PC World - USA (2020-09)

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.