Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 (14", 2023) vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023)
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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 Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 (14", 2023)
- 44% sharper screen – 234 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 48GB)
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (109.7 vs 126.5 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) | 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 327.49 x 249.12 x 17.9-20.79 mm 12.89 x 9.81 x 0.7-0.82 inches |
312 x 227 x 19.5-20.5 mm 12.28 x 8.94 x 0.77-0.81 inches |
| Area | 816 cm2 (126.5 inches2) | 708 cm2 (109.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74.7% | ~80.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.6 mm | 5.3 mm |
| Colors | Gray | White, Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 52.5 dB | 52.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 14.5 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 234 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 (14", 2023)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 96.5% | 75.3% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 140 / 170 W | 200 / 240 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 310 / 503 grams | 682 / 727 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 4.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.75 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 760M | Radeon 680M |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 6 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 95 W | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 7.9 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1111 | 1246 |
| Solar Bay | 22292 | 22486 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| Max. ram size | - | 48 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~84.2 dB | ~80 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| 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 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 12.8 x 7.6 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023):
- Full magnesium-alloy body.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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