Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 vs Acer Swift Air 16 (SFA16-61)
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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 Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Advantages of the Acer Swift Air 16 (SFA16-61)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 640 grams less (around 1.41 lbs)
- Around 76% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 8-11% higher FPS
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.63 kg (3.59 lbs) | 0.99 kg (2.18 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356 x 249 x 10.10-17.05 mm 14.02 x 9.8 x 0.4-0.67 inches |
358.9 x 239.7 x 15.9-16.9 mm 14.13 x 9.44 x 0.63-0.67 inches |
| Area | 886 cm2 (137.4 inches2) | 860 cm2 (133.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.7% | ~86.3% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 7.1 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Silver, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 40.5 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 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 | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 95% |
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 | 307 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 6 (3P + 3E) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) | Radeon 840M |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 8 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 256 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 16 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 113 |
| Solar Bay | - | 6951 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 8000 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Senary SN6147 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~80.9 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.7 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad E16 Gen 3:
- Laptops with Core 3/5/7 processors (except Core 7 240H) have 5200 MHz memory, while U and H series – 5600 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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