Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i (14", Gen 8) vs Acer Aspire 5 14 (A514-56)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i (14", Gen 8)
- Easier to carry: weighs 260 grams less (around 0.57 lbs)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 14 (A514-56)
- Can run popular games at about 880-1200% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 27% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.31 kg (2.89 lbs) | 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 324.3 x 213.8 x 17.9 mm 12.77 x 8.42 x 0.7 inches |
318.2 x 225.5 x 17.8 mm 12.53 x 8.88 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 693 cm2 (107.5 inches2) | 718 cm2 (111.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.9% | ~79.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 8.3 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Aspire 5 14 (A514-56)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
IdeaPad Slim 3i (14", Gen 8)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 400:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 51% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 39% |
| Response time | - | 16 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 / 90 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 299 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 (0P + 4E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (24EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 6-10 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU boost clock | 750 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 0.3 TFLOPS | 5.1-6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.8 Gbps | ~14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 192 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 12 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 6 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 0.3 TFLOPS | 5.1-6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 657 |
| Solar Bay | - | 15663 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1.5W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.7 mm | - |
| Size | 10.4 x 6.2 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on IdeaPad Slim 3i (14", Gen 8):
- Camera options: 720p or 1080p.
- Integrated 128 GB UFS 3.1 storage and an additional M.2 SSD slot.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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