Acer Aspire 7 (A715-42G)

laptop 2021 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~5h ⚖️ 2.15 kg ⚖️ balanced
LB Score
65
out of 100
Fit for you
65/100
✚ Strong: fit_value ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
Your focus Performance 20% Mobility 20% Reliability 20%
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Profile

vs median
CPU
62
Ryzen 5 5500U
GPU
63
GeForce GTX 1050
RAM max
16 GB
DDR4
Battery
48 Wh
~5h
Price
~$399
estimate
Age
5 years
2021

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 65/100. Strongest suit — Energy efficiency (83), weakest — Portability (36).

✓ Strengths

Energy efficiency (83) · Light office (77)

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💰 Price trend

$900 $620 $339 2021: $900 2021 2022: $765 2023: $650 2024: $553 2025: $470 2026: $399 2026 2027: $339 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$100/year (11%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 65
CPU score 62 Mainstream tier
GPU score 63 High tier
RAM max 16 GB Comfort
Weight 2.15 kg Standard
Battery 48 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

7th generation · model year 2021 — matches the model year

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Full specifications

Brand
Acer
Series
Aspire
Type
Laptop≈
Release year
2021≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
54%
RAM (max)
16 GB DDR4-3200≈
Memory slots
2
Memory configuration
2x4 GB
Storage interface
PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage slots
1
Weight
2.15 kg
Ports
4
Backlit keyboard
✓
Webcam
✓
TPM (security)
✓
Battery
48 Wh

Configuration options

Available model options · 16 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 (60Hz) 1920 x 1080 (144Hz)
⚙ Processors (4)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U AMD Ryzen 7 5700U Intel Core i7 (7th Gen) 7700HQ Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) 7300HQ
🎮 Graphics (3)
GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB GeForce GTX 1050
🔲 Memory (2)
8GB 16GB
💾 Storage (4)
512GB 128 GB SSD 256 GB SSD M.2 2280 1 TB HDD SATA
🔋 Batteries (1)
48 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 51
Portability 36
Light office 77
Gaming 61
Creative 70
Energy efficiency 83
Connectivity 65
Value 75
Color accuracy 27

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
Counter-Strike 2 — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 17 — 144 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V — 140 ✓ Comfortable
PUBG: Battlegrounds 40 140 ✓ Comfortable
League of Legends 148 135 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite 128 132 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 21 136 128 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 — 126 ✓ Comfortable
Team Fortress 2 — 117 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 20 112 107 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 19 104 103 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant 164 100 ✓ Comfortable
World of Warships — 92 ✓ Comfortable
Dirt Rally — 88 ✓ Comfortable
GRID: Autosport — 87 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield Hardline — 80 ✓ Comfortable
Monster Hunter Stories 2 79 72 ✓ Comfortable
Mad Max — 70 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Squadrons 81 69 ✓ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V — 66 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 — 65 ✓ Comfortable
Rocket League 88 64 ✓ Comfortable
Need for Speed 2016 — 63 ✓ Comfortable
Prey 83 61 ✓ Comfortable
Farming Simulator 19 94 60 ✓ Comfortable
Metal Gear Solid V — 60 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Battlefront — 60 ✓ Comfortable
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor — 59 ⚠ Playable
Rainbow Six Siege — 57 ⚠ Playable
F1 2019 63 55 ⚠ Playable
Forza Horizon 4 55 55 ⚠ Playable
Resident Evil 7 98 55 ⚠ Playable
Escape from Tarkov 54 54 ⚠ Playable
Titanfall 2 — 53 ⚠ Playable
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 — 52 ⚠ Playable
Battlefield 5 49 51 ⚠ Playable
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare — 51 ⚠ Playable
Destiny 2 56 50 ⚠ Playable
Vampire Bloodhunt 56 50 ⚠ Playable
Just Cause 3 — 48 ⚠ Playable
Battlefield 1 — 47 ⚠ Playable
F1 2018 63 47 ⚠ Playable
F1 2020 62 47 ⚠ Playable
Dirt 4 70 46 ⚠ Playable
Call of Duty WWII 72 45 ⚠ Playable
X-Plane 11.11 52 45 ⚠ Playable
Anno 2205 — 44 ⚠ Playable
Diablo 4 51 44 ⚠ Playable
Dragon Age: Inquisition — 44 ⚠ Playable
Farming Simulator 22 61 44 ⚠ Playable
Need for Speed Payback 50 44 ⚠ Playable
Star Wars Battlefront 2 50 43 ⚠ Playable
For Honor 44 42 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry Primal 47 41 ⚠ Playable
Back 4 Blood 44 40 ⚠ Playable
Darksiders III 50 40 ⚠ Playable
Fallout 76 46 40 ⚠ Playable
GRID Legends 51 40 ⚠ Playable
Mirror's Edge Catalyst — 40 ⚠ Playable
Civilization 6 — 39 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry 5 139 39 ⚠ Playable
Gears Tactics 65 39 ⚠ Playable
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 54 39 ⚠ Playable
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 48 39 ⚠ Playable
The Witcher 3 — 39 ⚠ Playable
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus 51 39 ⚠ Playable
Doom — 38 ⚠ Playable
F1 22 54 38 ⚠ Playable
Fallout 4 — 38 ⚠ Playable
Dirt Rally 2.0 49 37 ⚠ Playable
Dishonored 2 — 37 ⚠ Playable
F1 2021 46 37 ⚠ Playable
The Crew 2 43 37 ⚠ Playable
Apex Legends 41 36 ⚠ Playable
Call of Duty: Warzone 39 36 ⚠ Playable
F1 23 55 36 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry New Dawn 36 36 ⚠ Playable
Rainbow Six Extraction 38 36 ⚠ Playable
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 38 35 ⚠ Playable
F1 2017 43 35 ⚠ Playable
Forza Horizon 5 37 35 ⚠ Playable
Dead Island 2 49 34 ⚠ Playable
ELEX 42 34 ⚠ Playable
GRID 2019 40 34 ⚠ Playable
Hitman 2016 — 34 ⚠ Playable
The Division — 33 ⚠ Playable
Batman: Arkham Knight — 32 ⚠ Playable
Days Gone 37 32 ⚠ Playable
Hitman 3 37 32 ⚠ Playable
Just Cause 4 41 32 ⚠ Playable
Middle-earth: Shadow of War 41 32 ⚠ Playable
Need for Speed Heat 37 32 ⚠ Playable
Watch Dogs 2 — 32 ⚠ Playable
Company of Heroes 3 40 31 ⚠ Playable
Ghost Recon Breakpoint 34 31 ⚠ Playable
Hitman 2 34 31 ⚠ Playable
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 37 31 ⚠ Playable
Rise of the Tomb Raider — 31 ⚠ Playable
Death Stranding 33 30 ⚠ Playable
Deus Ex Mankind Divided — 30 ⚠ Playable
Ghostwire Tokyo 30 — ⚠ Playable
The Division 2 38 30 ⚠ Playable
Anthem 31 29 ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 36 29 ✗ Low
Guardians of the Galaxy 29 29 ✗ Low
Monster Hunter World 34 29 ✗ Low
Spider-Man Miles Morales 32 29 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41 29 ✗ Low
Ghost Recon Wildlands 28 28 ✗ Low
Hunt Showdown 36 28 ✗ Low
New World 32 28 ✗ Low
Alan Wake Remastered 30 27 ✗ Low
Call of Duty Vanguard 27 — ✗ Low
Elden Ring 31 27 ✗ Low
High On Life 32 27 ✗ Low
Immortals Fenyx Rising 44 27 ✗ Low
Mafia Definitive Edition 30 27 ✗ Low
Outriders 33 27 ✗ Low
The Callisto Protocol 29 27 ✗ Low
The Evil Within 2 30 27 ✗ Low
XCOM 2 43 27 ✗ Low
Yakuza Like a Dragon 28 27 ✗ Low
Ashes of the Singularity 31 26 ✗ Low
Atlas Fallen 28 26 ✗ Low
Riders Republic 35 26 ✗ Low
Halo Infinite 30 25 ✗ Low
Mass Effect Andromeda 42 25 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 — 24 ✗ Low
Far Cry 6 29 24 ✗ Low
Horizon Zero Dawn 28 24 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake 20 24 ✗ Low
Total War: Three Kingdoms 37 24 ✗ Low
Borderlands 3 36 23 ✗ Low
Need for Speed Unbound 29 23 ✗ Low
Rage 2 28 23 ✗ Low
Resident Evil Village 25 23 ✗ Low
Assassin´s Creed Origins 30 22 ✗ Low
Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War III 34 22 ✗ Low
Watch Dogs Legion 25 22 ✗ Low
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 25 21 ✗ Low
Mafia 3 — 21 ✗ Low
Sons of the Forest 22 21 ✗ Low
Atomic Heart 33 20 ✗ Low
Returnal 22 20 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 19 — ✗ Low
Metro Exodus 19 19 ✗ Low
The Quarry 25 19 ✗ Low
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 29 19 ✗ Low
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War 23 18 ✗ Low
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 27 18 ✗ Low
Anno 1800 28 17 ✗ Low
Ark Survival Evolved 24 17 ✗ Low
Control 24 17 ✗ Low
Elex 2 22 17 ✗ Low
Hogwarts Legacy 22 17 ✗ Low
Red Dead Redemption 2 26 17 ✗ Low
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection 20 17 ✗ Low
A Plague Tale Requiem 19 16 ✗ Low
Baldur's Gate 3 20 16 ✗ Low
Dirt 5 23 16 ✗ Low
God of War 24 16 ✗ Low
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart 21 16 ✗ Low
Flight Simulator 2020 21 15 ✗ Low
Serious Sam 4 26 15 ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 17 14 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 17 14 ✗ Low
Dying Light 2 18 14 ✗ Low
Star Wars Jedi Survivor 14 13 ✗ Low
The Last of Us Part 1 15 12 ✗ Low
Dead Space Remake 13 11 ✗ Low
Alan Wake 2 10 — ✗ Low
Battlefield 2042 23 7 ✗ Low
💡 173 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
124%
GPU
91%
RAM
200%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
310%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
210%
RAM
200%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
620%
GPU
631%
RAM
400%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
113%
GPU
394%
RAM
200%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
414%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
207%
GPU
252%
RAM
267%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
113%
GPU
131%
RAM
133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
207%
GPU
225%
RAM
200%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
113%
GPU
158%
RAM
267%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
210%
RAM
100%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
414%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
113%
GPU
180%
RAM
200%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
91%
RAM
100%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
113%
GPU
180%
RAM
200%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
620%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
414%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
97%
RAM
200%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
210%
RAM
200%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
155%
GPU
287%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
351%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
180%
RAM
200%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
155%
GPU
204%
RAM
200%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
155%
GPU
263%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
124%
GPU
154%
RAM
200%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
207%
GPU
252%
RAM
200%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
282%
GPU
263%
RAM
200%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
282%
GPU
210%
RAM
200%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
204%
RAM
200%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
207%
GPU
210%
RAM
200%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
282%
GPU
316%
RAM
200%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
345%
GPU
316%
RAM
267%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
282%
GPU
316%
RAM
200%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
252%
RAM
200%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
263%
RAM
200%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
225%
RAM
267%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
207%
GPU
316%
RAM
200%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
517%
GPU
631%
RAM
267%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
282%
GPU
252%
RAM
200%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
248%
GPU
421%
RAM
200%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
222%
GPU
316%
RAM
267%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
207%
GPU
154%
RAM
200%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
282%
GPU
316%
RAM
267%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
282%
GPU
210%
RAM
200%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
263%
RAM
133%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
158%
RAM
100%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
207%
GPU
154%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
180%
RAM
200%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
124%
GPU
158%
RAM
200%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
263%
RAM
200%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
148%
GPU
97%
RAM
100%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
124%
GPU
263%
RAM
100%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
124%
GPU
263%
RAM
200%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
124%
GPU
158%
RAM
100%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
282%
GPU
316%
RAM
200%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
207%
GPU
316%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Runs well
CPU
124%
GPU
115%
RAM
200%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
194%
GPU
154%
RAM
200%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
263%
RAM
200%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
124%
GPU
137%
RAM
133%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
414%
GPU
631%
RAM
400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
345%
GPU
316%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
310%
GPU
316%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
263%
RAM
200%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
345%
GPU
154%
RAM
200%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
177%
GPU
180%
RAM
200%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
414%
GPU
631%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
345%
GPU
526%
RAM
200%

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