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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
Acer Aspire 5 15 (2020) vs Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021)
Side-by-Side Comparison
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Acer Aspire 5 15 (2020)
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021)
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Size15"
Operating SystemWindows 10
Size15.6"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-55-3217) (Charcoal Black - FHD/IPS/i3/8GB/512GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-55T-53AP) (Charcoal Black - HD/i5/8GB/256GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-55-56VK) (Silver - FDH/IPS/i5/8GB/256GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-44-R93G) (Silver - FHD/IPS/Ryzen 3/4GB/128GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-44G-R83X) (Silver - FHD/IPS/Ryzen 5/Radeon RX 640/8GB/256GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-55-35SE) (Silver - FHD/IPS/i3/4GB/128GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-55G-57H8) (Silver - FHD/IPS/i5/GeForce MX350/8GB/512GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-55-75NC) (Silver - FHD/IPS/i7/8GB/512GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-55-378V) (Silver - FHD/TN/i3/4GB/128GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-55-39VN) (Silver - FHD/TN/i3/8GB/256GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-55-52J9) (Silver - FHD/TN/i5/20GB/256GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-55-55R6) (Silver - FHD/TN/i5/8GB/256GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-55-59YS) (Silver - FHD/TN/i5/8GB/512GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-55-711M) (Silver - FHD/TN/i7/16GB/512GB)
- Aspire 5 15 (A515-55-39ND) (Silver - HD/i3/4GB/1TB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00C1US) (Abyss Blue - IPS/Ryzen 5 5500U/12GB/512GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00YTUS) (Abyss Blue - IPS/Ryzen 5 5500U/8GB/256GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU003NUS) (Abyss Blue - TN/Ryzen 5 5500U/8GB/256GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00AAUS) (Arctic Gray - TN/Ryzen 5 5500/8GB/256GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU000NUS) (Sand - IPS/Ryzen 3 5300U/4GB/512GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00YQUS) (Sand - IPS/Ryzen 3 5300U/8GB/512GB)
Our Verdict
Acer Aspire 5 15 (2020)
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021)
The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021) and the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 (2019) are both thin and light Windows laptops. The Surface Laptop 3 provides a better user experience for the most part because it has a sharper, brighter, and more color-accurate display, its keyboard feels better to type on, and its touchpad is larger and more responsive. The Surface Laptop 3 has a better webcam and microphone for video calls. However, the IdeaPad 3 has a wider port selection, longer battery life, and its AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs perform significantly better than the AMD Ryzen 3000 processors on the Surface Laptop 3.
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
6.9
7.4
Battery
5.7
7.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
6.9
5.7
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
165°
Stability
Good
Decent
One Finger Lift
No
No
Portability
7.7
8.0
Dimensions Photo
Size
15"
15.6"
Thickness
0.9" (2.2 cm)
0.7" (1.9 cm)
Width
14.3" (36.4 cm)
14.1" (35.9 cm)
Depth
10.2" (25.9 cm)
9.3" (23.6 cm)
Volume
127.7 in³ (2,092.9 cm³)
98.2 in³ (1,609.8 cm³)
Weight
3.8 lbs (1.7 kg)
3.6 lbs (1.7 kg)
Charger Size
8.1 in³ (133.1 cm³)
10.3 in³ (168.8 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.9 lbs (0.4 kg)
Serviceability
7.7
7.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.0
7.5
RAM Slots
1
1
Storage Slots
2
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Pixel Density
141 PPI
142 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
78%
85%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.0
7.3
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,140 : 1
1,325 : 1
Brightness
6.4
7.1
Maximum Brightness
247 cd/m²
308 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
20 cd/m²
3 cd/m²
Reflections
7.3
7.2
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
5.03%
5.14%
Indirect Reflections
2.94%
2.87%
Calculated Direct Reflections
2.08%
2.27%
Black Uniformity
6.7
6.7
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.517%
1.489%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.4
6.6
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
22°
23°
Color Washout From Right
25°
26°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
57°
44°
Color Shift From Right
27°
48°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
23°
25°
Brightness Loss From Right
27°
30°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
21°
24°
Gamma Shift From Right
25°
29°
Vertical Viewing Angle
5.9
6.8
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
26°
25°
Color Washout From Above
23°
28°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
27°
25°
Color Shift From Above
35°
45°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
26°
25°
Brightness Loss From Above
24°
30°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
27°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
24°
30°
Gamma Shift From Above
21°
33°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
2.6
7.0
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
6.7
1.9
Avg. Gamma
1.94
2.15
Avg. Color dE
6.68
5.09
Avg. Color Temperature
6,724 K
6,399.6 K
Color Gamut
4.1
3.9
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
66.44%
63.69%
sRGB uv
53.15%
51.87%
Adobe RGB xy
49.84%
43.39%
Adobe RGB uv
46.85%
44.88%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
49.47%
48.12%
DCI P3 uv
43.29%
41.7%
Rec. 2020 xy
35.56%
34.52%
Rec. 2020 uv
31.73%
30.38%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
7.5
7.4
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
7.0
Numpad
Yes
Yes
Backlighting
On / Off
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
63 gf
72 gf
Actuation Force
32 gf
32 gf
Pre-Travel
0.95 mm
0.91 mm
Total Travel
1.25 mm
1.39 mm
Touchpad
7.4
6.5
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.5
6.5
Size
12.8 in² (82.3 cm²)
11.2 in² (72.2 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
6.2
7.4
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
73 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
7.4 dB
5.4 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.3
0.4
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
247 Hz
261 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
18 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.7 dB
1.2 dB
Webcam & Microphone
6.5
7.5
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
6.5
7.0
Resolution
720p
720p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Yes
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
7.0
7.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
3
2
USB-C Ports
1
1
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
No
No
USB-C Display Out
No
No
HDMI
2.0
1.4
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
SD UHS 1
Ethernet
Yes
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
Yes
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth
5.2
5.0
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
AMD
Model
Core i5-1035G1
Ryzen 3 5300U
Core Count
4
4
Thread Count
8
8
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
AMD
Model
GeForce MX350
Radeon RX Vega 6 (4000/5000)
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
2 GB
N/A
RAM
Capacity
8 GB
8 GB
Modules
1
2
Type
DDR4
DDR4
Speed
2,666 MHz
3,200 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
437 GB
455 GB
Drive 1
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AA
UMIS RPJTJ512MEE1OWX
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
7.0
6.9
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,161 points
1,070 points
CPU Multi-Thread
3,004 points
4,023 points
GPU Compute
15,179 points
10,857 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
6.9
7.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,065 points
1,121 points
Multi-Thread
2,941 points
5,113 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
4.4
4.8
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
13.3 min
7.6 min
GPU Render Time
7.7 min
12.0 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
5.0
3.8
Basemark Image
Overall Score
15,869
9,054
Storage Drive Performance
8.9
8.9
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
927.4 MB/s
686.2 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
1,607.0 MB/s
1,825.4 MB/s
Random Write Speed
102.9 MB/s
68.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
39.5 MB/s
45.7 MB/s
Battery
5.7
7.7
Capacity
49 Wh
45 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
6.9 hrs
9.3 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
4.6 hrs
7.9 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.3 hrs
1.6 hrs
Charge Time
2.3 hrs
1.9 hrs
Borderlands 3
2.3
1.6
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
15 fps
10 fps
1% Low
7 fps
6 fps
0.1% Low
3 fps
3 fps
1% Low Delta
84 ms
69 ms
0.1% Low Delta
240 ms
206 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
34 fps
25 fps
Civilization VI
3.9
3.9
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
20 fps
19 fps
1% Low
12 fps
13 fps
0.1% Low
11 fps
12 fps
1% Low Delta
31 ms
26 ms
0.1% Low Delta
38 ms
29 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
81 fps
78 fps
Avg. Turn Time
9.41 s
8.37 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
6.9
5.7
Avg. FPS
78 fps
53 fps
1% Low
43 fps
27 fps
0.1% Low
27 fps
22 fps
1% Low Delta
10 ms
18 ms
0.1% Low Delta
24 ms
26 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
118 fps
101 fps
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
0.0
2.2
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
14 fps
1% Low
N/A
4 fps
0.1% Low
N/A
2 fps
1% Low Delta
N/A
165 ms
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
549 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
32 fps
23 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.3
7.8
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
30 °C (85 °F)
28 °C (83 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
45 °C (114 °F)
38 °C (100 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
45.5 dBA
48.5 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
8.7
9.8
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
57 °C
67 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
4% loss
2% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
71 °C
53 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
4% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
No
Fingerprint Sensor
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