Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 3 (AMD) vs Dell XPS 13 9310
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 3 (AMD)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 52% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 11-15% higher FPS
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9310
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 440 grams less (around 0.97 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 17% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~16%) battery – 52 against 45 watt-hours
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 250 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (91.3 vs 110.8 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.64 kg (3.62 lbs) | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 324 x 220.7 x 17.9-20.9 mm 12.76 x 8.69 x 0.7-0.82 inches |
296 x 199 x 15 mm 11.65 x 7.83 x 0.59 inches |
| Area | 715 cm2 (110.9 inches2) | 589 cm2 (91.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~75.5% | ~88.4% |
| Side bezels | 7.1 mm | 3.7 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | White, Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Carbon fiber Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 34.5 dB | 36.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.4 inches |
| Type | TN LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 157 ppi | 169 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad E14 Gen 3 (AMD)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
XPS 13 9310
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~3% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 99.5% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 66% |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 7.6 V |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| 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, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 365 grams | 218 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.8 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 6 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1500 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.2 TFLOPS | 1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 12 |
| GPU performance | 1.2 TFLOPS | 1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x4 GB | 4x2 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 4267 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC328 | Realtek ALC3281-CG |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~77.5 dB | ~84.6 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.1 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.8 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 10.0 x 5.6 cm | 11.2 x 6.4 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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