Acer Nitro 5 15.6" AN515-55-53E5 Black 2021
CPU Intel Core i5 10300H
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050
OS Windows 10 Home
Weight 2.3 kg
37 Overall Score
Price CA$1,576
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong gpu (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (6th percentile)
- Below average ram (7th percentile)
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (18th percentile)
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 10300H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Ethernet | Killer Ethernet E2600 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Nitro 5 15.6" AN515-55-53E5 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 10300H | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15.6" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 99 | 71 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Nitro 5 15.6" AN515-55-53E5 | 18.4 | 74.6 | 6.8 | 55.6 | 61.7 | 29.3 | 25.7 | 6.3 | 9.9 | 96.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.4 | 74 | 66.2 | 87.9 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 98.6 | 94.8 | 97.4 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 98.6 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 90 | 89.9 | 98.7 | 95.5 | 9.3 | 80.3 | 94.8 | 80.6 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.7 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 79.1 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 94.8 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
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