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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Build Quality
    3. Hinge
    4. Portability
    5. Serviceability
    6. In The Box
  5. Display
    1. Screen Specs
    2. Refresh Rate
    3. Contrast
    4. Brightness
    5. Reflections
    6. Black Uniformity
    7. Horizontal Viewing Angle
    8. Vertical Viewing Angle
    9. Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
    10. Color Gamut
    11. Flicker
  6. Interface
    1. Keyboard
    2. Touchpad
    3. Speakers
    4. Webcam & Microphone
  7. Connectivity
    1. Ports
    2. Wireless Communication
  8. Configuration
    1. CPU
    2. GPU
    3. RAM
    4. Storage
  9. Performance
    1. Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
    2. Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
    3. Blender (3D Rendering)
    4. Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
    5. Storage Drive Performance
    6. Battery
    7. Borderlands 3
    8. Civilization VI
    9. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    10. Counter-Strike 2
    11. Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
    12. Thermals And Noise
    13. Performance Over Time
  10. Additional Features And Software
    1. Software
    2. Extra Features
  11. Comments

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) vs ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021)

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020)
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021)

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Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Picture
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Picture

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)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EA-AB54) (Indie Black - i5/12GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EA-AH54) (Indie Black - i5/12GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EA-L12892W) (Indie Black - i5/12GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (‎K513EQ-L1235T) (Indie Black - i5/MX350/16GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-PB56) (Indie Black - i5/MX350/8GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (‎K513EA-UH76) (Indie Black - i7/16GB/1TB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-NB74 ) (Indie Black - i7/8GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EA-BQ684) (Indie Black - i7/8GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-NB74) (Indie Black - i7/8GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-PB79) (Indie Black - i7/MX350/16GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-L1332T) (Transparent Silver - i5/8GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (‎K513EQ-L1215T) (Transparent Silver - i5/MX350/16GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (‎K513EQ-L1236T) (Transparent Silver - i5/MX350/16GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-L1235T) (Transparent Silver - i5/MX350/16GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EA-L12437T) (Transparent Silver - i7/12GB/512GB)
  • VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (K513EQ-L1191T) (Transparent Silver - i7/MX350/8GB/512GB)

Our Verdict

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020)

ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021)

The ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) and the Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) are ultraportable Windows laptops available with Intel 11th Gen processors. The ASUS is a bigger device with a 15.6-inch screen, providing more space for multitasking, and its OLED panel gets brighter and can display more colors. The ASUS also has a touchpad that tracks better and a webcam with better video quality for video calls. On the other hand, the Acer has a wider port selection and a significantly longer battery life. The ASUS is available with dedicated NVIDIA GPUs, but they're entry-level graphics processors that don't perform much better than Intel's Iris Xe Graphics.

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Main Differences for
School

Threshold 

0.10

School 

7.8
7.0

Battery 
 

9.4
5.5

Webcam & Microphone 
 

3.6
6.5

Portability 
 

8.9
8.3

Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Style Photo  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Style Photo
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Style Photo

Form Factor 
 

Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
6.5

Build Quality Photo  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Build Quality Photo
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Build Quality Photo
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Hinge 
 

6.9
6.6

Hinge Photo  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Hinge Photo
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Hinge Photo

Range 
 

180°
140°

Stability 
 

Good
Good

One Finger Lift 
 

No
No
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Portability 
 

8.9
8.3

Dimensions Photo  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Dimensions Photo
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Dimensions Photo

Size 
 

14"
15.6"

Thickness 
 

0.6" (1.6 cm)
0.7" (1.8 cm)

Width 
 

12.8" (32.4 cm)
14.1" (35.9 cm)

Depth 
 

8.6" (21.9 cm)
9.3" (23.5 cm)

Volume 
 

69.3 in³ (1,135.3 cm³)
92.2 in³ (1,510.1 cm³)

Weight 
 

2.6 lbs (1.2 kg)
3.4 lbs (1.6 kg)

Charger Size 
 

8.2 in³ (135.0 cm³)
7.7 in³ (126.8 cm³)

Charger Weight 
 

0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
0.5 lbs (0.2 kg)
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Serviceability 
 

6.5
8.2

Internals Photo  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Internals Photo
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Internals Photo

Ease Of Access 
 

8.0
8.0

RAM Slots 
 

0
1

Storage Slots 
 

1
2

Replaceable Battery 
 

Yes
Yes

Replaceable Wireless Adapter 
 

Yes
Yes
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) In The Box Photo
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) In The Box Photo
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Display

Screen Specs 
 

Display Photo  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Display Photo
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Display Photo

Resolution 
 

1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080

Aspect Ratio 
 

16:9
16:9

Pixel Density 
 

157 PPI
143 PPI

Panel Type 
 

IPS
OLED

Touch Screen 
 

No
No

Screen-To-Body Ratio 
 

80%
77%
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Refresh Rate 
 

5.9
5.9

Motion Blur  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Motion Blur
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Motion Blur

Refresh Rate 
 

60 Hz
60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

No
No
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Contrast 
 

7.9
10

Contrast Photo  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Contrast Photo
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Contrast Photo

Native Contrast 
 

1,720 : 1
101,200 : 1
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Brightness 
 

6.7
7.8

Maximum Brightness 
 

279 cd/m²
382 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness 
 

17 cd/m²
5 cd/m²
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Reflections 
 

7.3
6.7

Reflections Photo Off  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Reflections Photo Off
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Reflections Photo Off

Reflections Photo Max  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Reflections Photo Max
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Reflections Photo Max

Screen Finish 
 

Matte
Glossy

Total Reflections 
 

5.66%
5.24%

Indirect Reflections 
 

4.91%
0.61%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

0.75%
4.63%
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Black Uniformity 
 

7.7
10

Black Uniformity Photo  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Black Uniformity Photo
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Black Uniformity Photo

Uniformity (Std. Dev.) 
 

0.925%
0.345%
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Horizontal Viewing Angle 
 

6.7
7.1

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video  

Horizontal Chroma Picture  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Horizontal Chroma Picture
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Horizontal Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Left 
 

26°
35°

Color Washout From Right 
 

25°
37°

Horizontal Hue Picture  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Horizontal Hue Picture
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Horizontal Hue Picture

Color Shift From Left 
 

39°
21°

Color Shift From Right 
 

41°
21°

Horizontal Lightness Picture  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Horizontal Lightness Picture
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Horizontal Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Left 
 

27°
40°

Brightness Loss From Right 
 

27°
41°

Black Level Raise From Left 
 

60°
60°

Black Level Raise From Right 
 

60°
60°

Gamma Shift From Left 
 

32°
40°

Gamma Shift From Right 
 

30°
41°
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Vertical Viewing Angle 
 

6.2
7.1

Vertical Viewing Angle Video  

Vertical Chroma Picture  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Vertical Chroma Picture
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Vertical Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Below 
 

24°
38°

Color Washout From Above 
 

26°
35°

Vertical Hue Picture  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Vertical Hue Picture
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Vertical Hue Picture

Color Shift From Below 
 

37°
22°

Color Shift From Above 
 

36°
20°

Vertical Lightness Picture  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Vertical Lightness Picture
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Vertical Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Below 
 

27°
42°

Brightness Loss From Above 
 

28°
39°

Black Level Raise From Below 
 

45°
45°

Black Level Raise From Above 
 

40°
45°

Gamma Shift From Below 
 

25°
42°

Gamma Shift From Above 
 

27°
40°
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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy 
 

6.7
7.0

White Balance Screencap  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) White Balance Screencap
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) White Balance Screencap

Gamma Curve Screencap  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Gamma Curve Screencap
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Gamma Curve Screencap

Color Screencap  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Color Screencap
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Color Screencap

Avg. White Balance dE 
 

4.38
2.06

Avg. Gamma 
 

2.11
2.28

Avg. Color dE 
 

2.89
4.8

Avg. Color Temperature 
 

6,388 K
6,389.9 K
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Color Gamut 
 

8.6
9.7

Gamut SDR  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Gamut SDR
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Gamut SDR

sRGB xy 
 

99.97%
154.28%

sRGB uv 
 

99.91%
141.99%

Adobe RGB xy 
 

78.17%
97.9%

Adobe RGB uv 
 

86%
99.42%

Gamut HDR  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Gamut HDR
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Gamut HDR

DCI P3 xy 
 

78.92%
99.99%

DCI P3 uv 
 

84.07%
99.99%

Rec. 2020 xy 
 

56.68%
81.58%

Rec. 2020 uv 
 

61.53%
82.38%
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Flicker 
 

10
1.8

Flicker Graph  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Flicker Graph
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Flicker Graph

Flicker-Free 
 

Yes
No

Flicker Frequency 
 

No Flicker
60 Hz

Flicker Active Below 
 

0%
100%
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Interface

Keyboard 
 

7.2
7.3

Keyboard Photo  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Keyboard Photo
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Keyboard Photo

Typing Quality 
 

7.0
7.0

Numpad 
 

No
Yes

Backlighting 
 

On / Off
Adjustable

Key Switch Actuation Graph  

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Operating Force 
 

61 gf
69 gf

Actuation Force 
 

34 gf
36 gf

Pre-Travel 
 

0.90 mm
0.90 mm

Total Travel 
 

1.33 mm
1.35 mm
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Touchpad 
 

6.8
7.2

Touchpad Photo  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Touchpad Photo
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Touchpad Photo

Tracking Quality 
 

7.0
7.5

Size 
 

10.9 in² (70.3 cm²)
11.4 in² (73.5 cm²)

Material 
 

Plastic
Plastic

Dedicated Buttons 
 

No
No
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Speakers 
 

7.8
7.7

Frequency Response Plot  

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Max Volume 
 

76 dB SPL
74 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

5.0 dB
4.0 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

0.1
-0.1

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.) 
 

364 Hz
325 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.) 
 

16 kHz
16 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol. 
 

1.0 dB
0.5 dB
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Webcam & Microphone 
 

3.6
6.5

Webcam Video Sample  

Video Quality 
 

3.0
6.5

Resolution 
 

720p
720p

Position 
 

Top Center
Top Center

Privacy Cover 
 

No
No

Face Unlock 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Ports 
 

8.0
7.0

Ports Photo  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Ports Photo
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Ports Photo

USB-A Ports 
 

2
3

USB-C Ports 
 

1
1

Thunderbolt 
 

Thunderbolt 4
No

USB-C Charging 
 

Yes
No

USB-C Display Out 
 

Yes
No

HDMI 
 

2.0
1.4

DisplayPort 
 

No
No

3.5mm Jack 
 

Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader 
 

No
MicroSD UHS 2

Ethernet 
 

No
No

Proprietary Port 
 

No
No

Security Lock 
 

Yes
No
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Wireless Communication 
 

Wi-Fi 
 

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Bluetooth 
 

5.0
5.2
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Configuration

CPU 
 

Brand 
 

Intel
Intel

Model 
 

Core i5-1135G7
Core i7-1165G7

Core Count 
 

4
4

Thread Count 
 

8
8
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GPU 
 

Brand 
 

Intel
NVIDIA

Model 
 

Iris Xe Graphics G7
GeForce MX350

Dedicated/Integrated 
 

Integrated
Dedicated

VRAM Size 
 

N/A
2 GB
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RAM 
 

Capacity 
 

8 GB
16 GB

Modules 
 

1 (Soldered)
2

Type 
 

LP-DDR4X
DDR4

Speed 
 

4,267 MHz
3,200 MHz
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Storage 
 

Advertised Capacity 
 

512 GB
512 GB

Usable Capacity 
 

460 GB
449 GB

Drive 1 
 

SK Hynix HFM512GDJTNI-82A0A
Intel SSD 660p SSDPELMW512G8

Drive 1 Type  

SSD
SSD

Drive 2 
 

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive

Drive 2 Type  

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics) 
 

8.1
8.1

Geekbench Image  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Geekbench Image
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Geekbench Image

CPU Single-Thread 
 

1,409 points
1,570 points

CPU Multi-Thread 
 

5,340 points
4,969 points

GPU Compute 
 

15,232 points
15,181 points
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Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering) 
 

8.4
8.8

Cinebench R23 Photo  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Cinebench R23 Photo
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Cinebench R23 Photo

Single-Thread 
 

1,368 points
1,523 points

Multi-Thread 
 

5,092 points
5,674 points
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Blender (3D Rendering) 
 

5.9
6.2

Blender Image  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Blender Image
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Blender Image

CPU Render Time 
 

7.8 min
6.8 min

GPU Render Time 
 

N/A
7.5 min

GPU Render Time (Optix) 
 

N/A
N/A
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Basemark GPU (Game Scene) 
 

5.1
5.1

Basemark Image  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Basemark Image
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Basemark Image

Overall Score 
 

16,155
16,181
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Storage Drive Performance 
 

9.0
9.0

Storage Performance Image  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Storage Performance Image
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Storage Performance Image

Sequential Write Speed 
 

933.8 MB/s
740.1 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed 
 

1,181.1 MB/s
1,370.8 MB/s

Random Write Speed 
 

106.7 MB/s
110.5 MB/s

Random Read Speed 
 

55.6 MB/s
55.3 MB/s
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Battery 
 

9.4
5.5

Capacity 
 

56 Wh
41 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing) 
 

13.8 hrs
6.6 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback) 
 

12.2 hrs
4.7 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming) 
 

2.1 hrs
1.1 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.3 hrs
2.1 hrs
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Borderlands 3 
 

1.1
1.5

Borderlands 3 Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

7 fps
9 fps

1% Low 
 

1 fps
6 fps

0.1% Low 
 

0 fps
4 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

1,253 ms
54 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

2,224 ms
121 ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low 
 

36 fps
40 fps
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Civilization VI 
 

4.6
4.2

Civilization VI Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

22 fps
21 fps

1% Low 
 

16 fps
14 fps

0.1% Low 
 

14 fps
13 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

18 ms
24 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

25 ms
26 ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum 
 

82 fps
83 fps

Avg. Turn Time 
 

7.96 s
8.38 s
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 
 

6.7
7.7

CS:GO graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

88 fps
87 fps

1% Low 
 

36 fps
52 fps

0.1% Low 
 

30 fps
40 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

16 ms
8 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

22 ms
13 ms

Avg. FPS On Low 
 

134 fps
121 fps
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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
2.7

SOTTR Graph  

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See details on graph tool

Avg. FPS 
 

19 fps
16 fps

1% Low 
 

3 fps
12 fps

0.1% Low 
 

1 fps
10 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

290 ms
24 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

871 ms
39 ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest 
 

37 fps
30 fps
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Thermals And Noise 
 

7.7
7.3

Keyboard Temps Picture  

Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) Keyboard Temps Picture
ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021) Keyboard Temps Picture

Keyboard Temp While Idle 
 

27 °C (80 °F)
24 °C (76 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load 
 

45 °C (112 °F)
48 °C (118 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle 
 

25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA

Fan Noise Under Load 
 

43.0 dBA
44.5 dBA

Power & Fan Control App 
 

No
Yes
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Performance Over Time 
 

8.6
9.0

Performance Over Time Graph  

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CPU Temp (Cinebench) 
 

72 °C
82 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench) 
 

9% loss
6% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven) 
 

69 °C
68 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven) 
 

0% loss
0% loss
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Additional Features And Software

Software 
 

Operating System 
 

Windows 10
Windows 10

Additional Software 
 

Yes
Yes
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Extra Features 
 

RGB Illumination 
 

No
No

Touch Pen 
 

No
No

Secondary Display 
 

No
No

Biometrics 
 

Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
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Acer Swift 3 14 (2020)

ASUS VivoBook 15 OLED K513 (2021)

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