Acer Swift 3x (SF314-510G)

Date Published: 21 Oct 2020
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CPU: Intel Core i7-1165G7
GPU: Intel Iris Xe Max
Display: 14.0”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
Storage: 1000GB SSD
RAM: 16GB LPDDR4x
Weight: 1.37 kg (3 lbs)

Pros

Beautiful screen with 98% of sRGB coverage and accurate colors (when our Gaming and Web design profile is present) (Innolux N140HCE-EN2)
Doesn't use aggressive PWM to adjust brightness (Innolux N140HCE-EN2)
Up to 19 hours of Web browsing on battery
Almost all-metal built with a lid leverage system
Fingerprint reader
28W Tiger Lake CPUs + Intel Iris Xe Max dGPU setup
Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6, and dual M.2 SSD support

Cons

Quiet speakers
No SD card reader
The drivers for the Iris Xe Max are still not optimized

Acer Swift 3x (SF314-510G) - Specs

CPU

Intel Core i7-1165G7 33

CPU Performance #33

Very Good

GPU

Intel Iris Xe Max 55

GPU Performance #55

Very Good

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Max-Q (4GB GDDR5) 1.6%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5) 2.8%
Intel Iris Xe Max
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (3GB GDDR5) 0.4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (4GB GDDR5) 1.4%

Display

14.0”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS

panel 1

Innolux N140HCE-EN2 (CMN14D5)

Color accuracy 3.8 -> 0.7

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HDD/SSD

1TB SSD

M.2 Slot

2x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 See photo

RAM

16GB LPDDR4x

Windows 10 Pro

Battery

58.75Wh, 4-cell

Dimensions

322.8 x 212.2 x 17.9 mm (12.71" x 8.35" x 0.70")

Weight

1.37 kg (3 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 4
2x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
HDMI
Card reader
Ethernet LAN
Wi-Fi 802.11ax
Bluetooth 5.0
Audio jack 3.5mm Combo Jack

Features

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DISPLAY: 14.0-inch, 1920x1080, IPS

Name	Innolux N140HCE-EN2 (CMN14D5)
Diagonal	14.0"
Pixel density	157.35 ppi
Brightness	300 cd/m²
sRGB	98%%
PWM frequency	25000 Hz

Panel Type	IPS
Resolution	1920x1080
Becomes "Retina" from	22 inches (56 cm)
Contrast	1250:1
dE Color Checker	3.8 0.7
PWM Rating	9.6: (safe)

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Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.

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