Acer Nitro 5 AN515-42-R5ED vs Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A Laptop Comparison

Acer Nitro 5 AN515-42-R5ED and Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A are both laptops with the same Memory Type (DDR4), Screen Size (15.6") and Resolution (1920 x 1080). The main differences are in better single-core performance (+94%), better multithreading performance (+280%), CPU and CPU Cores.

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Acer Nitro 5 AN515-42-R5ED	Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A
Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $1,073.00 - Buy now	Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $1,192.99
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Brand Acer	Brand Acer
Model an515-42-r5ed	Model AN515-58-725A
Release Date 📅 December 2019	Release Date 📅 December 2022
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews Add a product review	User reviews Add a product review
Single-Core Performance (Charts) (-94%)	Single-Core Performance (Charts) (0%)
Workstation Performance (Charts) (-280%)	Workstation Performance (Charts) (0%)
Gaming Performance (Charts) n/a	Gaming Performance (Charts) * Performance may vary depending on the OEM's TGP configuration
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
CPU AMD 2500U	CPU Intel i7-12700H
CPU Cores 4	CPU Cores 14
CPU Clock Rate 2000 MHz	CPU Clock Rate 2300 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate 3600 MHz	CPU Turbo Clock Rate 4700 MHz
RAM Size 8 GB	RAM Size 16 GB
Memory Type DDR4	Memory Type DDR4
Memory Configuration -	Memory Configuration 2 x 8 GB
GPU AMD Radeon RX 560 - 896	GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
SSD Capacity -	SSD Capacity 512 GB
SSD Type -	SSD Type PCI Express
HDD Capacity 1000 GB	HDD Capacity -
Screen Size 15.6"	Screen Size 15.6"
Resolution 1920 x 1080	Resolution 1920 x 1080
Panel Type IPS	Panel Type IPS
Refresh Rate 60 Hz	Refresh Rate 144 Hz
Front Camera Yes	Front Camera Yes
Front Camera Resolution HD	Front Camera Resolution HD
Dimensions 267 mm x 391 mm x 27 mm	Dimensions 360.4 mm x 271.1 mm x 26.90 mm
Operating System Windows 10 Home	Operating System Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.7 Kg	Weight 2.5 Kg
Battery Capacity -	Battery Capacity 57.5 Wh
USB 2.0 Ports 2	USB 2.0 Ports -
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A Ports 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A Ports 1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C Ports 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C Ports -
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A Ports -	USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type A Ports 2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C Ports -	USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C Ports 1
Ethernet Ports 1	Ethernet Ports 1
Ethernet Speed 10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Ethernet Speed 10,1000,100 Mbit/s
HDMI Ports 1	HDMI Ports 1
Fingerprint Reader No	Fingerprint Reader -
Wi-Fi Generation 5	Wi-Fi Generation 6
Keyboard Backlit Yes	Keyboard Backlit Yes
Keyboard Backlit Color -	Keyboard Backlit Color RGB

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-42-R5ED:

10% cheaper, you can save $119.99
More Capacity (HDD +1000 GB available)
+2 Ports USB 2.0
+1 Ports USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C

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Reasons to buy the Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-725A:

Newer Product, it was released around 3 years later
Hugely better single-core performance, around +94% (Intel i7-12700H)
Monstrously better multithreading performance, around +280% (Intel i7-12700H)
10 more cores (Intel i7-12700H)
8 GB more RAM
Higher Refresh Rate (144 Hz)
Lighter weight (-0.20 Kg)
Newer Wi-Fi protocol
+2 Ports USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
+1 Ports USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C