Lenovo ThinkBook 14 2-in-1 Gen 5 vs 13w 2-in-1 Gen 3 (13" Intel)
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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 ThinkBook 14 2-in-1 Gen 5
- Can run popular games at about 83-113% higher FPS
- Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 60 against 54.7 watt-hours
Advantages of the Lenovo 13w 2-in-1 Gen 3 (13" Intel)
- Easier to carry: weighs 190 grams less (around 0.42 lbs)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.64 kg (3.62 lbs) | 1.45 kg (3.2 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313 x 224 x 16.9 mm 12.32 x 8.82 x 0.67 inches |
303 x 219.5 x 18.35 mm 11.93 x 8.64 x 0.72 inches |
| Area | 701 cm2 (108.7 inches2) | 665 cm2 (103.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.1% | ~77.1% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 8.3 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: 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 | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 170 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 (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
Screen space comparison
ThinkBook 14 2-in-1 Gen 5
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
13w 2-in-1 Gen 3 (13" Intel)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 285 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 5 (1P + 4E) |
| Threads | 14 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 14 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2000 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2 TFLOPS | 0.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 4.8 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 12 |
| GPU performance | 2 TFLOPS | 0.8 TFLOPS |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 16 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 | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | Senary SN6147 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | - |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 10.4 x 6.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on 13w 2-in-1 Gen 3 (13" Intel):
- The 128 GB variant has a PCIe 3.0 x4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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