Acer Swift X 16 review: RTX 3050 shines in multimedia laptop
The Acer Swift X 16 basically differs from the Acer Swift 3 (SF316) only in the graphic cards, with the former using Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3050. The multimedia laptop is powered by either a Core i5-11320H or a Core i7-11390H QuadCore CPU - Tiger Lake Refresh with a 35-watt TDP. No AMD variant is on offer like its little brother, the Acer Swift X 14. The RAM is always a soldered 16 GB of LPDDR4X-4266, while the PCIe 3.0 SSD holds 512 GB.
Of particular interest for our review is whether the display and multimedia performance benchmarks are appropiately reflected in the price of US$ 1,200. After all, competing devices such as Dell's Inspiron 16 Plus, Lenovo's IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 and Asus' VivoBook Pro 16X are not to be underestimated.
Possible Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86.2 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2022 | Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 i5-11320H, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU | 1.8 kg | 18.9 mm | 16.10" | 1920x1080 | |
| 86.4 % v7 (old) | 10 / 2021 | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 i7-11370H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.7 kg | 15.9 mm | 16.10" | 1920x1080 | |
| 85.6 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2022 | Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 R5 5500U, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile | 1.4 kg | 18.89 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 86.1 % v7 (old) | 09 / 2021 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH R7 5800H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile | 2 kg | 17.5 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 86.7 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2021 | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU | 2 kg | 18.99 mm | 16.00" | 3072x1920 | |
v (old) | 12 / 2021 | Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU | 1.9 kg | 19 mm | 16.10" | 3840x2400 | |
| 86.5 % v7 (old) | 10 / 2021 | Huawei MateBook 16 R7 5800H R7 5800H, Vega 8 | 2 kg | 17.8 mm | 16.00" | 2520x1680 |
Aluminum case gives the Acer Swift X 16 stability
The grey-bluish and matte aluminium casing has a high-quality feel and is quite stable; there is minimal flex on the palm rest. The hinges are tight so that the screen only teeters a little, but allows for one-handed opening at the same time.
However, the lid could have been a little more torsion-resistant and it fares less well under selected applications of pressure. But this is hardly a problem in everyday use. The workmanship shows no gaps or protrusions and the maximum opening angle is a relatively small 130 degrees.
Owing to the 16.1-inch screen in 16:9 format, the Acer Swift X is slightly longer, but less wide and comparatively light at 1.8kg. The Swift 3 weighs about 130 grams less due to the lack of a dGPU. All other comparison devices offer a 16-inch display in 16:10 format and weigh around 2 kg.
Equipment: Acer is "Swift" with Thunderbolt 4
The ports on the Acer Swift X are all sufficiently spaced so as not to block each other. An HDMI 2.0 port and DisplayPort 1.4 via Thunderbolt 4 are available for external displays.
There are also two USB-A 3.2 Gen1 ports, one on each side. An audio jack and a Kensington device are also on offer, but no SD card reader or LAN port. Charging takes place via a proprietary connection or USB-C.
Communication
Thanks to the plugged-in Intel AX201 WiFi 6 module, transfer speeds are at a very good level. Only Huawei's Matebook 16 is somewhat faster in terms of sending. Bluetooth 5.0 is included, but there are no options for WWAN and NFC.
Webcam
As is often the case, the quality of the built-in 720p webcam (1,280 x 720) leaves much to be desired: the image is noisy, blurred and washed out. The DeltaE values (10.4 on average) provide average color accuracy at best. There is no webcam aperture or IR for Windows Hello, but there are dual-array microphones with noise reduction.
Security
In addition to the TPM 2.0 security chip, there is a Kensington lock device (nano) and a fingerprint reader that does its job quickly and reliably with a simple touch of the finger.
Accessories
No accessories are included, apart from the 90-watt LiteON brand power supply that is needed for the Nvidia GPU. Acer is set on environmentally friendly packaging for the Swift X - very little plastic is used.
Maintenance
After loosening 12 small Torx screws, the baseplate can be easily removed with the help of a flat plastic spatula. The RAM is completely soldered, but there are two M.2-2280 slots. The WLAN module and screwed battery are replaceable, and the fans can be cleaned.
Warranty
In most countries, Acer offers a 1-year limited warranty on its laptops. This may vary, so be sure to check with your supplier before purchase.
Input devices: Fast typing on backlit keyboard
Keyboard
The keys of the Swift X are a little smaller, especially the top row, the NumPad and the vertical arrow keys. Key travel is short, the pressure point well dosed and the resistance clear. Overall, fast typing is possible on the single-level backlit Acer keyboard, which also does its work pleasantly quietly.
The layout is good, with double assignments for "Pos1/End" and some multimedia functions (play, pause, rewind). The keyboard yields slightly under pressure, but this is not an issue when typing.
Touchpad
The clickpad measures a large 12.5 x 8 cm and gliding the mouse pointer is child's play on the smooth surface. The integrated buttons in the lower touchpad area have a short travel, require more force than usual to click and provide moderate feedback (for the reviewer's taste).
Display: Acer promises 100% sRGB for the Swift X 16
The matte display of the Acer Swift X measures 16.1 inches, but retains the 16:9 format (good for media, less suitable for office tasks), while the competition often uses 16:10. The resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels is fine on 16 inches, which means the Windows scaling can remain at 100% (optimal image sharpness).
A disadvantage is the low brightness of the measured 264 nits, which is sufficient indoors, but suboptimal. There are no alternative display options. Furthermore, the brightness falls again in battery mode to only 180 nits.
The contrast ratio (1,725:1) and black level (0.16 nits) are very good for an IPS display and the low DeltaE values result in adequate color representation. The panel's response times are neither good nor bad, but are sufficient for casual gaming. No PWM flickering was detected.
The panel itself is fundamentally solid, but competing laptops in our comparison chart have consistently better panels with higher resolutions and brightness values. The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16 also has a 120 Hz refresh rate, while the Asus Vivobook Pro 16X has a 4K OLED panel.
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Brightness Distribution: 85 %
Center on Battery: 180 cd/m²
Contrast: 1725:1 (Black: 0.16 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.8 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.91, calibrated: 0.63
ΔE Greyscale 2.76 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
66.75% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
95.65% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
65.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.37
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 Chi Mei N161HCA-EA3, , 1920x1080, 16.1" | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 Chi Mei CMN160B, IPS, 1920x1080, 16.1" | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH IPS LED, 2560x1600, 16" | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 AU Optronics B160QAN, IPS, 3072x1920, 16" | Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE Samsung ATNA60YV02-0, OLED, 3840x2400, 16.1" | Huawei MateBook 16 R7 5800H BOE TV160DKT-NH0, , 2520x1680, 16" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 3% | 8% | 11% | 34% | -2% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 65.1 | 66.6 2% | 71 9% | 74.1 14% | 99.8 53% | 63.1 -3% |
| sRGB Coverage | 95.65 | 99.5 4% | 99 4% | 99.4 4% | 100 5% | 94.9 -1% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 66.75 | 68.5 3% | 73.3 10% | 75.8 14% | 96.9 45% | 65.1 -2% |
| Response Times | -4% | 51% | -74% | 92% | -35% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 30 ? | 32 ? -7% | 16.4 ? 45% | 49.2 ? -64% | 2 ? 93% | 41.2 ? -37% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 20 ? | 20 ? -0% | 8.8 ? 56% | 36.8 ? -84% | 2 ? 90% | 26.4 ? -32% |
| PWM Frequency | 2500 ? | 24940 ? | 60 ? | |||
| Screen | 7% | -25% | -32% | -5% | 7% | |
| Brightness middle | 276 | 304 10% | 395 43% | 296.8 8% | 392 42% | 357 29% |
| Brightness | 264 | 284 8% | 375 42% | 292 11% | 396 50% | 349 32% |
| Brightness Distribution | 85 | 88 4% | 90 6% | 87 2% | 98 15% | 93 9% |
| Black Level * | 0.16 | 0.165 -3% | 0.32 -100% | 0.21 -31% | 0.21 -31% | |
| Contrast | 1725 | 1842 7% | 1234 -28% | 1413 -18% | 1700 -1% | |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.8 | 1.44 20% | 2.6 -44% | 2.56 -42% | 1.74 3% | 1.6 11% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 3.77 | 3.62 4% | 5.4 -43% | 4.76 -26% | 3.18 16% | 3.9 -3% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.63 | 1.1 -75% | 1.86 -195% | 1.85 -194% | 0.6 5% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.76 | 2.6 6% | 3.4 -23% | 2.6 6% | 1.77 36% | 2.4 13% |
| Gamma | 2.37 93% | 2.41 91% | 2.12 104% | 2.07 106% | 2.22 99% | 2.14 103% |
| CCT | 6564 99% | 6527 100% | 6140 106% | 6628 98% | 6483 100% | 6728 97% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 68.5 | |||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 99.5 | |||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 2% /
4% | 11% /
-7% | -32% /
-29% | 40% /
21% | -10% /
-1% |
* ... smaller is better
Acer promises complete sRGB coverage, which is confirmed by our measurement of 95.7%. For the Adobe RGB and DCI-P3 color spaces, we registered 66.8% and 65.1%, respectively. This makes semi-professional image and video editing possible.
The display is already calibrated quite well ex works, but we were able to improve the results even more. As always, our ICC color profile is available for download next to the illumination graphic.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 20 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 11 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 9 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 40 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 30 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 14 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 16 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 36 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (32.8 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8705 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
For outdoor use, the Acer Swift X 16 can only be used in the shade. Despite its matte surface, the display is simply not bright enough to stand up to the sun.
Performance: Swift X performs well, but SSD is throttled
Acer offers exactly two CPU options for its Swift X 16: An Intel Core i5-11320H with 4.5 GHz Turbo (in our model) and a Core i7-11390H with 5 GHz Turbo. Both are quad-core processors.
The laptop usually comes with a Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 and 16 GB of soldered LPDDR4X-4266 RAM. As for storage space, 512 GB SSD (PCIe 3.0) is the standard, although a 1 TB SDD is offered in some configurations in other countries. Overall, this level of hardware is sufficient for multimedia purposes such as simple video editing, audio editing or FHD gaming, and for general office use.
Testing Conditions
Acer provides three different power modes that can be toggled via the key combination "Fn + F": "Silent", "Normal" and "Performance".
These directly influence the fan volume and performance limits. The fans are thus significantly quieter in Silent mode, and less intrusive in Normal mode (relative to Performance mode). Turbo Boost is not affected and raw CPU performance is only slightly reduced in Silent mode - under constant load (6% thermal throttling). The GPU is never throttled, but the extra 5 watts of "Dynamic Boost" is only available in Performance mode.
The quietest setting is achieved under the Windows option "Best Power Saving" + Acer's Silent mode. Our benchmarks were conducted in Performance mode, while the battery runtimes (web surfing & video) were determined in Balanced mode.
| TDP in Watt | TGP in Watt | kombiniert | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silent-Modus | 35 | 35 | 20+35 |
| Normal-Modus | 35 | 35 | 25+35 |
| Performance-Modus | 35 | 40 | 25+40 |
| Akkubetrieb | 25 | 30 | 15+30 |
| Win11: Beste Einsparung | 12,5 | 30 | 12,5+30 |
Processor
The Intel Core i5-11320H is a quad-core CPU with a 35-watt TDP and a base clock of 3.2 GHz. Turbo is specified as 4.5 GHz. The CPU is roughly the same as the Core i5-1155G7, which can be configured between 15 and a maximum of 28 watts.
Under Turbo, the Intel processor initally draws 55 watts at 4.15 GHz. The power consumption then drops permanently to the specified 35 watts after less than a minute, so that the base clock of 3.2 GHz comes into play.
The Swift X brings up the rear in the comparison field in terms of performance. In battery mode, the CPU can still consume 25 watts, but performance drops by ~25%.
Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load
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 | v3.3 Classroom CPU | v3.3 Classroom CUDA
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core | OpenCL Score
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
V-Ray 5 Benchmark: CPU | GPU CUDA
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
Octane V2: Total Score
Jetstream 2: Total Score
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| Average of class Multimedia | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE -7! | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH -7! | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 -8! | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 -7! | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 -7! | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6936 - 30789, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (5720 - 6051, n=4) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Average of class Multimedia (878 - 2290, n=94, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (1341 - 1467, n=4) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (2681 - 11768, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (2208 - 2349, n=4) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (341 - 853, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (557 - 567, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1252 - 4774, n=94, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (857 - 1019, n=4) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Average of class Multimedia (99.6 - 323, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (212 - 215, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (507 - 543, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Average of class Multimedia (107 - 502, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (937 - 1010, n=3) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (167 - 946, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CUDA | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H () | |
| Average of class Multimedia (32 - 181, n=47, last 2 years) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (30592 - 121228, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (24718 - 26858, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3398 - 7545, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (4813 - 5119, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4990 - 23059, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (4927 - 5955, n=4) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Average of class Multimedia (891 - 2555, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (1453 - 1523, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / OpenCL Score | |
| Average of class Multimedia (10769 - 122560, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (17641 - 50997, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average of class Multimedia (5.26 - 30.5, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (7.25 - 7.91, n=4) | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6.7 - 146.7, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (44 - 50, n=4) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (0.581 - 0.622, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Average of class Multimedia (0.3604 - 0.947, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| V-Ray 5 Benchmark / CPU | |
| Average of class Multimedia (5027 - 19998, n=38, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (3985 - 4415, n=4) | |
| V-Ray 5 Benchmark / GPU CUDA | |
| Average of class Multimedia (274 - 1259, n=22, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (99 - 374, n=2) | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Average of class Multimedia (136.4 - 545, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (243 - 269, n=4) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Average of class Multimedia (133.2 - 353, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (202 - 206, n=3) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (662 - 680, n=4) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Average of class Multimedia (254 - 1016, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Octane V2 / Total Score | |
| Average of class Multimedia (43921 - 119954, n=47, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H () | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Jetstream 2 / Total Score | |
| Average of class Multimedia (150.6 - 376, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (174.3 - 208, n=3) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Average of class Multimedia | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 -9! | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4906 - 36957, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (6369 - 7489, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Average of class Multimedia (14528 - 147248, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (27391 - 31637, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1529 - 6698, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (1847 - 2099, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Average of class Multimedia (21547 - 141074, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (43565 - 52477, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1240 - 19021, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (4381 - 5011, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Average of class Multimedia (9903 - 75780, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (16659 - 18770, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Average of class Multimedia (31432 - 169946, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (59851 - 76500, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average of class Multimedia (454 - 1973, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (330 - 410, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Multimedia (2738 - 20608, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (3536 - 4021, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7419 - 53918, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (25964 - 36644, n=4) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
System Performance
The system works very quickly and without lags, even while working with multiple tabs and playing a 4K YouTube video in the background.
The PCMark 10 scores are relatively close to each other in our comparison field. The Acer Swift X stands out the most in terms of AIDA64/memory scores, likely due to its fast LPDDR4X RAM.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4542 - 8670, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU () | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Average of class Multimedia (8480 - 12420, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU () | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6089 - 10742, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU () | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3651 - 13548, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU () | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average of class Multimedia (978 - 2255, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU () | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average of class Multimedia (913 - 2064, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU () | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1054 - 2795, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU () | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Average of class Multimedia (869 - 2171, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU () | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 5743 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20549 - 104459, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (41106 - 55961, n=4) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Huawei MateBook 16 R7 5800H | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average of class Multimedia (22917 - 125604, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (46516 - 52799, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Huawei MateBook 16 R7 5800H | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Multimedia (20226 - 117933, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (46760 - 63323, n=4) | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Huawei MateBook 16 R7 5800H | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7 - 346, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-11320H (77.6 - 114.1, n=4) | |
| Huawei MateBook 16 R7 5800H | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
DPC latencies are surprisingly high, which is why we repeated the test several times, but with very similar results: 0.04 seconds of delay is very slow, so that real-time applications (audio/video) are not recommended. Acer should urgently improve this with a BIOS update.
As is so often the case, the cause is the core module driver. 4K YouTube playback causes a CPU load of 13% and almost 30% for the Intel GPU.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 | |
| Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 | |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH | |
| Huawei MateBook 16 R7 5800H | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
The Samsung PM991 PCIe 3.0 SSD shows average speeds. After a few minutes, however, it drops by ~40%, apparently due to overheating. The Samsung PM991 also shows this behaviour in some of our other laptop tests and is therefore not specific to the Acer Swift X 16.
In contrast to the Swift 3, there is a second M.2 slot for another SSD.
| Acer Swift X SFX16-51G-5388 GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, i5-11320H, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU | Acer Swift 3 SF316-51 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-11370H, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD | Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3 GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, R5 5500U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, R7 5800H, Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV | Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610 GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Kingston OM3PDP3512B | Asus Vivobook Pro 16X-M7600QE GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | |
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| AS SSD | -0% | -5% | -19% | -12% | 12% | |
| Seq Read | 2744.12 | 2015 -27% | 2091 -24% | 2643 -4% | 2077 -24% | 2913 6% |
| Seq Write | 1559.79 | 1055 -32% | 1856 19% | 1510 -3% | 778 -50% | 1806 16% |
| 4K Read | 51.41 | 73.9 44% | 27.51 -46% | 42.86 -17% | 49.6 -4% | 47.67 -7% |
| 4K Write | 156.13 | 223.2 43% | 116.3 -26% | 85.5 -45% | 236.1 51% | 101.5 -35% |
| 4K-64 Read | 1014.34 | 589 -42% | 812 -20% | 768 -24% | 801 -21% | 1382 36% |
| 4K-64 Write | 940.2 | 1029 9% | 1415 50% | 1983 111% | 942 0% | 2164 130% |
| Access Time Read * | 0.073 | 0.056 23% | 0.103 -41% | 0.06 18% | 0.044 40% | |
| Access Time Write * | 0.028 | 0.039 -39% | 0.033 -18% | 0.101 -261% | 0.073 -161% | 0.109 -289% |
| Score Read | 1340 | 865 -35% | 1048 -22% | 1075 -20% | 1059 -21% | 1720 28% |
| Score Write | 1252 | 1358 8% | 1717 37% | 2220 77% | 1256 0% | 2446 95% |
| Score Total | 3229 | 2644 -18% | 3292 2% | 3797 18% | 2804 -13% | 4995 55% |
| Copy ISO MB/s | 1363.82 | 1186 -13% | 1028 -25% | 2649 94% | ||
| Copy Program MB/s | 433.2 | 782 81% | 794 83% | 372.8 -14% | ||
| Copy Game MB/s | 1055.69 | 1028 -3% | 987 -7% | 1126 7% |
* ... smaller is better