Acer Swift 3 (SF314-59) vs Aspire 3 (A315-58)
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Swift 3 (SF314-59)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 1 versus 0
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 500 grams less (around 1.1 lbs)
- Features a much bigger (~33%) battery – 48 against 36 watt-hours
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Backlit keyboard
- 57% sharper screen – 157 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 200 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (109.7 vs 134.2 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 3 (A315-58)
- Can run popular games at about 68-93% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 323.4 x 218.9 x 15.9 mm 12.73 x 8.62 x 0.63 inches |
363.4 x 238.4 x 19.9 mm 14.31 x 9.39 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 708 cm2 (109.7 inches2) | 866 cm2 (134.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.3% | ~77.5% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 9 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 39 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
| Contrast | 1215:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 96.2% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 67.3% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 69.3% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1354 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1468 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.84 TFLOPS | 1.879 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.73 Gbps | ~7 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 12 | 16 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v5 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | No |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | No |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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