Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 8 vs Framework Laptop 13 Pro
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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 8
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Framework Laptop 13 Pro
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Can run popular games at about 51-69% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~55%) battery – 74.4 against 48 watt-hours
- Around 53% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 75% higher max. screen brightness: 700 vs 400 nits
- 58% sharper screen – 256 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.34 kg (2.95 lbs) | 1.41 kg (3.11 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313 x 220.3 x 19.7 mm 12.32 x 8.67 x 0.78 inches |
296.63 x 228.98 x 15.85 mm 11.68 x 9.01 x 0.62 inches |
| Area | 690 cm2 (106.8 inches2) | 679 cm2 (105.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.4% | ~79.9% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36.7 dB | 35.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.5 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 256 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad E14 Gen 8
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Laptop 13 Pro
13.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 84.1 in2
~4% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 2148:1 |
| sRGB color space | 59% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 40.8% | 71.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 39.4% | 100% |
| Response time | 26 ms | 29 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left | - |
| Charge power | 65 W | 100 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 202 grams | 370 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core) | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| Fabrication process | 2 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 | 25 W | 25 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2500 MHz | 2450 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 0 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Senary SN6147 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~80.6 dB | ~76.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | 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 | 4x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 4x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | 1x v2.1 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.0 cm | 12.4 x 7.0 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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