HP OmniBook 7 14" vs Acer Swift Air 14 (SFA14-I31)

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Review

Evaluation of HP OmniBook 7 14" 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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66.7
(Good)
Value Index
115.2
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP OmniBook 7 14"
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 18-25% higher FPS
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Acer Swift Air 14 (SFA14-I31)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 220 grams less (around 0.49 lbs)
  • Around 28% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Provides 17% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.41 kg (3.11 lbs) 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs)
Dimensions 314 x 226 x 14.9 mm
12.36 x 8.9 x 0.59 inches
313.99 x 222.65 x 13.3 mm
12.36 x 8.77 x 0.52 inches
Area 710 cm2 (110 inches2) 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.1% ~81.3%
Side bezels 6.3 mm 6.2 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Blue, Green, Pink, Purple
Material Aluminum 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 -
Ambient light sensor No -
Display tests
sRGB color space 62.5% 100%
Max. brightness
300 nits
350 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Right Left
Charge power 65 / 100 W 100 W
Weight of AC adapter 169 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.5 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 12 (2P + 10E) 6 (3P + 3E)
Threads 14 12
L3 Cache 12 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Radeon 840M
Fabrication process 3 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 14 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU boost clock 2000 MHz 2900 MHz
FLOPS 2 TFLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps 7.5 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 8
GPU performance 2 TFLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

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

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 7500 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 4.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 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 Yes Yes
Touchpad
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on OmniBook 7 14":
    - Models with Ultra 7 225H and 255H come with a 100W charger, while others include a 65W one (faster charge: 50% in 30 min vs 45 min).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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