- Launched: January 2021
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~77.5%
- Dimensions: 403.5 x 263.7 x 19.9 mm (15.89 x 10.38 x 0.78 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Aspire 5 (A517-52).
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52)
| Weight |
2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
403.5 x 263.7 x 19.9 mm
15.89 x 10.38 x 0.78 inches |
| Area |
1064 cm2 (164.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~77.5% |
| Side bezels |
10.3 mm |
| Colors |
Silver |
| Transformer |
No |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Number of fans |
2 |
| Noise level (max. load) |
45 dB |
| Size |
17.3 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
60 Hz |
| PPI |
127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:9 |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support |
No |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
Display tests
| Contrast |
892:1 |
| sRGB color space |
59% |
| Adobe RGB profile |
38% |
| Response time |
11 ms |
| Battery type |
Li-Ion |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Left |
| Charge power |
65 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter |
307 grams |
| Base frequency |
1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4.1 GHz |
| Cores |
2 |
| Threads |
4 |
| L3 Cache |
6 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
| Fabrication process |
10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1297
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
2610
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1360
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
3277
| Type |
Dedicated |
| Fabrication process |
14 nm |
| GPU base clock |
1354 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1468 MHz |
| FLOPS |
1.879 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
2 GB |
| Memory type |
GDDR5 |
| Memory bus |
64 bit |
| Memory speed |
~7 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
16 |
GPU performance
1.879 TFLOPS
| Channels |
2x4 GB |
| Clock |
3200 MHz |
| Type |
DDR4 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Max. ram size |
16 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x512 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
1 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Audio chip |
Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP |
| Speakers |
2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Loudness |
67.5 dB |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6 |
| Bluetooth |
v5.1 |
| Fingerprint |
Yes |
| 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 |
Yes |
| Backlight |
Yes |
Touchpad
| Size |
10.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface |
Plastic |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
