Acer Nitro 5 with RTX 3060 in review: Fast gaming laptop with the latest Intel Alder Lake CPU
Acer has always had inexpensive gaming laptops, selling them under the pseudonym "Nitro" for a few years now. The current model from Acer is no different and remains true to the company's philosophy. The current Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R combines an Intel Core i7-12700H and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU in a 17-inch base. The display is also aimed at gamers with its 144 Hz and fast response times. The device in our review configuration is currently available for EUR 1,449 (US$1450) at various online retailers. However, the manufacturer's RRP of EUR 1,699 (US$1700) is significantly higher.
The Acer Nitro AN517-55 is also available with the more powerful Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti laptop GPU. However, this comes at an extra EUR 300 (US$300) compared to our review configuration.
Similarly equipped devices are used as comparison devices. A list of the devices can be found in the following table.
Possible Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83.9 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2022 | Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 3.1 kg | 28.6 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 85.2 % v7 (old) | 02 / 2022 | Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 3.1 kg | 24.3 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 84.1 % v7 (old) | 04 / 2022 | Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 2.5 kg | 25 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 81.3 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2021 | Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 R7 5800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 2.7 kg | 24.9 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 83.9 % v7 (old) | 06 / 2021 | SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) i7-10870H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 2.5 kg | 30.05 mm | 17.30" | 2560x1440 | |
| 80.4 % v7 (old) | 06 / 2021 | MSI Katana GF76 11UE i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU | 2.7 kg | 25.2 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 |
Case - Nothing special
The Acer Nitro 5 AN517 is clearly recognizable as a gaming notebook, even though the manufacturer does not use RGB at all. The device only offers visual highlights on the display lid in the form of colored accents that loosen up the seriousness of the otherwise completely black case. Due to its size, the stability of the base is good, even if it yields under selective pressure. The display lid could also have done with a little more rigidity, but other 17-inch notebooks can also be easily twisted, which is due to their size. Selective impacts of force are well absorbed. The opening angle of the display doesn't quite reach 180°, but this is not cause for complaint. The two hinges are smooth-running, so one-handed opening is not an issue. However, relatively large amounts of teetering cannot be prevented.
Size Comparison
At 3.1 kilograms, the Acer Nitro 5 AN517 belongs to the heavier representatives in its class. Nevertheless, the weight is acceptable for a 17-incher. Its size is not very compact due to the bulky base and is on a similar level as the Lenovo Legion 5 17. The flat, but strong 230-watt power supply adds another good 800 grams to the scales.
Equipment - Falls a little short
The Acer Nitro 5 AN517 offers a good range of standard external ports, including Thunderbolt 4. However, the fact that there are only 3x USB Type-A, which is merely average for a 17-inch device, should be viewed critically. There certainly would have been enough room for more ports. An SD card reader is also missing. While the distribution of the ports is good, this is hardly commendable given the number of ports and the available space.
Communication
The Acer Nitro 5 AN517 is equipped with a killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i WLAN module. Under testing, our review sample achieved good transfer rates when both sending and receiving data. The Acer Nitro 5 AN517 is thus on par with the Schenker XMG Core 17, which delivers almost identical rates. As an alternative, you can also use the GBit LAN connection. Both network connections worked flawlessly during testing.
Webcam
Hardly any gaming laptop offers good webcam quality. This also holds true for the Acer Nitro 5 AN517, even though it has the lowest Delta-E deviations by comparison. However, the image sharpness is just as poor as that of the comparison devices.
Accessories
In addition to the notebook, buyers receive an almost 800 g heavy 230 watt power adapter as well as some information booklets.
Maintenance
Changing or replacing internal hardware is easy to carry out after dismantling the baseplate. However, you should be careful in doing so - many small clamps hold the lid in place even after all screws have been removed. The gaps in our sample device are also very small, so we had difficulties levering it open with the iFixit toolkit. Internally, the installed components can be accessed very easily and without further disassembly.
Warranty
In Germany, Acer provides customers with a 24-month warranty including send-in/return service. This may vary from region to region, to be sure to check with your supplier before buying.
Input Devices - Quite usable
Keyboard
The 6-line chiclet keyboard of the Acer Nitro 5 AN517 is okay and gives good feedback when typing. While the keystroke is slightly muffled, this does not lead to a spongy typing feel. At 15x15 millimeters, the individual keys are pleasantly sized. The function keys and the numeric keypad are somewhat smaller, but this does not cause any problems in practice. The RGB backlight can be controlled and adjusted in up to 4 zones via Nitro Sense.
Touchpad
The inbuilt touchpad measures 10.6x7.8 centimeters, making good use of the space available. The mouse replacement is responsive over the entire input surface. The smooth surface visually matches very well with the overall concept. Haptically, the input surface is smooth and also well suited for multi-touch gestures due to its size. The two input keys are located in the lower area, which provide feedback in the form of quiet clicks when pressed.
Display - Fast and 144 Hz
The Acer Nitro 5 AN517 comes with a good Full HD panel that should meet the needs of most gamers with its 144 Hz and low response times. However, the average brightness of our review sample is a little weaker. We only measured 278 cd/m², which is not the worst result in direct comparison with other competing devices.
The Acer Nitro 5 AN517 also loses important points in the overall score due to slight halos. On the other hand, we did not detect any PWN, which can prevent fatigue during long periods of use.
Alternative display options, such as a QHD or 4K panel, are not available for the Acer Nitro 5 AN517.
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Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 297 cd/m²
Contrast: 894:1 (Black: 0.32 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.05 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.91, calibrated: 3.13
ΔE Greyscale 3.17 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
60.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
86.4% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
58.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.29
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R B173HAN04.0, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.3" | Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE LEN173FHD, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.3" | Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W AU Optronics B173HAN04.9 (AUO4B9D), IPS, 1920x1080, 17.3" | Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 BOE NV173FHM-NX4, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.3" | SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) BOE CQ NE173QHM-NY2, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.3" | MSI Katana GF76 11UE AU Optronics B173HAN04.9, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.3" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 11% | -31% | -37% | 15% | -32% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 58.9 | 64.8 10% | 40.2 -32% | 36.7 -38% | 68.1 16% | 39.8 -32% |
| sRGB Coverage | 86.4 | 97.2 13% | 59.7 -31% | 55.3 -36% | 98.5 14% | 59.5 -31% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 60.5 | 66.7 10% | 41.5 -31% | 37.9 -37% | 69.3 15% | 41.12 -32% |
| Response Times | -82% | -412% | -138% | -103% | -369% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 6 ? | 15 ? -150% | 39.2 ? -553% | 18 ? -200% | 16.8 ? -180% | 36.8 ? -513% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 8 ? | 9 ? -13% | 29.6 ? -270% | 14 ? -75% | 10 ? -25% | 26 ? -225% |
| PWM Frequency | ||||||
| Screen | 26% | -9% | -28% | 7% | -27% | |
| Brightness middle | 286 | 323 13% | 287 0% | 282 -1% | 370 29% | 260 -9% |
| Brightness | 278 | 305 10% | 268 -4% | 255 -8% | 333 20% | 251 -10% |
| Brightness Distribution | 89 | 89 0% | 89 0% | 85 -4% | 84 -6% | 85 -4% |
| Black Level * | 0.32 | 0.25 22% | 0.17 47% | 0.24 25% | 0.38 -19% | 0.26 19% |
| Contrast | 894 | 1292 45% | 1688 89% | 1175 31% | 974 9% | 1000 12% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.05 | 1.87 39% | 5.1 -67% | 5.91 -94% | 2.41 21% | 3.9 -28% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 5.83 | 4.84 17% | 8.72 -50% | 10.98 -88% | 7.32 -26% | 20.64 -254% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 3.13 | 0.92 71% | 5.1 -63% | 1.19 62% | 3.71 -19% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.17 | 2.57 19% | 4.24 -34% | 5.85 -85% | 3.9 -23% | 1.6 50% |
| Gamma | 2.29 96% | 2.42 91% | 2.44 90% | 2.32 95% | 2.287 96% | 2.068 106% |
| CCT | 6916 94% | 7012 93% | 6008 108% | 7372 88% | 7302 89% | 6511 100% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 35 | 69 | ||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 55 | 93 | ||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -15% /
8% | -151% /
-71% | -68% /
-47% | -27% /
-7% | -143% /
-77% |
* ... smaller is better
The display quality of the built-in screen is subjectively good and there is no visible grain despite the matte surface. Overall, the measured DeltaE-2000 values of the grayscale and colors are relatively close to the target value of 3 compared to the sRGB color space in the state of delivery. However, the competition proves that it can be better here. We were unable to bring about any serious improvements via manual calibration. Only the slight blue cast was reduced a little.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 4 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 18 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 3 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 3 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 15 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.8 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 8705 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Due to the low display brightness, we do not recommend outdoor use. If this cannot be avoided, you should definitely seek out a place in the shade. Fortunately, the matte display surface prevents annoying reflections. For the viewing angle test, we observe a result that is typical of an IPS panel. A slight color change can be observed in the four corner images, but this is not overly pronounced and cannot be seen during normal use.
Performance - Fast enough despite temperature limit
Due to the device class, the performance of the CPU and GPU is decisive. The interplay of the Intel Core i7-12700H and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU is good and completely sufficient for the native display resolution. The 16 GB DDR4 RAM is also good and not too stingy, so there were no problems during testing. However, criticism extends to the installed SSD because 512 GB becomes are quickly full due to the space demanded by current games. It could be more here.
Testing Conditions
The "Quiet", "Standard" and "Performance" profiles can be selected via the "Nitro Sense" tool. We performed all CPU and GPU tests in the "Standard" profile, since this profile represents the best option in terms of performance and noise emissions. More details on why we chose this can be found in the volume measurements section. The processor's TDP was not restricted, although the cooling sets the limit here. We recorded a maximum power consumption of around 100 watts for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU. This leaves the model a little behind the maximum possible 130 watts.
Processor
The inbuilt Intel Core i7-12700H belongs to Intel's Alder-Lake-S architecture and combines the P and E cores. The 45-watt SoC thus offers a total of 20 threads, which are divided into 6 P cores with hyperthreading and 8 E cores. With clock rates of up to 4.7 GHz on the performance cores, the SoC offers really impressive performance values. Compared to the similarly equipped Asus TUT Gaming F17, our review sample narrowly prevails in the CPU tests. Even the AMD-based rivals cannot keep up here.
Our Acer Nitro 5 AN517 performs comparatively well in the stress test, which is run with the Cinebench R15 multi-loop. Performance remains relatively stable and settles at 2,176 points in 50 runs.
For further comparisons and benchmarks, we refer to our CPU comparison table.
Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load
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 Gaming | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average of class Gaming (5668 - 36249, n=189, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (4032 - 19330, n=63) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Average of class Gaming (1136 - 2235, n=187, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (778 - 1826, n=62) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average of class Gaming (2179 - 13832, n=187, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (1576 - 7407, n=63) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Average of class Gaming (439 - 856, n=187, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (300 - 704, n=63) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Average of class Gaming (905 - 5663, n=194, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (1379 - 2916, n=69) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Average of class Gaming (191.9 - 318, n=191, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (113 - 263, n=64) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (168 - 732, n=62) | |
| Average of class Gaming (87 - 555, n=182, last 2 years) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average of class Gaming (23795 - 140932, n=186, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (22844 - 73067, n=62) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Average of class Gaming (4199 - 7581, n=186, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (2743 - 5972, n=62) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Average of class Gaming (4557 - 23194, n=187, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (5144 - 13745, n=63) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Average of class Gaming (986 - 2210, n=187, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (803 - 1851, n=63) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average of class Gaming (6.72 - 38.9, n=186, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (4.67 - 21.8, n=63) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Average of class Gaming (31.4 - 96.6, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (34.2 - 95.3, n=62) | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (0.4441 - 1.052, n=62) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Average of class Gaming (0.3609 - 0.759, n=187, 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
| Performance Rating | |
| Average of class Gaming | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE -9! | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Gaming (4986 - 60169, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (2585 - 17957, n=62) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average of class Gaming (25360 - 252486, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (12439 - 90760, n=62) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Gaming (1339 - 10389, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (833 - 4242, n=62) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average of class Gaming (50699 - 200651, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (57923 - 103202, n=62) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average of class Gaming (4800 - 32988, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (3249 - 9939, n=62) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average of class Gaming (12321 - 134044, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (7135 - 44760, n=62) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (31839 - 144360, n=62) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average of class Gaming (373 - 2409, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (305 - 1171, n=62) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Gaming (2540 - 31796, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (1437 - 9692, n=62) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=184, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (12863 - 52207, n=62) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
System Performance
In terms of system performance, the Acer Nitro 5 AN517 continues on from its solid performance in the CPU benchmarks and narrowly secures second place in PCMark 10. Overall, the Acer Nitro 5 AN517 very much represents the class average of all tested gaming laptops. Subjectively, the given performance values also correspond to the installed hardware.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average of class Gaming (5776 - 9852, n=164, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (5986 - 8156, n=12) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Average of class Gaming (9057 - 12334, n=163, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (9289 - 12144, n=12) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Average of class Gaming (6662 - 14612, n=163, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (6161 - 10362, n=12) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Gaming (6703 - 18475, n=163, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (8950 - 12554, n=12) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2344, n=147, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (1649 - 2017, n=11) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2204, n=147, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (1536 - 1958, n=11) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2660, n=147, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (1816 - 2084, n=11) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=147, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (1210 - 2207, n=11) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 6651 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average of class Gaming (21842 - 94222, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (25615 - 80511, n=62) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average of class Gaming (23681 - 99713, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (25586 - 79442, n=62) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Gaming (22986 - 108954, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (23679 - 88660, n=62) | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 259, n=183, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-12700H (76.2 - 133.9, n=60) | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
Acer has DPC latencies quite well under control in the Nitro 5 AN517. They increased only slightly during the Prime95 stress test. There were no issues or skipped frames during 4K YouTube video playback. The SoC's iGPU is utilized at around 25 percent during playback.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| MSI Katana GF76 11UE | |
| Asus TUF Gaming F17 FX707Z-HX011W | |
| Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R5Z7 | |
| Acer Nitro 5 AN517-55-738R | |
| SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021) | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
The SSD used in the Acer Nitro 5 AN517 is a Samsung model, which supports PCIe 4.0 and thus gives very good performance values under testing. Only the storage size is a little too small considering the area of application (gaming). A model with at least 1 TB would be better. Fortunately, a free M.2 slot is still available.
For further comparisons and benchmarks, we refer to our comparison chart.
