Acer Aspire 3 A317 Series
Processor: Intel Alder Lake-M i7-1255U, Intel Alder Lake-N i3-N305, Intel Comet Lake i3-10110U, Intel Comet Lake i5-10210U, Intel Comet Lake i7-10510U, Intel Gemini Lake Celeron N4000, Intel Ice Lake i3-1005G1, Intel Jasper Lake Celeron N5100, Intel Jasper Lake Pentium N6000, Intel Tiger Lake i5-1135G7Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 24 EU), Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU), Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs, Intel UHD Graphics 600, Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), NVIDIA GeForce MX250
Display: 13.30 inch, 17.30 inch
Weight: 2.1kg, 2.5kg, 2.6kg, 2.7kg, 2.8kg
Price: 400, 420, 560, 650, 700, 800, 850, 900, 999, 1000 euro
Average of 5 scores (from 19 reviews)
Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G-7604
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G-7604Processor: Intel Comet Lake i7-10510U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce MX250 2048 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 900 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: 15 Zoll Notebooks Test
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/22/2019
Acer Aspire 3 A317-51-58S7
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-51-58S7Processor: Intel Comet Lake i5-10210U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 700 euro
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Source: 15 Zoll Notebooks Test
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 02/13/2020
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 83% performance: 83% features: 85% mobility: 82%
Acer Aspire 3 A317-32-C5QZ
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-32-C5QZProcessor: Intel Gemini Lake Celeron N4000
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 600
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 400 euro
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Source: Laptop Media
Archive.org versionWhile the laptop remains rather cool under heavy load, it is worth saying that the cooling in use is probably the same as one the smaller Aspire 3 (A315-34), which uses a heat spreader, placed directly onto the CPU and a fan that moves the air around the chassis. Apparently, this is not as effective as the completely passive cooling solution, seen on the Aspire 1 (A114-32).
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/31/2020
Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G-569Z
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G-569ZProcessor: Intel Comet Lake i5-10210U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 800 euro
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Source: Laptop Media
Archive.org versionInterestingly enough, the cooling performance of the device is ok considering the fact that there is just a single fan for the CPU and the GPU. The temperatures during load are under control and the upper part of the shell remains cool-enough so that means that you can use the device under heavy stress without sensing a big amount of heat beneath your fingers. The fan produces a moderate amount of noise during gaming and its silent when there is a CPU load only.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/22/2020
Acer Aspire 3 A317-51-37PX
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-51-37PXProcessor: Intel Comet Lake i3-10110U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.8kg
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Tweakers
NL→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/18/2020
Rating: Total score: 80%
Acer Aspire 3 A317-51-51DW
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-51-51DWProcessor: Intel Comet Lake i5-10210U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: 15 Zoll Notebooks Test
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/01/2020
Acer Aspire 3 A317-32-C20M
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-32-C20MProcessor: Intel Gemini Lake Celeron N4000
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 600
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 400 euro
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Reviews
Source: Techradar
Archive.org versionDo not adjust your screen. Yes, that is the thick end of three-quarters of an inch of bezel all the way around the edges of the new Acer Aspire 3’s 17-inch LCD display. It’s as if the slim-bezel bandwagon sailed straight on by Acer’s latest affordable laptop.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/12/2020
Rating: Total score: 50%
Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G-72MD
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-51G-72MDProcessor: Intel Comet Lake i7-10510U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce MX250 2048 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.8kg
Price: 999 euro
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The Aspire 3 is a 17.3-inch laptop for the desk at home. The device scores points with a Comet Lake quad-core processor, a GeForce graphics core, and lots of storage capacity.
Acer Aspire 3 A317-33-P1QX
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-33-P1QXProcessor: Intel Jasper Lake Pentium N6000
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU)
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 650 euro
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Source: Laptop Mag
Archive.org versionPerhaps you have noticed that we used the phrase “for the price” quite a lot today. And this is for a reason – the Aspire 3 (A317-33) is so affordable, that pretty much everyone can afford it. And although it comes with a processor that has a TDP of merely 6W, the performance it offers is comparable to that of an Intel Core i3 from no more than two years ago.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 04/15/2021
Source: Laptop Media
Archive.org versionSupport, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/15/2021
Acer Aspire 3 A317-52-36L5
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-52-36L5Processor: Intel Ice Lake i3-1005G1
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1600 x 900 pixels
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 420 euro
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Source: Ofertaman
ES→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Big screen; attractive price; decent processor.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 07/08/2021
Acer Aspire 3 A317-33-C82Z
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-33-C82ZProcessor: Intel Jasper Lake Celeron N5100
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 24 EU)
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Ofertaman
ES→ENPositive: Large screen; low price; nice display. Negative: Weak processor; average performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/01/2022
Acer Aspire 3 A317-53-58F1
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-53-58F1Processor: Intel Tiger Lake i5-1135G7
Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Xe G7 80EUs
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.6kg
Price: 850 euro
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Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/02/2022
Acer Aspire 3 A317-54-768S
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-54-768SProcessor: Intel Alder Lake-M i7-1255U
Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs
Display: 13.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.5kg
Price: 1000 euro
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Reviews
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/09/2023
Source: Laptop Media
The one major advantage of this laptop is its price. Besides that, there is the cooling, which is able to perfectly tame the Core i7-1255U. Indeed, this is not the most pretentious CPU when it comes to heat output, but it is pretty powerful itself. After all, the Aspire 3 manages to sustain it at 28W in long extreme workload scenarios. In addition to that, we are happy with the upgradeability. There are two SODIMM slots, which fit the easily accessible DDR4 memory. Not only that, but two M.2 PCIe x4 slots are taking care of your storage – one of them even supports Gen 4 SSDs.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/09/2023
Foreign Reviews
Source: Tweakers
NL→ENSingle Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/02/2024
Rating: Total score: 80%
Acer Aspire 3 A317-55P
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Aspire 3 A317-55PProcessor: Intel Alder Lake-N i3-N305
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 2.1kg
Price: 560 euro
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Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/03/2024
Source: Laptop Media
The Acer Aspire 3 (A317-55P) is a regular workhorse. The Intel Core i3-N305 with its eight E cores ensures sufficient performance for light daily or office tasks. That’s possible because the CPU can maintain ~ 3.00 GHz clocks in short loads and around 1.90 GHz in longer stress. In addition, the cooling fan isn’t noisy and the chassis barely becomes warm on the outside even while benchmarking the processor with Cinebench 2024. The SSD (512GB Micron 2450 MTFDKBA512TFK) is also decently fast for the price and has TLC memory chips. The 17.3″ 1080p IPS screen (BOE NV173FHM-N49 (BOE084E)) is good for its class. The unit is PWM-free, its viewing angles are good, and the max brightness reaches 317 nits. That’s enough for long hours of work without feeling headaches (if you take regular breaks from time to time).
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/02/2024
Foreign Reviews
Source: Laptopmedia CN
zh-CN→ENPositive: Long battery life; affordable price; stylish design; slim size; light weight; huge screen; bright display; good connectivity; decent processor; fast SSD storage. Negative: Poor display; non-expandable memory.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/02/2024
Comment
Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.
Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
NVIDIA GeForce MX250: Successor of the MX150 and still based on the same Pascal GP108 chip (similar to the desktop GT 1030) but with higher clock speeds. Available in two versions, a normal 25 Watt version and a low power version with 10 Watt TDP and reduced performance. The 25 Watt version e.g. offers a 21% higher boost clock than the old MX150 leading to a 5% performance gain.
Intel UHD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2, 24 EUs) found on some Kaby-Lake-Refresh CPU models (15 W ULV series). Technically identical to the previous Kaby-Lake GPU called HD Graphics 620.
Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU): Integrated graphics card in Intel Ice-Lake G1 SoCs based on the new Gen. 11 architecture with 32 of the 64 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model ranging from 300 MHz base to 1050 - 1100 MHz boost. The Ice-Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm process at Intel produced.
Intel Iris Xe G7 80EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G7 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 80 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.
Intel Iris Xe G7 96EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G4 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 96 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.
Intel UHD Graphics 32EUs:
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
Intel UHD Graphics 600: Integrated low-end graphics adapter with DirectX 12 support, which can be found in some ULV SoCs from the Gemini Lake series. Compared to the HD Graphics 500, the 600 offers improved display outputs. Compared to the faster UHD Graphics 605, the 600 offers less shaders at lower clock speeds.
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU): Integrated graphics card in Intel Jasper Lake Pentium Silver models based on the Gen. 11 architecture. Offers all 32 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model ranging from 350 MHz base to 900 MHz boost. The Jasper Lake chips are produced in the 10nm process at Intel produced (similar to Ice Lake).
Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 24 EU): Integrated graphics card in Intel Jasper Lake Celeron mid range models based on the Gen. 11 architecture. Offers 24 of the 32 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model ranging from 350 MHz base to 900 MHz boost. The Jasper Lake chips are produced in the 10nm process at Intel produced (similar to Ice Lake).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Comet Lake:
i7-10510U: Comet Lake based low power quad-core processor (technically identical to Whiskey Lake and still produced on 14nm++). The CPU cores can clock between 1.8 and 4.9 GHz (all 4 cores 4.3 GHz max.) with HyperThreading (8 threads). The integrated memory controller supports DDR4-2666 and using cTDP up/down the performance can be adjusted by the OEM (10 - 25 Watt possible, 15W default).
i5-10210U: Comet Lake based low power quad-core processor (technically identical to Whiskey Lake and still produced in 14nm++). The CPU cores can clock between 1.6 and 4.2 GHz (all 4 cores 3.9 GHz max.) with HyperThreading (8 threads). The integrated memory controller supports LPDDR4-2933 and using cTDP up/down the performance can be adjusted by the OEM (10 - 25 Watt possible, 15W default). Compared to the faster i5-10510U, the level 3 cache was reduced from 8 to 6 MB.
i3-10110U: Comet Lake based low power dual-core processor (technically identical to Whiskey Lake and still produced in 14nm++). The CPU cores can clock between 2.1 and 4.1 GHz (all 2 cores 3.7 GHz max.) with HyperThreading (4 threads). The integrated memory controller supports up to LPDDR4-2933 and using cTDP up/down the performance can be adjusted by the OEM (10 - 25 Watt possible, 15W default). The integrated graphics adapter clocks from 300 - 1000 MHz and only offers 23 instead of 24 CUs.
Intel Gemini Lake:
Celeron N4000: Low power dual-core SoC from the Gemini Lake series for designed for afforable laptops. Runs at 1.1 GHz to 2.6 GHz and integrates a DirectX 12 capable graphics adapter.
Intel Jasper Lake:
Pentium N6000: Low power quad-core SoC from the Jasper Lake series for inexpensive notebooks. Runs with clocks between 1.1 - 3.3 GHz and integrates a DirectX 12 capable graphics adapter with 32 EUs. The CPU cores are smaller and slower than in the Core CPUs (e.g. Ice Lake) but manufactured on the same 10nm process.
Celeron N5100: Low power quad-core SoC from the Jasper Lake series for inexpensive notebooks. Runs with clocks between 1.1 - 2.8 GHz and integrates a DirectX 12 capable graphics adapter with 24 EUs and up 800 MHz. The CPU cores are smaller and slower than in the Core CPUs (e.g. Ice Lake) but manufactured in the same 10nm process.
Intel Ice Lake:
i3-1005G1: A low-power, Ice Lake family processor (SoC) featuring 2 cores, 4 threads, 4 MB of L3 cache and the UHD G1 (32 EUs) iGPU. This Core i3 saw the light of day in 2019; it is designed for use in highly portable consumer laptops of the more affordable flavour. The CPU cores run at 1.2 GHz to 3.4 GHz which is not a lot. The Sunny Cove microarchitecture that is in use here is notable for several improvements over Skylake including support for new technologies, new instruction sets and fast LPDDR4-3733 RAM. There is no PCIe 4 support here, however.
Intel Tiger Lake:
i5-1135G7: A quad-core, mid-range processor of Tiger Lake product family designed for use in ultra-light laptops. The i5 is manufactured on Intel's second-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin and features an 80 EU Iris Xe G7 iGPU. Core i5-1135G7 has a base clock speed of 2.4 GHz as long as it is allowed to consume 28 watts.
Intel Alder Lake-M:
i7-1255U: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 2 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 12 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks from 1.2 to 4.7 GHz. The TDP is specified at 15 Watt.
Intel Alder Lake-N:
i3-N305: Alder Lake-N based mobile CPU with 8 efficient cores (Gracemont) with up to 3.8 GHz. The TDP is specified at 15 Watt.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.1 kg:
2.8 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
73.88%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
