Acer TravelMate P4 (TMP414-42) vs Aspire 14 AI (A14-52)

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CPU AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
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Review

Evaluation of Acer TravelMate P4 (TMP414-42) and Aspire 14 AI (A14-52) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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52.3
(Average)
Value Index
83.4
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Acer TravelMate P4 (TMP414-42)
  • Around 13% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 14 AI (A14-52)
  • Can run popular games at about 75-102% higher FPS
  • Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~16%) battery – 65 against 56 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs)
Dimensions 319.9 x 229.9 x 21 mm
12.59 x 9.05 x 0.83 inches
318.9 x 225.1 x 11.8-16.9 mm
12.56 x 8.86 x 0.46-0.67 inches
Area 735 cm2 (113.9 inches2) 718 cm2 (111.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~73.4% ~79.2%
Side bezels 5 mm 8.7 mm
Colors Black Gray
Material Plastic Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) 41.6 dB 38.3 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 157 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Aspire 14 AI (A14-52)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
TravelMate P4 (TMP414-42)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1900:1 1040:1
sRGB color space 99% 55.2%
Adobe RGB profile 75.7% 38.1%
DCI-P3 color gamut 75.9% 36.8%
Response time 35 ms 17 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 331 grams 318 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.7 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 16 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 740M Intel Arc Graphics 130V
Fabrication process 4 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 30 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 4 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 800 MHz 600 MHz
GPU boost clock 2800 MHz 1850 MHz
FLOPS 1.4 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16 -
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 -
GPU performance 1.4 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 96 541
Solar Bay 5660 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 8533 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 64 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~78.5 dB ~78.4 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 12.6 x 7.8 cm 12.6 x 7.8 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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