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Acer Aspire 5 A515-45 review: A laptop with AMD Ryzen 7 power but...

The lack of storage can be remedied. For about 600 Euros (~$687), the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45 offers a powerful AMD Ryzen 7 5700U processor. However, the rest of the configuration, including an AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 and 8 GB of RAM, thwart the plans of the elegant, quiet, and cool laptop in terms of many benchmarks, as our test shows.

The Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 (NX.A82EV.00H) is a high-quality-looking laptop with a recommended retail price of around 600 Euros (~$687), but at this price it doesn't include a preinstalled operating system. However, you can easily get and install this. The device is equipped with the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U processor, which offers a clock speed of up to 4.3 GHz and includes the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000) onboard graphics. This is accompanied by a meager 8 GB of RAM and a 512-GB SSD.

Alternatively, Acer also offers the Aspire 5 A515-45 in various other configurations, for example having weaker CPUs (AMD Ryzen 3 5300U or AMD Ryzen 5 5500U) or more working memory (16 GB) and additional storage configurations (256 GB and 1 TB).

In our test, the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45 in the NX.A82EV.00H configuration has to compete also against its 200-Euro (~$229) more expensive sibling, the Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A with an Intel Tiger Lake i5-1135G7 CPU model with Iris Xe G7 80EUs and twice as much RAM. Which version brings more power for the money? Other competitors in the test include the Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA and the HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr with the same CPU/iGPU combination.

NX.A82EV.00H (Aspire 5 A515 Series)
Processor
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 8 x 1.8 - 4.3 GHz, 27 W PL2 / Short Burst, 16 W PL1 / Sustained, Lucienne-U (Zen 2)
Graphics adapter
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) - 512 MB VRAM, Memory: 1200 MHz
Memory
8 GB 
, DDR4 SDRAM single-channel
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel, CEC PANDA LM156LF-CL13, IPS, glossy: no, 60 Hz
Mainboard
AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH
Storage
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD, 512 GB 
, 410 GB free
Soundcard
AMD Raven/Renoir/Van Gogh/Cezanne/Rembrandt/Raphael - HD Audio Controller
Connections
1 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: combined audio port, 1 Fingerprint Reader, LAN
Networking
Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 18 x 363.4 x 250.5 ( = 0.71 x 14.31 x 9.86 in)
Battery
48 Wh Lithium-Ion, Battery runtime (according to manufacturer): 10 h
Operating System
Linux
Camera
Webcam: 1
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix 720p
Additional features
Speakers: stereo, Keyboard: chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 45 Watt power supply, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
1.724 kg ( = 60.81 oz / 3.8 pounds), Power Supply: 273 g ( = 9.63 oz / 0.6 pounds)
Price
629 Euro
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Possible Competitors in Comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
81 %
02/2022
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
R7 5700U, Vega 8
1.7 kg18 mm15.60"1920x1080
81.4 %
02/2021
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
1.9 kg18 mm15.60"1920x1080
78.4 %
11/2019
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
R5 3500U, Vega 8
1.8 kg18 mm15.60"1920x1080
82.1 %
07/2021
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
R7 5700U, Vega 8
1.8 kg16.1 mm15.60"1920x1080
84.8 %
11/2021
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
1.7 kg19.4 mm15.60"1920x1080
86.4 %
05/2021
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
R7 5700U, Vega 8
1.9 kg18.4 mm15.60"1920x1080
76.9 %
09/2021
HP 14s-fq1357ng
R5 5500U, Vega 7
1.5 kg17.9 mm14.00"1920x1080

Case: An elegant laptop with a solid heft

The silver-colored case shows good workmanship and is made of a material mix of aluminum and high-quality plastic. Despite its relatively low price, it offers an elegant and haptically satisfying impression. The design varies slightly from the Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A with the Intel CPU.

Thanks to the base having sufficient weight and its suitable hinges, the lid can be opened with a single hand. The display only wobbles briefly after the device is shaken.

The Acer Aspire 5 A515-45 brings a good 1.7 kg (~3.7 lb) to the scale, which is completely okay for a 15.6-inch laptop. With this, it is one of the lightest laptops among the similarly-sized comparison devices. The power supply adds another 300 g (~0.7 lb), resulting in a total of about 2 kg (~4.4 lb) to take on the road.

With its 18-mm (~0.7 in) thickness, the test device is in the middle of our test field, and the same is the case for the width measurement. Only in terms of the depth, we see that all the other selected 15.6-inch comparison devices turn out 1 or 2 cm shorter (~0.4 - 0.8 in). However, for most buyers this probably won't be much of a deciding factor.

Size Comparison

364 mm / 14.3 inch 248 mm / 9.76 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 1.8 kg3.97 lbs363.4 mm / 14.3 inch 250.5 mm / 9.86 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 1.7 kg3.8 lbs363 mm / 14.3 inch 239 mm / 9.41 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 1.9 kg4.19 lbs358 mm / 14.1 inch 236.5 mm / 9.31 inch 19.4 mm / 0.764 inch 1.7 kg3.81 lbs359 mm / 14.1 inch 228 mm / 8.98 inch 18.4 mm / 0.724 inch 1.9 kg4.1 lbs359.8 mm / 14.2 inch 233.8 mm / 9.2 inch 16.1 mm / 0.634 inch 1.8 kg3.97 lbs324 mm / 12.8 inch 225 mm / 8.86 inch 17.9 mm / 0.705 inch 1.5 kg3.22 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Equipment: LAN and HDMI but no Thunderbolt

While the amount of connections is anything but ample, it is probably sufficient for most users. An external monitor can only be connected via HDMI, and there is only a single USB-C connection (USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C) on the left side. We would have liked a bit more here, but at least the port remains usable, since the device is charged via a separate power connection.

The connection package is rounded by three USB-A ports, although only two of those support the faster USB 3.2 Gen 1 standard and one, only the USB 2.0 standard. In addition to WLAN, the Gigabit LAN connection is a practical feature. As in the predecessors, Acer continues to forgo any kind of storage card reader in the Aspire 5 A515.

Left: power port, 1x Gigabit LAN, HDMI, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A, 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C
Left: power port, 1x Gigabit LAN, HDMI, 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A, 1x USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-C
Right: combined audio port, 1x USB 2.0 Type-A, Kensington Lock
Right: combined audio port, 1x USB 2.0 Type-A, Kensington Lock

Communication

While the Intel model of the Acer Aspire 5 includes the Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 module, our test unit with AMD CPU uses the almost identical Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 without CRF module. This also offers a really good performance, which is significantly above average. It even places first in the download test and gets third place among the comparison field in the upload test. So without a doubt, fast WLAN connectivity with 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 technology is a given.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1422 (1330min - 1712max) MBit/s +11%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1359 (703min - 1463max) MBit/s +6%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1278 (677min - 1303max) MBit/s
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1138 (844min - 1286max) MBit/s -11%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
  (447 - 1645, n=127)
1104 MBit/s -14%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1051 (828min - 1197max) MBit/s -18%
Average of class Multimedia
  (285 - 1094, n=5, last 2 years)
789 MBit/s -38%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Atheros/Qualcomm QCA6174
588 (564min - 603max) MBit/s -54%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
287 (152min - 308max) MBit/s -78%
iperf3 receive AX12
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1684 (1604min - 1725max) MBit/s
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1478 (1347min - 1614max) MBit/s -12%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1328 (778min - 1391max) MBit/s -21%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1276 (1239min - 1312max) MBit/s -24%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
  (523 - 1684, n=128)
1191 MBit/s -29%
Average of class Multimedia
  (625 - 1675, n=5, last 2 years)
1127 MBit/s -33%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
1115 (1034min - 1184max) MBit/s -34%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Atheros/Qualcomm QCA6174
309 (278min - 319max) MBit/s -82%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC
296 (271min - 305max) MBit/s -82%
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Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1684 (1604-1725)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1328 (778-1391)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1276 (1239-1312)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1256 (677-1303)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1422 (1330-1712)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1139 (844-1286)

Webcam

As in many other laptops, the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45 also uses only a webcam with a resolution of 0.9 MP / 720p, which is placed at the center of the top display edge. The image quality is mediocre, and with a Delta-E of 16, colors are reproduced badly and too bright.

ColorChecker
15.1 ∆E
19.7 ∆E
19 ∆E
15.9 ∆E
17 ∆E
17.2 ∆E
15.9 ∆E
23.2 ∆E
17.9 ∆E
16.7 ∆E
14.9 ∆E
10.1 ∆E
19.7 ∆E
16.9 ∆E
21 ∆E
10.2 ∆E
19.4 ∆E
22.1 ∆E
2.7 ∆E
12.5 ∆E
19 ∆E
18.6 ∆E
17.1 ∆E
9.9 ∆E
ColorChecker Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1: 16.32 ∆E min: 2.75 - max: 23.24 ∆E
ColorChecker
14.7 ∆E
16.5 ∆E
18.5 ∆E
14.3 ∆E
17.6 ∆E
17.9 ∆E
11.3 ∆E
23.4 ∆E
16.1 ∆E
12.4 ∆E
10.4 ∆E
7.5 ∆E
16.7 ∆E
12.7 ∆E
21.2 ∆E
6.5 ∆E
17.7 ∆E
19.1 ∆E
3.3 ∆E
11.5 ∆E
17.8 ∆E
13.4 ∆E
10.8 ∆E
4.6 ∆E
ColorChecker Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A: 13.99 ∆E min: 3.31 - max: 23.36 ∆E

Security

Besides a Kensington Lock connection and a fingerprint sensor in the touchpad, there is no other security equipment.

Accessories

In addition to a 45-Watt power supply, Acer also includes an HDD upgrade kit. Using this insertion frame with its connection cables, you can insert a 2.5-inch hard drive or SSD to expand the available storage space. The manufacturer also sells various other accessories on its website.

Maintenance

After removing 11 small Philips screws and the case bottom, you get access to the insides, where you can not only clean the fans easily, but also insert a RAM module (up to 16 GB) or an additional storage medium using the insertion frame we already mentioned.

The fan
The fan
Space for an additional SSD/HDD
Space for an additional SSD/HDD
SSD used (replaceable)
SSD used (replaceable)
Slot for an additional RAM upgrade
Slot for an additional RAM upgrade

Warranty

Acer offers buyers in Germany the usual 24-month warranty to laptops of the Aspire series. Optionally, you can also purchase three years of mail-in warranty.

Input Devices: A laptop with a number pad and fingerprint sensor

The Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 is equipped with a keyboard that includes a number pad and a touchpad that is positioned to the side and almost right below the space key.

Keyboard

Aside from 2-cm (~0.8 in) edges on the left and right side, the keyboard takes the whole width of the device. At 17 x 15 mm (~0.7 x 0.6 in), the keys have a sufficient size, allowing for a fairly comfortable and speedy typing experience to be established quickly. The noise development is moderate.

To the right of the regular keyboard, Acer also squeezes in a number pad. At a width of 13 mm (~0.5 in), the keys of the number pad turn out significantly smaller.

The background illumination is distributed evenly across the whole keyboard and can be turned on or off via the F8 function key. There is no dimming. In addition, there are more of the usual special functions on the F1 to F12 keys, such as those for adjusting the brightness and turning off the display.

Keyboard illumination in the dark
Keyboard illumination in the dark

Touchpad

The touchpad measures about 10.5 x 8 cm (~4.1 x 3.1 in). Together with its comfortable haptics, this size is sufficient to ensure smooth operation. At the bottom of the touchpad are the two "mouse keys" that are not separated haptically and produce a clicking noise that is not particularly loud.

In the top left corner is the fingerprint reader. While it is noticeable when traversing it with your finger, the movement of the mouse cursor is not interrupted. However, this position is still not ideal for unlocking the laptop with your thumb.

Display: Unfortunately not particularly bright

Pixel grid
Pixel grid
IPS glow and slight clouding (amplified image)
IPS glow and slight clouding (amplified image)

The 15.6-inch display of the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD). This is an IPS panel that offers stable viewing angles as usual and can therefore be read even from very steep viewing angles. While the purely subjective impression during the test of the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 is okay, the measurements show a few weak areas.

Among other things, the brightness is not particularly bright at about 230 cd/m². The brightness distribution is also not very even, and we measured a difference of around 70 cd/m² between the top left and bottom right corner of our test unit. The image brightness of our test unit limps behind that of the other comparison laptops fairly significantly in some parts. In addition, there is some slight clouding and IPS glow, but this is only noticeable when displaying a very dark image and looking closely.

The built-in panel does a significantly better job reproducing black values. In this area - as in the contrast - the device surpasses the competitors.

254
cd/m²
235
cd/m²
238
cd/m²
229
cd/m²
229
cd/m²
210
cd/m²
223
cd/m²
213
cd/m²
185
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
CEC PANDA LM156LF-CL13 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 254 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 224 cd/m² Minimum: 17.8 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 73 %
Center on Battery: 230 cd/m²
Contrast: 1908:1 (Black: 0.12 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.76 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 4.44
ΔE Greyscale 3.01 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
39.35% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
57.3% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
38.09% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.41
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
CEC PANDA LM156LF-CL13, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
LG Philips LGD065A, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
CEC PANDA LM156LF-CL07, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Chi Mei N156HCA-EAB, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
CEC Panda LM156LF-5L06, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AUOA08B, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AUO403D, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Display
1%
4%
14%
9%
77%
-0%
Display P3 Coverage
38.09
38.32
1%
39.53
4%
43.6
14%
41.6
9%
69
81%
38.11
0%
sRGB Coverage
57.3
57.5
0%
59.5
4%
65.2
14%
62.3
9%
99.1
73%
57
-1%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
39.35
39.6
1%
40.84
4%
45
14%
43
9%
70.1
78%
39.37
0%
Response Times
-1%
6%
42%
-19%
-55%
-4%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
38 ?(18, 20)
37 ?(19, 18)
3%
36 ?(18, 18)
5%
18 ?(8, 10)
53%
44.8 ?(22.8, 22)
-18%
60.4 ?(28.8, 31.6)
-59%
41 ?(19, 22)
-8%
Response Time Black / White *
27 ?(14, 13)
28 ?(16, 12)
-4%
25 ?(14, 11)
7%
19 ?(10, 9)
30%
32 ?(17.2, 14.8)
-19%
40.8 ?(24.4, 16.4)
-51%
27 ?(15, 12)
-0%
PWM Frequency
178 ?(10)
Screen
-21%
-46%
-51%
-26%
19%
-17%
Brightness middle
229
285
24%
250
9%
289
26%
304
33%
337.2
47%
220
-4%
Brightness
224
255
14%
228
2%
267
19%
285
27%
337
50%
223
0%
Brightness Distribution
73
84
15%
83
14%
85
16%
89
22%
87
19%
85
16%
Black Level *
0.12
0.325
-171%
0.205
-71%
0.56
-367%
0.19
-58%
0.24
-100%
0.225
-88%
Contrast
1908
877
-54%
1220
-36%
516
-73%
1600
-16%
1405
-26%
978
-49%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
3.76
4.23
-13%
5.65
-50%
3.96
-5%
5.2
-38%
1.73
54%
4.16
-11%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
5.97
7.94
-33%
13.7
-129%
6.76
-13%
18.5
-210%
3.69
38%
7.43
-24%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
4.44
3.75
16%
4.5
-1%
1.61
64%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
3.01
2.51
17%
6.32
-110%
3.43
-14%
2.9
4%
2.3
24%
2.35
22%
Gamma
2.41 91%
2.57 86%
2.45 90%
2.28 96%
2.14 103%
2.19 100%
2.62 84%
CCT
6484 100%
6626 98%
7287 89%
7191 90%
6639 98%
6872 95%
6389 102%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
36
38
42
64.1
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
57
59
65
99.6
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-7% / -13%
-12% / -27%
2% / -22%
-12% / -18%
14% / 21%
-7% / -11%

* ... smaller is better

The color space coverage of the display in the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 only achieves low values and is below-average compared to that of the competitors. With this, the device is not suited for professional graphics processing, but the low performance of the hardware wouldn't allow this anyways.

sRGB (57%)
sRGB (57%)
AdobeRGB (39%)
AdobeRGB (39%)
P3 (38%)
P3 (38%)

On the other hand, the color accuracy is relatively good, as is shown by a Delta E of less than 4. In this area, the device turns out better than many comparison devices, particularly since the reproduction can be further optimized by a calibration.

CalMAN - ColorChecker
CalMAN - ColorChecker
CalMAN - Grayscale
CalMAN - Grayscale
CalMAN - Saturation
CalMAN - Saturation
CalMAN - ColorChecker (calibrated)
CalMAN - ColorChecker (calibrated)
CalMAN - Grayscale (calibrated)
CalMAN - Grayscale (calibrated)
CalMAN - Saturation (calibrated)
CalMAN - Saturation (calibrated)

Display Response Times

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
27 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 14 ms rise
↘ 13 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 63 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
38 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 18 ms rise
↘ 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 (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

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 not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18110 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Even though the display produces a limited brightness at 230 cd/m², it does fairly well when using it outside. In the shade, the displayed contents can be recognized easily. Even in direct sunlight this still works fairly well due to the matte display and high contrast.

Acer Aspire 5 in the shade
Acer Aspire 5 in the shade
Acer Aspire 5 in the sun
Acer Aspire 5 in the sun
IPS panel with stable viewing angles
IPS panel with stable viewing angles

Performance: A solid CPU and disappointing iGPU performance

The configuration that we are testing here uses the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U processor in combination with the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000) iGPU. They are accompanied by 8 GB of soldered RAM. Optionally, the working memory can be increased up to a maximum of 24 GB. The built-in 512-GB SSD can also be replaced or expanded by another drive.

The following sections of our Aspire 5 A515-45 review show how this configuration and its separate components fare under load and in everyday operation.

CPU-Z
CPU-Z
GPU-Z
GPU-Z
HWInfo
HWInfo

Test Conditions

Acer keeps the processor on a short leash in mains as well as battery operation with 27 Watt PL2 (short burst) and 16 W PL1 (sustained). This is significantly lower than what Asus, for example, delivers to the CPU in the Vivobook S15 D533UA (35 W PL2 / short burst, 28 W PL1 / sustained).

The Acer Care software does not include different performance modes. Our tests were mostly run using the Windows "Best Performance" mode and "Standard" in the AMD Radeon software.  

Processor

The built-in AMD Ryzen 7 5700U CPU does not use the new Zen 3 architecture yet, bringing eight Zen 2 cores (octa-core CPU) instead. The processor, which has been manufactured in the 7-nm process, runs at a base clock speed of 1.8 GHz. It supports clock speeds of up to 4.3 GHz (Turbo) and SMT / Hyperthreading (16 threads).

In the configuration we have here, the laptop does not make full use of the CPU's capabilities, which are really fairly powerful. Most of the time, it remains slightly, but sometimes also significantly, behind the average of all the devices with this processor that we tested previously.

In most benchmarks, the performance of the AMD version is still sufficient to beat the Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A with the Intel Core i5-1135G7, particularly in the multi-core benchmarks. In the single-core measurements, the Ryzen-equipped device remains minimally behind. In battery operation, the CPU performance is only slightly less by up to 10%.

Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test

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Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 AMD Ryzen 7 5700U: Ø1338 (1241.5-1374.76)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7: Ø636 (630.73-668.34)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW AMD Ryzen 5 3500U: Ø508 (460.33-641.41)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW AMD Ryzen 5 3500U: Ø505 (498.72-514.09)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA AMD Ryzen 7 5700U: Ø1437 (1387.54-1534.27)
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7: Ø687 (670.58-787.77)
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr AMD Ryzen 7 5700U: Ø1445 (1359.3-1484.95)
HP 14s-fq1357ng AMD Ryzen 5 5500U: Ø996 (940.2-1110.59)
CPU Performance Rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
CPU Performance Rating
Average of class Multimedia
 
86.8 pt
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
62.7 pt
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
61.3 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
 
59.3 pt
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
56.2 pt
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
48.3 pt
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A -2!
Intel Core i5-1135G7
43.8 pt
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
43.7 pt
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW -12!
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
42.1 pt
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average of class Multimedia
  (3127 - 30789, n=96, last 2 years)
13951 Points +70%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
9576 (8763.45min - 9575.51max) Points +17%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
9051 Points +10%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (7438 - 10139, n=17)
8788 Points +7%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8194 Points
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
6394 Points -22%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
3610 Points -56%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Average of class Multimedia
  (878 - 2110, n=93, last 2 years)
1703 Points +34%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1267 Points
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1264 Points 0%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1259 Points -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (1177 - 1268, n=17)
1254 Points -1%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
1167 Points -8%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
1062 Points -16%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Multimedia
  (1192 - 11768, n=93, last 2 years)
5230 Points +66%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
3536 Points +12%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
3364 Points +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (2309 - 3877, n=18)
3323 Points +6%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
3149 Points
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
2223 Points -29%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
1711 Points -46%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7
1597 Points -49%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Multimedia
  (341 - 812, n=93, last 2 years)
638 Points +30%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7
521 Points +6%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
492 Points
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
490 Points 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (478 - 494, n=18)
489 Points -1%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
483 Points -2%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
480 Points -2%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
452 Points -8%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Multimedia
  (580 - 4703, n=102, last 2 years)
2279 Points +66%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1535 Points +12%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (1196 - 1691, n=17)
1489 Points +8%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1485 (1359.3min - 1484.95max) Points +8%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1375 (1241.5min - 1374.76max) Points
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
1112 (946.23min - 1112.47max) Points -19%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
788 (670.58min - 787.77max) Points -43%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7
668 (630.73min - 668.34max) Points -51%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
614 Points -55%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
604 Points -56%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Multimedia
  (142.6 - 308, n=95, last 2 years)
249 Points +31%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
200 Points +5%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7
198 Points +4%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
190 Points
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
188 Points -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (184 - 190, n=16)
187.5 Points -1%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
184 Points -3%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
177 Points -7%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
143 Points -25%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7
735 Seconds * -98%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
667 Seconds * -80%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
490 Seconds * -32%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
371 Seconds *
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (292 - 402, n=17)
344 Seconds * +7%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
323 Seconds * +13%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
315 Seconds * +15%
Average of class Multimedia
  (107 - 956, n=91, last 2 years)
276 Seconds * +26%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Multimedia
  (11813 - 119900, n=86, last 2 years)
56363 MIPS +59%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
46127 MIPS +30%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
42760 MIPS +21%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (32529 - 47501, n=17)
40709 MIPS +15%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
35448 MIPS
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
31060 MIPS -12%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
20432 MIPS -42%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7
19022 MIPS -46%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Multimedia
  (3398 - 7163, n=86, last 2 years)
5616 MIPS +22%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7
4846 MIPS +5%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
4686 MIPS +1%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
4620 MIPS
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
4618 MIPS 0%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
4588 MIPS -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (4476 - 4620, n=17)
4562 MIPS -1%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
4268 MIPS -8%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Average of class Multimedia
  (3307 - 23059, n=96, last 2 years)
11130 Points +122%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
7326 Points +46%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
6254 Points +25%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (4254 - 7635, n=16)
6212 Points +24%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
5523 Points +10%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
5017 Points
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7
4629 Points -8%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
3861 Points -23%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Average of class Multimedia
  (926 - 2342, n=96, last 2 years)
1741 Points +47%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7
1397 Points +18%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
1328 Points +12%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1204 Points +2%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1191 Points +1%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1183 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (1105 - 1205, n=16)
1183 Points 0%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
1119 Points -5%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Multimedia
  (4.12 - 30.5, n=84, last 2 years)
15.3 fps +79%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
11.6 fps +36%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
10.6 fps +24%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (6.97 - 12.1, n=17)
9.76 fps +14%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
8.55 fps
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
7.23 fps -15%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
5.59 fps -35%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7
5.13 fps -40%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
67.3 s * -10%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
61.4 s *
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (52.4 - 68.5, n=17)
60.7 s * +1%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
58.5 s * +5%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
57.2 s * +7%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
51.5 s * +16%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7
49.7 s * +19%
Average of class Multimedia
  (6.7 - 84.9, n=88, last 2 years)
48.5 s * +21%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7
0.645 sec * -8%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7
0.629 sec * -5%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
0.622 sec * -4%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
0.599 sec *
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (0.567 - 0.641, n=17)
0.593 sec * +1%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
0.585 sec * +2%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
0.567 sec * +5%
Average of class Multimedia
  (0.3826 - 0.763, n=86, last 2 years)
0.4866 sec * +19%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1375 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
48.5 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
98 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
190 Points
Help
Performance Rating
Average of class Multimedia
 
95.8 pt
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
88.8 pt
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
83.5 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
 
79.5 pt
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
60.4 pt
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
55.9 pt
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
47.3 pt
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A -9!
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
0 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Multimedia
  (3804 - 27411, n=84, last 2 years)
12616 KRay/s +118%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
11585 KRay/s +100%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
11097 KRay/s +91%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (5798 - 12346, n=17)
10434 KRay/s +80%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
7628 KRay/s +32%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
6208 KRay/s +7%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
5798 KRay/s
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
65501 Points +15%
Average of class Multimedia
  (16379 - 136048, n=84, last 2 years)
64645 Points +13%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
62186 Points +9%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (49225 - 69580, n=17)
59734 Points +5%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
57094 Points
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
41815 Points -27%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
25801 Points -55%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Multimedia
  (1099 - 6681, n=84, last 2 years)
2990 MB/s +171%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
2140 MB/s +94%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
2039 MB/s +85%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (1103 - 2231, n=17)
1906 MB/s +73%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
1741 MB/s +58%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
1354 MB/s +23%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
1103 MB/s
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
96146 Points +69%
Average of class Multimedia
  (31314 - 134321, n=84, last 2 years)
92268 Points +62%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
92131 Points +62%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (57016 - 99178, n=17)
90139 Points +58%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
68309 Points +20%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
57016 Points
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
46550 Points -18%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
13630 Points +99%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
12997 Points +90%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (6837 - 14169, n=17)
12230 Points +79%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3099 - 15484, n=84, last 2 years)
9014 Points +32%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
9007 Points +32%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
6837 Points
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
4425 Points -35%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
34277 Points +16%
Average of class Multimedia
  (9602 - 68591, n=84, last 2 years)
33315 Points +13%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
32615 Points +11%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (25889 - 36523, n=17)
31163 Points +6%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
29498 Points
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
21894 Points -26%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
15640 Points -47%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Average of class Multimedia
  (23702 - 169946, n=84, last 2 years)
76375 MB/s +123%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
64646 MB/s +89%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
63921 MB/s +87%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
61705 MB/s +81%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (34176 - 64646, n=17)
56213 MB/s +64%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
41342 MB/s +21%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
34176 MB/s
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Multimedia
  (228 - 1901, n=84, last 2 years)
848 MB/s +39%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
718 MB/s +18%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
681 MB/s +12%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (540 - 776, n=17)
662 MB/s +9%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
608 MB/s
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
478 MB/s -21%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
340 MB/s -44%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
0 MB/s -100%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Multimedia
  (1996 - 14590, n=84, last 2 years)
6746 KRay/s +108%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
6389 KRay/s +97%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
6088 KRay/s +87%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (3247 - 6784, n=17)
5670 KRay/s +75%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
4183 KRay/s +29%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
3380 KRay/s +4%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
3247 KRay/s
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Multimedia
  (7419 - 52727, n=84, last 2 years)
35299 MPixel/s +251%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
21625 MPixel/s +115%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
21222 MPixel/s +111%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (6903 - 24627, n=17)
16527 MPixel/s +64%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
16149 MPixel/s +60%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
10062 MPixel/s
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
9143 MPixel/s -9%

System Performance

In the end, the fact that the CPU performance isn't fully taken advantage of, the low amount of RAM equipment, and a relatively slow SSD lead to results in the lower half of the comparison field in the system benchmarks. Our test unit remains below the CPU/storage average by sometimes a larger, sometimes a smaller amount. However, it is still sufficient for a direct competition with the Intel version of the Aspire 5.

On the other hand, in everyday operation the rather mediocre benchmark results are usually hardly noticeable with low demands. But if you pose higher demands by running or starting two or more programs at the same time, the operation may start to show some significant stutters. Then the low RAM equipment becomes noticeable. This means that the device is more suitable for surfing and streaming but less suitable for more demanding and extensive work tasks.

PCMark 10 / Score
Average of class Multimedia
  (4039 - 8670, n=81, last 2 years)
6551 Points +35%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
5492 Points +13%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
5402 Points +11%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (4775 - 5518, n=12)
5231 Points +8%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Vega 8, R7 5700U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
4861 Points
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Vega 7, R5 5500U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
4809 Points -1%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
4527 Points -7%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
4506 Points -7%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Vega 8, R5 3500U, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
3496 Points -28%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Average of class Multimedia
  (8480 - 12420, n=81, last 2 years)
10420 Points +18%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
9510 Points +8%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
9282 Points +5%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
9270 Points +5%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Vega 7, R5 5500U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
9242 Points +5%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (8347 - 10091, n=12)
9141 Points +4%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
8850 Points 0%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Vega 8, R7 5700U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
8824 Points
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Vega 8, R5 3500U, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
6690 Points -24%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Average of class Multimedia
  (5462 - 11186, n=81, last 2 years)
8687 Points +13%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
8111 Points +5%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
7928 Points +3%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (7001 - 8112, n=12)
7798 Points +1%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Vega 8, R7 5700U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
7707 Points
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Vega 7, R5 5500U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
6622 Points -14%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
6234 Points -19%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
6190 Points -20%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Vega 8, R5 3500U, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
5610 Points -27%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Average of class Multimedia
  (3861 - 13548, n=81, last 2 years)
8558 Points +87%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
5964 Points +30%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
5691 Points +24%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (4583 - 5964, n=12)
5461 Points +19%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Vega 7, R5 5500U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
4934 Points +8%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Vega 8, R7 5700U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
4583 Points
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
4533 Points -1%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
4353 Points -5%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Vega 8, R5 3500U, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
3089 Points -33%
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2
4159 points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2
5443 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2
5304 points
PCMark 10 Score
4861 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average of class Multimedia
  (20513 - 92447, n=84, last 2 years)
58305 MB/s +178%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
39326 MB/s +87%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
39127 MB/s +86%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
34718 MB/s +65%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (15867 - 39326, n=17)
33229 MB/s +58%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
20983 MB/s
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
18424 MB/s -12%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Average of class Multimedia
  (22917 - 89474, n=84, last 2 years)
58078 MB/s +143%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
47190 MB/s +97%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
47024 MB/s +97%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
43584 MB/s +82%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (17632 - 47190, n=17)
40214 MB/s +68%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
23920 MB/s
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
21776 MB/s -9%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Multimedia
  (20226 - 95196, n=84, last 2 years)
61808 MB/s +159%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
44158 MB/s +85%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
41223 MB/s +73%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
39295 MB/s +65%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (11554 - 45188, n=17)
36299 MB/s +52%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
28752 MB/s +20%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
23866 MB/s
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7
99.9 ns * -18%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
  (84.9 - 113, n=17)
98.6 ns * -16%
Average of class Multimedia
  (75 - 141.6, n=83, last 2 years)
96.2 ns * -13%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
96.1 ns * -13%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
95.5 ns * -12%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
85.7 ns * -1%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, Vega 8
84.9 ns *
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs
0 ns * +100%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latencies

In our standardized test, which always only represents a momentary snapshot, the maximum DPC latency turns out solid. There shouldn't be any problems with real-time audio, and the device isn't suitable for video editing anyways.

LatencyMon
LatencyMon
LatencyMon Drivers
LatencyMon Drivers
Task Manager while playing a 4K YouTube video
Task Manager while playing a 4K YouTube video
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Vega 7, R5 5500U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
2489 μs * -83%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1429 μs * -5%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Vega 8, R7 5700U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1363 μs *
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1161 μs * +15%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1092 μs * +20%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
587 μs * +57%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Solution

The built-in 512 GB M.2 SSD from Micron isn't one of the faster representatives of its kind. The read and write rates as well as the access times are only sufficient for a place in the lower half of the comparison field in the various benchmarks, and they also always remain below the average for the storage module.

Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1859 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 1158 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 534 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 391.6 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 1663 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 1154 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 62.6 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 149 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Multimedia
 
90.8 pt
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
71.3 pt
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
65.4 pt
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
60.6 pt
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
51.4 pt
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
 
51.4 pt
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW -8!
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
51.1 pt
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
50.7 pt
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
48.6 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Average of class Multimedia
  (756 - 4861, n=83, last 2 years)
2813 MB/s +117%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1821 (1812.78min - 1820.54max) MB/s +41%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1771 (1738.54min - 1770.84max) MB/s +37%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1732 (1703.47min - 1732.35max) MB/s +34%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1711 (1702.94min - 1711.13max) MB/s +32%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1527 (1517.61min - 1527.15max) MB/s +18%
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (915 - 1935, n=7)
1444 MB/s +12%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1295 (1286.45min - 1294.85max) MB/s
seq write
Average of class Multimedia
  (790 - 5709, n=83, last 2 years)
2951 MB/s +166%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1939 (1916.53min - 1939.03max) MB/s +75%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1843 (1050.25min - 1843.1max) MB/s +66%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1678 (1641.44min - 1678.14max) MB/s +51%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1595 (1557.97min - 1595.26max) MB/s +44%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1110 (1098.59min - 1109.52max) MB/s
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (886 - 1156, n=7)
1082 MB/s -3%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1058 (1034.94min - 1058.01max) MB/s -5%
seq q8 t1 read
Average of class Multimedia
  (1023 - 7121, n=83, last 2 years)
5145 MB/s +254%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
2488 (2343.78min - 2487.64max) MB/s +71%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
2488 (2200.54min - 2487.7max) MB/s +71%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
2462 (2341.89min - 2461.64max) MB/s +69%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
2238 (2000.46min - 2237.94max) MB/s +54%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1909 (1605.3min - 1908.62max) MB/s +31%
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (989 - 2213, n=7)
1704 MB/s +17%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1453 (1335.26min - 1452.88max) MB/s
seq q8 t1 write
Average of class Multimedia
  (871 - 6761, n=83, last 2 years)
3900 MB/s +237%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1967 (1958.53min - 1966.92max) MB/s +70%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1945 (1935.46min - 1944.59max) MB/s +68%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1821 (1807.07min - 1820.75max) MB/s +57%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1818 (1777.55min - 1817.81max) MB/s +57%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1158 (1150.7min - 1157.63max) MB/s
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1137 (1124.34min - 1137.08max) MB/s -2%
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (86.2 - 1158, n=7)
959 MB/s -17%
4k q1 t1 read
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
66 (36.59min - 66max) MB/s +5%
Average of class Multimedia
  (14.6 - 149.1, n=83, last 2 years)
64.1 MB/s +2%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
63.9 (62.84min - 63.93max) MB/s +2%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
62.7 (62.4min - 62.68max) MB/s
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (47.8 - 80.4, n=7)
61.7 MB/s -2%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
51.1 (45.49min - 51.05max) MB/s -19%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
51.1 (27.21min - 51.14max) MB/s -19%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
47.8 (22.45min - 47.79max) MB/s -24%
4k q1 t1 write
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
200 (53.88min - 200.47max) MB/s +33%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
182 (120.45min - 181.67max) MB/s +21%
Average of class Multimedia
  (82.2 - 378, n=83, last 2 years)
180.5 MB/s +20%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
165 (140.09min - 165.18max) MB/s +10%
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (95.1 - 262, n=7)
160.2 MB/s +7%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
150 (149.25min - 150.43max) MB/s
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
148 (142.91min - 147.87max) MB/s -1%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
84.3 (82.55min - 84.25max) MB/s -44%
4k q32 t16 read
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1455 (1440.14min - 1455.31max) MB/s +123%
Average of class Multimedia
  (315 - 4358, n=83, last 2 years)
1351 MB/s +107%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
940 (919.74min - 939.94max) MB/s +44%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
928 (925.65min - 927.58max) MB/s +42%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
681 (677.18min - 681.28max) MB/s +4%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
652 (649.9min - 651.87max) MB/s
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
649 (645.63min - 648.52max) MB/s 0%
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (428 - 652, n=7)
617 MB/s -5%
4k q32 t16 write
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1625 (1621.37min - 1625.26max) MB/s +59%
Average of class Multimedia
  (221 - 4074, n=83, last 2 years)
1098 MB/s +7%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1051 (90.57min - 1051.43max) MB/s +3%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1025 (5.22min - 1024.72max) MB/s
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (389 - 1118, n=7)
808 MB/s -21%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
488 (479.76min - 488.09max) MB/s -52%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
463 (419.01min - 462.98max) MB/s -55%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
389 (380.92min - 388.74max) MB/s -62%
AS SSD
Score Total
Average of class Multimedia
  (2010 - 9972, n=80, last 2 years)
5091 Points +112%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
3845 Points +60%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
3392 Points +41%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
3053 Points +27%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
2469 Points +3%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
2399 Points
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (1817 - 2644, n=7)
2366 Points -1%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
2153 Points -10%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
2115 Points -12%
Score Read
Average of class Multimedia
  (669 - 3501, n=80, last 2 years)
1700 Points +104%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1292 Points +55%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1284 Points +54%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1168 Points +40%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
997 Points +20%
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (791 - 865, n=7)
836 Points 0%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
834 Points
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
819 Points -2%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
767 Points -8%
Score Write
Average of class Multimedia
  (545 - 4813, n=80, last 2 years)
2580 Points +122%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1898 Points +63%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1489 Points +28%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1283 Points +10%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1263 Points +9%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1164 Points
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (539 - 1358, n=7)
1125 Points -3%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
945 Points -19%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
684 Points -41%
Seq Read
Average of class Multimedia
  (1192 - 5639, n=80, last 2 years)
3941 MB/s +105%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
2082 MB/s +8%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
2043 MB/s +6%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
2023 MB/s +5%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1928 MB/s 0%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1926 MB/s
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (1473 - 2036, n=7)
1885 MB/s -2%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1784 MB/s -7%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
1358 MB/s -29%
Seq Write
Average of class Multimedia
  (388 - 5101, n=80, last 2 years)
2524 MB/s +135%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1844 MB/s +72%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
1781 MB/s +66%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
1300 MB/s +21%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1118 MB/s +4%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1072 MB/s
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (742 - 1109, n=7)
998 MB/s -7%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
963 MB/s -10%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
742 MB/s -31%
4K Read
Average of class Multimedia
  (30 - 98.5, n=80, last 2 years)
63.2 MB/s +15%
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (54.9 - 73.9, n=7)
62.2 MB/s +13%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
61.9 MB/s +13%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
58.3 MB/s +6%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
54.9 MB/s
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
48.31 MB/s -12%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
44.88 MB/s -18%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
44.33 MB/s -19%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
40.43 MB/s -26%
4K Write
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
223.3 MB/s +73%
Average of class Multimedia
  (99.8 - 328, n=80, last 2 years)
188.8 MB/s +46%
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (127 - 232, n=7)
162 MB/s +25%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
157.6 MB/s +22%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
157.5 MB/s +22%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
141.9 MB/s +10%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
129.2 MB/s
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
128.7 MB/s 0%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
77.5 MB/s -40%
4K-64 Read
Average of class Multimedia
  (413 - 2989, n=80, last 2 years)
1243 MB/s +112%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1043 MB/s +78%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1039 MB/s +77%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
904 MB/s +54%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
752 MB/s +28%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
586 MB/s 0%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
586 MB/s
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (581 - 589, n=7)
585 MB/s 0%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
582 MB/s -1%
4K-64 Write
Average of class Multimedia
  (281 - 4265, n=80, last 2 years)
2139 MB/s +130%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1556 MB/s +68%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
1170 MB/s +26%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
1047 MB/s +13%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
976 MB/s +5%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
928 MB/s
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (196.4 - 1047, n=7)
863 MB/s -7%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
738 MB/s -20%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
414.1 MB/s -55%
Access Time Read
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
0.082 ms *
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (0.035 - 0.117, n=7)
0.07329 ms * +11%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
0.063 ms * +23%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
0.062 ms * +24%
Average of class Multimedia
  (0.018 - 0.168, n=80, last 2 years)
0.05851 ms * +29%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
0.052 ms * +37%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
0.05 ms * +39%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
ms * +100%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
ms * +100%
Access Time Write
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
0.167 ms * -328%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
0.065 ms * -67%
Average of class Multimedia
  (0.013 - 0.414, n=80, last 2 years)
0.05858 ms * -50%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
0.057 ms * -46%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
0.051 ms * -31%
Average Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
  (0.039 - 0.092, n=7)
0.04957 ms * -27%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
0.046 ms * -18%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
0.039 ms *
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
0.031 ms * +21%

* ... smaller is better

Constant Performance Reading: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD: Ø1507 (1379.33-1517.39)
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G: Ø2478 (2303.3-2486.8)

Graphics Card

Acer forgoes a dedicated GPU in the Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1, which isn't very surprising considering its price. Instead, the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000) onboard GPU of the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U is used. 512 MB out of the total 8 GB of RAM are assigned to this GPU by default and the maximum core clock speed is 1900 MHz.

However, in our test the GPU leaves an impression that is anything other than fast. Acer doesn't even come close to making use of its full potential, as is shown in the meager benchmark results. Changing the setting in the AMD Radeon software from "Standard" to "Games" hardly brings any noticeable changes, and some of the scores were even reduced by this.

Probably this performance is not only owed to a defensive configuration to control the battery life and noise volume, but the small 8 GB amount of single-channel working memory, which is also slow at a 1600 MHz clock speed (3200 MHz being the effective frequency), should also have an effect of limiting the performance while gaming. However, the working memory can optionally also be upgraded.

At least, the graphics performance remains almost stable during the stress test (3DMark Time Spy Stress Test: 98.7%). It also remains the same in battery operation, as a hardly changed result of 3DMark 11 (4167 points) shows.

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Multimedia
 
100 pt
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
34.9 pt
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
 
32 pt
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
27.6 pt
HP 14s-fq1357ng -1!
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
25.6 pt
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA -1!
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
25.4 pt
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
20.5 pt
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
18.8 pt
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW -1!
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
15.4 pt
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Multimedia
  (3408 - 60250, n=86, last 2 years)
18365 Points +329%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
6366 Points +49%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (3459 - 7591, n=53)
5920 Points +38%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
5731 Points +34%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
5667 Points +32%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
5192 Points +21%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
4277 Points
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
3905 Points -9%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
2582 Points -40%
3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Average of class Multimedia
  (14679 - 150699, n=60, last 2 years)
58023 Points +275%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
28738 Points +86%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (13941 - 36134, n=45)
26945 Points +74%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
21604 Points +40%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
15477 Points
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
13722 Points -11%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
11453 Points -26%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Multimedia
  (1835 - 46022, n=86, last 2 years)
13601 Points +476%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
4086 Points +73%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (1694 - 5041, n=53)
3677 Points +56%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
3430 Points +45%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
3383 Points +43%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
3263 Points +38%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
2363 Points
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
2039 Points -14%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
1673 Points -29%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Multimedia
  (622 - 17620, n=86, last 2 years)
5146 Points +580%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1301 Points +72%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (540 - 1557, n=53)
1156 Points +53%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
1079 Points +43%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
1064 Points +41%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
1040 Points +37%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7
785 Points +4%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
757 Points
3DMark 11 Performance
4249 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score
85514 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
13219 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
2116 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
867 points
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Gaming Performance

Due to the fairly low iGPU performance, the gaming performance also turns out mediocre. At least, most games can be played smoothly at the lowest graphics settings. But already at medium settings, things quickly become more difficult or not playable at all, even in some older games. In addition, several newer games only start up with a warning in our test, which is due to the low amount of RAM. The Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA, which is equipped with the same CPU/iGPU but with 16 GB of RAM, delivers a significantly higher performance.

The Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 may still be barely sufficient for the occasional and short gaming session with an older game. But you really couldn't expect more in this price and device class anyways. 

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Multimedia
  (36 - 428, n=63, last 2 years)
198.8 fps +418%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
77.5 (68min) fps +102%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (27.2 - 89, n=46)
65.9 fps +72%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
54 (32.2min, 32.6P0.1, 38P1) fps +41%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
52 fps +35%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
38.4 fps
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
37 fps -4%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
30.94 fps -19%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Multimedia
  (23 - 316, n=62, last 2 years)
135 fps +421%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
49.5 (46min) fps +91%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (19.6 - 55.2, n=34)
40.7 fps +57%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
38.5 (24.8min, 25.3P0.1, 26.8P1) fps +49%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
29 fps +12%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
25.9 fps
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
22.6 fps -13%
GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Average of class Multimedia
  (42.8 - 187.2, n=66, last 2 years)
145.5 fps +161%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
104 (17.6min, 58.8P1) fps +86%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (53.6 - 160, n=47)
100.4 fps +80%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
89.6 (12.4min, 47.6P1) fps +61%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
82 fps +47%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
55.8 fps
1366x768 Normal/Off AF:4x
Average of class Multimedia
  (33.1 - 186.4, n=73, last 2 years)
138.5 fps +186%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
93.3 (12min, 58.8P1) fps +92%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (34 - 148, n=42)
87.7 fps +81%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
78.3 (12.5min, 40P1) fps +61%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
74 fps +53%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
48.5 fps
Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Average of class Multimedia
  (37.2 - 215, n=83, last 2 years)
141.8 fps +57%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (67.9 - 152, n=56)
108.3 fps +20%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
101 (90.2min) fps +12%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
98.7 (85.1min) fps +10%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
97 (84.9min) fps +8%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
90.1 (81min) fps
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
74.1 (47.1min) fps -18%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
68 (53min) fps -25%
1366x768 med (1/3)
Average of class Multimedia
  (36.7 - 192.8, n=83, last 2 years)
123.2 fps +91%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (49.9 - 122.3, n=56)
86.2 fps +34%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
84.5 (66.4min) fps +31%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
83.9 (72.3min) fps +30%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
75.8 (64.7min) fps +18%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
64.5 (53.7min) fps
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
47.4 (35.9min) fps -27%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
44.1 (38min) fps -32%
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Average of class Multimedia
  (19 - 211, n=69, last 2 years)
97 fps +343%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
39.2 fps +79%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (21.9 - 50.1, n=51)
35.5 fps +62%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
34.8 fps +59%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
33.5 fps +53%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
25.6 fps +17%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
21.9 fps
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
17.7 fps -19%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
Average of class Multimedia
  (9.75 - 162.4, n=80, last 2 years)
63.3 fps +436%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
19.9 fps +69%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (11.7 - 25, n=46)
17.9 fps +52%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
17.3 fps +47%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
16.9 fps +43%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
11.8 fps
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
8.64 fps -27%
X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Average of class Multimedia
  (23.1 - 181.6, n=87, last 2 years)
98.4 fps +178%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
46.1 fps +30%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
45.1 fps +27%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (26.9 - 64.9, n=56)
44.4 fps +25%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
42.2 fps +19%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
38.8 fps +10%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
35.4 fps
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
25.4 fps -28%
1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)
Average of class Multimedia
  (25.6 - 164.3, n=86, last 2 years)
82.3 fps +198%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
37.1 fps +34%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (21.1 - 49.6, n=56)
34.8 fps +26%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
33 fps +20%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
32.4 fps +17%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
29.7 fps +8%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
27.6 fps
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
24.5 fps -11%
Strange Brigade
1280x720 lowest AF:1
Average of class Multimedia
  (39.7 - 460, n=73, last 2 years)
224 fps +421%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
85 (57.7min, 72.2P1) fps +98%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (43 - 117, n=49)
78.6 fps +83%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
76.6 (43.3min, 65.5P1) fps +78%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
72.3 (43min, 47.8P1) fps +68%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
43 (29.7min, 37.5P1) fps
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
37.3 (8.1min, 10.9P1) fps -13%
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4
Average of class Multimedia
  (15.2 - 270, n=77, last 2 years)
111.7 fps +546%
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
33.9 (27.9min, 30P1) fps +96%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (16.9 - 45.3, n=48)
30.8 fps +78%
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
30.5 (24.7min, 26.7P1) fps +76%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
29 (20.3min, 25.2P1) fps +68%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
17.3 (13.6min, 15.1P1) fps
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
13.5 (5min, 5.18P1) fps -22%
Dirt 5
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset
Average of class Multimedia
  (44.7 - 159.4, n=3, last 2 years)
90.9 fps +191%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (31.2 - 60.6, n=4)
46.8 fps +50%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
42.9 (23.1min, 26.5P0.1, 29.1P1) fps +38%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
31.2 fps
1920x1080 Medium Preset
Average of class Multimedia
  (22.5 - 72.9, n=3, last 2 years)
39.9 fps +187%
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
20 (13.9min, 15.1P0.1, 16.6P1) fps +44%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (13.9 - 24.2, n=4)
19.8 fps +42%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
13.9 fps
Monster Hunter Stories 2
1280x720 Low Preset
Average of class Multimedia
  (last 2 years)
94.4 fps +120%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (43 - 73.6, n=4)
57 fps +33%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
43 fps
1920x1080 Medium Preset
Average of class Multimedia
  (last 2 years)
91.2 fps +258%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (25.5 - 44.4, n=4)
35.9 fps +41%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
25.5 fps
F1 2021
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset
Average of class Multimedia
  (75 - 441, n=24, last 2 years)
219 fps +323%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (51.8 - 134, n=22)
94.5 fps +82%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
51.8 (37min, 38P1) fps
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T AF:16x
Average of class Multimedia
  (31 - 336, n=27, last 2 years)
149 fps +523%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
  (23.9 - 58.2, n=22)
41.4 fps +73%
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
23.9 (10min, 15P1) fps

The frame rate in "The Witcher 3" in Ultra mode and FHD resolution remains constant during a runtime of one hour. The GPU runs at an average of almost 1600 MHz, which doesn't come close to its limits. At a frame rate of about 10 fps with the gaming character staying in one place, the game does not run at a playable level. When the gaming character is moved, the frame rate drops even further.

Measurements during the Witcher 3 test
Measurements during the Witcher 3 test

The Witcher 3 FPS Chart

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Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8: Ø9.64 (8-11)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA R7 5700U, Vega 8: Ø13.4 (12-15)
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs: Ø6.26 (5-7)
HP 14s-fq1357ng R5 5500U, Vega 7: Ø10.7 (9-13)
low med. high ultra
GTA V (2015) 55.8 48.5 13.8 6
The Witcher 3 (2015) 38.4 25.9 11.5 7.9
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 90.1 64.5 33.6 31
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 21.9 11.8 7.71
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 35.4 27.6 24.8
Strange Brigade (2018) 43 17.3 15 13.3
Dirt 5 (2020) 31.2 13.9 10.2 7.3
Monster Hunter Stories 2 (2021) 43 25.5 21.4
F1 2021 (2021) 51.8 23.9

Emissions: The Acer Aspire 5 A515 remains quiet and cool in the test

Noise Emissions

During idle operation, the Acer Aspire 5 A515 runs silently. Under full load, the fan revs up, but even then, it remains comfortably quiet and unintrusive at less than 40 dB(A). This is a positive aspect of Acer not making full use of the hardware capabilities, so it stays relatively cool.

In addition, the fan, which can "breathe" via two fan vents hidden between the base and lid, runs relatively evenly, resulting in a more or less even whir without too many variations. Our test unit did not produce any other annoying noises such as coil whine.

Noise Level

Idle
25 / 25 / 29.5 dB(A)
Load
38.6 / 38.6 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 25 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2029.23129.33629.22533.835.537.636.933.8314339.144.438.3434035.832.640.132.435.85027.632.830.734.527.66327.629.128.622.527.68017.518.717.716.217.510016.61919.621.716.612517.818.419.321.217.816016.917.417.919.316.920014.718.717.114.414.725015.619.819.913.415.631518.222.422.513.518.24001621.321.915.51650015.821.921.811.515.863017.622.622.711.417.680018.625.625.511.618.610001926.326.511.519125021.329.129.211.921.3160019.328.728.511.919.3200017.929.229.112.517.9250017.329.729.713.417.3315016.125.32514.116.1400015.426.626.713.615.4500014.725.524.913.614.7630014.323.123.313.914.380001521.221.514.5151000016.122.121.615.116.1125001415.315.113.4141600013.413.31313.213.4SPL29.538.638.625.429.5N1.12.82.80.71.1median 16.1median 22.4median 22.5median 13.5median 16.1Delta1.63.63.51.51.625.523.322.620.625.534.525.524.430.234.527.62526.825.527.625.825.223.721.125.824.125.722.72124.122.724.123.621.322.715.516.415.115.115.516.518.216.714.516.515.218.615.415.115.214.715.214.913.114.712.414.515.911.912.412.213.518.211.312.212.213.917.611.912.21215.619.210.71211.715.218.910.711.713.116.221.41113.115.219.124.910.615.214.220.526.711.114.217.623.129.711.517.614.623.229.411.514.613.719.929.911.713.71420.431.212.11414.116.825.612.714.114.1172512.914.113.616.524.713.213.613.714.922.913.513.713.614.720.513.413.613.915.11913.613.913.915.520.613.713.912.813.517.11312.826.431.23924.426.40.71.32.70.50.7median 13.9median 16.2median 20.6median 12.1median 13.90.92.14.41.10.931.631.433.83531.63232.635.933.33233.631.530.134.833.63028.929.9323030.731.230.333.130.728.329.328.628.828.326.926.727.226.926.925.127.325.827.425.124.925.225.124.824.92524.123.825.3252423.922.823.42423.523.122.522.923.524.722.721.621.824.724.522.320.720.824.525.322.319.219.625.323.221.118.51923.22622.518.218.52628.824.917.817.928.828.725.117.51828.729.425.317.117.729.431.525.917.417.431.531.623.917.217.531.627.220.917.617.527.22319.417.717.42323.419.317.817.623.42218.717.917.72219.318.11817.819.318.218.317.917.718.21817.917.817.71817.91817.917.617.939.534.830.230.339.532.11.41.43median 24.7median 22.5median 17.9median 17.9median 24.72.12.91.51.52.126.321.225.428.726.327.327.241.539.827.326.231.725.433.826.222.421.621.124.522.431.631.732.226.831.619.918.818.316.219.920.417.318.915.320.419.917.817.617.619.919.517.316.617.419.52021.722.115.8201919.319.615.31918.319.22014.418.31822.722.113.21816.722.222.212.716.716.920.219.811.716.916.721.6211216.716.423.423.71216.416.826.726.51216.816.72828.211.816.716.830.230.312.216.816.731.531.112.416.716.331.231.512.816.31632.63213.2161634.334.413.31616.536.536.813.716.51738.438.1141717.837.437.114.817.817.227.727.91417.219.421.221.413.219.415.714.715.812.715.728.9454525.128.91.14.44.40.61.1median 16.8median 23.4median 23.7median 13.2median 16.80.85.861.30.836.136.335.835.132.233.930.230.827.12925.926.328.62628.227.323.328.924.333.323.327.92428.12220.420.627.222.720.820.52319.717.718.52217.617.316.321.419.61919.320.618.316.215.818.417.415.814.11815.21312.317.115.713.310.618.117.214.812.120.71613.29.922.215.511.91021.814.613.11021.314.313.311.620.913.812.110.822.713.412.31121.113.912.111.520.512.712.311.818.813.112.312.219.112.612.412.31612.612.612.314.612.612.512.512.912.512.612.8131212.312.214.526.42523.832.20.80.60.51.6median 14.6median 13median 12.2median 20.52.41.722.434.632.732.533.934.131.330.530.432.829.822.620.724.324.521.720.719.521.420.919.820.41921.622.628.420.917.620.420.53827.425.528.226.728.723.822.12322.523.933.232.833.132.832.721.817.317.317.922.821.215.315.216.922.923.915.515.715.629.922.418.618.817.823.921.316.115.916.723.522.61312.513.425.820.113.112.713.52221.111.811.812.323.820.911.210.911.323.122.411.211.31124.32311.911.511.124.722.511.611.611.624.623.512.41211.825.422.312.512.111.725.220.512.911.811.222.318.914.211.711.720.616.414.911.911.617.414.316.111.811.914.114.617.713.411.81314.517.112.712.512.414.817.812.511.411.633.326.325.12535.51.90.80.70.72.3median 21.3median 14.9median 12.5median 11.9median 23.522.62.22.62.729.227.928.227.229.429.732.229.430.531.331.928.925.724.427.825.220.325.528.619.919.825.72419.619.118.222.617.918.318.518.31719.519.618.417.722.222.316.920.322.422.41618.922.222.414.217.223.924.313.718.122.722.11316.623.923.912.516.623.723.612.41625.926.112.617.830.230.112.420.127.427.512.718.830.329.812.921.230.830.913.721.73131.213.722.931.231.31419.630.430.614.118.128.228.314.418.626.92714.516.927.227.515.117.525.825.81518.425.325.11517.718.818.313.5164141.125.931.63.53.50.71.4median 25.8median 25.8median 14median 18.12.92.91.11.1hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAcer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511AAcer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WWAsus VivoBook S15 D533UAAsus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nrHP 14s-fq1357ng
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
Vega 8, R7 5700U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
Vega 8, R5 3500U, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
Vega 8, R7 5700U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
HP 14s-fq1357ng
Vega 7, R5 5500U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD
Noise
6%
-10%
-7%
11%
9%
-5%
off / environment *
25
24.5
2%
30.2
-21%
26
-4%
23.8
5%
25
-0%
26
-4%
Idle Minimum *
25
24.5
2%
30.2
-21%
26
-4%
23.8
5%
25.1
-0%
26
-4%
Idle Average *
25
24.5
2%
30.2
-21%
26
-4%
23.8
5%
25.1
-0%
26
-4%
Idle Maximum *
29.5
26.4
11%
30.2
-2%
28.8
2%
25
15%
25.1
15%
31.6
-7%
Load Average *
38.6
32
17%
34.8
10%
45
-17%
32.2
17%
26.3
32%
41
-6%
Load Maximum *
38.6
39
-1%
39.5
-2%
45
-17%
32.2
17%
35.5
8%
41
-6%
Witcher 3 ultra *
32.2
30.8

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

In addition to resulting in a the low noise level, the unused hardware potential also benefits the temperature development. Even under full load, the case hardly warms to more than 40 °C (104 °F) and this also only happens in one section directly in front of the display. When there are no demands on the hardware, the device remains barely above room temperature and with this, comfortably cool.

Max. Load
 40 °C
104 F
38.6 °C
101 F
25.8 °C
78 F
 
 39.6 °C
103 F
30 °C
86 F
24.5 °C
76 F
 
 28.9 °C
84 F
23.1 °C
74 F
24.2 °C
76 F
 
Maximum: 40 °C = 104 F
Average: 30.5 °C = 87 F
26 °C
79 F
42.5 °C
109 F
42.8 °C
109 F
22.8 °C
73 F
26.5 °C
80 F
32.3 °C
90 F
23 °C
73 F
24.5 °C
76 F
24.9 °C
77 F
Maximum: 42.8 °C = 109 F
Average: 29.5 °C = 85 F
Power Supply (max.)  40.8 °C = 105 F | Room Temperature 22 °C = 72 F | FIRT 550-Pocket
(+) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 30.5 °C / 87 F, compared to the average of 31.2 °C / 88 F for the devices in the class Multimedia.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 40 °C / 104 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 42.8 °C / 109 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.4 °C / 81 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 28.9 °C / 84 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-0.1 °C / -0.2 F).
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
HP 14s-fq1357ng
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7
Heat
20%
10%
-1%
4%
7%
1%
Maximum Upper Side *
40
33.6
16%
35
12%
46.1
-15%
41.9
-5%
39.6
1%
37.7
6%
Maximum Bottom *
42.8
30.1
30%
36.1
16%
46.6
-9%
48.6
-14%
44.4
-4%
45.6
-7%
Idle Upper Side *
32.4
25.5
21%
28.1
13%
27.4
15%
25.1
23%
23.6
27%
30.6
6%
Idle Bottom *
29.4
26.1
11%
30.3
-3%
28.2
4%
26.4
10%
28.2
4%
29.8
-1%

* ... smaller is better

Stress Test

Our standardized stress test also confirms the weak performance values. After one hour under constant load, the CPU levels out at barely 1600 MHz and about 63 °C (145 °F) after a brief intermediate high. This is less than the basic clock speed. The GPU levels out at around 400 MHz and 61 °C (142 °F). But at least, this performance remains constant and without any interruptions, and another benchmark with 3DMark right after the stress test did not show any deviations compared to the behavior after a cold start.

CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C, °F) Average GPU Temperature (°C, °F)
System Idle 1.8 400 39, 102 38, 100
Prime95 Stress 2.2 400 63, 145 60, 140
Prime95 + FurMark Stress 1.6 400 63, 145 61, 142
Witcher 3 Stress 1.8 1600 60, 140 57, 135

Speaker

The stereo speakers in the Acer Aspire 5 A515 are mediocre at best. Not only do they produce a below-average maximum volume, but they also lack any bass. On the other hand, they reproduce the highs well, and the mids are solid. This is sufficient for video calls, but external solutions via Bluetooth or the audio port are recommended for listening to music or playing games.

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2029.23629.22541.236.941.23136.138.336.14027.732.427.75029.134.529.16323.422.523.48016.216.216.210017.821.717.812520.821.220.816032.319.332.320036.214.436.22505013.45031558.713.558.740064.715.564.750058.911.558.963059.211.459.280063.811.663.8100062.211.562.2125055.711.955.716006011.960200062.212.562.2250062.813.462.8315065.114.165.1400068.413.668.4500068.113.668.1630061.813.961.880006814.5681000070.415.170.41250066.213.466.21600055.813.255.8SPL7725.477N39.70.739.7median 61.8median 13.5median 61.8Delta8.71.58.726.325.821.422.12624.925.127.622.532.523.448.72655.818.860.922.167.2267019.372.317.674.217.774.319.575.31571.711.871.311.27410.574.21072.710.17210.67210.97511.374.811.671.71269.71269.612.371.112.669.61270.111.269.824.784.70.666.6median 12median 71.73.42.2hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAcer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 audio analysis

(-) | not very loud speakers (70.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 25.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (21% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 68% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 24% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 52% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 40% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Power Management: A frugal laptop with good endurance

Power Consumption

Corresponding to the rather mediocre performance, the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45 consumes relatively little power during operation. The minimum during idle operation is 3 watts, and under full load the maximum is only 38 watts. Compared to the competitors, both measurements are the best values, and the same also goes for the average consumption during idle operation. On the other hand, the average value turns out higher under load than that of several other competitors. Delivering 45 watts, the power supply is therefore more than sufficient.

Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.25 / 0.35 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 3 / 5.5 / 8.2 Watt
Load midlight 34.2 / 38 Watt
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Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        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.
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
R7 5700U, Vega 8, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
R5 3500U, Vega 8, Intel SSD 660p 1TB SSDPEKNW010T8, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
R7 5700U, Vega 8, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
R7 5700U, Vega 8, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
HP 14s-fq1357ng
R5 5500U, Vega 7, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
 
Average of class Multimedia
 
Power Consumption
-16%
-8%
-48%
-4%
-23%
-4%
-44%
-135%
Idle Minimum *
3
3.3
-10%
3.7
-23%
5
-67%
3.1
-3%
3.5
-17%
4.2
-40%
5.25 ?(3 - 12.5, n=45)
-75%
7.28 ?(2.2 - 34.6, n=93, last 2 years)
-143%
Idle Average *
5.5
8.4
-53%
6.2
-13%
7.7
-40%
6.1
-11%
5.7
-4%
6.3
-15%
7.82 ?(4.1 - 12.8, n=45)
-42%
11.8 ?(4.6 - 43, n=93, last 2 years)
-115%
Idle Maximum *
8.2
8.9
-9%
8.4
-2%
12.2
-49%
6.9
16%
5.8
29%
7
15%
9.25 ?(4.6 - 15.7, n=45)
-13%
14.6 ?(5.6 - 44.9, n=93, last 2 years)
-78%
Load Average *
34.2
30.1
12%
31.1
9%
41
-20%
23.6
31%
46
-35%
27.7
19%
45.3 ?(29.4 - 98.9, n=45)
-32%
77.3 ?(14.3 - 147, n=92, last 2 years)
-126%
Witcher 3 ultra *
30.2
43
-42%
26.7
12%
42.1
-39%
27.7
8%
Load Maximum *
38
45.4
-19%
43.1
-13%
65
-71%
63
-66%
65.4
-72%
42
-11%
60.1 ?(37.2 - 101.8, n=45)
-58%
119.3 ?(44 - 247, n=92, last 2 years)
-214%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption The Witcher 3 / Stress Test

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Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø30.2 (27.3-38.8)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA R7 5700U, Vega 8; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø43 (41.3-47.3)
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø26.7 (24.9-33.9)
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr R7 5700U, Vega 8; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø42.1 (40.2-52.1)
HP 14s-fq1357ng R5 5500U, Vega 7; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø27.7 (26.7-31.6)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø33.9 (23-39.2)
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø40.3 (29.1-63.2)
HP 14s-fq1357ng R5 5500U, Vega 7; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø42.5 (41.3-45)

Power Consumption With an External Monitor

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Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø26 (23.6-36.6)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø28 (26.7-46)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø30.3 (17.9-35)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø31.4 (22.4-44.6)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA R7 5700U, Vega 8; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø45 (42-56.3)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø26.2 (24.8-29.1)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø26.8 (15.8-37.5)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA R7 5700U, Vega 8; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø30.3 (23.3-52.8)
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø26.8 (24.2-32.9)
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA R7 5700U, Vega 8; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø30.8 (21.6-41.4)

Battery Life

The low power consumption in combination with the solid 48-Wh battery leads to a considerable battery life. In our standardized WLAN test, our device achieves the best battery life among the comparison models, even though it does not have the largest battery. In the video test, the device ran for almost 9 hours continuously. However, under load it remained slightly behind in some parts, which is due to the relatively high average consumption.

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing
10h 52min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness
8h 12min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
8h 45min
Load (maximum brightness)
1h 47min
Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1
R7 5700U, Vega 8, 48 Wh
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A
i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 48.85 Wh
Acer Aspire 5 A515-43-R6WW
R5 3500U, Vega 8, 48 Wh
Asus VivoBook S15 D533UA
R7 5700U, Vega 8, 50 Wh
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7
i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 42 Wh
HP Envy x360 15-eu0097nr
R7 5700U, Vega 8, 51 Wh
HP 14s-fq1357ng
R5 5500U, Vega 7, 41 Wh
Average of class Multimedia
 
Battery Runtime
-11%
-4%
-17%
-34%
35%
-22%
2%
H.264
525
680 ?(319 - 1481, n=49, last 2 years)
30%
WiFi v1.3
652
416
-36%
466
-29%
538
-17%
432
-34%
591
-9%
507
-22%
560 ?(262 - 1204, n=92, last 2 years)
-14%
Load
107
122
14%
130
21%
192
79%
96.9 ?(39 - 215, n=73, last 2 years)
-9%
Reader / Idle
1061
1430
675
933 ?(506 - 1571, n=25, last 2 years)
Witcher 3 ultra
89
81.8 ?(57 - 104, n=5, last 2 years)

Pros

+ high-quality workmanship
+ robust case
+ relatively light
+ solid CPU performance
+ quiet and with good endurance
+ display rich in contrast
+ fingerprint sensor

Cons

- only 8 GB of RAM (upgradable)
- iGPU performs below its capabilities
- display is not particularly bright
- only a single USB Type-C port
- Windows not preinstalled

Verdict

The Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 (NX.A82EV.00H). Test unit provided by nbb.com (notebooksbilliger.de)
The Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 (NX.A82EV.00H). Test unit provided by nbb.com (notebooksbilliger.de)

Visually, the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 makes a good impression, even though it is affordable at a recommended retail price of barely more than 600 Euros (~$687). The CPU also leaves a solid impression in the test, even if the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U does not make full use of its capabilities.

Unfortunately, this is even more the case for the iGPU, which, together with the low amount of 8 GB of RAM, results in a rather mediocre system and gaming performance.

On the other hand, the fairly quiet operation and good battery life stand out positively. The display is unfortunately not particularly bright and does not at all cover the usual color spaces.

Overall, the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 is mainly suited as a device for surfing and streaming. While it can also handle simple office tasks, it quickly hits its limits here. An upgrade of the RAM, which is possible up to 24 GB, should bring some improvements. In the tested configuration, the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45 is a solid multimedia device, but nothing more.

The Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A with Intel's Tiger Lake i5-1135G7 CPU and 16 GB of RAM brings more performance but also costs about 200 Euros (~$229) more. At the same price, you can then also get the AMD-equipped Asus Vivobook S15 D533UA, which also impressed us with better equipment and performance in the test. 

Price and Availability

The Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R5B9, which is fairly similar to the tested configuration, is currently available in the US with a Ryzen 7 5500U, 8GB RAM, 512 TB SSD, and Windows 11 Home for $599 from Acer.

Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 - 01/31/2022 v7
Marcus Schwarten

Chassis
83 / 98 → 84%
Keyboard
82%
Pointing Device
90%
Connectivity
44 / 80 → 55%
Weight
66 / 20-72 → 89%
Battery
83 / 95 → 88%
Display
83%
Games Performance
57 / 90 → 63%
Application Performance
89 / 90 → 99%
Temperature
92%
Noise
92 / 95 → 96%
Audio
59%
Camera
32 / 85 → 37%
Average
73%
81%
Multimedia - Weighted Average

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