Lenovo ThinkPad L13 2-in-1 Gen 5 vs 13w Yoga Gen 2 (13" AMD)
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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 L13 2-in-1 Gen 5
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 130 grams less (around 0.29 lbs)
- Around 81% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 20-27% higher FPS
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the Lenovo 13w Yoga Gen 2 (13" AMD)
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 51 against 46 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs) | 1.45 kg (3.2 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 305 x 218 x 17.06 mm 12.01 x 8.58 x 0.67 inches |
305 x 216.8 x 17.6 mm 12.01 x 8.54 x 0.69 inches |
| Area | 665 cm2 (103 inches2) | 661 cm2 (102.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.1% | ~77.6% |
| Side bezels | 9.3 mm | 9.3 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Carbon fiber Bottom: Carbon fiber |
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 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 38.6 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 170 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 | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 313 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.3 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 4 |
| Threads | 14 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Radeon RX Vega 6 |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 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 | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1850 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 1.9 TFLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81.5 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| 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 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| 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 | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 5.6 cm | 10.4 x 6.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| 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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