Acer Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7
Today
Typical price$600
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
6.6 out of 10 on the spec sheet +0.8
Buy on AmazonAcer Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 or MSI Thin 15.6″ Core i5-12450H RTX 2050?
Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 costs $389 less today and also has score 0.8 higher (6.6 vs. 5.8).
Acer Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7
6.6score · higher
Acer wins 2by componentMSI wins 2
- 7.8Performance5.7
- 6.5Memory and storage7.3
- 5.5Screen7.4
- 5.0Ports and how current it is0.0
Acer Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 is $389 the cheaperMSI Thin 15.6″ Core i5-12450H RTX 2050 is the cheaper
The best for each use
By the spec rule for each use, the same one the lists on this site use.
Laptops for study and basic use
Both work. Acer Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 is $389 cheaper.
Laptops for work and office
Both work. Acer Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 is $389 cheaper.
Laptops for programming
Only MSI Thin 15.6″ Core i5-12450H RTX 2050 works: 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage.
Gaming laptops
Only MSI Thin 15.6″ Core i5-12450H RTX 2050 works: dedicated graphics card and 16 GB of RAM.
Neither one fits: Laptops for photo and video editing, Light laptops to carry every day.
The comparison in detail
Score by component, side by side
Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 wins on performance and ports and how current it is; Thin 15.6″ Core i5-12450H RTX 2050 wins on screen.
- 7.8 (wins)Performance5.7
- 6.5Memory and storage7.3
- 5.5Screen7.4 (wins)
- 5.0 (wins)Ports and how current it is0.0
MSI Thin 15.6″ Core i5-12450H RTX 2050
Today
Typical price$989
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
5.8 out of 10 on the spec sheet
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Both prices over the last 30 days
First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.
Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.
Where is each one cheapest today?
Updated 10/11/2026
Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7
- Amazon Lowest price$600Buy on Amazon
Thin 15.6″ Core i5-12450H RTX 2050
- Amazon Lowest price$989Buy on Amazon
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 | Thin 15.6″ Core i5-12450H RTX 2050 |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Processor changes | Core i7 | Core i5 |
| Processor model changes | not listed | 12450H |
| Dedicated graphics card changes | not listed | RTX 2050 |
| RAM changes | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | SSD | SSD |
| Screen | ||
| Size | 15.6 polegadas | 15.6 polegadas |
| Resolution | Full HD | Full HD |
| Refresh rate changes | not listed | 144Hz |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi generation changes | Wi-Fi 6 | not listed |
| General | ||
| System | Windows | Windows |
| Model code changes | not listed | 12450H |
Other comparisons
Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 orAcer Aspire Go 15.6″ Ryzen 3$410 · score 4.6Compare
Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 orAcer Aspire Go 15.6″ Ryzen 3 7320U$430 · score 4.1Compare
Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 orAcer Chromebook Plus 16″ Core i3-1315U$425 · score 3.9Compare
Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 orAcer Nitro V 15.6″ Core i5-13420H RTX 4050$970 · score 6.4Compare
Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 orAsus Vivobook 15.6″ Core 3 100U$476 · score 4.3Compare
Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 orAsus Vivobook 17.3″ Core 3 100U$450 · score 4.6Compare
See more 10 comparisons
- Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 or Asus Vivobook Go 15.6″ Ryzen 3 7320U$389 · score 4.2
- Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 or Asus Vivobook Go 15.6″ Ryzen 5 7520U$445 · score 5.8
- Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 or HP 15 15.6″ Core i5-1135G7$560 · score 4.9
- Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 or HP 15 15.6″ Ryzen 3 7320U$500 · score 3.4
- Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 or HP Stream 14″ Intel N150$299 · score 2.4
- Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 or HP Victus 15.6″ Core i5-12450H RTX 3050$888 · score 6.2
- Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 or HP Victus 15.6″ Core i5-13420H RTX 4050$980 · score 6.5
- Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 or Lenovo Chromebook 14″ MediaTek$246 · score 3.3
- Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 or MSI GF63 Thin 15.6″ Core i5-11400H RTX 3050$978 · score 5.8
- Aspire 3 15.6″ Core i7 or MSI Thin 15.6″ Core i5-13420H RTX 2050$989 · score 6.2
How we choose
Source: Amazon.com catalog, checked on 10/11/2026.
Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.com, shipped to New York 10001, on the day it was read, before sales tax. The model is the brand plus the name of the laptop; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.
The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.