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Acer Aspire 3 Spin 14 vs Aspire 3 (A314-36)

40 out of 100
Acer Aspire 3 Spin 14
VS
33 out of 100
Acer Aspire 3 (A314-36)
Acer Aspire 3 Spin 14
Acer Aspire 3 (A314-36)
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Review

Evaluation of Acer Aspire 3 Spin 14 and Aspire 3 (A314-36) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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76.4
(Good)
Value Index
40.1
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 3 Spin 14
  • Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Display has support for touch input
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
  • 45% sharper screen – 162 versus 112 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 250 vs 220 nits
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 3 (A314-36)
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 140 grams less (around 0.31 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 18-25% higher FPS

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Aspire 3 Spin 14
vs
Aspire 3 (A314-36)

Case

Weight 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs)
Dimensions 319.8 x 227.9 x 18.9 mm
12.59 x 8.97 x 0.74 inches		 328.3 x 217.2 x 18 mm
12.93 x 8.55 x 0.71 inches
Area 729 cm2 (112.9 inches2) 713 cm2 (110.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~78% ~75.8%
Side bezels 9.2 mm 9.2 mm
Colors Silver Silver
Material Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Plastic
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 145°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 162 ppi 112 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1366 x 768 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating - Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Aspire 3 Spin 14
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Aspire 3 (A314-36)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
Max. brightness
Aspire 3 Spin 14 +14%
250 nits
Aspire 3 (A314-36)
220 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 2:05 hr
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 45 W 45 W
Weight of AC adapter 164 grams 160 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 0 GHz 0 GHz
Cores 4 (0P + 4E) 4 (0P + 4E)
Threads 4 4
L3 Cache 6 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (24EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 6-10 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock - 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 750 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 0.3 TFLOPS 0.4 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps 0 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 192 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 12 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 6 8
GPU performance 0.3 TFLOPS 0.4 TFLOPS
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x2 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 6400 MHz -
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x128 GB 1x128 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones - 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v5
Bluetooth v5.2 v5
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight No No
Touchpad
Size - 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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