Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)

Launched: October 2020
Screen-to-body ratio: ~77.4%
Dimensions: 363.4 x 238.5 x 17.9 mm (14.31 x 9.39 x 0.7 inches)

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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Aspire 5 (A515-56).

Performance

Gaming

Display

Battery Life

Connectivity

Case

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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)

Case

Weight	1.65 kg (3.64 lbs)
Dimensions	363.4 x 238.5 x 17.9 mm 14.31 x 9.39 x 0.7 inches
Area	867 cm² (134.4 inches²)
Screen-to-body ratio	~77.4%
Side bezels	9 mm
Colors	Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Pink
Transformer	No
Opening angle	140°

Cooling solution
Cooling system	Active
Vapor chamber	No
Number of fans	1
Noise level (max. load)	39 dB

Display

1366 x 768

1920 x 1080

Size	15.6 inches
Type	IPS LCD
Refresh rate	60 Hz
PPI	100 ppi
Aspect ratio	16:9
Resolution	1366 x 768 pixels
HDR support	No
Touchscreen	No
Coating	Matte

Max. brightness

300 nits

Battery

Capacity

48 Wh

Full charging time	2:00 hr
Battery type	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No
Fast charging	Yes
USB Power Delivery	No
Charging port position	Left
Charge power	45 W
Weigh of AC adapter	260 grams

CPU

CPU name

Intel Pentium Gold 7505

Intel Core i3 1115G4

Intel Core i5 1135G7

Intel Core i7 1165G7

Base frequency	2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency	3.5 GHz
Cores	2
Threads	4
L3 Cache	4 MB
Integrated GPU	Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48 EUs
Fabrication process	10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)

983

Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)

2297

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Graphics Card

GPU name

GeForce MX450 2GB

Type	Dedicated
Fabrication process	12 nm
FLOPS	2.822 TFLOPS
Memory size	2 GB
Memory type	GDDR6
Memory bus	64 bit
Memory speed	~8-10 Gbps
Shading units (cores)	896
Texture mapping units (TMUs)	56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs)	32

GPU performance

2.822 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size

8GB

12GB

16GB

Channels	2x4 GB
Clock	3200 MHz
Type	DDR4
Upgradable	Yes
Total slots	1
Max. ram size	16 GB

Storage

Storage size

128GB

256GB

512GB

1024GB

Bus	PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type	SSD (M2)
Channels	1x128 GB
Upgradable	Yes
Total slots	1
NVMe	Yes

Sound

Audio chip	Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP
Speakers	2.0
Dolby Atmos	No
Loudness	68.7 dB
Microphones	2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard	v6
Bluetooth	v5
Fingerprint	No
Optical drive	No
Webcam	Above the display
Webcam resolution	1280 x 720

Ports
USB-A	3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C	1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt	No
HDMI	1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort	No
VGA	No
Audio jack (3.5 mm)	Yes
Ethernet (RJ45)	Yes
SD card reader	No
Proprietary charging port	Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type	Island
Numpad	No
Backlight	Yes

Touchpad
Size	10.6 x 7.8 cm
Surface	Plastic
Windows Precision	Yes

Comparison with competitors

1. Acer Aspire 5 (A514-54) or Aspire 5 (A515-56)

2. Acer Aspire 7 (A715-42G) or Aspire 5 (A515-56)

3. HP Pavilion 15 or Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)

4. Acer Nitro 5 (AN515-55) or Aspire 5 (A515-56)

5. Apple Macbook Air (M1, 2020) or Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)

6. Acer Aspire 3 (A315-58) or Aspire 5 (A515-56)

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Comments

simon 09 June 2022 16:12

Not sure where these details come from, but info here is wrong (for selected configuration ...-36UT). No dedicated GPU, incorrect/unavailable RAM size (only 4GB)

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