Honor MagicBook 16 (2022) vs Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook 16 (2022), vs Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
- Intel Core i3 1115G4
- Intel Core i5 1135G7
- Intel Core i7 1165G7
RAM n/a - 8 GB
- 16 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook 16 (2022) and Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52)
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 1.84 kg 2.6 kg
Pixel size 368x236x18.2 mm 403.5x263.7x19.9 mm
Area 868 cm² 1064 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 82.3 % 77.5 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 10.3 mm
Colors Gray Silver
Material Aluminum - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135 ° n/a
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Level47 dB45 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16.1 in 17.3 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Pixel density 137 ppi 127 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1920x1080 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech No n/a
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No n/a
Display test
Max brightness
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
300 nits
Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52)
300 nits
Contrast1179:1892:1
DCI-P3 gamut68.4 %n/a
sRGB gamut98.9 %59 %
Adobe RGB gamut68.6 %38 %
Response time14 ms11 ms

Battery

Capacity 56 Wh 50.2 Wh
Full Charge Time 1:46 h n/a
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes n/a
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 65 W
Charger weight 200 g 307 g

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 5600H Intel Core i3 1115G4
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.2 GHz 4.1 GHz
Cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
L3 Cache 16 MB 6 MB
Integrated Graphics Radeon RX Vega 7 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4
Process tech. 7 nm 10 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
1843
Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52)
1890
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
6748
Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52)
3549
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
1355
Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52)
1365
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
9542
Acer Aspire 5 (A517-52)
3234

GPU Model

GPU Model Radeon RX Vega 7 GeForce MX350
TGP 10 W n/a
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 7 nm 14 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 2
Memory Type DDR4 GDDR5
Tire Width n/a 64 bit
Memory speed 3.2 Gbit/s 7 Gbit/s
Shader Units 448 640
TMUs 28 32
ROPs 8 16

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Replaceable No Yes
Max RAM n/a 16

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset n/a Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP
Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Max Volume 80.8 dB 67.5 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Fingerprint sensor Yes Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.23x3.2
USB-C2x3.21x3.2
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x2.01x1.4
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoYes
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size12.0x7.2 cm10.5x8.0 cm
SurfaceGlassPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor MagicBook 16 (2022) the clear winner in this comparison.

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