Acer Nitro 5 15.6" AN515-58-57Y8 15.6'' | RTX 3050 Ti 2023
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong port (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong gpu (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong cpu (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average reliability (10th percentile)
- Below average compact (23th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews — so you can see whether early praise held up.
- Q2 2026100/100
Buyers in Q2 2026 were very satisfied: praised timely delivery, long-term reliability, and good seller support. One note: laptop gets warm under gaming load.
- Excellent long-term durability; previous Acer lasted 5+ years of heavy use.
- Fast delivery and responsive seller support for questions.
- Runs warm during heavy gaming; cooling pad recommended but not a deal-breaker.
- Great gift choice; recipient very pleased with laptop.
- Q4 202380/100
Buyers praised screen brightness, gaming performance, and build quality. Frequent complaints about loud fans and mid-range speakers.
- High screen brightness and good gaming performance, especially on low settings.
- Rugged build quality and durable hinges, expected to last 3-7 years.
- Loud fans even on Balanced power profile; users had to lower settings to reduce noise.
- Speakers described as 'meh quality', though some found audio and volume acceptable.
Based on 13 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12500H |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Nitro 5 15.6" AN515-58-57Y8 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12500H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 100 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Nitro 5 15.6" AN515-58-57Y8 | 68.7 | 74.3 | 38.8 | 85.8 | 58.8 | 23.4 | 53.9 | 58 | 9.6 | 95.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92 | 18.6 | 99.5 | 79.8 | 99.1 | 67.6 | 98.7 | 78.1 | 96.4 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.6 | 91.5 | 92.2 | 66.5 | 95.5 | 72.9 | 90 | 98.2 | 58.5 | 97.7 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare | 96.8 | 92.5 | 90.4 | 97.9 | 94.6 | 8.6 | 97.5 | 78.1 | 78.9 | 90.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 81.3 | 83 | 90.4 | 95.3 | 74 | 93.8 | 58.5 | 86.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.3 | 64.3 | 81.3 | 66.5 | 95 | 85.5 | 81.5 | 0 | 78.9 | 96.7 |
Usage Scores
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