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Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52)

gaming 2021 17.3" dGPU ⏱ ~5h ⚖️ 2.60 kg ⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
66
out of 100
Fit for you
60/100
✚ Strong: fit_value ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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CPU
70
Core i3-1115G4
GPU
55
GeForce MX350
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
50 Wh
~5h
Price
~$590
estimate
Age
5 years
2021

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 66/100. Strongest suit — Energy efficiency (85), weakest — Portability (8).

✓ Strengths

Energy efficiency (85) · Light office (84)

⚠ Weaknesses

Portability (8)

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💰 Price trend

$1,800 $1,136 $472 2021: $1,800 2021 2022: $1,440 2023: $1,152 2024: $922 2025: $737 2026: $590 2026 2027: $472 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$242/year (13%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 66
CPU score 70 High tier
GPU score 55 Mainstream tier
RAM max 32 GB Professional
Weight 2.60 kg Heavy
Battery 50 Wh Standard

Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.

CPU generation

12th generation · model year 2021 — matches the model year

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The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.

Full specifications

Brand
Acer
Series
Aspire
Type
Gaming≈
Release year
2021≈
Screen size
17.3"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
59%
Processor
Intel Core i3 1115G4 , Intel Core i5 1135G7 , Intel Core i7 1165G7 , Intel Core i5 1235U , Intel Core i7 1260P , Intel Core i7 1255U , Intel Core i5 12450H , Intel Core i7 12650H
Graphics
GeForce MX350 , GeForce MX450 , GeForce MX150 , GeForce RTX 2050
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR4-3200≈
Memory configuration
2x4 GB
Storage interface
PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage slots
1
Weight
2.60 kg
Ports
4
Webcam
✓
TPM (security)
✓
Battery
50 Wh

Configuration options

Available model options · 28 variants across 6 categories

⚙ Processors (11)
Intel Core i3 1115G4 Intel Core i5 1135G7 Intel Core i7 1165G7 Intel Core i3 (11th Gen) 1115G4 Intel Core i5 (11th Gen) 1135G7 Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) 1235U Intel Core i7 (11th Gen) 1165G7 Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) 1260P Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) 1255U Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) 12450H Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) 12650H
🎮 Graphics (7)
GeForce MX350 GeForce MX450 Intel UHD Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620 Intel Iris Xe Graphics GeForce MX150 GeForce RTX 2050
🔲 Memory (3)
8GB 16GB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB)
💾 Storage (4)
512GB 256 GB SSD 1 TB HDD SATA 1.024 TB SSD M.2 2280
🔋 Batteries (1)
50.2 Wh
🖥 Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 1600 x 900 (HD+)

Performance metrics

Performance 57
Portability 8
Light office 84
Gaming 50
Creative 69
Energy efficiency 85
Connectivity 65
Value 78
Color accuracy 41

Processors (8)

Core i3-1115G4
Intel · 11th · 2 cores
48
Core i5-1135G7
Intel · 11th · 4 cores
VM AVX2 AES
58
Core i7-1165G7
Intel · 11th · 4 cores
VM AVX2 AES
70
Core i5-1235U
Intel · 12th · 10 cores
VM AVX2 AES
65
Core i7-1260P
Intel · 12th · 12 cores
VM AVX2 AES
51
Core i7-1255U
Intel · 12th · 10 cores
VM AVX2 AES
46
Core i5-12450H
Intel · 12th · 8 cores
VM AVX2 AES
50
Core i7-12650H
Intel · 12th · 10 cores
55

Graphics (4 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce MX350 (dGPU)
2 GB · GDDR5
CUDA 6.1
31
GeForce MX450 (dGPU)
2 GB · GDDR5, GDDR6
CUDA 7.5
45
GeForce MX150 (dGPU)
4 GB · GDDR5
CUDA 6.1
22
GeForce RTX 2050 (dGPU)
4 GB · GDDR6
CUDA 8.6 DLSS
55

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO — ~240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — ~240 ✓ Comfortable
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 264 195 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V — ~140 ✓ Comfortable
PUBG: Battlegrounds — ~140 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant — ~130 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Squadrons 114 111 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite — ~95 ✓ Comfortable
Monster Hunter Stories 2 91 90 ✓ Comfortable
Doom Eternal 87 — ✓ Comfortable
Ready or Not 86 75 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 — ~74 ✓ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V — 74 ✓ Comfortable
Vampire Bloodhunt 78 73 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 — 71 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield 5 — ~70 ✓ Comfortable
Escape from Tarkov — 70 ✓ Comfortable
Forza Horizon 4 — ~70 ✓ Comfortable
The Finals 76 68 ✓ Comfortable
Back 4 Blood 82 66 ✓ Comfortable
F1 2021 106 66 ✓ Comfortable
Rainbow Six Extraction 70 66 ✓ Comfortable
Farming Simulator 22 89 63 ✓ Comfortable
GRID Legends 70 61 ✓ Comfortable
Hitman 3 68 59 ⚠ Playable
X-Plane 11.11 74 59 ⚠ Playable
Resident Evil Village 64 58 ⚠ Playable
The Witcher 3 — ~58 ⚠ Playable
F1 22 60 55 ⚠ Playable
Gears Tactics 84 55 ⚠ Playable
Hunt Showdown 67 54 ⚠ Playable
Last Epoch 65 54 ⚠ Playable
Forza Horizon 5 62 53 ⚠ Playable
Ghostwire Tokyo 52 51 ⚠ Playable
Alan Wake Remastered 58 50 ⚠ Playable
Death Stranding 54 50 ⚠ Playable
F1 24 50 49 ⚠ Playable
Guardians of the Galaxy 48 47 ⚠ Playable
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 46 47 ⚠ Playable
Counter-Strike 2 67 46 ⚠ Playable
Days Gone 49 45 ⚠ Playable
Atlas Fallen 52 43 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry 6 51 43 ⚠ Playable
Yakuza Like a Dragon 44 43 ⚠ Playable
Halo Infinite 55 41 ⚠ Playable
FIFA 23 47 40 ⚠ Playable
Diablo 4 43 39 ⚠ Playable
Elden Ring 43 39 ⚠ Playable
Mafia Definitive Edition 42 39 ⚠ Playable
Watch Dogs Legion 46 39 ⚠ Playable
Palworld 48 38 ⚠ Playable
Riders Republic 49 38 ⚠ Playable
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 59 38 ⚠ Playable
F1 23 51 37 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry 5 39 35 ⚠ Playable
High On Life 41 35 ⚠ Playable
Metro Exodus — ~35 ⚠ Playable
The Callisto Protocol 35 — ⚠ Playable
Outriders 35 34 ⚠ Playable
Sons of the Forest 36 34 ⚠ Playable
Skull & Bones 47 33 ⚠ Playable
Armored Core 6 36 32 ⚠ Playable
Elex 2 37 32 ⚠ Playable
God of War Ragnarök 34 32 ⚠ Playable
Serious Sam 4 43 32 ⚠ Playable
Spider-Man Miles Morales 42 32 ⚠ Playable
Dead Island 2 46 31 ⚠ Playable
Space Marine 2 31 31 ⚠ Playable
The Quarry 37 31 ⚠ Playable
Atomic Heart 49 30 ⚠ Playable
Baldur's Gate 3 33 30 ⚠ Playable
Deathloop 40 30 ⚠ Playable
Total War Pharaoh 50 30 ⚠ Playable
God of War 37 29 ✗ Low
Lies of P 33 29 ✗ Low
Need for Speed Unbound 54 28 ✗ Low
Company of Heroes 3 35 27 ✗ Low
Hogwarts Legacy 35 26 ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Mirage 31 25 ✗ Low
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 37 25 ✗ Low
Crysis Remastered 65 25 ✗ Low
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 32 25 ✗ Low
Dying Light 2 29 24 ✗ Low
Enshrouded 30 24 ✗ Low
The Crew Motorfest 30 24 ✗ Low
A Plague Tale Requiem 26 21 ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42 21 ✗ Low
Returnal 24 21 ✗ Low
Dead Space Remake 26 20 ✗ Low
EA Sports WRC 27 20 ✗ Low
Star Wars Jedi Survivor 22 20 ✗ Low
Flight Simulator 2020 26 19 ✗ Low
Ghost of Tsushima 27 19 ✗ Low
Helldivers 2 19 19 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3 v4 — 19 ✗ Low
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 52 18 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 22 18 ✗ Low
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart 19 18 ✗ Low
The Last of Us Part 1 24 18 ✗ Low
Immortals of Aveum — 17 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake 19 17 ✗ Low
Star Wars Outlaws 21 16 ✗ Low
Starfield 21 16 ✗ Low
Dragon's Dogma 2 — 15 ✗ Low
Final Fantasy XVI 16 15 ✗ Low
Horizon Forbidden West 27 15 ✗ Low
Until Dawn 22 15 ✗ Low
Alan Wake 2 15 14 ✗ Low
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection 22 13 ✗ Low
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora 17 12 ✗ Low
Lords of the Fallen 15 11 ✗ Low
Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 3 2 ✗ Low
💡 112 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30)~ — estimated value (indirect estimation, no direct measurement for this GPU).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
552%
RAM
800%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
345%
RAM
400%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
221%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
115%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
197%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
138%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
184%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
80%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
85%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
251%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
307%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
178%
RAM
400%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
221%
RAM
400%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
178%
RAM
400%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
276%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
221%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
197%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
583%
GPU
552%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
221%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
368%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
276%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
276%
RAM
533%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
184%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
230%
RAM
267%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
138%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
138%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
85%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
230%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
138%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
100%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
120%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
552%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
276%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
230%
RAM
400%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
135%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
552%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
460%
RAM
400%

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