Asus Vivobook 14 (X1404) vs Acer Aspire 5 14 (A514-56)
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Review
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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 14 (X1404)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 170 grams less (around 0.37 lbs)
- Around 49% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 14 (A514-56)
- Can run popular games at about 161-219% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 50 against 42 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) | 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 324.9 x 213.9 x 17.9 mm 12.79 x 8.42 x 0.7 inches |
318.2 x 225.5 x 17.8 mm 12.53 x 8.88 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 695 cm2 (107.7 inches2) | 718 cm2 (111.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.7% | ~79.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.5 mm | 8.3 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum 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 | 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 5 14 (A514-56)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Vivobook 14 (X1404)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 51% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 39% |
| Response time | - | 16 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 65 / 90 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 190 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| 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 | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 5.1-6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | DDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | ~14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 5.1-6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 657 |
| Solar Bay | - | 15663 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| 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 | v6 |
| 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 | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| 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 | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Vivobook 14 (X1404):
- The AMD processor model is equipped with LPDDR5 memory with a frequency of 5500 MHz.
- There are models with a slower PCIe 3.0x2 interface.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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