Acer Swift Edge 16 Ryzen 7 7840U laptop review: Zen 4 CPU and 3.2K 120 Hz OLED boost

The Acer Swift Edge SFE16 has been refreshed this season to support the new Zen 4 Ryzen 7 7840U CPU up from the Zen 3+ Ryzen 7 7735U released just a few months prior. The updated model also gets a new 120 Hz 3.2K Samsung OLED panel instead of the 4K 60 Hz one on the Zen 3+ configuration.
Other than the CPU and GPU differences above, both the Swift Edge SFE16 Zen 4 and Swift Edge SFE16 Zen 3+ use similar chassis designs with a few differences which we will note in this review. Internally, however, many aspects of the motherboard have changed. We recommend checking out our review on the Swift Edge SFE16 Zen 3+ to learn more about the physical features of the model.
Alternatives to the Swift Edge include other lightweight 16-inch Ultrabooks like the LG Gram 16, Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16, Asus VivoBook 16, or the Huawei MateBook 16s.
The Swift Edge 16 should not be confused with the Swift X 16 which is a thicker laptop with faster H-series CPUs and dedicated GeForce RTX graphics.
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Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
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88.6 % v7 (old) | 10 / 2023 | Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U R7 7840U, Radeon 780M | 1.2 kg | 13 mm | 16.00" | 3200x2000 | |
87.5 % v7 (old) | 06 / 2023 | Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM R7 7735U, Radeon 680M | 1.2 kg | 13.95 mm | 16.00" | 3840x2400 | |
88 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2023 | Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 i9-13905H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 2.2 kg | 18.2 mm | 16.00" | 3200x2000 | |
86.3 % v7 (old) | 05 / 2023 | Asus VivoBook Pro 16 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU | 1.9 kg | 20 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
89.4 % v7 (old) | 04 / 2023 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 1.8 kg | 16.5 mm | 16.00" | 2880x1800 | |
86.4 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2022 | Huawei MateBook 16s i7 i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 2 kg | 17.8 mm | 16.00" | 2520x1680 |
Case
The Swift Edge 16 Zen 4 may look identical to the Swift Edge 16 Zen 3+ at first glance, but exterior changes are noticeable upon closer inspection. Firstly, the newer version integrates a numpad whereas this was missing on the Zen 3+ version. Secondly, the ventilation grilles above the first row of keyboard keys are now gone and the front edge is now continuous with no cuts. The latter is a strange change as it makes the lid harder to open as a result.
Other than that, the model utilizes the same smooth magnesium and aluminum chassis materials, the same ports and positioning, and the same size clickpad as before. Dimensions are just slightly wider and even thinner this time around, but the differences are difficult to notice in practice.
SD Card Reader
Acer has added a MicroSD reader whereas the feature was missing on the Ryzen 7 7735U configuration. However, transfer rates are about 3x slower than the SD card readers on competing models like the Asus VivoBook Pro 16 or Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16.
SD Card Reader | |
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 (PNY EliteX-Pro60 V60 256 GB) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U (AV Pro V60) | |
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 (PNY EliteX-Pro60 V60 256 GB) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U (AV Pro V60) |
Communication
Webcam
The webcam is an effective 3.7 MP with recording up to 1440p30 up from the 2.1 MP and 1080p30 recording on the Zen 3+ configuration for a slightly sharper picture.
There is still no built-in webcam privacy shutter or IR support.

Maintenance
The bottom panel is easy to open with a Torx wrench. The fans and motherboard have changed quite substantially between the Zen 3+ and Zen 4 models as shown by the pictures below. The SSD, for example, now lies next to the battery pack.
Accessories And Warranty
There are no extras in the box other than the paperwork and AC adapter. A one-year limited manufacturer warranty applies if purchased in the US.
Display
Our unit ships with a 3200 x 2000 120 Hz OLED display instead of the 3840 x 2400 60 Hz OLED display on our earlier Zen 3+ Swift Edge 16 review unit. The two Samsung panels otherwise offer similar color coverages, brightness levels, black levels, and very fast response times. The higher resolution option may be more useful for certain applications like Excel or side-by-side multitasking windows, but it's tough to go back to 60 Hz once you grow accustomed to the faster 120 Hz refresh rate of our lower resolution 3.2K option. For gaming purposes, the 120 Hz display means you can target 40 FPS instead of 30 FPS without needing to worry about screen tearing.
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Brightness Distribution: 98 %
Center on Battery: 379.8 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.7 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.9, calibrated: 0.55
ΔE Greyscale 0.8 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
100% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.22
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U Samsung ATNA60BX03-0, OLED, 3200x2000, 16" | Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM Samsung SDC4168, OLED, 3840x2400, 16" | Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 LEN160-3.2K, Mini-LED, 3200x2000, 16" | Asus VivoBook Pro 16 Au Optronics B160QAN02.L, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 Samsung ATNA60CL03-0, AMOLED, 2880x1800, 16" | Huawei MateBook 16s i7 BOE XS TV160DKT-NH0, IPS, 2520x1680, 16" | |
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Display | -1% | -7% | -5% | -1% | -24% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 99.9 | 99.7 0% | 95.1 -5% | 98.5 -1% | 99.9 0% | 64.5 -35% |
sRGB Coverage | 100 | 100 0% | 99.9 0% | 99.9 0% | 100 0% | 96.7 -3% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 100 | 97.2 -3% | 84.6 -15% | 86.1 -14% | 96.3 -4% | 66.6 -33% |
Response Times | -150% | -285% | -476% | 17% | -4192% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 0.57 ? | 2 ? -251% | 14 ? -2356% | 2 ? -251% | 0.49 ? 14% | 35.7 ? -6163% |
Response Time Black / White * | 1 ? | 3 ? -200% | 9.2 ? -820% | 8 ? -700% | 0.65 ? 35% | 23.2 ? -2220% |
PWM Frequency | 238.8 | 239 ? 0% | 5784 ? 2322% | 240 ? 1% | ||
Screen | -66% | -198% | -42% | -49% | -3% | |
Brightness middle | 379.8 | 369 -3% | 627.4 65% | 504 33% | 400 5% | 311 -18% |
Brightness | 383 | 371 -3% | 618 61% | 465 21% | 399 4% | 319 -17% |
Brightness Distribution | 98 | 97 -1% | 95 -3% | 87 -11% | 93 -5% | 91 -7% |
Black Level * | 0.19 | 0.35 | 0.03 | 0.17 | ||
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.7 | 2.3 51% | 5.84 -24% | 1.83 61% | 2.3 51% | 1 79% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 7.51 | 4.37 42% | 10.22 -36% | 5.51 27% | 4.15 45% | 1.7 77% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.55 | 2.87 -422% | 4.45 -709% | 1.34 -144% | 1.66 -202% | 0.8 -45% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 0.8 | 1.83 -129% | 6.7 -738% | 3.02 -278% | 2.7 -238% | 1.5 -88% |
Gamma | 2.22 99% | 2.39 92% | 2.77 79% | 2.39 92% | 2.266 97% | 2.15 102% |
CCT | 6381 102% | 6392 102% | 5795 112% | 6688 97% | 7047 92% | 6432 101% |
Contrast | 3302 | 1440 | 13333 | 1829 | ||
Total Average (Program / Settings) | -72% /
-71% | -163% /
-174% | -174% /
-105% | -11% /
-23% | -1406% /
-706% |
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Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.55 ms rise | |
↘ 0.45 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. » 2 % 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 | ||
0.57 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.28 ms rise | |
↘ 0.29 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. » 1 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.7 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM detected | 238.8 Hz | ||
The display backlight flickers at 238.8 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) . The frequency of 238.8 Hz is relatively low, so sensitive users will likely notice flickering and experience eyestrain at the stated brightness setting and below. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8627 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. |
Performance
Testing Conditions
We set Windows to Performance mode prior to running the benchmarks below. Acer includes no specialized software for performance or display adjustments unlike on the Asus VivoBook series.
FreeSync is not supported on the internal display.
Processor
Multi-thread performance is slightly but consistently behind most other laptops with the same Ryzen 7 7840U. The recent AMD Framework Laptop 13.5, for example, would run 15 percent faster. The discrepancy is due to the weaker Turbo Core potential of the CPU in the Acer stemming from its small cooling solution relative to the large 16-inch screen size. CineBench R15 xT scores would drop by as much as 21 percent over time as shown by our comparison graph below.
Overall performance is still faster than the Zen 3+ Ryzen 7 7735U in the older Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM by about 15 percent in both single- and multi-threaded loads despite the throttling.
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
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
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AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
Performance Rating | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (17924 - 25901, n=10) | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (78360 - 109745, n=10) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (3519 - 4847, n=10) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (83206 - 114294, n=10) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (11969 - 14822, n=10) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (40720 - 58482, n=10) | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (53018 - 166333, n=10) | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (801 - 1047, n=10) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (9347 - 13846, n=10) | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (26622 - 38173, n=10) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 |
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Score | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (5866 - 7157, n=10) | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (9068 - 11081, n=10) | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (7323 - 10099, n=10) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (7204 - 8987, n=10) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (1256 - 1804, n=10) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (1261 - 1798, n=10) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (1251 - 1835, n=10) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M (1082 - 1775, n=10) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM |
PCMark 10 Score | 6952 points | |
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (43255 - 70532, n=11) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (37399 - 61602, n=10) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (49426 - 92289, n=12) | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840U (90 - 137.2, n=11) | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 |
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DPC Latency
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U |
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Storage Devices
Our test unit ships with an SK hynix HFS512GEJ9X125N which rivals the Samsung PM9A1 on paper. In reality, however, the drive on our unit would throttle to as low as 3500 MB/s after just a couple of minutes of stress as shown by the graph below. This behavior was observed on our older Swift Edge 16 as well to suggest that the drives suffer from inadequate cooling or heat dissipation.
Drive Performance Rating - Percent | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16 Ryzen 7 7840U | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Acer Swift Edge SFE16-42-R1GM | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Huawei MateBook 16s i7 | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 |
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Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
The 2022 Radeon 680M was already a massive boost over the earlier RX Vega series and so the 2023 Radeon 780M is more of a minor refresh with just marginal improvements. In this case, the Radeon 780M in our Acer is just a few percentage points faster than the 680M in the Zen 3+ configuration.
Setting the system to Balanced mode instead of Performance mode or running on battery power will impact overall performance as shown by our Fire Strike results table below.
Power Profile | Graphics Score | Physics Score | Combined Score |
Performance Mode | 7156 | 20127 | 2511 |
Balanced Mode | 4682 (-37%) | 15022 (-25%) | 1726 (-31%) |
Battery Power | 4982 (-33%) | 14856 (-26%) | 1734 (-31%) |
3DMark | |
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics | |
Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 16IRP8 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra 16 | |
Asus VivoBook Pro 16 | |
Average AMD Radeon 780M (4550 - 8904, n=61) |