Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) (69/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Gaming 33.0 Poor 86.0 Very Good WINNER
NanoReview Score 69.0 Average 91.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 65.0 Average 94.0 Excellent WINNER
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent
Display 98.0 Excellent
Portability 88.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Battery type Li-Ion
Charge power 65 W
Charging port position Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Base frequency 3.4 GHz
Cores 10
Fabrication process 4 nm
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-85
L3 Cache 6 MB
Threads 10

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Area 729 cm2(113 inches2)
Colors Gray
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 322.6 x 226 x 14.9 mm12.7 x 8.9 x 0.59 inches
Liquid metal No
Material Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 33 dB
Number of fans 2
Opening angle 180°
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.6%
Side bezels 5.2 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber No
Weight 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs) 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.4
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) No
Fingerprint Yes
HDMI No
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port No
SD card reader No
Thunderbolt No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard v7
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Matte
HDR support No
PPI 208 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
Size 14.5 inches
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234)

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
FLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz
GPU performance 3.8 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory speed 8.45 Gbps
Memory type LPDDR5X
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
Shading units (cores) 1536
Solar Bay 8346
TGP 30 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Backlight Yes
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 8448 MHz
Upgradable No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Dolby Atmos No
Microphones 3
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)
Total slots 1

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Weight 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs) 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs)

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift 14 AI (SF14-11) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E)
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing)
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth)
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s)

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