MSD (see text for details) with respect to CCSD(T)8,61 of calculated neutral excitations of the acene molecules (n=1–6). The calculated (blue bars), (orange bars), and (pink bars) excitations, and (black bars) energy difference are shown for a few representative TDDFT and GW-BSE approaches: TD-OTRSH and TD-CAM-B3LYP in panel (a), and G0W0-BSE@BHLYP, G0W0-BSE@OTRSH-PBE, and evGW-BSE@PBE0 in panel (b).