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Acer Predator Triton 500 SE review: Slim gaming laptop with RTX 3080 Ti and Alder Lake

Expensive fun. Gaming laptops are often thick bricks - but not so the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE. With a relatively slim aluminum case, the Taiwanese manufacturer attacks known competitors such as the Razer Blade 17. Our detailed test reveals whether this attempt is crowned by success.

Acer advertises the Predator Triton 500 SE as a "slim gaming laptop." If looking at the relative size, there are of course laptops that are significantly thicker. However, at about 20 mm (~0.8 in), the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE is not extremely thin in absolute terms. But whether you would like to see an even slimmer size is another question, since Acer still has to somehow cool all the power components in the 16-inch 16:10 format, which is becoming increasingly popular. In addition to the 45-Watt Intel Core i7-12700H processor from the newest Alder Lake series, our test unit also houses an Nvidia GeForce 3080 Ti.

This combination promises gaming in the highest quality. But our detailed review will find out whether it also leads to a good laptop.

Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX (Predator Triton 500 SE PT516 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-12700H 14 x 1.7 - 4.7 GHz, 115 W PL2 / Short Burst, 95 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU - 16 GB VRAM, Core: 1125 MHz, Memory: 1705 MHz, 115 W TDP, GA103, 512.44, Optimus
Memory
16 GB 
, LPDDR5-5200, on-board
Display
16.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 189 PPI, NE160QDM-NZ2, IPS LED, glossy: no, 240 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH
Storage
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH, 1024 GB 
, M.2 2280, NVMe PCIe 4.0, 877 GB free
Soundcard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm audio port, Card Reader: SD card, 1 Fingerprint Reader
Networking
Killer E3100G 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), Intel AX1675s 160MHz (211NGW) (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 19.9 x 358.5 x 262.4 ( = 0.78 x 14.11 x 10.33 in)
Battery
99.98 Wh Lithium-Ion
Camera
Webcam: 2 MP
Additional features
Speakers: surround speakers, Keyboard: chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
2.3 kg ( = 81.13 oz / 5.07 pounds), Power Supply: 610 g ( = 21.52 oz / 1.34 pounds)
Price
3000 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
87.2 %
06/2022
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
2.3 kg19.9 mm16.00"2560x1600
91.2 %
03/2022
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
2.7 kg19.9 mm17.30"2560x1440
88 %
03/2022
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
2.6 kg26.6 mm16.00"2560x1600
87.5 %
01/2022
MSI GE76 Raider
i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
3 kg26 mm17.30"1920x1080

Case: Acer laptop in aluminum case design with lots of gray

Acer Predator Triton 500 SE
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE

The Acer Predator Triton 500 SE has a rather subdued design for a gaming laptop, and the exterior of the dark gray case doesn't reveal much about its purpose. The only things that point towards gaming are the Predator logos on the display lid and frame, and the keyboard illumination that is blue by default might also attract some attention. In terms of gaming-specific design details, there are also the Turbo key above the keyboard on the left and the distinctive fan vents on the back that are clear signs of a powerful performance. A design feature that provides some ergonomic comfort is the rounded front edge of the palm rest.

The case is made almost completely from aluminum. Only the display frame is made of plastic. This choice of materials contributes to the robustness of the case. The base can hardly be warped and also not pressed in. The only area where you can do that is the spot between the keyboard and touchpad, and then only if you use a lot of force. So you don't have to worry about the stability of the keyboard. What is less robust is the display lid, since the display can already be warped using only little force. But at least the back of the display lid also has good haptic qualities, just like the bottom of the case.

It is very nice that the display can be opened to an almost 180-degree opening angle. The fact that the Acer laptop can be opened with one hand is another positive point. The two hinges that are fixed on the base are well-adjusted, only allowing for some slight wobbling of the display after it is moved. 

For a gaming laptop, the Acer Predator Triton 500SE is in fact slim, and only the Razer Blade 17 can compete in this regard, being just as slim. However, that is also significantly wider with its 17.3-inch display in the 16:9 format. While the MSI GE76 Raider is also significantly larger, the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 has a similar footprint, but that is also thicker.

In terms of weight, the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE is the clear winner. At only 2.3 kg (~5 lb), it is clearly the lightweight among the gaming laptops in our comparison.

Size Comparison

397 mm / 15.6 inch 284 mm / 11.2 inch 26 mm / 1.024 inch 3 kg6.65 lbs395 mm / 15.6 inch 260 mm / 10.2 inch 19.9 mm / 0.783 inch 2.7 kg6.02 lbs359.9 mm / 14.2 inch 264.4 mm / 10.4 inch 26.6 mm / 1.047 inch 2.6 kg5.63 lbs358.5 mm / 14.1 inch 262.4 mm / 10.3 inch 19.9 mm / 0.783 inch 2.3 kg5.07 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Equipment: The Predator Triton 500 SE impresses with 2.5 Gbit Ethernet

The connection equipment is impressive. There is practically everything you might need these days. In addition to HDMI and two USB-A ports, the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE also offers RJ45 Ethernet and a full-size SD card reader. Another positive point is the fact that the connections are distributed over the two sides. On the other hand, the position of the proprietary charging port in the center is less than ideal, and we would have preferred if this connection was positioned further in the back.

Right side: SD card reader, USB A 3.2, Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, Kensington
Right side: SD card reader, USB A 3.2, Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, Kensington
Left side: power connection, RJ45, USB-A 3.2, Thunderbolt 4, 3.5mm audio
Left side: power connection, RJ45, USB-A 3.2, Thunderbolt 4, 3.5mm audio

SD Card Reader

Since SD cards cannot be inserted fully into the card reader on the right side, it is not suited for usage as permanent storage expansion. As measured with the AV Pro V60 storage card, the SD card reader performance in the benchmarks is average.

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H (AV Pro V60)
139.5 MB/s +105%
Average of class Gaming
  (19 - 202, n=104, last 2 years)
98.2 MB/s +44%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
79.9 MB/s +18%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
68 MB/s
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H (AV Pro V60)
169 MB/s +135%
Average of class Gaming
  (26 - 269, n=95, last 2 years)
122.3 MB/s +70%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
72 MB/s

Communication

In addition to the RJ45 connection, which is a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port, the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE offers a Wi-Fi module of the most current generation. The Killer AX1675 is a 2x2 card with Wi-Fi 6E.

In our benchmarks that are limited to Wi-Fi 6, the card delivers up to 1664 Mbit/s. The absolutely stable performance while receiving stands out. On the other hand, the performance varies while sending data.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel AX1675s 160MHz (211NGW)
1565 (988min - 1682max) MBit/s
Average of class Gaming
  (636 - 1780, n=152, last 2 years)
1295 MBit/s -17%
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel AX1675s 160MHz (211NGW)
1664 (1649min - 1680max) MBit/s
Average of class Gaming
  (685 - 1890, n=158, last 2 years)
1417 MBit/s -15%
iperf3 receive AX12
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1493 (1284min - 1716max) MBit/s
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
1470 (1368min - 1570max) MBit/s
Average of class Gaming
  (423 - 1700, n=14, last 2 years)
1203 MBit/s
MSI GE76 Raider
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
1137 (588min - 1235max) MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AX12
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1580 (738min - 1775max) MBit/s
MSI GE76 Raider
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter
1257 (650min - 1337max) MBit/s
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1690i 160MHz
1160 (1095min - 1239max) MBit/s
Average of class Gaming
  (450 - 1412, n=14, last 2 years)
1006 MBit/s
05010015020025030035040045050055060065070075080085090095010001050110011501200125013001350140014501500155016001650Tooltip
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1663 (1649-1680)
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1565 (988-1682)

Webcam

The display frame above the screen contains a webcam with a resolution of 2 Megapixels. While its image is better than those of typical 720p webcams, it is still far from the quality of a selfie camera in a smartphone.

ColorChecker
7.4 ∆E
13.8 ∆E
8.9 ∆E
4.8 ∆E
8.4 ∆E
8.8 ∆E
12.4 ∆E
13.4 ∆E
9.1 ∆E
4.9 ∆E
6.5 ∆E
6.6 ∆E
7.2 ∆E
6.6 ∆E
7.8 ∆E
7.2 ∆E
6.4 ∆E
8.6 ∆E
3.4 ∆E
12.2 ∆E
11.3 ∆E
10 ∆E
10.2 ∆E
10.9 ∆E
ColorChecker Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX: 8.62 ∆E min: 3.43 - max: 13.78 ∆E

Accessories

Besides the 230-Watt power supply with a proprietary connector, there are no additional included accessories.

Maintenance

In order to access the components inside the Acer laptop, you first have to remove 8 Torx screws at the bottom of the case. The bottom plate is also secured by additional clips that are best loosened carefully with a plastic prying tool. To do that, the Ethernet port offers itself as a place to start. You only need to open the plastic clips on the sides and in front, and the clips on the back will then automatically loosen when you remove the bottom plate.

However, you might as well save the effort, since you don't really have a lot of options in changing the inside components of the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE. The working memory is soldered in, and the SSD cannot be accessed without first removing the mainboard. But at least you can replace the battery, and the fans are also accessible for cleaning.

Acer Predator Triton 500 SE: A look inside
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE: A look inside

Warranty

The Acer Predator Triton 500 SE is offered with two years of pickup & return warranty. So in the case of a defect, the Acer laptop is being picked up and repaired in a repair shop.

Input Devices: Acer Predator offers a good touchpad

Keyboard

Acer uses a keyboard in the chiclet style and a layout with six key rows. Interestingly, Acer forgoes adding a number block in the Predator Triton 500 SE as we usually see in larger laptops. This also means that the keyboard is placed in the center of the case, which is ergonomically comfortable. Another positive point are the regular-size arrow keys. On the other hand, the right Shift key has to be smaller to allow for this, which is annoying when you are trying to use it. The special keys to the right of the Enter key are also unusual. Since the rest of the keyboard turns out slightly smaller because of them, this can also become a cause of more frequent typing errors.   

We estimate that the black keys offer a stroke of about 1.5 mm (~0.06 in). The typing experience is good, and the keys offer a comfortable pressure point and resistance, without feeling spongy. While the typing experience is not the absolute top of the line, it is still sufficient for everyday typing tasks.

We should mention the background illumination as a relevant special function. By default, it is blue throughout, and it can be adjusted in four steps. Using the preinstalled PredatorSense software, the colors can be adjusted very freely, and you can also activate various effects such as a slow blinking or a wave effect in rainbow colors.

Acer Predator Triton 500 SE: keyboard area
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE: keyboard area

Touchpad

The touchpad of the Acer Predator measures 12.5 x 8 cm (~4.9 x 3.15 in), which is quite a massive size. The surface is smooth but not slippery. Thanks to its good sliding characteristics, the mouse pointer can be controlled without any effort, and the software implementation is also accurate.

The touchpad is a ClickPad, and correspondingly, you can press down on the surface at the bottom area. The mechanics are quiet, and clicks have a clearly defined pressure point. This is a high-quality implementation.

Acer Predator Triton 500 SE: touchpad with an integrated fingerprint reader
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE: touchpad with an integrated fingerprint reader

Display: Acer pleases gamer hearts with a 240-Hz LCD

Subpixel grid of the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE
Subpixel grid of the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE
Slight backlight bleeding (here displayed amplified)
Slight backlight bleeding (here displayed amplified)

The Acer Predator Triton 500 SE is always equipped with the same display: a 16-inch IPS LCD in the 16:10 format that offers a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels (QHD and 2.5k). Acer does not offer a 4K UHD display in this laptop.

On the other hand, the panel used here also offers some other advantages such as the high brightness, for example. Acer specifies 500 cd/m², and this is also the top value we measure. The panel has a 468 cd/m² average brightness, which is particularly due to the brightness decreasing significantly at the bottom edge of the display. However, there is no visible shading that can be noticed with the bare eye. In this regard, only the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro is able to keep up with the Acer Predator in our direct comparison.

The response times of the display also turn out very good. In addition, the display offers a refresh rate of 240 Hz, which makes movements look absolutely smooth.

495
cd/m²
498
cd/m²
509
cd/m²
481
cd/m²
498
cd/m²
494
cd/m²
406
cd/m²
423
cd/m²
409
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
NE160QDM-NZ2 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 509 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 468.1 cd/m² Minimum: 21 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 80 %
Center on Battery: 498 cd/m²
Contrast: 1383:1 (Black: 0.36 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.77 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.63
ΔE Greyscale 2.4 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
84.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.14
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
NE160QDM-NZ2, IPS LED, 2560x1600, 16.00
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
BOE NE173QHM-NZ1, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
NE160QDM-NY1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00
MSI GE76 Raider
AU Optronics B173HAN05.4 (AUOE295), IPS-Level, 1920x1080, 17.30
Display
1%
-16%
-21%
Display P3 Coverage
97.3
98.7
1%
68.7
-29%
63.1
-35%
sRGB Coverage
100
99.9
0%
97.6
-2%
94
-6%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
84.9
86.2
2%
70.9
-16%
65.2
-23%
Response Times
-53%
-24%
5%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
13.8 ?(6.3, 7.5)
17.6 ?(8.4, 9.2)
-28%
17.6 ?(9.2, 8.4)
-28%
5.6 ?(2, 3.6)
59%
Response Time Black / White *
6.4 ?(1.8, 4.6)
11.4 ?(4.8, 5.6)
-78%
7.6 ?(2.4, 5.2)
-19%
9.6 ?(5.2, 4.4)
-50%
PWM Frequency
Screen
-18%
-18%
-3%
Brightness middle
498
335.9
-33%
502
1%
290
-42%
Brightness
468
294
-37%
491
5%
290
-38%
Brightness Distribution
80
75
-6%
91
14%
96
20%
Black Level *
0.36
0.38
-6%
0.37
-3%
0.23
36%
Contrast
1383
884
-36%
1357
-2%
1261
-9%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
1.77
2.82
-59%
2.7
-53%
1.59
10%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
5.24
5.04
4%
4.5
14%
3.17
40%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
0.63
1.4
-122%
0.87
-38%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
2.4
1.7
29%
2.7
-13%
2.5
-4%
Gamma
2.14 103%
2.14 103%
2.44 90%
2.253 98%
CCT
7046 92%
6382 102%
6326 103%
6640 98%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-23% / -19%
-19% / -18%
-6% / -6%

* ... smaller is better

CalMAN: Grayscale
CalMAN: Grayscale
CalMAN: Saturation
CalMAN: Saturation
CalMAN: ColorChecker
CalMAN: ColorChecker
CalMAN: Grayscale (calibrated)
CalMAN: Grayscale (calibrated)
CalMAN: Saturation (calibrated)
CalMAN: Saturation (calibrated)
CalMAN: ColorChecker (calibrated)
CalMAN: ColorChecker (calibrated)

In the state of delivery, the color temperature of the display is slightly too cold, as we measured with the CalMan and the X-Rite i1 Pro 2 Colorimeter. However, this can be remedied by a calibration with the X-Rite i1 Profiler. After the calibration, the color reproduction is fairly accurate. As usual, the color profile we created is available for your free download.

According to Acer, the display is able to cover 100% of the small sRGB color space. Our measurements also confirm this and even more: the display is also able to cover the DCI-P3 color space almost completely. This also makes the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE suited for simple image and video processing.

Acer Predator Triton 500 SE vs sRGB
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE vs sRGB
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE vs AdobeRGB
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE vs AdobeRGB
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE vs P3
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE vs P3
Outdoor (cloudy)
Outdoor (cloudy)

Because the display offers a matte surface in combination with a high brightness, it is also excellently suited for outdoor usage.

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
6.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 1.8 ms rise
↘ 4.6 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 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 15 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
13.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 6.3 ms rise
↘ 7.5 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 22 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better 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.


A good viewing angle stability...
A good viewing angle stability...
...is typical for an IPS display
...is typical for an IPS display

Performance: Alder Lake CPU & GeForce RTX 3080 Ti bring a powerful performance

At the time of our test, two versions of the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE are available: one model with an Intel Core i7-12700H and the other with a Core i9-12900H. Being also equipped with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is common to both models. The i7 model offers 16 GB of RAM, and in the i9, 32 GB LPDDR5-5200 are soldered in. At the same time, the more expensive model with the i9 offers 2 TB of SSD storage, while the Acer laptop with the i7 has a 1-TB SSD. 

CPU-Z
CPU-Z
CPU-Z Mainboard
CPU-Z Mainboard
CPU-Z Memory
CPU-Z Memory
HWiNFO
HWiNFO
GPU-Z Intel Iris Xe Graphics
GPU-Z Intel Iris Xe Graphics
 

Test Conditions

There are various performance modes that you can adjust via the "PredatorSense" software: Silent, Standard, Extreme, and Turbo, with the latter forcing the fan to run constantly at maximum noise level. Our performance tests were run with the Extreme mode, which results in a power limit of 115 watts as the top performance and a constant consumption of 95 watts for the CPU.

Processor

The Intel Core i7-12700H is a processor with a total of 14 cores. Six of them are "large" Performance cores and eight are "small" Efficiency cores according to the hybrid structure of the Alder Lake architecture. The P cores have a maximum clock speed of 4.7 GHz (basic clock speed: 2.4 GHz), and the maximum of the E cores is 3.5 GHz (1.8 GHz). As part of the Alder Lake H series, the i7-12700H has a TDP of 45 watts, with Intel specifying a maximum consumption of 115 watts. You can find additional information and extensive benchmarks in our CPU comparison list.

Acer is able to get a lot of performance from the relatively slim case, and the Razer Blade 17 can clearly be surpassed in the multicore constant performance, while its i7-12800H is only better in the single-core performance. On the other hand, compared to the significantly thicker gaming laptops from Lenovo and MSI, the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE has a disadvantage.

In battery operation, the laptop automatically switches to the Standard performance mode and the faster modes are unavailable. But the performance is also limited additionally, and while the Standard mode allows for a constant consumption of 80 watts during mains operation, it is only 35 watts in battery operation. In the CPU-heavy 3DMark 11 Physics Score, it only achieves 9,142 points in battery operation, instead of 24,020 points (minus 62%).

Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test

01503004506007509001050120013501500165018001950210022502400255027002850Tooltip
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø2490 (2422.04-2631.06)
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti Intel Core i7-12800H: Ø2150 (2140.41-2221.61)
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø2829 (2783-2902.76)
MSI GE76 Raider Intel Core i9-12900HK: Ø2722 (2660.99-2908.88)
CPU Performance Rating - Percent
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
80.6 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
78.9 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
76.4 pt
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
71 pt
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
69.7 pt
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
68.4 pt
Cinebench R23
Multi Core
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
19250 Points +14%
Average of class Gaming
  (2435 - 34613, n=244, last 2 years)
18832 Points +12%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
18288 Points +8%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
16887 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (4032 - 19330, n=63)
15636 Points -7%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
15283 (13561.5min - 15283.1max) Points -9%
Single Core
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
1909 Points +10%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
1839 Points +6%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
1819 Points +4%
Average of class Gaming
  (527 - 2235, n=242, last 2 years)
1791 Points +3%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (778 - 1826, n=62)
1758 Points +1%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
1743 Points
Cinebench R20
CPU (Multi Core)
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
7382 Points +16%
Average of class Gaming
  (930 - 13769, n=242, last 2 years)
7152 Points +13%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
6849 Points +8%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
6352 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1576 - 7407, n=63)
5933 Points -7%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
5928 Points -7%
CPU (Single Core)
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
734 Points +15%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
708 Points +11%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
696 Points +9%
Average of class Gaming
  (169 - 855, n=242, last 2 years)
690 Points +8%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (300 - 704, n=63)
679 Points +6%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
640 Points
Cinebench R15
CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Gaming
  (400 - 5663, n=247, last 2 years)
2986 Points +13%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
2909 (2660.99min - 2908.88max) Points +11%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
2903 (2783min - 2902.76max) Points +10%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
2631 (2422.04min - 2631.06max) Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1379 - 2916, n=69)
2517 Points -4%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
2222 (2140.41min - 2221.61max) Points -16%
CPU Single 64Bit
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
275 Points +19%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
265 Points +15%
Average of class Gaming
  (79.2 - 318, n=246, last 2 years)
265 Points +15%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
263 Points +14%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (113 - 263, n=64)
253 Points +10%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
231 Points
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (168 - 732, n=62)
225 Seconds * -14%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
222 Seconds * -12%
Average of class Gaming
  (87 - 1259, n=240, last 2 years)
208 Seconds * -5%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
197.6 Seconds *
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
181 Seconds * +8%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
171 Seconds * +13%
7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
Average of class Gaming
  (11386 - 140932, n=240, last 2 years)
74395 MIPS +15%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
72836 MIPS +12%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
70903 MIPS +9%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
64864 MIPS
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
62100 MIPS -4%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (22844 - 73067, n=62)
60292 MIPS -7%
7z b 4 -mmt1
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
6144 MIPS +20%
Average of class Gaming
  (2685 - 7581, n=241, last 2 years)
6036 MIPS +17%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
5835 MIPS +14%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
5820 MIPS +13%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2743 - 5972, n=62)
5648 MIPS +10%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
5138 MIPS
Geekbench 5.5
Multi-Core
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
13648 Points +10%
Average of class Gaming
  (1946 - 22200, n=246, last 2 years)
13156 Points +6%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
12981 Points +4%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
12797 Points +3%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
12463 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (5144 - 13745, n=63)
11729 Points -6%
Single-Core
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
1918 Points +10%
Average of class Gaming
  (158 - 2193, n=246, last 2 years)
1786 Points +2%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
1746 Points 0%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
1746 Points
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
1739 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (803 - 1851, n=63)
1732 Points -1%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
21.4 fps +16%
Average of class Gaming
  (3 - 37.6, n=244, last 2 years)
20.5 fps +11%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
19.9 fps +8%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
18.5 fps
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
16.8 fps -9%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (4.67 - 21.8, n=63)
16.7 fps -10%
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF
Average of class Gaming
  (32.8 - 332, n=238, last 2 years)
49.6 s * -19%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
46.4 s * -11%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (34.2 - 95.3, n=62)
45.7 s * -10%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
42.1 s * -1%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
41.7 s *
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
38.9 s * +7%
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Average of class Gaming
  (0.3609 - 4.47, n=241, last 2 years)
0.4754 sec * -2%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (0.4441 - 1.052, n=62)
0.4723 sec * -1%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H
0.4671 sec *
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
0.4583 sec * +2%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
0.4495 sec * +4%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK
0.4252 sec * +9%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
2631 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
169.2 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
231 Points
Help
Performance Rating
Average of class Gaming
 
98.8 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
76.3 pt
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
75.8 pt
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
75.6 pt
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
73.6 pt
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
64.5 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Gaming
  (2585 - 60169, n=237, last 2 years)
17491 KRay/s +88%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2585 - 17957, n=62)
10834 KRay/s +16%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
9576 KRay/s +3%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
9316 KRay/s
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
9065 KRay/s -3%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
7455 KRay/s -20%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Average of class Gaming
  (12439 - 252486, n=237, last 2 years)
87789 Points +111%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (12439 - 90760, n=62)
52825 Points +27%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
41712 Points 0%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
41656 Points
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
40570 Points -3%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
36201 Points -13%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Gaming
  (629 - 10389, n=237, last 2 years)
4125 MB/s +22%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
3442 MB/s +2%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
3378 MB/s
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
3178 MB/s -6%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (833 - 4242, n=62)
3077 MB/s -9%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
2674 MB/s -21%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Average of class Gaming
  (15371 - 200651, n=237, last 2 years)
106961 Points +8%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
106414 Points +8%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
101957 Points +3%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
99671 Points +1%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
98781 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (57923 - 103202, n=62)
97916 Points -1%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average of class Gaming
  (2137 - 32988, n=237, last 2 years)
11804 Points +19%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
10237 Points +3%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
9928 Points 0%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
9927 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (3249 - 9939, n=62)
9055 Points -9%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
9036 Points -9%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average of class Gaming
  (7135 - 134044, n=237, last 2 years)
45305 Points +77%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (7135 - 44760, n=62)
27939 Points +9%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
27081 Points +6%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
25547 Points
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
24693 Points -3%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
21409 Points -16%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Average of class Gaming
  (18146 - 328679, n=237, last 2 years)
103791 MB/s +2%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
102398 MB/s 0%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
102111 MB/s
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
100062 MB/s -2%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (31839 - 144360, n=62)
85388 MB/s -16%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
55371 MB/s -46%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Gaming
  (150.9 - 2409, n=237, last 2 years)
1166 MB/s +2%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
1158 MB/s +1%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
1143 MB/s
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
1085 MB/s -5%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (305 - 1171, n=62)
970 MB/s -15%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
922 MB/s -19%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Gaming
  (1437 - 31796, n=237, last 2 years)
9498 KRay/s +78%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1437 - 9692, n=62)
5986 KRay/s +12%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
5742 KRay/s +8%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
5322 KRay/s
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
5239 KRay/s -2%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
4287 KRay/s -19%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
40894 MPixel/s +13%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
40000 MPixel/s +10%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
36231 MPixel/s
Average of class Gaming
  (8341 - 60161, n=238, last 2 years)
35879 MPixel/s -1%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
33458 MPixel/s -8%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (12863 - 52207, n=62)
33149 MPixel/s -9%

System Performance

Even though the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE remains behind the competitors in PCMark 10, the distance is small. The system runs absolutely smoothly in everyday operation.

PCMark 10 / Score
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
8007 Points +6%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
7744 Points +3%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
7555 Points 0%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
7539 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (4477 - 9852, n=208, last 2 years)
7531 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (6868 - 7638, n=7)
7382 Points -2%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10814 Points +1%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
10715 Points
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
10688 Points 0%
Average of class Gaming
  (7334 - 12334, n=207, last 2 years)
10665 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (9987 - 11318, n=7)
10543 Points -2%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10004 Points -7%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
10100 Points +5%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
9875 Points +3%
Average of class Gaming
  (6161 - 11833, n=207, last 2 years)
9670 Points +1%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
9613 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (8944 - 10726, n=7)
9480 Points -1%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
9470 Points -1%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
12905 Points +14%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
12306 Points +9%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
11849 Points +5%
Average of class Gaming
  (5288 - 18475, n=207, last 2 years)
11325 Points 0%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
11293 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (8956 - 12249, n=7)
10984 Points -3%
CrossMark / Overall
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1955 Points +5%
Average of class Gaming
  (974 - 2295, n=173, last 2 years)
1866 Points 0%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1861 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (1761 - 1861, n=4)
1823 Points -2%
CrossMark / Productivity
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1869 Points +5%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1786 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (907 - 2166, n=173, last 2 years)
1780 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (1645 - 1800, n=4)
1732 Points -3%
CrossMark / Creativity
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2050 Points +6%
Average of class Gaming
  (1027 - 2514, n=173, last 2 years)
2025 Points +5%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (1936 - 2041, n=4)
1984 Points +2%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1936 Points
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1940 Points +4%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
1868 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (1029 - 2327, n=173, last 2 years)
1700 Points -9%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (1461 - 1868, n=4)
1658 Points -11%
PCMark 10 Score
7539 points
Help
AIDA64 / Memory Copy
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
62554 MB/s +4%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
62324 MB/s +3%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
60342 MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (18074 - 92565, n=237, last 2 years)
58059 MB/s -4%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (25615 - 80511, n=62)
53891 MB/s -11%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
51726 MB/s -14%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
67695 MB/s
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
66199 MB/s -2%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
65452 MB/s -3%
Average of class Gaming
  (20318 - 90647, n=237, last 2 years)
61859 MB/s -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
59324 MB/s -12%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (25586 - 79442, n=62)
57340 MB/s -15%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
65991 MB/s +28%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
64282 MB/s +25%
Average of class Gaming
  (18928 - 103259, n=237, last 2 years)
60435 MB/s +17%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
58630 MB/s +14%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (23679 - 88660, n=62)
54793 MB/s +6%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
51577 MB/s
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
120.6 ns *
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
96.9 ns * +20%
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
92.6 ns * +23%
Average of class Gaming
  (59.5 - 152.5, n=234, last 2 years)
84.7 ns * +30%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (76.2 - 133.9, n=60)
77.8 ns * +35%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
0 ns * +100%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latencies

The Acer Predator Triton 500 SE has problems with DPC latencies, which can lead to some drops during live video or audio processing.

But at least there were no dropped frames in the YouTube test.

LatencyMon
LatencyMon
LatencyMon Drivers
LatencyMon Drivers
YouTube test
YouTube test
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2127.9 μs *
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1642 μs * +23%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1000 μs * +53%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
748 μs * +65%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Solution

The NVMe SSD from Micron is connected using the most current PCIe 4.0 standard. It offers a capacity of 1 TB and is slightly slower than the Samsung SSDs of the competitors. However, the difference isn't large and even under constant load, the SSD always delivers its maximum performance.

Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
Sequential Read: 4531.51MB/s
Sequential Write: 4186.78MB/s
4K Read: 64.38MB/s
4K Write: 212.27MB/s
4K-64 Read: 2191.95MB/s
4K-64 Write: 2298.82MB/s
Access Time Write: 0.022ms
Copy ISO: 2026.49MB/s
Copy Program: 425.19MB/s
Copy Game: 1091.74MB/s
Score Read: 2709Points
Score Write: 2930Points
Score Total: 7009Points
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
95.3 pt
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
87 pt
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
84.8 pt
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX -1!
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
81 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
70.9 pt
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
 
69.3 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4486 (4475.68min - 4485.6max) MB/s +25%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4164 (4124.89min - 4163.69max) MB/s +16%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
3595 (3264.19min - 3594.73max) MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (1291 - 7045, n=208, last 2 years)
3462 MB/s -4%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (1306 - 4343, n=23)
3283 MB/s -9%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2529 (2450.31min - 2528.54max) MB/s -30%
seq write
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4599 (4248.83min - 4598.67max) MB/s
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4368 (4353.59min - 4368.3max) MB/s -5%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4005 (3962.61min - 4004.93max) MB/s -13%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3923 (3818.83min - 3922.64max) MB/s -15%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (2416 - 4954, n=23)
3856 MB/s -16%
Average of class Gaming
  (535 - 9307, n=208, last 2 years)
3744 MB/s -19%
seq q8 t1 read
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
6722 (5765.49min - 6722max) MB/s +3%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
6637 (6082.37min - 6637.28max) MB/s +2%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
6629 (6031.72min - 6628.63max) MB/s +2%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (6207 - 6734, n=23)
6571 MB/s +1%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
6499 (5666.71min - 6499.29max) MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (1865 - 16089, n=208, last 2 years)
6222 MB/s -4%
seq q8 t1 write
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4999 (4978.75min - 4998.98max) MB/s +5%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4949 (4931.87min - 4948.65max) MB/s +4%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4940 (4909.85min - 4939.63max) MB/s +4%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (4259 - 4991, n=23)
4807 MB/s +1%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4765 (4460.74min - 4765.06max) MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (539 - 14571, n=208, last 2 years)
4682 MB/s -2%
4k q1 t1 read
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
97.4 (97.34min - 97.43max) MB/s +39%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
89.8 (89.42min - 89.75max) MB/s +28%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
87.8 (86.95min - 87.8max) MB/s +25%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
70.3 (69.8min - 70.31max) MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (30.6 - 95.9, n=208, last 2 years)
67.7 MB/s -4%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (39.2 - 74.3, n=23)
59.4 MB/s -16%
4k q1 t1 write
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
275 (273.95min - 275.11max) MB/s +24%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
274 (272.01min - 273.96max) MB/s +23%
Average of class Gaming
  (66.6 - 421, n=208, last 2 years)
226 MB/s +2%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
222 (221.74min - 222.26max) MB/s 0%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
222 (217.59min - 222.42max) MB/s
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (125.8 - 273, n=23)
189.4 MB/s -15%
4k q32 t16 read
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4158 (4151.05min - 4157.8max) MB/s +51%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
4073 (4064.94min - 4073.47max) MB/s +48%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3909 (3749.5min - 3908.66max) MB/s +42%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2750 (2675.05min - 2750.14max) MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (313 - 6172, n=208, last 2 years)
2533 MB/s -8%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (636 - 2868, n=23)
2075 MB/s -25%
4k q32 t16 write
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3544 (3518.93min - 3543.6max) MB/s +27%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2904 (2278.99min - 2904.09max) MB/s +4%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2786 (2543.84min - 2785.68max) MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (162.3 - 4869, n=208, last 2 years)
2155 MB/s -23%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (328 - 2786, n=23)
1765 MB/s -37%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
1066 (1060.72min - 1066.17max) MB/s -62%
AS SSD
Score Total
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
9094 Points +30%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
8982 Points +28%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
8764 Points +25%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
7009 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (1923 - 13854, n=195, last 2 years)
6737 Points -4%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (3998 - 7575, n=21)
6303 Points -10%
Score Read
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (1123 - 26650, n=21)
3402 Points +26%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3380 Points +25%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3344 Points +23%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3198 Points +18%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2709 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (528 - 4721, n=195, last 2 years)
2478 Points -9%
Score Write
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4043 Points +38%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3998 Points +36%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3997 Points +36%
Average of class Gaming
  (515 - 7208, n=195, last 2 years)
3056 Points +4%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (2373 - 3304, n=21)
2942 Points 0%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2930 Points
Seq Read
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
5329 MB/s +18%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
5120 MB/s +13%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
5036 MB/s +11%
Average of class Gaming
  (1543 - 12763, n=195, last 2 years)
4839 MB/s +7%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4531.51 MB/s
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (2201 - 5348, n=21)
4468 MB/s -1%
Seq Write
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
4186.78 MB/s
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3922 MB/s -6%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3784 MB/s -10%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3692 MB/s -12%
Average of class Gaming
  (495 - 11316, n=195, last 2 years)
3577 MB/s -15%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (1876 - 4539, n=21)
3311 MB/s -21%
4K Read
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
88.1 MB/s +37%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
82.8 MB/s +29%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
79.3 MB/s +23%
Average of class Gaming
  (28.8 - 112.1, n=195, last 2 years)
67.2 MB/s +4%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
64.38 MB/s
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (40.6 - 67.7, n=21)
58.6 MB/s -9%
4K Write
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
241.3 MB/s +14%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
240.4 MB/s +13%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
212.27 MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (59 - 512, n=195, last 2 years)
210 MB/s -1%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
190.5 MB/s -10%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (97.9 - 242, n=21)
177.9 MB/s -16%
4K-64 Read
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2788 MB/s +27%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
2749 MB/s +25%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2586 MB/s +18%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2191.95 MB/s
Average of class Gaming
  (312 - 3475, n=195, last 2 years)
1922 MB/s -12%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (603 - 2264, n=21)
1754 MB/s -20%
4K-64 Write
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3424 MB/s +49%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3415 MB/s +49%
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
3387 MB/s +47%
Average of class Gaming
  (277 - 5909, n=195, last 2 years)
2491 MB/s +8%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (1959 - 2807, n=21)
2433 MB/s +6%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
2298.82 MB/s
Access Time Read
Average of class Gaming
  (0.02 - 0.379, n=193, last 2 years)
0.05365 ms *
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (0.023 - 0.089, n=20)
0.04675 ms *
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.031 ms *
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.029 ms *
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.02 ms *
Access Time Write
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.066 ms * -200%
Average of class Gaming
  (0.011 - 1.028, n=195, last 2 years)
0.04965 ms * -126%
Average Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
  (0.019 - 0.092, n=21)
0.0369 ms * -68%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
0.022 ms *
MSI GE76 Raider
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
0.018 ms * +18%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.018 ms * +18%

* ... smaller is better

Constant Performance Reading: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Graphics Card

GPU-Z Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
GPU-Z Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is one of the most powerful mobile GPUs from Nvidia. The 7,424 shader units should be provided with a consumption of up to 165 watts, allowing the GPU to achieve clock speeds of up to 1.59 GHz. You can find out about additional comparisons with other graphics chips in our GPU list.

Unfortunately, the graphics chip isn't able to make use of its full potential in the Acer Predator Triton 500SE. Instead of the full 165 watts, we only see a consumption of 115 watts. With this, the Acer laptop performs worse than the competitors with the same GPU, and the Razer Blade 17 and MSI GE76 Raider are 14 and 24% faster respectively. The Lenovo Legion 5 Pro with its nominally worse GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is also about 8% faster on average.

Like the CPU, the GPU is also clearly throttled without a connected power supply. In the 3DMark 11 GPU Score, the result turns out about 81% worse at only 6,900 instead of 37,288 points - a massive performance drop in battery operation.

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
MSI GE76 Raider
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
100 pt
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
92.2 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti -2!
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
87 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
 
84.7 pt
Average of class Gaming
 
82.7 pt
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
80.8 pt
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
MSI GE76 Raider
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
45050 Points +21%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
42432 Points +14%
Average of class Gaming
  (1029 - 72070, n=246, last 2 years)
39499 Points +6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (13920 - 45841, n=45)
39402 Points +6%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
37288 Points
3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
MSI GE76 Raider
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
192520 Points +33%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
157324 Points +9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (73574 - 192520, n=26)
145836 Points +1%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
144426 Points
Average of class Gaming
  (15902 - 193851, n=157, last 2 years)
134064 Points -7%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
MSI GE76 Raider
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
34041 Points +22%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
32106 Points +15%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
29630 Points +6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (6928 - 34439, n=43)
29496 Points +5%
Average of class Gaming
  (781 - 53059, n=250, last 2 years)
28955 Points +3%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
28006 Points
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
MSI GE76 Raider
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
13324 Points +20%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
13135 Points +19%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (4921 - 13835, n=43)
11850 Points +7%
Average of class Gaming
  (224 - 22547, n=248, last 2 years)
11781 Points +6%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
11577 Points +5%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
11076 Points
3DMark 11 Performance
32346 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
61970 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
25051 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
11428 points
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Gaming Performance

What was already hinted at in the 3DMark tests is confirmed in the gaming benchmarks: The Acer Predator Triton 500 SE is unable to fully keep up with the competitors. Particularly the MSI GE76 Raider is ahead in all the areas.

However, this of course doesn't mean that the Acer laptop would be a bad gaming laptop. It is still sufficiently powerful, allowing for even very demanding games in QHD resolution at the highest detail levels without any problems. 4K gaming with an external monitor should also not pose any major problems.

The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
126 (108min) fps +23%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H
124.6 (114min) fps +22%
Average of class Gaming
  (8.61 - 216, n=244, last 2 years)
114.1 fps +12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (30 - 130.6, n=43)
112.1 fps +10%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
103 (89min, 97P1) fps +1%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
102.1 (82min) fps
F1 2021 - 2560x1440 Ultra High Preset + Raytracing AA:T AF:16x
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
117 (100min) fps +28%
Average of class Gaming
  (30 - 204, n=44, last 2 years)
100.8 fps +10%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
99.2 (85min, 77P1) fps +8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (30 - 120.1, n=19)
94.1 fps +3%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
91.7 (78min, 62P1) fps
GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK
125 (10.6min, 83.3P1) fps +11%
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
117 (5.59min, 55.6P1) fps +4%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H
113 (5.67min, 71.4P1) fps 0%
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H
113 (10.1min, 71.4P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
  (30 - 139.2, n=42)
111 fps -2%
Average of class Gaming
  (6.38 - 167.7, n=231, last 2 years)
105.4 fps -7%

We did not see any performance drops in our The Witcher 3 constant load test, so throttling should not occur during everyday gaming operation.

The Witcher 3 FPS Chart

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Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø104.8 (88-110)
low med. high ultraQHD
GTA V (2015) 185.7 182.8 176.1 113 91
The Witcher 3 (2015) 398 291 186.6 102.1
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 171.7 157.8 151.4 144
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 193.3 134.7 103.9 80.9
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 142.5 130.8 103.1
Strange Brigade (2018) 442 234 189.4 171.2 127.8
F1 2021 (2021) 384 287 246 121.9 91.7

Emissions: The fans in the Acer laptop get very loud

Noise Emissions

The Acer Predator Triton 500 SE is clearly not a good choice for those with sensitive ears. Although it remains mostly quiet during idle operation, this is not always the case, and particularly in the more aggressive performance modes, the fan will quickly turn on, even during low activity.

And when the fan runs, it quickly becomes loud. At a maximum of 56 dB(a), the Acer laptop produces the highest noise level in our test field, although the competitors aren't much quieter either. The only exception is the Razer Blade 17, which at least is only moderately loud under average load.

Noise Level

Idle
26 / 29 / 34 dB(A)
Load
50 / 56 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: 26 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2044.944.546.638.138.844.1254442.837.336.63740.13152.947.847.748.74152.74036.735.834.132.131.237.45042.441.640.940.326.536.36337.73030.626.527.234.58040.424.526.823.921.842.61002619.121.620.318.230.112529.520.921.618.720.331.516029.321.423.121.418.431.320029.424.325.224.221.732.225032.225.926.924.124.133.131531.122.524.221.820.634.740032.718.927.715.414.436.650034.520.224.117.816.53863035.21923.616.215.738.680039.318.12614.613.842.7100040.117.325.213.513.444.5125040.216.323.712.412.744.3160038.315.721.411.71343.2200037.814.720.912.413.343.1250037.713.818.813.213.442.6315038.413.919.11313.543.8400040.114.218.913.213.345.4500039.414.517.514.413.645.6630038.416.517.915.413.846.4800034.116.5181413.442.11000031.114.315.413.212.839.31250026.313.614.412.713.135.11600021.41313.513.713.330SPL50.228.9342726.555.6N7.41.220.90.810.6median 34.5median 16.5median 21.6median 14.4median 13.6median 39.3Delta4.52.83.22.81.85.8hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseAcer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
MSI GE76 Raider
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, i9-12900HK, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
Noise
15%
3%
-1%
off / environment *
26
23.3
10%
24.6
5%
26
-0%
Idle Minimum *
26
23.3
10%
28.4
-9%
26
-0%
Idle Average *
29
23.3
20%
28.4
2%
27
7%
Idle Maximum *
34
26.3
23%
28.4
16%
40
-18%
Load Average *
50
38.2
24%
49.4
1%
50
-0%
Witcher 3 ultra *
53
50.9
4%
49.4
7%
53
-0%
Load Maximum *
56
49.1
12%
54.7
2%
53
5%

* ... smaller is better

Temperatures

Already during idle operation, the case temperatures are slightly higher than in other laptops. Under load, the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE also heats up significantly. Even though the maximum temperature of 49 ºC (120 ºF) on the bottom remains below the critical mark of 50 ºC (122 ºF), the palm rests heat up significantly. This also goes for our The Witcher 3 test, so when gaming with the Acer laptop you also have to expect some sweaty hands.

In the load scenario with The Witcher 3, we measure no throttling at all, which is mainly due to the fact that load is primarily put on the GPU, and not the CPU. Things look different in the stress test, where both the graphics chip as well as the processor have to give up some performance. After one hour, the processor still gets 88 watts and the GPU around 60 watts.

The Witcher 3
The Witcher 3
The Witcher 3
The Witcher 3
The Witcher 3
The Witcher 3
Stress test (Prime95 + FurMark)
Stress test (Prime95 + FurMark)
Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Stress test
Max. Load
 42 °C
108 F
47 °C
117 F
44 °C
111 F
 
 43 °C
109 F
46 °C
115 F
43 °C
109 F
 
 39 °C
102 F
39 °C
102 F
38 °C
100 F
 
Maximum: 47 °C = 117 F
Average: 42.3 °C = 108 F
49 °C
120 F
49 °C
120 F
40 °C
104 F
46 °C
115 F
46 °C
115 F
39 °C
102 F
41 °C
106 F
41 °C
106 F
38 °C
100 F
Maximum: 49 °C = 120 F
Average: 43.2 °C = 110 F
Power Supply (max.)  55 °C = 131 F | Room Temperature 20 °C = 68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900
(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 42.3 °C / 108 F, compared to the average of 33.8 °C / 93 F for the devices in the class Gaming.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 47 °C / 117 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 49 °C / 120 F, compared to the average of 43.2 °C / 110 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 29.8 °C / 86 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(-) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 42.3 °C / 108 F, compared to the device average of 33.8 °C / 93 F.
(-) The palmrests and touchpad can get very hot to the touch with a maximum of 41 °C / 105.8 F.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-12.1 °C / -21.8 F).
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
MSI GE76 Raider
Intel Core i9-12900HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
Heat
-8%
-3%
-2%
Maximum Upper Side *
47
46
2%
45.3
4%
43
9%
Maximum Bottom *
49
46.8
4%
61.2
-25%
47
4%
Idle Upper Side *
31
36.2
-17%
28.6
8%
33
-6%
Idle Bottom *
32
38.6
-21%
31.4
2%
37
-16%

* ... smaller is better

Speakers

The speaker above the keyboard are decent but not very good. They point toward the user and deliver balanced sound that slightly lacks volume but particularly lacks bass. The Razer Blade 17 shows how this can be done better.

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2038.839253739.4314147.44031.232.75026.541.66327.232.38021.824.310018.221.112520.327.916018.43720021.744.225024.152.731520.654.440014.456.350016.559.663015.76280013.862.5100013.466.9125012.76716001370.2200013.370.8250013.470.9315013.565.6400013.366.9500013.663.2630013.862.1800013.463.51000012.868.51250013.162.31600013.357.9SPL26.579.2N0.843.2median 13.6median 62.3Delta1.88.937.937.337.929.732.329.725.828.325.823.731.223.724.22424.227.823.127.840.822.940.853.619.253.658.11958.161.615.861.664.114.164.167.112.467.169.514.869.569.812.769.866.711.766.771.411.671.471.79.871.771.29.971.268.29.768.265.49.865.470.410.970.471.110.471.169.211.169.268.911.568.968.911.668.967.91267.97011.9706911.86965.511.665.560.810.760.881.523.381.5570.557median 68.9median 11.6median 68.92.91.32.9hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseAcer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KXRazer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 22.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 64% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 29% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 43% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 50% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 6.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 0.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (1.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (6.8% 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 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 1% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 99% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Power Management: The Acer Predator battery life is mediocre

Power Consumption

The minimal power consumption during idle operation is better than that of the competitors. However, the advantage to the competitors disappears during medium idle consumption. But at least, it can beat the Razer Blade 17 in all scenarios.

The absolute peak consumption is 227 watts, which is almost exactly the limit of the power supply, which can deliver a maximum of 230 watts.

Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.1 / 0.1 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 7 / 19 / 28 Watt
Load midlight 114 / 227 Watt
 color bar
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 Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Micron 3400 1TB MTFDKBA1T0TFH, IPS LED, 2560x1600, 16.00
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00
MSI GE76 Raider
i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB, IPS-Level, 1920x1080, 17.30
Average of class Gaming
 
Power Consumption
-105%
-9%
-24%
-20%
Idle Minimum *
7
29.8
-326%
8.6
-23%
12
-71%
13.7 ?(2 - 64, n=191, last 2 years)
-96%
Idle Average *
19
37.1
-95%
17.6
7%
17
11%
18.9 ?(6.5 - 67, n=191, last 2 years)
1%
Idle Maximum *
28
60.8
-117%
18.5
34%
28
-0%
26.5 ?(9 - 101.1, n=191, last 2 years)
5%
Load Average *
114
135.3
-19%
110
4%
118
-4%
111.7 ?(32.1 - 202, n=191, last 2 years)
2%
Witcher 3 ultra *
159
243
-53%
227
-43%
252
-58%
Load Maximum *
227
273.1
-20%
294.6
-30%
272
-20%
249 ?(64.5 - 418, n=190, last 2 years)
-10%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption The Witcher 3 / Stress Test

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Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø159 (145.6-177.5)
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø186 (145.8-211)

Power Consumption With External Monitor

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Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø136.4 (121.3-155.9)
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø177.7 (175.5-180.1)
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø150.1 (146.4-155.1)
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø148 (144.2-154.9)

Battery Life

Time until it is completely recharged: 151 minutes
Time until it is completely recharged: 151 minutes

Despite the battery capacity of 99.98 Wh, which is the maximum allowed for a laptop according to some regulations for flight travel, the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE only achieves a battery life of about 5 hours and 45 minutes in our Wi-Fi test at 150 cd/m² brightness. With maximum display brightness, the runtime is reduced by about 1 hour.

This means that the Acer laptop is the wrong device for longer mobile usage, but this is also the case for gaming laptops in general, and the direct competitors don't do any better in this regard.

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 101)
5h 44min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge 101)
4h 35min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
8h 10min
Load (maximum brightness)
2h 13min
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 99.98 Wh
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 82 Wh
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, 80 Wh
MSI GE76 Raider
i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, 99.99 Wh
Average of class Gaming
 
Battery Runtime
-27%
-33%
-11%
-16%
H.264
490
377
-23%
392 ?(56 - 747, n=99, last 2 years)
-20%
WiFi v1.3
344
330
-4%
326
-5%
306
-11%
365 ?(57 - 745, n=190, last 2 years)
6%
Load
133
68
-49%
37
-72%
86 ?(36 - 173, n=155, last 2 years)
-35%

Pros

+ high performance capabilities
+ excellent, bright 240-Hz display
+ robust and relatively slim aluminum case
+ good touchpad
+ extensive connection equipment
+ fast WiFi & 2.5 Gbit Ethernet

Cons

- soldered-in RAM
- inaccessible SSD
- fan noise and warm palm rest
- keyboard layout
- strong throttling in battery mode
- DPC latency problems

Verdict: Acer Predator Triton 500 SE offers premium performance at a premium price

Acer Predator Triton 500 SE, test unit provided by NBB.com (notebooksbilliger.de)
Acer Predator Triton 500 SE, test unit provided by NBB.com (notebooksbilliger.de)

An attractive design and powerful performance - these are the aspects that Acer aims to combine in the Predator Triton 500 SE. After our test, we can say that this task has succeeded to a large extent. 

The simple and relatively slim design makes the Predator Triton more suitable for everyday tasks than many other gaming representatives. The connection equipment is very good, just as the display, which impresses particularly with the high color space coverage and high refresh rate. In addition, 2560 x 1600 is also the ideal resolution for a 16-inch laptop. In terms of performance, the Acer laptop is able display games smoothly also in the highest detail settings and high resolutions.

However, compared to the competitors there are also some disadvantages in the gaming performance. Subjectively, Acer misplaces the emphasis on the CPU performance while limiting the GPU more significantly. At the same time, the Predator Triton 500 SE also becomes quite warm and very loud. In addition to this weakness, we also see the internal construction very critical. The RAM is soldered in, and the SSD is also inaccessible. This results in some clear deficiencies in the maintainability, and the layout of the keyboard also receives a lower valuation. The battery life is also not that great, but this is relatively normal in the gaming area. But the fact that the performance during battery operation is also so much lower definitely deserves some critique.

Not maintainable but still worth a recommendation thanks to the very good performance: The Acer Predator Triton 500 SE

Overall, the lack of maintainability is our largest point of complaint. But if you don't need to change anything about it, the Acer Predator Triton 500 SE is worth a recommendation from us as a relatively slim gaming laptop. However, we definitely should not disregard the high price, and when a slightly thicker case is also acceptable, you can get a comparable performance for less money - for example with the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro. On the other hand, you need to pay even more for the Razer Blade 17, so the Predator Triton 500 SE as an alternative to that is worth a consideration. 

Price and Availability

The Acer Predator Triton 500 SE is available from Amazon starting from $1425, and the high-end model costs $3000 (affiliate link).

Acer Predator Triton 500 SE PT516-52s-70KX - 06/10/2022 v7
Benjamin Herzig

Chassis
84 / 98 → 85%
Keyboard
83%
Pointing Device
86%
Connectivity
68 / 80 → 84%
Weight
61 / 10-66 → 91%
Battery
71 / 95 → 75%
Display
92%
Games Performance
97%
Application Performance
96%
Temperature
81 / 95 → 85%
Noise
67 / 90 → 74%
Audio
76%
Camera
37 / 85 → 44%
Average
77%
87%
Gaming - Weighted Average

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Benjamin Herzig, 2022-06-11 (Update: 2022-08- 6)