HP Pavilion 14 (2021) vs Acer Swift 3 (SF313-53)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Pavilion 14 (2021)
- Can run popular games at about 18-25% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
Advantages of the Acer Swift 3 (SF313-53)
- Easier to carry: weighs 340 grams less (around 0.75 lbs)
- Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~30%) battery – 56 against 43 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- 79% sharper screen – 201 versus 112 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 76% higher max. screen brightness: 440 vs 250 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 325.1 x 216.6 x 17 mm 12.8 x 8.53 x 0.67 inches |
302.5 x 233.9 x 16 mm 11.91 x 9.21 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 704 cm2 (109.2 inches2) | 708 cm2 (109.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.7% | ~76.7% |
| Side bezels | 7.6 mm | 8.6 mm |
| Colors | White, Silver, Gold, Pink | Silver |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 130° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level | 35.5 dB | 40 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.5 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 112 ppi | 201 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels | 2256 x 1504 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Contrast | - | 1494:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 98.7% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 70.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 73.3% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 65 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 280 gramm | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G4 | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 15 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1354 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1468 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.879 TFLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~7 Gbps | 3.73 Gbps |
| Shading units | 640 | 640 |
| DirectX support | 12 | 12 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | - |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3733 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 16 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 80 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x 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 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Surface | - | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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