Acer Aspire 3 15.6" 2026, Ryzen 5 7520U, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Silver
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.2 kg
Battery 50 Wh
33 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average reliability (11th percentile)
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
- Below average cpu (29th percentile)
- Below average portability (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 7520U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Color Gamut | 45% Color Gamut (NTSC) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| Battery | 50 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Aspire 3 15.6" | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 7520U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 50 | 54 | 80 | 73 | 59 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Aspire 3 15.6" | 29.2 | 18.9 | 50 | 36.2 | 53 | 33.5 | 35.8 | 10.7 | 41.5 | 70.4 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 72.9 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall32.5
- AI/LLM13.3
- Gaming9.5
- Portability33.2
- Creator17.4
- Student49.7
- Business29.8
- Developer36.8
- Entertainment34.5
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Other Configurations14
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