Asus Vivobook S 14 (S5408) vs Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G)
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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 Asus Vivobook S 14 (S5408)
- Easier to carry: weighs 290 grams less (around 0.64 lbs)
Advantages of the Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G)
- Can run popular games at about 310-422% higher FPS
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Features a much bigger (~52%) battery – 76 against 50 watt-hours
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 44% sharper screen – 234 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs) | 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 311.6 x 221.9 x 14.9-16.9 mm 12.27 x 8.74 x 0.59-0.67 inches |
322.4 x 227.4 x 9.76-17.96 mm 12.69 x 8.95 x 0.38-0.71 inches |
| Area | 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2) | 733 cm2 (113.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.2% | ~83.2% |
| Side bezels | 5.1 mm | 5 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | 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 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14.5 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 234 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
Screen space comparison
Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
Vivobook S 14 (S5408)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 68 W | 100 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 6 (3P + 3E) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 | Radeon 840M |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 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 |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 280 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS | 12.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1.9 TFLOPS | 12.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 2411 |
| Solar Bay | 4981 | 38778 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8448 MHz | 7500 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 | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| 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 | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | - |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| 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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