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LG gram 14 (2023)
Acer Swift 14 (2023)
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Size
14"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
14"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
LG gram 14 (2023)
Acer Swift 14 (2023)
The LG gram 14 (2023) is better than the Acer Swift 14 (2023) for most uses. The LG has a better keyboard and touchpad, longer battery life, and a more compact and lightweight design. However, the Acer has a better 1440p webcam and is available with faster H-series CPUs. The Acer's display gets brighter, but its glossy finish doesn't handle reflections as well as the LG.
Variants
- gram 14 (14Z90R-G.AP79F) (Carbon Gray - i7/16GB/1TB)
- gram 14 (14Z90R-G.AA79G) (Carbon Gray - i7/16GB/1TB)
- gram 14 (14Z90R-G.AD79B) (Carbon Gray - i7/32GB/1TB)
- gram 14 (14Z90R-G.AD76B) (Carbon Gray - i7/32GB/512GB)
- gram 14 (14Z90R-G.AP75B) (Carbon Gray - i7/32GB/512GB)
- gram 14 (14Z90R-K.AA75A9) (Obsidian Black - i7/16GB/512GB)
- gram 14 (14Z90R-G.AA75A) (Obsidian Black - i7/16GB/512GB)
- gram 14 (14Z90R-K.ADB9U1) (Obsidian Black - i7/32GB/1TB)
- gram 14 (14Z90R-G.AD78B) (Obsidian Black - i7/32GB/1TB)
- gram 14 (14Z90R-K.ARW5U1 (Snow White - i5/8GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SF14-71T-56CT) (Mist Green - 2.5K/i5/16GB/1TB)
- Swift Go 14 (SF14-71T-74RF) (Mist Green - 2.5K/i7/16GB/1TB)
- Swift Go 14 (SF14-71T-73DE) (Mist Green - 2.5K/i7/32GB/1TB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
8.4
7.7
Battery
8.7
7.1
Reflections
8.4
5.5
Portability
9.1
8.5
Touchpad
8.2
7.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
8.0
8.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
6.6
Hinge Photo
Range
140°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
No
Portability
9.1
8.5
Dimensions Photo
Size
14"
14"
Thickness
0.7" (1.7 cm)
0.8" (2.1 cm)
Width
12.3" (31.2 cm)
12.2" (31.0 cm)
Depth
8.4" (21.4 cm)
8.7" (22.0 cm)
Volume
68.4 in³ (1,121.2 cm³)
87.4 in³ (1,432.2 cm³)
Weight
2.1 lbs (1.0 kg)
2.8 lbs (1.3 kg)
Charger Size
4.1 in³ (67.2 cm³)
9.5 in³ (155.8 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
0.8 lbs (0.4 kg)
Serviceability
5.8
6.0
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
6.5
7.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
2
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1200
2560 x 1600
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
161 PPI
216 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
90%
90%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.6
8.0
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,504 : 1
1,739 : 1
Brightness
7.2
8.5
Maximum Brightness
323 cd/m²
474 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
23 cd/m²
18 cd/m²
Reflections
8.4
5.5
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
3.29%
6.96%
Indirect Reflections
2.7%
0.69%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.58%
6.28%
Black Uniformity
5.8
6.1
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
2.104%
1.960%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.9
6.4
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
31°
23°
Color Washout From Right
28°
24°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
30°
25°
Color Shift From Right
34°
37°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
35°
25°
Brightness Loss From Right
33°
27°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
38°
26°
Gamma Shift From Right
35°
29°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.5
6.3
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
28°
24°
Color Washout From Above
25°
23°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
27°
34°
Color Shift From Above
29°
26°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
32°
28°
Brightness Loss From Above
29°
27°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
27°
25°
Gamma Shift From Above
25°
23°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.9
7.0
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
2.85
3.38
Avg. Gamma
2.07
2.06
Avg. Color dE
4.2
3.4
Avg. Color Temperature
6,946.4 K
6,385 K
Color Gamut
9.4
9.0
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.96%
117.73%
sRGB uv
99.83%
116.38%
Adobe RGB xy
87.63%
83.35%
Adobe RGB uv
92.55%
92.29%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.34%
86.43%
DCI P3 uv
98.95%
91.43%
Rec. 2020 xy
73.18%
62.25%
Rec. 2020 uv
76.3%
67.53%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.2
7.3
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
7.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
69 gf
68 gf
Actuation Force
35 gf
34 gf
Pre-Travel
1.36 mm
0.90 mm
Total Travel
1.67 mm
1.34 mm
Touchpad
8.2
7.1
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.5
7.5
Size
12.2 in² (78.4 cm²)
10.6 in² (68.7 cm²)
Material
Glass
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.4
6.3
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
78 dB SPL
80 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.3 dB
7.6 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-1.3
-0.7
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
344 Hz
421 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
18 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.6 dB
0.7 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.8
8.7
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.0
9.0
Resolution
1080p
1440p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
9.0
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
2
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 1
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
Yes
Yes
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i7-1360P
Core i7-13700H
Core Count
12
14
Thread Count
16
20
GPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Iris Xe Graphics
Iris Xe Graphics G7
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
16 GB
Modules
8 (Soldered)
8 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR5
LP-DDR5
Speed
6,000 MHz
4,800 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
410 GB
970 GB
Drive 1
Samsung MZVL2512HCJQ-00B00
Micron MTFDKBA1T0TFH
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
9.2
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,801 points
1,836 points
CPU Multi-Thread
8,963 points
11,321 points
GPU Compute
20,182 points
20,785 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.7
9.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,705 points
1,850 points
Multi-Thread
9,717 points
13,434 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
7.6
8.4
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
4.8 min
3.3 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
5.7
5.8
Basemark Image
Overall Score
21,591
22,405
Storage Drive Performance
9.4
9.6
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
834.4 MB/s
2,079.5 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,549.1 MB/s
3,840.4 MB/s
Random Write Speed
99.9 MB/s
140.3 MB/s
Random Read Speed
68.9 MB/s
65.3 MB/s
Battery
8.7
7.1
Capacity
72 Wh
56 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
10.9 hrs
9.1 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
10.0 hrs
6.5 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.4 hrs
1.4 hrs
Charge Time
2.4 hrs
2.4 hrs
Borderlands 3
2.0
2.5
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
12 fps
15 fps
1% Low
7 fps
8 fps
0.1% Low
3 fps
3 fps
1% Low Delta
63 ms
54 ms
0.1% Low Delta
308 ms
226 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
27 fps
35 fps
Civilization VI
4.1
5.2
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
20 fps
25 fps
1% Low
12 fps
18 fps
0.1% Low
10 fps
17 fps
1% Low Delta
31 ms
17 ms
0.1% Low Delta
47 ms
18 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
81 fps
88 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.79 s
7.36 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
5.8
5.7
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
68 fps
62 fps
1% Low
28 fps
28 fps
0.1% Low
22 fps
22 fps
1% Low Delta
21 ms
20 ms
0.1% Low Delta
32 ms
29 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
125 fps
104 fps
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
3.1
4.1
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
19 fps
23 fps
1% Low
12 fps
16 fps
0.1% Low
7 fps
9 fps
1% Low Delta
35 ms
18 ms
0.1% Low Delta
91 ms
66 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
29 fps
25 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.9
7.5
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
29 °C (84 °F)
24 °C (76 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
45 °C (113 °F)
47 °C (117 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
40.0 dBA
42.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
7.2
8.4
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
90 °C
85 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
14% loss
10% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
83 °C
89 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
4% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Fingerprint Sensor
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