Lenovo ThinkPad L13 2-in-1 Gen 5 vs IdeaPad Slim 5x 2-in-1 (14″ Gen 10)

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1920 x 1200
CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad L13 2-in-1 Gen 5 and IdeaPad Slim 5x 2-in-1 (14″ Gen 10) important characteristics
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)

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VS
97.3
(Very good)
Value Index
102.9
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad L13 2-in-1 Gen 5
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 170 grams less (around 0.37 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 7-9% higher FPS
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x 2-in-1 (14″ Gen 10)
  • Around 44% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~24%) battery – 57 against 46 watt-hours
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs) 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs)
Dimensions 305 x 218 x 17.06 mm
12.01 x 8.58 x 0.67 inches
313 x 227 x 17.5 mm
12.32 x 8.94 x 0.69 inches
Area 665 cm2 (103 inches2) 711 cm2 (110.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.1% ~80%
Side bezels 9.3 mm 5.8 mm
Colors Black, Gray Gray
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Carbon fiber
Bottom: Carbon fiber
Aluminum
Transformer Yes Yes
Opening angle 360° 360°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) 38.6 dB -

Display

Size 13.3 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
PPI 170 ppi 162 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
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad Slim 5x 2-in-1 (14″ Gen 10)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ThinkPad L13 2-in-1 Gen 5
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time - 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 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 321 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.3 GHz 3.4 GHz
Cores 12 (2P + 10E) 8
Threads 14 8
L3 Cache 12 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
Fabrication process 7 nm 4 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 -
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 280 MHz
GPU boost clock 1850 MHz 1107 MHz
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps 8.45 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 768
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 48
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 24
GPU performance 1.9 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Solar Bay - 5088

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 8448 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

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 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip 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 v7
Bluetooth v5.3 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
Ports
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 2.1
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 5.6 cm 12.0 x 7.5 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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