Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024) vs Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72)
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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 Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024)
- MacBook with the Apple M3 chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- 39% sharper screen – 225 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Acer Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~24%) battery – 65 against 52.6 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) | 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches |
312.42 x 218.44 x 14.96 mm 12.3 x 8.6 x 0.59 inches |
| Area | 654 cm2 (101.3 inches2) | 682 cm2 (105.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82% | ~83.3% |
| Side bezels | 5.6 mm | 5.5 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Gray | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 130° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Passive | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | - | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 45.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.6 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 225 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1664 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024)
13.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 83.1 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1250:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 99.9% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 87.9% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.4% | - |
| Response time | 30 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 70 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 30 / 35 / 70 W | 100 W |
| Cable length | 2 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 184 / 208 grams | 360 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 4.05 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 8 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | - | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M3 GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 7 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 | 28 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1380 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.5 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1280 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 3.5 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 145 | - |
| Solar Bay | 12078 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | Custom | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~83.2 dB | ~86.7 dB |
| Microphones | 3 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | - |
| Size | - | 12.0 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | No | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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