Acer Aspire A16-52M-56A1, Core Ultra 5 226V, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Steel Gray
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Arc 130V
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.5 kg
Battery 65 Wh
52 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong screen (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average reliability (11th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc 130V |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 350 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| Battery | 65 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Aspire A16-52M-56A1 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | Intel Arc 130V | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 65 | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Aspire A16-52M-56A1 | 62.9 | 61.9 | 50 | 94.5 | 70.6 | 43 | 51 | 10.7 | 0 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 83.3 | 76.2 | 76.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 71.2 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 6.7 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 91.2 | 95.7 | 90.9 | 77.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 88.5 | 60.4 | 8.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall51.5
- AI/LLM22.1
- Gaming16.9
- Portability49.3
- Creator28.2
- Student43.1
- Business44.6
- Developer55
- Entertainment55.7
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