Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-61-R0GX

Description

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.20 GHz, 17.3", 1920 x 1080, 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, AMD Radeon RX Vega 56, Windows 10 Home 64-Bit, 1.5 hours battery life, 9.37 lbs.
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Gaming Performance

Price from $1649.00 (for a new one, see 2 offers below)

Benchmarks / ratings

CPU Benchmark:	82
GPU Benchmark:	91
User ratings:	77
Popularity score:	80

Shopineer Verdict

Very fast processor suitable for the most demanding tasks.
Mid-Range graphics card, suitable for modern 3D games at medium detail settings.
Good value for the money (but even better alternatives exist, see below)

Shopineer score:

80/ 100

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	current	Faster CPU	Faster GPU	Lighter	Better Value
Product name	Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-61-R0GX	MSI Alpha 17 A4DEK-006: AMD Ryzen7-4800H, AMD RX5600M, 16GB,	EXCaliberPC EXPC GF75 Thin 10UE-069 by MSI 15 Inch Gaming Laptop	HP ProBook 470 G5	Acer Aspire 7 A717-72G-700J
CPU Benchmark	82	84	78	68	75
GPU Benchmark	91		92	60	84
Value for Money	79			39	95
Popularity	80	63	48	80	80
Rating	77
Shopineer score	80	72	63	60	85
Price	$1649.00	$1199.99	$1649.00	$1649.99	$899.99
Operating System	Windows 10 Home 64-Bit	Windows 10 Home 64-bit		Windows 10 Professional 64Bit	Windows 10 Home 64-Bit
Brand	Acer	MSI	EXCaliberPC	HP	Acer
Screen	17.3"	17.3"	15"	17.3"	17.3"
Display Type	Full HD	Full HD		HD+	Full HD
Resolution	1920 x 1080	1920 x 1080	1920 x 1080	1600 x 900	1920 x 1080
LCD Features	IPS Display, FreeSync, 144 Hz Refresh Rate, 72% NTSC	Thin Bezel, IPS-Level 144 Hz 45% NTSC, Free-Sync		LED-backlit HD+ SVA anti-glare	In-plane Switching (IPS) Technology
Touchscreen	No	No		No	No
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 3.20 GHz	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 2.90 GHz	Processor: 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake Core i7-10750H 6 Cores (2.6	Intel Quad-Core i7-8550U	Intel Core i7-8750H 2.20 GHz
Cores	8	8-core Processor	6	4	6
Base Frequency	3.2 GHz	4800H (2.90 GHz)		1.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost Frequency		Up to 4.20 GHz		4 GHz	4.1 GHz
Memory	16 GB	16 GB	16 GB	32 GB	16 GB
Max Memory Supported	64 GB	64 GB			32 GB
Memory Speed	DDR4 2666	DDR4 3200		DDR4 2400	DDR4 2400
HDD		No	2 TB	1 TB
HDD RPM
SSD	256 GB	512 GB	1 TB	1 TB	256 GB
Optical Drive
Webcam	HD Webcam (1280 x 720) supporting Super High Dynamic Range (SHDR	720p HD Webcam		720p HD Webcam	HD Webcam (1280 x 720) supporting High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Battery	4-cell Li-ion Battery (4810 mAh)	6 cell (51Wh) Li-Ion		HP 3-Cell 48 WHr Battery	4-cell Li-Ion (3220 mAh) Battery
Battery Life	1.5 hours			14.25 hours	6 hours
Graphics Type	Dedicated Card	Dedicated Card		Dedicated Card	Dedicated Card
Graphics Card	AMD Radeon RX Vega 56	AMD Radeon RX 5600M	Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 (Max-Q)	NVIDIA GeForce 930MX	GeForce GTX 1060
Video Memory	8 GB	6 GB		2 GB	6 GB
Communication		Gigabit LAN and WLAN		Gigabit LAN and WLAN	Gigabit LAN and WLAN
WLAN	Killer DoubleShot Pro Wireless-AC 1550 802.11ac WiFi featuring 2	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2x2 ax)		802.11ac Wireless LAN	802.11ac Wi-Fi featuring 2x2 MU-MIMO technology (Dual-Band 2.4 G
Color	Black	Aluminum Black		Silver	Obsidian Black
Weight	9.37 lbs.	5.10 lbs.		5.5 lbs.	6.7 lbs.

Estimated Gaming Performance (FPS)

Here is the estimated gaming performance based on similar computers with the same graphics card. It is indicated as FPS (frames per second). Above 40 FPS is considered to be fluent gameplay (marked in green).

Game	Low	Medium	High	Ultra
Alien: Isolation	263	256	234	196
Anno 1800	99	94	72	39
Anno 2205	175	155	108	52
Anthem	103	90	85	79
Apex Legends	141	139	121	116
Ark Survival Evolved	131	82	59	42
Ashes of the Singularity	88	77	74
Assassin's Creed Syndicate	106	104	89	54
Assassin's Creed Unity	61	59	44	30
Assassin´s Creed Odyssey	96	80	71	52
Assassin´s Creed Origins	95	68	63	61
Assassin´s Creed Valhalla	112	74	59	51
Battlefield 1	196	174	137	125
Battlefield 3	332	240	229	75
Battlefield 4	199	199	199	147
Battlefield V	163	122	115	106
BioShock Infinite	333	292	267	153
Borderlands 2	141	105	124	133
Borderlands 3	134	103	73	56
Call of Duty Black Ops 4	198	134	123	116
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War	159	91	74	58
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare	125	122	125	119
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2019	173	119	105	88
Call of Duty WWII	234	198	145	119
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare	217	156	135	90
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2	232	279	247	167
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3	160	145	93	122
Civilization VI	91	72	66	81
Company of Heroes 2	63	62	66	58
Control	214	82	60
Counter-Strike: GO	257	227	238	270
Crysis - GPU Benchmark		310	52
Crysis 3	171	172	122	91
Crysis Remastered	220	116	61	45
Cyberpunk 2077	106	62	50	42
Darksiders III	198	122	106	96
Days Gone	137	103	88	64
Death Stranding	150	106	98	96
Destiny 2	151	139	134	119
Deus Ex Human Revolution	201		155	204
Deus Ex Mankind Divided	142	129	91	51
Diablo III	234	211	212	176
Dirt 4	325	229	160	97
Dirt 5	150	85	69	50
Dirt Rally 2.0	237	151	129	77
Dirt Rally	356	167	152	123
Dirt Showdown	130	92	81	114
Dishonored 2	116	116	101	88
Doom Eternal	225	155	133	130
Doom	159	88	81	80
Dota 2 Reborn	149	136	131	126
Dragon Age: Inquisition	232	179	140	109
ELEX	116	119	108	87
Escape from Tarkov	129	120	111	102
F1 2017	223	176	141	104
F1 2018	224	170	138	98
F1 2019	229	171	147	109
F1 2020	253	174	148	106
FIFA 18	370	358	323	312
FIFA 19	284	284	254	248
FIFA 20	269	259	238	229
FIFA 21	227	225	213	211
Fall Guys	79	177	60
Fallout 4	195	186	130	115
Fallout 76	63	57	57	57
Far Cry 4	137	135	95	75
Far Cry 5	130	102	97	91
Far Cry New Dawn	115	95	91	83
Far Cry Primal	135	114	104	90
Farming Simulator 17	223	192	164	191
Farming Simulator 19	201	163	129	114
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark	140	88	64
Flight Simulator 2020	70	57	43	30
For Honor	279	154	144	115
Fortnite	252	164	142	114
Forza Horizon 4	171	132	127	104
GRID 2019	179	126	104	72
GTA V	177	139	125	77
Gears Tactics	268	164	107	75
Ghost Recon Breakpoint	121	90	81	61
Ghost Recon Wildlands	149	97	91	53
Hearthstone	32	31	106
Hitman 2016	73	70	70	74
Hitman 2	91	86	78	75
Hitman 3	238	128	112	103
Hitman: Absolution	90	84	77	67
Horizon Zero Dawn	130	92	80	64
Hunt Showdown	200	105	85
Immortals Fenyx Rising	107	78	67	62
Just Cause 4	157	118	91	86
Kingdom Come: Deliverance	136	109	87	66
League of Legends	244	226	220	170
Mafia 3	83	73	61
Mafia Definitive Edition	128	85	77
Mass Effect 3	99		56	101
Mass Effect Andromeda	150	127	91	77
Mass Effect Legendary Edition	94			91
Metro 2033	140	169	215	85
Metro Exodus	132	82	61	50
Metro: Last Light	154	148	140	119
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor	265	219	142	131
Middle-earth: Shadow of War	147	133	109	84
Mirror's Edge Catalyst	187	150	117	106
Monster Hunter World	128	102	93	75
Need for Speed Heat	108	96	86	76
Need for Speed Payback	142	136	127	119
Outriders	110	102	87	74
Overwatch	292	297	263	166
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds	170	142	133	101
Prey	141	148	145	139
Rage 2	202	103	87	85
Rainbow Six Siege	337	291	221	194
Red Dead Redemption 2	132	88	58	37
Resident Evil 7	461	307	182	150
Resident Evil Village	131	117	112	95
Rise of the Tomb Raider	245	181	118	97
Rocket League	263	257	224
Serious Sam 4	128	84	74	59
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	137	97	91	81
SimCity	108	212	99	88
Sims 4	175	191	158	146
Star Wars Battlefront 2	189	144	126	107
Star Wars Battlefront	174	176	170	154
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order		102	93	86
Star Wars Squadrons	320	230	201	190
StarCraft 2	470	206	179	159
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm	681	321	274	139
Strange Brigade	341	164	132	112
Supreme Commander - FA Bench				86
Team Fortress 2	128	119	117	112
The Crew 2	64	58	57	58
The Division 2	160	113	91	68
The Division	261	195	113	89
The Elder Scrolls Online	98	100	84	63
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	103	81	55	95
The Evil Within 2	90	67	66	64
The Witcher 3	283	203	120	67
Thief	136	136	132	106
Titanfall 2	150	142	138	132
Tomb Raider	467	441	396	236
Total War: Rome II	286	183	171	95
Total War: Three Kingdoms	235	116	76	54
Trackmania Nations Forever	373		276	141
Valorant	265	249	240
Watch Dogs Legion	114	87	76	43
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus	243	171	135	120
Wolfenstein: The New Order	66	69	55	56
World of Tanks enCore	488	225		142
World of Tanks v8	103	70	76	100
World of Warcraft	353	162	140	111
World of Warships	198	163	141	134
X-Plane 10.25	100	54	28	23
X-Plane 11.11	105	92	78
XCOM 2	103	96	85	51
Yakuza Like a Dragon	104	83	80	71