| Attribute |
Acer Nitro AN515-43-R2MG (NH.Q5YAA.002) × | 
MSI Gaming GL62M 7RDX-2244UK (9S7-16J962-2244) × |
| General | | |
| Model | Acer Nitro AN515-43-R2MG | MSI Gaming GL62M 7RDX-2244UK |
| Product code | NH.Q5YAA.002 | 9S7-16J962-2244 |
| Design | | |
| Product colour | Black | Black |
| Form factor | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Brand | Acer | MSI |
| Family | Nitro | Gaming |
| Series | 5 | GL |
| Model name | AN515-43-R2MG | GL62M 7RDX-2244UK |
| Part number | NH.Q5YAA.002 | 9S7-16J962-2244 |
| Market positioning | Gaming | Gaming |
| Release year (year) | 2019 | 2018 |
| Processor | | |
| Processor family | AMD Ryzen 5 | 7th gen Intel Core i7 |
| Processor frequency (GHz) | 2.1 | 2.8 |
| Processor boost frequency (GHz) | - | 3.8 |
| Processor model | 3550H | i7-7700HQ |
| Processor cores | 4 | 4 |
| Processor threads | - | 8 |
| Processor cache (MB) | - | 6 |
| Memory | | |
| Internal memory type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Maximum internal memory (GB) | - | 32 |
| Internal memory (GB) | 8 | 16 |
| Display | | |
| Display diagonal (inch) | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Panel type | IPS | - |
| HD type | Full HD | Full HD |
| LED backlight | + | + |
| Touchscreen | - | - |
| Dual-screen | - | - |
| Display resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Graphics | | |
| On-board graphics adapter | + | + |
| 1↑Discrete graphics adapter model | AMD Radeon RX 560X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 |
| Discrete graphics memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Discrete graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter memory (GB) | 4 | 2 |
| On-board graphics adapter model | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
| Storage | | |
| Total storage capacity (GB) | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Card reader integrated | - | + |
| Storage media | HDD | HDD |
| Optical drive | - | - |
| Networking | | |
| Wi-Fi standards | | |
| Bluetooth | - | + |
| Ethernet LAN | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN data rates (Mbit/s) | | |
| Wi-Fi | + | + |
| 4g | - | - |
| 3g | - | - |
| Bluetooth version | - | 4.2 |
| Ports and interfaces | | |
| USB 3.x Type-A ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB 3.x Type-C ports | 1 | 1 |
| USB 2.0 ports | 1 | 1 |
| Docking connector | - | - |
| DVI port | - | - |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 | 1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 | 1 |
| Audio | | |
| Speaker power (W) | - | 8 |
| 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) | - | 41 |
| Battery life (max) (h) | 7 | - |
| Weight and dimensions | | |
| Weight (kg) | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Height (mm) | 25.9 | - |
| Depth (mm) | 255 | 260 |
| Width (mm) | 363.4 | 383 |
| Power | | |
| AC adapter power (W) | 135 | 135 |
| Security | | |
| Fingerprint reader | - | - |