Acer Swift 5 (SF514-56) vs Swift 3 (SF314-512)
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Swift 5 (SF514-56)
- Can run popular games at about 16-22% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- 34% sharper screen – 210 versus 157 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Acer Swift 3 (SF314-512)
- Around 2.9x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) | 1.25 kg (2.76 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 309.8 x 213.3 x 14.9 mm 12.2 x 8.4 x 0.59 inches |
321 x 210 x 15 mm 12.64 x 8.27 x 0.59 inches |
| Area | 661 cm2 (102.5 inches2) | 674 cm2 (104.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.7% | ~80.1% |
| Side bezels | 0 mm | 5.6 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gold | Silver |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 210 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | - |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1400 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.2 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 2.2 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| 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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