Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)

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
38
Gaming
37
Display
26
Battery Life
61
Connectivity
65
Case
82
NanoReview Score
44
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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

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
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
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

Graphics Card

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

Storage

Storage size
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

Comments

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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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