Acer Swift 3x (SF314-510) vs Swift 3 (SF314-59)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Swift 3x (SF314-510)
- Can run popular games at about 111-152% higher FPS
- Around 61% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~23%) battery – 59 against 48 watt-hours
Advantages of the Acer Swift 3 (SF314-59)
- Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) |
Dimensions | 322.8 x 212.2 x 17.95 mm 12.71 x 8.35 x 0.71 inches |
323.4 x 218.9 x 15.9 mm 12.73 x 8.62 x 0.63 inches |
Area | 685 cm2 (106.1 inches2) | 708 cm2 (109.7 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.9% | ~76.3% |
Side bezels | 6.5 mm | 6.8 mm |
Colors | Blue | Silver |
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) | 44.2 dB | 39 dB |
Display
Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 157 ppi | 157 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
HDR support | No | No |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Matte |
Contrast | 1916:1 | 1215:1 |
sRGB color space | 99% | 96.2% |
Adobe RGB profile | 72.5% | 67.3% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | 71.5% | 69.3% |
Response time | 38 ms | - |
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 | Yes |
Charging port position | Left | Left |
Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
Weigh of AC adapter | 266 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
Cores | 4 | 2 |
Threads | 8 | 4 |
L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | 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 | Dedicated | Integrated |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1650 MHz | 1100 MHz |
FLOPS | 2.534 TFLOPS | 0.84 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
Memory type | GDDR4 | LPDDR4X |
Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
Memory speed | ~4.3 Gbps | 3.73 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 768 | 384 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 24 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 12 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
Clock | 3733 MHz | 3733 MHz |
Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Upgradable | No | No |
Total slots | - | 1 |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 1 | 1 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Loudness | 72 dB | - |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
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 | 2x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
DisplayPort | No | No |
VGA | No | No |
Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
SD card reader | No | No |
Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | No | No |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Size | 10.5 x 6.5 cm | - |
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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