Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Swift 3 SF314-54-51BJ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop vs Acer Spin 3 SP314-51-38U5 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7020U Hybrid (2-in-1)

136specifications compared
31differ
105identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Product type
- Swift 3 SF314-54-51BJ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Laptop
- Spin 3 SP314-51-38U5 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7020U Hybrid (2-in-1):Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colour
- Swift 3 SF314-54-51BJ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Blue
- Spin 3 SP314-51-38U5 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7020U Hybrid (2-in-1):Grey
Form factor
- Swift 3 SF314-54-51BJ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Clamshell
- Spin 3 SP314-51-38U5 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7020U Hybrid (2-in-1):Convertible (Folder)
Touchscreen
- Swift 3 SF314-54-51BJ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:No
- Spin 3 SP314-51-38U5 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7020U Hybrid (2-in-1):Yes
Processor family
- Swift 3 SF314-54-51BJ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Intel® Core™ i5
- Spin 3 SP314-51-38U5 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7020U Hybrid (2-in-1):Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation
- Swift 3 SF314-54-51BJ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
- Spin 3 SP314-51-38U5 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7020U Hybrid (2-in-1):7th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- Swift 3 SF314-54-51BJ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:i5-8250U
- Spin 3 SP314-51-38U5 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7020U Hybrid (2-in-1):i3-7020U
Processor cores
- Swift 3 SF314-54-51BJ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:4
- Spin 3 SP314-51-38U5 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7020U Hybrid (2-in-1):2

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Comparison of SF314-54-51BJ, SP314-51-38U5
159 specifications	A Acer Swift 3 SF314-54-51BJ Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop Model SF314-54-51BJ View product	B Acer Spin 3 SP314-51-38U5 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-7020U Hybrid (2-in-1) Model SP314-51-38U5 View product
Design3 differ
Product typeDiffers	Laptop	Hybrid (2-in-1)
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Grey
Form factorDiffers	Clamshell	Convertible (Folder)
Display1 differ
TouchscreenDiffers	No	Yes
Touch technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-touch
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationDiffers	8th gen Intel® Core™ i5	7th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	i5-8250U	i3-7020U
Processor coresDiffers	4	2
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.6 GHz	2.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	6 MB	3 MB
Processor codenameDiffers	Kaby Lake R	Kaby Lake
SteppingKnown for one	Y0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-up frequencyKnown for one	1.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-upKnown for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one	10 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	0.8 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1	1x4, 2x2
Memoryidentical
Memory slotsKnown for one	1x SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	12 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	256 GB	1.12 TB
Storage mediaDiffers	SSD	HDD+SSD
SSD capacityDiffers	256 GB	128 GB
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 TB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5400 RPM
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Graphics5 differ
On-board graphics card familyDiffers	Intel® UHD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® UHD Graphics 620	Intel® HD Graphics 620
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1000 MHz
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers	4.4	4.5
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x5917	0x5916
Discrete graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not available
On-board GPU manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Audioidentical
Number of microphonesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	2x2	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN controller modelKnown for one	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Processor special features2 differ
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	2.0	No
Processor ARK IDDiffers	124967	122590
Processor codeKnown for one	SR3LA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery2 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	4	3
Battery capacityDiffers	3320 mAh	52.5 Wh
Battery life (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 h
Security1 differ
Fingerprint readerDiffers	Yes	No
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	ACPI 5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	1.45 kg	1.7 kg
WidthDiffers	323 mm	335 mm
DepthDiffers	228 mm	230 mm
HeightDiffers	18.7 mm	20.8 mm
Performanceidentical
AccelerometerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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