This is a mid-level, moderate use configuration, with its AMD Ryzen 3 3200U processor. It's my second day with this one and I have loaded it with Photoshop and video editing softwares. The Aspire’s 15.6-inch display boasts impressively slim left and right bezels, while the black keyboard is nicely offset by the laptop’s silver chassis. Better then Intel I3 and I5. Mini Review AMD Ryzen 3 3200U advantages : AMD Ryzen 3 3250U advantages : 3200U vs 3250U specifications comparison. Meanwhile, the Acer E 15 laptop that tops our list has a major leg up thanks to its dedicated Nvidia GeForce MX150 graphics card, which goes to show the boost that dedicated graphics can give you (for an added cost, of course). It costs £125/$129, and it’s a quad-core processor without multi-threading; it’s clocked to 3.5GHz with a 3.7GHz Turbo peak. Keep in mind, however, that this particular Acer laptop happens to be among the least expensive systems that we’ve ever tested, so there’s a value proposition to consider. While the Acer Aspire 5's PCMark 8 performance sits near the bottom of our chart, it still has plenty of horsepower for day-to-day computing tasks. I wish the earpads were bigger and thicker. In this case, we're talking a scant 4GB of RAM and a cramped 128GB solid-state drive, while battery life falls significantly short compared to similar Aspire 5 models that don’t cost much more. The screen is reasonably bright for a budget laptop, measuring about 260 nits (or candelas) according to our readings. The port selection on this budget Aspire 5 model is fair. @tom_forsyth @TheKanter How about everyone meets in the middle and we go with Tiger Shark Lake? The Cinebench performance for the Ryzen 5-equipped Aspire 5 won't break any records, but it still manages to best the Core i3 model. This particular AMD model is no exception. It’s easy to understand why. Now, let’s just cut to the chase: The Aspire 5 we’re reviewing generally sits at or near the bottom of each of our performance charts. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. If you are, then yes, you should consider a pricier system with a quad-core or better CPU (such as this Core i5-powered Aspire 5 model). Get sad. On the left side, you get a single USB 3.0 Type-A port, a USB 2.0 port, HDMI, ethernet, and a combo audio jack, along with a barrel-shaped power port. Measuring 14.3 x 9.7 x 0.7 inches, the Aspire feels lighter than its actual weight of 3 pounds, 13 ounces (or 4 pounds, 5 ounces if you include the AC adapter). So yes, the Ryzen 3 Aspire sits next to last in our PCMark 8 chart, just ahead of a similar dual-core Intel Core i3 systems, check out its score: a hair above 3,000, which means it should sail through the day-to-day computing tasks that this budget laptop was clearly made for. Both designs look good, if you ask me. September F10 BIO… https://t.co/EPPI7ga106, RT @anandtech: Portable SSDs are all the rage now. Bought this for the wife, with the intention of upgrading it. It's been 5 days, since I have been using and I like the pace and less lead time approach of it because of 4 GB ram and 512 SSD. The computer gets freeze for a while and i cannot have this problem every time i do something on this computer. Ryzen 3 3250U processor released by AMD; release date: 6 Jan 2020. Nice but No fingerprint scanner, as claimed in description, Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2020. Also, while the Aspire’s performance on our charts may look bad, that doesn’t mean that it can’t do a good—heck, better than good—job at handling everyday computing tasks like editing Office documents, surfing the web, and editing a photo or two.