Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i Ultra (14″ Gen 11) vs Dell XPS 14 (2026)

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Evaluation of Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i Ultra (14″ Gen 11) and Dell XPS 14 (2026) important characteristics
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
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56.3
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Value Index
41.7
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i Ultra (14″ Gen 11)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 300 grams less (around 0.66 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 18-24% higher FPS
  • Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Dell XPS 14 (2026)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Around 26% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a a little bigger (~8%) battery – 70 against 65 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.06 kg (2.34 lbs) 1.36 kg (3 lbs)
Dimensions 311 x 217 x 11.9-12.9 mm
12.24 x 8.54 x 0.47-0.51 inches
309.52 x 209.71 x 14.62 mm
12.19 x 8.26 x 0.58 inches
Area 675 cm2 (104.5 inches2) 649 cm2 (100.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.2% ~87.6%
Side bezels 4.8 mm 4 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) - 45.7 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (20-120 Hz)
PPI 162 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 No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor - Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1500:1 2000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.49 V
Full charging time - 1:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 65 W Yes, 96 W
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Right
Charge power 65 W 100 W
Weight of AC adapter - 381 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 8 8
L3 Cache 8 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Arc Graphics 130V Intel Xe3 Graphics
Fabrication process 3 nm 2 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 30 W 25 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 600 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1850 MHz 2450 MHz
FLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS 2.5 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps 7.47 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) - 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) - 16
GPU performance 3.3 TFLOPS 2.5 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 499 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 4x4 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 7467 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - CirrusLogic CS42L43
Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W 2x2W, 2x3W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~87 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v6.0
Fingerprint No Yes
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A No No
USB Type-C 3x USB 3.2 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel 1.3 mm 0.8 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm 15.0 x 7.3 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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