Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) (47/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Gaming 24.0 Poor 86.0 Very Good WINNER
NanoReview Score 47.0 Poor 91.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 44.0 Poor 94.0 Excellent WINNER
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent
Display 98.0 Excellent
Portability 88.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Battery type Li-Ion
Charge power 100 W
Charging port position Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 366 grams
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Base frequency 1.2 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
L3 Cache 10 MB
Threads 8
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Area 864 cm2(133.9 inches2)
Colors Gray
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 356 x 242.6 x 14.9 mm14.02 x 9.55 x 0.59 inches
Liquid metal No
Material Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 47.5 dB
Number of fans 2
Screen-to-body ratio ~85.9%
Side bezels 5.7 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber No
Weight 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.2
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) No
Fingerprint Yes
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port No
SD card reader Yes
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard v6E
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Glossy
Contrast 1700:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 72%
HDR support No
PPI 142 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time 33 ms
Size 16 inches
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD
sRGB color space 86%
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234)

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
FLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz
GPU performance 1.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps
Memory type LPDDR5
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16
Shading units (cores) 512
TGP 15 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Backlight Yes
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Channels 2x4 GB
Clock 6400 MHz
Upgradable No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~81.6 dB
Microphones 1
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)
Total slots 1

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Weight 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs)

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Acer Swift Go 16 (SFG16-71) Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E)
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing)
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth)
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s)

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