Acer Swift 3 SF314 in review: No flight of fancy for the AMD laptop

Name: Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP
Brand: Acer

Whisper quiet & economical. AMD-equipped subnotebooks are often more powerful than corresponding Intel variants today. We take a look at the Acer Swift 3, the current entry-level model with a Ryzen 5 5500U and an integrated graphics card. The processor seems like a good choice but is it also convincing in practice?

Sebastian Jentsch, 👁 Sebastian Jentsch, ✓ Vaidyanathan Subramaniam (translated by DeepL / Ninh Duy), Published 03/16/2022 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 ...

AMD Lucienne (Zen 2) Laptop

Lightweight 1.3 kilogram 14-incher with good run times, but with only moderate computing power

The Swift 3 is Acer's bread-and-butter laptop — an inexpensive model whose entry-level variant is available for 530 Euros (~$530). Accordingly, we have tested many Swift models in the past, especially Intel variants and high-end solutions like the Swift X with GTX 1650 Mobile and the Swift 3X with an Intel Iris Xe MAX dGPU.

Today's update is about one of the smallest notebooks in the Swift lineup, the 1.3 kg-light SF314-43 with a Ryzen 5 5500U, 16 GB RAM, and a 512 GB SSD. To achieve the lowest possible price, retailers ship the model with Linux (eShell). We installed Windows 11 for which a small partition also had the necessary drivers.

Due to the platform strategy, where one chassis is used for technically different variants, it is such that we already have the case, the input devices, and the ports from the Swift X SFX14 (GTX 1650) and from the Intel counterpart Swift 3 SF314-511. We will, therefore, skip these chapters and refer you to the corresponding reviews.

Other Acer Swift 14-inch devices in review:

Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 (Ryzen 5 5500U, GTX 1650 Mobile)
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511(i5-1135G7, Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs)
Acer Swift 3X SF314-510G(i7-1165G7, IntelIris Xe MAX)
Acer Swift 3 SF314-42(Ryzen 7 4700U, Radeon RX) - 6/2020

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Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP (Swift 3 SF314 Series)

Processor

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 6 x 2.1 - 4 GHz, 48 W PL2 / Short Burst, 37 W PL1 / Sustained, Lucienne-U (Zen 2)

Graphics adapter

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 - 512 MB VRAM, Core: 1800 MHz, Memory: 2133 MHz, LPDDR4, Adrenalin 20.40.44

Memory

16 GB

, DDR4 Dual Channel, onboard, no upgrade

Display

14.00 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 157 PPI, Chi Mei N140HCA EAC CMN, IPS, glossy: no, 60 Hz

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1, 512 GB

, M.2 80, 3.5 GB Windriver partition, 372 GB free

Soundcard

AMD Raven/Renoir/Van Gogh/Cezanne/Rembrandt/Raphael - HD Audio Controller

Connections

2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5mm Combo, 1 Fingerprint Reader

Networking

MediaTek MT7921 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 16.5 x 323.4 x 218.9 ( = 0.65 x 12.73 x 8.62 in)

Battery

48 Wh, 3220 mAh Lithium-Ion, 4-cell

Operating System

Linux

Camera

Webcam: HD 720p

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 24 Months Warranty

Weight

1.319 kg ( = 46.53 oz / 2.91 pounds), Power Supply: 313 g ( = 11.04 oz / 0.69 pounds)

Price

750 Euro

Links

Acer homepage
Acer notebook section

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
86 %	03/2022	Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP R5 5500U, Vega 7	1.3 kg	16.5 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
88.2 %	02/2022	Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1.2 kg	16.55 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
86.7 %	07/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE R5 5500U, Vega 7	1.6 kg	17.9 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
84.8 %	01/2022	HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1.4 kg	19 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
84.8 %	01/2022	Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1.5 kg	20.9 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
83.6 %		Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	1.5 kg	17.9 mm	14.00"	1920x1080

Case: Stable Swift 3

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43 with AMD Ryzen 5000

Size comparison

HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK DIN A4 ❌

Equipment: MediaTek Wi-Fi is too slow

The ports are identical to those of the Swift X. Unfortunately, the bad Wi-Fi performance is also identical to that of the Swift X. The download speed seems like a disaster, which was the same issue with the Swift X as well. The transfer speeds determined under optimal conditions (no other WLAN devices in the near vicinity, one meter distance between the laptop and server PC) turn out to be very abysmal with just around 182 MBit/s (several random samples).

When transmitting, however, the MediaTek Wi-Fi chip is much faster at around 871 MBit/s. This is a good result although not really exhilarating. The discrepancy between sending and receiving speeds indicates a driver problem, which we assume can be remedied with a driver update in the future.

However, the question does arise as to where the antennas are installed in the all-around closed aluminum lid? That being said, this cannot be the reason for the poor scores as otherwise the uploads would also be identically low.

65 W power supply - it can also be operated via Type-C power supply unit

Power supply (hollow plug), USB Type-C 3.1 with PD and DisplayPort, HDMI, USB-A 3.1

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1361 (1269^min - 1443^max) MBit/s +56%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP MediaTek MT7921	871 (601^min - 1018^max) MBit/s
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE	870 (441^min - 906^max) MBit/s 0%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	857 (573^min - 993^max) MBit/s -2%
Average MediaTek MT7921 (548 - 985, n=16)	797 MBit/s -8%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Wireless-AC 9560	688 (346^min - 696^max) MBit/s -21%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Wireless-AC 9560	642 (325^min - 653^max) MBit/s -26%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	87 (80^min - 95^max) MBit/s -90%
iperf3 receive AX12
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1328 (671^min - 1493^max) MBit/s +630%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1231 (785^min - 1353^max) MBit/s +576%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE	790 (405^min - 842^max) MBit/s +334%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Wireless-AC 9560	679 (343^min - 689^max) MBit/s +273%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Wireless-AC 9560	288 (256^min - 312^max) MBit/s +58%
Average MediaTek MT7921 (90 - 972, n=16)	628 MBit/s +245%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Realtek 8822CE Wireless LAN 802.11ac PCI-E NIC	505 (473^min - 527^max) MBit/s +177%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP MediaTek MT7921	182 (47^min - 494^max) MBit/s

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP MediaTek MT7921; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø181.8 (47-494)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1230 (785-1353)

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø776 (405-842)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP MediaTek MT7921; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø871 (601-1018)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1361 (1269-1443)

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø856 (441-906)

Webcam

ColorChecker Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP: 14.55 ∆E min: 2.9 - max: 21.71 ∆E

Maintenance

The Swift 3's WLAN card can be upgraded. The SSD can also be swapped for a larger model later. There is no second M.2 slot like in the Swift X. The working memory is soldered.

Upgrading made easy, but Mini-Torx must be.

Display: Acer screen glows too weakly

While the Swift X SFX14-41G and Swift 3 SF314-511 are equipped with AUO panels (B140HAN06) that deliver excellent performance in our tests, our present model relies on a Chi-Mei screen (N140HCA EAC CMN). This seems to be a worse choice because the sRGB space is no longer fully covered and the brightness is also lower. However, the differences in contrast are negligible.

The brightness perceivably increases towards the center of the screen, but there's no visible backlight bleeding. The luminance in battery mode remains unchanged as long as AMD Vari Bright is disabled in the Radeon settings.

One negative aspect here is that the display uses PWM to reduce the brightness when the brightness is 20% and low. That being said, the high frequency of 25,000 Hz should not strain the eyes. Moreover, most users would find it difficult to work on the screen at such low brightness, because 20% is simply too dark even indoors.


227 cd/m²	243 cd/m²	236 cd/m²
227 cd/m²	259 cd/m²	223 cd/m²
204 cd/m²	236 cd/m²	203 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

Chi Mei N140HCA EAC CMN tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 259 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 228.7 cd/m² Minimum: 21 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 78 %
Center on Battery: 259 cd/m²
Contrast: 1079:1 (Black: 0.24 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.63 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 3.83
ΔE Greyscale 2.89 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
45% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
65% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
43% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.31

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Chi Mei N140HCA EAC CMN, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK AUO B140HAN06, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE NVM140FHM-N4V, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng LGD0619, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W AUO5491 / B140HAN, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 AU Optronics B140HAN04.E, a-Si IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14.00
Display		53%	-7%	42%	-17%	-14%
Display P3 Coverage	43	67 56%	40.3 -6%	62 44%	36 -16%	37.2 -13%
sRGB Coverage	65	98 51%	59.5 -8%	92 42%	54 -17%	55.5 -15%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	45	69 53%	41.7 -7%	63 40%	37 -18%	38.4 -15%
Response Times		-27%	11%	18%	-6%	-18%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	37 ?(18, 19)	52 ?(23, 29) -41%	35.2 ?(17.2, 18) 5%	37 ?(19, 18) -0%	41 ?(19, 22) -11%	45.9 ?(21.2, 24.7) -24%
Response Time Black / White *	26 ?(12, 14)	29 ?(13, 16) -12%	21.6 ?(12.4, 9.2) 17%	17 ?(7, 10) 35%	26 ?(13, 13) -0%	29 ?(15.7, 13.3) -12%
PWM Frequency	25000 ?(20)
Screen		28%	-10%	-10%	-3%	-27%
Brightness middle	259	320 24%	341 32%	387 49%	290 12%	386 49%
Brightness	229	309 35%	327 43%	359 57%	282 23%	348 52%
Brightness Distribution	78	84 8%	90 15%	84 8%	81 4%	83 6%
Black Level *	0.24	0.25 -4%	0.26 -8%	0.55 -129%	0.26 -8%	0.29 -21%
Contrast	1079	1280 19%	1312 22%	704 -35%	1115 3%	1331 23%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	3.63	2.57 29%	5.1 -40%	4.04 -11%	4.65 -28%	6.3 -74%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	6.53	3.5 46%	17.6 -170%	8.28 -27%	7.5 -15%	18.3 -180%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	3.83	0.76 80%	4.4 -15%	1 74%	3.98 -4%	4.1 -7%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	2.89	2.46 15%	2.1 27%	5 -73%	3.22 -11%	5.4 -87%
Gamma	2.31 ^95%	2.23 ^99%	2.11 ^104%	2.62 ^84%	2.54 ^87%	2.55 ^86%
CCT	6759 ^96%	6311 ^103%	6755 ^96%	7123 ^91%	6169 ^105%	5894 ^110%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		18% / 26%	-2% / -7%	17% / 5%	-9% / -6%	-20% / -23%

* ... smaller is better

The AdobeRGB (45%) and sRGB (65%) color spaces are not completely reproduced.

The screen shows quite a decent color reproduction in its state of delivery. However, with a Delta E 2000 color deviation of 3.6, the target (Delta E less than 3) is just missed. The display does not suffer from a blue cast. The grayscale Delta E is 2.9. A calibration did not bring about an improvement — the Chi-Mei panel is apparently difficult to calibrate. The AUO panels of the Swift X (AMD) or Swift 3 SF314-511 (Intel) could improve their color reproduction through calibration.

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
26 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 12 ms rise
26 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 14 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. » 57 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
37 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 18 ms rise
37 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 19 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 47 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (33.7 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 detected

25000 Hz

≤ 20 % brightness setting

The display backlight flickers at 25000 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 20 % 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 17853 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

The Swift 3 comes with an IPS panel with stable viewing angles. Thus, the screen can be read from every position. The screen's low maximum brightness largely prevents reading in the sun. If you don't deactivate Vari Bright, you'll lose a good amount of luminance. This 14-incher is primarily made for indoor use. At least, the matte surface ensures minimal reflections.

For maximum brightness, Vari Bright must be disabled.

Performance: No AMD high-flyer this time

The Radeon graphics is integrated in the AMD APU (iGPU).

Available AMD configurations for the Swift 3 include ones based on the Ryzen 5 5500U, 5700U and 5300U. The AMD models are offered with 8 or 16 GB of RAM. The choice should be considered carefully because the working memory cannot be changed or upgraded as it is soldered. The same applies to the SSD, which is offered from 256 GB to 1 TB. The hard drive is plugged in, but a second M.2 socket — like on the Swift X — is not available.

The RAM works as dual channel, which tickles out a bit more performance when gaming. We feel that our test variant with the Ryzen 5 5500U, 512 GB SSD, and 16 GB RAM offers the best price-performance ratio.

Test conditions

We installed Windows after removing Linux eShell. Thus, only the power management of Windows was available. This was set to "Best performance" for the performance tests and to "Best energy savings" during the endurance tests.

Processor

The Ryzen 5 5500U clocks up to 3.9 GHz in the Swift 3. This six-core from the beginning of 2021 has good computing performance but has to admit defeat to Intel's 11th generation processors in single-core. The Ryzen always beats Intel rivals from the Core i5 to Core i7 in multi-core. However, the Ryzen 5 5500U of the review sample is just below its own average from the database in many benchmarks although the difference of -1% is marginal.

The CPU performance depends on the set TDP and the cooling. We see a maximum of 45 W as CPU package power during the Cinebench measurements, which should correspond to the PL2/Short Burst. However, this can only be maintained for a few seconds after which it continues at 22 W (3.2 instead of 3.9 GHz). This level is then maintained from the first to the last loop, apart from a few clock peaks during the course of the test. The performance does not decrease in battery mode as evident in the last 5 minutes of the R15 loop run in battery power.

Due to the extremely short PL2 usage and the drastic limitation to just 22 W, the results of the R15 loop almost look like a straight line without deviations. Here, Acer has opted for a very conservative TDP approach in favor of waste heat and low noise, which does not extract the last ounce of performance from the APU unlike what we've seen with the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3. How the Swift 3 would perform with a dual heatpipe setup is shown by its sister Swift X SFX14 (R5 5500U), which can maintain high performance (PL2) for 4 to 5 runs and is therefore 12% faster in the first run.

Log Cinebench R15 - the last 5 minutes with battery-energy - no reducing of the performance

Cinebench R15 Multi Dauertest

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U: Ø1157 (1150.91-1168.84)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7: Ø843 (803.42-904.02)

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U: Ø1207 (1162.45-1245.1)

HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7: Ø674 (639.66-774.95)

Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7: Ø836 (755.62-919.65)

Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4: Ø483 (461.33-499.9)

Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 AMD Ryzen 5 5500U: Ø1221 (1168.05-1329.26)

CPU Performance Rating: Percent
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
Average of class Subnotebook	86.3 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	62.4 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	60.8 pt
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	60.4 pt
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	58.2 pt
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	56.3 pt
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng ^-6! Intel Core i5-1135G7	52.3 pt
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	43.9 pt

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average of class Subnotebook (2485 - 16201, n=68, last 2 years)	10289 Points +48%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	7469 Points +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (6030 - 8565, n=19)	7280 Points +5%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	6963 (6910.64^min - 6963.26^max) Points
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	5503 (5440.57^min - 5503.31^max) Points -21%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	5479 (5186.22^min - 5478.8^max) Points -21%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7	3928 Points -44%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	3244 Points -53%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Average of class Subnotebook (598 - 1934, n=68, last 2 years)	1627 Points +39%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	1348 Points +15%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	1312 Points +12%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7	1311 Points +12%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	1290 Points +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	1178 Points +1%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1149 - 1183, n=18)	1173 Points 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	1169 Points

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Subnotebook (810 - 6314, n=64, last 2 years)	3963 Points +47%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	2886 Points +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (2223 - 3316, n=20)	2784 Points +3%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	2691 Points
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	2237 Points -17%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	2176 Points -19%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7	1596 Points -41%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	1248 Points -54%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Subnotebook (216 - 738, n=64, last 2 years)	610 Points +33%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	517 Points +13%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	516 Points +13%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	507 Points +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	459 Points 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	457 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (449 - 461, n=19)	457 Points 0%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7	375 Points -18%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Subnotebook (514 - 2581, n=70, last 2 years)	1757 Points +50%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	1245 (1162.45^min - 1245.1^max) Points +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (995 - 1412, n=20)	1223 Points +5%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	1169 (1150.91^min - 1168.84^max) Points
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	904 (844.52^min - 857.78^max) Points -23%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	851 (743.99^min - 851.23^max) Points -27%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7	674 Points -42%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	500 (461.33^min - 499.9^max) Points -57%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Subnotebook (91.8 - 280, n=62, last 2 years)	237 Points +36%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	198 Points +14%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	196 Points +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	176 Points +1%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (170 - 179, n=18)	176 Points +1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	174 Points
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	172 Points -1%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	1058 Seconds * -155%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7	786 Seconds * -89%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	545 Seconds * -31%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	540 Seconds * -30%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (358 - 490, n=18)	419 Seconds * -1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	415 Seconds *
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	393 Seconds * +5%
Average of class Subnotebook (201 - 1600, n=66, last 2 years)	386 Seconds * +7%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Subnotebook (16223 - 67444, n=57, last 2 years)	44459 MIPS +35%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	34899 MIPS +6%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (29585 - 36896, n=18)	33723 MIPS +2%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	32949 MIPS
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	23373 MIPS -29%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	23117 MIPS -30%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7	19123 MIPS -42%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	12577 MIPS -62%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Subnotebook (2197 - 6403, n=58, last 2 years)	5328 MIPS +28%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7	4821 MIPS +16%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	4805 MIPS +15%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	4600 MIPS +10%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	4425 MIPS +6%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (4174 - 4378, n=19)	4304 MIPS +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	4285 MIPS +3%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	4174 MIPS

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Average of class Subnotebook (4274 - 12580, n=65, last 2 years)	9084 Points +56%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	5820 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	5360 Points -8%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (4063 - 5917, n=20)	5231 Points -10%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	5224 Points -10%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	3973 Points -32%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	2500 Points -57%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Average of class Subnotebook (672 - 2350, n=65, last 2 years)	1701 Points +54%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	1379 Points +25%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	1275 Points +15%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	1188 Points +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	1109 Points 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	1105 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1070 - 1126, n=20)	1104 Points 0%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Subnotebook (1.5 - 19.4, n=56, last 2 years)	11.9 fps +35%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	8.81 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	8.77 fps 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (6.7 - 9.74, n=20)	8.49 fps -4%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	7.12 fps -19%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	6.51 fps -26%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	3.47 fps -61%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	67.9 s *
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (60 - 80.7, n=17)	66.1 s * +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	62 s * +9%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	55.6 s * +18%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	54 s * +20%
Average of class Subnotebook (40.1 - 120.5, n=57, last 2 years)	52.6 s * +23%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	40.6 s * +40%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4	0.671 sec * -7%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7	0.664 sec * -6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7	0.64 sec * -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (0.607 - 0.67, n=19)	0.631 sec * -1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	0.627 sec *
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	0.625 sec * -0%
Average of class Subnotebook (0.4397 - 1.236, n=57, last 2 years)	0.52 sec * +17%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

1169 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

68.1 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

98 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

174 Points

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... in comparison

Performance Rating
Average of class Subnotebook	95.4 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	83.6 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	82.6 pt
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	81.1 pt
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	65.6 pt
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	61 pt
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	37.2 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average of class Subnotebook (343 - 25961, n=57, last 2 years)	10054 KRay/s +23%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	8972 KRay/s +9%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (7222 - 10680, n=18)	8931 KRay/s +9%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	8205 KRay/s
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	7627 KRay/s -7%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	6892 KRay/s -16%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	4159 KRay/s -49%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Average of class Subnotebook (11867 - 111109, n=57, last 2 years)	52488 Points +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	50517 Points +8%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (41815 - 58107, n=18)	49490 Points +6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	46898 Points
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	30959 Points -34%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	27379 Points -42%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	16971 Points -64%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average of class Subnotebook (453 - 4646, n=57, last 2 years)	2361 MB/s +55%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	2124 MB/s +39%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1876 MB/s +23%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	1653 MB/s +9%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1354 - 1907, n=18)	1639 MB/s +8%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	1523 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	1141 MB/s -25%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Average of class Subnotebook (15447 - 115300, n=57, last 2 years)	79878 Points +8%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	74033 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (68235 - 74033, n=18)	72280 Points -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	71784 Points -3%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	46741 Points -37%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	40824 Points -45%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	28102 Points -62%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	10065 Points +1%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (9007 - 10446, n=18)	10035 Points +1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	9940 Points
Average of class Subnotebook (1223 - 14944, n=57, last 2 years)	7617 Points -23%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	4440 Points -55%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	3904 Points -61%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	2392 Points -76%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average of class Subnotebook (6379 - 59053, n=57, last 2 years)	27533 Points +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	26520 Points +8%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (21894 - 30659, n=18)	26247 Points +7%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	24538 Points
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	18590 Points -24%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	16500 Points -33%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	10308 Points -58%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	67875 MB/s +46%
Average of class Subnotebook (638 - 161430, n=57, last 2 years)	53217 MB/s +14%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	49533 MB/s +6%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (31792 - 54455, n=18)	48011 MB/s +3%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	46523 MB/s
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	38897 MB/s -16%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	35750 MB/s -23%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average of class Subnotebook (270 - 1123, n=57, last 2 years)	666 MB/s +30%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	552 MB/s +8%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (234 - 614, n=18)	537 MB/s +5%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	513 MB/s
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	368 MB/s -28%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	280 MB/s -45%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	199 MB/s -61%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average of class Subnotebook (204 - 14018, n=57, last 2 years)	5239 KRay/s +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	4844 KRay/s +8%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (3943 - 5717, n=18)	4844 KRay/s +8%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	4488 KRay/s
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	4065 KRay/s -9%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	3547 KRay/s -21%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	2283 KRay/s -49%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Subnotebook (7622 - 53954, n=57, last 2 years)	35760 MPixel/s +56%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	33397 MPixel/s +46%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	22932 MPixel/s
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	16495 MPixel/s -28%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (7765 - 22932, n=18)	15767 MPixel/s -31%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	10026 MPixel/s -56%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	9819 MPixel/s -57%

System performance

The application performance is, therefore, a bit worse than a Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3, for example, which is able to extract more performance out of the R5 5500U. Productivity and Essentials tests in PCMark 10 suffer especially. In contrast, the test device is quite ahead in Digital Content Creation, which could be due to the fast dual-channel working memory (see AIDA64 tests) and the low latency. The Kingston SSD does not have a positive effect here; it is only moderately fast.

PCMark 10 / Score
Average of class Subnotebook (4384 - 7428, n=55, last 2 years)	5879 Points +23%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	5097 Points +6%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4626 - 5301, n=13)	5059 Points +6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	4904 Points +2%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	4787 Points
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	4749 Points -1%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	4592 Points -4%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	4220 Points -12%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Average of class Subnotebook (8890 - 11168, n=55, last 2 years)	10247 Points +18%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	9917 Points +14%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	9702 Points +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	9154 Points +5%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (8390 - 9789, n=13)	9112 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	8952 Points +3%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	8843 Points +1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	8715 Points

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Average of class Subnotebook (6213 - 10279, n=55, last 2 years)	7857 Points +25%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	7819 Points +25%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (6262 - 7958, n=13)	7478 Points +19%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	6611 Points +6%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	6415 Points +2%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	6277 Points 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	6262 Points
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	6212 Points -1%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Average of class Subnotebook (4093 - 9749, n=55, last 2 years)	6923 Points +27%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	5455 Points
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	5255 Points -4%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4513 - 5540, n=13)	5171 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	5023 Points -8%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	4785 Points -12%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	4434 Points -19%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	3554 Points -35%

CrossMark / Overall
Average of class Subnotebook (718 - 1876, n=61, last 2 years)	1553 Points +48%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1265 Points +21%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	1069 Points +2%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1049 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (958 - 1103, n=6)	1044 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	1011 Points -4%

CrossMark / Productivity
Average of class Subnotebook (685 - 1829, n=61, last 2 years)	1507 Points +39%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1282 Points +18%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	1173 Points +8%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	1155 Points +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1039 - 1153, n=6)	1097 Points +1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1082 Points

CrossMark / Creativity
Average of class Subnotebook (776 - 2210, n=61, last 2 years)	1690 Points +60%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1263 Points +20%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1054 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (895 - 1054, n=6)	1007 Points -4%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	1000 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	871 Points -17%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Average of class Subnotebook (652 - 1899, n=61, last 2 years)	1329 Points +40%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1222 Points +29%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	1066 Points +13%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (918 - 1112, n=6)	1005 Points +6%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	987 Points +4%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	946 Points

PCMark 10 Score		4787 points
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AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average of class Subnotebook (22781 - 95353, n=57, last 2 years)	61239 MB/s +51%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	40547 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (19083 - 40547, n=18)	31948 MB/s -21%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Average of class Subnotebook (23831 - 86433, n=57, last 2 years)	57245 MB/s +24%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	46334 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (23005 - 47024, n=18)	38947 MB/s -16%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Subnotebook (23474 - 93382, n=57, last 2 years)	64603 MB/s +53%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	42337 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (20150 - 42337, n=18)	33552 MB/s -21%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, Vega 7	115 ns *
Average of class Subnotebook (18.8 - 172, n=52, last 2 years)	104 ns * +10%
Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (87.3 - 119, n=18)	98.3 ns * +15%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latency

In the test with LatencyMon, the Swift 3 hardly shows any increased latency. Thus, the 14-incher is quite suitable for real-time applications and the like. The measurement is based on the present driver configuration.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	5906 μs * -553%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	2224 μs * -146%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	2086 μs * -131%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1706 μs * -89%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	1229 μs * -36%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	904 μs *

* ... smaller is better

Mass storage

Kingston OM8PDP3512B with 512 GB in M.2 80, 3.5 GB are available as Windriver partition

The Kingston solid-state storage with a gross capacity of 512 GB is the middle one among Acer's configurations. There is no second M.2 slot for expansion. The Kingston drive struggles in the midfield. We find the Samsung PM9A1 SSD in the Swift 3 SF314-511 (Intel, iGPU) to be very fast. Note: Manufacturers can equip devices of the same type with different SSDs; there is no guarantee that you will get a WDC, a Micron, a Kingston or a Samsung.

Performance of other mass storage devices in our tests can be seen in our HDD/SSD benchmark tables.

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1

Sequential Read: 1451MB/s

Sequential Write: 542MB/s

4K Read: 30.23MB/s

4K Write: 70.4MB/s

4K-64 Read: 556MB/s

4K-64 Write: 707MB/s

Access Time Read: 0ms

Access Time Write: 0.039ms

Score Read: 731Points

Score Write: 832Points

Score Total: 1899Points

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK ^-1! Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	91.7 pt
Average of class Subnotebook	74.3 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	68.3 pt
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	49.1 pt
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	41.1 pt
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	36.9 pt
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	36.5 pt
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng ^-8! Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	35.3 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	3713 (3685.09^min - 3713.34^max) MB/s +140%
Average of class Subnotebook (452 - 4501, n=58, last 2 years)	2872 MB/s +86%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	1842 (1833.96^min - 1841.72^max) MB/s +19%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	1687 (1640.6^min - 1686.95^max) MB/s +9%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	1646 (1633.05^min - 1645.84^max) MB/s +7%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1545 (1516.55^min - 1544.5^max) MB/s
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (1116 - 1713, n=6)	1447 MB/s -6%
seq write
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	4196 (1124.55^min - 4195.98^max) MB/s +257%
Average of class Subnotebook (153.3 - 5344, n=58, last 2 years)	2808 MB/s +139%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	2188 (2166.15^min - 2188.38^max) MB/s +86%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	1197 (1182.37^min - 1196.63^max) MB/s +2%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1175 (1117.29^min - 1175.29^max) MB/s
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (551 - 1185, n=5)	1037 MB/s -12%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	968 (963.64^min - 968.05^max) MB/s -18%
seq q8 t1 read
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	5612 (3169.38^min - 5611.88^max) MB/s +122%
Average of class Subnotebook (558 - 7134, n=58, last 2 years)	4958 MB/s +96%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	3346 (3002.49^min - 3346.22^max) MB/s +32%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	2531 (2369.07^min - 2530.66^max) MB/s
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	2479 (2239.55^min - 2478.83^max) MB/s -2%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	2462 (2286.94^min - 2462.48^max) MB/s -3%
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (1679 - 2531, n=6)	2160 MB/s -15%
seq q8 t1 write
Average of class Subnotebook (60 - 6751, n=58, last 2 years)	3775 MB/s +212%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	3074 (1111.36^min - 3073.94^max) MB/s +154%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	2387 (2163.84^min - 2386.61^max) MB/s +97%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	1211 (1202.83^min - 1211.31^max) MB/s 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1210 (1208.07^min - 1210.17^max) MB/s
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (553 - 1210, n=6)	1083 MB/s -10%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	970 (965.49^min - 969.72^max) MB/s -20%
4k q1 t1 read
Average of class Subnotebook (12.6 - 88.6, n=58, last 2 years)	61.6 MB/s +51%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	57.3 (56.05^min - 57.27^max) MB/s +41%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	56.2 (56.11^min - 56.23^max) MB/s +38%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	53.2 (52.68^min - 53.18^max) MB/s +31%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	40.7 (40.55^min - 40.68^max) MB/s
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	38.7 MB/s -5%
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (29.9 - 44.4, n=6)	36 MB/s -12%
4k q1 t1 write
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	189 (186.02^min - 188.87^max) MB/s +54%
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (114 - 218, n=5)	165.4 MB/s +34%
Average of class Subnotebook (22.5 - 360, n=58, last 2 years)	154.8 MB/s +26%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	154 (151.72^min - 154.4^max) MB/s +25%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	151 (142.35^min - 151.24^max) MB/s +23%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	126 (123.83^min - 125.56^max) MB/s +2%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	123 (118.05^min - 122.63^max) MB/s
4k q32 t16 read
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1958 (1209^min - 1957.69^max) MB/s +151%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	1733 (1719.68^min - 1733.1^max) MB/s +122%
Average of class Subnotebook (283 - 4286, n=58, last 2 years)	1215 MB/s +56%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	779 (777.61^min - 779.41^max) MB/s
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	677 (664.57^min - 677.09^max) MB/s -13%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	674 (665.31^min - 673.95^max) MB/s -13%
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (395 - 803, n=5)	628 MB/s -19%
4k q32 t16 write
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	1471 (1379.03^min - 1471.14^max) MB/s +402%
Average of class Subnotebook (157 - 4189, n=58, last 2 years)	869 MB/s +197%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	721 (716.54^min - 721.08^max) MB/s +146%
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (293 - 1032, n=5)	686 MB/s +134%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	445 (429.65^min - 445.46^max) MB/s +52%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	425 (228.61^min - 424.86^max) MB/s +45%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	293 (279.71^min - 293.4^max) MB/s

AS SSD
Score Total
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	6799 Points +258%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	4658 Points +145%
Average of class Subnotebook (707 - 8892, n=56, last 2 years)	4437 Points +134%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	2314 Points +22%
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (1033 - 2722, n=4)	1922 Points +1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1899 Points
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	1735 Points -9%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	1406 Points -26%
Score Read
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	3224 Points +341%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	1727 Points +136%
Average of class Subnotebook (253 - 3307, n=56, last 2 years)	1464 Points +100%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	914 Points +25%
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (478 - 1007, n=4)	804 Points +10%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	731 Points
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	685 Points -6%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	655 Points -10%
Score Write
Average of class Subnotebook (327 - 3972, n=56, last 2 years)	2285 Points +175%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	2099 Points +152%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1926 Points +131%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	977 Points +17%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	832 Points
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (387 - 1251, n=4)	754 Points -9%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	749 Points -10%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	420 Points -50%
Seq Read
Average of class Subnotebook (508 - 5525, n=56, last 2 years)	3827 MB/s +164%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	3626 MB/s +150%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	2596 MB/s +79%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	2011 MB/s +39%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	1934 MB/s +33%
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (1451 - 2304, n=4)	1910 MB/s +32%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	1451 MB/s
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	1157 MB/s -20%
Seq Write
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	3577 MB/s +560%
Average of class Subnotebook (386 - 4961, n=56, last 2 years)	2355 MB/s +335%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	1460 MB/s +169%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	929 MB/s +71%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	772 MB/s +42%
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (308 - 1145, n=4)	759 MB/s +40%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	646 MB/s +19%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	542 MB/s
4K Read
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	78.2 MB/s +159%
Average of class Subnotebook (14.8 - 96.2, n=56, last 2 years)	59.4 MB/s +96%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	55.1 MB/s +82%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	48.62 MB/s +61%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	44.07 MB/s +46%
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (24 - 57.9, n=4)	38.8 MB/s +28%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	32 MB/s +6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	30.23 MB/s
4K Write
Average of class Subnotebook (65.5 - 256, n=56, last 2 years)	173.2 MB/s +146%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	172 MB/s +144%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	164.7 MB/s +134%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	138.9 MB/s +97%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	113.4 MB/s +61%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	101 MB/s +43%
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (57.2 - 152.4, n=4)	98.4 MB/s +40%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	70.4 MB/s
4K-64 Read
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	2783 MB/s +401%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	1419 MB/s +155%
Average of class Subnotebook (187.3 - 2682, n=56, last 2 years)	1022 MB/s +84%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	658 MB/s +18%
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (257 - 773, n=4)	574 MB/s +3%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	556 MB/s
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	507 MB/s -9%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	447 MB/s -20%
4K-64 Write
Average of class Subnotebook (223 - 3410, n=56, last 2 years)	1873 MB/s +165%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	1840 MB/s +160%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1403 MB/s +98%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	728 MB/s +3%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	707 MB/s
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (243 - 984, n=4)	580 MB/s -18%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	555 MB/s -21%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	216 MB/s -69%
Access Time Read
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	0.138 ms *
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (0.105 - 0.15, n=4)	0.0965 ms *
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	0.074 ms *
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	0.071 ms *
Average of class Subnotebook (0.021 - 0.257, n=56, last 2 years)	0.06214 ms *
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	0.049 ms *
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	0 ms *
Access Time Write
Average Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 (0.029 - 0.353, n=4)	0.1128 ms * -189%
Average of class Subnotebook (0.016 - 0.523, n=56, last 2 years)	0.07618 ms * -95%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	0.049 ms * -26%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	0.045 ms * -15%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	0.039 ms *
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	0.032 ms * +18%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	0.025 ms * +36%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD	0.021 ms * +46%

* ... smaller is better

Continuous power read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ: Ø3706 (3238.84-6230.55)

HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H): Ø1345 (223.32-2529.58)

Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G: Ø2118 (1853.25-2470.65)

Graphics card

With the integrated Radeon RX Vega 7 SoC graphics, the Swift 3 is not designed for gaming, which is immediately evident in our games table: Even old titles are able to run smoothly only at minimum settings. If you are seriously thinking about current games, you should definitely look for an alternative. Within the iGPU laptops, the Radeon RX is on about the same level as the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs.

Performance comparison with other GPUs can be found in our GPU benchmark list.

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Subnotebook	100 pt
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	69.3 pt
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	63.6 pt
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	62.1 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	55.7 pt
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	54.4 pt
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	41.8 pt
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, Intel Core i3-1115G4	32.8 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Subnotebook (2979 - 16904, n=55, last 2 years)	8227 Points +48%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	5738 Points +3%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	5563 Points
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	5396 Points -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	5118 Points -8%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (3353 - 6249, n=58)	5054 Points -9%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	3997 Points -28%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, Intel Core i3-1115G4	3133 Points -44%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Subnotebook (2837 - 12349, n=59, last 2 years)	6026 Points +62%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	4580 Points +23%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	3956 Points +6%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	3730 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	3325 Points -11%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1772 - 4037, n=62)	3189 Points -15%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	2119 Points -43%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, Intel Core i3-1115G4	1746 Points -53%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Subnotebook (811 - 4773, n=58, last 2 years)	2027 Points +76%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	1258 Points +9%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	1206 Points +5%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	1152 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 5 5500U	1009 Points -12%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (496 - 1249, n=57)	991 Points -14%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1135G7	843 Points -27%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, Intel Core i3-1115G4	634 Points -45%

3DMark 11 Performance		5686 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		3437 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		1305 points
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... in comparison

Gaming performance

The Witcher 3
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Subnotebook (29 - 264, n=46, last 2 years)	63.7 fps +84%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	51 fps +47%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	37.5 fps +8%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	34.7 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (9.74 - 81.3, n=37)	34.1 fps -2%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	24.4 fps -30%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Average of class Subnotebook (11.2 - 92, n=56, last 2 years)	34.9 fps +101%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	20.3 fps +17%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	19.7 fps +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	19.6 fps +13%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (8.96 - 26.2, n=49)	18.1 fps +4%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	17.4 fps
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	9.3 fps -47%

Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Average of class Subnotebook (29.4 - 109.1, n=58, last 2 years)	59.6 fps +19%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	51.7 (45.3^min) fps +3%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	50.2 (46.1^min) fps
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	44.8 (41.6^min) fps -11%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (23.3 - 58.2, n=58)	41.9 fps -17%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	35.1 (23.2^min) fps -30%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	18.9 (12.5^min) fps -62%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1920x1080 Standard Quality
Average of class Subnotebook (10.8 - 71, n=54, last 2 years)	27.8 fps +54%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	21.9 fps +21%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	18.1 fps
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	17.5 fps -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	16.1 fps -11%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (8.9 - 20.3, n=40)	15.4 fps -15%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	8.8 fps -51%
1280x720 Lite Quality
Average of class Subnotebook (18.9 - 130.6, n=54, last 2 years)	51.3 fps +45%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	40 fps +13%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	35.4 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	32.3 fps -9%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	30.4 fps -14%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (17.1 - 41.1, n=40)	30.4 fps -14%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	18.2 fps -49%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	16.4 fps -54%

Far Cry 5
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T
Average of class Subnotebook (12 - 87, n=38, last 2 years)	36 fps +80%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	24 (21^min) fps +20%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	20 fps 0%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	20 (18^min) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (13 - 27, n=23)	19.1 fps -4%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	19 fps -5%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	9 (8^min) fps -55%
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Average of class Subnotebook (22 - 132, n=38, last 2 years)	60.4 fps +37%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	49 (43^min) fps +11%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	44 (37^min) fps
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	42 fps -5%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (27 - 57, n=24)	40.5 fps -8%
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	39 fps -11%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	19 (14^min) fps -57%

Strange Brigade
1280x720 lowest AF:1
Average of class Subnotebook (65.6 - 259, n=54, last 2 years)	112.2 fps +38%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	82 (18.2^min, 26.4^P1) fps +1%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	81.4 (44.8^min, 71.4^P1) fps
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	73.1 fps -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	71.6 (48.6^min, 62.2^P1) fps -12%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (34.8 - 95.3, n=41)	70.4 fps -14%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	38 (8.3^min, 10.6^P1) fps -53%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	31.3 (7.4^min, 9.51^P1) fps -62%
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4
Average of class Subnotebook (29.4 - 126.9, n=55, last 2 years)	48.3 fps +50%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	35.6 (17.6^min, 21.3^P1) fps +11%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	32.1 (23.9^min, 28.5^P1) fps
HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	28.5 fps -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	28.2 (21^min, 24.7^P1) fps -12%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (13.4 - 36.1, n=41)	27.1 fps -16%
Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	15 (5^min, 5.49^P1) fps -53%
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	11.7 (5^min, 5.16^P1) fps -64%

F1 2021
1280x720 Ultra Low Preset
Average of class Subnotebook (66.7 - 223, n=18, last 2 years)	137.1 fps +93%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (71 - 107.9, n=13)	83.6 fps +18%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	71 (49^min) fps
1920x1080 Medium Preset AA:T AF:16x
Average of class Subnotebook (28.7 - 148, n=19, last 2 years)	72.2 fps +149%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (29 - 45.8, n=12)	35.8 fps +23%
Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	29 (19^min) fps
1920x1080 Ultra Low Preset
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs	fps

Witcher 3 FPS-Diagramm

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP R5 5500U, Vega 7: Ø12.6 (11-15)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs: Ø12.3 (11-14)

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE R5 5500U, Vega 7: Ø13.9 (12-15)

HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs: Ø10.8 (8-12)

Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs: Ø7.15 (6-8)

	low	med.	high	ultra
The Witcher 3 (2015)		34.7	17.4	13
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	100	82.8	54	50.2
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	35.4	18.1	12.4
Far Cry 5 (2018)	44	20	19
Strange Brigade (2018)	81.4	32.1	27	22.9
F1 2021 (2021)	71	29

Emissions: Quiet 14-incher from Acer

Noise emissions

Without dGPU, one heat pipe has to suffice

The Swift 3 does not produce much noise over the entire load range. When idling, the fan stands still and silence reigns. Under load, the fan barely revs up. Thus, we measured sound pressure levels of 38 dB(A) in the stress test and 34 dB(A) under medium load. These emissions are quite low, which should be the case for a mobile subnotebook. Nobody wants to take a fan heater to the library.

Noise Level

Idle		26 / 26 / 27.5 dB(A)
Load		34 / 38.2 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 26 dB(A)

	Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1	Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N	HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H)	Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G	Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD
Noise		1%	8%	3%	-4%	-1%
off / environment *	26	25 4%	23.8 8%	25.4 2%	25 4%	24.6 5%
Idle Minimum *	26	25 4%	23.8 8%	25.4 2%	25 4%	24.6 5%
Idle Average *	26	25 4%	23.8 8%	25.4 2%	25 4%	24.6 5%
Idle Maximum *	27.5	27.5 -0%	25 9%	25.4 8%	25 9%	26.7 3%
Load Average *	34	32.9 3%	32 6%	35.4 -4%	36.5 -7%	38.9 -14%
Load Maximum *	38.2	42 -10%	34.5 10%	35.5 7%	52.4 -37%	42.8 -12%
Witcher 3 ultra *			32

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

The performance is trimmed to low temperatures and ensures moderate heat emissions of 36 or 38 degrees at most. The heat dissipation chart shows the results after our stress test, and the case stays relatively cool during gaming.

The case only feels warm during sustained load and never gets too hot to place on the thighs, for instance. However, you should not place this 14-incher on a blanket or carpet as that would block the air intakes on the underside. The display, when opened, deliberately raises the base to allow a better air supply.

The average idle temperature is just 23 degrees, and the metal case feels lukewarm.

Max. Load

Idle


24.1 °C 75 F	23.9 °C 75 F	23.2 °C 74 F
23.8 °C 75 F	22.8 °C 73 F	22.4 °C 72 F
22.5 °C 73 F	22.4 °C 72 F	22.2 °C 72 F

Maximum: 24.1 °C = 75 F
Average: 23 °C = 73 F


23.6 °C 74 F	24.4 °C 76 F	25.7 °C 78 F
22.9 °C 73 F	24.8 °C 77 F	22.9 °C 73 F
22.6 °C 73 F	23.5 °C 74 F	22.9 °C 73 F

Maximum: 25.7 °C = 78 F
Average: 23.7 °C = 75 F

Power Supply (max.) 27.1 °C = 81 F | Room Temperature 22.1 °C = 72 F | FIRT 550-Pocket

(+) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 30 °C / 86 F, compared to the average of 30.7 °C / 87 F for the devices in the class Subnotebook.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 36 °C / 97 F, compared to the average of 35.9 °C / 97 F, ranging from 21.4 to 59 °C for the class Subnotebook.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 38 °C / 100 F, compared to the average of 39.4 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23 °C / 73 F, compared to the device average of 30.7 °C / 87 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 28.9 °C / 84 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.3 °C / 82.9 F (-0.6 °C / -1.1 F).

	Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 Intel Core i3-1115G4, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs
Heat		-8%	-14%	-17%	-13%	-8%
Maximum Upper Side *	36	39.6 -10%	45.1 -25%	40.5 -13%	41.7 -16%	35 3%
Maximum Bottom *	38	43.2 -14%	49.3 -30%	39.9 -5%	35.6 6%	38 -0%
Idle Upper Side *	24.1	25 -4%	24.7 -2%	31.3 -30%	29.9 -24%	28 -16%
Idle Bottom *	25.7	26.2 -2%	25.6 -0%	31.1 -21%	29.7 -16%	30 -17%

* ... smaller is better

Stress test

The Acer Swift 3 runs through our stress tests (Prime95 and Furmark for one hour) in a similar manner in both mains and battery mode. The processor runs at 3.4 GHz for a few seconds after which the clock drops to 2.5 GHz. The graphics core's clock drops from an initial 1,800 MHz to about 800 MHz. We can see the behavior from the earlier Cinebench R15 test here as well — PL2 can only be held for a very short time (just seconds) after which significant throttling occurs. Throttling is typical for AMD and Intel processors, but we rarely see such a massive drop, especially since it also occurs in the R15 loop - i.e. under sole CPU load.

It must be noted here that the stress test is an extreme scenario that does not occur in everyday use. We use this test to check whether the system also runs stably under full load.

The slim notebook does not heat up excessively. We recorded temperatures of around 35 degrees Celsius at three measuring points during the stress test. The values are within the green zone in everyday use. The mostly silent device does not even get warm to the touch.

Temperatures & clocks - stress test Prime95+Furmark

Temperatures & Clocks - Red: Cinebench R15 Loop, Green: Stress Prime95+Furmark, Blue: Witcher 3 Ultra Loop

Loudspeaker

The small speakers do not have much steam, music sounds pale

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP audio analysis

(-) | not very loud speakers (71.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 28.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.9% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (26% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 84% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 13% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 76% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 19% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 13.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 7% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (3.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 32% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 61% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 41% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 51% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Power management

Energy consumption

The Swift 3 does not reveal any conspicuities in terms of energy consumption. We register a maximum power consumption of 7.7 W in idle. During the stress test (Prime95 and Furmark run for at least one hour), the value increases up to 63 W but only in the first few seconds! After that, the throttled Swift plods along with just under 40 W.

More energy — about 44 W — is drawn when we run The Witcher 3 test but even this is only in the first 30 seconds. After that, a clock throttling of the iGPU ensures a constant reduction to 41 W. The power supply's nominal power is 65 W.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.2 / 0.5 Watt
Idle	4.1 / 5.4 / 7.7 Watt
Load	44 / 63 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

	Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP R5 5500U, Vega 7, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE R5 5500U, Vega 7, SK Hynix BC711 HFM512GD3HX015N, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Intel Optane Memory H10 with Solid State Storage 32GB + 1TB HBRPEKNX0203AH(L/H), IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD, a-Si IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14.00	Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	Average of class Subnotebook
Power Consumption		-1%	-4%	-13%	1%	-28%	-8%	-24%
Idle Minimum *	4.1	4.3 -5%	3.5 15%	4.8 -17%	3.4 17%	6.3 -54%	4.66 ?(2.6 - 8.4, n=52) -14%	4.86 ?(1.77 - 11.8, n=63, last 2 years) -19%
Idle Average *	5.4	6.8 -26%	7.5 -39%	8.5 -57%	7.1 -31%	9.5 -76%	7.56 ?(4.8 - 10.7, n=52) -40%	8.31 ?(4.6 - 17.4, n=63, last 2 years) -54%
Idle Maximum *	7.7	9 -17%	8.7 -13%	12.4 -61%	8.4 -9%	10.4 -35%	8.95 ?(5.6 - 13.8, n=52) -16%	10.4 ?(5.1 - 22.4, n=63, last 2 years) -35%
Load Average *	44	33.3 24%	43.6 1%	37.7 14%	35.3 20%	32.7 26%	38.7 ?(21.6 - 54.9, n=53) 12%	46.3 ?(19.1 - 83.3, n=62, last 2 years) -5%
Witcher 3 ultra *	41.8	33.3 20%	42.2 -1%	35.4 15%	35.4 15%
Load Maximum *	63	65 -3%	55 13%	45.3 28%	67 -6%	63.3 -0%	51.9 ?(31 - 73.4, n=52) 18%	66.7 ?(24.2 - 121.2, n=63, last 2 years) -6%

* ... smaller is better

Energieaufnahme Witcher 3 / Stresstest

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP R5 5500U, Vega 7; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø41.8 (38.6-51.5)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø33.3 (31.1-40.6)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP R5 5500U, Vega 7; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø41.8 (39-63.5)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø48.4 (43.3-65.3)

Energieaufnahme mit externem Monitor

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø38.3 (37.4-39)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø42.3 (39-63.9)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø40.5 (39.7-43.7)

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø39.7 (34.2-42.9)

Battery life

The Acer Swift 3 notebook achieves a runtime of 8:25 h in our practical WLAN test. We use a script to simulate the load when accessing websites. The display brightness is set to about 150 cd/m². That is less runtime than most competitors, but our Swift 3 unit only has a 48 Wh battery unlike the 56 Wh cell in the Swift 3 SF314-511 (Intel).

Battery Runtime

Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)		19h 15min
WiFi Websurfing		8h 25min
Load (maximum brightness)		1h 44min

	Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP R5 5500U, Vega 7, 48 Wh	Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 56 Wh	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE R5 5500U, Vega 7, 57 Wh	HP Pavilion 14-dv0357ng i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 43 Wh	Dell Latitude 14 5420-D2G5W i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 63 Wh	Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G2 ITL 20VDS02G00 i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, 58 Wh	Average of class Subnotebook
Battery Runtime		42%	2%	-29%	37%	-8%	15%
Reader / Idle	1155	2015 74%			1371 19%	793 -31%	1252 ?(581 - 2550, n=9, last 2 years) 8%
WiFi v1.3	505	724 43%	680 35%	360 -29%	769 52%	454 -10%	629 ?(303 - 1144, n=63, last 2 years) 25%
Load	104	114 10%	71 -32%		146 40%	121 16%	115.4 ?(61 - 197, n=47, last 2 years) 11%
H.264			827	356		526	794 ?(426 - 1153, n=30, last 2 years)
Witcher 3 ultra				121

Pros

+ chic, slim metal case

+ NVMe SSD

+ good battery runtimes

+ Key illumination

+ produces little noise

+ hardly heats up

+ USB 3.2 Gen 2 & Displayport

Cons

- dark screen

- low color space coverage

- Ryzen APU throttles more violently than usual, hardly any Turbo

- no memory card reader

- Working memory soldered

Verdict: Acer's Swift 3 is not the swiftest

Acer offers a 14-inch notebook with a slim metal chassis in the Swift 3 SF314-43. The compact chassis weighs only 1.3 kg, is 16.5 mm thin, and offers excellent stability and haptics for the price range.

Acer delivers a mobile 14-incher with the Swift 3 SF314-43 that is only let down in terms of display and Wi-Fi.

The main criticism of the screen is the low brightness — an average of 230 cd/m² is too low even for a matte display. The color space coverage is also not very large, but this is hardly relevant for users who are not into image editing and CAD (and these users will certainly not buy a Swift 3).

The Ryzen 5 5500U APU, which is otherwise known for its good performance, throttles more than expected even during the Cinebench R15 loop. However, the Swift 3 SF314-43 still outperforms Intel laptops, or is at least on par with them.

The conservative temperature table makes for an almost silent 14-incher that stays cool at all times. Thus, the Swift 3 SF314-43 is a recommendable subnotebook for budget buyers who don't care about maximum performance, but want stability, ergonomics, and mobility.

If you want to stay within budget — but focus on maximum performance — you should take a look at Lenovo's ThinkPad E14 G3, which is able to extract more performance out of the Ryzen 5500U.

Price and availability

Our test configuration of the Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP is currently available for 679 Euros at notebooksbilliger.

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP - 2022-03-09 03/09/2022 v7
Sebastian Jentsch

Chassis

85 / 98 → 86%

Keyboard

86%

Pointing Device

85%

Connectivity

52 / 75 → 69%

Weight

71 / 20-75 → 93%

Battery

82%

Display

85%

Games Performance

61 / 78 → 79%

Application Performance

89 / 85 → 100%

Temperature

95%

Noise

94%

Audio

57 / 91 → 62%

Camera

28 / 85 → 32%

Average

75%

86%

Subnotebook - Weighted Average

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Sebastian Jentsch, 2022-03-16 (Update: 2022-03-16)

Acer Swift 3 SF314 in review: No flight of fancy for the AMD laptop

Possible competitors in comparison

Case: Stable Swift 3

Size comparison

Equipment: MediaTek Wi-Fi is too slow

Webcam

Maintenance

Display: Acer screen glows too weakly

Display Response Times

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Performance: No AMD high-flyer this time

Test conditions

Processor

Cinebench R15 Multi Dauertest

System performance

DPC latency

Mass storage

Continuous power read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics card

Gaming performance

Witcher 3 FPS-Diagramm

Emissions: Quiet 14-incher from Acer

Noise emissions

Temperature

Stress test

Loudspeaker

Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP audio analysis

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G3-20Y7003SGE audio analysis

Power management

Energy consumption

Energieaufnahme Witcher 3 / Stresstest

Energieaufnahme mit externem Monitor

Battery life

Pros

Cons

Verdict: Acer's Swift 3 is not the swiftest

Price and availability

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