Asus Vivobook 15 (F1504 / X1504) vs Acer Aspire Go 14 (AG14-21)
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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
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 15 (F1504 / X1504)
- Can run popular games at about 88-120% higher FPS
- Around 57% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the Acer Aspire Go 14 (AG14-21)
- Easier to carry: weighs 240 grams less (around 0.53 lbs)
- Features a bigger (~26%) battery – 53 against 42 watt-hours
- Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (112.1 vs 129.6 square inches)
- 15% sharper screen – 162 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) | 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.7 x 232.5 x 17.9 mm 14.16 x 9.15 x 0.7 inches |
320 x 226 x 18.79 mm 12.6 x 8.9 x 0.74 inches |
| Area | 836 cm2 (129.6 inches2) | 723 cm2 (112.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.2% | ~78.6% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 9.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Blue | Silver |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 15 (F1504 / X1504)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
Aspire Go 14 (AG14-21)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~18% more screen space
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 2:05 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 190 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) | Radeon 610M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 6 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 | 10 nm | 6 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1900 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 0.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | 5.5 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 128 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 8 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 4 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 0.5 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 40 |
| Solar Bay | - | 1669 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 5500 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| Max. ram size | 16 GB | - |
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 | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| 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 | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 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 | Optional | No |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | 1.4 mm |
| 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.
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