Acer Aspire 5 (A515-48M) review – good performer with Zen 3 CPUs and long battery life
Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
CPU options
You can find the device with AMD Ryzen 3 7330U, AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, or AMD Ryzen 7 7730U.
Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU options
No dGPUs here, just iGPUs. Aside from that, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (R4000/5000, 15W), Radeon RX Vega 7 (R4000/5000, 15W), and Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 15W) can offer adequate performance for daily tasks and light gaming.
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the 3DMark: Wild Life benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Gaming tests
CS:GO | HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) | HD 1080p, Medium (Check settings) | HD 1080p, MAX (Check settings) |
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Average FPS | 136 fps | 88 fps | 60 fps |
DOTA 2 | HD 1080p, Low (Check settings) | HD 1080p, Normal (Check settings) | HD 1080p, High (Check settings) |
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Average FPS | 132 fps | 92 fps | 53 fps |
My experience with this model (the 7730U processor variant) is completely different. It’s very noisy, with an intense and sharp whining, the noisiest laptop I have ever seen, awful in that regard. If you have moderate to intense computational activities it’s unusable because of the noise.
Hey,
Do you still use the version 7730U? Is it still loud when using?
I am looking to buy, interested in your overall opinion so far with the usage of laptop.