Acer Swift 3 SF314 in review: Compact laptop with a beautiful OLED display and a fast CPU
Acer's Swift 3 series is known for affordable laptops. After having reviewed models with the Intel Core i5-1135G7 and the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U earlier this year, we now have a more expensive model with an OLED display on hand with the Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3.
The device comes with the Intel Core i5-12500H Alder Lake-H CPU and a high-resolution 2.8K OLED panel with 90 Hz. The memory configuration consists of 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and a 1-TB SSD. The Acer system promises fast performance and great color fidelity for an MSRP of 1199 USD.
For comparison we also include the two cheaper models Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP with the AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and the Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK with the Intel Core i5-1135G7 as well as the 14-inch OLED model Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro, which comes in at a similar price, and the Honor MagicBook 14 2022 with the same CPU and a dedicated GPU. Instead of a dGPU, our Acer test model uses the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU iGPU.Intel Tiger Lake-U Xe Graphics G7 80EUs GPU - Benchmarks and Specs
Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87.3 % v7 (old) | 11 / 2022 | Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 i5-12500H, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.4 kg | 18.8 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 88.2 % v7 (old) | 02 / 2022 | Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.2 kg | 16.55 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 87.4 % v7 (old) | 09 / 2022 | Honor MagicBook 14 2022 i5-12500H, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile | 1.6 kg | 16.9 mm | 14.00" | 2160x1440 | |
| 87.3 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2022 | Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 R7 5800H, Vega 8 | 1.4 kg | 15.9 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 86 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2022 | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.3 kg | 16.5 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 84.8 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2022 | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 R9 5900HS, GeForce MX450 | 1.4 kg | 17.9 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 83.8 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2022 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.4 kg | 16 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 |
Case - Subtle, Compact, and Lightweight Construction
The Acer Swift 3 SF314 comes with a straightforward, gray aluminum chassis. The device feels good in the hand and leaves a premium impression thanks to its excellent build quality. It has a weight of just under 1.4 kg (~3.09 lb). With the charger included, the total weight amounts to 1.7 kg (~3.75 lb).
The two hinges hold the display, which is surrounded by bezels with a width of 5 mm / ~0.20 in (sides) and 10 mm / 0.39 in (top), firmly in place. However, opening the display with one hand is quite difficult due to their stiffness.
At about 18.8 mm / 0.74, our test device is both slightly smaller and slightly thicker compared to the other two Swift 3 models. Similarly, other competitors tend to be slightly thinner and wider. The OLED laptop has an average weight compared to its competitors. It is neither very lightweight nor particularly heavy.
Connectivity - 2x Thunderbolt 4 and 1x HDMI 2.1
For a price in excess of 1000 USD, we expect a very good port selection. In this regard, the Swift 3's ports on both sides do not disappoint. Aside from two Thunderbolt 4 ports with DisplayPort - one of which is used for charging - there are two USB type-A 3.1 gen. 1 ports with 5 Gbit/s and an HDMI 2.1 port. All ports are easy to reach. There is no card reader.
Communication
The Acer laptop relies on the Killer Wi-Fi 6E AX1675i 160-MHz wireless network adapter. While it performs well in our testing, it falls short compared to other devices with the same module and the performance occasionally dips. Regardless, users will not be limited during video streaming or web browsing.
Webcam
The laptop comes with a 1080p (Full HD) 2.1-MP camera. Although the resolution and sharpness are fairly high for a laptop camera, a DeltaE above 17 means the color fidelity leaves much to be desired. There is no camera shutter.
Security
Aside from a Kensington port and the fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button, there are no additional security features.
Accessories
The package includes the 100-watt charger as the only extra. There are optional accessories such as adapters, sleeves, and more available from Acer.
Maintenance
Ten tiny Torx screws must be removed to access the internal components. Due to the soldered RAM, the upgrade options are limited. There is only one slot for an M.2 SSD available. Fortunately, the battery is not glued in and thus replaceable.
Warranty
For Swift series laptops, Acer offers a standard one-year limited warranty. Extended service plans for up to three years are available.
Input Devices - Solid and with a Fingerprint Sensor
Keyboard
Despite the compact chassis, Acer opts for a decently sized keyboard. Although there is not enough space for a numpad, the manufacturer makes good use of the horizontal space in the form of sufficiently large keys (~17 x 17 mm / ~0.67 x 0.67 in) with a smooth surface. The keys offer short travel and a distinct actuation point for a solid typing experience.
There are various special functions available via the F1 to F11 keys next to the fingerprint sensor integrated into the power button. The airplane mode or the brightness of the keyboard backlight can be enabled and changed (off, dim, bright), respectively, with one hand.
Touchpad
The touchpad is decently sized at 10.5 x 6.5 cm (~4.13 x 2.56 in), takes up exactly one third of the length of the case, and it is offset from the center below the space key. The two click areas on the bottom are not haptically separated and offer a distinct acoustic feedback. The touchpad itself has good gliding properties and supports multi-touch gestures such as zooming and scrolling for an overall good user experience.
Display - Pretty OLED Panel with Minor Weaknesses
Acer uses a high-quality OLED panel for its SF314-71-56U3 OLED model. The panel has a diagonal size of 14 inches, a native resolution of 2880 x 1800 pixels (2.8K), an aspect ratio of 16:10, and supports a refresh rate of 90 Hz.
The laptop benefits from typical OLED advantages such as perfect blacks and the resulting (theoretically) infinity:1 contrast ratio. Similarly, the color accuracy is fairly high. The panel covers the color spaces P3, sRGB, and AdobeRGB 1998 almost in their entirety. This would make the laptop an ideal choice for professional media creators. However, our measurements indicate an increased color deviation ex-factory (DeltaE=3.5), which can be significantly improved through a calibration (DeltaE=2.1). Our post-calibration color profile can be downloaded here.
The viewing angles are excellent and images remain discernible even when looking at the display from extreme angles. Thanks to the individually lit up pixels and the lack of a backlight, there is no screen bleeding in dark scenes.
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Brightness Distribution: 98 %
Center on Battery: 389 cd/m²
Contrast: 13414:1 (Black: 0.029 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.51 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.91, calibrated: 2.11
ΔE Greyscale 2.2 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
97.22% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.63% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98.05% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.16
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 Samsung SDC4171 (ATNA40YK07-0), OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | Honor MagicBook 14 2022 HD140ZB-01A, IPS, 2160x1440, 14" | Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 Samsung SDC4154 ATNA40YK04-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 LEN140WQ+, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 IPS, 2880x1800, 14" | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Chi Mei N140HCA EAC CMN, IPS, 1920x1080, 14" | Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK AUO B140HAN06, IPS, 1920x1080, 14" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -20% | 1% | 1% | -16% | -48% | -21% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 98.05 | 67.9 -31% | 100 2% | 99.9 2% | 74 -25% | 43 -56% | 67 -32% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99.63 | 98.5 -1% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 99.4 0% | 65 -35% | 98 -2% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 97.22 | 68.7 -29% | 98 1% | 97.6 0% | 75 -23% | 45 -54% | 69 -29% |
| Response Times | 3506% | -34% | 11% | -337% | 3039% | -867% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 37.2 ? | 2 ? | 2.4 ? | 29.4 ? | 37 ? | 52 ? | |
| Response Time Black / White * | 3 ? | 26.3 ? -777% | 3 ? -0% | 2.4 20% | 13.1 ? -337% | 26 ? -767% | 29 ? -867% |
| PWM Frequency | 360 | 28400 ? 7789% | 120 ? -67% | 362.3 ? 1% | 25000 ? 6844% | ||
| Screen | -76% | -3% | 339% | -114% | -114% | -86% | |
| Brightness middle | 389 | 330 -15% | 363 -7% | 399 3% | 403 4% | 259 -33% | 320 -18% |
| Brightness | 389 | 320 -18% | 367 -6% | 401 3% | 372 -4% | 229 -41% | 309 -21% |
| Brightness Distribution | 98 | 90 -8% | 97 -1% | 98 0% | 84 -14% | 78 -20% | 84 -14% |
| Black Level * | 0.029 | 0.21 -624% | 0.001 97% | 0.3 -934% | 0.24 -728% | 0.25 -762% | |
| Contrast | 13414 | 1571 -88% | 399000 2875% | 1343 -90% | 1079 -92% | 1280 -90% | |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.51 | 1.8 49% | 2.92 17% | 2.5 29% | 2.74 22% | 3.63 -3% | 2.57 27% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.87 | 4.7 32% | 5.34 22% | 4.6 33% | 4.49 35% | 6.53 5% | 3.5 49% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 2.11 | 1.6 24% | 2.92 -38% | 2.2 -4% | 1.77 16% | 3.83 -82% | 0.76 64% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.2 | 3 -36% | 2.45 -11% | 1.8 18% | 3.6 -64% | 2.89 -31% | 2.46 -12% |
| Gamma | 2.16 102% | 2.18 101% | 2.38 92% | 2.17 101% | 2.199 100% | 2.31 95% | 2.23 99% |
| CCT | 6320 103% | 6697 97% | 6109 106% | 6368 102% | 6547 99% | 6759 96% | 6311 103% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 1137% /
448% | -12% /
-7% | 117% /
220% | -156% /
-109% | 959% /
351% | -325% /
-131% |
* ... smaller is better
The response times of the panel are extremely good, in theory this makes the device a good choice for gaming.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 1 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 11 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 0 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 0 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.8 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 360 Hz |           | |
The display backlight flickers at 360 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) . The frequency of 360 Hz is relatively high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. However, there are reports that some users are still sensitive to PWM at 500 Hz and above, so be aware. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8705 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
The display of the Acer Swift 3 SF314 exhibits typical OLED pulse-width modulation (PWM) at a frequency of 360 Hz on the lowest four brightness settings. Since the frequency is relatively high, only particularly sensitive users may experience issues. There is no flickering at higher brightness settings.
With around 390 nits, the maximum brightness is pleasantly high with an almost perfect illumination. This would make the device predestined for outdoor use.
The glossy display surface puts a dent into this plan, however. Although it looks great, it is more mirror than usable display outdoors and particularly under direct sunlight.
Thus, this configuration of the laptop is better suited to indoor use, although an indoor light source may still introduce glare in this case. The readability remains acceptable outdoors in the shade.
Performance - Fast Performance Thanks to Alder Lake-H
Our SF314-71-56U3 configuration of the Acer Swift 3 uses the Intel Core i5-12500H and its integrated graphics unit Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 with 80 EU. On top of that, the manufacturer installs a fixed 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM in quad-channel mode and a 1-TB SSD.
Alternatively, Acer also offers many different configurations both with and without an OLED panel. Some of these configurations we have already reviewed, including the SF314-43-R8BP with an AMD Ryzen 5 5500U and the SF314-511-54ZK with an Intel Core i5-1135G7.
Testing Conditions
In order to facilitate a lower power draw and less heat development, Acer heavily restricts the Intel Core i5-12500H to 35 watts (PL1) and 80 (PL2). We set the laptop to "Best Performance" via Windows before performing the following benchmarks. The Acer laptop does not come with its own power profiles.
Processor
At the heart of the laptop, there is a potent Intel Core i5-12500H. The high-end processor from early 2022 is manufactured using the 10-nm process and based on the recent Alder-Lake architecture. It is based on the Alder Lake-P chip and offers four performance cores (P cores, Golden Cove architecture) with clock speeds of up to 4.5 GHz and eight efficiency cores (E cores, Gracemont architecture) with 1.8 to 3.3 GHz. Thanks to P-core Hyper-Threading, 16 threads can be processed simultaneously.
With performance data that is slightly subpar compared to the Honor MagicBook 14 2022 (Honor uses higher TDP values) with the same CPU and the average performance of the CPU, Acer does not allow the CPU to perform at its highest TDP setting. The CPU still flexes its muscles in our benchmarks and frequently leaves its competitors, some of which still use 11th gen. CPUs, behind. After an initial peak, the performance remains almost constant throughout, as our Cinebench R15 loop shows. The processor's performance barely decreases in battery mode.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (11330 - 14686, n=9) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1555 - 21812, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (358 - 2001, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (1558 - 1701, n=9) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (4687 - 5640, n=9) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (579 - 8541, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (602 - 656, n=9) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (128 - 790, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (1970 - 2283, n=10) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (327 - 3345, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (72.4 - 307, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (220 - 250, n=9) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (159 - 2271, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (223 - 288, n=9) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (44105 - 54380, n=9) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (11775 - 77867, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2669 - 6403, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (5151 - 5563, n=9) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2557 - 14728, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (7962 - 10828, n=9) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (621 - 2350, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (1471 - 1693, n=9) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (12 - 16.6, n=9) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.97 - 25.1, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (38.5 - 220, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (40.1 - 58.5, n=9) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.413 - 1.456, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (0.4748 - 0.535, n=9) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
* ... smaller is better
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 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1141 - 32888, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (6851 - 13947, n=9) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6838 - 123315, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (29874 - 68178, n=9) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (2287 - 3337, n=9) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (444 - 5287, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (77935 - 80703, n=9) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (11579 - 115682, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (744 - 18418, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (6590 - 7431, n=9) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (3366 - 65433, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (18252 - 34041, n=9) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (50298 - 111567, n=9) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (638 - 161430, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (746 - 924, n=9) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (166.9 - 1379, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (610 - 17495, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (3848 - 7405, n=9) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6569 - 54881, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (13686 - 43813, n=9) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
System Performance
Thanks to the powerful CPU, the system performance is good. Aside from the Honor MagicBook 14 2022, the Acer Swift 3 outperforms all competitors in most benchmarks. However, competitors with dedicated GPUs and the Asus ZenBook 14X with the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H are able to beat our test device in the PCMark 10 productivity benchmark. During our testing, the system was smooth and ready to handle any common workload.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4993 - 7788, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs () | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (9476 - 11331, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs () | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6440 - 10623, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs () | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5305 - 10983, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs () | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs () | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (365 - 1971, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs () | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (364 - 1875, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs () | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (385 - 2210, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs () | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (312 - 1899, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2 | 5076 points | |
| PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2 | 7124 points | |
| PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2 | 2972 points | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 5511 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (14916 - 108756, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (23850 - 66598, n=9) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15948 - 122210, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (24879 - 68013, n=9) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (16513 - 117898, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (23543 - 58797, n=9) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (7.2 - 187.8, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-12500H (83.8 - 114.7, n=9) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
The latencies of the Acer Swift 3 SF314 are fairly high according to our testing. While this may indicate issues pertaining to real-time audio and video editing, the test is just a snapshot that reflects the current BIOS and driver configuration. However, we did not notice any issues related to the software configuration.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-71-56U3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK | |
| Asus ZenBook 14X UM5401QA-KN162 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 14ITL6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Honor MagicBook 14 2022 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Solution
The installed 1-TB Micron SSD generally places the Swift 3 in the top 4 in short-term benchmarks. As the subpar results show, it still consistently falls short of the potential of the SSD. While the storage solution shows fast transfer speeds overall, we did notice fairly high write access times.
When it comes to the continuous performance, the transfer rate drops by more than 80% after completing slightly more than half of our test despite its cooling pad and subsequently stabilizes at around one third of its initial speed. We were able to reproduce this phenomenon in multiple runs, meaning users will have to contend with unnecessarily prolonged data transfers when transferring large amounts.
