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Acer Swift 3 14 (2020)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
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Size
14"
Operating System
Windows 10
Size
16"
Operating System
macOS
Our Verdict
Acer Swift 3 14 (2020)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
The Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) and the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) are very different. The Swift 3 is a thin and light Windows laptop designed for lighter productivity tasks like text formatting, web browsing, and spreadsheets. In contrast, the MacBook Pro is macOS mobile workstation with a more powerful CPU and dedicated graphics. That said, the Swift 3's Intel 11th Gen processor can handle some heavy workloads and even beats the Intel i9-9980H in the MacBook Pro in single-thread performance. The MacBook Pro has a brighter and sharper display, as well as a much better touchpad and webcam. However, the Acer has longer battery life, more ports, and is a more portable device.
Variants
- Swift 3 14 (SF314-59-5790) (Aqua Blue - i5/8GB/512GB)
- Swift 3 14 (SF314-59-50KQ) (Pure Silver - i5/8GB/256GB)
- Swift 3 14 (SF314-59-52BZ) (Pure Silver - i5/8GB/512GB)
- Swift 3 14 (SF314-59-5166) (Pure Silver - i5/8GB/512GB)
- Swift 3 14 (SF314-511-70TU) (Pure Silver - i7/16GB/512GB)
- Swift 3 14 (SF314-59-7567) (Pure Silver - i7/16GB/512GB)
- Swift 3 14 (SF314-59-75QC) (Pure Silver - i7/8GB/256GB)
- Swift 3 14 (SF314-59-73UP) (Pure Silver - i7/8GB/512GB)
- Swift 3 14 (SF314-511-7412) (Pure Silver - i7/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MVVM2L/A) (Silver - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MVVJ2LL/A) (Space Gray - i7-9750H/Radeon Pro 5300M/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MVVK2LL/A) (Space Gray - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
7.8
7.9
Battery
9.4
7.2
Touchpad
6.8
9.7
Webcam & Microphone
3.6
8.2
Portability
8.9
7.7
Build Quality
7.5
9.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
6.9
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
134°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
No
Yes
Portability
8.9
7.7
Dimensions Photo
Size
14"
16"
Thickness
0.6" (1.6 cm)
0.6" (1.6 cm)
Width
12.8" (32.4 cm)
14.1" (35.8 cm)
Depth
8.6" (21.9 cm)
9.7" (24.7 cm)
Volume
69.3 in³ (1,135.3 cm³)
86.2 in³ (1,411.9 cm³)
Weight
2.6 lbs (1.2 kg)
4.3 lbs (2.0 kg)
Charger Size
8.2 in³ (135.0 cm³)
11.3 in³ (185.6 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
0.8 lbs (0.4 kg)
Serviceability
6.5
2.8
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
8.0
5.5
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
No
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1080
3072 x 1920
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Pixel Density
157 PPI
226 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
80%
87%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.9
7.6
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,720 : 1
1,496 : 1
Brightness
6.7
8.7
Maximum Brightness
279 cd/m²
496 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
17 cd/m²
5 cd/m²
Reflections
7.3
8.9
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.66%
1.69%
Indirect Reflections
4.91%
0.17%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.75%
1.52%
Black Uniformity
7.7
8.3
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.925%
0.777%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.7
6.8
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
26°
25°
Color Washout From Right
25°
27°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
39°
40°
Color Shift From Right
41°
44°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
27°
29°
Brightness Loss From Right
27°
28°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
32°
33°
Gamma Shift From Right
30°
35°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.2
6.6
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
24°
24°
Color Washout From Above
26°
26°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
37°
37°
Color Shift From Above
36°
44°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
27°
28°
Brightness Loss From Above
28°
30°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
40°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
25°
28°
Gamma Shift From Above
27°
25°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.7
9.4
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
4.38
2.0274
Avg. Gamma
2.11
2.1628
Avg. Color dE
2.89
1.3813
Avg. Color Temperature
6,388 K
6,899.1 K
Color Gamut
8.6
9.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.97%
99.99%
sRGB uv
99.91%
99.99%
Adobe RGB xy
78.17%
88.38%
Adobe RGB uv
86%
93.57%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
78.92%
99.88%
DCI P3 uv
84.07%
99.82%
Rec. 2020 xy
56.68%
73.42%
Rec. 2020 uv
61.53%
76.37%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
7.2
6.9
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.0
6.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
On / Off
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
61 gf
62 gf
Actuation Force
34 gf
44 gf
Pre-Travel
0.90 mm
0.82 mm
Total Travel
1.33 mm
1.09 mm
Touchpad
6.8
9.7
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.0
9.5
Size
10.9 in² (70.3 cm²)
24.8 in² (160.0 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.8
8.9
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
76 dB SPL
82 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.0 dB
5.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.1
2.2
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
364 Hz
155 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
16 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.0 dB
2.1 dB
Webcam & Microphone
3.6
8.2
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
3.0
8.5
Resolution
720p
720p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
6.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
0
USB-C Ports
1
4
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 3
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
Yes
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth
5.0
5.0
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i5-1135G7
Core i9-9880H
Core Count
4
8
Thread Count
8
16
GPU
Brand
Intel
AMD
Model
Iris Xe Graphics G7
Radeon Pro 5500M
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
N/A
4 GB
RAM
Capacity
8 GB
16 GB
Modules
1 (Soldered)
2 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR4X
DDR4
Speed
4,267 MHz
2,667 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
460 GB
983 GB
Drive 1
SK Hynix HFM512GDJTNI-82A0A
Apple SSD AP1024N
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
8.1
8.5
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,409 points
1,164 points
CPU Multi-Thread
5,340 points
6,795 points
GPU Compute
15,232 points
28,987 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
8.4
8.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,368 points
1,191 points
Multi-Thread
5,092 points
8,792 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
5.9
7.8
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
7.8 min
4.4 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
5.1
6.9
Basemark Image
Overall Score
16,155
37,312
Storage Drive Performance
9.0
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
933.8 MB/s
1,886.2 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
1,181.1 MB/s
2,820.4 MB/s
Random Write Speed
106.7 MB/s
97.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
55.6 MB/s
68.2 MB/s
Battery
9.4
7.2
Capacity
56 Wh
100 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
13.8 hrs
9.6 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
12.2 hrs
6.5 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.1 hrs
1.0 hrs
Charge Time
2.3 hrs
2.5 hrs
Borderlands 3
1.1
1.1
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
7 fps
7 fps
1% Low
1 fps
1 fps
0.1% Low
0 fps
1 fps
1% Low Delta
1,253 ms
534 ms
0.1% Low Delta
2,224 ms
946 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
36 fps
30 fps
Civilization VI
4.6
5.3
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
22 fps
43 fps
1% Low
16 fps
23 fps
0.1% Low
14 fps
22 fps
1% Low Delta
18 ms
20 ms
0.1% Low Delta
25 ms
22 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
82 fps
80 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.96 s
10.77 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
6.7
8.8
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
88 fps
110 fps
1% Low
36 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
30 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
16 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
22 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
134 fps
143 fps
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
3.0
6.0
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
19 fps
49 fps
1% Low
3 fps
31 fps
0.1% Low
1 fps
16 fps
1% Low Delta
290 ms
12 ms
0.1% Low Delta
871 ms
44 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
37 fps
71 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.7
6.4
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
27 °C (80 °F)
29 °C (85 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
45 °C (112 °F)
50 °C (123 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
43.0 dBA
50.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
8.6
10
Performance Over Time Graph
Performance Over Time Image
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
72 °C
96 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
9% loss
0% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
69 °C
75 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 10
macOS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
Yes
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
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