Acer Swift 3 13.5" SF313-53-78UG Sparkly Silver 2022
About This Laptop
- Get high performance, responsiveness and long battery life with the Intel Core i7-1165G7 Processor - up to 4.7GHz, 4 cores, 8 threads, 12MB Intel Smart Cache
- 13.5" Acer VertiView 2K (2256 x 1504) IPS Widescreen LED-backlit 3:2 Aspect Ratio Display, Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- 8GB Onboard LPDDR4X Memory and 512GB NVMe SSD
- 1 x USB Type-C Port USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps) DisplayPort over USB Type-C, Thunderbolt 4 & USB Charging, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port (one featuring power-off charging), 1 x HDMI 2.0 port
- Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6, Acer Bio-Protection Fingerprint Solution, Up to 14 Hours Battery Life
- *The Windows 11 upgrade will be delivered to qualifying devices late 2021 into 2022. Timing varies by device. Certain features require additional hardware (see aka.ms/windows11-spec)
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong compact (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong screen (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong port (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average social proof (6th percentile) 6th
- Below average reliability (9th percentile) 9th
- Below average ram (14th percentile) 14th
- Below average gpu (19th percentile) 19th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1165G |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 4.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.5" |
| Resolution | 2256 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Home 64-bit |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Swift 3 13.5" SF313-53-78UG | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 21KV000AUS | MSI Stealth A3XWHG-079US | HP OMEN 16-ap0053dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1165G | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 128 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 8192 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.5" 2256x1504 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | AMD Radeon | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home 64-bit | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 70 | 90 | 100 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Swift 3 13.5" SF313-53-78UG | 24.3 | 18.5 | 14.2 | 68.8 | 76.7 | 91.7 | 38.7 | 9.3 | 6.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.5 | 18.5 | 96.4 | 80 | 98.9 | 66.7 | 99.7 | 96 | 99.3 |
| ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.1 | 80.3 | 99.9 | 77.5 | 89.2 | 92.7 | 81.2 | 57.9 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 21KV000AUS Compare | 78.9 | 74.5 | 99 | 89.6 | 97.1 | 24.7 | 90.9 | 78.2 | 95.9 |
| MSI Stealth A3XWHG-079US Compare | 86.1 | 90 | 91.5 | 81.1 | 92.1 | 16.4 | 94.5 | 57.9 | 82.1 |
| HP OMEN 16-ap0053dx Compare | 94.1 | 83.4 | 84.8 | 74.5 | 72.5 | 12.1 | 81.2 | 31.6 | 94.4 |
Usage Scores
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