Launched: October 2020Screen-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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Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Aspire 5 (A515-56).
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)
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
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
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
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
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
Channels
2x4 GB
Clock
3200 MHz
Type
DDR4
Upgradable
Yes
Total slots
1
Max. ram size
16 GB
Bus
PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type
SSD (M2)
Channels
1x128 GB
Upgradable
Yes
Total slots
1
NVMe
Yes
Audio chip
Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP
Speakers
2.0
Dolby Atmos
No
Loudness
68.7 dB
Microphones
2
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
Keyboard
Keyboard type
Island
Numpad
No
Backlight
Yes
Touchpad
Size
10.6 x 7.8 cm
Surface
Plastic
Windows Precision
Yes
Comparison with competitors