunderbolt | No | 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 | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | No | No |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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