Asus Vivobook 14 (X1407/M1407) vs Acer Swift Air 14 (SFA14-I31)

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Display
1920 x 1200
Battery
70 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus Vivobook 14 (X1407/M1407) and Acer Swift Air 14 (SFA14-I31) 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
115.2
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 14 (X1407/M1407)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Acer Swift Air 14 (SFA14-I31)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 270 grams less (around 0.6 lbs)
  • Features a much bigger (~67%) battery – 70 against 42 watt-hours
  • Provides 17% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs) 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs)
Dimensions 315.2 x 223.4 x 17.9 mm
12.41 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
313.99 x 222.65 x 13.3 mm
12.36 x 8.77 x 0.52 inches
Area 704 cm2 (109.2 inches2) 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.7% ~81.3%
Side bezels 6.8 mm 6.2 mm
Colors Silver, Blue Blue, Green, Pink, Purple
Material Plastic Aluminum
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 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No 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 -
Display tests
sRGB color space - 100%
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 100 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 6 (3P + 3E) 6 (3P + 3E)
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 16 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 840M Radeon 840M
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 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 4 nm
GPU base clock 400 MHz 400 MHz
GPU boost clock 2900 MHz 2900 MHz
FLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.4 Gbps 7.5 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 8
GPU performance 1.5 TFLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 119 109
Solar Bay 6503 6579
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 8400 MHz 7500 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
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 4.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes 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 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 No
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 No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm -
Touchpad
Surface Plastic Glass
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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