MSI Modern 15 H AI (C1M, 2024) vs Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G)
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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 MSI Modern 15 H AI (C1M, 2024)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Acer Swift X (SFX14-72G)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 350 grams less (around 0.77 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~93%) battery – 76 against 39.3 watt-hours
- Can run popular games at about 27-37% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 33% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- 48% sharper screen – 208 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (114.1 vs 134.1 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359 x 241 x 19.9 mm 14.13 x 9.49 x 0.78 inches |
322.79 x 228.12 x 17.9 mm 12.71 x 8.98 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 865 cm2 (134.1 inches2) | 736 cm2 (114.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.6% | ~82.8% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 5.2 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black, Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 52.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 14.5 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 208 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Modern 15 H AI (C1M, 2024)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
Swift X (SFX14-72G)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
~10% more screen space
| sRGB color space | - | 98% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 83% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:25 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 90 W | 100 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 355 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 18 | 22 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 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 | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | MUX |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1185 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 1417 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory type | DDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 984 |
| Solar Bay | - | 17874 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 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 | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~77.6 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x 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 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | - | 12.6 x 7.8 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | 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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