Asus Vivobook 14 (X1405 / M1405) vs Acer Aspire 14 (A14-51)
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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)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 14 (X1405 / M1405)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 14 (A14-51)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 17-23% higher FPS
- Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 50 against 42 watt-hours
- Around 11% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 317.1 x 222 x 19.9 mm 12.48 x 8.74 x 0.78 inches |
318.5 x 225.5 x 17.8 mm 12.54 x 8.88 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 704 cm2 (109.1 inches2) | 718 cm2 (111.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~79.1% |
| Side bezels | 7.8 mm | 8.5 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| 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 | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 65 / 90 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 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 | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| Max. ram size | 16 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 |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | - |
| 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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