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MSI Modern 14 (2023) vs Acer Swift Go 14 (2024)
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MSI Modern 14 (2023)
Acer Swift Go 14 (2024)
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Size14"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size14"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- Modern 14 (C13M-606US) (Beige Rose - i5/16GB/512GB)
- Modern 14 (C13M-621US) (Urban Silver - i7/16GB/1TB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72T-58SH) (Pure Silver - IPS/Touch/Ultra 5 125H/8GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72T-71QF) (Pure Silver - IPS/Touch/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-73T-75FA) (Pure Silver - IPS/Touch/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72T-718K) (Pure Silver - IPS/Touch/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72-53BP) (Pure Silver - OLED/Ultra 5 125H/16GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-73-58EP) (Pure Silver - OLED/Ultra 5 125H/8GB/512GB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-72-72YK) (Pure Silver - OLED/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
- Swift Go 14 (SFG14-73-70PT) (Pure Silver - OLED/Ultra 7 155H/16GB/1TB)
Our Verdict
MSI Modern 14 (2023)
Acer Swift Go 14 (2024)
The Acer Swift Go 14 (2024) is much better than the MSI Modern 14 (2023) for most uses. The Acer provides a better user experience overall; its available displays are brighter and more colorful, and they have a 16:10 aspect ratio, which is better suited for productivity. It also has a better webcam, a wider port selection with Thunderbolt 4 support, Wi-Fi 6E, and a significantly longer battery life. Performance-wise, although both laptops can easily handle general productivity tasks like text processing, web browsing, and spreadsheets, the Acer's Intel Meteor Lake CPUs are much faster, allowing you to perform more demanding workloads like programming and simulations.
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Threshold
School
6.8
8.2
Battery
4.5
8.9
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.0
8.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
8.3
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
135°
Stability
Decent
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
8.1
8.5
Dimensions Photo
Size
14"
14"
Thickness
0.8" (2.1 cm)
0.8" (2.1 cm)
Width
12.6" (32.0 cm)
12.2" (31.0 cm)
Depth
8.9" (22.5 cm)
8.7" (22.0 cm)
Volume
92.3 in³ (1,512.0 cm³)
87.4 in³ (1,432.2 cm³)
Weight
3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)
2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)
Charger Size
8.2 in³ (134.7 cm³)
9.5 in³ (155.8 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
Serviceability
6.5
7.0
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
8.0
8.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
2
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 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Pixel Density
157 PPI
162 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
81%
87%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.6
8.1
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,468 : 1
1,831 : 1
Brightness
5.9
7.8
Maximum Brightness
222 cd/m²
381 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
12 cd/m²
16 cd/m²
Reflections
7.2
8.0
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
5.24%
3.96%
Indirect Reflections
3.19%
3.07%
Calculated Direct Reflections
2.05%
0.89%
Black Uniformity
8.8
8.0
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.668%
0.851%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
7.0
6.5
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
28°
24°
Color Washout From Right
26°
24°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
46°
33°
Color Shift From Right
60°
46°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
31°
25°
Brightness Loss From Right
29°
27°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
30°
25°
Gamma Shift From Right
29°
25°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.9
6.5
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
29°
25°
Color Washout From Above
28°
26°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
37°
32°
Color Shift From Above
43°
39°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
29°
27°
Brightness Loss From Above
30°
29°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
33°
23°
Gamma Shift From Above
35°
26°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
5.5
8.6
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
3.79
2.39
Avg. Gamma
2.04
2.06
Avg. Color dE
5.34
2.13
Avg. Color Temperature
6,771.7 K
6,154.6 K
Color Gamut
4.3
8.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
67.64%
99.8%
sRGB uv
54.92%
99.26%
Adobe RGB xy
50.64%
76.51%
Adobe RGB uv
47%
87.55%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
50.28%
77.16%
DCI P3 uv
44.59%
82.72%
Rec. 2020 xy
36.13%
55.42%
Rec. 2020 uv
32.65%
60.59%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
7.3
7.8
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
7.0
7.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
67 gf
67 gf
Actuation Force
40 gf
31 gf
Pre-Travel
1.00 mm
1.23 mm
Total Travel
1.35 mm
1.70 mm
Touchpad
7.5
7.6
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.5
7.5
Size
14.0 in² (90.0 cm²)
14.9 in² (96.1 cm²)
Material
Plastic
Plastic
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
5.3
5.7
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
77 dB SPL
73 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
8.4 dB
7.1 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-2.8
-2.5
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
397 Hz
409 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
19 kHz
19 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.3 dB
0.3 dB
Webcam & Microphone
6.1
7.8
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
6.0
8.0
Resolution
720p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
No
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.5
9.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
3
2
USB-C Ports
1
2
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
1.4
2.0
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 1
MicroSD UHS 1
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
Yes
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.2
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i5-1335U
Core Ultra 7 155H
Core Count
10
16
Thread Count
12
22
GPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Iris Xe Graphics
Arc Graphics
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
16 GB
Modules
2 (Soldered)
8 (Soldered)
Type
DDR4
LP-DDR5x
Speed
3,200 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
438 GB
957 GB
Drive 1
Samsung MZVL4512HBLU-00BTW
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X110N
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)
8.4
9.4
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,587 points
1,760 points
CPU Multi-Thread
7,039 points
12,232 points
GPU Compute
12,974 points
32,597 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.6
9.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,676 points
1,785 points
Multi-Thread
9,536 points
15,353 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
7.4
8.7
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
5.1 min
2.8 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
4.6
6.1
Basemark Image
Overall Score
13,288
25,667
Storage Drive Performance
9.4
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,292.1 MB/s
1,936.3 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,874.0 MB/s
3,486.1 MB/s
Random Write Speed
98.0 MB/s
123.3 MB/s
Random Read Speed
63.0 MB/s
56.3 MB/s
Battery
4.5
8.9
Capacity
39 Wh
65 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
4.7 hrs
11.4 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
3.4 hrs
10.7 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.4 hrs
1.5 hrs
Charge Time
2.0 hrs
1.9 hrs
Borderlands 3
1.6
4.3
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
10 fps
31 fps
1% Low
6 fps
13 fps
0.1% Low
3 fps
3 fps
1% Low Delta
75 ms
42 ms
0.1% Low Delta
198 ms
256 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
22 fps
65 fps
Civilization VI
3.7
6.3
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
16 fps
45 fps
1% Low
12 fps
28 fps
0.1% Low
11 fps
26 fps
1% Low Delta
24 ms
13 ms
0.1% Low Delta
27 ms
16 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
63 fps
158 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.93 s
7.41 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
5.4
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
66 fps
1% Low
23 fps
0.1% Low
8 fps
1% Low Delta
29 ms
0.1% Low Delta
111 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
97 fps
Counter-Strike 2
5.6
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
64fps
1% Low
27fps
0.1% Low
13fps
1% Low Delta
22 ms
0.1% Low Delta
64 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
138fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
2.3
5.6
Avg. FPS
14 fps
36 fps
1% Low
10 fps
26 fps
0.1% Low
8 fps
17 fps
1% Low Delta
26 ms
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
59 ms
31 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
21 fps
64 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.6
6.9
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
30 °C (85 °F)
34 °C (93 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
46 °C (116 °F)
46 °C (116 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
40.5 dBA
47.1 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
10
8.6
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
79 °C
96 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
0% loss
9% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
55 °C
75 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
No
Fingerprint Sensor
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