Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 (14", Gen 10) vs Asus ROG Strix G18
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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 3 (14", Gen 10)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1710 grams less (around 3.77 lbs)
- Better webcam recording quality
- Much smaller footprint: 40% more compact case (108.2 vs 181.8 square inches)
- 25% sharper screen – 157 versus 126 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G18
- Can run popular games at about 1031-1406% higher FPS
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
- Around 7.6x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~36%) battery – 64 against 47 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.29 kg (2.84 lbs) | 3 kg (6.62 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 314.4 x 222.1 x 16.9-17.9 mm 12.38 x 8.74 x 0.67-0.7 inches |
399 x 294 x 23.1-30.8 mm 15.71 x 11.57 x 0.91-1.21 inches |
| Area | 698 cm2 (108.2 inches2) | 1173 cm2 (181.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.4% | ~80.1% |
| Side bezels | 2.3 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 1 | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 46 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 18 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 126 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
ROG Strix G18
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
IdeaPad Slim 3 (14", Gen 10)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~73% more screen space
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 75.3% |
| Response time | - | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:45 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 | 240 / 280 / 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 480 / 647 / 1050 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 (0P + 4E) | 16 (8P + 8E) |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 30 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| 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 | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | MUX |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1000 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.4 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory type | DDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.8 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 192 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 0.4 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 1374 |
| Solar Bay | - | 24885 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | - | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~88 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | 1.9 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 13.0 x 8.5 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| 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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