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2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Released	2018

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Exterior	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Dimensions	16.9” x 11.7” x 1.5” (429.26 x 297.18 x 38.1 mm)
Weight	8.82 lbs (4.0 kg)
Colors	Shale Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard with full Numpad. Four zones RGB keyboards. Anti-ghosting keystrokes. Large trackpad with Windows precision drivers.

Display	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Size	17.3 Inches
Info	17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, 144Hz, NVIDIA G-SYNC™. 17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, 144Hz, AMD Radeon FreeSync™.

Ports	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Ports	1 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 2 2 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 1 1 x RJ45 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x Mic-in 1 x Headphone-out 1 x DC-in Intel Models 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports up to 40 Gbps, DisplayPort, docking, and PD charging AMD Models 2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2

Internal Specs	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 7 2700 4 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.10 GHz, 16MB L3 Cache, 65W
Geekbench 5 Single Core 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H97591.46% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK1,066100.00% 3 AMD Ryzen™ 7 270093087.24% 01,066 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H4,47072.78% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK4,80678.25% 3 AMD Ryzen™ 7 27006,142100.00% 06,142
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 2700 Not Available
Memory	DDR4-2666 Memory 4 Slots Number of SO-DIMM Slot Max 64GB Max Capacity
Discrete Graphics	Nvidia® GeForce® 1070 Video memory: 8GB GDDR5 VRAM. AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 56 Video memory: 8GB HBM2 VRAM.
Storage	2 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen 3 / SATA) supports RAID 0. 1 x 2.5” SATA HDD

Connectivity	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Wi-Fi	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Size	4810 mAh (4-cell Lithium-Ion battery)
Battery Life	Up to 3.5 hours of battery life Intel models Up to 1.5 hours of battery life AMD models
Power Supply	230W power supply Intel models 330W power supply AMD modesl

Software	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
OS	Windows 10 Home
Built-in Apps	Acer Predator Sense

Camera & Audio	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.
Audio	2.1 Stereo Speakers 2 x speakers 1 x subwoofer. Waves MaxxAudio®. Built-in microphone

Misc	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Security	Kensington lock slot
In the box	Predator Helios 500 Lithium-Ion Battery AC Adapter

Key Features	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
At Glance	Released in 2018 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 144Hz Weight 8.82 lb 4.00 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 7 2700 4C/16T, 3.20 → 4.10 GHz Geekbench 5 930 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,142 Multi-Core With integrated Not Available Upgradable up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5

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The 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i7-8750H → AMD Ryzen 7 2700
4GB RAM	4GB → 64GB
64GB Drive	128GB → 6TB
2 Cores CPU	4 → 6 cores

The 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage. Learn more

Storage Slots	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
M.2	x2
SATA	1

The 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in has four RAM slots which you can use to can add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

Memory	2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Slots	x4
Type	DDR4
Speed	2666 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5