Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52 / A517-52G)
Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52 / A517-52G) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 8000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo
- RAM
- up to 40GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro, No OS
- Battery
- 48Wh, 3-cell, 48Wh, 3-cell , 41Wh, 3-cell, 48Wh, 4-cell, 48Wh, 3-cel
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 403.5 x 263.7 x 19.9 mm (15.89" x 10.38" x 0.78")
- Weight
- 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Speakers
- 2 Speakers, Acer TrueHarmony
- Optical drive
All Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52 / A517-52G) configurations
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52 / A517-52G) series.
Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52 / A517-52G) series.
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52 / A517-52G) in-depth review
Acer has a bit of catching up to do with their Aspire lineup. Both Lenovo (with their Ideapad), and ASUS (through its Vivobook brand) have done a great job with their latest low-budget machines. This leaves the Aspire stuck in the past. Well, we hope that's no more, as today we're going to show you the Aspire 5 (A517-52G), which is a 17-inch model with a 1080p IPS display and a bit more than meets the eye.This particular version comes with a dedicated graphics card, hence the "G" in its name. Well, don't expect a GTX, or an RTX GPU. After all, this is an everyday device, not a gaming prod[...]
Pros
- 1x SODIMM, 1x M.2 PCIe x4, 1x 2.5-inch SATA
- Decent performance
- Comfortable viewing angles and good contrast ratio
- No PWM
- SATA accessories inside the box
- Lowkey design + optional fingerprint reader
- Good battery life
Cons
- Covers only 53% of the sRGB gamut
- No SD card reader and Thunderbolt 4
Games you can play on this laptop series
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MAX |
|---|---|---|
 | 537 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 50 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-3% | 527 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 43 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-3% | 527 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 43 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-40% | 318 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 36 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
PERF. |
ORIG. |
ENCH. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 86 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 76 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-9% | 86 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 78 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 71 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-45% | 53 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 47 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 41 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MAX |
|---|---|---|
| 117 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 105 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-1% | 118 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 102 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-24% | 119 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 49 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-47% | 85 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 33 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|
| 129 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 70 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-10% | 110 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 69 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-26% | 103 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 44 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
PERF. |
BAL. |
GRAPH. |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (25W) | 41 FPS | 35 FPS | 29 FPS | 20 FPS |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|
| 110 FPS | 69 FPS |
-32% | 65 FPS | 56 FPS |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
HIGH PERF |
HIGH QLT |
|---|---|---|
| 226 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 90 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-15% | 179 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 89 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-56% | 97 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 43 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-76% | 53 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 24 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
NORMAL |
HIGH |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 93 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 74 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 61 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-7% | 125 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 85 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 69 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 57 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-35% | 94 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 63 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 45 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 34 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
-60% | 66 FPS | 39 FPS | 23 FPS | 18 FPS |
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