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Acer Chromebook Plus 515 (2023)
ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 (2023)
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Size
15.6"
Operating System
Chrome OS
Size
14"
Operating System
Chrome OS
Our Verdict
Acer Chromebook Plus 515 (2023)
ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 (2023)
The Acer Chromebook Plus 515 (2023) and the ASUS Chromebook Plus CX34 (2023) are very similar overall. The ASUS is more portable since it's a smaller 14-inch device, and it has one more USB-A port. However, the Acer has a slightly better keyboard, and its battery lasts a bit longer.
Variants
- Chromebook Plus 515 (CB515-2H-31NY) (Steel Gray - i3-1215U/8GB/128GB)
- Chromebook Plus 515 (CB515-2H-330K) (Steel Gray - i3-1215U/8GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Plus CX34 (CX3402CBA-DH388-GR) (Gray - i3-1215U/8GB/128GB)
- Chromebook Plus CX34 (CX3402CBA-DH31-CB) (Gray - i3-1215U/8GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Plus CX34 (CX3402CBA-DH566-GR) (Gray - i5-1235U/16GB/256GB)
- Chromebook Plus CX34 (CX3402CBA-DH388-WH) (Pearl White - i3-1215U/8GB/128GB)
- Chromebook Plus CX34 (CX3402CBA-DH386-WH) (Pearl White - i3-1215U/8GB/256GB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
7.2
7.1
Battery
6.9
5.5
Keyboard
6.3
7.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.0
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
5.8
5.8
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
180°
Stability
Decent
Decent
One Finger Lift
No
No
Portability
8.0
8.4
Dimensions Photo
Size
15.6"
14"
Thickness
0.8" (2.0 cm)
0.8" (2.0 cm)
Width
14.2" (36.0 cm)
12.9" (32.7 cm)
Depth
9.4" (24.0 cm)
8.5" (21.5 cm)
Volume
105.4 in³ (1,728.0 cm³)
85.8 in³ (1,406.1 cm³)
Weight
3.6 lbs (1.7 kg)
3.2 lbs (1.5 kg)
Charger Size
8.0 in³ (130.5 cm³)
9.5 in³ (155.1 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.6 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
4.3
4.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
6.5
7.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
0
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Pixel Density
141 PPI
157 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
81%
81%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.0
7.1
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,112 : 1
1,217 : 1
Brightness
6.0
6.3
Maximum Brightness
225 cd/m²
243 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
19 cd/m²
14 cd/m²
Reflections
6.8
6.2
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
5.98%
6.96%
Indirect Reflections
3.4%
4.02%
Calculated Direct Reflections
2.58%
2.93%
Black Uniformity
6.9
7.3
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.394%
1.104%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.5
6.7
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
25°
29°
Color Washout From Right
21°
27°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
48°
37°
Color Shift From Right
51°
41°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
26°
31°
Brightness Loss From Right
24°
30°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
24°
28°
Gamma Shift From Right
21°
26°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.4
6.9
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
24°
30°
Color Washout From Above
25°
32°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
32°
36°
Color Shift From Above
41°
32°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
24°
31°
Brightness Loss From Above
26°
33°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
23°
34°
Gamma Shift From Above
25°
35°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.9
5.5
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
2.64
2.98
Avg. Gamma
2.19
2.28
Avg. Color dE
4.41
5.94
Avg. Color Temperature
6,483.5 K
6,578.5 K
Color Gamut
4.5
4.1
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
69.74%
65.69%
sRGB uv
57.05%
52.36%
Adobe RGB xy
52%
50.06%
Adobe RGB uv
49.65%
46.05%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
51.67%
49.77%
DCI P3 uv
46.03%
42.78%
Rec. 2020 xy
37.1%
35.7%
Rec. 2020 uv
33.62%
31.17%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
6.3
7.4
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
7.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
No
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
66 gf
62 gf
Actuation Force
33 gf
30 gf
Pre-Travel
1.05 mm
0.90 mm
Total Travel
1.69 mm
1.46 mm
Touchpad
7.7
7.6
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.5
7.5
Size
16.2 in² (104.3 cm²)
14.9 in² (96.2 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
6.8
6.4
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
79 dB SPL
78 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
7.1 dB
7.1 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.4
-0.6
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
354 Hz
359 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
14 kHz
17 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
2.0 dB
1.8 dB
Webcam & Microphone
8.3
8.3
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.0
8.0
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
Yes
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
6.5
7.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
1
2
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
No
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
1.4
1.4
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
Yes
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.1
5.2
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i3-1215U
Core i3-1215U
Core Count
6
6
Thread Count
8
8
GPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
UHD Graphics
UHD Graphics
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
8 GB
8 GB
Modules
2 (Soldered)
Unknown
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5
Speed
N/A
N/A
Storage
Advertised Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
Usable Capacity
100 GB
210 GB
Drive 1
SanDisk SDINFD04-128G
Samsung KLUEG8UHGC-B0E1
Drive 1 Type
UFS
UFS
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
7.4
7.3
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,419 points
1,439 points
CPU Multi-Thread
4,807 points
4,438 points
GPU Compute
7,552 points
7,555 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
0.0
0.0
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
N/A
N/A
Multi-Thread
N/A
N/A
Blender (3D Rendering)
5.9
5.5
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
7.6 min
8.4 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
4.3
4.6
Basemark Image
Overall Score
11,691
13,295
Storage Drive Performance
4.3
5.0
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
152.7 MB/s
175.5 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
461.6 MB/s
515.9 MB/s
Random Write Speed
1.6 MB/s
2.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
6.9 MB/s
10.7 MB/s
Battery
6.9
5.5
Capacity
53 Wh
42 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
8.7 hrs
7.2 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
5.2 hrs
2.5 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.2 hrs
2.0 hrs
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
2.4 hrs
Borderlands 3
0.0
0.0
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Very Low
N/A
N/A
Civilization VI
0.0
0.0
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Minimum
N/A
N/A
Avg. Turn Time
N/A
N/A
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Counter-Strike 2
0.0
0.0
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
N/A
N/A
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
0.0
0.0
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
N/A
1% Low
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
N/A
Avg. FPS On Lowest
N/A
N/A
Thermals And Noise
8.8
7.8
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
31 °C (87 °F)
39 °C (102 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
38 °C (101 °F)
45 °C (113 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
34.0 dBA
36.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
0.0
0.0
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
N/A
N/A
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
N/A
N/A
GPU Temp (Heaven)
N/A
N/A
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
N/A
N/A
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Chrome OS
Chrome OS
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
No
No
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