Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-51) review – has a capable cooling and great display
Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
Max CPU load
In this test we use 100% on the CPU cores, monitoring their frequencies and chip temperature. The first column shows a computer’s reaction to a short load (2-10 seconds), the second column simulates a serious task (between 15 and 30 seconds), and the third column is a good indicator of how good the laptop is for long loads such as video rendering.
Average P-core frequency; Average E-core frequency; CPU temp.; Package Power
| Intel Core i7-13700H (45W TDP) | 0:02 – 0:10 sec | 0:15 – 0:30 sec | 10:00 – 15:00 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-51) “Turbo” preset | 3.91 GHz @ 2.93 GHz @ 66°C @ 115W | 3.90 GHz @ 2.93 GHz @ 76°C @ 115W | 3.70 GHz @ 2.85 GHz @ 76°C @ 100W |
| Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-51) “Performance” preset | 3.92 GHz @ 2.95 GHz @ 70°C @ 115W | 3.89 GHz @ 2.93 GHz @ 81°C @ 115W | 3.34 GHz @ 2.61 GHz @ 74°C @ 80W |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 4 | 3.94 GHz @ 3.04 GHz @ 75°C @ 114W | 3.88 GHz @ 3.03 GHz @ 85°C @ 110W | 2.88 GHz @ 2.95 GHz @ 83°C @ 95W |
| Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-51) | 3.08 GHz @ 3.10 GHz @ 68°C @ 115W | 3.59 GHz @ 3.04 GHz @ 79°C @ 115W | 3.53 GHz @ 2.94 GHz @ 81°C @ 100W |
| HP ZBook Power G10 | 2.93 GHz @ 2.16 GHz @ 62°C @ 54W | 2.98 GHz @ 2.14GHz @ 68°C @ 54W | 2.46 GHz @ 1.99 GHz @ 79°C @ 45W |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G10 | 3.50 GHz @ 2.91 GHz @ 72°C @ 88W | 3.49 GHz @ 2.88 GHz @ 87°C @ 88W | 2.96 GHz @ 2.45 GHz @ 81°C @ 60W |
| Dell XPS 15 9530 | 3.28 GHz @ 2.57 GHz @ 94°C @ 85W | 2.95 GHz @ 2.20 GHz @ 95°C @ 65W | 2.51 GHz @ 1.90 GHz @ 82°C @ 45W |
| Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-71G) | 1.36 GHz @ 3.23 GHz @ 80°C @ 80W | 0.40 GHz @ 1.95 GHz @ 54°C @ 20W | 0.60 GHz @ 3.16 GHz @ 83°C @ 50W |
| MSI Stealth 16 Studio (A13V) | 3.77 GHz @ 2.34 GHz @ 87°C @ 101W | 3.61 GHz @ 2.32 GHz @ 87°C @ 91W | 3.62 GHz @ 2.43 GHz @ 87°C @ 92W |
| Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71) | 3.13 GHz @ 2.34 GHz @ 75°C @ 67W | 3.08 GHz @ 2.32 GHz @ 91°C @ 66W | 2.46 GHz @ 1.83 GHz @ 89°C @ 43W |
| MSI Pulse 15 (B13V) | 3.70 GHz @ 2.36 GHz @ 86°C @ 96W | 3.52 GHz @ 2.37 GHz @ 87°C @ 89W | 3.23 GHz @ 2.54 GHz @ 77°C @ 87W |
| MSI Vector GP77 | 3.86 GHz @ 3.08 GHz @ 89°C @ 135W | 3.75 GHz @ 3.10 GHz @ 94°C @ 128W | 3.24 GHz @ 3.00 GHz @ 81°C @ 90W |
In “Turbo” mode, the Core i7-13700H can maintain very high power limits as well as impressive P and E core clocks during any load. The temperatures are normal. Still, in this scenario, the two fans are quite loud. That’s why we also tested the “Performance” preset that offers virtually the same frequencies in short and medium stress. In serious processor load, the clocks are a bit lower but the fans are for sure quieter.
Real-life gaming
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 2 min) | GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 30 min) |
|---|---|---|
| Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-51) “Turbo” preset | 2520 MHz @ 78°C @ 112W | 2520 MHz @ 81°C @ 111W |
| Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-51) “Performance” preset | 2490 MHz @ 73°C @ 108W | 2490 MHz @ 73°C @ 108W |
| ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (FA507, 2023) | 2520 MHz @ 78°C @ 112W | 2520 MHz @ 81°C @ 111W |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 4 | 2475 MHz @ 76°C @ 107W | 2475 MHz @ 77°C @ 108W |
| HP Victus 16 (16-r0000) | 2520 MHz @ 77°C @ 107W | 2520 MHz @ 76°C @ 107W |
The same applies to GPU during gaming. The core clocks in the “Performance” scenario are almost the same as the ones in “Turbo” but the noise is way lower. Still, the TGP and frequencies are on par with other more expensive devices with the same video card.
Gaming comfort
It’s great to see that the keyboard feels just a bit warm in the center during heavy loads in “Turbo” mode. This also applies to the “Performance” preset as well. You have four power modes at your disposal, you can ramp up the fans’ speed to the max, you can set a custom curve, or leave the rotation speed at Auto. You can also apply three different scenario profiles or you can edit them depending on your preferences.
The max fan speed is ~6300 RPM and ~5800 RPM in “Turbo” under 100% processor stress. Interestingly, there is almost no difference between the two presets when it comes to noise – the two fans are loud as hell.
They are much quieter in “Performance” and since the power drop isn’t significant, we can recommend this preset for heavy CPU workloads. The other two modes offer better comfort because the noise levels are way lower, but the performance drop is clearly visible. Keep in mind that the CPU temperature reading in this Acer app isn’t very accurate (we checked that with HWiNFO).
Turbo
Performance
Balanced
QuietDuring gaming in “Performance” mode, we observed the same strange temperature hysteresis that we saw while testing the Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-51). When the GPU temperature hits 77°C, the fans start to spin with ~5000 RPM which is loud. After the video card core reaches 76°C, the fans’ speed is ~4000 RPM which is acceptable for playing games. Unfortunately, after a few seconds, the temperature again reaches 77°C and the fans become very noisy again. This is so annoying.
Performance (lower RPM)
Performance (higher RPM)Below, you can see the RPM speed during gaming when one of the other three power profiles is applied.
Battery
Now, we conduct the battery tests with the Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with. This laptop’s 90Wh battery lasts for 9 hours and 5 minutes of Web browsing, or 8 hours and 20 minutes of video playback. Not bad given the powerful internals. To achieve this, you have to choose the Optimus mode in BIOS.
Brightness: 180 nits; Display Mode: SDR
Time to Full Discharge: Higher is Better
In order to simulate real-life conditions, we used our own script for automatic web browsing through over 70 websites.
Author: Nikolay Palaozov
Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.
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I have this laptop, but with Micron 3400 512Gb Ssd and 2×8 GB Ram
I undervolted Rtx 4060 via Msi afterburner (2250 Mhz at 0.825 V) max TGP is 68W with minimal loose of fps and GPU memory is set +1000 (18 Gbps)
I disabled E cores in Bios and set CPU PL1/PL2 manually to 65/85W this will assure max turbo 5 GHz and in stress mode all core turbo ~4.1 GHz all time (4.5 Ghz for 30 sec)
With this settings I have solid performance in games, much lower temps and power draw overall
how did you adjust pl1/pl2 manually? I have this same laptop and the cpu runs way too hot, i also cant adjust the fan curv e and auto mode does not keep it cool enough.