Acer Swift 1 SF114-34 Review: Silent, long-lasting 14-inch laptop

The Acer Swift 1 is a simple 14-inch office notebook, which costs only 279 Euros (~$315). The passively cooled Pentium Silver N6000 can handle office and web-based applications, but it is not a powerful CPU by any means. The competing devices include: the Medion Akoya E14307, the Lenovo IdeaPad 1 14IGL05, the Acer Chromebook 514, and the Samsung Galaxy Book Go.
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Likely Competitors
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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81.5 % | 12/2021 | Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 Pentium N6000, UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) | 1.3 kg | 14.95 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
78.4 % | Medion Akoya E14307 3020e, Vega 3 | 1.5 kg | 18 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | ||
74.6 % | 08/2020 | Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 Pentium N5030, UHD Graphics 605 | 1.4 kg | 17.8 mm | 14.00" | 1366x768 | |
79.9 % | 01/2021 | Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1HT-P1BM Pentium N4200, HD Graphics 505 | 1.4 kg | 17 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
79.3 % | 08/2021 | Samsung Galaxy Book Go SD 7c Gen 2, Adreno 618 | 1.4 kg | 15 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 |
Case - Swift 1 is made of aluminium
Even though the Swift 1 is an entry-level device, it is made of premium materials. The display lid and the chassis are made of metal. The device comes in the following colour schemes: Silver (our model), Gold and Pink. The screen bezels are always black. The battery is inside the chassis, held in place by several screws. To get to the internal components, users will have to remove the bottom plate.
The housing is well-made. There are no chinks or gaps or any other defects. Both the display lid and the chassis exhibit a moderate amount of flex. The hinges have no difficulties holding an angle and allow for an opening angle of up to 120 °. When open, the display lid slightly raises the top part of the device. Last but not the least, you can open this laptop with one hand.
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The Swift 1 is the lightest device in our comparison chart.
Connectivity - The SF114-34 does not support Power Delivery over USB
All three ports (2x USB-A, 1x USB-C) of the Swift 1 are based on the USB 3.2 Gen 1 standard. Unfortunately, the USB-C port does not support Power Delivery and DisplayPort functionality. An external display can be connected via the HDMI port. The 14-inch laptop does not feature an SD card reader. The ports are located on either side of the chassis (near the screen).
Communication
The data transfer speeds that we have measured under the optimal conditions (no other Wi-Fi-enabled devices in close proximity, a short distance between the notebook and the server PC) look good to us, even if the Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 module is capable of more on paper. The Swift 1 does not have an Ethernet port, which is why users will have to use a USB adapter to connect to wired networks.
Networking | |
iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (49.8 - 1775, n=324) | |
Average of class Office (87 - 1598, n=65, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book Go | |
iperf3 receive AX12 | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (136 - 1743, n=324) | |
Average of class Office (100 - 1716, n=65, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book Go |
Web Camera
The web camera has a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. The colour reproduction is very poor.

Accessories
The box only includes the obligatory documentation (quick start guide, warranty information).
Maintenance
The internal components can be accessed by removing the bottom cover. For this, all the screws on the bottom will need to be undone. Subsequently, the bottom cover can be removed with the help of a spudger. The battery, Wi-Fi module, M.2 slot (M.2-2280, NVMe) and the BIOS battery can be accessed after the removal of the bottom plate.
Warranty
Acer grants 2 years of warranty for the Swift 1. To extend the warranty to 3 years, buyers will have to pay an additional 50 Euros (~$57).
Operating System
The Swift 1 does not come with the Windows operating system. Those who already have a Windows licence can easily install Windows 10. Linux can be used as an alternative. We were able to install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS without any issues. Almost all of the Acer Swift 1’s hardware was instantly recognised and functioned as expected. Only the function key, which is used to enable/disable the aeroplane mode, did not work. However, after we installed the recommended update, everything worked.
Input Devices - Acer notebook with a keyboard backlight
Keyboard
The flat, smooth, backlit keys of the chiclet-style keyboard offer a clear actuation point and short travel distance. The keys require a moderate amount of force to be pressed. When typing, the upper part of the keyboard exhibits some flex. The single-level backlight can be enabled/disabled with a function key. All in all, the Swift 1 has a decent keyboard.
Touchpad
Display - IPS panel
The brightness (264.8 cd/m²) and the contrast ratio (952:1) are not impressive but okay for such a device. We view the brightness of 300 cd/m² and the contrast ratio of at least 1000:1 as good.
At 10 % brightness and below, the screen flickers at a frequency of 25000 Hz. The flickering is not perceptible. Because the frequency is so high, even sensitive individuals should not experience headaches or eye strain.
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Brightness Distribution: 85 %
Center on Battery: 295 cd/m²
Contrast: 952:1 (Black: 0.31 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.43 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.2
ΔE Greyscale 4.19 | 0.57-98 Ø5.5
42.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
61.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
41.4% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.11
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 Chi Mei N140HCA-EAC, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Medion Akoya E14307 LG Philips LP140WFA-SPD1, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 N140BGA-EA4, TN LED, 1366x768, 14.00 | Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1HT-P1BM IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Samsung Galaxy Book Go AUO203D, TN, 1920x1080, 14.00 | |
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Display | -10% | 2% | |||
Display P3 Coverage | 41.4 | 37.3 -10% | 42.07 2% | ||
sRGB Coverage | 61.8 | 55.8 -10% | 62.9 2% | ||
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 42.9 | 38.59 -10% | 43.5 1% | ||
Response Times | -10% | -46% | -44% | -31% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 29 ? | 33 ? -14% | 50 ? -72% | 44 ? -52% | 40 ? -38% |
Response Time Black / White * | 20 ? | 21 ? -5% | 14 ? 30% | 27 ? -35% | 11 ? 45% |
PWM Frequency | 25000 ? | 1000 ? -96% | 200 ? -99% | ||
Screen | 8% | -53% | -84% | -80% | |
Brightness middle | 295 | 297 1% | 262 -11% | 204 -31% | 230 -22% |
Brightness | 265 | 267 1% | 239 -10% | 190 -28% | 201 -24% |
Brightness Distribution | 85 | 86 1% | 85 0% | 83 -2% | 80 -6% |
Black Level * | 0.31 | 0.23 26% | 0.18 42% | 0.29 6% | 0.36 -16% |
Contrast | 952 | 1291 36% | 1456 53% | 703 -26% | 639 -33% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5.43 | 5.92 -9% | 10.8 -99% | 14.66 -170% | 12.23 -125% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 9.51 | 8.39 12% | 29.65 -212% | 25.65 -170% | 23.26 -145% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 4.19 | 4.41 -5% | 12.09 -189% | 14.75 -252% | 15.28 -265% |
Gamma | 2.11 104% | 2.71 81% | 2.12 104% | 1.69 130% | 2.55 86% |
CCT | 7084 92% | 7244 90% | 13276 49% | 8907 73% | 18403 35% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 5.07 | 4.18 | |||
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 35 | 40 | |||
Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 56 | 63 | |||
Total Average (Program / Settings) | -4% /
1% | -32% /
-40% | -64% /
-76% | -56% /
-66% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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20 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 12 ms rise | |
↘ 8 ms fall | ||
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.4 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 32 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (22.7 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
29 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13 ms rise | |
↘ 16 ms fall | ||
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 27 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (35.8 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM detected | 25000 Hz | ≤ 10 % brightness setting | |
The display backlight flickers at 25000 Hz (Likely utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 10 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 25000 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19454 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. |
Performance - Acer laptop comes with a Jasper Lake CPU
The Acer Swift 1 SF114-34 is a 14-inch notebook which can handle office and web-based applications.
System Settings
The manufacturer does not provide any custom profiles for the Swift 1. Standard Windows profiles are used. The benchmarks were conducted using the “High Performance” power plan. The CPU has two power limits (PL1: 7 W; PL2: 20 W).
Note: Some of the following benchmarks were conducted with the identically built model of the Acer Swift 1 (SF114-34-P91A), which features 8 GB of dual-channel RAM.
Processor
The Swift 1 is powered by the quad-core Pentium Silver N6000 (Jasper Lake). Because the chip has a TDP of 6 W, it can be cooled passively. The CPU has a base clock of 1.1 GHz and a boost clock of 3.3 GHz. Hyperthreading (two threads per core) is not supported.
In Cinebench R15, the processor initially runs at 3.1 GHz in the multi-core section and at 3.1 to 3.3 GHz in the single-core section. However, the clock rates quickly fall to 2 GHz in the multi-core section and 2.6 to 2.7 GHz in the single-core section. The level of performance does not change when the laptop is unplugged.
The CPU provides a considerably higher level of performance than its predecessor (Pentium Silver N5000). This is due in large part to the new Jasper Lake architecture. Nevertheless, the results are somewhat disappointing. The recently reviewed Asus Vivobook 13 Slate manages to get more performance out of the passively cooled Pentium Silver N6000. This is only partially the result of dual-channel RAM.
We check if the Turbo boost can be used over an extended period of time by running the Cinebench R15 multi-core benchmark in a continuous loop for 30 minutes. After the first benchmark run, the results dropped only slightly. All in all, this is a good result for a passively cooled system.
Cinebench R15 Multi Dauertest
CPU Performance Rating - Percent | |
Average of class Office | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book Go -12! | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-32-P8GG -12! | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 -3! | |
Medion Akoya E14307 |
Cinebench R23 | |
Multi Core | |
Average of class Office (830 - 11994, n=122, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (1671 - 1911, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Single Core | |
Average of class Office (321 - 1781, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (666 - 679, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 |
Cinebench R20 | |
CPU (Multi Core) | |
Average of class Office (323 - 4638, n=129, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (635 - 730, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
CPU (Single Core) | |
Average of class Office (114 - 694, n=129, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (237 - 268, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 |
Cinebench R15 | |
CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Average of class Office (160.8 - 1992, n=128, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (280 - 322, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-32-P8GG | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
CPU Single 64Bit | |
Average of class Office (80.1 - 258, n=122, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (109 - 121, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-32-P8GG |
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (1738 - 3157, n=4) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Average of class Office (265 - 3895, n=131, last 2 years) |
7-Zip 18.03 | |
7z b 4 | |
Average of class Office (4226 - 51466, n=130, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (8577 - 9668, n=4) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Average of class Office (2059 - 5874, n=131, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (2320 - 3387, n=4) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate |
Geekbench 5.4 | |
Multi-Core | |
Average of class Office (1150 - 11325, n=124, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (1784 - 2004, n=4) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Samsung Galaxy Book Go | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Single-Core | |
Average of class Office (531 - 1778, n=124, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (720 - 736, n=4) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book Go | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset | |
Average of class Office (0.63 - 14.2, n=130, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (1.55 - 1.76, n=4) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 |
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (94.2 - 128, n=4) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Average of class Office (21.5 - 210, n=130, last 2 years) |
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (1.084 - 1.278, n=4) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Average of class Office (0.4616 - 2.07, n=131, last 2 years) |
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AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
Performance Rating | |
Average of class Office | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Average of class Office (109 - 12021, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate (v6.50.5800) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (940 - 1085, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Average of class Office (3414 - 76396, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate (v6.50.5800) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (5420 - 6418, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Average of class Office (125 - 2884, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate (v6.50.5800) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (397 - 467, n=3) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Average of class Office (3308 - 95616, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (19506 - 24005, n=3) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate (v6.50.5800) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Average of class Office (546 - 13355, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate (v6.50.5800) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (934 - 1090, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Average of class Office (1864 - 40693, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate (v6.50.5800) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (2811 - 3343, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Average of class Office (189 - 93914, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate (v6.50.5800) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (14460 - 16999, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Average of class Office (67.6 - 820, n=127, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate (v6.50.5800) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (140 - 166, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Average of class Office (59 - 6396, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate (v6.50.5800) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (523 - 603, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Average of class Office (2193 - 44296, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate (v6.50.5800) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (7639 - 10571, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 |
System Performance
The system runs smoothly. However, the Pentium CPU and 4 GB of RAM will not be enough for any demanding applications. Opening too many tabs or background applications can slow the system down. The PC Mark results are on an expected level.
The Swift 1 does not fully leverage its CPU because of the single-channel RAM (LPDDR4X). There is no way to upgrade the RAM, which means that users will have to get the model with 8 GB of dual-channel RAM to get the maximum level of performance.
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2 | 2438 points | |
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2 | 2489 points | |
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2 | 2201 points | |
PCMark 10 Score | 2470 points | |
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PCMark 10 / Score | |
Average of class Office (2133 - 6152, n=105, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) (2470 - 2823, n=2) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-32-P8GG | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Average of class Office (4922 - 11119, n=105, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) (5705 - 6729, n=2) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-32-P8GG | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Average of class Office (3053 - 9512, n=105, last 2 years) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) (3714 - 3955, n=2) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-32-P8GG | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Average of class Office (1270 - 7252, n=105, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000, Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) (1932 - 2295, n=2) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-32-P8GG | |
Medion Akoya E14307 |
AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Average of class Office (11929 - 70537, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (17531 - 26405, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Average of class Office (12298 - 70553, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (16738 - 17883, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Average of class Office (11554 - 66791, n=120, last 2 years) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (21318 - 34661, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Medion Akoya E14307 (v6.32.5600) | |
Average of class Office (70.7 - 336, n=128, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Average Intel Pentium Silver N6000 (61.4 - 71.4, n=3) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A (v6.50.5800, 8 GB RAM, Dual-Channel) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 (v6.50.5800) |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latencies
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 | |
Medion Akoya E14307 |
* ... smaller is better
Storage
The Acer laptop comes with a 128 GB eMMC module. It achieves exactly the kinds of speeds that we would expect to see from such a storage device. Inside the laptop, there is a slot for an NVMe SSD (M.2 2280). An SSD can be used as the system drive (we checked).
Note: The eMMC module is divided into two partitions (113 GB, 3 GB). The smaller partition contains all the necessary drivers for Windows. This significantly simplifies the Windows installation process.
Drive Performance Rating - Percent | |
Average of class Office | |
Samsung Galaxy Book Go -8! | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Average 128 GB eMMC Flash | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 -8! |
DiskSpd | |
seq read | |
Average of class Office (215 - 4346, n=106, last 2 years) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Average 128 GB eMMC Flash (249 - 314, n=2) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
seq write | |
Average of class Office (56.3 - 4947, n=106, last 2 years) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Average 128 GB eMMC Flash (56.3 - 101, n=2) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
seq q8 t1 read | |
Average of class Office (200 - 6952, n=106, last 2 years) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Average 128 GB eMMC Flash (267 - 316, n=2) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
seq q8 t1 write | |
Average of class Office (57 - 5160, n=106, last 2 years) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Average 128 GB eMMC Flash (57 - 101, n=2) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
4k q1 t1 read | |
Average of class Office (9.03 - 94.3, n=106, last 2 years) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Average 128 GB eMMC Flash (14.2 - 16.1, n=2) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
4k q1 t1 write | |
Average of class Office (14.3 - 310, n=106, last 2 years) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Average 128 GB eMMC Flash (14.3 - 24, n=2) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
4k q32 t16 read | |
Average of class Office (27.4 - 3995, n=106, last 2 years) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Average 128 GB eMMC Flash (17.2 - 27.4, n=2) | |
4k q32 t16 write | |
Average of class Office (18.8 - 2323, n=106, last 2 years) | |
Medion Akoya E14307 | |
Average 128 GB eMMC Flash (20.5 - 24, n=2) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 |
* ... smaller is better
Continuous read speed: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics Card
The UHD Graphics chip (Jasper Lake, 32 EUs) is responsible for image rendering. It supports DirectX 12 and has a boost clock of 900 MHz. The iGPU can easily beat its predecessor. Even with single-channel RAM, it outperforms the UHD Graphics 605 in systems with dual-channel RAM. Nevertheless, this GPU is very slow in absolute terms.
In the GPU benchmarks, the recently reviewed Asus Vivobook 13 Slate is able to beat the Swift 1, even in the configuration with dual-channel RAM. Asus does a better job of unlocking the full potential of the Pentium Silver N6000 than Acer.
3DMark 06 Standard Score | 6074 points | |
3DMark 11 Performance | 1448 points | |
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 39223 points | |
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 5333 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 859 points | |
3DMark Time Spy Score | 322 points | |
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3DMark Performance Rating - Percent | |
Average of class Office | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P91A -7! | |
Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 EU) | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-34-P6U1 | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate -24! | |
Acer Swift 1 SF114-32-P8GG -6! | |
Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1HT-P1BM -21! | |
Medion Akoya E14307 -23! | |
Lenovo IdeaPad 1-14IGL05 -24! | |
Samsung Galaxy Book Go -26! |
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU | |
Average of class Office (599 - 11538, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook 13 Slate | |
Average Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 32 E |