Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52 review: Lightweight office notebook with great battery life
The Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52 is a highly portable office notebook targeted at the business segment. It is powered by a Core i7-1185G7 and has a 16:10 display on board. In 2021, we reviewed a pre-production model of the P6 without giving it a rating. Now that we have a final production unit in our hands, it is time to revisit the P6 and give it a score. The laptop is competing with devices such as the Dell Latitude 7420, the HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 and the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2.
You can refer to our review of the the pre-production model for information regarding the chassis, features and input devices.
Comparison with possible competitors
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87.5 % v7 (old) | 09 / 2022 | Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.2 kg | 16.8 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 90.1 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2022 | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 R7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8 | 1.3 kg | 16.14 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 90.1 % v7 (old) | 04 / 2022 | Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH i5-1145G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.3 kg | 17.3 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 89.8 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2021 | HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.2 kg | 17.9 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 |
Chassis, features and keyboard - Nothing has changed
The well-made, sturdy and strong aluminium-magnesium chassis can be quite easily opened for maintenance. The display can be folded up to 180 degrees. The backlit keyboard (one brightness level) is suitable for daily use and feels great as a whole. Some models of the P6 are equipped with an LTE modem – this is, however, not the case for our review unit.
You can read our review of the pre-production model for more information on these topics.
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH (AV Pro V60) | |
| Average of class Office (22.7 - 198.5, n=32, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH (AV Pro V60) | |
| Average of class Office (25 - 249, n=28, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Display - P6 has a built-in privacy filter
Acer gave the P6 a 14-inch display (1,920 x 1,200 pixels) with a 16:10 aspect ratio. We didn't detect any PWM flicker. The screen's brightness (304.4 cd/m²) and contrast (2,050:1) can generally be considered good to excellent. However, the pre-production model came with a significantly brighter panel with higher contrast.
The PrivacyPanel feature can be toggled on and off. It is designed to restrict and stop others from peeking at the screen from the sides. But the filter also makes it harder for the user to view the screen's content – even when this feature is disabled. Images will appear slightly darker unless they are viewed straight on. Therefore, before purchasing the laptop, you should carefully consider whether you really need the PrivacyPanel or not.
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Brightness Distribution: 83 %
Center on Battery: 328 cd/m²
Contrast: 2050:1 (Black: 0.16 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.19 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.86, calibrated: 1.29
ΔE Greyscale 3.13 | 0.09-98 Ø5.1
68% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
95.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
67% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.51
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G BOE CQ NE140WUM-N66, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 NE140FHM-N61, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14" | Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH Chi Mei CMN1416 CHF07 140HCG, IPS, 1920x1080, 14" | HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA AU Optronics AUO068B, IPS, 1920x1080, 14" | Acer TravelMate P614P-52 AU Optronics B140UAV01.0, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | |
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| Display | -0% | 2% | 2% | 9% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 67 | 69.7 4% | 68 1% | 68 1% | 76 13% |
| sRGB Coverage | 95.8 | 91.8 -4% | 99 3% | 97.6 2% | 99.4 4% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 68 | 67.2 -1% | 70 3% | 69.3 2% | 75.5 11% |
| Response Times | -114% | -18% | -16% | 5% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 43 ? | 84 ? -95% | 55 ? -28% | 48 ? -12% | 40.79 ? 5% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 24 ? | 56 ? -133% | 26 ? -8% | 28.8 ? -20% | 22.9 ? 5% |
| PWM Frequency | 2451 ? | 1000 ? | |||
| Screen | -69% | 14% | -20% | 10% | |
| Brightness middle | 328 | 397 21% | 408 24% | 466.4 42% | 504.15 54% |
| Brightness | 304 | 386 27% | 378 24% | 426 40% | 482 59% |
| Brightness Distribution | 83 | 88 6% | 86 4% | 84 1% | 77 -7% |
| Black Level * | 0.16 | 0.28 -75% | 0.22 -38% | 0.32 -100% | 0.19 -19% |
| Contrast | 2050 | 1418 -31% | 1855 -10% | 1458 -29% | 2653 29% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.19 | 5.8 -165% | 1.54 30% | 2.84 -30% | 2.75 -26% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 4.28 | 12.6 -194% | 2.72 36% | 4.73 -11% | 4.66 -9% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.29 | 1.9 -47% | 1.08 16% | 2.27 -76% | 1.72 -33% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.13 | 8.3 -165% | 1.95 38% | 3.7 -18% | 1.9 39% |
| Gamma | 2.51 88% | 2.07 106% | 2.33 94% | 2.13 103% | 2.13 103% |
| CCT | 6560 99% | 6867 95% | 6806 96% | 6886 94% | 6426 101% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -61% /
-61% | -1% /
7% | -11% /
-15% | 8% /
9% |
* ... smaller is better
The display has good colour reproduction right out of the box: the colour difference (2.19) is within the acceptable range (Delta E < 3). Calibrating the screen resulted in a more balanced greyscale and reduced the colour difference to 1.29. The display is almost able to cover the entire sRGB colour space (95.8%), but not the AdobeRGB (68%) and DCI-P3 (67%) colour gamut.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 24 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 11 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 51 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.7 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 43 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 19 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 24 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 69 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.4 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8445 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
The IPS panel has a wide viewing angle and can be viewed from any position. It is possible to use the display outdoors, provided that the sunlight is not too bright.
Performance - Acer went with Tiger Lake for the TravelMate
The Acer TravelMate P6 is a portable office notebook aimed at business users and offers enough computing power to handle office and web applications.
Test conditions
You can switch between the three performance profiles specified by the manufacturer (Normal, Performance and Silent mode) by pressing Fn and F keys together. All our tests were performed with the laptop set to Normal mode. We didn't find any difference in performance between the profiles.
Final production model vs. pre-production model
Despite having a nominally more powerful GPU, the final production model of the P6 delivers less GPU performance than its pre-production counterpart. However, it has longer battery life and is less noisy. The reason is that the pre-production model wasn't running on the finalised BIOS version. Performance profiles also weren't available at that time.
Processor
The Core i7-1185G7 is a four-core Tiger Lake processor running at a base clock of 3 GHz. The CPU frequency can be increased to 4.3 GHz (four cores) and 4.8 GHz (single core) using Turbo Boost. Hyper Threading is also supported (two threads per core).s
The CPU ran at 3.2 to 4.2 GHz during the Cinbench R15 multi-thread test, and 0.8 to 4.8 GHz during the single-thread test. The clock speeds stayed in the same range whilst the laptop is on battery power.
We allowed the Cinebench R15 multi-thread test to loop for at least 30 minutes in order to check whether the CPU is able to maintain its boost clock over a prolonged period with the laptop plugged in. The CPU clock speeds only received a slight boost.
Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Office (763 - 31245, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (5621 - 7453, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Average of class Office (4113 - 125394, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (23248 - 32614, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Office (287 - 5398, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (1530 - 2209, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Average of class Office (8185 - 115197, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (44677 - 52815, n=20) | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Average of class Office (404 - 18321, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (3870 - 5027, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Average of class Office (2075 - 66922, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (14584 - 19594, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (33002 - 76826, n=20) | |
| Average of class Office (7254 - 155900, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average of class Office (78 - 1366, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (258 - 412, n=22) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Office (432 - 17834, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (2821 - 4094, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (22349 - 43701, n=20) | |
| Average of class Office (4814 - 55359, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
System performance
The system runs smoothly and has enough power to handle office and web applications. It also performed well in PCMark 10. The RAM's transfer rates are typical for LPDDR4X-4267 memory.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Average of class Office (2463 - 7578, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (4746 - 5561, n=20) | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Average of class Office (5575 - 20841, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (8279 - 10664, n=20) | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10415, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (5799 - 8770, n=20) | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Office (2049 - 11108, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (4424 - 5684, n=20) | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1233 - 1474, n=5) | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1277 - 1506, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average of class Office (340 - 2155, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1291 - 1513, n=5) | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (969 - 1411, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2 | 4154 points | |
| PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2 | 4494 points | |
| PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2 | 2951 points | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 4977 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (36515 - 68450, n=20) | |
| Average of class Office (7158 - 108783, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (38394 - 64291, n=20) | |
| Average of class Office (7325 - 127282, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Average of class Office (7579 - 117935, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (37684 - 66873, n=20) | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Average of class Office (7.6 - 185.2, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1185G7 (78.3 - 117, n=22) | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latency
Our standardised test for measuring system latency (web browsing, 4K video playback, Prime95 at high load) revealed that the laptop has issues with DPC latency. The system doesn't seem to be suitable for real-time video and audio processing. Future software updates may help improve the situation.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
* ... smaller is better
Mass storage
The Acer TravelMate P6 features an SK Hynix PCIe 3 SSD (M.2-2280) with a 512 GB capacity. The drive has great transfer rates. However, it did experience a massive drop in performance after going through the DiskSpd loop several times – presumably due to thermal throttling.
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Sustained Read Performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The onboard Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 with 96 EUs usually runs at between 1,000 and 1,200 MHz. Unlike the GPU in the pre-production model, it didn't manage to hit its maximum clock speed (1,350 MHz) at all, as shown by our Witcher 3 test results. Both the benchmark results and frame rates in video games are in line with the average performance we have seen from this GPU.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 6295 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 17889 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 4493 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1669 points | |
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Gaming performance
The hardware inside the P6 is capable of running many games smoothly at low resolutions and settings. Nevertheless, you'll be able to select higher resolutions and settings when playing games with moderate system requirements.
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1280x720 Lite Quality | |
| Average of class Office (12.1 - 103.1, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P614P-52 | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (14.9 - 56.5, n=187) | |
| HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA | |
| Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH | |
| F1 2021 - 1280x720 Ultra Low Preset | |
| Average of class Office (73.1 - 197.8, n=11, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (59.4 - 129.9, n=46) | |
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G | |
Witcher 3 FPS graph
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 92.9 | 81.9 | 27.5 | |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 82.8 | 52.9 | 27.8 | 13.3 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 98.9 | 87.5 | 52.3 | 47.4 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 40.8 | 22 | 14.8 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 45.5 | 33.7 | 30.6 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 45 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 77 | 34.4 | 27.6 | 22.4 |
| F1 2021 (2021) | 95.3 | 44 | 34 | 24.8 |
Emissions - The TravelMate P6 only gets slightly warm
Noise emissions
The TravelMate P6 is fairly quiet regardless of the load. At idle and in everyday use (office applications, web browsing), its fan usually doesn't spin and the system is silent. Noise levels only reached 35.8 dB(A) during the stress test. That said, the laptop can get louder: during the Witcher 3 test, noise levels increased to as high as 38 dB(A). It is also unfortunate that the fan makes a faint whistling sound.
Enabling the silent mode didn't result in any difference in noise levels.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 25.4 / 25.4 / 25.4 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 38 / 35.2 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25.4 dB(A) | ||
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3JX016N | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ | Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1145G7, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N | HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X073N | Acer TravelMate P614P-52 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-1T00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | 0% | -8% | 11% | -9% | |
| off / environment * | 25.4 | 26.81 -6% | 25.3 -0% | 24.1 5% | 26.61 -5% |
| Idle Minimum * | 25.4 | 26.81 -6% | 25.3 -0% | 24.2 5% | 26.61 -5% |
| Idle Average * | 25.4 | 26.81 -6% | 25.3 -0% | 24.2 5% | 26.61 -5% |
| Idle Maximum * | 25.4 | 26.81 -6% | 25.3 -0% | 24.2 5% | 26.61 -5% |
| Load Average * | 38 | 30.16 21% | 44.9 -18% | 26.9 29% | 42.1 -11% |
| Load Maximum * | 35.2 | 33.98 3% | 44.9 -28% | 29.9 15% | 43.71 -24% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 27.9 | 40.7 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The laptop doesn't get particularly warm. During the stress test, there were only two points on the chassis where the temperature reading exceeded 40°C (104°F). In everyday use, such as office applications and Internet browsing, temperatures stayed within the safe range.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 40.8 °C / 105 F, compared to the average of 34.3 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 45.8 °C / 114 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.1 °C / 81 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 29.6 °C / 85.3 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.6 °C / 81.7 F (-2 °C / -3.6 F).
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH Intel Core i5-1145G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Acer TravelMate P614P-52 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | 6% | 11% | -7% | 4% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 40.8 | 44.2 -8% | 37.1 9% | 39.2 4% | 41 -0% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 45.8 | 38.9 15% | 38.7 16% | 51.2 -12% | 43 6% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 30.9 | 27.7 10% | 27.3 12% | 33 -7% | 29.4 5% |
| Idle Bottom * | 30.7 | 28.3 8% | 28.1 8% | 34 -11% | 29.6 4% |
* ... smaller is better
Stress test
Even at the start of the stress test, which involved running Prime95 and FurMark for at least an hour, the CPU (1.7 to 2.3 GHz) and GPU (950 to 1,000 MHz) were both running at relatively low clock speeds. They even slowed down over the course of the test. However, it is crucial to mention that the stress test simulates an extreme situation and is designed to let us assess whether a system is stable at max load.
Speakers
The stereo speakers sound decent but have hardly any bass.
Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 29.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 35% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 58% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 44% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 48% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 audio analysis
(-) | not very loud speakers (67.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.6% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 37% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 56% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 46% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 47% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Power management - Acer laptop with great battery life
Power consumption
The power consumption is typical for a laptop with such specifications. Whilst running at full load (stress test), the device used slightly less power than similar Intel-based devices. This is because its CPU and GPU operated at relatively low clock speeds. The TravelMate P6 completed the Witcher 3 test with minor fluctuations in power usage. The included USB-C charger (65 watts) outputs enough power for the laptop.
| Off / Standby | 0.29 / 0.95 Watt |
| Idle | 4.2 / 6.5 / 7.6 Watt |
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| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3JX016N, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 R7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14" | Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH i5-1145G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N, IPS, 1920x1080, 14" | HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X073N, IPS, 1920x1080, 14" | Acer TravelMate P614P-52 i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-1T00, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | 10% | 4% | 1% | -25% | -32% | -16% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 4.2 | 3.16 25% | 2.7 36% | 3.2 24% | 6.99 -66% | 5.41 ? -29% | 4.63 ? -10% |
| Idle Average * | 6.5 | 5.6 14% | 6 8% | 5.4 17% | 8.32 -28% | 8.6 ? -32% | 7.56 ? -16% |
| Idle Maximum * | 7.6 | 7.13 6% | 7.6 -0% | 6.9 9% | 12.18 -60% | 10.9 ? -43% | 8.98 ? -18% |
| Load Average * | 34 | 30.86 9% | 37 -9% | 38.9 -14% | 38.08 -12% | 45.4 ? -34% | 42.3 ? -24% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 34 | 37 -9% | 33.2 2% | 37 -9% | 35.7 -5% | ||
| Load Maximum * | 56 | 46.55 17% | 65 -16% | 66.5 -19% | 44.99 20% | 67.6 ? -21% | 62.6 ? -12% |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption Witcher 3 / Stress test
Power consumption with external monitor
Battery life
The 14-ich notebook lasted 10 hours 31 minutes in our Wi-Fi test (visiting websites using a script) and 14 hours 4 minutes in our video test (playing the short film "Big Buck Bunny" in a loop at FHD, H.264 encoding). During both tests, the energy-saving features on the laptop were deactivated and display brightness was set to around 150 cd/m². In addition, the wireless module was also disabled during the video test.
| Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 56 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 R7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8, 57 Wh | Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH i5-1145G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 63 Wh | HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 3E4Q6AA i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 53 Wh | Acer TravelMate P614P-52 i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 56 Wh | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | 25% | 45% | 37% | -9% | 8% | |
| Reader / Idle | 1377 | 1411 2% | 1487 8% | 1260 -8% | 1254 ? -9% | |
| H.264 | 844 | 891 6% | 716 -15% | 755 ? -11% | ||
| WiFi v1.3 | 631 | 877 39% | 848 34% | 685 9% | 534 -15% | 668 ? 6% |
| Load | 78 | 101 29% | 155 99% | 151 94% | 80 3% | 114.7 ? 47% |
| Witcher 3 ultra | 120 |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - Solid business notebook with a 16:10-Display
The TravelMate P6 is a compact, lightweight (approx. 1.2 kg, or 2.6 lb) and portable 14-inch business laptop that can last 10 to 14 hours on a single charge – very handy for its intended use. Another positive aspect is that it charges using a USB-C power adapter.
The Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52 is a solid, portable work laptop.
The combination of Core i7-1185G7 and 16 GB of RAM allows the TravelMate P6 to effortlessly handle office and web applications. However, the device isn't designed for sustained high performance. Whilst the amount of heat and noise it generates is fairly reasonable, the fan produces a faint whistling sound when running.
The 14-inch matt IPS display (1,920 x 1,200) has a work-friendly 16:10 aspect ratio and features excellent contrast, brightness and colour reproduction. Its colour coverage is on par with that of its competitors. Furthermore, the PrivacyPanel feature can be toggled on and off to restrict how well other people can peek at the display from the sides.
Our review unit is currently the most expensive model in the TravelMate P6 line-up and costs 1,600 to 1,700 Euro (approx. US$1,500). Apart from processor specs, it doesn't provide any additional benefits over cheaper models with a Core i7-1165G7 or Core i5-1135G7. Therefore, we think the lower-priced models are preferable to the review configuration. Some of them even come with an LTE modem on board despite having a smaller price tag.
One alternative to the P6 is the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2, which offers more computing power and longer battery life. However, you would have to make do with a 16:9 display, as a 16:10 panel is only available on the recently launched T14s G3. Those who want their laptop to be as quiet as possible can also consider the HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8. It hardly makes any noise under load, but you are likewise only getting a 16:9 display.
Price and availability
A model similar to the review unit (Core i7-1185G7, 16 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro) is available from Acer for US$1,599. You can also find a lower-spec model equipped with an i7-1165G7 for around $1,450 on Amazon.com.
Acer TravelMate P6 TMP614P-52-724G
- 09/22/2022 v7 (old)
Sascha Mölck
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