Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807) vs Acer Aspire 18 AI (A18-I71M)
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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 Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807)
- Can run popular games at about 133-182% higher FPS
- Around 55% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 18 AI (A18-I71M)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 410 grams less (around 0.9 lbs)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) | 2.19 kg (4.83 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 402.5 x 274.5 x 18.6-19.9 mm 15.85 x 10.81 x 0.73-0.78 inches |
400 x 272.4 x 12.4-19 mm 15.75 x 10.72 x 0.49-0.75 inches |
| Area | 1105 cm2 (171.3 inches2) | 1090 cm2 (168.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.8% | ~86.2% |
| Side bezels | 3.1 mm | 6.2 mm |
| Colors | Blue | Gray |
| 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 | - | 2 |
Display
| Size | 18.4 inches | 18 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes |
| PPI | 123 ppi | 126 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 18 (M1807)
18.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 152.2 in2
Aspire 18 AI (A18-I71M)
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
~4% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 100 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 780M | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 2 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 | 25 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 800 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2700 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS | 1.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 7.47 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 256 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 16 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 4.1 TFLOPS | 1.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 263 | - |
| Solar Bay | 12194 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x16 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 7467 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 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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