| Attribute |
Acer Predator PH517-51-72EC + Options Pack 17 (NH.Q3NEF.010 B) × | 
Acer Aspire A317-51G-53VZ (NX.HENEV.011) × |
| General | | |
| Model | Acer Predator PH517-51-72EC + Options Pack 17 | Acer Aspire A317-51G-53VZ |
| Product code | NH.Q3NEF.010 B | NX.HENEV.011 |
| Design | | |
| Product colour | Black | Black |
| Form factor | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Brand | Acer | Acer |
| Family | Predator | Aspire |
| Series | Helios 500 | 3 |
| Model name | PH517-51-72EC + Options Pack 17 | A317-51G-53VZ |
| Part number | NH.Q3NEF.010_B | NX.HENEV.011 |
| Market positioning | Gaming | - |
| Release year (year) | 2019 | 2019 |
| Processor | | |
| Processor family | 8th gen Intel Core i7 | 8th gen Intel Core i5 |
| Processor frequency (GHz) | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Processor boost frequency (GHz) | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| Processor model | i7-8750H | i5-8265U |
| Processor cores | 6 | 4 |
| Processor threads | 12 | 8 |
| Processor cache (MB) | 9 | 6 |
| Memory | | |
| Internal memory type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Maximum internal memory (GB) | 64 | 12 |
| Internal memory (GB) | 16 | 8 |
| Display | | |
| Display diagonal (inch) | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| Panel type | IPS | IPS |
| HD type | Full HD | Full HD |
| LED backlight | + | + |
| Touchscreen | - | - |
| Maximum refresh rate (Hz) | - | 60 |
| Dual-screen | - | - |
| Display resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Graphics | | |
| On-board graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter model | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 | NVIDIA GeForce MX230 |
| Discrete graphics memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Discrete graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter memory (GB) | 8 | 2 |
| On-board graphics adapter model | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Storage | | |
| Total storage capacity (GB) | 1,256 | 1,256 |
| Number of SSDs installed | 1 | 1 |
| SSD capacity (GB) | 256 | 256 |
| Card reader integrated | - | + |
| HDD capacity (GB) | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Storage media | HDD+SSD | HDD+SSD |
| Optical drive | - | + |
| Networking | | |
| Wi-Fi standards | | - 802.11a
- 802.11b
- 802.11g
- wi-fi 4 (802.11n)
- wi-fi 5 (802.11ac)
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| Bluetooth | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN data rates (Mbit/s) | | |
| Wi-Fi | + | + |
| 4g | - | - |
| 3g | - | - |
| Bluetooth version | - | 4.0 |
| Ports and interfaces | | |
| USB 3.x Type-A ports | 3 | 1 |
| USB 3.x Type-C ports | 1 | - |
| Combo headphone/mic port | - | + |
| USB 2.0 ports | - | 2 |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 | 1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 | 1 |
| Audio | | |
| Built-in microphone | + | + |
| Camera | | |
| Front camera | + | + |
| Front camera resolution (pixels) | 1280 x 720 | - |
| Keyboard | | |
| Numeric keypad | + | + |
| Keyboard backlit | + | - |
| Pointing device | Touchpad | Touchpad |
| Software | | |
| Operating system installed | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home |
| Operating system architecture (bit) | 64 | 64 |
| Battery | | |
| Battery capacity (watt-hours) (Wh) | 74 | 36 |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 4,810 | 4,800 |
| Battery life (max) (h) | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| Weight and dimensions | | |
| Weight (kg) | 4 | 2.7 |
| Height (mm) | 38.7 | 24.6 |
| Depth (mm) | 298 | 289.5 |
| Width (mm) | 428 | 419.5 |
| Power | | |
| AC adapter power (W) | 230 | 65 |
| Security | | |
| Cable lock slot | + | + |
| Fingerprint reader | - | - |