Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54 in Review: Core i5 power for little money

Name: Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103
Brand: Acer

Compromises. The Extensa offers a powerful Tiger Lake processor at a budget price point. The dark, low-contrast TN screen with unstable viewing angles is the computer's big weakness. A Windows operating system does not come included in the scope of delivery.

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Business Laptop Tiger Lake Windows

The Acer Extensa 15 is a simple 15.6-inch office laptop that belongs to the entry-level business segment that is equally aimed at business and private customers. Competitor devices include the Dell Inspiron 15 3511, Fujitsu LifeBook A3510, and the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6.

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Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 (Extensa 15 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i5-1135G7 4 x 2.4 - 4.2 GHz, 64 W PL2 / Short Burst, 28 W PL1 / Sustained, Tiger Lake-UP3

Graphics adapter

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Core: 1300 MHz, Single-Channel, 30.0.101.1191

Memory

8 GB

, DDR4-3200, Single-Channel-Mode, one memory slot (empty), 8 GB onboard

Display

15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, AU Optronics B156HTN06.1, TN LED, glossy: no, 60 Hz

Mainboard

Intel Tiger Lake-UP3 PCH-LP

Storage

WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G, 256 GB

, 256 GB free

Connections

1 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: Headset combined port, TPM 2.0

Networking

Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wireless AC 9462 (b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 19.9 x 363.4 x 238.4 ( = 0.78 x 14.31 x 9.39 in)

Battery

43 Wh, 3831 mAh Lithium-Ion

Operating System

eShell

Camera

Webcam: HD
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: no, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

1.9 kg ( = 67.02 oz / 4.19 pounds), Power Supply: 262 g ( = 9.24 oz / 0.58 pounds)

Price

599 Euro

Links

Acer homepage
Acer notebook section

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

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
78 %	02/2022	Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1.9 kg	19.9 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
79.9 %	01/2022	Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1.7 kg	18.99 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
81.2 %	01/2022	Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	1.8 kg	23.9 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
80.4 %	12/2021	Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 R3 5300U, Vega 6	1.7 kg	19.9 mm	15.60"	1920x1080

Case and features: No USB-C for the EX215

The Extensa is not made of high-quality case materials such as aluminum or magnesium. The chassis is made of black plastic, but processing flaws are not noticeable. The base unit and lid seem to have higher stiffness. The battery is non-removable, and there is no maintenance hatch provided.

The EX215's port selection mainly includes three USB-A ports (1x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1). An external monitor can be connected via HDMI. Acer includes both a USB-C port and a memory card reader in the laptop.

The WLAN data rates determined under optimal conditions (no other WLAN devices in the near vicinity, short distance between notebook and server PC) do not seem to be on par with the competition. This can probably be attributed to the choice of the installed WLAN chip (Intel Wireless-AC 9462) that allows maximum transfer rates of only up to 433 MBit/s.

The laptop should be compatible with both Windows 10 and Windows 11. However, our variant came without a Windows operating system. Acer equips the device with a token operating system called "eShell" — its own Linux distribution. Thus, full Linux compatibility is a given. A test installation of Ubuntu 20.04.03 LTS (64 bit) runs without problems. All hardware is recognized and set up, and all function keys can be used.

Size comparison

Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 DIN A4 ❌

Left: Power connector, Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type A)

Right: Audio combo, USB 2.0 (type A), slot for a cable lock

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Wireless-AC 9560	922 (909^min - 935^max) MBit/s +167%
Average of class Office (819 - 842, n=2, last 2 years)	831 MBit/s +141%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	598 (526^min - 661^max) MBit/s +73%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Wireless AC 9462	345 (321^min - 353^max) MBit/s
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 Wireless Network Adapter	307 (226^min - 327^max) MBit/s -11%
Average Intel Wireless AC 9462 (95 - 365, n=13)	287 MBit/s -17%
iperf3 receive AX12
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Wireless-AC 9560	949 (917^min - 950^max) MBit/s +164%
Average of class Office (883 - 972, n=2, last 2 years)	928 MBit/s +158%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	604 (567^min - 620^max) MBit/s +68%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Wireless AC 9462	360 (345^min - 365^max) MBit/s
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 Wireless Network Adapter	333 (310^min - 348^max) MBit/s -7%
Average Intel Wireless AC 9462 (119 - 360, n=13)	308 MBit/s -14%

Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Wireless AC 9462; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø360 (345-365)

Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 Wireless Network Adapter; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø333 (310-348)

Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Wireless-AC 9560; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3, Speedport Pro Plus: Ø948 (917-950)

Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø604 (567-620)

Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Wireless AC 9462; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø345 (321-353)

Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Qualcomm Atheros QCA9377 Wireless Network Adapter; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø307 (226-327)

Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Wireless-AC 9560; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3, Speedport Pro Plus: Ø922 (909-935)

Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø598 (526-661)

ColorChecker Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103: 16.58 ∆E min: 2.33 - max: 24.18 ∆E

Input devices: The Extensa does not have a backlit key

The flat, slightly roughened keys of the unlit chiclet keyboard offer a short stroke and a clear pressure point. The keyboard flexes a bit during typing, though it did not prove to be annoying. All in all, Acer delivers a keyboard that is suitable for everyday use.

A multi-touch capable ClickPad (about 10.6 x 7.8 cm) serves as a mouse replacement. Its smooth surface makes it easy for the fingers to glide. The pad also responds to inputs in the corners. It has a short stroke and a clear pressure point.

Display: The Acer 15 has an outdated panel

The brightness (203.1 cd/m²) and contrast (512:1) of the matte 15.6-inch screen (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) turn out to be much low. We consider values beyond 300 cd/m² or 1,000:1 as good. Flickering with a frequency of 52 Hz occurs at every brightness level. This can cause headaches and/or eye problems to people sensitive to PWM.


218 cd/m²	195 cd/m²	212 cd/m²
194 cd/m²	220 cd/m²	198 cd/m²
181 cd/m²	210 cd/m²	200 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

AU Optronics B156HTN06.1 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 220 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 203.1 cd/m² Minimum: 20 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 82 %
Center on Battery: 224 cd/m²
Contrast: 512:1 (Black: 0.43 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 10.74 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 4.44
ΔE Greyscale 13.29 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
38.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
55.7% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
37% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.63

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 AU Optronics B156HTN06.1, TN LED, 1920x1080, 15.60	Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 BOE NV15T06, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) BOE CQ NV156FHM-N48, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 BOE CQ NV156FHM-T07, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Display		8%	7%	7%
Display P3 Coverage	37	40.1 8%	39.9 8%	40 8%
sRGB Coverage	55.7	58.8 6%	58.9 6%	57.7 4%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	38.2	41.5 9%	41.3 8%	41.2 8%
Response Times		2%	-35%	0%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	38 ?(18, 20)	31.6 ?(17.2, 14.4) 17%	45 ?(21, 24) -18%	24.8 ?(10.8, 14) 35%
Response Time Black / White *	21 ?(17, 4)	24 ?(14, 10) -14%	32 ?(17, 15) -52%	28.4 ?(17.2, 11.2) -35%
PWM Frequency	52 ?(100)
Screen		40%	61%	54%
Brightness middle	220	239.9 9%	218 -1%	336.4 53%
Brightness	203	230 13%	209 3%	318 57%
Brightness Distribution	82	87 6%	64 -22%	84 2%
Black Level *	0.43	0.21 51%	0.11 74%	0.24 44%
Contrast	512	1142 123%	1982 287%	1402 174%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	10.74	6.34 41%	4.89 54%	6.46 40%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	20.92	21.03 -1%	8.3 60%	19.75 6%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	4.44	2.08 53%	3.88 13%	2.09 53%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	13.29	5.1 62%	2.57 81%	5.6 58%
Gamma	2.63 ^84%	2.41 ^91%	2.22 ^99%	2.25 ^98%
CCT	14880 ^44%	6169 ^105%	6272 ^104%	5934 ^110%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		17% / 27%	11% / 36%	20% / 36%

* ... smaller is better

The screen's color reproduction is not convincing out of the box — we observe colors significantly deviating from the target. Furthermore, the display suffers from a blue cast. Calibration eliminates the bluish cast and ensures a decent color reproduction. The display cannot adequately cover AdobeRGB (38%), sRGB (56%), and DCI-P3 (37%) color spaces.

Display Response Times

ℹ

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
21 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 17 ms rise
21 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 4 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 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 40 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
38 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 18 ms rise
38 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 20 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 49 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

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 detected

52 Hz

≤ 100 % brightness setting

The display backlight flickers at 52 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 100 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting.

The frequency of 52 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use.

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17924 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The TN panel has unstable viewing angle and is thus not readable from every position. It is just about possible to read the screen outdoors if the sun is not too bright. Otherwise, the low display brightness is not very helpful in this regard.

Performance: Acer relies on Tiger Lake

Acer delivers a simple office notebook in a 15.6-inch format with the Extensa 15 EX215-54 that offers enough computing power for office and Internet applications.

Test conditions

We used the "Balanced" energy profile in Windows as other energy modes are not available. The CPU power limits in this mode are 28 W (PL1) and 64 W (PL2).

Processor

The Core i5-1135G7 quad-core processor (Tiger Lake) operates at a base clock of 2.4 GHz. An increase to 3.8 GHz (all cores) or up to 4.2 GHz (one core) is possible via Turbo Boost and hyperthreading (two threads per core) is supported as well. Cinebench R15 tests run at 3.4 to 3.8 GHz (multi-thread), or 2 to 4.2 GHz (single-thread). The clock rates are significantly lower in battery mode.

We check whether the CPU boost is used permanently while running on DC power operation by running a looped multi-thread test of the Cinebench R15 benchmark for at least 30 minutes. Three of the four CPU cores operate with average values around the base clock. The fourth core works at the boost frequency in a sustained manner.

Cinebench R15 Multi loop test

Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7: Ø837 (828.74-856.81)

Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7: Ø665 (655.8-671.77)

Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1: Ø355 (352.4-375.14)

Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U: Ø909 (902.16-915.31)

CPU clock rates during execution of the CB15 loop

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

857 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

199 Points

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... in comparison

CPU Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Office	85.2 pt
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	69.1 pt
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	68.5 pt
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7	64.6 pt
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	62.1 pt
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	58.9 pt
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	40.1 pt

Cinebench R23
Multi Core
Average of class Office (1056 - 15743, n=122, last 2 years)	8116 Points +44%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	5638 Points
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	5522 (5420.84^min - 5521.57^max) Points -2%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	5401 Points -4%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (2786 - 6136, n=55)	4724 Points -16%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4425 (4243.83^min - 4425.31^max) Points -22%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	2209 Points -61%
Single Core
Average of class Office (529 - 1995, n=121, last 2 years)	1462 Points +7%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1369 Points
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	1345 Points -2%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1331 Points -3%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (1062 - 1373, n=53)	1322 Points -3%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	1129 Points -18%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	1053 Points -23%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Office (356 - 5904, n=120, last 2 years)	3121 Points +46%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	2142 Points
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	2138 Points 0%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	2063 Points -4%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (979 - 2382, n=62)	1827 Points -15%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1725 Points -19%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	851 Points -60%
CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Office (181.3 - 764, n=120, last 2 years)	562 Points +7%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	525 Points
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	520 Points -1%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	514 Points -2%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (375 - 527, n=62)	507 Points -3%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	438 Points -17%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	405 Points -23%

Cinebench R15
CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Office (160.8 - 2642, n=120, last 2 years)	1405 Points +64%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	915 (902.16^min - 915.31^max) Points +7%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	888 Points +4%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	857 Points
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (431 - 941, n=65)	792 Points -8%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	672 (655.8^min - 671.77^max) Points -22%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	375 Points -56%
CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Office (82.6 - 284, n=118, last 2 years)	218 Points +10%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	200 Points +1%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	199 Points
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (141.4 - 205, n=61)	194.4 Points -2%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	184 Points -8%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	170 Points -15%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	160 Points -20%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	1306 Seconds * -140%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	668 Seconds * -23%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (499 - 1044, n=60)	662 Seconds * -21%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	557 Seconds * -2%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	545 Seconds *
Average of class Office (214 - 2844, n=121, last 2 years)	534 Seconds * +2%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	524 Seconds * +4%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Average of class Office (4226 - 62349, n=121, last 2 years)	34839 MIPS +49%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	24366 MIPS +5%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	23574 MIPS +1%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	23314 MIPS
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (14745 - 24873, n=62)	21407 MIPS -8%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	20181 MIPS -13%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	10893 MIPS -53%
7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Office (2233 - 6687, n=121, last 2 years)	5026 MIPS +2%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4921 MIPS
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	4891 MIPS -1%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (3924 - 4921, n=62)	4674 MIPS -5%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4533 MIPS -8%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	4198 MIPS -15%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	4022 MIPS -18%

Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
Average of class Office (1018 - 11980, n=122, last 2 years)	6683 Points +64%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (3475 - 5472, n=58)	4663 Points +15%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	4369 Points +7%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	4191 Points +3%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	4066 Points
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	3500 Points -14%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	2332 Points -43%
Single-Core
Average of class Office (510 - 1974, n=122, last 2 years)	1480 Points +10%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (1147 - 1428, n=58)	1373 Points +2%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	1369 Points +1%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1349 Points
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	1163 Points -14%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	1147 Points -15%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	1080 Points -20%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Average of class Office (1.55 - 17.4, n=120, last 2 years)	9.27 fps +41%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	6.75 fps +3%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	6.74 fps +3%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	6.56 fps
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (3.57 - 7.6, n=57)	5.93 fps -10%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	5.51 fps -16%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	3.05 fps -54%

LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	63.4 s * -24%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	61.8 s * -21%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	60.2 s * -18%
Average of class Office (31.3 - 117.5, n=120, last 2 years)	56.4 s * -10%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (44.2 - 62.9, n=60)	52.8 s * -3%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	51.2 s *
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	47.5 s * +7%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1	0.751 sec * -20%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7	0.662 sec * -6%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	0.654 sec * -4%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (0.619 - 0.727, n=59)	0.642 sec * -2%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7	0.627 sec *
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	0.623 sec * +1%
Average of class Office (0.4244 - 1.397, n=119, last 2 years)	0.586 sec * +7%

* ... smaller is better

Performance Rating
Average of class Office	96 pt
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	79.9 pt
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	77.2 pt
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6	76.9 pt
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7	73.6 pt
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	67.8 pt
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	38 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Office (763 - 24250, n=120, last 2 years)	8374 KRay/s +9%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	7685 KRay/s
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	7437 KRay/s -3%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	7014 KRay/s -9%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (4313 - 7952, n=45)	6445 KRay/s -16%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	6118 KRay/s -20%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (v6.50.5800)	3169 KRay/s -59%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Average of class Office (4027 - 102228, n=120, last 2 years)	44553 Points +43%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	37829 Points +21%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	31232 Points
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	30804 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (19402 - 32283, n=45)	26975 Points -14%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	24206 Points -22%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (v6.50.5800)	13077 Points -58%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	2134 MB/s
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	2101 MB/s -2%
Average of class Office (279 - 4442, n=119, last 2 years)	1953 MB/s -8%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (1316 - 2172, n=45)	1832 MB/s -14%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	1815 MB/s -15%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	1248 MB/s -42%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (v6.50.5800)	959 MB/s -55%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Average of class Office (8031 - 113016, n=120, last 2 years)	67103 Points +44%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	51454 Points +10%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	46748 Points
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	46352 Points -1%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	46283 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (39000 - 46951, n=45)	45742 Points -2%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (v6.50.5800)	23360 Points -50%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	6703 Points +51%
Average of class Office (404 - 14288, n=120, last 2 years)	6626 Points +49%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	4443 Points
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	4418 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (3497 - 4445, n=45)	4218 Points -5%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	4163 Points -6%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (v6.50.5800)	1985 Points -55%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average of class Office (2054 - 54365, n=120, last 2 years)	23439 Points +25%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	20109 Points +7%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	18751 Points
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	18620 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (12569 - 19635, n=45)	16302 Points -13%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	15793 Points -16%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (v6.50.5800)	7705 Points -59%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	67925 MB/s
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	67906 MB/s 0%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	60984 MB/s -10%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (28988 - 67977, n=45)	58975 MB/s -13%
Average of class Office (5226 - 147611, n=120, last 2 years)	46963 MB/s -31%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	34964 MB/s -49%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (v6.50.5800)	29600 MB/s -56%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Office (67.6 - 1018, n=120, last 2 years)	535 MB/s +46%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	396 MB/s +8%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	366 MB/s
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	365 MB/s 0%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	342 MB/s -7%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (265 - 373, n=51)	289 MB/s -21%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (v6.50.5800)	169 MB/s -54%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Office (432 - 12755, n=120, last 2 years)	4459 KRay/s +14%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	3918 KRay/s
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	3811 KRay/s -3%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	3747 KRay/s -4%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (2226 - 4291, n=45)	3424 KRay/s -13%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	3417 KRay/s -13%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	1562 KRay/s -60%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Office (4814 - 48177, n=120, last 2 years)	24531 MPixel/s +165%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (9004 - 45366, n=45)	23085 MPixel/s +149%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	18181 MPixel/s +96%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	17037 MPixel/s +84%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (v6.50.5800)	14875 MPixel/s +61%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	9264 MPixel/s
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	9004 MPixel/s -3%

System Performance

The nimble and smooth-running system did not cause any problems in our test, and the device scores good PCMark results as well. The CPU provides enough performance for office and Internet applications. Some of the computing power does not come to fruition because the soldered-on working memory (8 GB) only runs in single-channel mode. Fortunately, there is still an unoccupied working memory bank inside the notebook. The dual-channel mode can be activated by installing a memory module.

The Extensa has an unoccupied working memory bank.

PCMark 10 Score		4703 points
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PCMark 10 / Score
Average of class Office (2325 - 7157, n=105, last 2 years)	5348 Points +14%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Vega 6, R3 5300U, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	5006 Points +6%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	4703 Points
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (4026 - 4952, n=53)	4613 Points -2%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	4508 Points -4%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	3386 Points -28%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Average of class Office (5095 - 20841, n=105, last 2 years)	9832 Points +8%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (8149 - 9917, n=53)	9310 Points +3%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	9074 Points
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Vega 6, R3 5300U, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	9015 Points -1%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	8685 Points -4%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	7693 Points -15%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Vega 6, R3 5300U, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	7852 Points +25%
Average of class Office (3041 - 10198, n=105, last 2 years)	7449 Points +18%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	6305 Points
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (5040 - 6619, n=53)	6218 Points -1%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	6143 Points -3%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	5497 Points -13%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Average of class Office (1912 - 9056, n=105, last 2 years)	5810 Points +18%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	4935 Points
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Vega 6, R3 5300U, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	4811 Points -3%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	4662 Points -6%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (3548 - 5255, n=53)	4612 Points -7%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	2492 Points -50%

CrossMark / Overall
Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=106, last 2 years)	1325 Points +25%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1058 - 1293, n=11)	1170 Points +11%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	1058 Points
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	876 Points -17%

CrossMark / Productivity
Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=106, last 2 years)	1340 Points +12%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1148 - 1332, n=11)	1243 Points +4%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	1197 Points
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	979 Points -18%

CrossMark / Creativity
Average of class Office (340 - 1982, n=106, last 2 years)	1362 Points +52%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (895 - 1263, n=11)	1111 Points +24%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	895 Points
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	774 Points -14%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	1202 Points
Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=106, last 2 years)	1195 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (923 - 1320, n=11)	1149 Points -4%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	907 Points -25%

AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average of class Office (7158 - 88119, n=121, last 2 years)	42885 MB/s +141%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (17443 - 63889, n=45)	36640 MB/s +106%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	33325 MB/s +87%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	31429 MB/s +76%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (v6.50.5800)	19990 MB/s +12%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	17810 MB/s
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	17443 MB/s -2%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Average of class Office (7325 - 87297, n=121, last 2 years)	43181 MB/s +104%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (19716 - 63705, n=45)	40897 MB/s +94%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	38758 MB/s +83%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	35443 MB/s +68%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (v6.50.5800)	23614 MB/s +12%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	21134 MB/s
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	19716 MB/s -7%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Office (7579 - 94965, n=121, last 2 years)	46727 MB/s +147%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (18722 - 66778, n=45)	41742 MB/s +121%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	38563 MB/s +104%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	37418 MB/s +98%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (v6.50.5800)	23244 MB/s +23%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	18924 MB/s
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	18722 MB/s -1%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	97.9 ns * -42%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, Vega 6 (v6.50.5800)	97.1 ns * -41%
Average of class Office (44.3 - 188.3, n=122, last 2 years)	96.5 ns * -40%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800, Dual-Channel)	73 ns * -6%
Average Intel Core i5-1135G7 (68.3 - 107, n=51)	72.5 ns * -5%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (v6.50.5800)	72.4 ns * -5%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs (v6.50.5800)	68.8 ns *

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latency

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	4965 μs * -165%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	1876 μs *
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	1568 μs * +16%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Vega 6, R3 5300U, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	821 μs * +56%

* ... smaller is better

Mass storage

Acer installs an NVMe SSD (M.2 2280) from Western Digital in the EX215, which has a storage capacity of 256 GB. The transfer rates are good in our benchmarks.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 2491 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 966 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 630 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 351.8 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 1865 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 957 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 57.7 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 230 MB/s

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Office	89.2 pt
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	68.6 pt
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	65 pt
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	53.6 pt
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	51.5 pt
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	48.8 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Average of class Office (482 - 4554, n=107, last 2 years)	2476 MB/s +41%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	1989 (1975.76^min - 1988.73^max) MB/s +13%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	1824 (1790.34^min - 1823.68^max) MB/s +4%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	1756 (1749.3^min - 1756.42^max) MB/s
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (1649 - 1756, n=2)	1703 MB/s -3%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	1561 (1546.02^min - 1561.33^max) MB/s -11%
seq write
Average of class Office (333 - 5842, n=107, last 2 years)	2382 MB/s +153%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	1606 (786.43^min - 1606.14^max) MB/s +70%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	1546 (1539.1^min - 1546.44^max) MB/s +64%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	984 (966.79^min - 983.77^max) MB/s +4%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	943 (937.83^min - 942.67^max) MB/s
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (942 - 943, n=2)	943 MB/s 0%
seq q8 t1 read
Average of class Office (535 - 7120, n=107, last 2 years)	4026 MB/s +64%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	3424 (3108.82^min - 3423.67^max) MB/s +39%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	2665 (2438.36^min - 2665.03^max) MB/s +8%
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (2460 - 2462, n=2)	2461 MB/s 0%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	2460 (2212.73^min - 2460.17^max) MB/s
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	2302 (1974.68^min - 2302.25^max) MB/s -6%
seq q8 t1 write
Average of class Office (276 - 6791, n=107, last 2 years)	3030 MB/s +221%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	1592 (1578.11^min - 1591.53^max) MB/s +68%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	973 (965.11^min - 972.87^max) MB/s +3%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	945 (939.94^min - 945.39^max) MB/s
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (940 - 945, n=2)	943 MB/s 0%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	863 (536.43^min - 862.72^max) MB/s -9%
4k q1 t1 read
Average of class Office (17.7 - 89.9, n=107, last 2 years)	57.7 MB/s +75%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	55.6 (55.28^min - 55.57^max) MB/s +68%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	54 (53.16^min - 54.01^max) MB/s +64%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	48.3 (48.17^min - 48.27^max) MB/s +46%
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (33 - 35.1, n=2)	34.1 MB/s +3%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	33 (31.97^min - 33.04^max) MB/s
4k q1 t1 write
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	243 (240.56^min - 243.21^max) MB/s
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (109.1 - 243, n=2)	176.1 MB/s -28%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	171 (169.58^min - 170.91^max) MB/s -30%
Average of class Office (32 - 429, n=107, last 2 years)	161.5 MB/s -34%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	141 (138.34^min - 140.89^max) MB/s -42%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	133 (132.73^min - 133.29^max) MB/s -45%
4k q32 t16 read
Average of class Office (184.2 - 4425, n=107, last 2 years)	1274 MB/s +94%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	1071 (1066.78^min - 1071.35^max) MB/s +63%
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (656 - 682, n=2)	669 MB/s +2%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	667 (602.07^min - 666.59^max) MB/s +2%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	656 (652.43^min - 655.55^max) MB/s
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	505 (504.59^min - 505.22^max) MB/s -23%
4k q32 t16 write
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	1184 (1159.95^min - 1183.55^max) MB/s +93%
Average of class Office (192.2 - 3254, n=107, last 2 years)	937 MB/s +53%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	762 (750.15^min - 761.77^max) MB/s +24%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	614 (286.41^min - 614.04^max) MB/s
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (538 - 614, n=2)	576 MB/s -6%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	411 (345.06^min - 410.61^max) MB/s -33%

AS SSD
Score Total
Average of class Office (704 - 9204, n=103, last 2 years)	3986 Points +175%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	3191 Points +120%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	2928 Points +102%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	1915 Points +32%
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (1449 - 1601, n=2)	1525 Points +5%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	1449 Points
Score Read
Average of class Office (252 - 3364, n=103, last 2 years)	1442 Points +132%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	1288 Points +107%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	1279 Points +106%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	705 Points +14%
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (621 - 780, n=2)	701 Points +13%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	621 Points
Score Write
Average of class Office (320 - 4111, n=103, last 2 years)	1850 Points +226%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	1289 Points +127%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	1044 Points +84%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	903 Points +59%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	567 Points
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (474 - 567, n=2)	521 Points -8%
Seq Read
Average of class Office (508 - 5796, n=103, last 2 years)	3168 MB/s +43%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	2635 MB/s +19%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	2220 MB/s
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (2150 - 2220, n=2)	2185 MB/s -2%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	2023 MB/s -9%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	1976 MB/s -11%
Seq Write
Average of class Office (304 - 5880, n=103, last 2 years)	2085 MB/s +127%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	1592 MB/s +73%
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (919 - 920, n=2)	920 MB/s 0%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	919 MB/s
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	845 MB/s -8%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	587 MB/s -36%
4K Read
Average of class Office (18.7 - 91.1, n=103, last 2 years)	56.3 MB/s +79%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	49.68 MB/s +58%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	49.35 MB/s +57%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	43.59 MB/s +38%
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (31.5 - 37.1, n=2)	34.3 MB/s +9%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	31.5 MB/s
4K Write
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	208.9 MB/s
Average of class Office (35.4 - 350, n=103, last 2 years)	158.6 MB/s -24%
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (98.8 - 209, n=2)	153.9 MB/s -26%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	142.9 MB/s -32%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	122.4 MB/s -41%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	113.5 MB/s -46%
4K-64 Read
Average of class Office (182.3 - 2713, n=103, last 2 years)	1069 MB/s +191%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	1027 MB/s +180%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	981 MB/s +167%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	457.8 MB/s +25%
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (367 - 527, n=2)	447 MB/s +22%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	367.2 MB/s
4K-64 Write
Average of class Office (132.3 - 3394, n=103, last 2 years)	1482 MB/s +457%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	1016 MB/s +282%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	837 MB/s +215%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	701 MB/s +164%
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (266 - 283, n=2)	275 MB/s +3%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	266 MB/s
Access Time Read
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	0.129 ms * -29%
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (0.1 - 0.108, n=2)	0.104 ms * -4%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	0.1 ms *
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	0.086 ms * +14%
Average of class Office (0.022 - 0.295, n=103, last 2 years)	0.08014 ms * +20%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	0.071 ms * +29%
Access Time Write
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU	0.101 ms * -146%
Average of class Office (0.017 - 0.619, n=103, last 2 years)	0.06444 ms * -57%
Average WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G (0.041 - 0.059, n=2)	0.05 ms * -22%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	0.041 ms *
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	0.032 ms * +22%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	0.028 ms * +32%

* ... smaller is better

Continuous load read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G: Ø2467 (2193.62-2474.72)

Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N: Ø3384 (3159.33-3407.14)

Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD: Ø1496 (1218.03-2034.03)

Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU: Ø2524 (2171.39-2607.18)

Graphics Card

Intel's Iris-Xe-Graphics-G7 80 EUs GPU achieves a working clock of up to 1,300 MHz, which can be maintained in a sustained manner as proven by The Witcher 3 test. The Extensa is not a gaming notebook. Nevertheless, the installed hardware can render a few games smoothly at low resolutions and low quality settings. Titles with moderate hardware requirements such as Dota 2: Reborn should be playable on this laptop at low to medium settings.

The GPU performs well-below its capabilities because the working memory only runs in single-channel mode. Enabling dual-channel mode (i.e. installing a memory module) would increase both benchmark results and frame rates in games (see comparison tables below).

Fire Strike (mains operation, dual-channel mode)

3DMark 11 Performance		3880 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		58193 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		11907 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		1860 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		897 points
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... in comparison

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Office	100 pt
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	87.9 pt
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	85.7 pt
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	69.4 pt
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	57.6 pt
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	53.6 pt
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1	32.5 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Office (1474 - 13132, n=113, last 2 years)	6062 Points +54%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	5196 Points +32%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (2246 - 6477, n=105)	5167 Points +32%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	4035 Points +3%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	3929 Points
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	3480 Points -11%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1	1870 Points -52%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Average of class Office (5681 - 58068, n=93, last 2 years)	24010 Points +76%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	21931 Points +61%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (6361 - 30894, n=92)	21769 Points +60%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	19776 Points +45%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	13628 Points
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	12824 Points -6%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1	9653 Points -29%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Office (712 - 9228, n=114, last 2 years)	4191 Points +96%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1560 - 5305, n=107)	3782 Points +77%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	3408 Points +60%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	2695 Points +26%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	2134 Points
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	1990 Points -7%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1	1259 Points -41%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Office (242 - 3242, n=110, last 2 years)	1372 Points +72%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (561 - 1511, n=104)	1170 Points +47%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7 (Dual-Channel)	1158 Points +45%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 3 5300U	885 Points +11%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	796 Points
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	770 Points -3%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i3-1005G1	395 Points -50%

The Witcher 3 - 1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Office (7.82 - 106.3, n=96, last 2 years)	46.3 fps +112%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (21.8 - 56.9, n=100)	41.8 fps +92%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (Dual-Channel)	39.1 (17.2^min, 17.4^P0.1, 23.2^P1) fps +79%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	33 (29^min) fps +51%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	22.6 (19^min) fps +4%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	21.8 (10.7^min, 11.5^P0.1, 16.3^P1) fps
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	16.4 (8.25^min, 8.36^P0.1, 11.4^P1) fps -25%

Dota 2 Reborn - 1366x768 med (1/3)
Average of class Office (10.9 - 146.2, n=123, last 2 years)	76.6 fps +83%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	74 (57.8^min) fps +77%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (Dual-Channel)	69.5 (59.4^min) fps +66%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (10.9 - 119.5, n=106)	67.7 fps +62%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	49.2 (43.7^min) fps +17%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	41.9 (34.3^min) fps
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	25.2 (20.1^min) fps -40%

X-Plane 11.11 - 1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Average of class Office (9.12 - 128.2, n=123, last 2 years)	41.1 fps +5%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	39 fps
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	36.7 fps -6%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (9.12 - 74.4, n=106)	36.3 fps -7%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	24.3 fps -38%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	18.4 fps -53%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (Dual-Channel)	15.5 fps -60%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1280x720 Lite Quality
Average of class Office (5.42 - 103.1, n=115, last 2 years)	36.4 fps +98%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (8.32 - 45.6, n=101)	31.5 fps +71%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1.3)	28.6 fps +55%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1.3, Dual-Channel)	28 fps +52%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1.3)	18.4 fps
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1.3)	16.7 fps -9%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (1.3)	13.8 fps -25%

GTA V - 1366x768 Normal/Off AF:4x
Average of class Office (7.47 - 171.4, n=102, last 2 years)	82.7 fps +159%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	72.5 (25.1^min, 43.5^P1) fps +127%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (28.9 - 133.8, n=80)	70.4 fps +121%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (Dual-Channel)	64.6 (5.99^min, 41.7^P1) fps +103%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	31.9 (13.7^min, 19.2^P1) fps
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	28.9 (8.41^min, 15.9^P1) fps -9%
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	28.6 (10.5^min, 16.1^P1) fps -10%

Strange Brigade - 1280x720 lowest AF:1
Average of class Office (16.3 - 175.7, n=109, last 2 years)	81 fps +128%
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1.47.22.14 D3D12)	67.3 (51.7^min, 56.6^P1) fps +90%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (22.7 - 98.7, n=78)	67 fps +89%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1.47.22.14 D3D12, Dual-Channel)	61.7 (14.1^min, 19.4^P1) fps +74%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1.47.22.14 D3D12)	36.7 (8.2^min, 11.2^P1) fps +3%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1.47.22.14 D3D12)	35.5 (8.5^min, 10.4^P1) fps
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (1.47.22.14 D3D12)	28.6 (6.9^min, 7.77^P1) fps -19%

F1 2021 - 1280x720 Ultra Low Preset
Average of class Office (18.2 - 197.8, n=27, last 2 years)	95.3 fps +130%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (843175, Dual-Channel)	72.5 (59^min, 52^P1) fps +75%
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (15.6 - 102, n=18)	67.4 fps +62%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (843175)	41.5 (31^min, 28^P1) fps
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (840701)	33.9 (27^min, 25^P1) fps -18%

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	42.3	31.9	8.55	3.42
The Witcher 3 (2015)	33.6	21.8	10.2	6.59
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	65.9	41.9	24	22.2
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	18.4	10	7.84
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	39	28.6	26
Strange Brigade (2018)	35.5	13.3	11.8
F1 2021 (2021)	41.5

Emissions & energy: Extensa 15 delivers mediocre battery runtimes

Noise emissions

In everyday workloads (office, Internet), the fan does not spin up and operation is generally quiet. Under load, the sound pressure level rises up to 50 dB(A), which is quite high for a simple office notebook. The competition seems to perform better in this aspect.

Noise Level

Idle		25 / 25 / 27 dB(A)
Load		32.3 / 50 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25 dB(A)

	Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G	Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3GX013N	Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD	Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Vega 6, R3 5300U, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
Noise		14%	1%	2%
off / environment *	25	23.2 7%	25 -0%	25.2 -1%
Idle Minimum *	25	23.3 7%	25 -0%	25.8 -3%
Idle Average *	25	23.3 7%	25 -0%	25.8 -3%
Idle Maximum *	27	23.3 14%	25 7%	25.8 4%
Load Average *	32.3	23.3 28%	39.2 -21%	32.3 -0%
Load Maximum *	50	39.2 22%	39 22%	44 12%
Witcher 3 ultra *		31.5		32

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

This 15.6-inch laptop does not heat up very much. Temperatures beyond 40 degrees Celsius were registered at two measuring points during the stress test. In everyday use (office, Internet), the temperatures are within the green zone. The CPU temperatures do not indicate any cause for concern either.

At the beginning of the stress test (Prime95 and Furmark run for at least one hour), the CPU works with 3.1 to 3.5 GHz clock. Further, the clocks drop between 1.4 and 2.1 GHz. The graphics core's clock ranges between 1,100 and 1,300 MHz.

Of note, our stress test represents an extreme scenario. We use this to check whether the system runs stably under full load.

Max. Load

Idle


42 °C 108 F	36 °C 97 F	29.8 °C 86 F
37.9 °C 100 F	29.4 °C 85 F	26.8 °C 80 F
28 °C 82 F	24.1 °C 75 F	23.7 °C 75 F

Maximum: 42 °C = 108 F
Average: 30.9 °C = 88 F


29.4 °C 85 F	39.8 °C 104 F	43.3 °C 110 F
26.9 °C 80 F	33.2 °C 92 F	37.2 °C 99 F
33.6 °C 92 F	24.4 °C 76 F	25.2 °C 77 F

Maximum: 43.3 °C = 110 F
Average: 32.6 °C = 91 F

Power Supply (max.) 54.4 °C = 130 F | Room Temperature 23.2 °C = 74 F | FIRT 550-Pocket

(+) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 30.9 °C / 88 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the devices in the class Office.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 42 °C / 108 F, compared to the average of 34.2 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 43.3 °C / 110 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.9 °C / 77 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 28 °C / 82.4 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.7 °C / 81.9 F (-0.3 °C / -0.5 F).

	Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Heat		-4%	13%	11%
Maximum Upper Side *	42	37.8 10%	34.4 18%	31.2 26%
Maximum Bottom *	43.3	55.6 -28%	30.9 29%	43 1%
Idle Upper Side *	27.9	26.2 6%	27.7 1%	24.8 11%
Idle Bottom *	30.4	32 -5%	29.2 4%	28.2 7%

* ... smaller is better

Loudspeaker

The stereo speakers produce decent sound, but there is hardly any bass.

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

Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 34.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | reduced mids - on average 7.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (23.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 65% of all tested devices in this class were better, 10% similar, 26% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 67% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 26% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 20.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.8% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.2% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (6.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (21.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 49% of all tested devices in this class were better, 10% similar, 41% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 56% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 37% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy consumption

The maximum power consumption of just under 45 W is reached at the beginning of the stress test. The value drops after a few seconds because the CPU lowers its clocks. The notebook runs through The Witcher 3 test with a consistent power consumption. The power supply has a nominal rating of 45 W.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.15 / 0.46 Watt
Idle	3.5 / 7.1 / 8 Watt
Load	28 / 44 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

Power consumption Witcher 3 / Stress test

Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø28.6 (27.9-33.3)

Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø38.7 (36.4-44.8)

Battery life

The Extensia 15 EX215 achieves a runtime of about 6:58 hours in our practical WLAN test that uses a script to browse through defined web pages.

Battery Runtime


WiFi Websurfing (Edge 98)		6h 58min

Battery Runtime - WiFi Websurfing
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 R3 5300U, Vega 6, 45 Wh	628 min +50%
Average of class Office (300 - 1137, n=107, last 2 years)	594 min +42%
Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 43 Wh	418 min
Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), 45 Wh	390 min -7%
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 40 Wh	381 min -9%

Pros

+ matte screen

+ much computing power

+ NVMe SSD

+ moderate warming

+ Linux compatible

+ unoccupied working memory bank

Cons

- dark, low-contrast display screen

- viewing angle unstable TN panel

- PWM flickering on every brightness level

- Working memory runs in single-channel mode

- no Windows operating system

- no key illumination

- no memory card reader

- no USB-C

- slow WLAN chip

Verdict: Solid office machine

The Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103, provided by:

A Core i5-1135G7-CPU, 8 GB of working memory, and a 256 GB NVMe SSD equip the Acer Extensia EX215 for office and Internet use. Noise and heat emissions are at moderate levels. One battery charge is sufficient for a WLAN runtime of just under 7 hours — a reasonable but not an outstanding run time.

Acer relies on an underwhelming screen for the Extensa 15 EX215-54.

The combination of a Tiger Lake Core i5 processor and a relatively moderate price tag of just under 500 Euros gives the Extensa a certain appeal. Performance per Euro is relatively high, but you will have to compromise in other areas.

Perhaps, the main drawback is with the display. Acer opts for a TN display with unstable viewing angles, which also offers only low brightness and low contrast levels. Color space coverage and color reproduction are also not convincing. To make matters worse, the panel shows PWM flickering at every brightness level.

Since the device is delivered without a Windows operating system, Linux can be a good choice. Ubuntu 20.04.03 LTS (64 bit) can be installed without problems — the entire hardware is recognized and set up easily, including all the function keys.

An alternative to the Extensa would be the Lenovo Ideapad 3 15ALC6. It offers a bright, high-contrast IPS screen with stable viewing angles, a backlit keyboard, and significantly better battery run times.

Price and availability

The Acer Extensa EX215 is available in the tested configuration (Core i5-1135G7, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, no Windows) for €486.30 (~$552) at Office-Partner.de. Cyberport.de charges €536 (~$608) for the laptop.

Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 - 2022-02-17 02/17/2022 v7
Sascha Mölck

Chassis

76 / 98 → 77%

Keyboard

75%

Pointing Device

86%

Connectivity

44 / 80 → 54%

Weight

64 / 20-75 → 80%

Battery

74%

Display

72%

Games Performance

54 / 78 → 69%

Application Performance

90 / 95 → 95%

Temperature

92%

Noise

87%

Audio

66%

Camera

41 / 85 → 48%

Average

71%

78%

Office - Weighted Average

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Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54 in Review: Core i5 power for little money

Possible competitors in comparison

Case and features: No USB-C for the EX215

Size comparison

Input devices: The Extensa does not have a backlit key

Display: The Acer 15 has an outdated panel

Display Response Times

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Performance: Acer relies on Tiger Lake

Test conditions

Processor

Cinebench R15 Multi loop test

System Performance

DPC Latency

Mass storage

Continuous load read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics Card

Emissions & energy: Extensa 15 delivers mediocre battery runtimes

Noise emissions

Temperature

Loudspeaker

Acer Extensa 15 EX215-54-5103 audio analysis

Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 audio analysis

Energy consumption

Power consumption Witcher 3 / Stress test

Battery life

Pros

Cons

Verdict: Solid office machine

Price and availability

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