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- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
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HP Pavilion Aero 13 (2024) vs Acer Swift Go 14 (2024)
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HP Pavilion Aero 13 (2024)
Acer Swift Go 14 (2024)
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Size13"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size14"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- Pavilion Aero 13 (13-bg0000ca) (Natural Silver - 2.5K/Ryzen 5 8640U/16GB/512GB)
- Pavilion Aero 13 (13-bg0010nr) (Natural Silver - FHD+/Ryzen 5 8640U/16GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72T-58SH) (Pure Silver - IPS/Touch/Ultra 5 125H/8GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72T-71QF) (Pure Silver - IPS/Touch/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-73T-75FA) (Pure Silver - IPS/Touch/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72T-718K) (Pure Silver - IPS/Touch/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72-53BP) (Pure Silver - OLED/Ultra 5 125H/16GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-73-58EP) (Pure Silver - OLED/Ultra 5 125H/8GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72-72YK) (Pure Silver - OLED/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-73-70PT) (Pure Silver - OLED/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
Our Verdict
HP Pavilion Aero 13 (2024)
Acer Swift Go 14 (2024)
The Acer Swift Go 14 (2024) and the HP Pavilion Aero 13 (2024) are both Windows ultraportable laptops. The Acer provides a slightly better user experience overall; it's available with a nicer 90Hz 2.8k OLED display, and its USB-C ports support Thunderbolt 4, allowing you to transfer files faster and connect two 4k external monitors with a single cable. It also has a sturdier build and longer battery life. While the HP's AMD Ryzen CPUs are quite capable, you can get more processing power from the Acer's Intel Meteor Lake CPUs, especially in multi-threaded workloads.
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Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
7.9
8.2
Battery
8.1
8.9
Build Quality
6.5
8.0
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
6.5
8.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
5.4
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
130°
135°
Stability
Decent
Good
One Finger Lift
No
Yes
Portability
8.9
8.5
Dimensions Photo
Size
13"
14"
Thickness
0.7" (1.9 cm)
0.8" (2.1 cm)
Width
11.7" (29.7 cm)
12.2" (31.0 cm)
Depth
8.3" (21.1 cm)
8.7" (22.0 cm)
Volume
72.7 in³ (1,190.7 cm³)
87.4 in³ (1,432.2 cm³)
Weight
2.1 lbs (1.0 kg)
2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)
Charger Size
7.8 in³ (128.5 cm³)
9.5 in³ (155.8 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
Serviceability
6.3
7.0
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
8.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
2
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1200
1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
171 PPI
162 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
85%
87%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.3
8.1
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,319 : 1
1,831 : 1
Brightness
8.4
7.8
Maximum Brightness
462 cd/m²
381 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
20 cd/m²
16 cd/m²
Reflections
7.6
8.0
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
4.67%
3.96%
Indirect Reflections
3.42%
3.07%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.26%
0.89%
Black Uniformity
7.2
8.0
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.144%
0.851%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.8
6.5
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
26°
24°
Color Washout From Right
25°
24°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
48°
33°
Color Shift From Right
50°
46°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
29°
25°
Brightness Loss From Right
29°
27°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
29°
25°
Gamma Shift From Right
28°
25°
Vertical Viewing Angle
7.0
6.5
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
26°
25°
Color Washout From Above
28°
26°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
45°
32°
Color Shift From Above
42°
39°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
28°
27°
Brightness Loss From Above
29°
29°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
33°
23°
Gamma Shift From Above
32°
26°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.2
8.6
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
4.69
2.39
Avg. Gamma
2.26
2.06
Avg. Color dE
3.42
2.13
Avg. Color Temperature
5,722.5 K
6,154.6 K
Color Gamut
8.8
8.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.99%
99.8%
sRGB uv
99.98%
99.26%
Adobe RGB xy
80.94%
76.51%
Adobe RGB uv
89.19%
87.55%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
84.02%
77.16%
DCI P3 uv
89.09%
82.72%
Rec. 2020 xy
60.46%
55.42%
Rec. 2020 uv
65.71%
60.59%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
7.7
7.8
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
7.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
69 gf
67 gf
Actuation Force
33 gf
31 gf
Pre-Travel
0.95 mm
1.23 mm
Total Travel
1.36 mm
1.70 mm
Touchpad
7.3
7.6
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.5
7.5
Size
11.6 in² (74.8 cm²)
14.9 in² (96.1 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.1
5.7
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
73 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.0 dB
7.1 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.1
-2.5
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
354 Hz
409 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
10 kHz
19 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.4 dB
0.3 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.9
7.8
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
8.0
Resolution
1440p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
7.5
9.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
2
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.0
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
MicroSD UHS 1
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
Yes
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
Intel
Model
Ryzen 5 8640U
Core Ultra 7 155H
Core Count
6
16
Thread Count
12
22
GPU
Brand
AMD
Intel
Model
Radeon Graphics
Arc Graphics
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
16 GB
Modules
4 (Soldered)
8 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5x
Speed
6,400 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
449 GB
957 GB
Drive 1
WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X110N
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.0
9.4
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,761 points
1,760 points
CPU Multi-Thread
7,991 points
12,232 points
GPU Compute
22,848 points
32,597 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.7
9.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,676 points
1,785 points
Multi-Thread
10,180 points
15,353 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
8.2
8.7
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
4.2 min
2.8 min
GPU Render Time
3.2 min
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
6.0
6.1
Basemark Image
Overall Score
24,499
25,667
Storage Drive Performance
9.0
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,320.7 MB/s
1,936.3 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,579.1 MB/s
3,486.1 MB/s
Random Write Speed
54.2 MB/s
123.3 MB/s
Random Read Speed
42.0 MB/s
56.3 MB/s
Battery
8.1
8.9
Capacity
43 Wh
65 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
10.0 hrs
11.4 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
8.4 hrs
10.7 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.1 hrs
1.5 hrs
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
1.9 hrs
Borderlands 3
3.7
4.3
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
24 fps
31 fps
1% Low
10 fps
13 fps
0.1% Low
5 fps
3 fps
1% Low Delta
60 ms
42 ms
0.1% Low Delta
143 ms
256 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
42 fps
65 fps
Civilization VI
6.3
6.3
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
42 fps
45 fps
1% Low
28 fps
28 fps
0.1% Low
25 fps
26 fps
1% Low Delta
12 ms
13 ms
0.1% Low Delta
17 ms
16 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
130 fps
158 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.99 s
7.41 s
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
5.5
5.6
Avg. FPS
49fps
64fps
1% Low
27fps
27fps
0.1% Low
19fps
13fps
1% Low Delta
17 ms
22 ms
0.1% Low Delta
33 ms
64 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
90fps
138fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
4.1
5.6
Avg. FPS
27 fps
36 fps
1% Low
16 fps
26 fps
0.1% Low
8 fps
17 fps
1% Low Delta
24 ms
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
88 ms
31 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
53 fps
64 fps
Thermals And Noise
8.2
6.9
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
30 °C (87 °F)
34 °C (93 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
41 °C (106 °F)
46 °C (116 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
39.0 dBA
47.1 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
Yes
Performance Over Time
9.0
8.6
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
77 °C
96 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
6% loss
9% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
63 °C
75 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Fingerprint Sensor
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