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Acer Predator Helios Neo 16" PHN16-73-97SP Black
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16"
GPU NVIDIA RTX 5060
49 Overall Score
Price CA$2,000
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong gpu (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong social proof (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong storage (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
- Below average port selection (16th percentile)
- Below average portability (19th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 5060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Predator Helios Neo 16" PHN16-73-97SP | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX 5060 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | - | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | 71 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Predator Helios Neo 16" PHN16-73-97SP | 96.1 | 82.7 | 37.6 | 16.3 | 62.8 | 19.3 | 67.4 | 9.8 | 82.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 85 | 96 | 76.1 | 99.2 | 69.6 | 98.6 | 97.5 | 89.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 94.2 | 91.5 | 90.7 | 96.3 | 74.6 | 89.2 | 59.9 | 98.4 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.1 | 92.3 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 95.4 | 7.2 | 97.4 | 80.8 | 87.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 93 | 90.4 | 90.7 | 96.3 | 73.4 | 67.4 | 32.8 | 97.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65.5 | 80.6 | 79.8 | 91.5 | 96.4 | 72.2 | 59.9 | 87.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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