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HP Pavilion Aero 13 (2024)
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Size
13"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
14"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
HP Pavilion Aero 13 (2024)
Acer Swift Go 14 (2024)
The Acer Swift Go 14 (2024) and the HP Pavilion Aero 13 (2024) are both Windows ultraportable laptops. The Acer provides a slightly better user experience overall; it's available with a nicer 90Hz 2.8k OLED display, and its USB-C ports support Thunderbolt 4, allowing you to transfer files faster and connect two 4k external monitors with a single cable. It also has a sturdier build and longer battery life. While the HP's AMD Ryzen CPUs are quite capable, you can get more processing power from the Acer's Intel Meteor Lake CPUs, especially in multi-threaded workloads.
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)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72T-58SH) (Pure Silver - IPS/Touch/Ultra 5 125H/8GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72T-71QF) (Pure Silver - IPS/Touch/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-73T-75FA) (Pure Silver - IPS/Touch/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72T-718K) (Pure Silver - IPS/Touch/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72-53BP) (Pure Silver - OLED/Ultra 5 125H/16GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-73-58EP) (Pure Silver - OLED/Ultra 5 125H/8GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72-72YK) (Pure Silver - OLED/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-73-70PT) (Pure Silver - OLED/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/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
8.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
5.4
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
130°
135°
Stability
Decent
Good
One Finger Lift
No
Yes
Portability
8.9
8.5
Dimensions Photo
Size
13"
14"
Thickness
0.7" (1.9 cm)
0.8" (2.1 cm)
Width
11.7" (29.7 cm)
12.2" (31.0 cm)
Depth
8.3" (21.1 cm)
8.7" (22.0 cm)
Volume
72.7 in³ (1,190.7 cm³)
87.4 in³ (1,432.2 cm³)
Weight
2.1 lbs (1.0 kg)
2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)
Charger Size
7.8 in³ (128.5 cm³)
9.5 in³ (155.8 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
Serviceability
6.3
7.0
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
8.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
2
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1200
1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
171 PPI
162 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
85%
87%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.3
8.1
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,319 : 1
1,831 : 1
Brightness
8.4
7.8
Maximum Brightness
462 cd/m²
381 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
20 cd/m²
16 cd/m²
Reflections
7.6
8.0
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
4.67%
3.96%
Indirect Reflections
3.42%
3.07%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.26%
0.89%
Black Uniformity
7.2
8.0
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.144%
0.851%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.2
8.6
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
4.69
2.39
Avg. Gamma
2.26
2.06
Avg. Color dE
3.42
2.13
Avg. Color Temperature
5,722.5 K
6,154.6 K
Color Gamut
8.8
8.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.99%
99.8%
sRGB uv
99.98%
99.26%
Adobe RGB xy
80.94%
76.51%
Adobe RGB uv
89.19%
87.55%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
84.02%
77.16%
DCI-P3 uv
89.09%
82.72%
Rec. 2020 xy
60.46%
55.42%
Rec. 2020 uv
65.71%
60.59%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
7.7
7.8
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.5
7.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
69 gf
67 gf
Actuation Force
33 gf
31 gf
Pre-Travel
0.95 mm
1.23 mm
Total Travel
1.36 mm
1.70 mm
Touchpad
7.3
7.6
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.5
7.5
Size
11.6 in² (74.8 cm²)
14.9 in² (96.1 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.1
5.7
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
73 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.0 dB
7.1 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.1
-2.5
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
354 Hz
409 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
10 kHz
19 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.4 dB
0.3 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.9
7.8
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
8.0
Resolution
1440p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
7.5
9.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
2
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.0
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
MicroSD UHS 1
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
Yes
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
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
16 GB
Modules
4 (Soldered)
8 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5x
Speed
6,400 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
449 GB
957 GB
Drive 1
WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X110N
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
7.3
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
102 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
705 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
2,435
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
12,378
Blender - CPU (Avg)
56 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
27,327
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
2,547
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
356 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
34,978
Basemark Web 3.0
1,348
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
858
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
6,302
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
219.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
31,651
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)
682
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
563
Basemark GPU (DX12)
22,597
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
23,688
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
1,863 Frames
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
6.0
Basemark Image
Overall Score
24,499
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
0.6
Blender - GPU (Avg)
171 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
N/A
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
5.2
Civilization VII - AI
20.1 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
83.0 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
47.1 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
14.2 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
17.7 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
11.1 fps
Previous Methodology Score
6.0
Previous Methodology Score Converted
5.5
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
2.2
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
16.2 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
14.0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
0 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
0 fps
GTA V (Avg)
19.8 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
10.7 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
8 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
7 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
15.9 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
6.5 fps
Previous Methodology Score
5.3
Previous Methodology Score Converted
3.4
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
0.0
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
N/A
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
N/A
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
N/A
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
N/A
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
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,320.7 MB/s
1,936.3 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
3,579.1 MB/s
3,486.1 MB/s
Random Write Speed
54.2 MB/s
123.3 MB/s
Random Read Speed
42.0 MB/s
56.3 MB/s
Battery
8.1
8.9
Capacity
43 Wh
65 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
10.0 hrs
11.4 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
8.4 hrs
10.7 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.1 hrs
1.5 hrs
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
1.9 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
6.9
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
30 °C (87 °F)
34 °C (93 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
41 °C (106 °F)
46 °C (116 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
39.0 dBA
47.1 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
8.6
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
77 °C
96 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
6% loss
9% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
63 °C
75 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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