Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14” (AMD) vs Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)
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Review
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
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14” (AMD)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 52.5 against 48 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- 57% sharper screen – 157 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (108.3 vs 134.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire 5 (A515-56)
- Can run popular games at about 85-116% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
- Provides 36% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 220 nits
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) | 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) |
Dimensions | 321.5 x 217.5 x 17.9-20.8 mm 12.66 x 8.56 x 0.7-0.82 inches |
363.4 x 238.5 x 17.9 mm 14.31 x 9.39 x 0.7 inches |
Area | 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2) | 867 cm2 (134.4 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.2% | ~77.4% |
Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 9 mm |
Colors | Gray, Blue, Green | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Pink |
Material | Plastic | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Transformer | Yes | No |
Opening angle | 360° | 140° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Liquid metal | No | - |
Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Noise level (max. load) | 43.6 dB | 39 dB |
Display
Size | 14 inches | 15.6 inches |
Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 157 ppi | 100 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
HDR support | No | No |
Sync technology | No | No |
Touchscreen | Yes | No |
Coating | Glossy | Matte |
Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Aspire 5 (A515-56)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
IdeaPad Flex 5 14” (AMD)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~24% more screen space
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:00 hr |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
Charging port position | Left | Left |
Charge power | 65 W | 45 W |
Weight of AC adapter | 348 grams | 260 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
Cores | 8 | 2 |
Threads | 8 | 4 |
L3 Cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
Integrated GPU | Radeon Vega 7 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48 EUs |
Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 10-45 W | - |
Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
GPU boost clock | 1600 MHz | - |
FLOPS | 1.108 TFLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS |
Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
Memory type | DDR4 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | ~8-10 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 448 | 896 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 28 | 56 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 7 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Upgradable | No | Yes |
Total slots | - | 1 |
Max. ram size | - | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x128 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 1 | 1 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Audio chip | - | Intel Tiger Lake-U/Y PCH-LP |
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Power | 2x2W | - |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Loudness | ~69.3 dB | ~68.7 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
Fingerprint | Yes | No |
Infrared sensor | No | No |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
Thunderbolt | No | No |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
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 | 0.9 mm | - |
Size | 10.4 x 6.9 cm | 10.6 x 7.8 cm |
Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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