Acer Predator Helios 18 (PH18-71) 2023

  • Launched: January 2023
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~76%
  • Dimensions: 408 x 303 x 24.6-26.9 mm (16.06 x 11.93 x 0.97-1.06 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Acer Predator Helios 18 (PH18-71) 2023
Performance
91
Gaming
70
Display
55
Battery Life
65
Connectivity
77
Portability
28
BestCheck Score
65

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Acer Predator Helios 18 (PH18-71) 2023

Case

Weight 3.25 kg (7.17 lbs)
Dimensions 408 x 303 x 24.6-26.9 mm 16.06 x 11.93 x 0.97-1.06 inches
Area 1236 cm2 (191.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~76%
Side bezels 10.2 mm
Colors Black
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 140°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal Yes
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 59.9 dB

Display

 
Size 18 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz
PPI 126 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No
Sync technology G-Sync
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 Yes
Charging port position Bottom
Charge power 280 / 330 W
Weight of AC adapter 1255 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz
Cores 16 (8P + 8E)
Threads 24
L3 Cache 30 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2809
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
15073
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
2012
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
22108

Graphics Card

 
TGP 140 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm
FLOPS 16.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 3072
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance
16.8 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz
Type DDR5
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 32 GB

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~82.7 dB
Microphones 1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.2
Fingerprint No
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.8 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.2 x 9.1 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes