Lenovo IdeaPad Vibe (14", Gen 12) vs Asus ExpertBook A7 14”
53
out of 100
VS
65
out of 100
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Review
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 Vibe (14", Gen 12)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 29% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Supports newer Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks (vs Wi-Fi 6E)
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Asus ExpertBook A7 14”
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 47-65% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~30%) battery – 65 against 50 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 50% sharper screen – 243 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.6 x 222.3 x 14.9-15.8 mm 12.35 x 8.75 x 0.59-0.62 inches |
311.1 x 214.9 x 11.8 mm 12.25 x 8.46 x 0.46 inches |
| Area | 697 cm2 (108.1 inches2) | 669 cm2 (103.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.5% | ~85% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Gold, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple | Black, Silver |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Kensington lock | No | Yes |
| Model codes | 14AGP12 / 14AKP12 | A7406CMA-XS74 / A7406CMA-U80345W / A7406CMA-P716512-CA |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (80% in 60 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 4 (2P + 2E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 820M | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-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
| TGP | 15 W | 25 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2800 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.7 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 7.47 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 128 | 256 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 8 | 16 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 4 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 0.7 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x16 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 7467 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| 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) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| 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 | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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