Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)

  • Launched: October 2020
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~77.4%
  • Dimensions: 363.4 x 238.5 x 17.9 mm (14.31 x 9.39 x 0.7 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)
Performance
40
Gaming
18
Display
25
Battery Life
61
Connectivity
63
Portability
72
BestCheck Score
47

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)

Case

Weight 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs)
Dimensions 363.4 x 238.5 x 17.9 mm 14.31 x 9.39 x 0.7 inches
Area 867 cm2 (134.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.4%
Side bezels 9 mm
Colors Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Pink
Material Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No
Opening angle 140°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Number of fans 1
Noise level (max. load) 39 dB

Display

 
Size 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz
PPI 100 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No

Battery

Capicity
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery No
Charging port position Left
Charge power 45 W
Weight of AC adapter 260 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 3.5 GHz
Cores 2
Threads 4
L3 Cache 4 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48 EUs
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1387
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2882

Graphics Card

 
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 12 nm
FLOPS 2.822 TFLOPS
Memory size 2 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 64 bit
Memory speed ~8-10 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance
2.822 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x4 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 1
Max. ram size 16 GB

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x128 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 1
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP
Speakers 2.0
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~68.7 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Touchpad
Size 10.6 x 7.8 cm
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes