Dell Latitude 3450 vs Acer Aspire 5 14 (A514-56)

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Review

Evaluation of Dell Latitude 3450 and Acer Aspire 5 14 (A514-56) 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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37.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
68.3
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 3450
  • Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 14 (A514-56)
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 50 against 42 watt-hours
  • 45% sharper screen – 162 versus 112 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 250 vs 220 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs)
Dimensions 322.17 x 219.43 x 17.68-19.34 mm
12.68 x 8.64 x 0.7-0.76 inches
318.2 x 225.5 x 17.8 mm
12.53 x 8.88 x 0.7 inches
Area 707 cm2 (109.6 inches2) 718 cm2 (111.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~76.4% ~79.2%
Side bezels 6.1 mm 8.3 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Plastic Top: Aluminum
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 TN LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 112 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1366 x 768 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
Latitude 3450
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 400:1 1200:1
sRGB color space - 51%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 39%
Response time 25 ms 16 ms
Max. brightness
220 nits
250 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.4 V -
Full charging time 2:00 hr 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 Left Left
Charge power 60 / 65 / 100 W 65 / 90 W
Cable length 1 meters -
Weight of AC adapter 325 / 340 / 385 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 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 (64EU) 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
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 1155 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1477 MHz -
FLOPS 6 TFLOPS 5.1-6 TFLOPS
Memory size 2 GB 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 64 bit 64 bit
Memory speed ~12 Gbps ~14 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 32
GPU performance 6 TFLOPS 5.1-6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 486 657
Solar Bay - 15663
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR4
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 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

Audio chip Realtek ALC3204 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 3x 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 2.0 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.7 cm -
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Latitude 3450:
    - A laptop with 13th gen CPU comes with HDMI 1.4 and DDR5 5200 MHz memory, while with 14th processors it has HDMI 2.0 and 5600 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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