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HP Pavilion 14 (2021) vs Acer Aspire 3 (A315-58)

37 out of 100
HP Pavilion 14 (2021)
VS
32 out of 100
Acer Aspire 3 (A315-58)
HP Pavilion 14 (2021)
Acer Aspire 3 (A315-58)
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Review

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Performance
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Gaming
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Display
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Battery Life
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Connectivity
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24.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
35.0
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP Pavilion 14 (2021)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 1 versus 0
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 160 grams less (around 0.35 lbs)
  • Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 43 against 36 watt-hours
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 250 vs 200 nits
  • Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (109.1 vs 134.2 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 3 (A315-58)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Pavilion 14 (2021)
vs
Aspire 3 (A315-58)

Case

Weight 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs)
Dimensions 325.1 x 216.6 x 17 mm
12.8 x 8.53 x 0.67 inches		 363.4 x 238.4 x 19.9 mm
14.31 x 9.39 x 0.78 inches
Area 704 cm2 (109.2 inches2) 866 cm2 (134.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~76.7% ~77.5%
Side bezels 7.6 mm 9 mm
Colors White, Silver, Gold, Pink Silver
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Aluminum
Bottom: Plastic
Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) 35.5 dB -

Display

Size 14 inches 15.6 inches
Type TN LCD TN LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 112 ppi 100 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels 1366 x 768 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor - No
Screen space comparison
Aspire 3 (A315-58)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
Pavilion 14 (2021)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~24% more screen space
Max. brightness
Pavilion 14 (2021) +25%
250 nits
Aspire 3 (A315-58)
200 nits

Battery

Capacity
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 45 W
Weight of AC adapter 280 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.7-3.0 GHz 1.7-3.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.1 GHz 4.1 GHz
Cores 2 2
Threads 4 4
L3 Cache 6 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 14 nm 14 nm
FLOPS 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS
Memory size 2 GB 2 GB
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Memory bus 64 bit 64 bit
Memory speed ~7 Gbps ~7 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 16
GPU performance 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 66 71
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x4 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 16 GB 16 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (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
Loudness ~80 dB -
Microphones 2 1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v5
Bluetooth v5 v5
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 No
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No Yes
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes No
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 7.3 cm -
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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