Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-72) vs Go 16 AI (SFG16-74)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-72)
- Around 86% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 21-29% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Acer Swift Go 16 AI (SFG16-74)
- Features a bigger (~15%) battery – 75 against 65 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) | 1.52 kg (3.35 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.6 x 243.8 x 24.3 mm 14 x 9.6 x 0.96 inches |
355.5 x 250.6 x 15.99 mm 14 x 9.87 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 867 cm2 (134.4 inches2) | 891 cm2 (138.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.6% | ~83.3% |
| Side bezels | 5.5 mm | 5.4 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 360 grams | 370 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 22 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Intel Arc Graphics 130V |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 28 W | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 600 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2250 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | - |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | - |
| GPU performance | 4.6 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 574 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| 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 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Microphones | - | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 2560 x 1440 |
| 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 2.1 | 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| 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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