Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x 2-in-1 (14″ Gen 10) vs Framework Laptop 12
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x 2-in-1 (14″ Gen 10)
- Can run popular games at about 101-137% higher FPS
- Around 81% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 14% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~14%) battery – 57 against 50 watt-hours
- Backlit keyboard
Advantages of the Framework Laptop 12
- Easier to carry: weighs 190 grams less (around 0.42 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (95.2 vs 110.2 square inches)
- 15% sharper screen – 186 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) | 1.3 kg (2.87 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313 x 227 x 17.5 mm 12.32 x 8.94 x 0.69 inches |
287 x 213.88 x 18.45 mm 11.3 x 8.42 x 0.73 inches |
| Area | 711 cm2 (110.1 inches2) | 614 cm2 (95.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80% | ~70.3% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 12.1 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Gray, Green, Purple |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | Yes | Yes |
| Opening angle | 360° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 12.2 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 186 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 | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | - |
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad Slim 5x 2-in-1 (14″ Gen 10)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Laptop 12
12.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 66.9 in2
~31% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 68% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 50% |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 60 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 321 grams | 310 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.4 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 5 (1P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 5 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 | Intel Xe3 Graphics (1-Core) |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 2 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 | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 280 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1107 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 0.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 128 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 8 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 4 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 0.6 TFLOPS |
| Solar Bay | 5088 | - |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 8448 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| 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 | 4x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 4x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 4x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | 4x v1.4 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | No |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 11.1 x 6.9 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Laptop 12:
- The official configurator lets you choose between a MicroSD or standard SD slot.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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