Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 7 vs Asus Zenbook 14 (UX3480, Qualcomm)
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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
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 7
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 52-71% higher FPS
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14 (UX3480, Qualcomm)
- Easier to carry: weighs 280 grams less (around 0.62 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 17% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 17% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 50 against 41 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs) | 1.1 kg (2.43 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.7 x 226 x 17.01-21.7 mm 12.35 x 8.9 x 0.67-0.85 inches |
311.1 x 215.8 x 13.9-16.9 mm 12.25 x 8.5 x 0.55-0.67 inches |
| Area | 709 cm2 (109.9 inches2) | 671 cm2 (104.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~72.3% | ~84.7% |
| Side bezels | 13.6 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | Gray, Blue, Brown |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 170 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Zenbook 14 (UX3480, Qualcomm)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ThinkPad L13 Gen 7
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 68 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | - |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Arc Graphics 130V | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 |
| Fabrication process | 3 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 | 30 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 600 MHz | 280 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1850 MHz | 1107 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | 8.45 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | - | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | - | 24 |
| GPU performance | 3.3 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 581 | - |
| Solar Bay | - | 4905 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 8448 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | 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 | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| 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 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| 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 | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.0 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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