Acer Swift 3 SF314-42 in Review: A well-rounded device with Ryzen 3 4300U as well

Renoir is good. Acer's good-looking 14-inch notebook features a slim metal case, dual-channel RAM, and excellent battery life. Its Ryzen 3 APU manages to run consistently at high clock speeds.

Sascha Mölck, 👁 Sebastian Jentsch, ✓ Felicitas Krohn (translated by Finn D. Boerne), Published 06/18/2020 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 ...

Recently, we had the Ryzen 7 4700U-equipped SKU of Acer’s Swift 3 SF314-42 in review. Today, the Ryzen 3 4300U-equipped model found its way into our test lab. Its competitors are the Honor Magicbook 14, Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA, Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14IWL, S540-14API, and HP 14s.

Since both Swift devices are identical in construction, we are not going to cover case, connectivity, input devices, display, and speakers in this review. Should you be interested in these aspects we would like to refer you to our Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ review.

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Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B (Swift 3 SF314 Series)

Processor

AMD Ryzen 3 4300U 4 x 2.7 - 3.7 GHz, Renoir-U (Zen 2)

Graphics adapter

AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, Core: 1400 MHz, Dual-Channel, 27.20.1017.1011 (Adrenalin 20.5.1)

Memory

8 GB

, LPDDR4X, dual-channel, no vacant slots, RAM soldered

Display

14.00 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 157 PPI, AU Optronics B140HAN04.0, IPS, glossy: no, 60 Hz

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

SK hynix BC511 HFM256GDJTNI-82A0, 256 GB

, NVMe, M.2-2280, 200 GB free

Soundcard

Realtek ALC255 @ AMD K17.6 - Audio Processor - High Definition Audio Controller

Connections

1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: audio combo, 1 Fingerprint Reader, TPM 2.0

Networking

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.0

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 16.55 x 323.4 x 218.9 ( = 0.65 x 12.73 x 8.62 in)

Battery

48.85 Wh, 4471 mAh Lithium-Ion, 11.25 V

Charging

fast charging / Quickcharge

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64 Bit

Camera

Webcam: HD
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, MS Office 265 (trial), Norton Internet Security, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

1.2 kg ( = 42.33 oz / 2.65 pounds), Power Supply: 273 g ( = 9.63 oz / 0.6 pounds)

Price

699 Euro

Links

Acer homepage
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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
85 %	06/2020	Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B R3 4300U, Vega 5	1.2 kg	16.55 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
86.5 %	06/2020	Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ R7 4700U, Vega 7	1.2 kg	16.55 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
82.7 %	11/2019	Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ R5 3500U, Vega 8	1.5 kg	18 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
79.1 %	06/2020	HP 14s-dq1431ng i5-1035G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU)	1.5 kg	18 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
86.5 %	05/2020	Honor Magicbook 14 R5 3500U, Vega 8	1.4 kg	16 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
81.2 %	02/2020	Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T R7 3700U, Vega 10	1.4 kg	16 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
84.2 %	12/2019	Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API R7 3700U, Vega 10	1.4 kg	15.9 mm	14.00"	1920x1080

Size Comparison

HP 14s-dq1431ng Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API Honor Magicbook 14 DIN A4 ❌

Connectivity

Left: power, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C, DisplayPort, Power Delivery), HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Type-A)

Right: audio combo, USB 2.0 (Type-A), cable lock

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (447 - 1645, n=127)	1104 MBit/s ∼100% +80%
HP 14s-dq1431ng RealTek Semiconductor, Device ID: C821	663 (431^min - 696^max) MBit/s ∼60% +8%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	660 (642^min - 680^max) MBit/s ∼60% +7%
Honor Magicbook 14 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	646 (583^min - 663^max) MBit/s ∼59% +5%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	615 (580^min - 641^max) MBit/s ∼56%
Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T Intel 8265 Tri-Band WiFi (Oak Peak) Network Adapter	598 (519^min - 628^max) MBit/s ∼54% -3%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ Atheros/Qualcomm QCA6174	558 (428^min - 613^max) MBit/s ∼51% -9%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	276 MBit/s ∼25% -55%
iperf3 receive AX12
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (523 - 1684, n=128)	1191 MBit/s ∼100% +33%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	904 (879^min - 923^max) MBit/s ∼76% +1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	898 (695^min - 935^max) MBit/s ∼75%
Honor Magicbook 14 Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	685 (640^min - 694^max) MBit/s ∼58% -24%
HP 14s-dq1431ng RealTek Semiconductor, Device ID: C821	632 (615^min - 642^max) MBit/s ∼53% -30%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ Atheros/Qualcomm QCA6174	450 (234^min - 544^max) MBit/s ∼38% -50%
Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T Intel 8265 Tri-Band WiFi (Oak Peak) Network Adapter	416 (375^min - 465^max) MBit/s ∼35% -54%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API Realtek 8821CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	335 MBit/s ∼28% -63%

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø897 (695-935)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø904 (879-923)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000); iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø450 (234-544)

HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU); iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø631 (615-642)

Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000); iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø685 (640-694)

Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø415 (375-465)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø615 (580-641)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø660 (642-680)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000); iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø558 (428-613)

HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU); iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø663 (431-696)

Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000); iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø646 (583-663)

Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 10; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø598 (519-628)

ColorChecker Honor Magicbook 14: 18.32 ∆E min: 2.53 - max: 30.88 ∆E

Display – IPS, but too dark

The matte 14-inch IPS display with wide viewing angles runs at a native resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. It offers a decent contrast ratio of 1,506:1, but at just 237.4 nits average maximum brightness it is too dim. In order to be considered decent we want to see at least 300 nits. Colors were fairly accurate, but color-space coverage was pretty low in return. On a positive note the display did not show any signs of PWM flickering at all.

The panel is identical to the one featured in the Ryzen 7 Swift 3. Nevertheless, our test results differ slightly from one another, which is to be expected. No two seemingly identical panels are truly identical in every single way.


217 cd/m²	242 cd/m²	257 cd/m²
208 cd/m²	256 cd/m²	245 cd/m²
212 cd/m²	242 cd/m²	258 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

AU Optronics B140HAN04.0

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 258 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 237.4 cd/m² Minimum: 19.4 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 81 %
Center on Battery: 256 cd/m²
Contrast: 1506:1 (Black: 0.17 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.43 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.1, calibrated: 4.8
ΔE Greyscale 3.29 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
57% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
36% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
39.03% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
56.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
37.78% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.52

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	Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	HP 14s-dq1431ng IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Honor Magicbook 14 IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00
Display		-2%	10%	2%	18%	71%	3%
Display P3 Coverage	37.78	37.2 -2%	41.43 10%	38.42 2%	44.93 19%	66.7 77%	38.8 3%
sRGB Coverage	56.8	55.9 -2%	61.8 9%	57.7 2%	66.2 17%	92.3 63%	58.4 3%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	39.03	38.43 -2%	42.85 10%	39.71 2%	46.42 19%	67.5 73%	40.09 3%
Response Times		7%	7%	7%	-14%	11%	10%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	42 ?(20, 22)	41 ?(19, 22) 2%	38 ?(20, 18) 10%	41 ?(20, 21) 2%	44.8 ?(24.4, 20.4) -7%	36 ?(19, 17) 14%	38.8 ?(21.2, 17.6) 8%
Response Time Black / White *	28 ?(16, 12)	25 ?(14, 11) 11%	27 ?(16, 11) 4%	25 ?(14, 11) 11%	34 ?(19.2, 14.8) -21%	26 ?(15, 11) 7%	24.8 ?(14.8, 10) 11%
PWM Frequency			250 ?(10)		5952 ?(99)	44 ?(20)
Screen		-0%	-5%	6%	11%	-1%	-12%
Brightness middle	256	269 5%	233 -9%	305 19%	311 21%	253 -1%	271 6%
Brightness	237	244 3%	219 -8%	264 11%	296 25%	245 3%	257 8%
Brightness Distribution	81	83 2%	75 -7%	81 0%	92 14%	78 -4%	91 12%
Black Level *	0.17	0.23 -35%	0.14 18%	0.16 6%	0.18 -6%	0.225 -32%	0.27 -59%
Contrast	1506	1170 -22%	1664 10%	1906 27%	1728 15%	1124 -25%	1004 -33%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	5.43	4.94 9%	5.9 -9%	5.44 -0%	5.3 2%	8.89 -64%	6.8 -25%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	19.73	20.37 -3%	22.8 -16%	20.42 -3%	18.5 6%	4.56 77%	14.2 28%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	4.8	5.03 -5%		4.72 2%	4.2 12%	4.9 -2%	4.2 12%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	3.29	1.71 48%	4.8 -46%	3.23 2%	3.5 -6%	6.33 -92%	6.3 -91%
Gamma	2.52 ^87%	2.52 ^87%	2.06 ^107%	2.45 ^90%	2.1 ^105%	2.52 ^87%	2.49 ^88%
CCT	6840 ^95%	6535 ^99%	6589 ^99%	7035 ^92%	7078 ^92%	6745 ^96%	7845 ^83%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	36	35 -3%	39 8%	37 3%	42.5 18%	60 67%	36.9 3%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	57	56 -2%	62 9%	58 2%	65.8 15%	91 60%	58.3 2%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		2% / 0%	4% / -0%	5% / 6%	5% / 9%	27% / 14%	0% / -7%

* ... smaller is better

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
28 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 16 ms rise
28 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 12 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 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 66 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.9 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
42 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 20 ms rise
42 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 22 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 61 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (34.5 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 54 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18982 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Performance – Ryzen 3 CPU with good performance

Acer’s Swift 3 SF314-43 is a good-looking slim 14-inch notebook offering more than enough performance for typical office and internet applications. Our review unit starts at around $700. Other models are available as well, and prices start at around $600.

Processor

Our particular Swift 3 SKU features an AMD Ryzen 3 4300U APU (Renoir). The CPU features four cores running at a base clock speed of 2.7 GHz and a turbo-boost speed of up to 3.8 GHz. Simultaneous multi-threading, which would have allowed processing of two threads per CPU core simultaneously, is not supported.

In our multithread Cinebench benchmarks the CPU managed to run at its maximum 3.8 GHz turbo-boost speed for a short period of time when on mains, or at up to 2.5 GHz on battery. Afterwards, clock speeds decreased (or increased) to 3.3-3.4 GHz on both battery and mains. The single-thread tests were performed at between 1.7 and 3.8 GHz on both battery and mains. On battery, the CPU initially ran at 1.4-2.4 GHz.

The Ryzen 3 APU performed significantly better than its own Ryzen 3 3300U predecessor (4 cores, 4 threads). Two of the APU’s Zen 2 architecture’s benefits are its higher IPC (aka performance per MHz) and its increased turbo-boost capabilities under sustained load.

We run the Cinebench R15 multithread benchmark in a loop for at least 30 minutes in order to assess a system’s sustained load capabilities. In this case, the scores decreased between the first and the fifth/sixth iteration but remained consistent afterwards. Turbo boost was applied liberally throughout the test.

The Ryzen 3 APU performed very well overall. It managed to run at higher CPU clock speeds than its 4700U sibling in the higher-end Swift 3 as it does not hit its thermal ceiling quite as fast. In return, the 4700U APU achieved much higher scores in Cinebench 15 despite its lower clock speeds due to its increased core count.

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U: Ø560 (552.29-579.95)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U: Ø932 (907.83-1035.01)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Ryzen 5 3500U: Ø549 (530.85-646.18)

HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1, Intel Core i5-1035G1: Ø373 (322.23-600.93)

Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U, AMD Ryzen 5 3500U: Ø651 (646.48-668.95)

Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U: Ø512 (499.03-642.87)

Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Ryzen 7 3700U, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U: Ø640 (634.34-662.55)

HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U, AMD Ryzen 3 3300U: Ø377 (370.28-470.59)

Lenovo ThinkPad X395 AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U, AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U: Ø416 (400.15-479.45)

CPU clock speeds while running our CB15 loop (Ryzen 3 4300U)

CPU clock speeds while running our CB15 loop (Ryzen 7 4700U)

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

580 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

59.6 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

98 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

165 Points

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... in comparison

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Office (82.6 - 284, n=123, last 2 years)	205 Points ∼100% +24%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	180 Points ∼88% +9%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	170 Points ∼83% +3%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	165 Points ∼80%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (162.8 - 165, n=2)	163.9 Points ∼80% -1%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	160 Points ∼78% -3%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i3 Intel Core i3-1005G1	157 Points ∼77% -5%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	146 Points ∼71% -12%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	145 Points ∼71% -12%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	145 Points ∼71% -12%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	134 Points ∼65% -19%
Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	133 Points ∼65% -19%
CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Office (160.8 - 2492, n=126, last 2 years)	1192 Points ∼100% +106%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	1035 Points ∼87% +78%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	675 (643.4^min - 674.64^max) Points ∼57% +16%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	668 (646.48^min - 668.95^max) Points ∼56% +15%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	646 Points ∼54% +11%
Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	642 Points ∼54% +11%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	606 Points ∼51% +4%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	580 Points ∼49%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (545 - 580, n=2)	563 Points ∼47% -3%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	471 Points ∼40% -19%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i3 Intel Core i3-1005G1	406 Points ∼34% -30%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	321 Points ∼27% -45%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	1385 Seconds * ∼100% -53%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i3 Intel Core i3-1005G1	1264 Seconds * ∼91% -39%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	1212 Seconds * ∼88% -34%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	1002 Seconds * ∼72% -10%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	1002 Seconds * ∼72% -10%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	907 Seconds * ∼65%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (868 - 907, n=2)	888 Seconds * ∼64% +2%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	703 Seconds * ∼51% +22%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	703 Seconds * ∼51% +22%
Average of class Office (215 - 3895, n=128, last 2 years)	668 Seconds * ∼48% +26%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	524 Seconds * ∼38% +42%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Office (2059 - 6687, n=128, last 2 years)	4795 MIPS ∼100% +19%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	4292 MIPS ∼90% +7%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	4269 MIPS ∼89% +6%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	4231 MIPS ∼88% +5%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	4231 MIPS ∼88% +5%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (4014 - 4113, n=2)	4064 MIPS ∼85% +1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	4014 MIPS ∼84%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i3 Intel Core i3-1005G1	3851 MIPS ∼80% -4%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	3638 MIPS ∼76% -9%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	3555 MIPS ∼74% -11%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	3340 MIPS ∼70% -17%
7z b 4
Average of class Office (4226 - 61303, n=127, last 2 years)	29593 MIPS ∼100% +97%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	26652 MIPS ∼90% +77%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	17508 MIPS ∼59% +16%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	16931 MIPS ∼57% +13%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (15043 - 16605, n=2)	15824 MIPS ∼53% +5%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	15043 MIPS ∼51%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	13236 MIPS ∼45% -12%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	13236 MIPS ∼45% -12%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	12118 MIPS ∼41% -19%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i3 Intel Core i3-1005G1	10942 MIPS ∼37% -27%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	9858 MIPS ∼33% -34%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Office (114 - 764, n=127, last 2 years)	523 Points ∼100% +22%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	466 Points ∼89% +9%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	428 Points ∼82% 0%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	428 Points ∼82% 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	427 Points ∼82%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (412 - 427, n=3)	420 Points ∼80% -2%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i3 Intel Core i3-1005G1	403 Points ∼77% -6%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	400 Points ∼76% -6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	372 Points ∼71% -13%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	369 Points ∼71% -14%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	366 Points ∼70% -14%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	337 Points ∼64% -21%
CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Office (323 - 5790, n=127, last 2 years)	2625 Points ∼100% +83%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	2401 Points ∼91% +68%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (1432 - 1609, n=3)	1537 Points ∼59% +7%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	1506 Points ∼57% +5%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	1492 Points ∼57% +4%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	1432 Points ∼55%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	1294 Points ∼49% -10%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	1210 Points ∼46% -16%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	1210 Points ∼46% -16%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i3 Intel Core i3-1005G1	948 Points ∼36% -34%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	921 Points ∼35% -36%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	753 Points ∼29% -47%

Geekbench 5.2 - 5.5
Single-Core
Average of class Office (594 - 1974, n=126, last 2 years)	1392 Points ∼100% +36%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	1219 Points ∼88% +19%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	1219 Points ∼88% +19%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	1101 Points ∼79% +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (1027 - 1066, n=2)	1047 Points ∼75% +2%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	1027 Points ∼74%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	1017 Points ∼73% -1%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	904 Points ∼65% -12%
Multi-Core
Average of class Office (1018 - 11744, n=126, last 2 years)	5748 Points ∼100% +73%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	4792 Points ∼83% +44%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	3858 Points ∼67% +16%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	3858 Points ∼67% +16%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (3330 - 3547, n=2)	3439 Points ∼60% +3%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	3330 Points ∼58%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	3154 Points ∼55% -5%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	2017 Points ∼35% -39%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Average of class Office (0.63 - 17, n=127, last 2 years)	7.9 fps ∼100% +81%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	7.81 fps ∼99% +79%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (4.37 - 5.36, n=2)	4.87 fps ∼62% +11%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	4.37 fps ∼55%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	3.99 fps ∼51% -9%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	3.9 fps ∼49% -11%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	3.32 fps ∼42% -24%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	3.32 fps ∼42% -24%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i3 Intel Core i3-1005G1	3.122 fps ∼40% -29%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	2.81 fps ∼36% -36%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	2.72 fps ∼34% -38%

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HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	90.2 s * ∼100% -45%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	70.9 s * ∼79% -14%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	70.9 s * ∼79% -14%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	65.4 s * ∼73% -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (62.2 - 62.7, n=2)	62.5 s * ∼69% -0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	62.2 s * ∼69%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	59.8 s * ∼66% +4%
Average of class Office (23.6 - 210, n=127, last 2 years)	58.1 s * ∼64% +7%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	0.774 sec * ∼100% -13%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U	0.74 sec * ∼96% -8%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	0.736 sec * ∼95% -7%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	0.736 sec * ∼95% -7%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	0.734 sec * ∼95% -7%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	0.686 sec * ∼89%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (0.652 - 0.686, n=2)	0.669 sec * ∼86% +2%
Average of class Office (0.4244 - 2.07, n=128, last 2 years)	0.631 sec * ∼82% +8%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	0.629 sec * ∼81% +8%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Ryzen 7 3700U (Edge: 44.17763.1.0)	1285 ms * ∼100% -24%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U (Edge 44)	1281 ms * ∼100% -23%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U (Chrome 82)	1192 ms * ∼93% -15%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Ryzen 5 3500U (Edge 44)	1266 ms * ∼99% -22%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U (Edge 44)	1220 ms * ∼95% -17%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i3 Intel Core i3-1005G1 (Edge 44.18362.267.0)	1145 ms * ∼89% -10%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U (Chrome 82)	1101 ms * ∼86% -6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (Edge 44)	1040 ms * ∼81%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (Chrome 82)	907 ms * ∼71% +13%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1 (Chrome 82)	1012 ms * ∼79% +3%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (907 - 1040, n=2)	974 ms * ∼76% +6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U (Edge 44)	954 ms * ∼74% +8%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U (Chrome 82)	835 ms * ∼65% +20%
Average of class Office (479 - 1800, n=116, last 2 years)	755 ms * ∼59% +27%

Octane V2 - Total Score
Average of class Office (20009 - 93596, n=51, last 2 years)	65560 Points ∼100% +98%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	36149 Points ∼55% +9%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U (Edge 44)	34607 Points ∼53% +4%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (Edge 44)	33152 Points ∼51%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	33152 Points ∼51% 0%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i3 Intel Core i3-1005G1 (Edge 44.18362.267.0)	31386 Points ∼48% -5%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U (Edge 44)	29833 Points ∼46% -10%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Ryzen 5 3500U (Edge 44)	28573 Points ∼44% -14%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U (Edge 44)	27764 Points ∼42% -16%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Ryzen 7 3700U (Edge: 44.17763.1.0)	27500 Points ∼42% -17%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U (Edge 44.18362.449.0)	24623 Points ∼38% -26%

JetStream 1.1 - Total Score
Average of class Office (109.5 - 452, n=23, last 2 years)	312 Points ∼100% +33%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Ryzen 7 4700U (Edge 44)	261 Points ∼84% +12%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Core i5-1035G1	252.5 Points ∼81% +8%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	234 Points ∼75% 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Ryzen 3 4300U (Edge 44)	233.9 Points ∼75%
HP 17-by2437ng Intel Core i3-10110U (Edge 44)	222.1 Points ∼71% -5%
Dell XPS 13 7390 2-in-1 Core i3 Intel Core i3-1005G1 (Edge 44.18362.267.0)	216.4 Points ∼69% -7%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Ryzen 5 3500U (Edge 44)	207.7 Points ∼67% -11%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Ryzen 3 3300U (Edge 44)	192.4 Points ∼62% -18%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U (Edge 44.18362.449.0)	150.8 Points ∼48% -36%

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System Performance

The combination of Ryzen APU, dual-channel RAM, and NVMe SSD makes for a smooth and fast system. The laptop offers more than enough performance for typical office and internet applications, and it scored fairly well in our PCMark benchmarks. As expected, it did perform slower than the Ryzen 7-equipped Swift 3 due to the latter’s faster GPU and four extra cores.

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		3841 points
PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2		3864 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2		5085 points
PCMark 10 Score		4322 points
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PCMark 10
Score
Average of class Office (2325 - 6741, n=107, last 2 years)	5061 Points ∼48% +17%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB	4886 Points ∼46% +13%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B Vega 5, R3 4300U, SK hynix BC511 HFM256GDJTNI-82A0	4322 Points ∼41%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	4322 Points ∼41% 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ Vega 8, R5 3500U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	3907 Points ∼37% -10%
Honor Magicbook 14 Vega 8, R5 3500U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	3862 Points ∼37% -11%
Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T Vega 10, R7 3700U, SK hynix BC501 HFM512GDHTNG-8310A	3851 Points ∼37% -11%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API Vega 10, R7 3700U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	3829 Points ∼36% -11%
HP 14s-dq1431ng UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 16GB + 256GB HBRPEKNX0101AH	3676 Points ∼35% -15%
Essentials
Average of class Office (5095 - 20841, n=107, last 2 years)	9572 Points ∼46% +11%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB	9244 Points ∼44% +7%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B Vega 5, R3 4300U, SK hynix BC511 HFM256GDJTNI-82A0	8600 Points ∼41%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	8600 Points ∼41% 0%
HP 14s-dq1431ng UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 16GB + 256GB HBRPEKNX0101AH	8322 Points ∼40% -3%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ Vega 8, R5 3500U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	7877 Points ∼38% -8%
Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T Vega 10, R7 3700U, SK hynix BC501 HFM512GDHTNG-8310A	7685 Points ∼37% -11%
Honor Magicbook 14 Vega 8, R5 3500U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	7544 Points ∼36% -12%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API Vega 10, R7 3700U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	7312 Points ∼35% -15%
Productivity
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB	7273 Points ∼58% +12%
Average of class Office (3053 - 9624, n=107, last 2 years)	7088 Points ∼56% +9%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B Vega 5, R3 4300U, SK hynix BC511 HFM256GDJTNI-82A0	6489 Points ∼51%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	6489 Points ∼51% 0%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API Vega 10, R7 3700U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	5952 Points ∼47% -8%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ Vega 8, R5 3500U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	5952 Points ∼47% -8%
Honor Magicbook 14 Vega 8, R5 3500U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	5931 Points ∼47% -9%
Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T Vega 10, R7 3700U, SK hynix BC501 HFM512GDHTNG-8310A	5823 Points ∼46% -10%
HP 14s-dq1431ng UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 16GB + 256GB HBRPEKNX0101AH	5483 Points ∼43% -16%
Digital Content Creation
Average of class Office (1912 - 8299, n=107, last 2 years)	5313 Points ∼26% +35%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB	4709 Points ∼23% +20%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B Vega 5, R3 4300U, SK hynix BC511 HFM256GDJTNI-82A0	3926 Points ∼19%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	3926 Points ∼19% 0%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API Vega 10, R7 3700U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	3501 Points ∼17% -11%
Honor Magicbook 14 Vega 8, R5 3500U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	3494 Points ∼17% -11%
Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T Vega 10, R7 3700U, SK hynix BC501 HFM512GDHTNG-8310A	3466 Points ∼17% -12%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ Vega 8, R5 3500U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	3453 Points ∼17% -12%
HP 14s-dq1431ng UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 16GB + 256GB HBRPEKNX0101AH	2954 Points ∼14% -25%

PCMark 8 - Home Score Accelerated v2
Honor Magicbook 14 Vega 8, R5 3500U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	4235 Points ∼64% +10%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB	4191 Points ∼63% +9%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API Vega 10, R7 3700U, Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	3993 Points ∼60% +4%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B Vega 5, R3 4300U, SK hynix BC511 HFM256GDJTNI-82A0	3841 Points ∼58%
Average AMD Ryzen 3 4300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	3841 Points ∼58% 0%
Average of class Office (1275 - 4830, n=14, last 2 years)	3824 Points ∼57% 0%
Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T Vega 10, R7 3700U, SK hynix BC501 HFM512GDHTNG-8310A	3604 Points ∼54% -6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ Vega 8, R5 3500U, WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	3566 Points ∼54% -7%
HP 14s-dq1431ng UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 16GB + 256GB HBRPEKNX0101AH	3545 Points ∼53% -8%

DPC Latencies

Our standardized latency monitor test (browsing the web, 4K video playback, Prime95 load) revealed increased DPC latencies. The system is thus not suited for real-time audio and video-editing purposes.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Honor Magicbook 14 Vega 8, R5 3500U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	1519 μs * ∼100% -90%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ Vega 7, R7 4700U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB	1087 μs * ∼72% -36%
HP 14s-dq1431ng UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i5-1035G1, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 16GB + 256GB HBRPEKNX0101AH	887 μs * ∼58% -11%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B Vega 5, R3 4300U, SK hynix BC511 HFM256GDJTNI-82A0	800 μs * ∼53%

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Storage Devices

A 256 GB Hynix NVMe SSD was installed in our review unit. It offered decent transfer rates. A secondary storage device is not supported.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

SK hynix BC511 HFM256GDJTNI-82A0

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 2179 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 967 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 464.7 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 423.9 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 1072 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 1001 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 35.06 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 96.3 MB/s

	Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B SK hynix BC511 HFM256GDJTNI-82A0	Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB	Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G	HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 16GB + 256GB HBRPEKNX0101AH	Honor Magicbook 14 Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T SK hynix BC501 HFM512GDHTNG-8310A	Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB512HAJQ	Average SK hynix BC511 HFM256GDJTNI-82A0	Average of class Office
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		20%	12%	37%	58%	-11%	47%	0%	72%
Write 4K	96.3	98.8 3%	134.3 39%	142.8 48%	137.7 43%	118.8 23%	144.3 50%	119.5 ?(72 - 177.5, n=7) 24%	156.8 ?(12.7 - 291, n=76, last 2 years) 63%
Read 4K	35.06	32.44 -7%	43.56 24%	167.4 377%	42.49 21%	41.62 19%	44.88 28%	43.9 ?(34 - 60.4, n=7) 25%	59.1 ?(9.91 - 92.8, n=76, last 2 years) 69%
Write Seq	1001	1582 58%	1434 43%	232.1 -77%	2341 134%	796 -20%	1940 94%	898 ?(431 - 1015, n=6) -10%	2025 ?(54.2 - 5030, n=64, last 2 years) 102%
Read Seq	1072	1471 37%	1448 35%	1128 5%	2436 127%	1101 3%	2175 103%	1104 ?(1019 - 1199, n=6) 3%	2269 ?(239 - 5559, n=64, last 2 years) 112%
Write 4K Q32T1	423.9	375.4 -11%	239.1 -44%	438 3%	261 -38%	234.7 -45%	272.2 -36%	380 ?(199.7 - 495, n=7) -10%	398 ?(16.3 - 809, n=76, last 2 years) -6%
Read 4K Q32T1	464.7	491.9 6%	327.6 -30%	491.2 6%	335.4 -28%	313.8 -32%	360.3 -22%	432 ?(319 - 610, n=7) -7%	494 ?(24.2 - 883, n=76, last 2 years) 6%
Write Seq Q32T1	967	1574 63%	1456 51%	622 -36%	2343 142%	842 -13%	1946 101%	823 ?(408 - 1032, n=7) -15%	2507 ?(49.4 - 6125, n=76, last 2 years) 159%
Read Seq Q32T1	2179	2329 7%	1734 -20%	1566 -28%	3569 64%	1645 -25%	3506 61%	1998 ?(1783 - 2179, n=7) -8%	3727 ?(182.7 - 7123, n=76, last 2 years) 71%

Sustained read performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GPU Performance

The notebook’s APU features an integrated Vega 5 GPU. Looking at our comparison tables revealed that it scored much better than its Vega 6 predecessor found in AMD’s Ryzen 2000 and 3000-series. Its higher clock speeds and support for faster RAM (DDR4-3200 or LPDDR4-4266 vs. DDR4-2400) easily compensate for its lower shader count when compared to the Ryzen 2000’s/3000’s Vega 6 GPU.

Overall, the Vega 5 performed around as fast as Nvidia’s GeForce MX230. As expected, it was unable to keep up with the faster Vega 7 GPU that the 4700U Swift 3 was equipped with. In 3DMark, the Vega 7 performed around 40% faster and was thus more akin to a GeForce MX250.

3DMark 06 Standard Score		15564 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		11704 points
3DMark 11 Performance		3763 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		86345 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		12224 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		2232 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		825 points
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3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Office (599 - 12195, n=121, last 2 years)	5241 Points ∼100% +48%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	4990 Points ∼95% +41%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	3994 Points ∼76% +13%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	3968 Points ∼76% +12%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	3949 Points ∼75% +12%
Lenovo Ideapad C340-15IWL-81N5004QGE NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	3547 Points ∼68% 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	3535 Points ∼67%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	3535 Points ∼67% 0%
Asus VivoBook 14 X412FJ-EB023T NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	3399 Points ∼65% -4%
Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	3389 Points ∼65% -4%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	3318 Points ∼63% -6%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	2991 Points ∼57% -15%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i5-1035G1	2443 Points ∼47% -31%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Office (712 - 8815, n=122, last 2 years)	3690 Points ∼100% +51%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	3134 Points ∼85% +29%
Lenovo Ideapad C340-15IWL-81N5004QGE NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	2755 Points ∼75% +13%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	2655 Points ∼72% +9%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	2568 Points ∼70% +5%
Asus VivoBook 14 X412FJ-EB023T NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	2566 Points ∼70% +5%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	2438 Points ∼66%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	2438 Points ∼66% 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	2433 Points ∼66% 0%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	2369 Points ∼64% -3%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	2312 Points ∼63% -5%
Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	2272 Points ∼62% -7%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i5-1035G1	1550 Points ∼42% -36%
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	22895 Points ∼100% +25%
Average of class Office (5681 - 58068, n=107, last 2 years)	21717 Points ∼95% +19%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	18581 Points ∼81% +2%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	18528 Points ∼81% +1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	18282 Points ∼80%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	18282 Points ∼80% 0%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	18140 Points ∼79% -1%
Lenovo Ideapad C340-15IWL-81N5004QGE NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	17256 Points ∼75% -6%
Asus ZenBook 14 UM431DA-AM020T AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	16048 Points ∼70% -12%
Asus VivoBook 14 X412FJ-EB023T NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	15803 Points ∼69% -14%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	15299 Points ∼67% -16%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i5-1035G1	11485 Points ∼50% -37%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Office (242 - 3186, n=119, last 2 years)	1191 Points ∼100% +62%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	973 Points ∼82% +33%
Lenovo Ideapad C340-15IWL-81N5004QGE NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	837 Points ∼70% +14%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	788 Points ∼66% +8%
Asus VivoBook 14 X412FJ-EB023T NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	786 Points ∼66% +7%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	742 Points ∼62% +1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	733 Points ∼62%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	733 Points ∼62% 0%
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB084T NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	710 Points ∼60% -3%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	581 Points ∼49% -21%

GFXBench
on screen Aztec Ruins High Tier Onscreen
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	48.3 fps ∼100% +40%
Average of class Office (16.6 - 60, n=5, last 2 years)	36.2 fps ∼75% +5%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	34.4 fps ∼71%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	34.4 fps ∼71% 0%
2560x1440 Aztec Ruins High Tier Offscreen
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	28.8 fps ∼100% +36%
Average of class Office (3.2 - 83.5, n=5, last 2 years)	26.3 fps ∼91% +24%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	21.2 fps ∼74%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	21.2 fps ∼74% 0%
on screen Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Onscreen
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	59.8 fps ∼100% +13%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	53.1 fps ∼89%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	53.1 fps ∼89% 0%
Average of class Office (22.3 - 60.1, n=5, last 2 years)	40.6 fps ∼68% -24%
1920x1080 Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	74.6 fps ∼100% +34%
Average of class Office (7.8 - 213, n=5, last 2 years)	67.8 fps ∼91% +22%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	55.7 fps ∼75%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	55.7 fps ∼75% 0%
1920x1080 Car Chase Offscreen
Average of class Office (10 - 198.6, n=5, last 2 years)	63.7 fps ∼100% +198%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	54.3 fps ∼85% +154%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	21.4 fps ∼34%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	21.4 fps ∼34% 0%
on screen Car Chase Onscreen
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	53.6 fps ∼100% +31%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	41 fps ∼76%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	41 fps ∼76% 0%
Average of class Office (21.4 - 60.1, n=5, last 2 years)	40.5 fps ∼76% -1%

GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
1920x1080 T-Rex Offscreen
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	234.7 fps ∼100% +42%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	164.8 fps ∼70%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	164.8 fps ∼70% 0%
Average of class Office (38 - 210, n=4, last 2 years)	107.6 fps ∼46% -35%
T-Rex Onscreen
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	210.2 fps ∼100% +43%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	147.4 fps ∼70%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	147.4 fps ∼70% 0%
Average of class Office (56 - 89.7, n=4, last 2 years)	69.9 fps ∼33% -53%

GFXBench 3.0
1920x1080 1080p Manhattan Offscreen
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	90.1 fps ∼100% +34%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	67.2 fps ∼75%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	67.2 fps ∼75% 0%
Average of class Office (18 - 58.7, n=3, last 2 years)	41.8 fps ∼46% -38%
on screen Manhattan Onscreen OGL
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	88.1 fps ∼100% +35%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	65.2 fps ∼74%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	65.2 fps ∼74% 0%
Average of class Office (42.2 - 51.3, n=3, last 2 years)	47.5 fps ∼54% -27%

GFXBench 3.1
1920x1080 Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	70 fps ∼100% +35%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	51.9 fps ∼74%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	51.9 fps ∼74% 0%
Average of class Office (8.2 - 85, n=4, last 2 years)	40.3 fps ∼58% -22%
on screen Manhattan ES 3.1 Onscreen
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	68 fps ∼100% +34%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	50.7 fps ∼75%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	50.7 fps ∼75% 0%
Average of class Office (28.9 - 59, n=4, last 2 years)	41.2 fps ∼61% -19%

LuxMark v2.0 64Bit
Room GPUs-only
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	501 Samples/s ∼100% +33%
Average of class Office (136 - 966, n=3, last 2 years)	434 Samples/s ∼87% +15%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	377 Samples/s ∼75%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	377 Samples/s ∼75% 0%
Sala GPUs-only
Average of class Office (274 - 2649, n=3, last 2 years)	1111 Samples/s ∼100% +64%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	910 Samples/s ∼82% +34%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	678 Samples/s ∼61%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	678 Samples/s ∼61% 0%

Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Compute OpenCL Score
Average of class Office (15919 - 162451, n=23, last 2 years)	47702 Points ∼100% +43%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	41545 Points ∼87% +25%
Lenovo Ideapad C340-15IWL-81N5004QGE NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	37854 Points ∼79% +14%
Asus VivoBook 14 X412FJ-EB023T NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	35588 Points ∼75% +7%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	33331 Points ∼70%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	33331 Points ∼70% 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	32092 Points ∼67% -4%
Lenovo IdeaPad S540-14API AMD Radeon RX Vega 10, AMD Ryzen 7 3700U	31970 Points ∼67% -4%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	30636 Points ∼64% -8%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	27360 Points ∼57% -18%

Geekbench 5.0
Vulkan Score 5.0
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	13325 Points ∼100% +28%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	10420 Points ∼78%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	10420 Points ∼78% 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	7638 Points ∼57% -27%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	6400 Points ∼48% -39%
Lenovo Ideapad C340-15IWL-81N5004QGE NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	6315 Points ∼47% -39%
OpenCL Score 5.0
Average of class Office (3679 - 49144, n=39, last 2 years)	13492 Points ∼100% +55%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	11500 Points ∼85% +32%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-41-R8HZ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	8906 Points ∼66% +2%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	8804 Points ∼65% +1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	8699 Points ∼64%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	8699 Points ∼64% 0%
Lenovo Ideapad C340-15IWL-81N5004QGE NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U	8133 Points ∼60% -7%
HP Pavilion 15-cw1212ng AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 3 3300U	7234 Points ∼54% -17%

Geekbench 5.2 - 5.5
Vulkan Score 5.1
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U	13573 Points ∼100% +28%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R27B AMD Radeon RX Vega 5, AMD Ryzen 3 4300U	10645 Points ∼78%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 5	10645 Points ∼78% 0%
Honor Magicbook 14 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 5 3500U	7946 Points ∼59% -25%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i5-1035G1	4899 Points ∼36% -54%
HP 14s-dq1431ng Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), Intel Core i5-1035G1	4899 Points ∼36% -54%
OpenCL Score 5.1
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42-R4XJ AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 4700U