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HP Pavilion Aero 13 (2024)
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Size
13"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
13.4"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
HP Pavilion Aero 13 (2024)
Dell XPS 13 (2024)
The HP Pavilion Aero 13 (2024) and Dell XPS 13 (2024) are two different classes of ultraportable laptops. The Dell is a premium model, featuring much nicer materials, a brighter and higher-resolution display, and higher-end hardware. However, it underperforms, as its CPU thermal throttles significantly under load. As a result, the HP Pavilion performs better overall despite its much lower MSRP. The HP's keyboard and trackpad are also much easier to use, providing a much nicer user experience.
Variants
- Pavilion Aero 13 (13-bg0000ca) (Natural Silver - 2.5K/Ryzen 5 8640U/16GB/512GB)
- Pavilion Aero 13 (13-bg0010nr) (Natural Silver - FHD+/Ryzen 5 8640U/16GB/512GB)
- XPS 13 (XPS9340-7319BLK-PUS) (Graphite - FHD/Non-Touch/Ultra 7/16GB/512GB)
- XPS 13 (XPS9340) (Platinum - OLED/Touch/Ultra 7/32GB/1TB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
8.0
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
6.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
5.4
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
130°
140°
Stability
Decent
Good
One Finger Lift
No
Yes
Portability
8.9
9.0
Dimensions Photo
Size
13"
13.4"
Thickness
0.7" (1.9 cm)
0.6" (1.6 cm)
Width
11.7" (29.7 cm)
11.7" (29.7 cm)
Depth
8.3" (21.1 cm)
7.9" (20.0 cm)
Volume
72.7 in³ (1,190.7 cm³)
58.0 in³ (950.4 cm³)
Weight
2.1 lbs (1.0 kg)
2.6 lbs (1.2 kg)
Charger Size
7.8 in³ (128.5 cm³)
5.2 in³ (84.8 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
Serviceability
6.3
5.8
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
7.5
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1200
2880 x 1800
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
171 PPI
253 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
OLED
Touch Screen
No
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
85%
94%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.3
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,319 : 1
49,870 : 1
Brightness
8.4
7.7
Maximum Brightness
462 cd/m²
368 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
20 cd/m²
19 cd/m²
Reflections
7.6
9.3
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
4.67%
1.34%
Indirect Reflections
3.42%
0.71%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.26%
0.63%
Black Uniformity
7.2
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.144%
0.143%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.2
6.6
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
4.69
2.53
Avg. Gamma
2.26
2.21
Avg. Color dE
3.42
4.86
Avg. Color Temperature
5,722.5 K
6,290.5 K
Color Gamut
8.8
9.7
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.99%
153.89%
sRGB uv
99.98%
147.78%
Adobe RGB xy
80.94%
94.48%
Adobe RGB uv
89.19%
98.27%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
84.02%
99.98%
DCI-P3 uv
89.09%
99.98%
Rec. 2020 xy
60.46%
81.34%
Rec. 2020 uv
65.71%
85.53%
Flicker
10
4.5
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
120 Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
7.7
7.7
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
7.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
69 gf
64 gf
Actuation Force
33 gf
36 gf
Pre-Travel
0.95 mm
0.69 mm
Total Travel
1.36 mm
1.13 mm
Touchpad
7.3
7.0
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.5
6.5
Size
11.6 in² (74.8 cm²)
14.0 in² (90.0 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.1
7.1
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
83 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.0 dB
7.1 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.1
1.2
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
354 Hz
349 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
10 kHz
18 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.4 dB
1.4 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.9
8.7
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
9.0
Resolution
1440p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
No
Face Unlock
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
7.5
3.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
0
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
None
Card Reader
No
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
Intel
Model
Ryzen 5 8640U
Core Ultra 7 155H
Core Count
6
16
Thread Count
12
22
GPU
Brand
AMD
Intel
Model
Radeon Graphics
Arc Graphics
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
32 GB
Modules
4 (Soldered)
8 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5x
Speed
6,400 MHz
7,467 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
449 GB
935 GB
Drive 1
WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD
KIOXIA KXG80ZNV1T02 NVMe 1024GB
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.0
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,761 points
CPU Multi-Thread
7,991 points
GPU Compute
22,848 points
CPU/RAM Performance
7.0
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
96 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
460 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
2,290
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
11,129
Blender - CPU (Avg)
50 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
21,841
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
2,768
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
389 ms
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.7
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,676 points
Multi-Thread
10,180 points
Low Tier Graphics
7.5
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
35,711
Basemark Web 3.0
1,587
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
734
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
5,094
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
216.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
27,387
Blender (3D Rendering)
8.2
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
4.2 min
GPU Render Time
3.2 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
High Tier Graphics
4.5
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
698
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
635
Basemark GPU (DX12)
24,279
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
24,538
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
1,843 Frames
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
6.0
Basemark Image
Overall Score
24,499
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
0.6
Blender - GPU (Avg)
153 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
N/A
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
4.7
Civilization VII - AI
21.0 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
51.4 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
16.5 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
13.8 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
21.3 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
9.8 fps
Previous Methodology Score
5.5
Previous Methodology Score Converted
4.9
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
1.7
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
12.9 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
7.9 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
6 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
2 fps
GTA V (Avg)
14.3 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
6.1 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
6 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
5 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
13.9 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
4.0 fps
Previous Methodology Score
3.5
Previous Methodology Score Converted
1.4
Borderlands 3
3.7
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
24 fps
1% Low
10 fps
0.1% Low
5 fps
1% Low Delta
60 ms
0.1% Low Delta
143 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
42 fps
Ray Tracing Performance
0.4
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
3.3 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
2.4 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
4 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
1 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
0 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
0 fps
Civilization VI
6.3
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
42 fps
1% Low
28 fps
0.1% Low
25 fps
1% Low Delta
12 ms
0.1% Low Delta
17 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
130 fps
Avg. Turn Time
6.99 s
Storage Drive Performance
9.0
9.2
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,320.7 MB/s
821.5 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,579.1 MB/s
4,423.8 MB/s
Random Write Speed
54.2 MB/s
80.8 MB/s
Random Read Speed
42.0 MB/s
45.6 MB/s
Battery
8.1
7.5
Capacity
43 Wh
55 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
10.0 hrs
9.2 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
8.4 hrs
7.3 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.1 hrs
2.5 hrs
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
2.7 hrs
Counter-Strike 2
5.5
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
49fps
1% Low
27fps
0.1% Low
19fps
1% Low Delta
17 ms
0.1% Low Delta
33 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
90fps
Thermals And Noise
8.2
8.2
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
30 °C (87 °F)
32 °C (89 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
41 °C (106 °F)
41 °C (105 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
39.0 dBA
40.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
Yes
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
4.1
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
27 fps
1% Low
16 fps
0.1% Low
8 fps
1% Low Delta
24 ms
0.1% Low Delta
88 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
53 fps
Performance Over Time
9.0
3.6
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
77 °C
81 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
6% loss
31% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
63 °C
68 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
16% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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