Acer Predator Triton 14 (PT14-51) review – compact powerhouse

Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life

Max CPU load

In this test we use 100% on the CPU cores, monitoring their frequencies and chip temperature. The first column shows a computer’s reaction to a short load (2-10 seconds), the second column simulates a serious task (between 15 and 30 seconds), and the third column is a good indicator of how good the laptop is for long loads such as video rendering.

Average P-core frequency; Average E-core frequency; CPU temp.; Package Power

Intel Core i7-13700H (45W TDP)	0:02 – 0:10 sec	0:15 – 0:30 sec	10:00 – 15:00 min
Acer Predator Triton 14 (PT14-51)	3.59 GHz @ 2.84 GHz @ 72°C @ 105W	3.57 GHz @ 2.86 GHz @ 85°C @ 104W	3.30 GHz @ 2.56 GHz @ 94°C @ 85W
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 6	3.71 GHz @ 2.18 GHz @ 91°C @ 107W	3.41 GHz @ 2.22 GHz @ 93°C @ 91W	3.07 GHz @ 2.12 GHz @ 88°C @ 72W
Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 4	3.94 GHz @ 3.04 GHz @ 75°C @ 114W	3.88 GHz @ 3.03 GHz @ 85°C @ 110W	2.88 GHz @ 2.95 GHz @ 83°C @ 95W
HP ZBook Power G10	2.93 GHz @ 2.16 GHz @ 62°C @ 54W	2.98 GHz @ 2.14GHz @ 68°C @ 54W	2.46 GHz @ 1.99 GHz @ 79°C @ 45W
HP ZBook Studio 16 G10	3.50 GHz @ 2.91 GHz @ 72°C @ 88W	3.49 GHz @ 2.88 GHz @ 87°C @ 88W	2.96 GHz @ 2.45 GHz @ 81°C @ 60W
Dell XPS 15 9530	3.28 GHz @ 2.57 GHz @ 94°C @ 85W	2.95 GHz @ 2.20 GHz @ 95°C @ 65W	2.51 GHz @ 1.90 GHz @ 82°C @ 45W
MSI Stealth 16 Studio (A13V)	3.77 GHz @ 2.34 GHz @ 87°C @ 101W	3.61 GHz @ 2.32 GHz @ 87°C @ 91W	3.62 GHz @ 2.43 GHz @ 87°C @ 92W
Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-51) “Turbo” preset	3.91 GHz @ 2.93 GHz @ 66°C @ 115W	3.90 GHz @ 2.93 GHz @ 76°C @ 115W	3.70 GHz @ 2.85 GHz @ 76°C @ 100W
Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-51) “Performance” preset	3.92 GHz @ 2.95 GHz @ 70°C @ 115W	3.89 GHz @ 2.93 GHz @ 81°C @ 115W	3.34 GHz @ 2.61 GHz @ 74°C @ 80W
Acer Nitro 16 (AN16-51)	3.08 GHz @ 3.10 GHz @ 68°C @ 115W	3.59 GHz @ 3.04 GHz @ 79°C @ 115W	3.53 GHz @ 2.94 GHz @ 81°C @ 100W
Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-71G)	1.36 GHz @ 3.23 GHz @ 80°C @ 80W	0.40 GHz @ 1.95 GHz @ 54°C @ 20W	0.60 GHz @ 3.16 GHz @ 83°C @ 50W
Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-71)	3.13 GHz @ 2.34 GHz @ 75°C @ 67W	3.08 GHz @ 2.32 GHz @ 91°C @ 66W	2.46 GHz @ 1.83 GHz @ 89°C @ 43W
MSI Pulse 15 (B13V)	3.70 GHz @ 2.36 GHz @ 86°C @ 96W	3.52 GHz @ 2.37 GHz @ 87°C @ 89W	3.23 GHz @ 2.54 GHz @ 77°C @ 87W
MSI Vector GP77	3.86 GHz @ 3.08 GHz @ 89°C @ 135W	3.75 GHz @ 3.10 GHz @ 94°C @ 128W	3.24 GHz @ 3.00 GHz @ 81°C @ 90W

The Core i7-13700H inside this machine can maintain impressively high frequencies (for such a small device) in any kind of load. Still, the thermals in the last column are high but that’s kind of okay given the small chassis.

Real-life gaming

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070	GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 2 min)	GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 30 min)
Acer Predator Triton 14 (PT14-51)	2162 MHz @ 77°C @ 105W	2148 MHz @ 81°C @ 105W
Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-41) “Turbo” preset	2535 MHz @ 66°C @ 121W	2535 MHz @ 67°C @ 122W
Acer Nitro 17 (AN17-41) “Performance” preset	2475 MHz @ 72°C @ 123W	2475 MHz @ 73°C @ 123W

So, the GPU is mentioned as a 105W variant and it really can maintain this power limit during long gaming sessions – good!

Gaming comfort

You can fine-tune the device’s performance with the aid of the PredatorSense app. It offers four presets. You can ramp up the fans to their max speed, set a desired RPM value, or just leave the Auto mode to do its job. On the outside, the chassis doesn’t feel hot because the cooling fans are sucking air through the keyboard deck.

For normal work, the “Quiet” preset is the way to go – the fans are always quiet. If you need the full power of the laptop, you have to use the “Turbo” mode. This will bump the GPU TGP to 105W and the fan speed is around 4900 RPM in CPU-intensive tasks or while playing games.

The Performance mode offers a bit lower noise and CPU power, as well as a 95W TGP for the video card.

Battery

Now, we conduct the battery tests with the Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with. The 76Wh battery pack lasts for 6 hours and 40 minutes of Web browsing, or 5 hours and 53 minutes of video playback.