Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52)

gaming 2021 17.3" dGPU โฑ ~5h โš–๏ธ 2.60 kg โš–๏ธ slight imbalance
USComp Score
61
out of 100
Fit for you
59/100
โœš Strong: fit_value โš  Weak: fit_mobility
M2 ยท Refining requirements โ€” on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.

Profile

vs median

Related resources

CPU
70
GPU
55
GeForce MX350
RAM max
16 GB
DDR4
Battery
50 Wh
~5h
Price
~$590
estimate
Age
5 years
2021
๐Ÿ“ Our review

Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52) review

Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52) โ€” from 2021, 2.6 kg, performance 54.

USComp Score
61
/100
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๐Ÿ“Œ Quick verdict

Overall score 61/100. Strongest suit โ€” Energy efficiency (85), weakest โ€” Portability (8).

โœ“ Strengths

Energy efficiency (85) ยท Light office (77)

โš  Weaknesses

Portability (8)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Price trend

2021
$1,800
2022
$1,440
2023
$1,152
2024
$922
2025
$737
2026
$590
2027
$472
๐Ÿ“‰ Loses ~$242/year (13%).

Full specifications

Brand
Acer
Series
Aspire
Type
Gamingโ‰ˆ
Release year
2021โ‰ˆ
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 8250U , Intel Core i7 8550U , 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)
16 GB DDR4โ‰ˆ
Weight
2.60 kg
Ports
4
Webcam
โœ“
TPM (security)
โœ“
Battery
50 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 54
Portability 8
Light office 77
Gaming 48
Creative 69
Energy efficiency 85
Connectivity 65
Value 76
Color accuracy 41

Graphics (4 discrete + 0 integrated)

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

๐ŸŽฎ Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO โ€” ~240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Overwatch โ€” ~240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown 264 195 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
GTA V โ€” ~140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
PUBG: Battlegrounds โ€” ~140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Valorant โ€” ~130 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Star Wars Squadrons 114 111 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Fortnite โ€” ~95 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Monster Hunter Stories 2 91 90 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Doom Eternal 87 โ€” โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Ready or Not 86 75 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Counter-Strike 2 โ€” ~74 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Grand Theft Auto V โ€” 74 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Vampire Bloodhunt 78 73 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Dota 2 โ€” 71 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Battlefield 5 โ€” ~70 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Escape from Tarkov โ€” 70 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Forza Horizon 4 โ€” ~70 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
The Finals 76 68 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Back 4 Blood 82 66 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
F1 2021 106 66 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Rainbow Six Extraction 70 66 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Farming Simulator 22 89 63 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
GRID Legends 70 61 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Hitman 3 68 59 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
X-Plane 11.11 74 59 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Resident Evil Village 64 58 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
The Witcher 3 โ€” ~58 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
F1 22 60 55 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Gears Tactics 84 55 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Hunt Showdown 67 54 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Last Epoch 65 54 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Forza Horizon 5 62 53 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Ghostwire Tokyo 52 51 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Alan Wake Remastered 58 50 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Death Stranding 54 50 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
F1 24 50 49 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Guardians of the Galaxy 48 47 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โ€” 47 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Counter-Strike 2 67 46 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Days Gone 49 45 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Atlas Fallen 52 43 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Far Cry 6 51 43 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Yakuza Like a Dragon 44 43 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Halo Infinite 55 41 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
FIFA 23 47 40 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Diablo 4 43 39 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Elden Ring 43 39 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Mafia Definitive Edition 42 39 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Watch Dogs Legion 46 39 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Palworld 48 38 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Riders Republic 49 38 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 59 38 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
F1 23 51 37 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Far Cry 5 39 35 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
High On Life 41 35 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Metro Exodus โ€” ~35 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
The Callisto Protocol 35 โ€” โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Outriders 35 34 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Sons of the Forest 36 34 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Skull & Bones 47 33 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Armored Core 6 36 32 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Elex 2 37 32 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
God of War Ragnarรถk 34 32 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Serious Sam 4 43 32 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Spider-Man Miles Morales 42 32 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Dead Island 2 46 31 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Space Marine 2 31 31 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
The Quarry 37 31 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Atomic Heart 49 30 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Baldur's Gate 3 33 30 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Deathloop 40 30 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Total War Pharaoh 50 30 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
God of War 37 29 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Lies of P 33 29 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Need for Speed Unbound 54 28 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Company of Heroes 3 35 27 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Hogwarts Legacy 35 26 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Assassin's Creed Mirage 31 25 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 37 25 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Crysis Remastered 65 25 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 32 25 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Dying Light 2 29 24 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Enshrouded 30 24 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
The Crew Motorfest 30 24 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
A Plague Tale Requiem 26 21 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 42 21 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Returnal 24 21 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Dead Space Remake 26 20 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
EA Sports WRC 27 20 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Star Wars Jedi Survivor 22 20 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 24 19 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Flight Simulator 2020 26 19 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Ghost of Tsushima 27 19 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Helldivers 2 19 19 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
The Witcher 3 v4 46 19 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 52 18 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Cyberpunk 2077 22 18 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart 19 18 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
The Last of Us Part 1 24 18 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Immortals of Aveum โ€” 17 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Resident Evil 4 Remake 19 17 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Star Wars Outlaws 21 16 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Starfield 21 16 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Dragon's Dogma 2 โ€” 15 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Final Fantasy XVI 16 15 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Horizon Forbidden West 27 15 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Until Dawn 22 15 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Alan Wake 2 15 14 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection 22 13 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora 17 12 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Lords of the Fallen 15 11 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 3 2 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
๐Ÿ’ก 113 games in the database for this GPU. โœ“ playable (โ‰ฅ60 FPS), โš  medium (30-59), โœ— low (<30)~ โ€” estimated value (indirect estimation, no direct measurement for this GPU).

๐Ÿ’ป Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
80%
RAM
200%
Grand Theft Auto V โœ“ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
Cyberpunk 2077 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
184%
RAM
200%
Minecraft โœ“ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
552%
RAM
400%
Fortnite โœ“ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
345%
RAM
200%
Valorant โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
221%
RAM
267%
Elden Ring โœ“ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
115%
RAM
133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
197%
RAM
200%
Apex Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
138%
RAM
267%
Hogwarts Legacy โœ“ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
184%
RAM
100%
Dota 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
Baldur's Gate 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
158%
RAM
200%
Starfield โœ— Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
80%
RAM
100%
Call of Duty: Warzone โœ“ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
158%
RAM
200%
League of Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
999%
RAM
800%
Sims 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
Helldivers 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
85%
RAM
200%
Battlefield 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
184%
RAM
200%
Far Cry 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
251%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
307%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
158%
RAM
200%
Metro Exodus โœ“ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
178%
RAM
200%
Overwatch โœ“ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
999%
RAM
400%
PUBG: Battlegrounds โœ“ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
230%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil 4 Remake โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
135%
RAM
200%
Escape from Tarkov โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
221%
RAM
200%
God of War โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
230%
RAM
200%
Horizon Zero Dawn โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
184%
RAM
200%
Death Stranding โœ“ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
178%
RAM
200%
Control โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
184%
RAM
200%
Doom Eternal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
276%
RAM
200%
Batman: Arkham Knight โœ“ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
276%
RAM
267%
Hitman 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
276%
RAM
200%
Flight Simulator 2020 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
221%
RAM
200%
Watch Dogs Legion โœ“ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
230%
RAM
200%
Borderlands 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
197%
RAM
267%
Anno 1800 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
276%
RAM
200%
Rainbow Six Siege โœ“ Runs well
CPU
583%
GPU
552%
RAM
267%
The Division 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
221%
RAM
200%
Gears Tactics โœ“ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
368%
RAM
200%
Hunt Showdown โœ“ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
276%
RAM
267%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
135%
RAM
200%
Mafia Definitive Edition โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
276%
RAM
267%
Days Gone โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
184%
RAM
200%
Ghostwire Tokyo โœ“ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
230%
RAM
133%
Returnal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
138%
RAM
100%
Dying Light 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
135%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil Village โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
158%
RAM
200%
The Callisto Protocol โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
138%
RAM
200%
Atomic Heart โœ“ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
230%
RAM
200%
Alan Wake 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
85%
RAM
100%
Black Myth Wukong โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
230%
RAM
100%
Ghost of Tsushima โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
230%
RAM
200%
The Last of Us Part 1 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
138%
RAM
100%
Diablo 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
276%
RAM
200%
Spider-Man Miles Morales โœ“ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
276%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
100%
RAM
200%
Dead Space Remake โœ“ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
135%
RAM
200%
Lies of P โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
230%
RAM
200%
Sons of the Forest โœ“ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
120%
RAM
133%
Rise of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
552%
RAM
400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
276%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey โœ“ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
276%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
230%
RAM
200%
F1 24 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
135%
RAM
200%
Need for Speed Heat โœ“ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
158%
RAM
200%
Civilization 6 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
552%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order โœ“ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
460%
RAM
200%

โ‰… Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

Dell ยท 2021
XPS 15 9510 (2021)
$$652
cpuโ‰ˆ74, ramโ‰ˆ64
Dell ยท 2019
Alienware 15 R3
$$509
cpuโ‰ˆ40, ramโ‰ˆ64
Dell ยท 2022
Alienware x17 R2
$$1,260
cpuโ‰ˆ60, ramโ‰ˆ64
Dell ยท 2023
XPS 15 9530 (2023)
$$1,027
cpuโ‰ˆ60, ramโ‰ˆ64

โ‰ˆ Similar class

Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

HP ยท 2023
Victus 16-s0016nw (9R871EA)
$$894
Dell ยท 2019
G5 5590
$$519
Dell ยท 2020
G5 5500
$$680
Dell ยท 2023
G15 5530 (2023)
$$1,236

Configuration options

Available model options ยท 30 variants across 6 categories

โš™ Processors (13)
Intel Core i3 1115G4 Intel Core i5 1135G7 Intel Core i7 1165G7 Intel Core i3 (11th Gen) 1115G4 Intel Core i5 (8th Gen) 8250U Intel Core i7 (8th Gen) 8550U 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
๐ŸŽฎ Graphics (7)
GeForce MX350 GeForce MX450 Intel UHD Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 620 Intel Iris Xe Graphics GeForce MX150 GeForce RTX 2050
๐Ÿ”ฒ Memory (3)
8GB 16GB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB)
๐Ÿ’พ Storage (4)
512GB 256 GB SSD 1 TB HDD SATA 1.024 TB SSD M.2 2280
๐Ÿ”‹ Batteries (1)
50.2 Wh
๐Ÿ–ฅ Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 1600 x 900 (HD+)