Product comparison · 2 laptops

Acer Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop vs MSI PS42 8RC-014BE Modern

123specifications compared
13differ
110identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The Acer Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI PS42 8RC-014BE Modern (1 vs 0). The MSI PS42 8RC-014BE Modern has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity than the Acer Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop (2 vs 1). The Acer Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop has 1 mm more width than the MSI PS42 8RC-014BE Modern (323 mm vs 322 mm). Only the MSI PS42 8RC-014BE Modern has discrete graphics card. Total storage capacity: 1.25 TB on the Acer Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop, 256 GB on the MSI PS42 8RC-014BE Modern.

Total storage capacity
- Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:1.25 TB
- PS42 8RC-014BE Modern:256 GB
Storage media
- Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:HDD+SSD
- PS42 8RC-014BE Modern:SSD
Discrete graphics card
- Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:No
- PS42 8RC-014BE Modern:Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:1
- PS42 8RC-014BE Modern:0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
- Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:1
- PS42 8RC-014BE Modern:2
Operating system installed
- Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Windows 10
- PS42 8RC-014BE Modern:Windows 10 Home
Battery technology
- Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
- PS42 8RC-014BE Modern:Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery capacity
- Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop:3220 mAh
- PS42 8RC-014BE Modern:50 Wh

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Comparison of SF314-54-57MY, PS42 8RC-014BE Modern
162 specifications	A Acer Swift 3 SF314-54-57MY Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8250U Laptop Model SF314-54-57MY View product	B MSI PS42 8RC-014BE Modern View product
Displayidentical
Panel typeKnown for one	IPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 MHz
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	1.25 TB	256 GB
Storage mediaDiffers	HDD+SSD	SSD
Total SSDs capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 GB
NVMeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVMe 3.0
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD capacityKnown for one	1 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	SD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffers	Not available	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Max-Q
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cards installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
On-board graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel® UHD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Speaker powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 W
Built-in microphoneKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cameraidentical
Front camera HD typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD
Front camera signal formatKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	720p
Video capturing speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 fps
Network1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x1
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboardidentical
Keyboard backlitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Keyboard backlit colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Keyboard layoutKnown for one	AZERTY	Unknown — not stated by the source
Keyboard languageKnown for one	French	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Windows 10	Windows 10 Home
Battery2 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery capacityDiffers	3220 mAh	50 Wh
Poweridentical
AC adapter powerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 W
AC adapter frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC adapter input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.19 kg
WidthDiffers	323 mm	322 mm
DepthDiffers	228 mm	222 mm
HeightDiffers	18.7 mm	15.9 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	BIOS, HDD, Supervisor, User	Unknown — not stated by the source

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