Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 4 vs Acer Aspire 3 Spin 14

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 4 and Acer Aspire 3 Spin 14 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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53.1
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Value Index
100.0
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 4
  • Can run popular games at about 183-250% higher FPS
  • Easier to carry: weighs 230 grams less (around 0.51 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Around 23% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~15%) battery – 46 against 40 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Provides 60% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 250 nits
  • Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (103.1 vs 113 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.31 kg (2.89 lbs) 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs)
Dimensions 305 x 218 x 17.06 mm
12.01 x 8.58 x 0.67 inches
319.8 x 227.9 x 18.9 mm
12.59 x 8.97 x 0.74 inches
Area 665 cm2 (103 inches2) 729 cm2 (112.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.1% ~78%
Side bezels 9.3 mm 9.2 mm
Colors Black, Gray Silver
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer Yes Yes
Opening angle 360° 360°
Kensington lock Yes Yes
Model codes - A3SP14-31PT-32M6 / A3SP14-31PT-37NV / A3SP14-31PT-34E4 / A3SP14-31PT-391V / A3SP14-31PT-C3HE
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) 30.1 dB -

Display

Size 13.3 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
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 -
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Aspire 3 Spin 14
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 4
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1500:1 -
sRGB color space 100% -
Adobe RGB profile 74.5% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 74.1% -
Response time 36 ms -
Max. brightness
400 nits
250 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:35 hr -
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes (80% in 60 min) Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 45 / 65 W 45 W
Weight of AC adapter 335 grams 164 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz -
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 4 (0P + 4E)
Threads 8 4
L3 Cache 10 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) Intel UHD Graphics (24EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 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 6-10 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS 0.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory speed 4.8 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 192
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 12
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 6
GPU performance 1.3 TFLOPS 0.3 TFLOPS

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x2 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
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 1x128 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 No
Loudness ~77.2 dB -
Microphones 2 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.2
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor Optional No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes No
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 5.6 cm -
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 4:
    - The Intel version supports Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4.0 and LPDDR5 memory. In the AMD version, there is only USB 3.2 and soldered DDR4 memory.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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