Asus Vivobook 14 (X1407/M1407) vs Acer Aspire 14 (A14-51)

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Display
1920 x 1200
Battery
50 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus Vivobook 14 (X1407/M1407) and Acer Aspire 14 (A14-51) 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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Currency
VS
69.8
(Good)
Value Index
65.8
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 14 (X1407/M1407)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Around 65% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Performs significantly better (up to 74%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 14 (A14-51)
  • Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 50 against 42 watt-hours
  • Can run popular games at about 7-10% higher FPS

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs) 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs)
Dimensions 315.2 x 223.4 x 17.9 mm
12.41 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
318.5 x 225.5 x 17.8 mm
12.54 x 8.88 x 0.7 inches
Area 704 cm2 (109.2 inches2) 718 cm2 (111.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.7% ~79.1%
Side bezels 6.8 mm 8.5 mm
Colors Silver, Blue Gray
Material Plastic Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
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 IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
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
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:00 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 65 W 65 / 90 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 5 GHz
Cores 6 (3P + 3E) 10 (2P + 8E)
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 16 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 840M Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 4 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 4 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 400 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2900 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5
Memory speed 8.4 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 20
GPU performance 1.5 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 119 -
Solar Bay 6503 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 8400 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 1 -
Max. ram size 32 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 4.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint No Optional
Infrared sensor Yes No
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 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 No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Optional
Key travel 1.7 mm -
Touchpad
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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Vincent June 17, 2025 at 01:30 AM
maybe correction, my acer has thunderbolt port brother
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Serhii June 17, 2025 at 07:47 AM
Thank you for a comment.
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