When you first see the F5-572G, you will definitely feel a sense of familiarity. This product uses a similar mold design to the E5-573G and upgrades the hardware platform to the sixth generation Core processor, thus achieving a more attractive appearance.
As the latest member of the Aspire F15 family, the F5-572G is closely related to the E15 family (such as the E5-573G, reviewed in this magazine’s 15th issue this year). The molds of the two are almost identical: the casing features a natural fabric texture created by 3D printing and laser etching, with the F5-572G applying color to the A and D sides, while the E5-573G colors the A and C sides, making the F5-572G relatively more understated. Additionally, the F5-572G has replaced the plastic material of the C side with brushed metal and upgraded the screen resolution from 1366×768 pixels to 1920×1080 pixels, giving it a more high-end specification overall.
The biggest highlight of the F5-572G is that it is equipped with Intel’s latest sixth generation Core i5-6200U processor, which shows a significant improvement in CPU performance compared to the fifth generation Core i5-5200U. The good news is that the F5-572G is also armed with an NVIDIA 940M discrete graphics card, which can run online games like League of Legends and Heroes of the Storm smoothly at 1080P high quality. If you are interested in large single-player games like Assassin’s Creed, you can manage them by appropriately lowering the resolution and quality.
The thickness of the F5-572G is 29.2mm, which cannot be considered too thin. The reason for this is that the F5-572G reserves an optical drive expansion slot (standard weight reduction module), allowing users to purchase a laptop optical drive for disc burning and reading, or to install a second hard drive in the optical drive bay to compensate for the lack of mSATA or M.2 mini SSD slots. In terms of upgradeability, the F5-572G and E5-573G are completely identical; both require unscrewing the screws on the D side to remove the bottom cover for memory and hard drive replacement, and disassembling the fan for cleaning is also straightforward.
Editor’s Comments:
The Acer F5-572G is one of the first laptops to upgrade to the sixth generation Core processor, continuing the unique cost-performance advantage of its predecessors. Currently, the lowest price for this model on Taobao is around 4299 yuan, which is almost on par with the E5-573G and F5-571G (equipped with the fifth generation Core). Therefore, if you like to try new things and experience the power of the latest CPU technology, the F5-572G is undoubtedly one of the most valuable choices recently.
If you want to know how much performance improvement there is between the sixth generation Core i5-6200U and the fifth generation Core i5-5200U, please follow CFan’s subsequent reports.
Pros: Upgraded to the sixth generation Core processor
Cons: Screen viewing angles are still not high
Price: 4699 yuan (official price)
Screen: 15.6 inches (1920×1080 pixels)
Processor: Core i5-6200U
Memory/Storage: 8GB/1TB
Graphics Card: NVIDIA 940M (2GB DDR3)
Battery/Weight: 37Wh/2.15kg
Ports: Card reader, USB3.0×2, USB2.0×1, HDMI, RJ45, audio interface
3DMark Vantage: E20448
3DMark 11: P2356
3DMark: 5900/1312 (CLOUD GATE/FireStrike)
PCMark 7: 2706
Lu Master: 107880
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