Acer Aspire 5 A515 vs MSI Raider GE78 HX Comparison

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Subjects of comparisons Acer Aspire 5 A515 and MSI Raider GE78 HX, brand, model, release date, color, operative system, ranking and price.

Manufacturer	Acer	MSI
Model	Aspire 5 A515	Raider GE78 HX
Series	A515 - 56-36UT / 57G-58R7 / 57-598B / 56-702V / 43-R19L / 43-R19L / 48M-R3DF	13VH / 13VI
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Release Date	2021	2023
Type	Business	Gaming
Color	Gray	Black
Operating System	Win 10 Home / Win 11 Home	Win 11 Pro
Your Rating	4/5 - (1 vote)	4.6/5 - (5 votes)
Price	Check Price (i3-4GB-128GB) Check Price (i3-8GB-128GB) Check Price (i3-20GB-1TB) Check Price (i5-2050-8GB-512GB) Check Price (i7-16GB-512GB) Check Price (R3-8GB-128GB) Check Price (R5-8GB-512GB)	Check Price (RTX 4080) Check Price (RTX 4090)

Dimensions

Laptop size, length, width and height.

Length	~236 mm ~23.6 cm ~9.29 in	~298 mm ~29.8 cm ~11.73 in
Width	~381.6 mm ~38.16 cm ~15.02 in	~380 mm ~38 cm ~14.96 in
Height	~20.95 mm ~2.1 cm ~0.82 in	~ 28.75 mm ~2.88 cm ~1.13 in

Weight

Laptop weight.

Weight

~2200 g
~2.2 kg
~4.85 lbs

~3100 g
~3.1 kg
~6.83 lbs

Battery

Battery duration, number of cells, recharge time and power consumption comparison.

Battery Capacity	2922 mAh (45 Wh)	6513 mAh (99 Wh)
Battery Cells	3	6
Voltage	15.2 V	15.2 V
Battery Duration	1.5 - 7.5 h	1.5 - 5.28 h
Charge Time	180 minutes	180 minutes
Power Charger Consumption	65 W	330 W

Display

Screen size, resolution, luminosity, contrast and other features.

Size	15.6''	17.3''
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Resolution	1920 x 1080 (FHD)	2560 x 1600 (QHD)
Format	16 : 9	16 : 10
Technology	Bezel LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh Rate	60 Hz (16.67ms)	240 Hz (4.17ms)
Luminosity	274 nits	495 nits
Contrast Ratio	1400:1	1240:1
Touchscreen	No	No
Features	Scree-to-body-ratio 81.18%, Acer Color Intelligence, Acer Blue Light Shield	100% DCI-P3(Typical), Nvidia G-Sync

CPU

Producer, model, cache, threads, cores, clock, driver and other info.

Producer	Intel / AMD	Intel
Family	i3 11th Gen / i5 12th Gen / i5 12th Gen / i7 9th Gen / Ryzen 3 / Ryzen 5	i9 13th Gen
Model	1115G4 / 1240P / 12450H / 1165G7 / 3200U / 7530U	13980HX
Cache Memory	6 / 12 / 12 / 12 / 4 / 16 MB	36 MB
Threads	4 / 16 / 12 / 8 / 4 / 12	32
Cores	2 / 12 / 8 / 4 / 2 / 6	24
Performance Cores	n.a. / 4 / 4 / n.a. / n.a. / n.a.	8
Efficiency Cores	n.a. / 8 / 4 / n.a. / n.a. / n.a.	16
Base Clock Frequency	3.0 / 1.7 / 2.0 /2.8 / 2.6 / 2.0 GHz	2.2 GHz
Turbo Clock Frequency	4.10 / 4.4 / 4.4 / 4.7 / 3.5 / 4.5 GHz	5.60 GHz
Max Bandwidth	51.2 / 76.8 / 76.8 / 51.2 / 35.76 / 51.2 GBs	89.6 GBs
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	28 / 28 / 45 / 28 / 15 / 15 W	55 W
Thermal Max Power	- / 64 / 95 / - / - / - / W	157 W
Max Temperature (T_JUNCTION)	100°C (212°F) / 100°C (212°F) / 100°C (212°F) / 100°C (212°F) / 105°C (221°F) / 95°C (203°F)	100°C (212°F)
Integrated Graphic	Intel® UHD Graphics / Intel® Iris® Xe / Intel® UHD Graphics / Intel® Iris® Xe / Radeon™ Vega 3 Graphics / AMD Radeon™ Graphics	Intel® UHD Graphics for 13th Gen
Features	Deep Learning Boost (i3/i5/i7), Adaptix™ (i3/i5/i7), Speed Shift (i5/i7), Turbo Boost Max 2.0 (i3/i7), Hyper-Threading (i3/i5/i7), Thermal Monitoring (i3/i5/i7), Flex Memory Access (i5), Volume Management Device (i3/i5/i7), AMD SenseMI Technology (R3), AMD “Zen” Core Architecture (R3/R5), AMD FreeSync™ Technology (R3/R5)	Deep Learning Boost, Adaptix™ Technology, Speed Shift Technology, Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0, Hyper-Threading Technology, Thermal Monitoring Technologies, Flex Memory Access, Volume Management Device
Driver	CPU Driver	CPU Driver

RAM

RAM amount, frequency, technology, upgrade tutorial

Total Memory	4 / 8 / 12 / 16 / 20 / 32 GB	64 / 32 GB
Unit Slots	1	2
Frequency	2800 / 3200 MHz	5600 MHz
Technology	DDR4	DDR5
Integrated	No	No
Upgrade Tutorial	YouTube Video	YouTube Video

GPU

Producer, model, cores, memory and frequency, clock, drivers and other features.

Producer	Intel / AMD	Nvidia
Family	-	Geforce RTX / Geforce RTX
Model	UHD 11th Gen / Iris Xe / UHD Graphics 12 th / Iris Xe / Vega 3 / Radeon Graphics / RTX 2050	4080 / 4090
Cores	48 / 80 / 48 / 96 / 3 / 7 / 2048 Cores	7424 / 9728 Cores
Memory	uses RAM / uses RAM / uses RAM / uses RAM / uses RAM / uses RAM / 4 GB	12 / 16 GB
Memory Technology	uses RAM / uses RAM / uses RAM / uses RAM / uses RAM / uses RAM / GDDR6	GDDR 6 / GDDR 6
Boost Clock	1250 / 1300 / 1200 / 1300 / 1200 / 2000 / 1477 MHz	1350 - 2280 / 1455 - 2040 MHz
Memory Interface Size	n.a. / n.a. / n.a. / n.a. / n.a. / n.a. / 64 bit	192 / 256 bit
Features	DirectX* 12.1 (UHD/Iris), OpenGL* 4.6 (UHD/Iris), OpenCL* 3.0 (UHD/Iris), AMD SenseMI Technology (Vega3), AMD “Zen” Core Architecture (Vega3/AMD Radeon), AMD FreeSync™ Technology (Vega3/AMDRadeon), Realtime RayTracing (RTX2050), Nvidia Optimus (RTX2050), Nvidia Battery Saving (RTX2050), No G-Sync (RTX2050)	DLSS 3, 3rd Gen Ray Tracing, 4th Gen Tensor Core, Nvidia Reflex, Nvidia Broadcast, Nvidia Ansel, Nvidia G-Sync, Microsoft DirectX 12 Ultimate
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Driver	GPU Driver	GPU Driver

Storage

Storage drive, memory amount, technology, frequency.

Total Memory	128 / 512 GB / 1 / 2 TB	2 TB
Units	1	2
Technology	PCIe SSD	PCIe SSD
Free Slots	0	1

Ports

USB, HDMI, Ethernet, Thunderbolt, Audio and other ports.

USB 3.0 Type C	1 (3.2 Gen 2)	2 (3.2 Gen 2)
USB 3.0 Type A	2 / 3 (3.2 Gen 1)	2 (3.2 Gen 1/Gen 2)
USB 2.0	1 / No	No
HDMI	1 (2.1)	1 (2.1)
HDMI Mini	No	1 Mini DP
Ethernet	1 Gb LAN	1
Thunderbolt	1 (Gen 4)	1 (Gen 4)
Audio	1 (In/Out)	1 (In/Out)

Connectivity

LAN, Wifi and Bluetooth technologies.

Ethernet LAN	RJ-45	RJ-45 (2.5)
Wifi	WiFi 6	Wifi 6
Bluetooth	5.1	5.3

Keyboard

Mechanical or Membrane, RGB, numpad and keyboard related info

Type	Membrane	Membrane
RGB	Backlit, No RGB	Per Key RGB
Numpad	Yes	Yes
Mousepad	Yes	Yes
Fingerprint	No	No
Features	–	Mystic Light, Steelseries Keyboard
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Webcam

Camera quality, number, position and privacy shutter.

Number	1	1
Quality	1080p (FHD)	1080p (FHD)
Position	Top	Top
Microphone	Dual	Yes
Privacy Shutter	No	Yes
Features

Speakers

Speakers number, power and features of the Laptops.

Number	2	6
Power	n/a	2 W
Features	–	4 X 2W Stereo Woofer (10W Total), Dynaudio, Nahmic

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Warranty

1 or 2 years

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