Acer Aspire 7 (A715-42G)
laptop
2021
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~5h
⚖️ 2.15 kg
⚖️ balanced
LB Score
65
out of 100
Fit for you
64/100
✚ Strong: fit_value
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
M2 · Refining requirements — on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.
Profile
vs medianRelated resources
CPU
62
GPU
63
GeForce GTX 1050
RAM max
16 GB
DDR4
Battery
48 Wh
~5h
Price
~$399
estimate
Age
5 years
2021
📝
Our review
Acer Aspire 7 (A715-42G) review
Acer Aspire 7 (A715-42G) — from 2021, 2.15 kg, performance 54.
LB Score
65
/100
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 65/100. Strongest suit — Energy efficiency (83), weakest — Portability (36).
✓ Strengths
Energy efficiency (83) · Light office (77)
💰 Price trend
📉 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.
Full specifications
- Brand
- Acer
- Series
- Aspire
- Type
- Laptop≈
- Release year
- 2021≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 54%
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 5500U , AMD Ryzen 7 5700U , Intel Core i7 7700HQ , Intel Core i5 7300HQ
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB DDR4≈
- Weight
- 2.15 kg
- Ports
- 4
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Battery
- 48 Wh
Performance metrics
Performance
54
Portability
36
Light office
77
Gaming
56
Creative
70
Energy efficiency
83
Connectivity
65
Value
72
Color accuracy
27
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS:GO | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| FIFA 17 | — | 144 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GTA V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) | 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 |
| The Witcher 3 v4 | 41 | 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 | — | 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 | 15 | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Dead Space Remake | 13 | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Alan Wake 2 | 10 | — | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 2042 | 23 | 7 | ✗ Low |
💡 174 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%
🔗 Same series
4 models in the series.
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.
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