Acer Swift X SFX14 Series
Processor: AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R5 5600U, AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R7 5800U, AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R7 5825U, AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) R5 5500U, AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) R7 5700U, Intel Alder Lake-P i5-1240P, Intel Alder Lake-P i7-1260P, Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13700HGraphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
Display: 14.00 inch, 14.50 inch
Weight: 1.39kg, 1.4kg, 1.402kg, 1.5kg, 1.529kg
Price: 950, 1000, 1100, 1150, 1200, 1300, 1700 euro
Average of 43 scores (from 85 reviews)
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R4VH
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R4VHProcessor: AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R7 5800U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.39kg
Price: 1200 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Reviews
Source: XDA Developers
The Acer Swift X is a laptop that can easily fit into most users’ work flows. After all, it’s got the power to handle productivity and creative use cases, while still being as thin and light as a regular ultrabook. It’s really impressive. Just keep in mind the downsides of this machine. It does still have a 720p webcam, and the performance does suffer when not connected to power. There’s a lot of bloatware, but that’s a one-time issue to fix. It just provides so much value at $1,099. Weighing in at barely over three pounds, it comes with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800U processor, RTX 3050 Ti graphics, a 512GB SSD, and 16GB RAM. Like I said, that’s easy to justify for most users.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/28/2022
Source: Expert Reviews
The Acer Swift X is a strikingly successful example of the art of squeezing seriously powerful components into a surprisingly small space, which makes for an impressively versatile machine. The powerful GPU/CPU combination gives it the capability to play games and run demanding creative jobs, while the display is both colourful and accurate enough for professional image and video work. Add to that the reasonably decent battery life, impressively compact and lightweight design and perfectly reasonable price and you have a solid recommendation.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 12/09/2021
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 08/19/2021
Source: Laptop Mag
Who doesn't like a good mashup? The Swift X is one-part gaming laptop, one-part ultraportable. Placing an AMD Ryzen 5000 CPU and Nvidia RTX 3050 Ti in the Swift X was a stroke of genius. And even better, these components don't take much of a hit to battery life as the Swift endured for more than 9 hours on a charge. Acer then went a step further by pricing the ultra-portable at around $1,000, making it less expensive than its direct competitors.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/14/2021
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Matthew Moniz
The Acer Swift X retails for $999 but what makes it special is the fact that it comes with a Ryzen 7 5800U and a dedicated GPU (RTX 3050 ti), making it a very reasonable option for students going back to school who want something thin and light but with a dedicated GPU. It's not perfect but there's a lot to like. Watch for the full review!
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/28/2021
Source: Techradar
The Acer Swift X looks to be a budget-friendly laptop that brings some serious power to a no-frills laptop chassis. It might be bland with some large bezels, but if you just want something that gets the job done, the Acer Swift X should probably be on your list.
Hands-On, online available, Medium, Date: 05/27/2021
Source: Pocket Lint
The Swift X helps Acer's middle-range laptops enter the fast lane thanks to discrete graphics being on board. The entry-level model bags Nvidia RTX 3050 for under a four-figure asking price. It's a shame there's not more ports (or more diverse ones) - it's just the one USB-C here - and some aspects of the build, such as the plastic screen bezel, could be a little better. But, elsewhere, the colourful lid options and aluminium frame ensure an overall quality. So if you're looking for a portable yet discreet-looking laptop with big power but without a big price tag, the Acer Swift X ought to have plenty to offer.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/27/2021
Foreign Reviews
Source: Alt om Data DA→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/07/2021
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 83% performance: 83%
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R2DS
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R2DSProcessor: AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) R7 5700U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Reviews
Source: On MSFT
The Acer Swift is an affordable all-around device that may lack in the style department, but offers solid productivity and light gaming experiences out-of-the-box. Where the Swift X mostly stumbles are its connectivity which can be slow at many times thanks to the outdated MediaTek Wi-Fi configuration and the excessive software bloat the comes paired with the laptop out of the box. Besides spending about 30 minutes setting up personal Windows configurations, savvier users will probably spend another half hour to hour hunting down and uninstalling about a dozen useless resource hogging applications and suggested software on the Swift X. However, for around $950, what's two hours of set up for a device with above average battery life, dedicated NVIDIA GPUs and mobile processor that offers a relatively quiet and cool computing experience?
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/27/2022
Source: Ultrabook Review
This Acer SwiftX 14 is a balanced performance ultraportable able of snappy daily-use multitasking and some good capabilities in light workloads and games. It's also built well, offers a fair-quality matte IPS screen, alright IO, and long battery life. My gripes with this design are the single-fan thermal module that blows hot air into the screen and the poor audio quality, as well as the white-lit mushy keyboard. All in all, though, this is a good-value choice at around 1000-1100 USD/EUR, as long as you're willing to trade the performance you would get on a full-size laptop within a similar budget for the portability of this laptop.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/08/2021
Rating: Total score: 85%
Foreign Reviews
Source: PC Guia PT→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/31/2021
Rating: Total score: 86% price: 80%
Source: Zive CZ→EN
Positive: Slim size; light weight; powerful hardware; nice performance; high mobility.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 10/13/2021
Source: Go4it.ro →EN
Positive: High mobility; high performance; compact size; light weight; great built quality; silent system.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/10/2021
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R1S6
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R1S6Processor: AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R7 5800U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Source: Reviewed.com
The Acer Swift X is not the perfect laptop. I’d prefer a better display, an improved touchpad, and more reliable Wi-Fi. Acer should also work on its chassis design for its budget laptops, as this has been a consistent oversight with the company's laptops in the Aspire and Swift line. Take one glance at the laptop’s performance and these problems melt away. Yes, a sleek and modern design with carbon fiber weave or laser-cut edges is nice, but that won’t make Far Cry run more smoothly or complete a Blender render more quickly. But if you care about the physical appearance of your laptop, the MacBook Air and Asus Vivobook line deliver roughly comparable performance and better materials at a slightly higher price. With an MSRP above $1,000, the Swift X model I reviewed typically sells below that all-important watermark. If you’re on an even tighter budget, Acer sells an alternative model with a Ryzen 5 5600U processor and RTX 3050 GPU that’s even less expensive. Shoppers looking for a fast yet portable laptop shouldn’t pass by the Acer Swift X. It’s an outstanding value.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/22/2022
Source: PC Mag
As mentioned, the 2022 Acer Swift X (with model numbers starting SFX14-51G instead of this unit's SFX14-41G) is a different design with a sharper 2,240-by-1,440-pixel display; it's also slightly lighter at 3.09 pounds. That makes it tempting, but it's likely to cost more than the AMD-based Swift X here. The latter fills a kind of neither-fish-nor-fowl niche—it's a bit heavier than an ultraportable and falls short of a full-fledged gaming rig or workstation—but it's a speedy compromise at a fair price. The Swift X doesn't earn Editors' Choice honors, but it definitely has its attractions, if you need a little bit more power (CPU and GPU alike) for the money in a mainstream machine.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/13/2022
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Soycincau
At the end of the day, the current Acer Swift X really is my favourite laptop on the market right now. I think if I was heading off to college or university right now, the Acer Swift X would be the absolute ideal companion. It packs all the performance I need for work, while still having the capabilities for some time off when gaming. Battery life is also solid enough to allow for a whole day of classes if I tweaked the settings a bit. Even anyone seeking a cheap entry-level gaming laptop might want to consider this one. It’s a bit of a shame that it took until October of last year for it to arrive on our shores really, but until the next generation Acer Swift X appears, this will perhaps be the best laptop for anyone wanting portable performance while on a budget.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/10/2022
Source: PCR
To summarize this Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R1S6 review, this unit is blazingly fast. This laptop is in the same league and even outperforms Dell XPS and Macbooks, for much less $$. And you can play some games on it due to its iGPU and dedicated GPU that are normally found on a gaming laptop. Sure, you can find other laptops that are more powerful than this, but you’re going to sacrifice the weight and the battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/11/2021
Rating: Total score: 98% performance: 100% display: 95% mobility: 100%
Source: Tech Nave
All in all, the Swift X's performance does resemble the Swift 3X in some ways, albeit with more power due to the AMD Ryzen 5000 mobile CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX GPU. It's very much a productivity laptop designed for content creators who are on the go. Honestly, I can't really nitpick as there isn't anything bad about it. It works well, the battery's life is quite durable, and it can handle a decent media workload. If the RM4999 price tag is a bit too much for you, you can always go for the AMD Ryzen 5 + 8GB RAM variant at RM4299. That said, the price is probably the only downside, but you get what you pay. For its value, I say the Swift X could be worth getting if you happen to be a content creator who needs a compact laptop. Otherwise, you can also go for the less powerful Swift 3X (i5) that's priced at RM3799.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/03/2021
Source: PC World
There’s no question that the Acer Swift X provides enough CPU and GPU performance for on-the-go content creators. With an octo-core Ryzen 7 5800U, the Swift X offers blazing application performance and strong multimedia performance. I’m not saying you need a 15.6-inch or larger laptop to run Photoshop and other media-creation and -editing apps, but I would argue you need at least a 14-inch display with a 16:10 ratio. The 14-inch, 16:9 display isn’t a barrier, however, for gamers to pick the Swift X. It’s a better fit as a laptop for students or office workers: light enough to carry around each day and powerful enough to play games each night.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/09/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Good Gear Guide
There’s no question that the Acer Swift X provides enough CPU and GPU performance for on-the-go content creators. With an octo-core Ryzen 7 5800U, the Swift X offers blazing application performance and strong multimedia performance. Add in the RTX 3050 Ti graphics, and you get a considerable boost in 3D graphics and gaming capability from the ordinary ultraportable with an integrated GPU. It’s rare to find a laptop this compact with this much performance. And you aren’t forced to sacrifice all that much in battery life for this power. The 14-inch, 16:9 display isn’t a barrier, however, for gamers to pick the Swift X. It’s a better fit as a laptop for students or office workers: light enough to carry around each day and powerful enough to play games each night.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/09/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC World Australia
There’s no question that the Acer Swift X provides enough CPU and GPU performance for on-the-go content creators. With an octo-core Ryzen 7 5800U, the Swift X offers blazing application performance and strong multimedia performance. Add in the RTX 3050 Ti graphics, and you get a considerable boost in 3D graphics and gaming capability from the ordinary ultraportable with an integrated GPU. It’s rare to find a laptop this compact with this much performance. And you aren’t forced to sacrifice all that much in battery life for this power. The 14-inch, 16:9 display isn’t a barrier, however, for gamers to pick the Swift X. It’s a better fit as a laptop for students or office workers: light enough to carry around each day and powerful enough to play games each night.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 09/09/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Digit week
The new Acer Swift X is a little, badass workhorse laptop. It’s not exactly your fancy ultrabook, and it won’t necessarily turn heads when you unleash it at the local coffee shop, but that’s not really what it’s there for. Acer created this laptop for a simple purpose – get the work done without any extra bells and whistles. If you like simplicity over everything else, the Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R1S6 is certainly a great laptop for you. It is one of those laptops you get when budget and productivity are at the top of your list – and these days, that’s all we can ask for in a laptop.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/11/2021
Rating: Total score: 85%
Foreign Reviews
Source: M3 PC för alla SV→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/16/2021
Rating: Total score: 70%
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7PP
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7PPProcessor: AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R5 5600U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Price: 1150 euro
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Source: Hubwood
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/14/2021
Source: NDTV Gadgets
The Acer Swift X is uniquely positioned to offer very good performance for creators while still being highly portable and compact, which is rare to find. It looks good, performs well, and has a comfortable keyboard as well as a bright and vivid display. Battery life is also pretty satisfactory, even though it doesn't quite live up to Acer's claims. If I had to knock a few points off, then that would be for the average quality webcam and lack of an SD card slot. I'm not a big fan of the cramped direction pad either. The Swift X runs very hot when stressed, particularly when gaming, which is to be expected since this chassis wasn't exactly designed with gaming in mind. The Acer Swift X could be a very good option if you want an ultraportable with reasonable battery life that can handle content creation software and even some games if the occasion calls for it. However, if gaming is a priority, then I'd recommend looking at Acer's Nitro or Asus' TUF series of laptops, which offer more competitive specs and better cooling for roughly the same or even lower prices.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/10/2021
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Laptop Media
We didn’t anticipate this. We knew that the Swift X is a really promising prospect, but we didn’t see that coming. Gone are the days where you need a bulky device for your professional needs, or to play the latest AAA titles. The technology has gone so far that an ultrabook that weighs 1.39 kilos has enough processing power to completely obliterate the full-blown 45W chips from the last couple of years.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/19/2021
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R9KC
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R9KCProcessor: AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) R5 5500U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Price: 950 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: VModTech TH→EN
Positive: Beautiful design; compact size; light weight; high mobility; long battery life; nice gaming performance; powerful hardware; nice display.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/27/2021
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R5EM
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R5EMProcessor: AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R7 5800U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Price: 1100 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Ofertaman ES→EN
Positive: Compact size; light weight; powerful processor; great dedicated graphics; high gaming performance; premium design.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/22/2022
Source: Ofertaman ES→EN
Positive: Compact size; light weight; elegant design; nice gaming performance.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/21/2022
Source: Notebook Italia IT→EN
Positive: Fast SSD storage; decent battery life; powerful processor. Negative: Noisy under loads.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 03/15/2022
Rating: Total score: 76% price: 80% performance: 80% workmanship: 70%
Source: Charles Tech FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/14/2022
Rating: Total score: 85% performance: 80% display: 90% mobility: 80%
Source: Les Numeriques FR→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/22/2022
Rating: Total score: 60% performance: 80% display: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 80%
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R0SG
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R0SGProcessor: AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R5 5600U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Prohardver.hu HU→EN
Positive: Decent hardware; nice gaming performance; beautiful display; good mobility.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/09/2021
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R7F3Processor: AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) R5 5500U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.4kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Reviews
Acer's 14-inch notebook has the makings of a mobile gaming ultrabook. While 2020 Turing graphics is not the latest and greatest, it offers moderate gaming power paired with the Ryzen 5000 in the 19mm thick case. The build quality is solid and the display surprisingly good.
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R9Q5
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R9Q5Processor: AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) R5 5500U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Ofertaman ES→EN
Positive: Compact size; light weight; powerful processor; great dedicated graphics; high mobility; good connectivity.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 03/22/2022
Source: Ofertaman ES→EN
Positive: Compact size; light weight; powerful hardware; high performance; good price; excellent connectivity.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/26/2022
Source: Ofertaman ES→EN
Positive: Good price; compact size; light weight; high portability; great connectivity.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/07/2022
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R1GH
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R1GHProcessor: AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R7 5800U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Reviews
Source: Matthew Moniz
Overview and first impressions of the new 2022 Acer Swift X 14 and Acer Swift 16. The Acer Swift X comes with the new Intel I7-1260P CPU. However, the Acer Swift X 14 has a RTX 3050TI and the Acer Swift X 16 is using the unreleased Intel Arc GPU . Both laptops will be available in June 2022.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/14/2022
Foreign Reviews
Source: Chip.de DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/29/2022
Rating: Total score: 95% performance: 95% features: 94% display: 94% mobility: 100% ergonomy: 93%
Acer Swift X SFX14-51G-79RJ
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-51G-79RJProcessor: Intel Alder Lake-P i7-1260P
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:10, 2240 x 1400 pixels
Weight: 1.4kg
Price: 1300 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Source: Laptop Mag
We can’t provide a definitive opinion on the Acer Swift X (14-inch) just yet, but so far I’m more disappointed than I am impressed. It has a nice display and design, and so far the keyboard isn’t the greatest and the speakers are straight up bad. However, the Swift X has a lot of unknowns in the performance arena. Plus, since this is a pre-production model, there’s a chance that the things I’ve taken issue with here will be vastly improved in the laptop’s final version. But we’ll just have to wait for the ultimate version of the system to land at our testing facility. Stay tuned for the official review.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/22/2022
Acer Swift X SFX14-51G-5876
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-51G-5876Processor: Intel Alder Lake-P i5-1240P
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:10, 2240 x 1400 pixels
Weight: 1.402kg
Price: 1300 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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The Acer Swift X 14 is a light, 1.4 kg (~3 lb) laptop with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, a long battery life, 16:10 display, and high system performance. However, the graphics performance still crashes completely in battery operation, and even the fast SSD and crisp keyboard won't help in that case.
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R6BZ
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R6BZProcessor: AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) R5 5500U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Ofertaman ES→EN
Positive: Compact size; light weight; decent processor; great GPU; high mobility; nice connectivity.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 06/27/2022
Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R0FB
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-41G-R0FBProcessor: AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) R5 5500U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU 6144 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.5kg
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Tweakers NL→EN
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/15/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Computer Totaal NL→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/28/2022
Rating: Total score: 80%
Acer Swift X SFX14-42G-R607
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-42G-R607Processor: AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R7 5825U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU 4096 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.39kg
Price: 1100 euro
Links: Acer homepage Acer notebook section
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Reviews
Source: Digit week
The Acer Swift X SFX14-42G-R607 is a budget-friendly laptop for creators and professional artists that brings some serious power to the mainstream productivity category, and class-leading battery life.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/24/2022
Rating: Total score: 85%
Acer Swift X SFX14-71G
Specifications
Notebook: Acer Swift X SFX14-71GProcessor: Intel Raptor Lake-H i7-13700H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU 6144 MB
Display: 14.50 inch, 16:10, 2880 x 1800 pixels
Weight: 1.529kg
Price: 1700 euro
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Acer have updated their Swift X 14 - this time giving the multimedia laptop a fresh new case, a new OLED panel as well as new components from Intel and Nvidia. Unfortunately, the total package of this $1,400 device seems to only impress on paper and next to its relatively short battery life in everyday use, the laptop's cooling system also proves to cause some issues.
Source: Techradar
The Acer Swift X14 comes with a gorgeous screen, a fairly sleek Ultrabook profile, and an outsized amount of power thanks to its Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU. However, it's pricey and there are a couple issues with the trackpad and webcam. Still, this is an amazing option for those that want power in a slim package.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/04/2024
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80% performance: 100% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Techradar
The Acer Swift X14 comes with a gorgeous screen, a fairly sleek Ultrabook profile, and an outsized amount of power thanks to its Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU. However, it's pricey and there are a couple issues with the trackpad and webcam. Still, this is an amazing option for those that want power in a slim package.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/04/2024
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 80% performance: 100% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: PC Mag
In a vacuum, the Acer Swift X 14 would be a superb machine with plenty of portability, power for productivity and media creation, and a sleek design that looks fantastic, thanks to its elegant aluminum chassis and pleasing OLED display. On paper, it's a compelling mix of features. However, the reality falls a bit short. Yes, it provides ample power for daily productivity and editing photos and video. But, in this price range and with this hardware, the performance and battery life are consistently outperformed by competitors like the Apple MacBook Pro 14 and Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra, not to mention the Editors' Choice-award-winning Lenovo Slim Pro 9i (14.5-Inch). It's not a bad laptop, or a bad purchase, but the Acer Swift X 14 is just not the most compelling option you could buy in its range.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/19/2024
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PC Mag
In a vacuum, the Acer Swift X 14 would be a superb machine with plenty of portability, power for productivity and media creation, and a sleek design that looks fantastic, thanks to its elegant aluminum chassis and pleasing OLED display. On paper, it's a compelling mix of features. However, the reality falls a bit short. Yes, it provides ample power for daily productivity and editing photos and video. But, in this price range and with this hardware, the performance and battery life are consistently outperformed by competitors like the Apple MacBook Pro 14 and Samsung Galaxy Book3 Ultra, not to mention the Editors' Choice-award-winning Lenovo Slim Pro 9i (14.5-Inch). It's not a bad laptop, or a bad purchase, but the Acer Swift X 14 is just not the most compelling option you could buy in its range.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/19/2024
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: PC Perspective
The Acer Swift X 14 is an excellent choice for professionals and students in creative fields. Its combination of powerful performance, stunning display, and sleek design makes it a compelling option, provided the price and memory limitations align with your needs and expectations.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/12/2023
Source: PC Perspective
The Acer Swift X 14 is an excellent choice for professionals and students in creative fields. Its combination of powerful performance, stunning display, and sleek design makes it a compelling option, provided the price and memory limitations align with your needs and expectations.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/12/2023
Source: Soycincau
That being said, the Swift X 14 still ended up being one of if not my most favourite laptop that I’ve used this year, thanks to the fact that it can do so many things. It’s this kind of versatility that, as a content creator and an avid gamer, keeps bringing me back to the Swift X lineup. And with the new OLED display, the Swift X 14 has fixed the biggest error its predecessor had—almost enough to make me forget its higher price tag.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/30/2023
Source: Soycincau
That being said, the Swift X 14 still ended up being one of if not my most favourite laptop that I’ve used this year, thanks to the fact that it can do so many things. It’s this kind of versatility that, as a content creator and an avid gamer, keeps bringing me back to the Swift X lineup. And with the new OLED display, the Swift X 14 has fixed the biggest error its predecessor had—almost enough to make me forget its higher price tag.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/30/2023
Source: Trusted Reviews
The Swift X 14 doesn’t get everything right, but it’s a brilliant laptop for mobile creatives, with a screen and ergonomics you can work with all day long and ample CPU and GPU power. It also comes in a form factor small and light enough that it won’t weigh you down between home and a client, or the office. There are some other strong options out there, with their own fantastic OLED screens. These include the Asus Zenbook 15 OLED and Zenbook S 13 OLED, not to mention Acer’s own Swift Go 14. Yet none of these offer the same combination of portability, screen quality and dedicated GPU performance, even if each one beats the Swift X 14 in one area or another. This is where Acer’s latest comes out on top, providing everything you’d want for professional design, graphics or video in a package that’s not just practical, but premium in every way. For some more picks, check out our best OLED laptops guide.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/23/2023
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Trusted Reviews
The Swift X 14 doesn’t get everything right, but it’s a brilliant laptop for mobile creatives, with a screen and ergonomics you can work with all day long and ample CPU and GPU power. It also comes in a form factor small and light enough that it won’t weigh you down between home and a client, or the office. There are some other strong options out there, with their own fantastic OLED screens. These include the Asus Zenbook 15 OLED and Zenbook S 13 OLED, not to mention Acer’s own Swift Go 14. Yet none of these offer the same combination of portability, screen quality and dedicated GPU performance, even if each one beats the Swift X 14 in one area or another. This is where Acer’s latest comes out on top, providing everything you’d want for professional design, graphics or video in a package that’s not just practical, but premium in every way. For some more picks, check out our best OLED laptops guide.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/23/2023
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Pocket Lint
The Acer Swift 14 X melds style laptop elements with those of a pure performance PC. And it mostly works, especially as Acer doesn't charge through the nose considering what you get here. It's fairly slim, made of metal, has a great screen and also offers enough power that video editors and less demanding gamers be more than happy with. In return you have to limit your battery life expectations, and accept that fan noise will be a thing 99 per cent of the time.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/05/2023
Source: Pocket Lint
The Acer Swift 14 X melds style laptop elements with those of a pure performance PC. And it mostly works, especially as Acer doesn't charge through the nose considering what you get here. It's fairly slim, made of metal, has a great screen and also offers enough power that video editors and less demanding gamers be more than happy with. In return you have to limit your battery life expectations, and accept that fan noise will be a thing 99 per cent of the time.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 10/05/2023
Source: Zdnet.com
If you are buying this, I recommend going all out by purchasing the model with the GeForce RTX 4050 graphics card. It'll cost you around $1,500, but you do benefit greatly from the more powerful and capable hardware. If you're on a budget, you can opt for the GeForce RTX 3050 which will run you $1,099. Rendering will be a little slower, but it's still plenty powerful and more than capable for design work.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/28/2023
Source: Zdnet.com
If you are buying this, I recommend going all out by purchasing the model with the GeForce RTX 4050 graphics card. It'll cost you around $1,500, but you do benefit greatly from the more powerful and capable hardware. If you're on a budget, you can opt for the GeForce RTX 3050 which will run you $1,099. Rendering will be a little slower, but it's still plenty powerful and more than capable for design work.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/28/2023
Source: Tech Advisor
Acer’s Swift X 14 is a solid choice for anyone looking to purchase a compact, powerful laptop at a reasonable price. It provides strong CPU and GPU performance, a spacious solid state drive, excellent OLED display, and even has a pleasant keyboard and touchpad. Battery life is the only serious problem, but make no mistake, it’s a significant one. Still, the Swift X 14 could be good value if your journeys usually take you to a local coffee shop instead of the airport.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/23/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Tech Advisor
Acer’s Swift X 14 is a solid choice for anyone looking to purchase a compact, powerful laptop at a reasonable price. It provides strong CPU and GPU performance, a spacious solid state drive, excellent OLED display, and even has a pleasant keyboard and touchpad. Battery life is the only serious problem, but make no mistake, it’s a significant one. Still, the Swift X 14 could be good value if your journeys usually take you to a local coffee shop instead of the airport.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/23/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC World
Acer’s Swift X 14 is a solid choice for anyone looking to purchase a compact, powerful laptop at a reasonable price. It provides strong CPU and GPU performance, a spacious solid state drive, excellent OLED display, and even has a pleasant keyboard and touchpad. Battery life is the only serious problem (and, make no mistake, it is a problem). Still, the Swift X 14 could be an alluring value if your journeys take you to a local coffee shop instead of the airport.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/16/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: PC World
Acer’s Swift X 14 is a solid choice for anyone looking to purchase a compact, powerful laptop at a reasonable price. It provides strong CPU and GPU performance, a spacious solid state drive, excellent OLED display, and even has a pleasant keyboard and touchpad. Battery life is the only serious problem (and, make no mistake, it is a problem). Still, the Swift X 14 could be an alluring value if your journeys take you to a local coffee shop instead of the airport.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/16/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Mezha EN
Acer Swift X 14 is a laptop with really good potential. They managed to make this model quite attractive in appearance, portable, gave it a cool OLED display, a really convenient keyboard and trackpad, it has good components and a not so small battery. But, unfortunately, it was not without shortcomings: the speakers are weak, and the cooling system almost does not go into passive mode. However, not the weakest components in such a case can still balance the situation. The only real complaint is the cost, but nice things never came cheap.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/31/2023
Rating: Total score: 75%
Source: Mezha EN
Acer Swift X 14 is a laptop with really good potential. They managed to make this model quite attractive in appearance, portable, gave it a cool OLED display, a really convenient keyboard and trackpad, it has good components and a not so small battery. But, unfortunately, it was not without shortcomings: the speakers are weak, and the cooling system almost does not go into passive mode. However, not the weakest components in such a case can still balance the situation. The only real complaint is the cost, but nice things never came cheap.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/31/2023
Rating: Total score: 75%
Source: USA Today
The Acer Swift X 14 has a few mediocre features, like the average battery life and the oversized touchpad that you might accidentally activate with your palms. But if you’re a content creator looking for a new laptop, you likely already have an external keyboard, mouse, touchpad, and possibly a professional webcam and microphone. (If you’re obsessed with sound, you might even have external speakers or quality headphones.) So none of the Swift X 14’s shortcomings should prominently factor into your purchase decision. What you should factor in is performance. While the Swift X 14 lags behind pretty much all MacBooks when it comes to GPU performance, especially the Apple MacBook Pro 16 M1 Max and the Apple MacBook Pro 14 M2 Pro, it’s on par with or ahead of other Windows machines.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/25/2023
Source: USA Today
The Acer Swift X 14 has a few mediocre features, like the average battery life and the oversized touchpad that you might accidentally activate with your palms. But if you’re a content creator looking for a new laptop, you likely already have an external keyboard, mouse, touchpad, and possibly a professional webcam and microphone. (If you’re obsessed with sound, you might even have external speakers or quality headphones.) So none of the Swift X 14’s shortcomings should prominently factor into your purchase decision. What you should factor in is performance. While the Swift X 14 lags behind pretty much all MacBooks when it comes to GPU performance, especially the Apple MacBook Pro 16 M1 Max and the Apple MacBook Pro 14 M2 Pro, it’s on par with or ahead of other Windows machines.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 07/25/2023
Source: Laptop Mag
I’m big on battery life, and unfortunately, the Swift X 14’s 7-hour runtime just doesn’t cut it for our spot on our best laptops page. You may argue that this isn’t half bad for a laptop with an RTX 4050 GPU, but keep in mind that the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra has 9 hours of battery life and packs the same exact specs. At the same time, the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra is significantly pricier than the Acer laptop, which has a painful price tag of $2,400 — that’s nearly $1,000 more than the Swift X 14! As such, you’ll have to consider whether the performance bump and the extra battery life is worth an additional $1,000. The MSI Stealth 14 Studio was a champ in this review, beating both the Acer and Samsung laptops. It costs $1,799, which is a little more palatable than Samsung’s price tag, but its 3-hour battery life is abysmal. That being said, the Swift X 14 may be the best choice. It has more than enough power to handle your content creation tasks and has decent battery life, but it won’t break the bank.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/11/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag
I’m big on battery life, and unfortunately, the Swift X 14’s 7-hour runtime just doesn’t cut it for our spot on our best laptops page. You may argue that this isn’t half bad for a laptop with an RTX 4050 GPU, but keep in mind that the Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Ultra has 9 hours of battery life and packs the same exact specs. At the same time, the Galaxy Book 3 Ultra is significantly pricier than the Acer laptop, which has a painful price tag of $2,400 — that’s nearly $1,000 more than the Swift X 14! As such, you’ll have to consider whether the performance bump and the extra battery life is worth an additional $1,000. The MSI Stealth 14 Studio was a champ in this review, beating both the Acer and Samsung laptops. It costs $1,799, which is a little more palatable than Samsung’s price tag, but its 3-hour battery life is abysmal. That being said, the Swift X 14 may be the best choice. It has more than enough power to handle your content creation tasks and has decent battery life, but it won’t break the bank.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 07/11/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Digital Trends
At $1,500, the Swift X 14 provides surprisingly good performance for creators with an OLED display to match. It’s an excellent option for anyone looking to create on the go, and it competes well against some other, larger laptops like the Dell XPS 15 9530. Its battery life is pretty bad, though, and its design is nothing to write home about. Even so, if you want speed and portability, then the Swift X 14 is a solid choice for the money.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/27/2023
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: Digital Trends
At $1,500, the Swift X 14 provides surprisingly good performance for creators with an OLED display to match. It’s an excellent option for anyone looking to create on the go, and it competes well against some other, larger laptops like the Dell XPS 15 9530. Its battery life is pretty bad, though, and its design is nothing to write home about. Even so, if you want speed and portability, then the Swift X 14 is a solid choice for the money.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/27/2023
Rating: Total score: 70%
Source: CNet
Beneath a compact and admittedly mundane exterior hides a powerful, OLED ultraportable for content creators. The Acer Swift X 14 is endowed with a gorgeous 14.5-inch OLED display and powered by the latest Intel and Nvidia silicon in the form of a 13th-gen Core i7 CPU and an RTX 4050 GPU. We usually find such a duo in a larger machine; content creation laptops typically feature 16- or 17-inch displays to give creators more room to work. Like the Lenovo Slim Pro 7, the Swift X 14 provides the needed muscle for demanding graphics work but in a more portable package. Our $1,500 Swift X 14 review system costs $300 more than the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 I recently reviewed, and I think it's money well spent. Both laptops feature drab exteriors, but the Swift X 14 gets you an OLED display that's clearly superior to the Slim Pro 7's plain-Jane IPS panel. Colors are more vivid, the contrast ratio is vastly better with true black levels, the resolution is slightly higher, and it's even a bit faster with a 120Hz refresh rate.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/25/2023
Rating: Total score: 86%
Source: CNet
Beneath a compact and admittedly mundane exterior hides a powerful, OLED ultraportable for content creators. The Acer Swift X 14 is endowed with a gorgeous 14.5-inch OLED display and powered by the latest Intel and Nvidia silicon in the form of a 13th-gen Core i7 CPU and an RTX 4050 GPU. We usually find such a duo in a larger machine; content creation laptops typically feature 16- or 17-inch displays to give creators more room to work. Like the Lenovo Slim Pro 7, the Swift X 14 provides the needed muscle for demanding graphics work but in a more portable package. Our $1,500 Swift X 14 review system costs $300 more than the Lenovo Slim Pro 7 I recently reviewed, and I think it's money well spent. Both laptops feature drab exteriors, but the Swift X 14 gets you an OLED display that's clearly superior to the Slim Pro 7's plain-Jane IPS panel. Colors are more vivid, the contrast ratio is vastly better with true black levels, the resolution is slightly higher, and it's even a bit faster with a 120Hz refresh rate.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 06/25/2023
Rating: Total score: 86%
Source: Hubwood
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/28/2023
Source: Hubwood
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/28/2023
Source: Laptop Media
Ladies and gentlemen, the Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-71G) is not an ordinary product. It is not a gaming laptop, but at the same time, it can play almost all AAA titles at reasonable fps and 1080p resolution. Thankfully, it is able to fulfill the promised 50W TGP of the RTX 3050 (in our case), but the lack of good P-core utilization means that you will experience heavy throttling in some titles. Especially such that have large maps, and require some help from the CPU. Weirdly, there is a MUX switch on this device – or at least you are able to use only the dedicated GPU. This setting is configurable through BIOS. Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-71G)’s IPS panel has a WQXGA resolution, comfortable viewing angles, and a good contrast ratio. It covers 98% of the sRGB color gamut and has an accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/23/2023
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/23/2023
Source: Laptop Media
Ladies and gentlemen, the Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-71G) is not an ordinary product. It is not a gaming laptop, but at the same time, it can play almost all AAA titles at reasonable fps and 1080p resolution. Thankfully, it is able to fulfill the promised 50W TGP of the RTX 3050 (in our case), but the lack of good P-core utilization means that you will experience heavy throttling in some titles. Especially such that have large maps, and require some help from the CPU. Weirdly, there is a MUX switch on this device – or at least you are able to use only the dedicated GPU. This setting is configurable through BIOS. Acer Swift X 14 (SFX14-71G)’s IPS panel has a WQXGA resolution, comfortable viewing angles, and a good contrast ratio. It covers 98% of the sRGB color gamut and has an accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 05/23/2023
Source: Laptop Media
Support, online available, Very Short, Date: 05/23/2023
Source: Matthew Moniz
Acer Swift X 14 (2023) Review. It's priced much lower than some of the competition and has enough power for most tasks but there's a few small choices that hinder the experience! Watch for the full review.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/20/2023
Source: Matthew Moniz
Acer Swift X 14 (2023) Review. It's priced much lower than some of the competition and has enough power for most tasks but there's a few small choices that hinder the experience! Watch for the full review.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/20/2023
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Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/01/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
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Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/01/2023
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Jagat Review ID→EN
Positive: Slim size; light weight; high performance; stylish design.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/28/2023
Source: Jagat Review ID→EN
Positive: Slim size; light weight; high performance; stylish design.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 07/28/2023
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Acer: In 1976, the company was founded in Taiwan under the name Multitech and was renamed Acer or Acer Group in 1987. The product range includes, for example, laptops, tablets, smartphones, desktops, monitors, TVs and computer peripherals. Since 2007, the group has merged with Gateway Inc. and Packard Bell, which also market their own laptop product lines.
Acer computers are designed for a variety of purposes, including ultrabooks for mobile use, gaming laptops for gamers, affordable options for everyday tasks, and 2-in-1 convertible laptops for versatility. Acer's product portfolio also includes tablets that offer portable computing and multimedia capabilities.
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU: Mid-range gaming laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA107 chip.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile: Mid range dedicated graphics card for laptops based on the desktop GTX 1650 and therefore the Turing architecture (TU117 chip in 12nm FFN) without raytracing and Tensor cores. Available with 896 and 1024 shaders.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU: Mid-range gaming laptop graphics card based on the Ampere GA107 chip. Offers 2048 shaders and is offered in different TGP (power consumption) variants from 35 to 80 Watt with different clock speeds and therefore performance. Older variant with 4GB VRAM.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q: Mid range dedicated graphics card for thin and light laptops based on the GTX 1650 but with reduced clock speeds and power consumption. Uses the Turing architecture (TU117 chip in 12nm FFN) but without Raytracing or Tensor cores.
NVIDIA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU: Mid-range graphics card for laptops based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. Offers 6 GB of GDDR6 VRAM (96 Bit) and is configurable with a TGP of 35 - 115W (+ Dynamic Boost).
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000):
R7 5800U: Mobile Octa-Core APU with Zen 3 cores clocked at 1.9 GHz to 4.4 GHz and a Vega iGPU with 8 CUs clocked at up to 2000 MHz.
R5 5600U: Mobile six core APU with Zen 3 cores clocked at 2.3 to 4.2 GHz and a Vega graphics adapter with 7 CUs clocked at up to 1800 MHz.
R7 5825U: Zen 3-based octa-core APU for thin and light laptops running at 2 GHz to 4.5 GHz and featuring the Vega 8 iGPU (8 CUs clocked at up to 2,000 MHz).
AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000):
R7 5700U: A laptop-grade APU featuring eight SMT-enabled Zen 2 cores running at 1.8 GHz to 4.3 GHz and a Vega series graphics adapter with 8 CUs clocked at up to 1,900 MHz.
R5 5500U: A hexa-core APU designed for use in ultra-thin, upper mid-range laptops. The Ryzen features six Zen 2 CPU cores running at 2.1 GHz to 4.0 GHz alongside the Vega 7 graphics adapter (448 unified shaders running at up to 1,800 MHz). One could be forgiven for thinking Ryzen 5 5500U is a renamed Ryzen 5 4500U - which is not the case. Ryzen 5 5500U is most similar to Ryzen 5 4600U, the most noteworthy difference between the two being the faster iGPU model of the former.
Intel Alder Lake-P:
i7-1260P: An upper mid-range Alder Lake family CPU featuring 4 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. This 28 W SoC is designed for use in ultra-light (yet actively cooled) laptops. Core i7-1260P's performance cores are Hyper-Threading-enabled for a total of 16 threads. This 12th Gen CPU runs at 1.5 GHz to 4.7 GHz and supports "Essentials" tier vPro features. Last but not the least, Core i7-1260P has a built-in 96 EU Iris Xe GPU, not unlike certain 11th Gen Tiger Lake-UP3 processors.
i5-1240P: A mid-range 28 W Alder Lake family CPU featuring 4 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. This SoC is designed for use in ultra-light (yet actively cooled) laptops. The i5's performance cores are Hyper-Threading-enabled for a total of 16 threads. Core i5-1240P runs at 1.2 GHz to 4.4 GHz; it has a built-in 80 EU Iris Xe GPU and supports "Essentials" tier vPro features.
Intel Raptor Lake-H:
i7-13700H: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 6 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 20 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks with up to 5 GHz. Compared to the i9-13900HK no easy overclocking supported, but instead full vPro management feature-set.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.00:
14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact.
In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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81.11%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.