54 PCWorld SEPTEMBER 2020
REVIEWS ACER SPIN^3
technically failed a 3DMark stress test, which
loops a single benchmark over and over.
“Failing” the test means that one or more
results are inconsistent with the others,
usually indicating that the laptop’s
performance has degraded due to power or
thermal limits. In this case, this probably just
signifies that you shouldn’t expect consistent
performance while playing games.
Finally, we take a look at battery life,
where we set the display brightness to 250
nits, connect earbuds at medium volume,
and loop a 4K video over and over until the
battery expires. Though a slightly hefty
laptop like the Spin 3 has room for a larger
battery, the 47.9Wh capacity is average (and
Acer SwSF314-42-R9YNift 3
Ryzen 7 4700U
MLaptop 3icrosoft Surface
Core i7-1065G7
Lenovo Yoga C940-14
Core i7-1065G7
Acer SwCore i7-1065G7ift 5
WM 142 almart Motile
Core i3-10110U
Acer Spin 3Core i5-1035G1
Acer SwSF314-57-57BNift 3
Core i5-1035G1
Lenovo C740-14IML
Core i5-10210U
Lenovo Yoga C640-13IML
Core i3-10110U
Acer Aspire 5 A515-54-30BQ
Core i3-8145U
MGo 2icrosoft Surface
Core m3-8100Y
3DMark Sky Diver 1.0
Graphics score
LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE
10,877
6,932
8,995
6,226
10,441
6,261
8,242
4,574
4,285
3,451
3,425
Lenovo Yoga C640-13IML
Core i3-10110U
Lenovo Yoga C940-14
Core i7-1065G7
Lenovo C740-14IML
Core i5-10210U
MLaptop 3icrosoft Surface
Core i7-1065G7
Acer Aspire 5 A515-54-30BQ
Core i3-8145U
Acer Spin 3Core i5-1035G1
Acer SwCore i7-1065G7ift 5
Acer SwSF314-42-R9YNift 3
Ryzen 7 4700U
Acer SwSF314-57-57BNift 3
Core i5-1035G1
MGo 2icrosoft Surface
Core m3-8100Y
WM 142 almart Motile
Core i3-10110U
Battery Life
Minutes
LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE
985
585
654
498
784
539
626
490
464
441
398
A 10th-gen “G1” processor like the Spin 3’s simply
isn’t as powerful as its competition.
The Acer Spin 3 averages just under nine hours of
battery life.