Acer Swift Edge 16 (SFE16-44) vs Edge 16 (SFE16-43)

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Review

Evaluation of Acer Swift Edge 16 (SFE16-44) and Edge 16 (SFE16-43) important characteristics
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
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Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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66.5
(Good)
Value Index
69.4
(Good)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs)
Dimensions 357.6 x 245.9 x 12.95 mm
14.08 x 9.68 x 0.51 inches
357.6 x 245.9 x 12.95 mm
14.08 x 9.68 x 0.51 inches
Area 879 cm2 (136.3 inches2) 879 cm2 (136.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.4% ~84.4%
Side bezels 6.5 mm 6.5 mm
Colors Black Black
Material - Aluminum
Transformer No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 45 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 236 ppi 236 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 3200 x 2000 pixels 3200 x 2000 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 99.9% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 2 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 2:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
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
Weight of AC adapter 190 grams 193 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz 4.9 GHz
Cores 6 6
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 16 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 760M Radeon 760M
Fabrication process 4 nm 4 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 4 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 800 MHz 800 MHz
GPU boost clock 2600 MHz 2600 MHz
FLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 5.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 16
GPU performance 2.7 TFLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 219 213
Solar Bay 8096 8301
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5200 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
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 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC256 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~81 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.2
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size 12.5 x 8.0 cm -
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Swift Edge 16 (SFE16-44):
    - Full magnesium-alloy body
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