Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G) vs Swift 14 AI (SF14-51)

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Display 2880 x 1800
Battery 76 Wh
CPU
GPU
Intel Arc 130V
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G) and Swift 14 AI (SF14-51) 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
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
116.4
(Excellent)
Value Index
45.2
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 155-212% higher FPS
  • Around 34% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 76 against 65 watt-hours
  • 44% sharper screen – 234 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-51)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 310 grams less (around 0.68 lbs)
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) 1.26 kg (2.78 lbs)
Dimensions 322.4 x 227.4 x 9.76-17.96 mm
12.69 x 8.95 x 0.38-0.71 inches
312 x 221 x 16 mm
12.28 x 8.7 x 0.63 inches
Area 733 cm2 (113.6 inches2) 690 cm2 (106.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.2% ~82.4%
Side bezels 5 mm 5.3 mm
Colors Black Black, Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) - 41 dB

Display

Size 14.5 inches 14 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 234 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Glossy Matte
Screen space comparison
Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
Swift 14 AI (SF14-51)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

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 65 W
Weight of AC adapter - 300 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 6 (3P + 3E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 16 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 840M Intel Arc Graphics 130V
Fabrication process 4 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 90 W 30 W
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock - 600 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1850 MHz
FLOPS 12.6 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR7 LPDDR5X
Memory bus 128 bit -
Memory speed ~24 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 -
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 -
GPU performance 12.6 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2411 522
Solar Bay 38778 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7500 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
Loudness - ~84 dB
Microphones 3 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Optional Yes
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 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 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 No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Touchpad
Size - 12.6 x 7.8 cm
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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