Acer Aspire 5 A515-56 review: Good value office laptop with reasonable battery life

The Aspire 5 range from the company Acer consists of countless models (Intel as well as AMD CPUs, with/ without a dGPU) which make up Acer's bread and butter business. The model shown here - a 15.6 inch office notebook - is powered by a Pentium Gold 7505 processor (Tiger Lake) and can be had for around 500 euros. We have already tested an identical, more expensive member of the series, the Aspire 5 A515-56-511A (Core i5-1135G7, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD). Competitors include devices such as the Dell Inspiron 15 3505, the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05, the HP 250 G7 and the Lenovo V15 G2 ALC.
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Possible competitors compared
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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82.2 % | 11/2022 | Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ Pentium 7505, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | 1.7 kg | 17.95 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
75.9 % | 04/2022 | Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW R5 3450U, Vega 8 | 2 kg | 19.89 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
80 % | 04/2022 | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.6 kg | 19.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
79.3 % | 02/2022 | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | 1.7 kg | 19.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
75.4 % | 09/2020 | HP 250 G7-15S40ES i5-1035G1, GeForce MX110 | 1.8 kg | 22.5 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case & Connectivity - A515 without a memory card reader
The silver-gray case comprises metal (lid) and plastic elements (base unit). Acer relies on matte, smooth surfaces. While both the base unit and the lid can be twisted slightly, any signs of poor finishing are nowhere to be found. The battery (screwed not glued) as well as the other internals are accessible on removing the bottom case. The built-in webcam (0.9 MP, max. 1280 x 720 pixels) doesn't possess a mechanical cover.
The computer has three USB-A ports (1x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1) and a USB-C slot (USB 3.2 Gen 1). The latter supports neither Power Delivery nor DisplayPort via USB-C. That means only one video output is available with the HDMI connection. A memory card reader is also not on board.
The WLAN transfer rates are good, determined under optimum conditions (no other WLAN-enabled devices nearby, short distance between laptop and server PC) but do not fully correspond to the capabilities of the WiFi chip (MediaTek MT7921; 802.11ax).
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Networking | |
iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
Average of class Office (87 - 1651, n=69, last 2 years) | |
Average MediaTek MT7921 (548 - 985, n=16) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
iperf3 receive AX12 | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
Average of class Office (100 - 1716, n=69, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Average MediaTek MT7921 (90 - 972, n=16) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
Average of class Office (609 - 1724, n=21, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Average MediaTek MT7921 (609 - 1245, n=5) |

Input devices - The Acer laptop has backlit keys
The backlit, chiclet keyboard keys (one brightness level) have short travel and a clear pressure point. The key resistance is acceptable. The keyboard wobbles slightly while typing which hasn't proven to be overly annoying. All in all, Acer has delivered a keyboard suitable for everday use.
A multitouch capable click pad (approx. 10.5 x 7.8 cm) serves as a mouse replacement. Its smooth surface makes gliding easy for the fingers.
It also responds to input in the corners. The pad has both short travel and a clear pressure point.
Screen - IPS technology
The matte 15.6-inch screen (1920 x 1080 pixels) leaves the competition behind with a good contrast ratio of 1800:1. In the area of maximum screen brightness (251.8 cd/m²) the value we consider to be decent (300 cd/m² or higher, that is) is not achieved, and the panel is even less bright when on battery power. Overall, the competition doesn't fare any better. Positive: irrespective of the brightness setting, the panel displays no PWM flickering.
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Brightness Distribution: 85 %
Center on Battery: 235 cd/m²
Contrast: 1800:1 (Black: 0.14 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.58 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 4.85
ΔE Greyscale 1.38 | 0.57-98 Ø5.5
38.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
55.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
37.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.44
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ AU Optronics B156HAN02.1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW AU Optronics B156HAN, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE BOE CQ NT156FHM-N43, TN, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE BOE CQ 3, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | HP 250 G7-15S40ES BOE BOE0687, TN LED, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A LG Philips LGD065A, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | |
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Display | 9% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 3% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 37.1 | 40.3 9% | 38.8 5% | 38.5 4% | 38.64 4% | 38.32 3% |
sRGB Coverage | 55.8 | 60.4 8% | 58.4 5% | 56.7 2% | 58.2 4% | 57.5 3% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 38.3 | 41.7 9% | 40.09 5% | 39.8 4% | 39.93 4% | 39.6 3% |
Response Times | 2% | 24% | -11% | 31% | 0% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 37 ? | 36 ? 3% | 38 ? -3% | 42 ? -14% | 38 ? -3% | 37 ? -0% |
Response Time Black / White * | 28 ? | 28 ? -0% | 14 ? 50% | 30 ? -7% | 10 ? 64% | 28 ? -0% |
PWM Frequency | 66 ? | 5000 ? | ||||
Screen | -29% | -157% | -64% | -204% | -30% | |
Brightness middle | 252 | 235 -7% | 235 -7% | 258 2% | 178 -29% | 285 13% |
Brightness | 252 | 231 -8% | 231 -8% | 237 -6% | 174 -31% | 255 1% |
Brightness Distribution | 85 | 84 -1% | 84 -1% | 72 -15% | 82 -4% | 84 -1% |
Black Level * | 0.14 | 0.25 -79% | 0.25 -79% | 0.26 -86% | 0.41 -193% | 0.325 -132% |
Contrast | 1800 | 940 -48% | 940 -48% | 992 -45% | 434 -76% | 877 -51% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.58 | 4.11 -15% | 10.59 -196% | 6.01 -68% | 12.66 -254% | 4.23 -18% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.25 | 6.72 -8% | 22.08 -253% | 9.38 -50% | 22.77 -264% | 7.94 -27% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 4.85 | 4.56 6% | 5.41 -12% | 4.36 10% | 3.75 23% | |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.38 | 2.79 -102% | 12.5 -806% | 4.69 -240% | 15.05 -991% | 2.51 -82% |
Gamma | 2.44 90% | 2.53 87% | 2.43 91% | 2.21 100% | 2.63 84% | 2.57 86% |
CCT | 6645 98% | 6666 98% | 16404 40% | 6260 104% | 20050 32% | 6626 98% |
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 37 | 36 | ||||
Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 58 | 57 | ||||
Total Average (Program / Settings) | -6% /
-17% | -43% /
-96% | -24% /
-40% | -56% /
-126% | -9% /
-19% |
* ... smaller is better
The screen displays colors properly out of the box: with a deviation of 3.58, the target (DeltaE < 3) is narrowly missed. A callibration is not recommended: although a more even grayscale is displayed, it also increases the color deviation to 4.85.
The screen cannot display the color spaces AdobeRGB (38 %), sRGB (56 %) and DCI-P3 (37 %). For this reason, the panel is not made for application scenarios which require accurate color reproduction. In this regard, the competition doesn't fare any better.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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28 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 15 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 0.4 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 64 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (22.7 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
37 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 16 ms rise | |
↘ 21 ms fall | ||
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 42 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (35.8 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
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 19454 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. |
Performance - Aspire 5 comes with Tiger Lake
Acer offers the Aspire 5 A515-56 - an office laptop in 15.6-inch format - in innumerable configurations ranging from 400 to 900 euros. The model tested here finds itself in the lower half of the pricing range. Tiger Lake processors from Pentium to Core i7 are used here. Certain (higher priced) SKUs have a GeForce MX450 graphics core on board making both gaming and graphics intensive applications possible.
Test conditions
You can choose from three pre-installed performance profiles ("normal mode", "performance mode", "silent mode") using the key combination "Fn" + "F". The test was carried out with the "normal mode" profile active. No performance differences between the profiles were detected. In any case, the CPU power limits are 15 watts (PL1) and 38 watts (PL2).
Processor
The Pentium Gold 7505 dual-core processor (Tiger Lake family) operates at a base clock speed of 2 GHz. An increase to 3.5 GHz is possible thanks to turbo mode. Hyper-Threading (two threads per core) is supported.
The Cinebench R15 multi-thread test is initially run at 3.4 GHz, then the clock speed sinks to between 3 and 3.2 GHz. The single-thread test is carried out at 1.9 to 3.4 GHz. On battery, the clock speeds are considerably lower. The CB R15 loop test confirms sustained CPU turbo use. The Pentium places itself in the lower part of the performance table but is a good choice for a simple, inexpensive office laptop. For everyday use (office, internet, streaming), the CPU copes well without running into any problems.
Cinebench R15 Multi Endurance Test
CPU Performance Rating - Percent | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE -1! | |
Average of class Office | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A -2! | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES -2! | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW |
Cinebench R23 | |
Multi Core | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (830 - 11994, n=123, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (2594 - 2606, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Single Core | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Average of class Office (321 - 1781, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (1110 - 1115, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW |
Cinebench R20 | |
CPU (Multi Core) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (323 - 4638, n=133, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (1017 - 1017, n=2) | |
CPU (Single Core) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Average of class Office (114 - 694, n=133, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (428 - 430, n=2) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW |
Cinebench R15 | |
CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (160.8 - 1992, n=132, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (397 - 403, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
CPU Single 64Bit | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
Average of class Office (80.1 - 258, n=126, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (164.9 - 165.1, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE |
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (1142 - 1158, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Average of class Office (265 - 3895, n=135, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE |
7-Zip 18.03 | |
7z b 4 | |
Average of class Office (4226 - 51466, n=134, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (10347 - 11164, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Average of class Office (2059 - 5874, n=135, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (4032 - 4092, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW |
Geekbench 5.4 | |
Multi-Core | |
Average of class Office (1150 - 11325, n=128, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (2210 - 2459, n=3) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Single-Core | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Average of class Office (531 - 1778, n=128, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (1093 - 1206, n=3) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (0.63 - 14.2, n=134, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (3.4 - 3.46, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW |
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (21.5 - 210, n=134, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (54.5 - 59.2, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE |
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (0.739 - 0.75, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Average of class Office (0.4616 - 2.07, n=135, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
Average of class Office (109 - 12021, n=122, last 2 years) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (3528 - 3528, n=2) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
Average of class Office (3414 - 76396, n=122, last 2 years) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (14396 - 14403, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Average of class Office (125 - 2884, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (970 - 970, n=2) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
Average of class Office (3308 - 95616, n=122, last 2 years) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (23254 - 23260, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
Average of class Office (546 - 13355, n=122, last 2 years) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (1981 - 1986, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
Average of class Office (1864 - 40693, n=122, last 2 years) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (8758 - 8758, n=2) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
Average of class Office (189 - 93914, n=122, last 2 years) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (30367 - 30385, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Average of class Office (67.6 - 820, n=130, last 2 years) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (162.7 - 163.3, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A (v6.25.5400) |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
Average of class Office (59 - 6396, n=122, last 2 years) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (1934 - 1935, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Average of class Office (2193 - 44296, n=122, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (10215 - 19568, n=2) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) |
System Performance
The smoothly running system handles office and internet applications with ease. Acer leaves part of the computing power idle as the RAM (8 GB, DDR4-3200, onboard) only runs in single-channel mode. It would pay off to install a memory module. The transfer rate of the available memory is on a normal level for DDR4-3200 memory. The PCMark results are decent.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (1270 - 7252, n=109, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Average of class Office (440 - 1773, n=59, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (853 - 902, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Average of class Office (513 - 1709, n=59, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (967 - 991, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Average of class Office (424 - 1852, n=59, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (750 - 825, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Average of class Office (284 - 1746, n=59, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (861 - 888, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW |
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2 | 3228 points | |
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2 | 2679 points | |
PCMark 10 Score | 3640 points | |
Help |
AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Average of class Office (11929 - 70537, n=122, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (17188 - 32353, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
Average of class Office (12298 - 70553, n=122, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (20212 - 37131, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) | |
Average of class Office (11554 - 66791, n=122, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (19075 - 38595, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100) | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW (v6.50.5800) | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE (v6.50.5800) | |
Average of class Office (70.7 - 336, n=131, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE (v6.50.5800) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100, Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Gold 7505 (70.7 - 72.6, n=2) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ (v6.75.6100) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES (v6.25.5400) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A (v6.25.5400) |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Dell Inspiron 15 3505-PXHPW | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE |
* ... smaller is better
Mass storage
The built-in 512 GB SSD (PCIe 3, M.2 2280) from SK Hynix delivers good transfer speeds but is not amongst the top SSD models. Unfortunately, it struggles with dips in performance due to thermal throttling. The Aspire offers additional space for a 2.5-inch storage medium. The SATA slot and mounting frame are inside the laptop.
AS SSD | |
Score Total | |
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
Average of class Office (125 - 8547, n=110, last 2 years) | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-P8NZ | |
Average SK Hynix BC511 HFM512GDJTNI (2290 - 2562, n=7) | |
HP 250 G7-15S40ES | |
Dell Inspiron 15 |