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MagyarAcer Aspire 7 A715-42G multimedia laptop review: All-rounder in disguise with gaming potential
The Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G is a multimedia notebook with a 15.6-inch screen. The predecessor is the 2019 Aspire 7 A715-74G, which we also tested. Barely anything changed about the still relatively up-to-date GeForce GTX-1650 graphics chip and memory stays the same with 8 GB. Instead of dual channel DDR4-2666, the new Aspire operates with a single-channel DDR4-3200-SO-DIMM. The power of the relatively new AMD Ryzen 5 5500U isn't up to scratch, but the overall package of the laptop is convincing.
The competitors, depending on gaming preference, seem to be multimedia notebooks with and without dedicated graphic cards. That includes, for example, the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus and the Schenker XMG Core 14 with their strong graphic cards. The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15, in contrast, relies on its internal Iris Xe chip of the Core i7.
Potential competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82.1 % | 01/2022 | Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB R5 5500U, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile | 2.2 kg | 23.4 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 80.6 % | 11/2021 | Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ i7-1165G7, GeForce MX350 | 1.6 kg | 17.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 86.7 % | 08/2021 | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU | 2 kg | 18.99 mm | 16.00" | 3072x1920 | |
| 86 % | 08/2021 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6 i5-11300H, GeForce MX450 | 1.9 kg | 18.4 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 82.5 % | 12/2020 | Schenker XMG Core 14 i5-1135G7, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile | 1.4 kg | 18 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 87.3 % | 12/2021 | Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.1 kg | 11.7 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 81 % | 02/2022 | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8 | 1.7 kg | 18 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case - A True All-rounder
There is no metal to be found in the case of the new Acer Aspire 7, but the plastic case seems to be solid and generally of high quality. The design Acer chose isn't very extraordinary with its black and various grey elements, but the laptop doesn't look stale thanks to its many sharp edges. The display hinge holds everything in place while still allowing a single-handed opening to an angle of up to 180°. There are no visible flaws in the processing to be seen, neither gaps nor creaks.
The Acer Aspire 7 is, with its 2.2 kg (~4.8 lbs), relatively heavy for a multimedia laptop and the power adapter means another 460 g (~1.01 lbs) during transport. Even though the Acer Aspire 7 doesn't appear massive, it is pretty thick with its 23.4 mm (~0.92 in). Considering that, the case does contain quite a lot of equipment and a good cooling system.
Connectivity - USB-C with No PD, ThunderBolt or DisplayPort
The Acer Aspire 7 offers a good port selection with a relatively large variety of options that even include Gigabit LAN and a Kensington slot. The USB Type-C-port doesn't have a Thunderbolt, DisplayPort or PowerDelivery and there is also no SD-card reader. Technically, the ports are well distributed, so that they don't get in each others way. However, the power adapter connection, being in the middle on the right side of the case, is what could be frustrating. Because no matter how you spin it, the angled electrical cord lies in front of the air outlet and therefore makes sure of a slightly higher noise level, or it rests in front of the USB-2.0-socket.
Communication
The MediaTek MT7921 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module are rarely used, even though it has been specifically developed by AMD and MediaTek for the Ryzen processors. With Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5, it's comparable to the Intel AX200. The network speed constantly shows good figures.
Apparently, Acer also uses the Intel AX200 module for the Aspire 7, as the test by Notebooksbilliger.de shows.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (277 - 1446, n=48, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average MediaTek MT7921 (548 - 985, n=16) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (137 - 1684, n=48, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average MediaTek MT7921 (90 - 972, n=16) | |
Webcam
There is nothing new to report about the webcam: Although the Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G has a webcam with bad color depiction and a low resolution, the overall image is still acceptable in terms of sharpness and contrast.
Security
Additionally to the already-mentioned Kensington slot, the Acer Aspire 7 has a touchpad with integrated fingerprint sensor. It works reliably when used with dry fingers, but it has its problems with moisture. Apart from that, there are modern safety features integrated into the AMD Ryzen 5500U, such as TPM 2.0 and SecureBoot.
Accessories
Included in the scope of delivery is only the laptop itself, the power adapter and the usual paperwork.
Maintenance
A total of 13 PH1 screws have to be loosened to get rid of the cover on the basic unit. While the lid is also secured by plastic clips, they can be easily removed with just your fingernails. Under the cover, users can expand the RAM, as well as change the SSD and Wi-Fi module. Furthermore, it is easy to access the fins of the cooling system, in order to clean them. The battery can also be removed easily after removing two more screws.
Warranty
As for the warranty conditions, Acer offers a two-year warranty that requires users to send in the multimedia laptop for service. Warranty extensions or an accidental damage insurance is not being offered.
Input Devices - Full-Size Keyboard with Backlight
Keyboard
Even though 15 x 16 mm (around 0.59 x 0.63 in) keys are a normal size, typing on the backlit keyboard feels unfamiliar, at first. Key stroke feels effortless and at around 1.2 mm (around 0.05 in) the travel of the keys is pretty short. The full-size keyboard with numpad is definitely suitable for daily use.
Touchpad
The touchpad measures 8 x 11 cm (around 3.15 x 4.33 in) and has an integrated fingerprint sensor in the upper left corner. It doesn't interfere with operating the smooth touchpad, which responds well to inputs with multiple fingers.
Display - Matte IPS Panel
The 15.6-inch LG panel with Full HD resolution doesn't have a particularly high image quality. With a brightness of 254 cd/m² on average, the display is sufficiently bright, but neither the illumination nor contrast are good. The backlight bleeding in the bottom corners and the top center are therefore very prominent.
Concerning the screen, even the cheaper competitors are better positioned. In terms of the color depiction, there is an obvious lack of deep colors. Generally, the display of the Acer Aspire 7 fails to impress.
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Brightness Distribution: 85 %
Center on Battery: 268 cd/m²
Contrast: 1007:1 (Black: 0.28 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.8 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 4.14
ΔE Greyscale 2.79 | 0.57-98 Ø5.5
37.34% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
54.2% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
36.12% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.42
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB LG Philips LGD0563 / LG Display LP156WFH-SPD1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ Samsung ATNA56YX03-0, OLED, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 AU Optronics B160QAN, IPS, 3072x1920, 16.00 | Schenker XMG Core 14 Panda LM140LF-1F01, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US Samsung ATNA56YX02-0, AMOLED, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 CEC PANDA LM156LF-CL13, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 143% | 97% | 77% | 131% | 5% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 36.12 | 99.9 177% | 74.1 105% | 66.3 84% | 87.6 143% | 38.09 5% |
| sRGB Coverage | 54.2 | 100 85% | 99.4 83% | 91.1 68% | 100 85% | 57.3 6% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 37.34 | 99.9 168% | 75.8 103% | 66.6 78% | 99.3 166% | 39.35 5% |
| Response Times | 93% | -19% | 13% | 95% | 11% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 43 ? | 2.2 ? 95% | 49.2 ? -14% | 38 ? 12% | 1.9 ? 96% | 38 ? 12% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 30 ? | 2.9 ? 90% | 36.8 ? -23% | 26 ? 13% | 2.2 ? 93% | 27 ? 10% |
| PWM Frequency | 59.5 ? | 59 | ||||
| Screen | 37% | 27% | 28% | 20% | 16% | |
| Brightness middle | 282 | 384.5 36% | 296.8 5% | 338 20% | 296.8 5% | 229 -19% |
| Brightness | 255 | 388 52% | 292 15% | 316 24% | 298 17% | 224 -12% |
| Brightness Distribution | 85 | 98 15% | 87 2% | 91 7% | 98 15% | 73 -14% |
| Black Level * | 0.28 | 0.21 25% | 0.27 4% | 0.12 57% | ||
| Contrast | 1007 | 1413 40% | 1252 24% | 1908 89% | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.8 | 2.53 47% | 2.56 47% | 2.22 54% | 3.07 36% | 3.76 22% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 8.89 | 6.16 31% | 4.76 46% | 4.42 50% | 5.29 40% | 5.97 33% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 4.14 | 1.86 55% | 2.43 41% | 4.44 -7% | ||
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.79 | 1.6 43% | 2.6 7% | 1.9 32% | 2.6 7% | 3.01 -8% |
| Gamma | 2.42 91% | 2.24 98% | 2.07 106% | 2.176 101% | 2.26 97% | 2.41 91% |
| CCT | 6706 97% | 6464 101% | 6628 98% | 6469 100% | 6904 94% | 6484 100% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 67 | |||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 91 | |||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 91% /
76% | 35% /
35% | 39% /
37% | 82% /
64% | 11% /
13% |
* ... smaller is better
The sRGB color coverage is only at 53%. The screen is only able to reproduce about 37% of the Display P3 and AdobeRGB color spaces. Even after the calibration with CalMAN, the average color deviation amounts to a DeltaE-2000 of 4, which translates to color deviations that can be made out even by inexperienced eyes.
While blue tones are still being depicted well, it is especially the reds and greens that cause the screen problems. Here, the deviations are especially big.
Fortunately, we did not observe any screen flickering.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 30 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 17 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 13 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.4 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 75 % 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 | ||
| 43 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 21 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 22 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. » 64 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than 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 19442 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
For outdoor use, the brightness of the screen is sufficient, as long as users avoid direct sunlight. The matte surface barely reflects flare light. If the sun hits the screen unfavorably, reading the screen becomes impossible.
The IPS panel shows no color deviations of the depicted colors from any angle. The perceived brightness does decrease, though, at increasingly steep angles.
Performance - Strong All-round Laptop
As a multimedia notebook, the Acer Aspire 7 can handle many workloads. Aside from the daily tasks, it is even possible to game a bit, thanks to the aging Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650. In addition to our model with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, 8 GB of RAM and a 1-TB NVMe SSD, there are further configuration options: With or without Windows 10, 8 or 16 GB of RAM, Ryzen 5 or 7 and a 512-GB or 1-TB NVMe SSD.
Test Conditions
Acer does not include a program for power control. Therefore, only the Windows power management tools are available. It has been set to 'best performance' and, during the endurance tests, to 'best energy conservation'. A repeated run of various benchmarks in the balanced mode showed no differences to the mode 'best performance', though.
Before performing the benchmarks, the preinstalled Windows 10 Home Edition was updated to Windows 11.
Processor
The Ryzen 5 5500U is rated for up to 4 GHz in the Acer Aspire 7. This hexa-core processor has been introduced in early 2021, but it is not yet based on AMD's Zen-3 architecture. Despite the small L3 cache, the AMD processor provides a lot of processing power, but is partially beat by the Intel processors from the 11th generation. Interestingly, the Ryzen 5 outperforms the Ryzen 7 in the Acer Aspire 5, which also belongs to the Zen-2 generation, in short-term load scenarios. This is how the Acer Aspire 7 is often able to claim first place in the generic processor benchmarks.
Cinebench R15 Multi Endurance Test
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 5.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3127 - 18444, n=100, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (6030 - 8565, n=19) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (819 - 1940, n=98, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1149 - 1183, n=18) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1192 - 7040, n=98, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (2223 - 3316, n=20) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Average of class Multimedia (316 - 739, n=98, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (449 - 461, n=19) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (570 - 2894, n=113, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (995 - 1412, n=20) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Average of class Multimedia (119 - 279, n=97, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (170 - 179, n=18) | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (358 - 490, n=18) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (183.3 - 956, n=92, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (11813 - 72912, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (29585 - 36896, n=18) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Average of class Multimedia (2898 - 6186, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (4174 - 4378, n=19) | |
| Geekbench 5.4 / Multi-Core | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3307 - 15348, n=98, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (4063 - 5917, n=20) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Geekbench 5.4 / Single-Core | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (843 - 1978, n=98, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1070 - 1126, n=20) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4.12 - 21, n=92, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (6.7 - 9.74, n=20) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (60 - 80.7, n=17) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6.7 - 89.1, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (0.607 - 0.67, n=19) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (0.4155 - 0.994, n=93, last 2 years) | |
* ... 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 | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average of class Multimedia (2677 - 16202, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (7222 - 10680, n=18) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (41815 - 58107, n=18) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (12762 - 99306, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (841 - 4254, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1354 - 1907, n=18) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average of class Multimedia (31314 - 110468, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (68235 - 74033, n=18) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (9007 - 10446, n=18) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3099 - 13146, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7417 - 54727, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (21894 - 30659, n=18) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Average of class Multimedia (16367 - 147249, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (31792 - 54455, n=18) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (228 - 1193, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (234 - 614, n=18) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1501 - 8765, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (3943 - 5717, n=18) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (8034 - 52207, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (7765 - 22932, n=18) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
The power management of the notebook is rated for slightly more than 40 watts of boost and 37 watts of consistent performance. After about six minutes, the power draw is considerably limited. So for the long term, the processor only has about 27 watts available. During battery operation, the power draw of the processor is being limited to about 25 watts. As a result, the performance during the Cinebench loop drops by around 18%.
System Performance
Daily use is this multimedia laptop's strong suit: Browsing the web, office, gaming and many more things feel responsive. Though it generally reaches a high total score in the PCMark10 benchmarks, a problem of the laptop becomes obvious. Especially in the test scores of Essentials and Productivity, quick access to non-volatile memory and RAM is as important as a fast processor. With the DDR4-3200 RAM, which only runs in single-channel mode, the laptop cannot produce its full performance potential and therefore loses many points. Luckily it is possible to upgrade the storage, for users who need more power.
The AIDA64 benchmark results confirm the somewhat slow speeds of the system memory. As a result, the Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G places lower in the RAM benchmarks.
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3580 - 8083, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile (4672 - 5138, n=2) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7715 - 12144, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile (8448 - 8671, n=2) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (5462 - 11186, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile (5704 - 7154, n=2) | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (2679 - 11777, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile (5744 - 5936, n=2) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 5138 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20513 - 80511, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (19083 - 40547, n=18) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (23172 - 79442, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (23005 - 47024, n=18) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Average of class Multimedia (21862 - 91272, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (20150 - 42337, n=18) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (87.3 - 119, n=18) | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Average of class Multimedia (76.2 - 133.9, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latencies
At just 596 µs, the DPC latencies are quite low. How much of this is influenced by Windows 11 is not yet clear. At least with this testing device, though, Microsoft
s latest operating system barely seems to cause any issues.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Schenker XMG Core 14 | |
| Acer Aspire 7 A715-42G-R0XB | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 15 NP950XDB-KC5US | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Solution
The Western Digital PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-512G is not exactly at the top of our list of hard drive and SSD benchmarks. For a multimedia notebook, the transfer speeds of the hard drive are sufficient, though. The laptop still comes in last in our comparison field.
