Acer Swift 16
CPU Intel Core i9 12900K
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 2880x1800
GPU Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
47 Overall Score
Price $1,000
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong cpu (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
- Below average reliability (9th percentile)
- Below average portability (18th percentile)
- Below average social proof (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i9 12900K |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 2880x1800 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | 2 x Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Acer Swift 16 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i9 12900K | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (20-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acer Swift 16 | 91.2 | 62.3 | 53.1 | 36.3 | 92.9 | 18.4 | 61.7 | 9 | 21.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.5 | 72.3 | 67.1 | 88.1 | 99.2 | 67.9 | 94.6 | 96.9 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.6 | 92.4 | 91.4 | 96 | 73.3 | 90.1 | 59.3 | 97.9 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.3 | 81.8 | 88.1 | 97.7 | 94 | 51.8 | 81.3 | 79.7 | 90.1 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 86.5 | 91.3 | 91.4 | 96 | 72.1 | 68.8 | 32.2 | 97 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64 | 62.3 | 81.7 | 81.5 | 91.2 | 96.2 | 73.4 | 59.3 | 87.3 |
Price
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