Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-42) vs Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)

Compared 2 laptops: Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-42), vs Honor MagicBook 16 (2022). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor n/a - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
n/a
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
n/a

Review

Key Specs Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-42) and Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 3 kg 1.84 kg
Pixel size 400.5x294.5x27.9 mm 368x236x18.2 mm
Area 1179 cm² 868 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 69.9 % 82.3 %
Side bezels 8.8 mm 5.8 mm
Colors Black Gray
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 135 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Leveln/a47 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 17.3 in 16.1 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Pixel density 127 ppi 137 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1920x1080 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech FreeSync No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-42)
300 nits
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
300 nits
Contrastn/a1179:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a68.4 %
sRGB gamutn/a98.9 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a68.6 %
Response time3 ms14 ms

Battery

Capacity 0 Wh 56 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 1:46 h
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable n/a No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD n/a Yes
Charge Port Location Bottom Left
Charge Power 330 W 65 W
Charger weight n/a 200 g

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen 7 6800H AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.7 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores 8 6
Threads 16 12
L3 Cache 16 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics AMD Radeon 680M Radeon RX Vega 7
Process tech. 6 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-42)
1993
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
1843
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-42)
10355
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
6748
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-42)
1654
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
1355
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Acer Nitro 5 (AN517-42)
15557
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
9542

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GB Radeon RX Vega 7
TGP 95 W 10 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX n/a
Graphics Type Discrete Integrated
Process tech. 8 nm 7 nm
GPU Frequency 1463 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1695 MHz 1800 MHz
FLOPS 9.5 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS
Video Memory 4 n/a
Memory Type GDDR6 DDR4
Tire Width 128 bit n/a
Memory speed 12 Gbit/s 3.2 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2560 448
TMUs 80 28
ROPs 48 8

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR4
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
Max RAM 32 n/a

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots n/a 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Max Volume n/a 80.8 dB
Microphones n/a 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A3x3.22x3.2
USB-C1x4.02x3.2
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x2.11x2.0
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortYesNo

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Sizen/a12.0x7.2 cm
SurfacePlasticGlass
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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