Verdict — Snapdragon And Windows ARM Are Getting Serious
Performance-wise, the Snapdragon X2E has been vastly improved over the original Snapdragon X1E. Graphics power is now more in line with current generation midrange offerings from Intel and AMD. The CPU can be particularly impressive when running ARM native applications which is where the Snapdragon X2E is at its best. Reaching Ryzen AI 9-like levels of performance but with 30 percent less power draw has tangible benefits to battery life, temperatures, and overall weight.
There are a few things to be wary of before jumping in. The included active stylus is quite narrow which makes it difficult or uncomfortable to grip for long periods. The model skips OLED for IPS which tends to have weaker colors and a dimmer backlight. Most other Snapdragon-powered subnotebooks like the Asus ZenBook A14 or Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14 come with OLED displays in comparison. Audio quality could have been better as well and, of course, your mileage with Windows ARM will vary depending on your usage scenarios.
Lastly, the price of the Swift Spin 14 can't be ignored. At $1400 for just the 16 GB configuration, the model faces stiff competition against the likes of the recent Dell XPS 13 Wildcat or even standard and more stable midrange x64 laptops like those from the HP OmniBook series. Waiting for a sale may be the safer call since Windows ARM can still feel risky for applications beyond simple web browsing, streaming, or word processing. The Snapdragon X2E is nonetheless easier to recommend over last year's options for those who prioritize portability, battery life, and certain ARM-native workloads over general Windows x64 reliability.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
The Swift Spin 14 as reviewed is currently shipping on Newegg or directly from the manufacturer for $1400.
The Acer Swift Spin 14 is an upper midrange convertible powered by Qualcomm's second generation Snapdragon hardware. It sits in between the lower-end Aspire Spin 14 and higher-end Swift X 14 series.
Our test unit comes equipped with the Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 CPU, 1200p IPS touchscreen, and 16 GB of RAM for approximately $1400. Other configurations may have more RAM and storage, but all options at the moment come with the same CPU and display.
Alternatives include other 14-inch subnotebooks running Windows ARM like the Asus ProArt PZ14, Honor MagicBook Art 14, or Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14.
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Specifications
Case
The metal build, chrome-cut edges and corners, and stylish chrome accent marks on the outer lid contribute to the classy or prosumer aesthetic of the Swift Spin 14. However, the hinges could have been stiffer as the lid teeters relatively easily when in standard laptop mode.
Connectivity
Communication
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| iperf3 receive Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
Webcam
Maintenance
Only the M.2 2280 SSD bay is upgradeable as RAM is soldered.
Accessories And Warranty
The retail box includes an active stylus pen alongside the usual paperwork and AC adapter. The standard one-year limited manufacturer warranty applies.
Input Devices
Keyboard layout and feedback resemble the Swift 16 albeit without the integrated numpad. Feedback is softer and shallower than favorite models like the ThinkPad T14s series or EliteBook series.
Display
The model utilizes a high quality 120 Hz IPS touchscreen with full sRGB colors whereas most other Snapdragon X laptops typically come with 60 Hz OLED instead. Some graphics editors may miss the P3 colors, but the ultra-smooth 120 Hz refresh rate is arguably a fair trade off.
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Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Contrast: 2637:1 (Black: 0.13 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 2.85 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.68}
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 2.1 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø4.93}
Gamma: 2.13
CCT: 6824 K
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 BOE NE140WUM-N6S, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 120 Hz | Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 NV140WUM-N41 (BOE0C63), IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 LEN140WQ+, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | HP OmniBook X Flip 14 Samsung SDC4213, OLED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 Samsung ATNA40CT01-0, OLED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA ATNA40CT06-0, OLED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | ||||||
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 39.1 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 100 | ||
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 57.9 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 40.5 | 96.1 | 92.8 | 89.6 | ||
| Response Times | 27% | 98% | 95% | 94% | 96% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 40.9 ? | 28.8 ? 30% | 0.71 ? 98% | 1.75 ? 96% | 1.7 ? 96% | 1.08 ? 97% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 25.8 ? | 19.7 ? 24% | 0.88 ? 97% | 1.75 ? 93% | 2.3 ? 91% | 1.17 ? 95% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | 966.42 ? | 475.1 ? | 461.8 ? | 480 ? | ||
| PWM Amplitude * (%) | 20 | 15 | 22 | |||
| Screen | -69% | 4% | -3% | -3% | 35% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 342.8 | 357 4% | 468.2 37% | 278.9 -19% | 357.6 4% | 386 13% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 328 | 344 5% | 474 45% | 280 -15% | 360 10% | 387 18% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 90 | 87 -3% | 88 -2% | 98 9% | 97 8% | 98 9% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.13 | 0.26 -100% | ||||
| Contrast (:1) | 2637 | 1373 -48% | ||||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.85 | 6 -111% | 4.06 -42% | 3.47 -22% | 4.51 -58% | 0.9 68% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.86 | 22.87 -233% | 6.71 2% | 7.7 -12% | 7.15 -4% | 1.7 75% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.1 | 3.5 -67% | 2.4 -14% | 1.2 43% | 1.6 24% | 1.5 29% |
| Gamma | 2.13 103% | 1.992 110% | 2.19 100% | 2.22 99% | 2.24 98% | 2.19 100% |
| CCT | 6824 95% | 6585 99% | 6507 100% | 6313 103% | 6278 104% | 6399 102% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 4.46 | 0.8 | 0.55 | |||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -21% /
-50% | 51% /
28% | 46% /
22% | 46% /
21% | 66% /
51% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 25.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 12.8 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. » 63 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (19.6 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 40.9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 18 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 22.9 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.13 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 65 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (30.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 52 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 7575 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance
Testing Conditions
We set Windows and AcerSense to Performance mode prior to running the benchmarks below.
Processor Performance
The Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 is neck-to-neck with the more power-hungry AMD Ryzen AI 9 465 when running ARM native CPU benchmarks. Otherwise, it is about 35 percent slower when running via x64 emulation to be more in line with the U-series Core Ultra 7 355.
Performance sustainability is imperfect; CineBench scores would drop by almost 20 percent when running the benchmark in a loop as shown by our graph below which aligns with our power consumption observations below.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench 2024: CPU Multi Core | CPU Single Core
Cinebench 2026: CPU Single Thread | CPU Multi
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 6.7: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 7.0: Single-Core | Multi-Core | GPU OpenCL | GPU Vulkan
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance rating | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 -4! | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 -4! | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 -2! | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 -4! | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 -4! | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon -8! | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 -8! | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 -6! | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 -6! | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA -7! | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 -10! | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA -8! | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Multi Core | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (995 - 1078, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Single Core | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (130 - 133, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Cinebench 2026 / CPU Single Thread | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (550 - 562, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| Cinebench 2026 / CPU Multi | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (4107 - 4396, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (1386 - 1400, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (4372 - 4581, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (529 - 534, n=2) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (2320 - 2368, n=2) | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (255 - 263, n=2) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (285 - 303, n=2) | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Multi-Core | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (n=1) | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Single-Core | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (n=1) | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Geekbench 7.0 / Single-Core | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (n=1) | |
| Geekbench 7.0 / Multi-Core | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (n=1) | |
| Geekbench 7.0 / GPU OpenCL | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (n=1) | |
| Geekbench 7.0 / GPU Vulkan | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (n=1) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (8.14 - 8.4, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (48.5 - 51, n=2) | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (0.582 - 0.603, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Dell XPS 13 DX13260 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx | CPU CheckMate
| Performance rating | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 -1! | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 -2! | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 -1! | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 -1! | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 -1! | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 -1! | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA -1! | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (7431 - 7564, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (27866 - 27948, n=2) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (3466 - 3528, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (2435 - 2468, n=2) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (16153 - 16203, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (63783 - 63831, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (843 - 853, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (3842 - 4019, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 (v8.20.8100) | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (39444 - 39531, n=2) | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU CheckMate | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (857 - 869, n=2) | |
System Performance
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 4: Overall
WebXPRT 5: Overall
| Performance rating | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 -5! | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 -1! | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA -1! | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 (1474 - 1536, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 (1344 - 1398, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 (1726 - 1746, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 (1215 - 1389, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 (138 - 359, n=2) | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| WebXPRT 5 / Overall | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100, Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 (65 - 102, n=3) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
» No benchmarks for this notebook found!
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (60613 - 63428, n=2) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (117316 - 122306, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (43045 - 49061, n=2) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Average Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 (n=1) | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
Storage Devices
Our SK Hynix PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSD performs both faster and steadier than the Kingston in the Aspire Spin 14.
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
The Adreno X2-85 is about 50 to 60 percent faster than last year's Adreno X1-85 according to 3DMark benchmarks regardless if it's running natively on ARM or through x64 emulation. Overall gaming performance is most similar to the integrated Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake which is Intel's current budget-midrange iGPU solution.
The Adreno X2-90 would have boosted graphics performance by another 10 to 20 percent based on our time with the Asus ProArt PZ14, but such an option is not available on our Acer.
| 3DMark Performance rating - Percent | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 -1! | |
| Asus ProArt PZ14 HT7407 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 -1! | |
| Average Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 -1! | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 -2! | |
| Honor MagicBook Art 14 Snapdragon -2! | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 -2! | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 -3! | |
| HP Omnibook 5 14 -2! | |
| Asus Zenbook 14 UX3480QA -2! | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA -2! | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 9436 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 27842 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 7596 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 2988 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 803 points | |
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| Cyberpunk 2077 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 | |
| Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 | |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 | |
| Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 94.4 | 79.2 | 67 | 26.5 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 88.3 | 73 | 67.7 | 59 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 83.6 | 44.3 | 23.4 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 71.6 | 54.5 | 44.3 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 214 | 76.2 | 60.9 | 51.5 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 38.8 | 36.9 | 31.9 | 28 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (2023) | 41.3 | 32.6 | 28 | 24.2 |
Emissions
System Noise
Despite the efficiency of Snapdragon X2E, fan noise is as loud as the Ryzen AI 9-powered HP OmniBook X Flip 14. Older Snapdragon X1 laptops tend to run noticeably quieter.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 23.3 / 23.3 / 23.3 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 37.7 / 50 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 23.3 dB(A) | ||
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 X2E-78-100, X2-85 | Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 Ultra 5 115U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) | Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 Ultra 7 355, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | HP OmniBook X Flip 14 Ryzen AI 9 465, Radeon 880M | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS | Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA SD X1-26-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | -11% | 1% | -0% | 7% | 7% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 23.3 | 25 -7% | 23.6 -1% | 23.5 -1% | 24.8 -6% | 24.7 -6% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 23.3 | 25 -7% | 24.8 -6% | 23.5 -1% | 24.8 -6% | 24.7 -6% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 23.3 | 28 -20% | 24.8 -6% | 23.5 -1% | 24.8 -6% | 24.7 -6% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 23.3 | 29 -24% | 26.2 -12% | 27.2 -17% | 24.8 -6% | 24.7 -6% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 37.7 | 37 2% | 27 28% | 33.5 11% | 27 28% | 26.4 30% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 40.6 | 47 -16% | 44.5 -10% | 43.3 -7% | 28.4 30% | 28.7 29% |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 50 | 51 -2% | 44.5 11% | 43.3 13% | 41.4 17% | 42.7 15% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
Hot spots on the left half of the chassis are significantly cooler than what we recorded on the Aspire Spin 14 by several degrees C.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 35.2 °C / 95 F, compared to the average of 35.4 °C / 96 F, ranging from 19.6 to 60 °C for the class Convertible.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 39.2 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.7 °C / 76 F, compared to the device average of 30.3 °C / 87 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 27.6 °C / 81.7 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28 °C / 82.4 F (+0.4 °C / 0.7 F).
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 X2E-78-100, X2-85 | Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 Ultra 5 115U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) | Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 Ultra 7 355, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | HP OmniBook X Flip 14 Ryzen AI 9 465, Radeon 880M | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS | Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA SD X1-26-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | -15% | -20% | -18% | 2% | -6% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 35.2 | 41 -16% | 44.2 -26% | 44 -25% | 34.2 3% | 40 -14% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 39.2 | 47 -20% | 44.6 -14% | 47 -20% | 33.2 15% | 42.4 -8% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 25.6 | 27 -5% | 30.8 -20% | 28.4 -11% | 26.8 -5% | 25.7 -0% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 26.4 | 31 -17% | 31.4 -19% | 30.8 -17% | 27.8 -5% | 26.5 -0% |
* ... smaller is better
Stress Test
When running Prime95 stress, the CPU would boost to 3.8 GHz, 51 W, and 77 C before steadily dropping and stabilizing at 59 C and 19 W about a minute later. Core temperature under load would average just 60 C to be significantly cooler than most Intel and AMD laptops where the 70 C to 80 C range is common.
| CPU Clock (GHz) | GPU Clock (MHz) | Average CPU Temperature (°C) | |
| System Idle | -- | -- | 35 |
| Prime95 Stress | 3.7 | -- | 59 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress | ~3.0 | 1350 | 60 |
Speakers
Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.9% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.9% higher than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 34% of all tested devices in this class were better, 8% similar, 58% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 20%, worst was 57%
Compared to all devices tested
» 33% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 59% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 136%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 136%
Energy Management
Power Consumption
Consumption when running CPU-heavy loads is roughly on par with the older Snapdragon X1-26-100 in the Asus ZenBook A14 despite the 40 percent faster raw performance mentioned above. Year-over-year performance-per-watt has improved by quite a bit.
Perhaps most notably, when running Cyberpunk 2077 to represent gaming loads, our Acer would demand less power than the Honor MagicBook Art 14 with the Snapdragon X1E-80-100 while running faster at the same time.
We're only able to record a maximum draw of 52 W when the CPU is at 100 percent utilization even though the system ships with a beefy (~9 x 4.9 x 2.9 cm) 100 W USB-C AC adapter.
| Off / Standby | 0.13 / 1.4 Watt |
| Idle | 2.9 / 6.7 / 6.9 Watt |
| Load |
24.9 / 52 Watt |
   
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| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 X2E-78-100, X2-85, , IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 Ultra 5 115U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake), Kingston OM8PGP4512Q-A0, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 Ultra 7 355, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, , OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | HP OmniBook X Flip 14 Ryzen AI 9 465, Radeon 880M, Samsung PM9C1b MZVL82T0HBL1, OLED, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB, OLED, 1920x1200, 14" | Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA SD X1-26-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN, OLED, 1920x1200, 14" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -23% | -31% | -35% | 5% | 24% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 2.9 | 5 -72% | 3.6 -24% | 3.1 -7% | 3.4 -17% | 3.1 -7% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 6.7 | 6 10% | 5.2 22% | 3.6 46% | 4.3 36% | 5.2 22% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 6.9 | 9 -30% | 5.5 20% | 9.6 -39% | 10.2 -48% | 5.4 22% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 24.9 | 32 -29% | 43 -73% | 44.9 -80% | 18.7 25% | 13.8 45% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 32.3 | 32 1% | 52.4 -62% | 56 -73% | 20.3 37% | 19.7 39% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 31.7 | 34.4 -9% | 52.9 -67% | 56.2 -77% | 21.1 33% | 19.6 38% |
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 52 | 67 -29% | 70 -35% | 61.6 -18% | 69.5 -34% | 46.8 10% |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Battery capacity has increased sharply by 30 percent from the Aspire Spin 14 for an almost 40 percent improvement to WLAN runtime.
| Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 X2E-78-100, X2-85, 65 Wh | Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 Ultra 5 115U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake), 50 Wh | Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 Ultra 7 355, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, 70 Wh | HP OmniBook X Flip 14 Ryzen AI 9 465, Radeon 880M, 59 Wh | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, 57 Wh | Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA SD X1-26-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, 70 Wh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery runtime | -28% | -37% | -31% | -7% | -14% | |
| WiFi v1.3 (h) | 17.3 | 12.5 -28% | 10.9 -37% | 12 -31% | 16.1 -7% | 14.9 -14% |
| Reader / Idle (h) | 29.4 | |||||
| Load (h) | 1.2 | 3.7 | ||||
| H.264 (h) | 21.2 |
Notebookcheck Rating
The Acer Swift Spin 14 makes for a very strong showcase for the Snapdragon X2E, but the relatively high launch price for just 16 GB of RAM can be off-putting.
Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1
- 10/21/2026 v8
Allen Ngo
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 82%  | Acer Swift Spin 14 AI SFSP14-Q51T-X2D1 Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite X2E-78-100 ⎘ Qualcomm Adreno X2-85 ⎘ 16 GB Memory | List Price: 1450 USD | 1.3 kg | 16 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
2. 78.3%  | Acer Aspire Spin 14 ASP14-52MTN-51V5 Intel Core Ultra 5 115U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Meteor / Arrow Lake) ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $119.00 14.0" WUXGA 1920(RGB)*1200 f... 2. $124.00 Replacement Screen 14.0" WUX... 3. $549.99 Acer Aspire 14 AI Copilot+ P... List Price: 800 EUR | 1.6 kg | 21.1 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
3. 87.9%  | Lenovo Yoga 9 2-in-1 14IPH11 Intel Core Ultra 7 355 ⎘ Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory | List Price: 1900 USD | 1.3 kg | 15.29 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
4. 85.8%  | HP OmniBook X Flip 14 AMD Ryzen AI 9 465 ⎘ AMD Radeon 880M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $899.97 HP OmniBook X Flip 14 2-in-1... 2. $759.00 HP OmniBook X Flip 14 2-in-1... 3. $661.34 HP OmniBook X Flip 2-in-1 Co... List Price: 1660 USD | 1.4 kg | 14.5 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI OLED |
5. 81.4%  | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 14Q8X9 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | List Price: 800 USD | 1.5 kg | 17.5 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI OLED |
6. 86.3%  | Asus ZenBook A14 UX3407QA Qualcomm Snapdragon X X1-26-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | List Price: 1299€ | 978 g | 15.9 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI OLED |
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