Is Acer Aspire 5 a good gaming laptop?

Is Acer Aspire 5 a good gaming laptop?

Untapped potential. On paper, the Aspire 5 A515-57G is a very interesting laptop. For instance, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 is a rather uncommon graphics card. However, Acer messed up an otherwise good idea through unnecessary blunders and conscious cost-cutting measures.

Is Acer Aspire 5 a good gaming laptop?

The review model (A515-57G-53N8) can be had for around 1,000 Euro (US$1,030). For this price, you are getting a current-gen Intel Alder Lake processor (the power-efficient Core i5-1240P), 16 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM (2x 8 GB dual-channel), a 512 GB NVMe M.2 SSD, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050 for demanding graphics applications. The GPU comes with 4 GB of GDDR6 VRAM but only offers a 64-bit memory bus. Acer has equipped the laptop with a matt Full HD IPS panel and chosen to install Windows 11 Home as the operating system.

Processor

Intel Core i5-1240P 12 x 1.2 - 4.4 GHz, 64 W PL2 / Short Burst, 32 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-P

Memory

16 GB

, 2x 8 GB SODIMM DDR4-3200, dual channel, two slots (both in use)

Display

15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, CMN N156HCA-EAB, IPS, Full HD, glossy: no, 60 Hz

Mainboard

Intel Alder Lake-P PCH

Soundcard

Intel Alder Point-M/P PCH - HD Audio

Connections

3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 1 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 1 Combined (Headset/Mic), 1 Fingerprint Reader

Networking

Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (10/100/1000MBit/s), MediaTek MT7921 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 18 x 363 x 238 ( = 0.71 x 14.29 x 9.37 in)

Battery

50 Wh, 4471 mAh Lithium-Ion, 3 cells

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Home

Additional features

Speakers: 2.0, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 90 W power supply, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

1.824 kg ( = 64.34 oz / 4.02 pounds), Power Supply: 317 g ( = 11.18 oz / 0.7 pounds)

Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

The chassis left us with mixed feelings. At first glance, the Aspire 5 appears to be of high quality. The stylish (yet rather simple) design looks great in combination with the medium-grey surfaces. If you take a closer look, however, you will notice that only the lid is made of metal. The base section is made of plastic and exhibits significant flex when you push down harder on it (particularly in the middle above the keyboard). In general, the Aspire 5 doesn't have the sturdiest chassis amongst laptops in this category.

Meanwhile, there is hardly anything to criticise about the device's fit and finish. On our review unit, the seams between all the elements are clean and neat. The hinges behave as expected and do their job properly. The mechanism is designed to lift the rear of the base section by several millimetres when the laptop is opened in order to promote air flow. 

Although we wish the screen bezel would be slightly thinner, the Aspire 5 doesn't take up too much space. Its dimensions of 36.3 x 23.8 cm (14.3 x 9.4") are typical for a 15-inch laptop and puts the device somewhere in the middle of our comparison group. The story is similar with its weight (1.8kg, or 3.97 lb). The Acer laptop is 1.8 cm (0.7") thick when closed, which is likewise average for such a laptop.

      Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI       Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8       Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC       Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE       Honor MagicBook 14 2022       DIN A4

360 mm / 14.2 inch275 mm / 10.8 inch25.8 mm / 1.016 inch2.3 kg5.07 lbs363 mm / 14.3 inch238 mm / 9.37 inch28 mm / 0.709 inch2.8 kg4.02 lbs354 mm / 13.9 inch251 mm / 9.88 inch20.7 mm / 0.815 inch2.9 kg4.29 lbs356.6 mm / 14 inch229.4 mm / 9.03 inch27.5 mm / 0.689 inch 1.8 kg3.97 lbs307.5 mm / 12.1 inch227.6 mm / 8.96 inch26.9 mm / 0.665 inch 1.6 kg3.44 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch210 mm / 8.27 inch2 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Interfaces

You will be quite satisfied with the selection of ports if you don't mind the absence of a card reader. The Aspire 5 offers not only three USB-A 3.0 ports but also one USB-C port that supports Thunderbolt 4. There is also an up-to-date HDMI 2.1 output, an RJ45 Ethernet port, an audio jack and a Kensington lock slot. Unfortunately, the barrel plug on the power supply is very delicate, bordering on fragile. This could potentially limit the device's durability.

We like how the ports are arranged on the laptop. Most of them are located towards the rear of the sides, meaning your movement isn't going to be too restricted when using a mouse (and with many cables plugged in).

There is still room for improvement in terms of Wi-Fi performance. The MediaTek MT7921 chip only delivered mediocre performance in our signal strength test, which involved placing the laptop one metre away from our new reference router, the Asus AXE11000. With transmit and receive rates of around 1,000 Mbit/s, the Aspire 5 isn't able to keep pace with competing laptops equipped with Intel modules.

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The webcam is pretty standard. As is often the case, it is lacking in both colour accuracy and image sharpness.

Is Acer Aspire 5 a good gaming laptop?

6.8 ∆E

10.2 ∆E

6 ∆E

4.4 ∆E

6.5 ∆E

6.5 ∆E

7.1 ∆E

8.7 ∆E

6.6 ∆E

3.4 ∆E

6.2 ∆E

7.2 ∆E

5.8 ∆E

6.6 ∆E

6 ∆E

10.3 ∆E

6 ∆E

6.6 ∆E

9.5 ∆E

10 ∆E

8.8 ∆E

9.2 ∆E

9.1 ∆E

7.1 ∆E

ColorChecker Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8: 7.28 ∆E min: 3.39 - max: 10.32 ∆E

Other than a few information booklets, Acer only included a charger with the Aspire 5. The 90-watt adapter is nice and compact at about 12 x 5 x 3 cm (4.7 x 2.0 x 1.2") and weighs just around 0.3 kg (0.7 lb).

The process of opening up the product for maintenance is similar to that for other multimedia laptops. To access the internals of the device, you have to first remove ten Phillips screws and then lift the bottom cover off the laptop using a flat tool. Under the hood, you will find a surprisingly small motherboard with a pair of heat pipes running to two fans. There are also two RAM slots and two M.2 slots (see photo). Opening up the Aspire 5 will also allow you to access the Wi-Fi module and battery.

Acer provides a 24-month warranty on the laptop.

The input devices are average at best. The biggest drawback of the keyboard is the tiny font on the keys. It can be difficult to distinguish the font from the grey background (poor readability) depending on the viewing angle, time of day and ambient light. Acer should have used black keys with a bolder font instead. Likewise, the keyboard feels less than optimal to type on. Besides the issues with sturdiness previously mentioned, we are not all that impressed with the keys' fairly mushy feedback. Therefore, anyone who types a lot should probably take a look at other alternatives.

On the other hand, there isn't much to complain about the layout. The main section mostly follows the standard keyboard layout. The only things we didn't like were the small up and down arrow keys and the numeric keypad with three instead of four columns. It is also a shame that the backlight only has one brightness level.

The touchpad isn't going to win any awards either. Like the keyboard, it too feels quite mushy – the left- and right-click zones at the bottom offer too little feedback. Furthermore, the touchpad has a tendency to rattle, which detracts from the quality feel of the device. There is nothing spectacular about the touchpad's gesture support and texture; they are neither bad nor exceptional. At 12.5 x 8 cm (4.9 x 3.1"), the touchpad is also more than adequate for a 15-inch laptop. 

Those who are very particular about image quality won't be pleased with the Aspire 5 A515-57G. The Full HD screen (CMN N156HCA-EAB) on the device is average at best.

Once the laptop is switched on, you'll notice right away that the screen is lacking in brightness. Its average peak brightness of 234 cd/m² is too low for outdoor use and is only suitable for indoor spaces that are not too bright.

254
cd/m²
245
cd/m²
243
cd/m²
247
cd/m²
250
cd/m²
228
cd/m²
218
cd/m²
222
cd/m²
201
cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

CMN N156HCA-EAB

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 254 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 234.2 cd/m² Minimum: 19 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 79 %
Center on Battery: 250 cd/m²
Contrast: 1316:1 (Black: 0.19 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.94 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 3.09
ΔE Greyscale 3.6 | 0.57-98 Ø5.5
44.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
65% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
43.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.081

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
CMN N156HCA-EAB, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
HD140ZB-01A, IPS, 2160x1440, 14.00
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
BOE CQ NE156QHM-NY1, IPS, 2560x1440, 15.60
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Panda LM156LF-2F01, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
BOE CQ NV156FHM-N69, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Display

54%

88%

-8%

55%

Display P3 Coverage

43.3

67.9

57%

95.8

121%

39.73

-8%

68.7

59%

sRGB Coverage

65

98.5

52%

99.9

54%

59.8

-8%

97.1

49%

AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage

44.8

68.7

53%

85.1

90%

41.06

-8%

70.3

57%

Response Times

-6%

67%

-4%

81%

Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *

35.6 ?(17.2, 18.4)

37.2 ?(18, 19.2)

-4%

8.4 ?(4.4, 4)

76%

33.6 ?(18.4, 15.2)

6%

5 ?(2, 3)

86%

Response Time Black / White *

24.5 ?(13.8, 10.7)

26.3 ?(15.1, 11.2)

-7%

10.4 ?(6.4, 4)

58%

27.6 ?(15.6, 12)

-13%

6 ?(1, 5)

76%

PWM Frequency

28400 ?(40, 70)

Screen

31%

-4%

-31%

-17%

Brightness middle

250

330

32%

354.2

42%

271.2

8%

360

44%

Brightness

234

320

37%

330

41%

252

8%

320

37%

Brightness Distribution

79

90

14%

88

11%

79

0%

81

3%

Black Level *

0.19

0.21

-11%

0.32

-68%

0.53

-179%

0.18

5%

Contrast

1316

1571

19%

1107

-16%

512

-61%

2000

52%

Colorchecker dE 2000 *

3.94

1.8

54%

4.06

-3%

5.04

-28%

6.84

-74%

Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *

16.73

4.7

72%

8.81

47%

16.07

4%

12.52

25%

Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *

3.09

1.6

48%

4.26

-38%

2.54

18%

Greyscale dE 2000 *

3.6

3

17%

6.7

-86%

3.4

6%

12.94

-259%

Gamma

2.081 106%

2.18 101%

2.12 104%

2.09 105%

2.55 86%

CCT

6476 100%

6697 97%

6731 97%

7079 92%

6973 93%

Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)

37.8

63

Color Space (Percent of sRGB)

59.5

97

Total Average (Program / Settings)

26% / 31%

50% / 28%

-14% / -22%

40% / 13%

* ... smaller is better

The colour coverage also significantly falls short of what IPS technology is capable of. The display only managed to cover 65% of the sRGB colour space - only the Asus ROG Strix G15 performed worse than that. To put things in perspective, good displays are able to hit 100% sRGB coverage. 

You also shouldn't expect fast screen response times from the 15-inch device. The 60-Hz screen is not a great choice for gamers. The display is only saved from an even worse review by its great contrast (1,316:1) and low black level (0.19 cd/m²)

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

       Response Time Black to White
24.5 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined ↗ 13.8 ms rise

Is Acer Aspire 5 a good gaming laptop?

↘ 10.7 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.4 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 48 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (22.7 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
35.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined ↗ 17.2 ms rise

Is Acer Aspire 5 a good gaming laptop?

↘ 18.4 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 38 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (35.8 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

Is Acer Aspire 5 a good gaming laptop?

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19508 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8 is a mid-range laptop in term of both price and performance. The Core i5-1240P and GeForce RTX 2050 form a balanced all-round combination that has enough power for everyday tasks, such office work, video playback and Internet browsing. The same applies to the 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of SSD storage. However, the Aspire 5 shouldn't be viewed as a gaming laptop.

Unfortunately, Acer has preinstalled various tools and programmes from other companies in order to earn a few more dollars. The inclusion of bloatware has thankfully become less common in the past years – at least with other laptop manufacturers. This thus makes Acer stand out in a negative way. As we didn't find any performance profiles on the system (e.g. in the Acer Care Center), all the measurements were performed with the laptop in its factory settings.

The Core i5-1240P is a brand-new chip from Intel's Alder Lake lineup. The 10-nm chip with a specified TDP of 28 watts has 4 performance cores (with Hyper-Threading) and 8 efficiency cores (no Hyper-Threading), allowing it to run up to 16 threads in parallel.

The 1240P performed well in our series of CPU tests. Whilst the processor expectedly isn't as fast as current Intel GPUs with higher TDP (e.g. the Core i5-12500H and Core i7-12650H), it still performs better than older processors such as the Core i7-10750H. Our Cinebench loop test showed that the Aspire 5 is able to deliver adequate sustained performance. After a small dip initially, the results stabilised down at a fairly constant level.

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CPU Performance Rating - Percent
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

84.7 pt ∼85%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

82.6 pt ∼83%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

71.9 pt ∼72%

Average of class Multimedia
 

67.3 pt ∼67%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI -2!
Intel Core i7-10750H

56.6 pt ∼57%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
 

55.5 pt ∼56%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

53.8 pt ∼54%

Cinebench R23
Multi Core
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

12225 Points ∼100% +21%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

12076 (11562.4min - 12075.6max) Points ∼99% +20%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

10067 Points ∼82%

Average of class Multimedia
  (3127 - 18444, n=104, last 2 years)

9384 Points ∼77% -7%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (1780 - 11427, n=13)

7365 Points ∼60% -27%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

6640 Points ∼54% -34%

Single Core
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

1770 Points ∼100% +5%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

1697 Points ∼96% +1%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

1685 Points ∼95%

Average of class Multimedia
  (819 - 1940, n=102, last 2 years)

1471 Points ∼83% -13%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (640 - 1685, n=13)

1361 Points ∼77% -19%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

1223 Points ∼69% -27%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Multi Core)
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

4723 Points ∼100% +25%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

4627 Points ∼98% +22%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

3780 Points ∼80%

Average of class Multimedia
  (1192 - 7040, n=102, last 2 years)

3530 Points ∼75% -7%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H

3049 Points ∼65% -19%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (763 - 4365, n=13)

2843 Points ∼60% -25%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

2174 Points ∼46% -42%

CPU (Single Core)
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

680 Points ∼100% +5%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

652 Points ∼96% +1%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

646 Points ∼95%

Average of class Multimedia
  (316 - 739, n=102, last 2 years)

561 Points ∼83% -13%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (251 - 646, n=13)

530 Points ∼78% -18%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

470 Points ∼69% -27%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H

454 Points ∼67% -30%

Cinebench R15
CPU Multi 64Bit
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

2094 (1576.35min - 2094.02max) Points ∼100% +31%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

2091 (1748.1min - 2091.07max) Points ∼100% +31%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

1840 (1786.43min - 1839.59max) Points ∼88% +15%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

1600 (1263.22min - 1600.13max) Points ∼76%

Average of class Multimedia
  (570 - 2894, n=118, last 2 years)

1588 Points ∼76% -1%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (407 - 1859, n=15)

1385 Points ∼66% -13%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H

1342 (1225.64min - 1341.61max) Points ∼64% -16%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

1188 Points ∼57% -26%

CPU Single 64Bit
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

248 Points ∼100% +2%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

243 Points ∼98%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

240 Points ∼97% -1%

Average of class Multimedia
  (119 - 279, n=101, last 2 years)

218 Points ∼88% -10%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

199 Points ∼80% -18%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (91.8 - 243, n=14)

195.9 Points ∼79% -19%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H

192 Points ∼77% -21%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (289 - 1926, n=13)

548 Seconds * ∼100% -55%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

448 Seconds * ∼82% -27%

Average of class Multimedia
  (183.3 - 956, n=99, last 2 years)

389 Seconds * ∼71% -10%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H

364 Seconds * ∼66% -3%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

353 Seconds * ∼64%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

268 Seconds * ∼49% +24%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

264 Seconds * ∼48% +25%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

51818 MIPS ∼100% +36%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

48051 MIPS ∼93% +26%

Average of class Multimedia
  (11813 - 72912, n=98, last 2 years)

39975 MIPS ∼77% +5%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

38202 MIPS ∼74%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H

36453 MIPS ∼70% -5%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

34166 MIPS ∼66% -11%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (7254 - 47002, n=13)

31448 MIPS ∼61% -18%

7z b 4 -mmt1
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

5387 MIPS ∼100% +5%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

5260 MIPS ∼98% +2%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

5242 MIPS ∼97% +2%

Average of class Multimedia
  (2898 - 6186, n=98, last 2 years)

5188 MIPS ∼96% +1%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

5149 MIPS ∼96%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H

4951 MIPS ∼92% -4%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (2197 - 5149, n=13)

4375 MIPS ∼81% -15%

Geekbench 5.4
Multi-Core
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

10828 Points ∼100% +18%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

9758 Points ∼90% +6%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

9184 Points ∼85%

Average of class Multimedia
  (3307 - 14376, n=102, last 2 years)

7769 Points ∼72% -15%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (1763 - 10112, n=13)

7306 Points ∼67% -20%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H

6243 Points ∼58% -32%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

5942 Points ∼55% -35%

Single-Core
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

1741 Points ∼100% +6%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

1685 Points ∼97% +3%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

1637 Points ∼94%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (672 - 1658, n=13)

1510 Points ∼87% -8%

Average of class Multimedia
  (843 - 1887, n=102, last 2 years)

1504 Points ∼86% -8%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

1250 Points ∼72% -24%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H

1136 Points ∼65% -31%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

14.3 fps ∼100% +43%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

13.9 fps ∼97% +39%

Average of class Multimedia
  (4.12 - 21, n=99, last 2 years)

10.9 fps ∼76% +9%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H

10 fps ∼70% 0%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

10 fps ∼70%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

8.8 fps ∼62% -12%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (1.99 - 12.7, n=13)

8.59 fps ∼60% -14%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (46.4 - 120.5, n=13)

60.5 s * ∼100% -8%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

56.6 s * ∼94% -1%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

56 s * ∼93%

Average of class Multimedia
  (34.8 - 89.1, n=97, last 2 years)

51.3 s * ∼85% +8%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H

49.9 s * ∼82% +11%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

49.4 s * ∼82% +12%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

41.6 s * ∼69% +26%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (0.501 - 1.236, n=13)

0.619 sec * ∼100% -24%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H

0.618 sec * ∼100% -23%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H

0.608 sec * ∼98% -21%

Average of class Multimedia
  (0.4155 - 0.994, n=99, last 2 years)

0.562 sec * ∼91% -12%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P

0.501 sec * ∼81%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H

0.4969 sec * ∼80% +1%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H

0.4786 sec * ∼77% +4%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

1600 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

145.8 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

243 Points

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Performance Rating
Average of class Multimedia
 

91.5 pt ∼92%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

85.4 pt ∼85%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

85.2 pt ∼85%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

77 pt ∼77%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

69.8 pt ∼70%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

68.1 pt ∼68%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
 

63.1 pt ∼63%

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

10247 KRay/s ∼100% +91%

Average of class Multimedia
  (2677 - 16202, n=83, last 2 years)

9371 KRay/s ∼91% +74%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

8231 KRay/s ∼80% +53%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

6851 KRay/s ∼67% +28%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (2405 - 9570, n=13)

5687 KRay/s ∼55% +6%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

5422 KRay/s ∼53% +1%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

5371 KRay/s ∼52%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

49755 Points ∼100% +94%

Average of class Multimedia
  (12762 - 99306, n=83, last 2 years)

48345 Points ∼97% +89%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

43123 Points ∼87% +68%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

29874 Points ∼60% +17%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (7407 - 48144, n=13)

27718 Points ∼56% +8%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

26386 Points ∼53% +3%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

25626 Points ∼52%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Multimedia
  (841 - 4254, n=83, last 2 years)

2375 MB/s ∼100% +33%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

2335 MB/s ∼98% +31%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

2287 MB/s ∼96% +28%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

2158 MB/s ∼91% +21%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

1979 MB/s ∼83% +11%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

1780 MB/s ∼75%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (415 - 2323, n=13)

1534 MB/s ∼65% -14%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

77935 Points ∼100% +4%

Average of class Multimedia
  (31314 - 110468, n=83, last 2 years)

76116 Points ∼98% +1%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

75238 Points ∼97%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

74279 Points ∼95% -1%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

71033 Points ∼91% -6%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

70447 Points ∼90% -6%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (29405 - 75668, n=13)

65597 Points ∼84% -13%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average of class Multimedia
  (3099 - 13146, n=83, last 2 years)

7735 Points ∼100% +25%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

7565 Points ∼98% +22%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

7130 Points ∼92% +15%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

7057 Points ∼91% +14%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

6820 Points ∼88% +10%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

6212 Points ∼80%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (2135 - 6520, n=13)

4818 Points ∼62% -22%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average of class Multimedia
  (7417 - 54727, n=83, last 2 years)

26220 Points ∼100% +75%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

25283 Points ∼96% +69%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

21499 Points ∼82% +43%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

18252 Points ∼70% +22%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

15001 Points ∼57% 0%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

14997 Points ∼57%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (5113 - 23992, n=13)

14664 Points ∼56% -2%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

75518 MB/s ∼100% +93%

Average of class Multimedia
  (16367 - 147249, n=83, last 2 years)

66398 MB/s ∼88% +70%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

39132 MB/s ∼52%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

38553 MB/s ∼51% -1%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (8849 - 48102, n=13)

33452 MB/s ∼44% -15%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

28613 MB/s ∼38% -27%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

28460 MB/s ∼38% -27%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

789 MB/s ∼100% +21%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

653 MB/s ∼83%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

636 MB/s ∼81% -3%

Average of class Multimedia
  (228 - 1193, n=90, last 2 years)

592 MB/s ∼75% -9%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

557 MB/s ∼71% -15%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

537 MB/s ∼68% -18%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (101.6 - 811, n=13)

515 MB/s ∼65% -21%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

5521 KRay/s ∼100% +77%

Average of class Multimedia
  (1501 - 8765, n=84, last 2 years)

5099 KRay/s ∼92% +64%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

4420 KRay/s ∼80% +42%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

3848 KRay/s ∼70% +23%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

3117 KRay/s ∼56%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

3096 KRay/s ∼56% -1%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (1154 - 5111, n=13)

3095 KRay/s ∼56% -1%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

35933 MPixel/s ∼100% +29%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (11873 - 43661, n=13)

31254 MPixel/s ∼87% +12%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

28998 MPixel/s ∼81% +4%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

27826 MPixel/s ∼77%

Average of class Multimedia
  (8034 - 52207, n=84, last 2 years)

26396 MPixel/s ∼73% -5%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

21810 MPixel/s ∼61% -22%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

21628 MPixel/s ∼60% -22%

PCMark 10 / Score
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

6908 Points ∼100% +21%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-12500H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

6524 Points ∼94% +14%

Average of class Multimedia
  (3580 - 8083, n=85, last 2 years)

5790 Points ∼84% +2%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-1240P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

5703 Points ∼83%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

5466 Points ∼79% -4%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

5333 Points ∼77% -6%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-12500H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

10650 Points ∼100% +18%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

10533 Points ∼99% +16%

Average of class Multimedia
  (7715 - 12144, n=85, last 2 years)

9766 Points ∼92% +8%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

9296 Points ∼87% +3%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

9226 Points ∼87% +2%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-1240P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

9053 Points ∼85%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

9233 Points ∼100% +12%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-12500H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

8861 Points ∼96% +8%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-1240P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

8230 Points ∼89%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

8130 Points ∼88% -1%

Average of class Multimedia
  (5462 - 11186, n=85, last 2 years)

8069 Points ∼87% -2%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

7514 Points ∼81% -9%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

9198 Points ∼100% +36%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-12500H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

7986 Points ∼87% +18%

Average of class Multimedia
  (2679 - 11777, n=85, last 2 years)

6809 Points ∼74% +1%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-1240P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

6758 Points ∼73%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

5939 Points ∼65% -12%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

5864 Points ∼64% -13%

In terms of system performance, the Aspire 5 ranked third amongst the laptops in our comparison. The PCMark 10 score of 5,703 indicates that it is a capable all-round laptop.

PCMark 10 Score 5703 points

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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

59986 MB/s ∼100% +37%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (23312 - 70537, n=13)

54134 MB/s ∼90% +24%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

46470 MB/s ∼77% +6%

Average of class Multimedia
  (20513 - 80511, n=84, last 2 years)

45148 MB/s ∼75% +3%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

43647 MB/s ∼73%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

33993 MB/s ∼57% -22%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

31521 MB/s ∼53% -28%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

68013 MB/s ∼100% +44%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (18989 - 70553, n=13)

57381 MB/s ∼84% +22%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

49621 MB/s ∼73% +5%

Average of class Multimedia
  (22433 - 79442, n=83, last 2 years)

48410 MB/s ∼71% +3%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

47086 MB/s ∼69%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

39879 MB/s ∼59% -15%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

37734 MB/s ∼55% -20%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

57654 MB/s ∼100% +23%

Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (23454 - 62496, n=13)

53317 MB/s ∼92% +14%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

50882 MB/s ∼88% +9%

Average of class Multimedia
  (21695 - 91272, n=83, last 2 years)

47413 MB/s ∼82% +1%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Intel Core i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

46796 MB/s ∼81%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

40785 MB/s ∼71% -13%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

39654 MB/s ∼69% -15%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Average Intel Core i5-1240P
  (92.4 - 188.3, n=8)

120.4 ns * ∼100%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Intel Core i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

114.7 ns * ∼95%

Average of class Multimedia
  (76.2 - 133.9, n=89, last 2 years)

81.5 ns * ∼68%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

72.1 ns * ∼60%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel Core i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

65.8 ns * ∼55%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel Core i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

0 ns * ∼0%

* ... smaller is better

The 15-inch laptop earned the dubious honour of having the highest DPC latency in the comparison group. According to LatencyMon, the Acer laptop has trouble handling real-time audio and video processing.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-1240P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

1873.8 μs * ∼100%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H, Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

1249 μs * ∼67% +33%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H, Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

1077.6 μs * ∼58% +42%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-12500H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

663.1 μs * ∼35% +65%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

559 μs * ∼30% +70%

* ... smaller is better

The Aspire 5 also put up a poor show when it comes to SSD performance. The included M.2 drive from Micron (model 2450) came in last in almost all the SSD benchmarks. Having said that, the performance gaps were often quite small. Only the SSD in the Honor MagicBook 14 was considerably faster than the competition.

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3700 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 3350 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 613.9 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 431.5 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 2280 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 3336 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 72.54 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 217 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

96.9 pt ∼97%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

55.8 pt ∼56%

Average of class Multimedia
 

55.3 pt ∼55%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
 

53.8 pt ∼54%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

47.5 pt ∼48%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

46.1 pt ∼46%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

28.8 pt ∼29%

DiskSpd
seq read
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

3503 (3450.46min - 3503.29max) MB/s ∼100% +363%

Average of class Multimedia
  (756 - 4480, n=89, last 2 years)

2195 MB/s ∼63% +190%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

2022 (1997.95min - 2021.5max) MB/s ∼58% +167%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (756 - 2309, n=5)

1836 MB/s ∼52% +143%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

1525 (1484.36min - 1524.94max) MB/s ∼44% +102%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

1150 (1138.57min - 1149.88max) MB/s ∼33% +52%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

756 (751.83min - 755.81max) MB/s ∼22%

seq write
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

3965 (3919.29min - 3965.3max) MB/s ∼100% +378%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (830 - 3301, n=5)

2482 MB/s ∼63% +199%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

2453 (2426.38min - 2452.54max) MB/s ∼62% +196%

Average of class Multimedia
  (500 - 5015, n=89, last 2 years)

2261 MB/s ∼57% +172%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

1663 (89.94min - 1663.22max) MB/s ∼42% +100%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

948 (935.12min - 948.11max) MB/s ∼24% +14%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

830 (808.24min - 830.28max) MB/s ∼21%

seq q8 t1 read
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

5264 (4661.55min - 5264.44max) MB/s ∼100% +415%

Average of class Multimedia
  (970 - 7028, n=88, last 2 years)

3798 MB/s ∼72% +271%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (1023 - 3613, n=5)

2973 MB/s ∼56% +191%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

2863 (2319.22min - 2863.45max) MB/s ∼54% +180%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

2268 (2042.21min - 2267.99max) MB/s ∼43% +122%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

1388 (1216.85min - 1388.06max) MB/s ∼26% +36%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

1023 (926.52min - 1023.2max) MB/s ∼19%

seq q8 t1 write
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

4928 (4922.23min - 4928.1max) MB/s ∼100% +428%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

3010 (3002.78min - 3010.31max) MB/s ∼61% +222%

Average of class Multimedia
  (497 - 5171, n=89, last 2 years)

2832 MB/s ∼57% +203%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (934 - 3351, n=5)

2802 MB/s ∼57% +200%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

1669 (1647.46min - 1668.51max) MB/s ∼34% +79%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

955 (943.09min - 954.6max) MB/s ∼19% +2%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

934 (926.52min - 933.67max) MB/s ∼19%

4k q1 t1 read
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

90.7 (89.96min - 90.65max) MB/s ∼100% +388%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

83.5 (81.68min - 83.51max) MB/s ∼92% +349%

Average of class Multimedia
  (18.6 - 149.1, n=89, last 2 years)

55.2 MB/s ∼61% +197%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (18.6 - 71.5, n=5)

55 MB/s ∼61% +196%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

52 (45min - 52.01max) MB/s ∼57% +180%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

47.8 (47.64min - 47.83max) MB/s ∼53% +157%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

18.6 (17.76min - 18.56max) MB/s ∼21%

4k q1 t1 write
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

236 (133.37min - 235.74max) MB/s ∼100% +7%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

233 (230.4min - 233.13max) MB/s ∼99% +5%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

221 (214.89min - 221.26max) MB/s ∼94%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (66.6 - 421, n=5)

220 MB/s ∼93% 0%

Average of class Multimedia
  (74.3 - 373, n=89, last 2 years)

168 MB/s ∼71% -24%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

132 (131.59min - 131.67max) MB/s ∼56% -40%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

124 (110.12min - 124.49max) MB/s ∼53% -44%

4k q32 t16 read
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

3424 (3419.53min - 3424.17max) MB/s ∼100% +723%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

1826 (1819.57min - 1825.57max) MB/s ∼53% +339%

Average of class Multimedia
  (271 - 4178, n=89, last 2 years)

1267 MB/s ∼37% +205%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (416 - 1550, n=5)

941 MB/s ∼27% +126%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

476 (474.31min - 475.67max) MB/s ∼14% +14%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

416 (415.7min - 416.48max) MB/s ∼12%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

345 (343.68min - 345.03max) MB/s ∼10% -17%

4k q32 t16 write
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

3540 (3370.06min - 3539.79max) MB/s ∼100% +284%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

2129 (2121.74min - 2129.46max) MB/s ∼60% +131%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (484 - 3249, n=5)

1406 MB/s ∼40% +52%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

1180 (174.62min - 1179.96max) MB/s ∼33% +28%

Average of class Multimedia
  (299 - 3612, n=89, last 2 years)

1127 MB/s ∼32% +22%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

923 (21.6min - 922.91max) MB/s ∼26%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

389 (384.88min - 389.36max) MB/s ∼11% -58%

AS SSD
Score Total
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

8195 Points ∼100% +74%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

4707 Points ∼57%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

4613 Points ∼56% -2%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (3300 - 5170, n=5)

4386 Points ∼54% -7%

Average of class Multimedia
  (1494 - 9380, n=85, last 2 years)

4270 Points ∼52% -9%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

2535 Points ∼31% -46%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

1673 Points ∼20% -64%

Score Read
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

3077 Points ∼100% +75%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

1794 Points ∼58% +2%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

1763 Points ∼57%

Average of class Multimedia
  (515 - 3634, n=85, last 2 years)

1537 Points ∼50% -13%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (1008 - 1878, n=5)

1517 Points ∼49% -14%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

801 Points ∼26% -55%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

488 Points ∼16% -72%

Score Write
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

3605 Points ∼100% +78%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (1837 - 2563, n=5)

2103 Points ∼58% +4%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

2024 Points ∼56%

Average of class Multimedia
  (545 - 3991, n=85, last 2 years)

1990 Points ∼55% -2%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

1877 Points ∼52% -7%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

1358 Points ∼38% -33%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

940 Points ∼26% -54%

Seq Read
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

5233 MB/s ∼100% +68%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

3123.89 MB/s ∼60%

Average of class Multimedia
  (1192 - 5639, n=85, last 2 years)

3020 MB/s ∼58% -3%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (2139 - 3127, n=5)

2872 MB/s ∼55% -8%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

2735.98 MB/s ∼52% -12%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

2078 MB/s ∼40% -33%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

1157 MB/s ∼22% -63%

Seq Write
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

3857 MB/s ∼100% +28%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

3008.29 MB/s ∼78%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

2441 MB/s ∼63% -19%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (1359 - 3008, n=5)

2337 MB/s ∼61% -22%

Average of class Multimedia
  (388 - 4218, n=85, last 2 years)

1951 MB/s ∼51% -35%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

1485.81 MB/s ∼39% -51%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

675 MB/s ∼18% -78%

4K Read
Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

89.47 MB/s ∼100%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

85.14 MB/s ∼95% -5%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

77.91 MB/s ∼87% -13%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (35.2 - 95.9, n=5)

69.5 MB/s ∼78% -22%

Average of class Multimedia
  (27.3 - 109.4, n=85, last 2 years)

55.2 MB/s ∼62% -38%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

53.2 MB/s ∼59% -41%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

49.99 MB/s ∼56% -44%

4K Write
Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

277.46 MB/s ∼100%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (132.2 - 364, n=5)

222 MB/s ∼80% -20%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

216.33 MB/s ∼78% -22%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

204.37 MB/s ∼74% -26%

Average of class Multimedia
  (79.6 - 322, n=85, last 2 years)

164.5 MB/s ∼59% -41%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

114 MB/s ∼41% -59%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

107 MB/s ∼39% -61%

4K-64 Read
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

2468.58 MB/s ∼100% +81%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

1533 MB/s ∼62% +13%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

1360.83 MB/s ∼55%

Average of class Multimedia
  (290 - 2966, n=85, last 2 years)

1180 MB/s ∼48% -13%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (686 - 1469, n=5)

1160 MB/s ∼47% -15%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

449.02 MB/s ∼18% -67%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

322.2 MB/s ∼13% -76%

4K-64 Write
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

3003.26 MB/s ∼100% +108%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (1175 - 2101, n=5)

1647 MB/s ∼55% +14%

Average of class Multimedia
  (281 - 3342, n=85, last 2 years)

1630 MB/s ∼54% +13%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

1526 MB/s ∼51% +6%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

1446.04 MB/s ∼48%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

1005.05 MB/s ∼33% -30%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

759 MB/s ∼25% -48%

Access Time Read
Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

0.106 ms * ∼100%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

0.074 ms * ∼70% +30%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

0.07 ms * ∼66% +34%

Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (0.024 - 0.106, n=5)

0.0672 ms * ∼63% +37%

Average of class Multimedia
  (0.02 - 0.168, n=84, last 2 years)

0.06198 ms * ∼58% +42%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

0.051 ms * ∼48% +52%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

0.023 ms * ∼22% +78%

Access Time Write
Average Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK
  (0.167 - 0.4, n=5)

0.2414 ms * ∼100% -44%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK

0.168 ms * ∼70%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8

0.137 ms * ∼57% +18%

Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
Intel SSD 670p SSDPEKNU512GZ

0.099 ms * ∼41% +41%

Average of class Multimedia
  (0.012 - 0.513, n=85, last 2 years)

0.07029 ms * ∼29% +58%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

0.036 ms * ∼15% +79%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ

0.02 ms * ∼8% +88%

* ... smaller is better

055110165 220275330385440495550605660715770825880935990 Tooltip

The GeForce RTX 2050 is quite a rare GPU on the market. Most of the time, manufacturers either make do by putting a low-end GPU such as the GeForce MX450 in multimedia laptops or use a graphics card on the same level as a GeForce RTX 3050 (Ti). The performance of the RTX 2050, which has 2,048 shading units, is very highly dependent on the TGP specified by the manufacturer. Whilst the RTX 2050 in the Honor MagicBook 14 has access to 60 watts of power, the GPU in the Aspire 5 only has 35 watts at its disposal. This disparity is very apparent in some of the GPU benchmarks.

Despite the two laptops having the same GPU, the Honor is 25% faster than the Acer on average according to our performance tests. Due to the meagre TGP, the RTX 2050 in the Aspire 5 is only about as fast as a GeForce GTX 1650, which has already been on the market for much longer. Sure, unlike the GTX 1650, the RTX 2050 supports ray tracing, but the card's RT performance is so modest that Nvidia might as well not include this feature at all.

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

100 pt ∼100%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

80.5 pt ∼81%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

79.6 pt ∼80%

Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
 

74.3 pt ∼74%

Average of class Multimedia
 

69.8 pt ∼70%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

64.5 pt ∼65%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

64.2 pt ∼64%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

17859 Points ∼100% +51%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

15411 Points ∼86% +30%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

14231 Points ∼80% +20%

Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
  (11830 - 15411, n=3)

14065 Points ∼79% +19%

Average of class Multimedia
  (1365 - 33856, n=89, last 2 years)

13433 Points ∼75% +14%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

11830 Points ∼66%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

11423 Points ∼64% -3%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

85873 Points ∼100% +60%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

70377 Points ∼82% +31%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

66365 Points ∼77% +23%

Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
  (53782 - 66365, n=3)

61058 Points ∼71% +14%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

56940 Points ∼66% +6%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

53782 Points ∼63%

Average of class Multimedia
  (6498 - 150699, n=74, last 2 years)

47042 Points ∼55% -13%

1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

13362 Points ∼100% +53%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

10663 Points ∼80% +22%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

10621 Points ∼79% +21%

Average of class Multimedia
  (920 - 26718, n=91, last 2 years)

9922 Points ∼74% +13%

Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
  (8755 - 10621, n=3)

9907 Points ∼74% +13%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

8755 Points ∼66%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

8554 Points ∼64% -2%

2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU

4995 Points ∼100% +57%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

3938 Points ∼79% +24%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile

3841 Points ∼77% +21%

Average of class Multimedia
  (301 - 10063, n=88, last 2 years)

3745 Points ∼75% +18%

Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
  (3184 - 3938, n=3)

3663 Points ∼73% +15%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile

3184 Points ∼64%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile

3127 Points ∼63% -2%

3DMark 11 Performance 10988 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score 121654 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score 24390 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score 7428 points
3DMark Time Spy Score 3396 points

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Accordingly, the gaming test resulted in a divided conclusion. Although the laptop is able to run older, less demanding titles at the native Full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080) and often at high or max detail level, you will need to lower the settings for games with stunning graphics (such as Forza Horizon 5). The RTX 2050 is also not very future-proof due to the small amount of video memory available. Right now, gamers should at least get a GPU with 6 or, even better, 8 GB of VRAM.

The Witcher 3
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H

98.7 (91min) fps ∼100% +75%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-12500H

78 fps ∼79% +38%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H

76.1 (71min) fps ∼77% +35%

Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
  (56.4 - 78, n=3)

70.5 fps ∼71% +25%

Average of class Multimedia
  (9 - 177, n=87, last 2 years)

64.5 fps ∼65% +14%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H

61.8 (24.4min, 28.3P0.1, 44.3P1) fps ∼63% +10%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-1240P

56.4 (45min) fps ∼57%

1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, i7-12650H

51.9 (50min) fps ∼100% +59%

Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10750H

40.1 (37min) fps ∼77% +23%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-12500H

39.6 (38min, 38P1) fps ∼76% +21%

Average of class Multimedia
  (5 - 98.2, n=93, last 2 years)

37.7 fps ∼73% +15%

Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
  (32.7 - 39.6, n=3)

36.9 fps ∼71% +13%

Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-10750H

35.3 (15.4min, 15.7P0.1, 16.3P1) fps ∼68% +8%

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, i5-1240P

32.7 (26min) fps ∼63%

Nothing was out of the ordinary during the 60-minute Witcher 3 test (FHD/Ultra). Besides a small drop in frame rate, the performance remained otherwise fairly stable.

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Given the performance offered by the laptop, it is quite loud under load. At 42 to 47 dB(A), the noise generated is clearly audible and loud enough to bother many users. That said, some of its competitors are just as loud or perhaps even noisier. At idle though, the Aspire 5 is pleasantly quiet for the most part because the fans are either not spinning or barely audible. But the cooling system revs up a little from time to time, which is somewhat unnecessary in our opinion (particularly when the laptop is running simple tasks).

Noise Level

Idle

25 / 29 / 31 dB(A)

Load 46 / 47 dB(A)
 
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Is Acer Aspire 5 a good gaming laptop?
   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 25 dB(A)

dB(A)01020304050 60708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs20 39.636.642.639.835.92534.637.438.535.1333144.848.443.346.942.54028.129.7 29.830.327.15024.135.936.423.423.9 6331.823.231.123.730.68036.621.922.220.336.4100 19.316.817.714.918.812521.718.3 19.41721.616020.322.621.518.42020025.722.9 23.719.722.725024.722.822.821.824.431524.620.921.320.123.640025.717.819.514.225.850029.218.320.415.628.363031.720.621.316.531.48003319.321.615.133.1100032.417.820.512.532.6125035.818.822.511.535160035.916.720.610.935.8200036.314.918.111.335.8 250036.714.616.811.336315037.314.816.61236.5400035.915.416.412.235.1500034.715.715.113.533.66300 30.316.81514.329.2800028.215.414.113271000023.51513.812.122.11250020.315.413.711.518.91600016.6 13.413.510.814.3SPL46.529.23125.745.9N5.21.21.40.75median 29.2median 16.8 median 19.4median 13.5median 28.3Delta5.72.62.52.55.9hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAcer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8

The heat generation is similar to that of other multimedia laptops. After our 60-minute stress test (running FurMark and Prime95), temperatures reached up to 43°C (109°F) at the top and 48°C (118°F) at the bottom. Whilst these values are not optimal, they are acceptable as long as you don't place the device on your lap. At idle, the entire chassis stayed nice and cool at below 30°C (86°F).

  43 °C
109 F
43 °C
109 F
43 °C
109 F
 
  40 °C
104 F
41 °C
106 F
26 °C
79 F
 
  31 °C
88 F
26 °C
79 F
24 °C
75 F
 
Maximum: 43 °C = 109 F
Average: 35.2 °C = 95 F
45 °C
113 F
48 °C
118 F
42 °C
108 F
30 °C
86 F
43 °C
109 F
39 °C
102 F
26 °C
79 F
26 °C
79 F
31 °C
88 F
Maximum: 48 °C = 118 F
Average: 36.7 °C = 98 F

Power Supply (max.)  44 °C = 111 F | Room Temperature 21 °C = 70 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 35.2 °C / 95 F, compared to the average of 31.1 °C / 88 F for the devices in the class Multimedia.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 43 °C / 109 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 48 °C / 118 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.7 °C / 76 F, compared to the device average of 31.1 °C / 88 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 33.9 °C / 93 F, compared to the device average of 31.1 °C / 88 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 31 °C / 87.8 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-2.1 °C / -3.8 F).

The CPU, in particular, struggled during the stress test. Whilst the GeForce RTX 2050 even managed to boost its clock speed slightly (approx. 920 MHz), the Core i5-1240P throttled down to just 900 MHz (P-cores) and 700 MHz (E-cores). CPU and GPU temperatures reached around 60°C (140°F) during the test.

The sound quality of the built-in 2.0 speaker system is more on the average side. It is especially lacking in bass, as is typical of laptop speakers. The maximum volume (72 dB) could also be better.

dB(A)0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2039.841.72535.1383146.943.94030.3295023.4376323.730.18020.322.910014.919.81251725.516018.434.420019.7 40.525021.848.931520.152.140014.258.750015.659.163016.563.980015.160.5 100012.560.6125011.560.8160010.961.7200011.362.6250011.35731501252.7400012.252.3500013.560.46300 14.362.1800013581000012.155.61250011.557.31600010.857.7 SPL25.771.9N0.729.6median 13.5median 57.7Delta2.57.433.332.631.336.524.830.225.729.224.626.520.923.720.72619.135.718.540.516.644.916.354.816.557.214.260.514.462.312.764.312.869.313.273.312.272.511.27410.768.511.270.711.367.711.669.611.969.112.367.912.668.8 12.571.512.57212.566.312.357.624.382.40.6 55.9median 12.5median 67.91.26.3hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAcer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8Honor MagicBook 14 2022

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8 audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (72 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 20.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.9% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 43% of all tested devices in this class were better, 12% similar, 45% worse
» The best had a delta of 3%, average was 17%, worst was 41%
Compared to all devices tested
» 30% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 62% worse
» The best had a delta of 3%, average was 20%, worst was 65%

Honor MagicBook 14 2022 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 19% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 19% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 77% worse
» The best had a delta of 3%, average was 17%, worst was 41%
Compared to all devices tested
» 13% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 85% worse
» The best had a delta of 3%, average was 20%, worst was 65%

The graphics switching (Nvidia Optimus) helps ensure that the Aspire 5 runs fairly efficiently at idle. With idle power consumption of 4 to 13 watts, the device doesn't have to shy away from the competition at all. Our power usage monitor revealed that the laptop requires between 60 and 70 watts of power when running 3D graphics. This level of power consumption can be considered average and won't overload the power adapter.

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile
Average of class Multimedia
 
Power Consumption

-25%

-121%

-63%

-44%

-39%

Idle Minimum *

4

4.5

-13%

9.2

-130%

5.7

-43%

6.9

-73%

6.87 ?(2.6 - 34.6, n=92, last 2 years)

-72%

Idle Average *

8

10.1

-26%

15.9

-99%

9.3

-16%

10

-25%

11.2 ?(5 - 43, n=92, last 2 years)

-40%

Idle Maximum *

13

10.5

19%

29.5

-127%

20.9

-61%

12.6

3%

14.4 ?(7 - 44.9, n=92, last 2 years)

-11%

Load Average *

62

83.2

-34%

124.8

-101%

105.1

-70%

96

-55%

73.4 ?(14.3 - 145, n=91, last 2 years)

-18%

Witcher 3 ultra *

60

85

-42%

129.2

-115%

94.5

-58%

75

-25%

Load Maximum *

70

107.1

-53%

178.4

-155%

160.8

-130%

134

-91%

107.8 ?(38 - 236, n=91, last 2 years)

-54%

* ... smaller is better

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The Aspire 5 boasts great battery life despite only having a 50 Wh battery. It is able to last roughly 7 hours when used for browsing the web over Wi-Fi (display brightness at 150 cd/m²). This level of battery life is only surpassed by the Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 (70 Wh, approx. 9 hours) and Honor MagicBook 14 (75 Wh, approx. 11 hours) due to their larger batteries.

Battery Runtime

Idle (without WLAN, min brightness) 15h 47min
WiFi Websurfing 7h 04min
Load (maximum brightness) 1h 24min

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8
i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, 50 Wh
Honor MagicBook 14 2022
i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile, 75 Wh
Asus TUF Dash F15 FX517ZC
i7-12650H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, 76 Wh
Asus ROG Strix G15 G512LI
i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, 48 Wh
Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE
i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, 70 Wh
Average of class Multimedia
 
Battery Runtime

32%

-43%

-19%

20%

17%

Reader / Idle

947

797

-16%

1543

63%

1024 ?(458 - 2407, n=37, last 2 years)

8%

WiFi v1.3

424

665

57%

241

-43%

271

-36%

539

27%

530 ?(225 - 1016, n=91, last 2 years)

25%

Load

84

90

7%

81

-4%

59

-30%

99.4 ?(40 - 247, n=76, last 2 years)

18%

H.264

755

834

595 ?(269 - 1067, n=45, last 2 years)

Pros

+ moderate power use

+ space for two M.2 SSDs

+ compact power adapter

+ good battery life

+ attractive design

+ Thunderbolt 4

Cons

- RTX 2050 performing under its potential

- mediocre value for money

- chassis not as sturdy as it could be

- very delicate power adapter

- some keys are difficult to read

- mushy touchpad

- less-than-stellar display

- bloatware

Is Acer Aspire 5 a good gaming laptop?
Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8 review

Unfortunately, it is apparent that the manufacturer has cut some corners on the Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8 to reduce costs. 

In our opinion, such a dark and dull display has no business on a laptop that costs 1,000 Euro (US$1,030). Similarly, the chassis (keyword: sturdiness) and input devices (spongey feedback) don't fully justify the product's asking price. The GeForce RTX 2050 also isn't exactly going to wow anybody. The graphics card's TGP of 35 watts prevents it from reaching its full potential.  

Some positive things worth highlighting about the Aspire 5 include its excellent battery life, its low power consumption, the empty M.2 slot and the presence of a Thunderbolt 4 port.

Nevertheless, we would recommend that you look at other devices with similar specs in this price range, such as the Honor MagicBook 14 – a laptop that has fewer slip-ups and offers better quality.

The Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G is available from Amazon and will set you back around 1,000 Euro (US$1,030), depending on the configuration.

Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8 - 09/21/2022 v7
Florian Glaser

Connectivity

62 / 80 → 78%

Games Performance

80 / 90 → 88%

Application Performance

91 / 90 → 100%

Multimedia - Weighted Average

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Is Acer Aspire 5 a good gaming laptop?

Editor of the original article: Florian Glaser - Managing Editor Gaming Laptops - 552 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2009

I discovered my interest in computers in my childhood, growing up with MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 in the early 1990s. I was especially fascinated with computer games, even from an early age. From Monkey Island through Lands of Lore to Doom, I tried every game I could get my hands on. I have been working for Notebookcheck since 2009 with my focus mostly being on high-performance gaming laptops.

Is Acer Aspire 5 a good gaming laptop?

After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, I moved from Singapore to Cologne in 2014 and began pursuing a career as a freelance translator. Much of my translation work focuses on science, engineering and technology. My fascination with computers and mobile electronics began when I was young. And I have fond memories reading countless tech and gaming magazines. Working with Notebookcheck gives me the opportunity to incorporate my personal interests into my professional work.

Florian Glaser, 2022-09-23 (Update: 2022-10-20)

Can I use Acer Aspire 5 for gaming?

The Acer Aspire 5 is a middling laptop for gaming. Our model has a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce MX350 GPU, but it isn't enough to get playable framerates in most modern AAA games at "High" settings. Also, its 60Hz screen has no support for VRR.

Is the Acer Aspire 5 a good computer?

Because the Aspire 5 relies on integrated graphics instead of an AMD or Nvidia dedicated GPU, it's naturally limited in graphics performance. It's fine for office productivity, streaming media, and even light photo editing, but if you're looking to play the latest games, you'll have to look elsewhere.

Is An Acer laptop good for gaming?

The powerful processor and graphics card at the heart of the Acer Predator Triton 300 (PT315-53-79FG) can run almost any game well on high settings. Most people won't need more than the included 16 GB of RAM, and its 512 GB SSD has enough space to keep a few games installed.

Can Acer Aspire 5 run apex?

Can It Run Apex Legends? This Acer gaming laptop doesn't meet the recommended system requirements for Apex Legends but it can play the game with lowered settings.