Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 (14″ Gen 8) vs Slim 3i (15″, Gen 8)
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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
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 (14″ Gen 8)
- Can run popular games at about 202-275% higher FPS
- Around 41% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 52.5 against 47 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (109.1 vs 131.4 square inches)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
- 15% sharper screen – 162 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.1 x 224.9 x 17.8 mm 12.33 x 8.85 x 0.7 inches |
359.2 x 236 x 17.9 mm 14.14 x 9.29 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 704 cm2 (109.1 inches2) | 848 cm2 (131.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~79.2% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 6.9 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Gray, Blue |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad Slim 3i (15″, Gen 8)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
IdeaPad Flex 5 (14″ Gen 8)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~18% more screen space
| Contrast | 800:1 | 400:1 |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:15 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | 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 | 348 grams | 297 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.3 GHz | 0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.3 GHz | - |
| Cores | 4 | 4 (0P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 6 | Intel UHD Graphics (24EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 6-10 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1800 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS | 0.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 4.8 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 192 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 12 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 6 |
| GPU performance | 1.4 TFLOPS | 0.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
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 | Realtek ALC3287 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x1.5W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | 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 | 2x 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 | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 10.4 x 6.9 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on IdeaPad Slim 3i (15″, Gen 8):
- Two camera options are available: 720p and 1080p.
- Built-in 128 GB UFS 3.1 storage with a separate 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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