HP Pavilion Aero 13 vs Acer Swift 3 (SF313-53)
48
out of 100
VS
47
out of 100
Please select specific configurations for the laptops to get a more accurate comparative review
Review
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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the HP Pavilion Aero 13
- Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
- Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Much smaller footprint: 12% more compact case (96.2 vs 109.7 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Swift 3 (SF313-53)
- Features a much bigger (~30%) battery – 56 against 43 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- 18% sharper screen – 201 versus 170 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 10% higher max. screen brightness: 440 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1 kg (2.21 lbs) | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 297 x 209 x 16.9 mm 11.69 x 8.23 x 0.67 inches |
302.5 x 233.9 x 16 mm 11.91 x 9.21 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 621 cm2 (96.2 inches2) | 708 cm2 (109.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.6% | ~76.7% |
| Side bezels | 5.3 mm | 8.6 mm |
| Colors | White, Silver, Gold, Pink | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
| Kensington lock | No | Yes |
| Model codes | 13-be0097nr / 13-be2047nr / 13z-be200 | SF313-53-56UU |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 35 dB | 40 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 13.5 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 170 ppi | 201 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2256 x 1504 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
Screen space comparison
Swift 3 (SF313-53)
13.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 84.1 in2
Pavilion Aero 13
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1316:1 | 1494:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.8% | 98.7% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 74.8% | 70.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 73.4% | 73.3% |
| Response time | 37 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:55 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 220 / 312 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.3 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1800 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 3.73 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 448 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 28 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.6 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 3733 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (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 | ~76.5 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| 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 2.1 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 11.0 x 6.5 cm | - |
| 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.
Cast your vote
Total votes: < 1