Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x (13″ Gen 11) vs Slim 3x (15", Gen 10)
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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 5x (13″ Gen 11)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 310 grams less (around 0.68 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 20% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 6-8% higher FPS
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 54.7 against 50 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Much smaller footprint: 26% more compact case (94.9 vs 127.4 square inches)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
- 15% sharper screen – 170 versus 148 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs) | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 295.58 x 206.95 x 14.3 mm 11.64 x 8.15 x 0.56 inches |
343.4 x 239.5 x 16.9 mm 13.52 x 9.43 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 612 cm2 (94.9 inches2) | 822 cm2 (127.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.8% | ~82.5% |
| Side bezels | 4.5 mm | 6.9 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue, Pink | Gray, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 170° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 42.7 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 15.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 170 ppi | 148 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 | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad Slim 3x (15", Gen 10)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
IdeaPad Slim 5x (13″ Gen 11)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~32% more screen space
| Contrast | 1500:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| 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 |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 325 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 4,04 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-45 | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 500 MHz | 280 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 910 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.1 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | 9.52 Gbps | 8.45 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1152 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 72 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 36 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 2.1 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
| Solar Bay | - | 5498 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 9523 MHz | 8448 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~78.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | 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 | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 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 | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on IdeaPad Slim 3x (15", Gen 10):
- The laptop with a WQXGA (2560 x 1600) display has a larger 15.3-inch diagonal compared to 15.1 inches.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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