Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-51T) vs HP Pavilion 16

Compared 2 laptops: Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-51T), vs HP Pavilion 16. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
- Intel Core Ultra 5 228V
- Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
- Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
- Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
- Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
- AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
- AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-51T) and HP Pavilion 16
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.5 kg 1.77 kg
Pixel size 356x249.42x9.9-15.9 mm 357.7x254.8x17.9-18.6 mm
Area 888 cm² 911 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6 % 81.4 %
Side bezels 5.7 mm 6.5 mm
Colors Black Silver
Material Aluminum - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Aluminum
- Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 130 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Leveln/a39 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 16 in
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Pixel density 212 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880x1800 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Matte
Light sensor Yes No
Display test
Max brightness
Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-51T)
500 nits
HP Pavilion 16
300 nits
Contrast1000000:11620:1
DCI-P3 gamut100 %41.6 %
sRGB gamut100 %62.5 %
Adobe RGB gamut93 %43 %
Response time1 ms25 ms

Battery

Capacity 69 Wh 59 Wh
Voltage 11.6 V n/a
Full Charge Time n/a 2:00 h
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left Right
Charge Power 65 W 65 W
Cable Length n/a 1 m
Charger weight 298 g 318 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 226V Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.5 GHz 4.3 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 12 (2P + 10E)
Threads 8 14
L3 Cache 8 MB 12 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel Arc Graphics 130V Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-51T)
2459
HP Pavilion 16
2144
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-51T)
9410
HP Pavilion 16
9226
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-51T)
1654
HP Pavilion 16
1601
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-51T)
9718
HP Pavilion 16
10010

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Arc 130V Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
TGP 30 W 14 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 600 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1850 MHz 1850 MHz
FLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.53 Gbit/s 7.47 Gbit/s
Shader Units 896 512
TMUs n/a 32
ROPs n/a 16

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 8533 MHz 7467 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset n/a Realtek ALC245
Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos No No
Max Volume n/a 84 dB
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v7 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Fingerprint sensor Optional No
IR sensor Yes Optional
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 2560x1440 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.22x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x3.2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4No
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoNo

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel n/a 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a12.5x8.0 cm
Surfacen/aPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

HP Pavilion 16:

Models equipped with AMD Ryzen processors utilize LPDDR5 memory with a frequency of 6400 MHz.

* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Acer Swift 16 AI (SF16-51T) the clear winner in this comparison.

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