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Acer Nitro 5 AN515 vs Alienware M17 R5 Comparison

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Subjects of comparisons Acer Nitro 5 AN515 and Alienware M17 R5, brand, model, release date, color, operative system, ranking and price.

Manufacturer Acer Alienware
Model Nitro 5 AN515 M17 R5
Series AN515 - 54-5812 / 45-R83Z / 58-525P / 58-57Y8 / 58-725A / 45-R92M / 46-R0EQ / 58-7583 / 58-78BT n/a
Photo acer-nitro-5-an515 alienware-m17-r5
Release Date 2021 2023
Type Gaming Gaming
Color Black / Shale Black Dark Side of the Moon
Operating System Win 10 Home / Win 11 Home Win 11 Home / Win 11 Pro
Your Rating
4/5 - (3 votes)
4.5/5 - (2 votes)
Price

Dimensions

Laptop size, length, width and height.

Length ~254 mm
~25.4 cm
~10 in
~298.71 mm
~29.87 cm
~11.76 in
Width ~360 mm
~36 cm
~14.17 in
~397.30 mm
~39.73 cm
~15.64 in
Height ~24 mm
~2.4 cm
~0.94 in
~26.70 mm
~2.67 cm
~1.05 in

Weight

Laptop weight.

Weight ~2300 g
~2.3 kg
~5.07 lbs
~3430 g
~3.43 kg
~7.56 lbs

Battery

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

Battery Capacity 5844 mAh (90 Wh) 6381 mAh (97 Wh)
Battery Cells 4 6
Voltage 15.4 V 15.2 V
Battery Duration 1.5 - 5 h 1.5 - 5.75 h
Charge Time 130 minutes 200 minutes
Power Charger Consumption 180 W 240 W

Display

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

Size 15.6'' 17.3''
Picture
Resolution 1920 x 1080 (FHD) 1920 x 1080 (FHD)
Format 16 : 9 16 : 9
Technology IPS LCD / Bezel LCD IPS LCD
Refresh Rate 144 Hz (6.9ms) / 165 Hz (6.0ms) 360 Hz (2.7ms) / 480 Hz (2ms)
Luminosity 250 / 283 nits 280 nits
Contrast Ratio 1250:1 / 1230:1 n/a
Touchscreen No No
Features

80% screen-to-body (144Hz),
In-plane Switching Tech (144Hz),
ComfyView (144/165Hz),
Anti-glare(165Hz),
100% sRGB(165Hz)

CPU

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

Producer Intel / AMD AMD
Family i5 9th Gen / i5 12th Gen / i7 12th Gen / i7 12th Gen / Ryzen 5 / Ryzen 7 / Ryzen 7 Ryzen 9
Model 9300H / 12500H / 12650H / 12700H / 5600H / 5800H / 6800H 6900HX
Cache Memory 8 / 18 / 24 / 24 / 16 / 16 / 16 MB 16 MB
Threads 8 / 16 / 16 / 20 / 12 / 16 / 16 16
Cores 4 / 12 / 10 / 14 / 6 / 8 / 8 8
Performance Cores n.a. / 4 / 6 / 6 / n.a. / n.a. / n.a. n.a.
Efficiency Cores n.a. / 8 / 4 / 8 / n.a. / n.a. / n.a. n.a.
Base Clock Frequency 2.4 / 2.5 / 2.3 / 2.3 / 3.3 / 3.2 / 3.2 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock Frequency 4.1 / 4.5 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.2 / 4.4 / 4.7 GHz 4.9 GHz
Max Bandwidth 41.8 / 64 / 82 / 83 / 51.2 / 68.3 / 76.8 GBs 76.8 GBs
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 / 45 / 45 / 45 / 45 / 45 / 45 W 45 W
Thermal Max Power - / 95 / 115 / 115 / 54 / 54 / - W -
Max Temperature (TJUNCTION) 100°C (212°F) / 100°C (212°F) / 100°C (212°F) / 100°C (212°F) / 105°C (221°F) / 105°C (221°F) / 95°C (203°F) 95°C (212°F)
Integrated Graphic Intel® UHD Graphics / Intel® Iris® Xe / Intel® UHD Graphics / Intel® Iris® Xe / AMD Radeon™ Graphics / AMD Radeon™ Graphics / AMD Radeon™ 680M AMD Radeon™ 680M
Features

Deep Learning Boost (no i5-9300H),
Adaptix™ (no i5-9300H),
Speed Shift (i5/i7),
Turbo Boost Max 2.0 (i5-9300H),
Turbo Boost Max 3.0 (i7-12650H/12700H),
Hyper-Threading (i5/i7),
Thermal Monitoring (i5/i7),
Flex Memory Access (i5/i7),
Volume Management Device (no i5-9300H),
AMD “Zen” Core Architecture (R5/R7),
AMD FreeSync™ Technology (R7-6800H)

AMD “Zen 3+” Core Architecture,
AMD FreeSync™ Technology,
AMD Precision Boost 2

 

Driver

RAM

RAM amount, frequency, technology, upgrade tutorial

Total Memory 8 / 16 / 24 / 32 / 48 / 64 GB 16 / 32 / 64 GB
Unit Slots 1 / 2 1/2
Frequency 2300 / 2666 / 3200 / 4800 MHz 4800 Mhz
Technology DDR4 / DDR5 DDR5
Integrated No No
Upgrade Tutorial

GPU

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

Producer Nvidia Nvidia / AMD
Family Geforce GTX / Geforce RTX / Geforce RTX / Geforce RTX / Geforce RTX / Geforce RTX Geforce RTX / Geforce RTX / Geforce RTX / Geforce RTX / Radeon
Model 1650 / 3050 / 3050ti / 3060 / 3070ti / 4060 3060 / 3070 / 3070Ti / 3080 / 6850M XT
Cores 1024 / 2048-2560 / 2560 / 3840 / 5888 / 3072 Cores 3840 / 5120 / 5888 / 6144 / 2560 Cores
Memory 4 / 4-6 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 8 GB 6 / 8 / 8 / 16 / 12 GB
Memory Technology GDDR 6 / GDDR 6 / GDDR 6 / GDDR 6 / GDDR 6 / GDDR 6 GDDR 6 / GDDR 6 / GDDR 6 / GDDR 6 / GDDR 6
Boost Clock 1125 - 1560 / 990 - 1740 / 1035 - 1695 / 1283 - 1703 / 1035 - 1485 / 1470 - 2370 MHz 1283 - 1703 / 1290 - 1620 / 1035 - 1485 / 1245 - 1710 / 2463 MHz
Memory Interface Size 128 / 64 - 128 / 128 / 192 / 256 / 128 bit 192 / 256 / 256 / 256 / 192 bit
Features

DLSS (no GTX 1650),
2nd Gen Ray Tracing (no GTX 1650),
3rd Gen Tensor Core,
Nvidia Reflex (no GTX 1650),
Nvidia Broadcast,
Nvidia Ansel (no GTX 1650),
Nvidia G-Sync,
Microsoft DirectX 12 Ultimate

DLSS (Nvidia),
2nd Gen Ray Tracing (Nvidia),
3rd Gen Tensor Core (Nvidia),
Nvidia Reflex,
Nvidia Broadcast,
Nvidia Ansel,
Nvidia G-Sync,
Microsoft DirectX 12 Ultimate

Price
Driver

Storage

Storage drive, memory amount, technology, frequency.

Total Memory 256 / 512 GB / 1 / 2 / 4 TB 1 / 2 / 4 TB
Units 1 / 2 1 / 2
Technology PCIe SSD PCIe SSD
Free Slots 2 / 1 1 / 0

Ports

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

USB 3.0 Type C 1 (3.2 Gen 1) / 1 (3.2 Gen 2) 1 (3.2 Gen 2)
USB 3.0 Type A 1/2 (3.2 Gen 1) + 1/2 (3.2 Gen 2) 3 (3.2 Gen 1)
USB 2.0 1 No
HDMI 1 (2.0) 1 (2.1)
HDMI Mini No No
Ethernet 1 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 5.0 / 5.1 5.2 / 5.3

Keyboard

Mechanical or Membrane, RGB, numpad and keyboard related info

Type Membrane Membrane / Mechanical
RGB Red Backlit / Backlit RGB 4 Zones Backlit Per Key RGB
Numpad Yes Yes
Mousepad Yes Yes
Fingerprint No No
Features

1.6 mm key

mSeries Keyboard,
Alien FX SW,
Anti-ghosting

Picture

Webcam

Camera quality, number, position and privacy shutter.

Number 1 1
Quality 720p (HD) 720p (HD)
Position Top Top
Microphone Yes Array Microphone
Privacy Shutter No No
Features

Speakers

Speakers number, power and features of the Laptops.

Number 2 2
Power n/a 2.5 W
Features

DTS:X Ultra

Realtek ALC3254

Price and Warranty

Satisfaction is (not) guaranteed.

Warranty 1 or 2 years 1 or 2 years
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