Acer Swift Go (SFG14-71) vs Go 16 (SFG16-71)
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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 (SFG14-71)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 400 grams less (around 0.88 lbs)
- Around 20% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~23%) battery – 65 against 53 watt-hours
- Much smaller footprint: 21% more compact case (105.7 vs 133.9 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71)
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.25 kg (2.76 lbs) | 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) |
Dimensions | 312.9 x 217.9 x 14.9 mm 12.32 x 8.58 x 0.59 inches |
356 x 242.6 x 14.9 mm 14.02 x 9.55 x 0.59 inches |
Area | 682 cm2 (105.7 inches2) | 864 cm2 (133.9 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.4% | ~85.9% |
Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 5.7 mm |
Colors | Gray | Gray |
Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Liquid metal | No | No |
Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
Display
Size | 14 inches | 16 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 162 ppi | 142 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
Sync technology | No | No |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Glossy |
Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Contrast | - | 1700:1 |
sRGB color space | - | 86% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 72% |
Response time | - | 33 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
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 | 100 W |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
Threads | 12 | 8 |
L3 Cache | 12 MB | 10 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
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 | 45 W |
Type | Integrated | Integrated |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1400 MHz |
FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | 1.43 TFLOPS |
Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 640 | 512 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 32 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 16 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
Clock | 6400 MHz | 6400 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 1 | 1 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Microphones | 1 | 1 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
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 | 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 | No | 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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