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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) vs Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021)
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Products
Acer Swift 3 14 (2020)
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021)
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Size14"
Operating SystemWindows 10
Size15.6"
Operating SystemWindows 11
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)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00C1US) (Abyss Blue - IPS/Ryzen 5 5500U/12GB/512GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00YTUS) (Abyss Blue - IPS/Ryzen 5 5500U/8GB/256GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU003NUS) (Abyss Blue - TN/Ryzen 5 5500U/8GB/256GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00AAUS) (Arctic Gray - TN/Ryzen 5 5500/8GB/256GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU000NUS) (Sand - IPS/Ryzen 3 5300U/4GB/512GB)
- Ideapad 3 15 (82KU00YQUS) (Sand - IPS/Ryzen 3 5300U/8GB/512GB)
Our Verdict
Acer Swift 3 14 (2020)
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021)
The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15 (2021) and the Acer Swift 3 14 (2020) are ultraportable Windows laptops. The Acer's display is smaller, but it's sharper and more colorful. The Acer has better-sounding speakers, a wider port selection that includes a USB-C with Thunderbolt 4 support, and longer battery life. However, the Lenovo has a much better webcam for video calls. It's available with AMD Ryzen 5000-series CPUs, while the Acer is available with Intel 11th Gen CPUs. Regardless of which laptop you choose, all the CPU options are more than capable of handling light tasks like web browsing, text formatting, and video playback. That said, if you need the best multi-thread performance, the Lenovo's higher-end AMD Ryzen 7 5700U is the best option as it has more cores and threads than any of the Intel CPU options on the Acer.
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
7.8
7.4
Battery
9.4
7.7
Webcam & Microphone
3.6
7.5
Portability
8.9
8.0
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
6.9
5.7
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
165°
Stability
Good
Decent
One Finger Lift
No
No
Portability
8.9
8.0
Dimensions Photo
Size
14"
15.6"
Thickness
0.6" (1.6 cm)
0.7" (1.9 cm)
Width
12.8" (32.4 cm)
14.1" (35.9 cm)
Depth
8.6" (21.9 cm)
9.3" (23.6 cm)
Volume
69.3 in³ (1,135.3 cm³)
98.2 in³ (1,609.8 cm³)
Weight
2.6 lbs (1.2 kg)
3.6 lbs (1.7 kg)
Charger Size
8.2 in³ (135.0 cm³)
10.3 in³ (168.8 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
0.9 lbs (0.4 kg)
Serviceability
6.5
7.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
8.0
7.5
RAM Slots
0
1
Storage Slots
1
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Pixel Density
157 PPI
142 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
80%
85%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.9
7.3
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,720 : 1
1,325 : 1
Brightness
6.7
7.1
Maximum Brightness
279 cd/m²
308 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
17 cd/m²
3 cd/m²
Reflections
7.3
7.2
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
5.66%
5.14%
Indirect Reflections
4.91%
2.87%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.75%
2.27%
Black Uniformity
7.7
6.7
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.925%
1.489%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.7
6.6
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
26°
23°
Color Washout From Right
25°
26°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
39°
44°
Color Shift From Right
41°
48°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
27°
25°
Brightness Loss From Right
27°
30°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
32°
24°
Gamma Shift From Right
30°
29°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.2
6.8
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
24°
25°
Color Washout From Above
26°
28°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
37°
25°
Color Shift From Above
36°
45°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
27°
25°
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°
30°
Gamma Shift From Above
27°
33°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
6.7
7.0
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
4.38
1.9
Avg. Gamma
2.11
2.15
Avg. Color dE
2.89
5.09
Avg. Color Temperature
6,388 K
6,399.6 K
Color Gamut
8.6
3.9
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.97%
63.69%
sRGB uv
99.91%
51.87%
Adobe RGB xy
78.17%
43.39%
Adobe RGB uv
86%
44.88%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
78.92%
48.12%
DCI P3 uv
84.07%
41.7%
Rec. 2020 xy
56.68%
34.52%
Rec. 2020 uv
61.53%
30.38%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
7.2
7.4
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.0
7.0
Numpad
No
Yes
Backlighting
On / Off
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
61 gf
72 gf
Actuation Force
34 gf
32 gf
Pre-Travel
0.90 mm
0.91 mm
Total Travel
1.33 mm
1.39 mm
Touchpad
6.8
6.5
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.0
6.5
Size
10.9 in² (70.3 cm²)
11.2 in² (72.2 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
7.8
7.4
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
76 dB SPL
73 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.0 dB
5.4 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.1
0.4
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
364 Hz
261 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
16 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.0 dB
1.2 dB
Webcam & Microphone
3.6
7.5
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
3.0
7.0
Resolution
720p
720p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Yes
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
7.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
2
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
SD UHS 1
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
AMD
Model
Core i5-1135G7
Ryzen 3 5300U
Core Count
4
4
Thread Count
8
8
GPU
Brand
Intel
AMD
Model
Iris Xe Graphics G7
Radeon RX Vega 6 (4000/5000)
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
8 GB
8 GB
Modules
1 (Soldered)
2
Type
LP-DDR4X
DDR4
Speed
4,267 MHz
3,200 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
460 GB
455 GB
Drive 1
SK Hynix HFM512GDJTNI-82A0A
UMIS RPJTJ512MEE1OWX
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
6.9
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,409 points
1,070 points
CPU Multi-Thread
5,340 points
4,023 points
GPU Compute
15,232 points
10,857 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
8.4
7.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,368 points
1,121 points
Multi-Thread
5,092 points
5,113 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
5.9
4.8
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
7.8 min
7.6 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
12.0 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
5.1
3.8
Basemark Image
Overall Score
16,155
9,054
Storage Drive Performance
9.0
8.9
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
933.8 MB/s
686.2 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
1,181.1 MB/s
1,825.4 MB/s
Random Write Speed
106.7 MB/s
68.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
55.6 MB/s
45.7 MB/s
Battery
9.4
7.7
Capacity
56 Wh
45 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
13.8 hrs
9.3 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
12.2 hrs
7.9 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.1 hrs
1.6 hrs
Charge Time
2.3 hrs
1.9 hrs
Borderlands 3
1.1
1.6
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
7 fps
10 fps
1% Low
1 fps
6 fps
0.1% Low
0 fps
3 fps
1% Low Delta
1,253 ms
69 ms
0.1% Low Delta
2,224 ms
206 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
36 fps
25 fps
Civilization VI
4.6
3.9
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
22 fps
19 fps
1% Low
16 fps
13 fps
0.1% Low
14 fps
12 fps
1% Low Delta
18 ms
26 ms
0.1% Low Delta
25 ms
29 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
82 fps
78 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.96 s
8.37 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
6.7
5.7
Avg. FPS
88 fps
53 fps
1% Low
36 fps
27 fps
0.1% Low
30 fps
22 fps
1% Low Delta
16 ms
18 ms
0.1% Low Delta
22 ms
26 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
134 fps
101 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
2.2
Avg. FPS
19 fps
14 fps
1% Low
3 fps
4 fps
0.1% Low
1 fps
2 fps
1% Low Delta
290 ms
165 ms
0.1% Low Delta
871 ms
549 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
37 fps
23 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.7
7.8
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
27 °C (80 °F)
28 °C (83 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
45 °C (112 °F)
38 °C (100 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
43.0 dBA
48.5 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
8.6
9.8
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
72 °C
67 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
9% loss
2% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
69 °C
53 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
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