Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 vs Apple MacBook Air 15 (M2)
44
out of 100
VS
58
out of 100
Please select specific configurations for the laptops to get a more accurate comparative review
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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 48GB) and an SSD
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (106.3 vs 125.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Air 15 (M2)
- Around 2.3x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- MacBook with the Apple M2 chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Features a much bigger (~41%) battery – 66.5 against 47 watt-hours
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 38% sharper screen – 224 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.41 kg (3.11 lbs) | 1.51 kg (3.33 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313 x 219.3 x 17.99 mm 12.32 x 8.63 x 0.71 inches |
340.4 x 237.6 x 11.5 mm 13.4 x 9.35 x 0.45 inches |
| Area | 686 cm2 (106.3 inches2) | 809 cm2 (125.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.8% | ~83.9% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 5.4 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Black, Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.2 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 15.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 224 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1864 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Air 15 (M2)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
ThinkPad E14 Gen 5
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~19% more screen space
| Contrast | 800:1 | 1326:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 98.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 98.7% |
| Response time | - | 24 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | 2:50 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 70 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 35 / 70 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 321 grams | 189 / 208 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | - |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Apple M2 GPU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 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 |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1065 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1320 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS | 2.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 2.7 TFLOPS | 2.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 223 | 287 |
| Solar Bay | - | 6590 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| Max. ram size | 48 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Synaptic CX11880 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~79.6 dB | ~85 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | 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 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 5.6 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad E14 Gen 5:
- The Intel version includes a Thunderbolt 4.0 port and HDMI 2.1, while the AMD has HDMI 1.4 and lacks Thunderbolt.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
Cast your vote
Total votes: < 1