Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026) vs Acer Swift Edge 16 AI (SFE16-I51)
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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 Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
- Around 3.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- MacBook with the Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a much bigger (~54%) battery – 100 against 65 watt-hours
- Provides 233% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 300 nits
- 79% sharper screen – 254 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Acer Swift Edge 16 AI (SFE16-I51)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 890 grams less (around 1.96 lbs)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.14 kg (4.72 lbs) | 1.25 kg (2.76 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches |
357.15 x 244.64 x 14.6 mm 14.06 x 9.63 x 0.57 inches |
| Area | 882 cm2 (136.8 inches2) | 874 cm2 (135.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~86.2% | ~85% |
| Side bezels | 3.4 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | White, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Magnesium alloy |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51.7 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16.2 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | Mini LED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (24-120 Hz) | Yes |
| PPI | 254 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3456 x 2234 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | - |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | - |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | - |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
16.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 118 in2
Swift Edge 16 AI (SFE16-I51)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~2% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:25 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 140 W | 100 W |
| Cable length | 2 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 351 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 4.61 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 18 | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 18 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | - | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 2 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 | 25 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1620 MHz | 2450 MHz |
| FLOPS | 8.3 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 256 bit | - |
| Memory speed | 9.6 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 160 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 8.3 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 4399 | - |
| Solar Bay | 44690 | - |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 3x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 9600 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | Custom | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 2x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~84.7 dB | - |
| Microphones | 3 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | 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 | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | - |
| Size | 15.5 x 9.9 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | No | Yes |
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