Lenovo 13w 2-in-1 Gen 3 (13" Intel) vs Acer Aspire Spin 14 (ASP14-51)

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Evaluation of Lenovo 13w 2-in-1 Gen 3 (13" Intel) and Acer Aspire Spin 14 (ASP14-51) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
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Battery Life
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Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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51.8
(Average)
Value Index
68.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo 13w 2-in-1 Gen 3 (13" Intel)
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
  • Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (103.1 vs 111.3 square inches)
  • Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 350 nits
Advantages of the Acer Aspire Spin 14 (ASP14-51)
  • Can run popular games at about 35-47% higher FPS
  • Around 44% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.45 kg (3.2 lbs) 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs)
Dimensions 303 x 219.5 x 18.35 mm
11.93 x 8.64 x 0.72 inches
318.5 x 225.5 x 18.9 mm
12.54 x 8.88 x 0.74 inches
Area 665 cm2 (103.1 inches2) 718 cm2 (111.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.1% ~79.1%
Side bezels 8.3 mm 8.5 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Plastic
Transformer Yes Yes
Opening angle 360° 360°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) - 51 dB

Display

Size 13.3 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 170 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy
Ambient light sensor No -
Screen space comparison
Aspire Spin 14 (ASP14-51)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
13w 2-in-1 Gen 3 (13" Intel)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 800:1 1373:1
sRGB color space - 57.9%
Adobe RGB profile - 40.5%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 39.1%
Response time - 24 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter - 333 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 5 (1P + 4E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 6 8
L3 Cache 8 MB 10 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
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 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 400 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1100 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 0.8 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5
Memory speed 4.8 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 384 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 24 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 12 16
GPU performance 0.8 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 1 -
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 1x128 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Senary SN6147 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness - ~80 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor Optional No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution - 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Optional
Touchpad
Size 10.4 x 6.0 cm 10.5 x 6.5 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on 13w 2-in-1 Gen 3 (13" Intel):
    - The 128 GB variant has a PCIe 3.0 x4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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