Detailed Specs Comparison

2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i vs. Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620)

Here is a side by side comparison between 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i and Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) specs including price, processors, memory, graphics, storage, ports, and more.

BY Evan Forrest April 24, 2023

Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	Intel® B560 Chipset. 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake Processors. 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake Processors. Up to Intel Core i7-11700 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W TDP . Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060 with 12GB GDDR6 VRAM. Up to 32GB 3200MHz DDR4 memory Up to 380W with 80 Plus Platinum PSU.	11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake Processors. Up to Intel® Core™ i7-11700 (8 cores/ 16 threads). Up to NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 3060 Ti GPU, (8GB GDDR6). Up to 64GB dual-channel 3200MHz DDR4 memory. Up to 2 x 3TB 3.5” SATA HDD Slots Up to 1 x 2TB PCIe Gen NVMe SSD. Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax/ac/a/b/g/n) Dragon LAN 1Gbps Ethernet. Optinal Built-in Wireless Charging Pad.

Availability	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620)
Released	2021	2021
Release Info	Announced on March 10, 2021.	Announced on May 27, 2021.
Pricing		Starting at $949.
Applicable Models	Lenovo IdeaCentre G5 14IOB6 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i 14IOB6 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i (14L, 06)
Generations	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i Current 2020 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i Compare	2021 Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) Current 2020 Acer Nitro 50 (N50-610) Compare 2018 Acer Nitro 50 (N50-600) Compare

Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5 Intel 11th Gen Price
	Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 Gaming Desktop, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700 Processor, GeForce RTX 3060, 64GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, RJ45, HDMI, DP, Wired KB & Mouse, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Black By Lenovo $1,247.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i - 2022 - Gaming Desktop - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - Intel i5 12400-16GB RAM - 1TB HDD + 512GB SSD - Win 11 - Black - Mouse & Keyboard - Free 3-Month Xbox GamePass By Lenovo $1,003.17 Was: $1,219.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-12700 Processor, GeForce RTX 3060, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD + 2TB HDD, RJ45, HDMI, DP, Wired KB & Mouse, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $1,095.00	See at Amazon
Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) Price
	Acer Nitro 50 N50-620-UA14 Gaming Desktop \| 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400F 6-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 \| 8GB DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Windows 11 Home By acer $639.00	See at Amazon
	acer Nitro 50 N50-656-UR16 Gaming Desktop \| Intel Core i7-14700F 20-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 \| 16GB DDR5 5600MHz \| 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 \| Windows 11 Home By acer $1,008.49 Was: $1,299.99	See at Amazon
	Acer Nitro 50 N50-656-UR15 Gaming Desktop \| Intel Core i5-14400F 10-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 \| 16GB DDR5 5600MHz \| 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 \| Windows 11 Home By acer $849.99 Was: $1,099.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620)
Size Comparison
Dimensions	11.5” x 14.37” x 5.71” (292.2 x 365 x 145 mm)	15.19 x 15.43 x 6.89 (386 x 392 x 175 mm)
Weight	13.2 lbs (6.0 kg)	22 lb (10 kg) Approximately.
Colors	Raven black	Black With dynamic contours and burning red LEDs.
Keyboard and Trackpad	Lenovo Calliope Keyboard (USB connector), black Lenovo Calliope Mouse (USB connector), black No keyboard and mouse	Standard Acer Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Standard Acer Wired Keyboard and Mouse
Ports	Front 2 x USB-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), support data transfer and 5V@3A charging. 1 x Universal Audio Jack 1 x SD Card Reader Optional. Rear 4 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x VGA 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Audio port Line-out audio port. 1 x Power Connection	Front 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x Headphone Jack 1 x Microphone Jack Rear 2 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps). 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 3 x Audio Jack 1 x Line-in, 1 x Line-out, and 1 x Microphone 3.5mm audio jack. 1 x Power Connection

Chasis	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620)
Form Factor	Tower (13.6 L)	Tower (18L)
Power Supply	310W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency 380W 80+ Platinum 92% Efficiency	500W 80+ Gold 87% Efficiency
Bays	1 x 2.5" disk bay 1 x 3.5" disk bay	2 x 3.5" disk bay
Chasis Information	Cooling System (Fan & Cooler) 1 x front system fan Optinal. 1 x rear system fan

Internal Specs	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620)
Chipset	Intel® B560 Chipset	Intel® B560 Chipset
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.30 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400F 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700F 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400F 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 65W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700F 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 65W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400F Not Available 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700 Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10700F Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400 Intel® UHD Graphics 730 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700 Intel® UHD Graphics 750 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Not Available	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400F Not Available 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11700F Not Available
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 - 4GB GDDR6 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 2 x DP 1.4 GTX 1660 SUPER - 6GB GDDR6 1 x DVI, 1 x HDMI 2.0b, 1 x DP 1.4 RTX 3060 - 12GB GDDR6 1 x HDMI 2.1, 3 x DP 1.4a.	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 SUPER™ - 4GB GDDR5 GTX 1660 SUPER™ - 6GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3060 - 12GB GDDR6 RTX™ 3060 Ti - 8GB GDDR6
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB Memory Slots: 2 x DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel Non-ECC DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i3/i5 CPU 2933 MHz for 10th Gen Intel Core i7/i9 CPU 3200 MHz for 11th Gen Intel Core i7/i9 CPU Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB	Memory Slots: 4 DIMM slots Memory Type: Single or Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 3200MHz Memory Configurations 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
Storage	256GB 512GB 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVME SSD 500GB 1TB 2TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 2.5" SATA Hard Drive 1TB 2TB 4TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen NVMe SSD. 1TB 2TB 3TB 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive
Slots	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot PCIe Gen 3.0, Full-height 1 x PCIe x1 slot PCIe Gen 3.0, Full-height SATA 1 x SATA slots For 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch HDD/SSD. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For SSD/Intel Optane	Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe x16 slot Full-height SATA 2 x SATA slots For HDD/SSD. M.2 1 x M.2 2230 slot For WiFi and Bluetooth combo card 1 x M.2 2230/2280 slot For M.2 SSD

Connectivity	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620)
Wi-Fi	No WLAN Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac 2x2 Wi-Fi® + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card	Wi-Fi 6 IEEE 802.11 AX
Bluetooth	Optional Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Realtek Dragon Gigabit Ethernet controller 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Software	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620)
OS	Windows® 10 Home 64 Windows® 11 Home 64 No OS	Windows 10 Home Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage	NitroSense DTS Sound Unbound DTS:X Ultra App Explorer Care Center Quick Access Acer Product Registration NVIDIA GeForce Experience Dropbox ExpressVPN Evernote

Camera & Audio	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620)
Audio	No Speakers Audio controller High Definition (HD) Audio External Ports 1 x Universal Audio Jack Front 1 x Audio port Line-out (Rear).	DTX:X Ultra External Ports 1 x Headphone Jack Front 1 x Microphone Jack Front 3 x Audio port 1 x Line-in, 1 x Line-out, and 1 x Microphone 3.5mm audio jack. (Rear).

Misc	2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i	Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620)
Security	BIOS Security Administrator password Power-on password Hard disk password
Warranty	1-year depot service 1-year limited onsite service 2-year depot service	3 years on-site warranty.

2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i vs. Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620)

The 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i and the Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) were released in the same year, 2021. The 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i has a mini tower form factor that can fit a micro ATX and Mini ITX motherboard, a few hard disk drives, and a single full-height graphics card. The Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) has a full-tower form factor that can accommodate a large motherboard, multiple graphics cards, extra storage, and better cooling solution.

Processor

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is like the brains of your desktop computer. Its performance determines how fast and responsive your PC is. Generally, a processor with newer architecture, more CPU cores, higher TDP (measured in W), and faster clock speed (measured in GHz) tends to be more expensive and run faster than others with older architecture, fewer CPU cores, lower TDP, and lower clock speed.

For 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i, you have options to configure it with a 65W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-10400 up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i7-11700F with a boost speed up to 4.90 GHz.

While Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) has configurations with a 65W 11th Generation Intel Rocket Lake 6-core Intel Core i5-11400F up to a 65W 8-core Intel Core i7-11700F with a boost speed up to 4.90 GHz.

Memory

The Random Access Memory or RAM is the super-fast and temporary storage used to handle all active tasks, apps, and games that will go away when your PC turns off. The more memory your PC has, the better multitasking your PC can handle without having to reload data from slower permanent storage that includes the hard disk drive or solid-state drive.

Fortunately, both PC allows you to upgrade later if you are unsatisfied with the amount of memory on your PC. The 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i has two RAM slots that support up to 32GB of 3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory. On the other hand, the Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) has four RAM slots that you can upgrade up to 64GB of 3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 memory.

Ports

Computer ports are the interface for connecting your PC to its peripheral devices or other PCs. The most common peripherals are keyboard, mouse, monitor, flash drive, speaker, and printer. Most of them use Universal Serial Bus (USB) as their connection to your computer. So the PC with more USB ports can connect to more peripherals at the same time.

There is a total number of 7 USB ports available on both PCs. On top of the number of USB ports, the type and version of each USB port are also necessary for determining how fast it is.

The 2021 Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i has six USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port. It has four ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and one port that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

For Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620), it has five USB Type-A ports and two USB Type-C ports. The PC has two ports that support USB 2.0 (480 Mbps), two ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), and three ports that support USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).

Pricing

Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5 Intel 11th Gen Price
	Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 Gaming Desktop, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700 Processor, GeForce RTX 3060, 64GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, RJ45, HDMI, DP, Wired KB & Mouse, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Black By Lenovo $1,247.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre Gaming 5i - 2022 - Gaming Desktop - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - Intel i5 12400-16GB RAM - 1TB HDD + 512GB SSD - Win 11 - Black - Mouse & Keyboard - Free 3-Month Xbox GamePass By Lenovo $1,003.17 Was: $1,219.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaCentre 5 Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i7-12700 Processor, GeForce RTX 3060, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD + 2TB HDD, RJ45, HDMI, DP, Wired KB & Mouse, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $1,095.00	See at Amazon
Acer Nitro 50 (N50-620) Price
	Acer Nitro 50 N50-620-UA14 Gaming Desktop \| 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400F 6-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 \| 8GB DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Windows 11 Home By acer $639.00	See at Amazon
	acer Nitro 50 N50-656-UR16 Gaming Desktop \| Intel Core i7-14700F 20-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 \| 16GB DDR5 5600MHz \| 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 \| Windows 11 Home By acer $1,008.49 Was: $1,299.99	See at Amazon
	Acer Nitro 50 N50-656-UR15 Gaming Desktop \| Intel Core i5-14400F 10-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 \| 16GB DDR5 5600MHz \| 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 \| Windows 11 Home By acer $849.99 Was: $1,099.99	See at Amazon