Acer Predator Helios 300 Review – 144Hz IPS Laptop

1. Introduction2. Design3. Specification4. Keyboard, Screen and Speakers5. Testing Methodology6. Cinebench7. CrystalDiskMark8. 3DMark9. Gaming10. Thermals and Acoustic11. Battery12. Closing Thoughts13. View All Pages

To test the Acer Predator Helios 300, we put it through our standard array of benchmarks and tests. We have tested CPU performance, GPU performance, drive performance, thermals, screen quality and battery life to give a comprehensive view of the laptop.

Here are the benchmarks you can expect to find in this review:

• Cinebench R15
• CrystalDiskMark
• 3DMark Fire Strike
• 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme
• 3DMark Time Spy
• PCMark 8 battery test

Screen quality was tested using an Xrite iDisplay Pro colorimeter and DisplayCal software while system noise was tested with a decibel meter from a distance of 30cm.

We also tested 1080p gaming performance with the following games:

• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
• Rise of the Tomb Raider

Here are the machines we’ve used for comparisons against the Acer Helios 300:

MSI GE63 Raider RGB Pro

• Intel Core i7-8750H
• Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
• 16GB LPDDR4 2,400MHz
• 256GB SSD

Razer Blade 15

• Intel Core i7-8750H
• Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q
• 16GB LPDDR4 2,667MHz
• 256GB SSD

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