Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 4 vs IdeaPad Flex 5 (14″ Gen 8)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 4
- Easier to carry: weighs 240 grams less (around 0.53 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 (14″ Gen 8)
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 11% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~14%) battery – 52.5 against 46 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.31 kg (2.89 lbs) | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 305 x 218 x 17.06 mm 12.01 x 8.58 x 0.67 inches |
313.1 x 224.9 x 17.8 mm 12.33 x 8.85 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 665 cm2 (103 inches2) | 704 cm2 (109.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.1% | ~80.7% |
| Side bezels | 9.3 mm | 5.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Gray, Blue |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
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) | 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 | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad Flex 5 (14″ Gen 8)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 4
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 74.5% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 74.1% | - |
| Response time | 36 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:35 hr | 1:15 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 | Left |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 335 grams | 348 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Radeon RX Vega 6 |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 4.8 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 1.3 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 | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| 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 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~77.2 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | No |
| 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 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 5.6 cm | 12.0 x 7.5 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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