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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

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022) vs Acer Swift 3 14 (2022)

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022)
Acer Swift 3 14 (2022)

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Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022) Picture
Acer Swift 3 14 (2022) Picture

Variants

  • Surface Laptop 5 (RBG-00062) (Sandstone - 13"/i7/16GB/512GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (R1S-00026) (Matte Black - 13"/i5/8GB/512GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (R1S-00051) (Matte Black - 13"/i5/8GB/512GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (RBG-00026) (Matte Black - 13"/i7/16GB/512GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (RBG-00027) (Matte Black - 13"/i7/16GB/512GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (RIP-00026) (Matte Black - 15"/i7/16GB/512GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (RKL-00001) (Matte Black - 15"/i7/32GB/1TB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (RFB-00026) (Matte Black - 15"/i7/8GB/512GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (QZI-00001) (Platinum (Alcantara) - 13"/i5/8GB/256GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (QZI-00002) (Platinum (Alcantara) - 13"/i5/8GB/256GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (R1S-00001) (Platinum (Alcantara) - 13"/i5/8GB/512GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (RBG-00001) (Platinum (Alcantara) - 13"/i7/16GB/512GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (RBG-00002) (Platinum (Alcantara) - 13"/i7/16GB/512GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (R1S-00001) (Platinum (Metal) - 13"/i5/8GB/512GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (RIP-00001) (Platinum (Metal) - 15"/i7/16GB/512GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (RIP-00002) (Platinum (Metal) - 15"/i7/16GB/512GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (RBY-00001) (Platinum (Metal) - 15"/i7/8GB/256GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (RBY-00002) (Platinum (Metal) - 15"/i7/8GB/256GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (R1S-00051) (Sage - 13"/i5/8GB/256GB)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (RBG-00051) (Sage - 13"/i7/16GB/512)
  • Surface Laptop 5 (R1S-00062) (Sandstone - 13"/i5/8GB/512GB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-598Z) (Steel Gray - i5/16GB/512GB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-58U2) (Steel Gray - i5/16GB/512GB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-59FH) (Steel Gray - i5/16GB/512GB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-562L) (Steel Gray - i5/16GB/512GB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-51NN) (Steel Gray - i5/8GB/512GB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-56UC) (Steel Gray - i5/8GB/512GB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-56CR) (Steel Gray - i5/8GB/512GB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-50AQ) (Steel Gray - i5/8GB/512GB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-75MW) (Steel Gray - i7/16GB/1TB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-74Y3) (Steel Gray - i7/16GB/1TB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-713F) (Steel Gray - i7/16GB/1TB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-751E) (Steel Gray - i7/16GB/1TB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-78HM) (Steel Gray - i7/16GB/1TB)
  • Swift 3 14 (SF314-71-792T) (Steel Gray - i7/16GB/512GB)

Our Verdict

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022)

Acer Swift 3 14 (2022)

The Acer Swift 3 14 (2022) and the Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022) are both very good productivity laptops. The Surface Laptop 5 is a more premium model with a sturdier build, and it provides a better user experience with a more comfortable keyboard, a larger and more responsive touchpad, and a better webcam. On the other hand, the Swift 3 14 has a nicer 90Hz OLED display and a wider port selection. The Swift 3 14 is available with faster Intel 12th Gen. processors and doesn't throttle as much under load, but its battery life is shorter than the Surface Laptop 5's.

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