Good investment as solid AMD office workhorse: Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-42 laptop review
Travel mate with Ryzen power.
Update | Acer is not well known for its business laptops, but why? Acer's TravelMate P4 TMP414-42 shows that Acer does know how to make good laptops for the productive use. In our review, it does good thanks to the AMD Ryzen 5 and a bright, matte screen as well as nice input devices.Benjamin Herzig 👁 (translated by Benjamin Herzig) Published 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 ...
Verdict: Good Acer laptop for an attractive price
The basics for an office and business laptop: A bright, matte screen, a comfortable keyboard and good touchpad, as well as many ports and security functions. The Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-42 delivers on all of these points - and on some of them, it even overdelivers. The port selection is strong, with RJ45 Ethernet and a microSD slot, which is better than the competition.
We also can not complain in other manners: The AMD Ryzen 5 may not be quite the newest CPU, but the Zen4 cores are still fast enough for a good performance and efficiency. The TravelMate does not get very loud, nor does it heat up much. The battery life is usable as well. Where Acer falters: The TravelMate laptop has audible coil whine. Also, the WWAN option is missing, and the keyboard is not user-changeable.
Update, 20th May 2025: Additional battery test added.
Pros
Cons
Pricing and availability
The Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-42 is listed on the US Acer website, but not yet available - Acer still sells the similar predecessor Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-41, which contains the AMD Ryzen 6650U. This one starts at roughly $950.
Table of Contents
- Verdict: Good Acer laptop for an attractive price
- Specifications: Ryzen 5 and WUXGA display
- Case: Blue-grey plastic everywhere
- Connectivity: Acer laptop with RJ45 Ethernet and microSD as well as USB4
- Input devices: Typing feel nice, layout not
- Display: Matte screen surface paired with high brightness
- Performance: Ryzen 5 with solid performance
- Emissions: Acer TravelMate barely gets warm
- Energy management: Acer achieves 10 hours of battery life with the TravelMate
- Notebookcheck Overall Rating
- Possible competitors in comparison
Acer is not an unknown in the market for business laptops, but definitely not one of the big players. With its Acer TravelMate laptops, Acer is in the role of the underdog against the HP EliteBooks, Lenovo ThinkPads and Dell Pro laptops. The Acer TravelMate P4 is a model in the mid-range segment, similar to a Lenovo ThinkPad T14 or L14, Dell Pro 14 or the HP EliteBook 600.
The variant we test here of the Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG contains an AMD Ryzen 5 chip of the Hawk Point generation - not AMD's newest, but still fast enough for all everyday office tasks. AMD also shares this opinion, which is why they still sell the Hawk Point chips, now under the name Ryzen 200.
Specifications: Ryzen 5 and WUXGA display
Case: Blue-grey plastic everywhere
Acer relies on a plastic chassis. The smooth plastic is a dark blue-grey and it seems robust. Overall, the design of the Acer TravelMate looks a bit outdated, especially because of the wide screen bezels. The chassis is boxy, with some strong chamfering on the bottom cover, making the Acer laptop look thinner than it truly is.
At least the base unit of the Acer TravelMate P4 is pretty robust. In the center, there is barely any flex and only under strong pressure. Sadly, the display cover is less strong: It is easy to bend the panel, with the pressure going pretty directly to the screen panel. Interesting to us is the material of the screen bezel: Acer forgoes the dedicated rubber lip, instead simply rubberizing the whole bezel.
The massive hinges of the Acer laptop do not look very elegant, but they hold the screen cover well in place. There is barely any wobble, if at all, and the maximum opening angle is 180 degrees. One-handed opening is not possible.
The Acer TravelMate P4 is bigger and thicker than most of the competition. With 1.5 kg or 3.23 lbs, it is not a featherweight.
Connectivity: Acer laptop with RJ45 Ethernet and microSD as well as USB4
We do not have any complaints about the port selection, as the Acer TravelMate P4 even sports RJ45 and a microSD card reader. A critique: One of the charging ports could have been placed on the right side, so that users can choose from which side they want to charge the laptop.
SD Card Reader
The microSD card slot of the Acer laptop TravelMate P4 is mostly there to make carrying an external card reader unnecessary - for professional use, it is much too slow, which our measurements with the AV Pro microSD 128 GB V60 reference card show. With 25 to 36 MB/s, transferring a huge amount of data would take too long.
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Average of class Office (22.4 - 198.5, n=33, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG (AV Pro V60) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Average of class Office (25 - 249, n=28, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG (AV Pro V60) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Communication
Acer's TravelMate P4 contains a MediaTek Wi-Fi module that supports the Wi-Fi 6E standard. It achieves high transfer rates when sending data.
There is a second communication module, a Realtek Ethernet NIC, which offers Gigabit speed.
Webcam
Acer puts in a simple 1080p webcam that is good enough to create a usable picture for video calls - but not more than that. The image is rather pixelated, and the colors are not accurate.
Security
As a laptop for the business sector, the Acer TravelMate P4 has a few security functions. Among them: a Kensington lock slot, a fingerprint sensor in the power button and a TPM chip. However, an Infrared camera, nowadays standard issue with many business laptops, is missing. The same applies to the Smartcard reader.
Accessories
Apart from the 65 W charger, there are no accessories for the Acer TravelMate P4.
Maintenance
Ten Torx screws hold the bottom cover of the Acer TravelMate P4. The screws are not fixed in the chassis, so be careful not to lose them. There are also some clips that have to be opened before the bottom cover can be removed.
Once this is done, the Acer laptop offers a host of upgradability options. The RAM is socketed with two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots. SSD (M.2 2280) and Wi-Fi card (M.2 2230) are also modular. Not at all an option is WWAN, as neither antennas nor an M.2 slot or a SIM slot are there. Aside of the mentioned upgradeable components, it is also possible to maintain the cooling system and battery. Much more complicated is repairing the keyboard, which is part of the palmrest assembly - a problem with many new laptops nowadays.
Sustainability
According to Acer, the TravelMate P4 TMP414-42 uses "post consumer/recycled" materials, but how much and where is unclear. At least, Acer tells customers the CO₂ emissions that are set-free into the atmosphere when the TravelMate P4 is produced (280 kg/CO₂ equivalent).
Warranty
The Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-42 has a 36-month warranty with pick-up service. The warranty only applies in Germany as the country of origin - outside, Acer gives the TravelMate a basic 12-month bring-in warranty. The battery only has a 12-month warranty in any case.
Input devices: Typing feel nice, layout not
Keyboard
The keyboard of the Acer TravelMate P4 convinces us, mainly with the good typing feel. The chiclet keys offer a long key travel of roughly 1.5 mm, with a well-defined key feedback. Typing longer texts on this keyboard is easy and a nice experience.
Less nice is the keyboard layout. The Acer laptop lacks dedicated navigation keys. Also, the "Acer" key, which is used to conjure the TravelMateSense app, is placed badly. Especially when using the Delete key, its position can lead to typing errors.
Touchpad
Measuring 12.6 x 7.8 cm, Acer uses a plastic touchpad in its TravelMate laptop. It is made of a smooth material that offers a good gliding ability to the fingers. Acer puts in a mechanical clickpad, which can be clicked in the lower part of the surface. The click feels nice, as it is dampened and not very loud, but still precise. The touchpad is overall a nice one, though haptic glass touchpads are overall better.
Display: Matte screen surface paired with high brightness
For customers, Acer makes it easy with the TravelMate P4 TMP414-42: There is only a single screen options. All models contain a 14-inch screen based on IPS technology with a matte screen surface. Acer says the screen brightness should reach 400 cd/m², the screen is also supposed to cover 100 percent of the sRGB color gamut.
Very nice: The screen is brighter than 400 cd/m², with an average brightness of 426 cd/m². Of the tested business laptops, the Acer TravelMate P4 does not have the highest screen brightness, but it is competitive. A disadvantage of the panel, which has been made by AUO: It is rather slow, with a refresh rate of just 60 Hz and long reaction times.
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Brightness Distribution: 83 %
Center on Battery: 437 cd/m²
Contrast: 1900:1 (Black: 0.23 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.9 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.84, calibrated: 1.9
ΔE Greyscale 4.7 | 0.09-98 Ø5.1
75.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
75.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.38
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG B140UAN02.2, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ BOE NV140WUM-N41, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE B140UAN02.1, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | HP EliteBook 845 G11 BOE0B6D, IPS, 2560x1600, 14", 120 Hz | Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X NE140QDM-NX4, IPS LED, 2560x1600, 14", 144 Hz | |
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| Display | -44% | 0% | 16% | -4% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 75.9 | 39.98 -47% | 74.6 -2% | 98.5 30% | 70.8 -7% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99 | 58.8 -41% | 100 1% | 99.9 1% | 98 -1% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 75.7 | 41.3 -45% | 76.2 1% | 87.5 16% | 71.6 -5% |
| Response Times | 34% | -5% | 77% | 14% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 40.7 ? | 22.8 ? 44% | 44 ? -8% | 11.9 ? 71% | 36.3 ? 11% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 28.2 ? | 21.5 ? 24% | 28.9 ? -2% | 5 ? 82% | 23.4 ? 17% |
| PWM Frequency | |||||
| Screen | -49% | 18% | 12% | 12% | |
| Brightness middle | 437 | 253 -42% | 474 8% | 576 32% | 457 5% |
| Brightness | 426 | 238 -44% | 439 3% | 533 25% | 457 7% |
| Brightness Distribution | 83 | 91 10% | 89 7% | 83 0% | 95 14% |
| Black Level * | 0.23 | 0.18 22% | 0.22 4% | 0.47 -104% | 0.12 48% |
| Contrast | 1900 | 1406 -26% | 2155 13% | 1226 -35% | 3808 100% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.9 | 5.5 -41% | 2.2 44% | 1.8 54% | 4.9 -26% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.6 | 20.19 -206% | 4.4 33% | 4 39% | 8.5 -29% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.9 | 4.99 -163% | 1.6 16% | 1 47% | 1.7 11% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 4.7 | 2.3 51% | 3 36% | 2.5 47% | 5.7 -21% |
| Gamma | 2.38 92% | 2.036 108% | 2.31 95% | 2.15 102% | 2.25 98% |
| CCT | 7444 87% | 6443 101% | 6880 94% | 6297 103% | 7647 85% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -20% /
-36% | 4% /
11% | 35% /
22% | 7% /
9% |
* ... smaller is better
Ex factory, the colors of the Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-42 are set too cold, which we measured with the app Calman and the X-Rite i1Pro 3. A calibration with the X-Rite i1Profiler fixes this. The color accuracy with the profile we created, available to download for free as always in the gray box above, sits at 1.9 deltaE Colorchecker, which is an average value of all the deviations from neutral colors.
For simple photo editing, the screen is certainly usable, as the small sRGB color gamut is covered by roughly 100 percent.
The Acer TravelMate laptop is certainly usable outdoors, thanks to the good screen brightness and the matte surface. Mind you, this mostly only applies to the shadow, as direct sunlight will still overwhelm the panel.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 28.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 14.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 14 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 73 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.6 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 40.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 18.1 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 22.6 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. » 62 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.2 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 8374 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance: Ryzen 5 with solid performance
There are three different CPU configurations of the Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-42, with three AMD CPUs available: AMD Ryzen 3 8440U, the AMD Ryzen 5 8540U and the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U. As the GPU is always an AMD Radeon present: AMD Radeon 740M or the 780M, depending on the CPU. There are two options for the RAM as well: 16 or 32 GB DDR5-5600 memory, in two SO-DIMM sockets - allowing for a maximum of 64 GB, the Acer laptop is upgradeable. As mass storage, there is a single M.2 2280 SSD.
Testing conditions
The Acer TravelMate P4 has three different performance modes (Quiet, Normal, Performance), which can be set via the TravelMateSense app, but they do not have any impact on the performance. The only difference between them: With the modes "Normal" and "Performance", the fan ramps up faster and louder. The power limits are identical: 30 W as the maximum, with 25 W for prolonged load. For our performance benchmarks, we used the mode "Performance".
Processor
The AMD Ryzen 5 8540U is a mid-range CPU of the "Hawk Point" series by AMD. With a total of six Zen4 cores (12 threads), it is not a new chip, as it originally launched in 2023. The cores have clock rates ranging from 3.2 to 4.9 GHz, with the typical TDP of 15 W. For additional benchmark comparisons, our CPU list can be used.
This CPU is able to hold its performance stable, although not on a very high level. The multicore performance under load is roughly equivalent to a recent Intel Lunar Lake chip - good, but not great. At least the old Intel Raptor Lake variant of the Acer TravelMate can be easily beaten.
When running on battery power, the CPU is clearly throttled down. We measured a performance decrease of 26 percent. Instead of 9662 points, the Acer TravelMate P4 only achieved 7694 points in the Cinebench R23 multicore test.
Cinebench R15 Multi sustained loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (1577 - 20399, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (9662 - 9781, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (1706 - 1723, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average of class Office (618 - 2098, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (590 - 8086, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (3804 - 3870, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (669 - 672, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Average of class Office (229 - 807, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Average of class Office (246 - 3132, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (1521 - 1594, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (236 - 270, n=2) | |
| Average of class Office (98 - 315, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Average of class Office (163 - 1956, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (327 - 351, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average of class Office (7532 - 76886, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (39786 - 40137, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (6079 - 6202, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Average of class Office (2972 - 6497, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (662 - 14990, n=93, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (8221 - 9280, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Single-Core | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (2474 - 2504, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Average of class Office (457 - 2925, n=92, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (1018 - 14192, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (6951 - 7632, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (1797 - 1872, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average of class Office (510 - 2121, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average of class Office (1.72 - 22.4, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (10.5 - 11.9, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (54.1 - 63.1, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (31.3 - 129.6, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Average of class Office (0.4098 - 1.135, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (0.4563 - 0.4879, n=2) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
* ... 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 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (15717 - 16031, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (763 - 31245, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (66511 - 68587, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (4113 - 125394, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (2810 - 2866, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (287 - 5398, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average of class Office (8185 - 115197, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (64557 - 64867, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (8891 - 8981, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average of class Office (404 - 18321, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (35558 - 36926, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (2075 - 66922, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (49688 - 51450, n=2) | |
| Average of class Office (7254 - 155900, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average of class Office (78 - 1366, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (641 - 651, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (8357 - 8506, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (432 - 17834, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average of class Office (4814 - 55359, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (23092 - 34005, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
System Performance
Our system performance benchmarks mirror the CPU benchmarks: The Acer TravelMate P4 with AMD Hawk Point outperforms the Intel Raptor Lake variant, but is overall in the lower part of the ranking. In everyday use, the Acer laptop performs well without any slowdowns.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (2463 - 7683, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, AMD Radeon 740M (5791 - 5898, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average of class Office (5575 - 20841, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, AMD Radeon 740M (9526 - 9827, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, AMD Radeon 740M (8789 - 9076, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10415, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average of class Office (2049 - 11501, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, AMD Radeon 740M (6095 - 6445, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1923, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, AMD Radeon 740M (n=1) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, AMD Radeon 740M (n=1) | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (340 - 2169, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, AMD Radeon 740M (n=1) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, AMD Radeon 740M (n=1) | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, AMD Radeon 740M (285 - 285, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (121 - 455, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, AMD Radeon 740M (240 - 242, n=3) | |
| Average of class Office (80 - 328, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Average of class Office (391 - 1966, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, AMD Radeon 740M (542 - 553, n=3) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 5791 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Average of class Office (7158 - 108783, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (34855 - 70601, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average of class Office (7325 - 127282, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (30502 - 50782, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (42384 - 91931, n=2) | |
| Average of class Office (7579 - 117935, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 8540U (106.4 - 117.7, n=2) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average of class Office (7.6 - 185.2, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
High DPC latencies can lead to dropouts in video- and audio-apps. Unfortunately, the Acer TravelMate P4 has this affliction, with the network drivers being the primary suspects.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
SSDs are rarely a problem nowadays, as even slow drives are plenty fast in everyday use. This is the case for the Acer TravelMate P4 as well: The 512 GB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD by SK Hynix is not the fastest in our ranking, but we do not notice this in everyday use.
* ... smaller is better
Sustained performance Read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
There is not that much to say about the GPU of the Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-42: The AMD Radeon 740M in the tested variant of the Acer laptops is fast enough for everyday use as an office laptop. For everything else, including games, the Acer TravelMate is the wrong PC. More recent games can not be played smoothly at all, even on the lowest setting.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 5611 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 3123 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1293 points | |
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* ... smaller is better
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Average of class Office (6.65 - 29.6, n=45, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average of class Office (7.96 - 31.6, n=36, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Average of class Office (3.98 - 47.8, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Average of class Office (4.18 - 36.5, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G11 | |
| Average of class Office (13.4 - 121.2, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS graph
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 101.1 | 88.6 | 26.5 | 10.2 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 118.1 | 88.6 | 52.2 | 46.5 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 35.3 | 16.9 | 12.6 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 32.9 | 27.3 | 21.9 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 16.3 | 12.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 18.2 | 13.8 | 10.3 | 9.26 |
| F1 24 (2024) | 33.5 | 29.3 |
Emissions: Acer TravelMate barely gets warm
System Noise
The fan of the Acer TravelMate P4 does not get loud. When idling, it runs with a maximum of 28 dB(a). Under load, it reaches a maximum of 41 dB(a), but overall it stays quieter than the competition.
Unfortunately, we detected coil whine with the Acer TravelMate, which was audible even when sitting normally in front of the laptop in a quiet room.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 24.9 / 24.9 / 28 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 35.7 / 41.6 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: 24.9 dB(A) | ||
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG Radeon 740M, R5 8540U, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X110N | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1335U, Kingston OM8SEP4512Q-AA | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE Radeon 780M, R7 8840U, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N | HP EliteBook 845 G11 Radeon 780M, R7 PRO 8840HS, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 | Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-1T00 | |
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| Noise | -6% | 7% | -1% | 12% | |
| off / environment * | 24.9 | 25.5 -2% | 23.1 7% | 25.4 -2% | 24.1 3% |
| Idle Minimum * | 24.9 | 25.5 -2% | 23.1 7% | 25.4 -2% | 24.1 3% |
| Idle Average * | 24.9 | 25.5 -2% | 23.1 7% | 25.4 -2% | 24.1 3% |
| Idle Maximum * | 28 | 30.5 -9% | 23.1 17% | 25.4 9% | 24.1 14% |
| Load Average * | 35.7 | 36.29 -2% | 23.1 35% | 37.4 -5% | 31.2 13% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 41.8 | 47.1 -13% | 39.8 5% | 31.7 24% | |
| Load Maximum * | 41.6 | 48.34 -16% | 47.2 -13% | 45.3 -9% | 31.2 25% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
Acer's TravelMate P4 TMP414-42 barely gets warm, even under load. At maximum, we measure 41 degrees Celsius at the bottom. This is barely hot, and most of the chassis stays completely cool.
In the stress test, the Acer TravelMate P4 is able to keep up the CPU power consumption of 25 W, even after one hour.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 37.5 °C / 100 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 41.1 °C / 106 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23.4 °C / 74 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 27.4 °C / 81 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the class Office.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 25 °C / 77 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 (+2.6 °C / 4.7 F).
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG AMD Ryzen 5 8540U, AMD Radeon 740M | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ Intel Core i5-1335U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, AMD Radeon 780M | HP EliteBook 845 G11 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, AMD Radeon 780M | Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | -12% | -29% | -16% | 1% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 37.5 | 35.8 5% | 51 -36% | 45.9 -22% | 41.6 -11% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 41.1 | 41.5 -1% | 61.5 -50% | 53.2 -29% | 43.2 -5% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 27 | 35 -30% | 31.3 -16% | 29.5 -9% | 25.7 5% |
| Idle Bottom * | 29.3 | 35.7 -22% | 33.6 -15% | 30.8 -5% | 25.3 14% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
Acer places the speakers next to the keyboard, they are user facing. The sound is middling in terms of volume and lacks base, making them less than ideal for music.
Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 29% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6.4% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (25.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 77% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 17% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 77% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 18% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 17.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6.2% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (18.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 31% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 62% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 39% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 53% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Energy management: Acer achieves 10 hours of battery life with the TravelMate
Power consumption
Unfortunately, the Acer laptop is not really efficient, at least in the idle state. Under load, it is better, but that is to be expected. After all, the Acer TravelMate P4 is limited to 30 W.
For the maximum power consumption of 48 W, the 65 W charger of the Acer TravelMate P4 is almost oversized - a compact 45 W charger might be enough for most users.
| Off / Standby | 0.6 / 0.8 Watt |
| Idle | 5.9 / 7.8 / 8.2 Watt |
| Load |
36.3 / 48.9 Watt |
   
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max: Metrahit Energy | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG R5 8540U, Radeon 740M, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X110N, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ i5-1335U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Kingston OM8SEP4512Q-AA, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE R7 8840U, Radeon 780M, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | HP EliteBook 845 G11 R7 PRO 8840HS, Radeon 780M, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02, IPS, 2560x1600, 14" | Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-1T00, IPS LED, 2560x1600, 14" | Average AMD Radeon 740M | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | 31% | 3% | -35% | -9% | 5% | -5% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 5.9 | 3.4 42% | 2.7 54% | 4.3 27% | 3.9 34% | 4.97 ? 16% | 4.56 ? 23% |
| Idle Average * | 7.8 | 5.4 31% | 4.9 37% | 10.6 -36% | 8.9 -14% | 6.27 ? 20% | 7.51 ? 4% |
| Idle Maximum * | 8.2 | 6.4 22% | 5.2 37% | 10.9 -33% | 9.6 -17% | 8.07 ? 2% | 8.98 ? -10% |
| Load Average * | 36.3 | 45.6 -26% | 58.3 -61% | 43.4 -20% | 39.1 ? -8% | 42.1 ? -16% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 39.1 | 47.3 -21% | 60.2 -54% | 42.8 -9% | |||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * | 39 | 47.3 -21% | 59.3 -52% | 41.8 -7% | |||
| Load Maximum * | 48.9 | 35.16 28% | 66.3 -36% | 65.4 -34% | 64.1 -31% | 51 ? -4% | 62.4 ? -28% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 34.2 |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption Cyberpunk / stress test
Power consumption w/external monitor
Battery life
With round about ten hours of battery life in the Wi-Fi test (150 cd/m²), Acer extracts a good battery life out of the 53 Wh battery. The other business laptops are only slightly better, except for the Asus ExpertBook P5 with Intel Lunar Lake.
Update, 20th May 2025: The battery life is also good whenn the screen is set to the maximum screen brightness during the Wi-Fi test. Acer's TravelMate P4 lasted for around eight and a half hour here.
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG R5 8540U, Radeon 740M, 53 Wh | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ i5-1335U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 56 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE R7 8840U, Radeon 780M, 52.5 Wh | HP EliteBook 845 G11 R7 PRO 8840HS, Radeon 780M, 56 Wh | Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, 63 Wh | Average of class Office | |
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| Battery Runtime | 19% | 12% | 4% | 62% | 9% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 590 | 633 7% | 615 4% | 614 4% | 973 65% | 664 ? 13% |
| Load | 109 | 143 31% | 130 19% | 173 59% | 114.7 ? 5% |
Notebookcheck Overall Rating
With the Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-42, Acer produces a solid business laptop with nice connectivity options, input devices and a screen for an attractive price. Our biggest point of critique is the coil whine we detected.
Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG
- 05/17/2025 v8
Benjamin Herzig
Total Sustainability Score: Possible competitors in comparison
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1. 84.4%  | Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG AMD Ryzen 5 8540U ⎘ AMD Radeon 740M ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,130.57 acer TravelMate Spin P4 P414... 2. $1,046.18 Acer TravelMate P4 P414-51 T... List Price: 1080€ | 1.4 kg | 21 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
2. 85.9% v7 (old)  | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP414-53-58XQ Intel Core i5-1335U ⎘ Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs ⎘ 8 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $119.00 14.0 inch WUXGA 1920(RGB)*12... 2. $124.00 Replacement Screen 14.0 inch... 3. $35.99 65W USB-C Charger for Acer T... | 1.5 kg | 22 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
3. 86.3%  | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE AMD Ryzen 7 8840U ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,164.33 List Price: 1889 Euro | 1.5 kg | 21.5 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
4. 88.5%  | HP EliteBook 845 G11 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,039.99 HP EliteBook 845 G11 Touchsc... 2. $1,488.00 HP EliteBook 845 G11 14" Tou... 3. $1,645.67 HP EliteBook 845 G11 14" Tou... List Price: 1939€ | 1.5 kg | 17.9 mm | 14.00" 2560x1600 216 PPI IPS |
5. 85.9%  | Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X Intel Core Ultra 7 258V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,385.00 EXCaliberPC [2024] ASUS Expe... 2. $3,170.40 ASUS ExpertBook P5 P5405CSA-... 3. $1,375.92 ASUS ExpertBook P5 Copilot+ ... List Price: 1500€ | 1.3 kg | 16.5 mm | 14.00" 2560x1600 216 PPI IPS LED |
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