Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) vs Acer Swift Go (SFG14-71)

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Review

Evaluation of Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) and Acer Swift Go (SFG14-71) 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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15.7
(Bad)
Value Index
62.2
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
  • Performs significantly better (up to 3.3x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
  • Features a much bigger (~54%) battery – 100 against 65 watt-hours
  • 40% sharper screen – 226 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Acer Swift Go (SFG14-71)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 790 grams less (around 1.74 lbs)
  • Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Around 18% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Much smaller footprint: 23% more compact case (105.7 vs 136.4 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.76 lbs)
Dimensions 357.9 x 245.9 x 16.2 mm
14.09 x 9.68 x 0.64 inches
312.9 x 217.9 x 14.9 mm
12.32 x 8.58 x 0.59 inches
Area 880 cm2 (136.4 inches2) 682 cm2 (105.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.3% ~83.4%
Side bezels 6.6 mm 5.7 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal - No
Number of fans 2 2
Max. fan speed (RPM) 5616 RPM -
Noise level (max. load) 46.1 dB 43.2 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 226 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 3072 x 1920 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Swift Go (SFG14-71)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1331:1 -
sRGB color space 100% -
Adobe RGB profile 88.8% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.4% -
Response time 43 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left
Charge power 96 W 65 W
Cable length 2 meters -
Weight of AC adapter 359 grams 195 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.6 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 6 10 (2P + 8E)
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 12 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630 Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 14 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 50 W 15 W
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 7 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 1000 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 3.2 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 LPDDR5
Memory bus 128 bit -
Memory speed ~12 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1280 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 20
GPU performance 3.2 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 219 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 2666 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR4 LPDDR5
Upgradable No No
Total slots 2 -

Storage

Storage size
Bus Custom PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC256
Speakers 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~82.3 dB ~82.1 dB
Microphones 3 1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v5 v6E
Bluetooth v5 v5.2
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor - No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A No 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 4x USB 3.1 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 No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm -
Touchpad
Size 15.5 x 9.9 cm 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision No Yes
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