Asus Vivobook S 14 (S5408) vs Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G)

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CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100)
GPU Adreno X1-45
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Asus Vivobook S 14 (S5408) and Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-61G) 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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
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 specs

Case

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 solution
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
Display tests
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
Ports
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm -
Touchpad
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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