Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (14″ Gen 9) vs Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-61)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-61)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 140 grams less (around 0.31 lbs)
- Around 51% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~38%) battery – 65 against 47 watt-hours
- Can run popular games at about 8-11% higher FPS
- Display has support for touch input
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs) | 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 312 x 221 x 16.9 mm 12.28 x 8.7 x 0.67 inches |
312.9 x 222.11 x 10-17.9 mm 12.32 x 8.74 x 0.39-0.7 inches |
| Area | 690 cm2 (106.8 inches2) | 695 cm2 (107.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.4% | ~81.8% |
| Side bezels | 5.3 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 160° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 45 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | - |
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 | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 324 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 18 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | AMD Radeon 880M |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 28 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 4.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 4.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 267 |
| Solar Bay | - | 13627 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 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 | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~80 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| 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 | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on IdeaPad Slim 5 (14″ Gen 9):
- The plastic version is thicker at 17.9 mm.
- AMD models use LPDDR5X memory at 6400 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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