Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 5 vs HP EliteBook 830 G10
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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 L14 Gen 5
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 25% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Provides 60% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 830 G10
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 51.3 against 46.5 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (100 vs 109.9 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.36 kg (3 lbs) | 1.26 kg (2.78 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.7 x 226 x 18.66 mm 12.35 x 8.9 x 0.73 inches |
299.97 x 214.88 x 19.3 mm 11.81 x 8.46 x 0.76 inches |
| Area | 709 cm2 (109.9 inches2) | 645 cm2 (99.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.2% | ~79.6% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 6.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Carbon fiber Bottom: Carbon fiber |
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 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.5 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 162 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 | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad L14 Gen 5
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
EliteBook 830 G10
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1500:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 39% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 37.7% | - |
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 | 45 / 65 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 350 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.3 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 14 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 14 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1850 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.9 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Senary SN6147, Realtek ALC3287 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~80.5 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad L14 Gen 5:
- The fully plastic version is 0.26 mm thicker and 0.04 kg heavier.
- The model without an IR sensor has a 1280 x 720 camera (instead of 2560 x 1440).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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