Asus Vivobook Go 14 vs Acer Swift Go (SFG14-71)
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Review
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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Swift Go (SFG14-71)
- Can run popular games at about 121-165% higher FPS
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 130 grams less (around 0.29 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 63% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~55%) battery – 65 against 42 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs) | 1.25 kg (2.76 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 324.5 x 213.9 x 17.9 mm 12.78 x 8.42 x 0.7 inches |
312.9 x 217.9 x 14.9 mm 12.32 x 8.58 x 0.59 inches |
| Area | 694 cm2 (107.6 inches2) | 682 cm2 (105.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.8% | ~83.4% |
| Side bezels | 7.3 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gray | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 43.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Swift Go (SFG14-71)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Vivobook Go 14
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 195 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 6 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 | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1900 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.5 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 5.5 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 128 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 8 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 4 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 0.5 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 41 | - |
| Solar Bay | 1696 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x2 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5500 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC256 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~82.1 dB |
| Microphones | 1 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 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 | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.4 mm | - |
| Size | - | 10.5 x 6.5 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Vivobook Go 14:
- There's a model featuring Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 4.1/5.1.
- The Intel variant differs from the AMD one by offering DDR4/DDR5 RAM.
- The Intel models with 128/256 GB utilize UFS 2.1 mobile memory, whereas the AMD versions come with standard SSDs.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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