Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 5 vs L14 Gen 4
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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
- Around 79% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 82% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 220 nits
- 45% sharper screen – 162 versus 112 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 4
- Can run popular games at about 23-32% higher FPS
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.36 kg (3 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.7 x 226 x 18.66 mm 12.35 x 8.9 x 0.73 inches |
325.4 x 217 x 18.73 mm 12.81 x 8.54 x 0.74 inches |
| Area | 709 cm2 (109.9 inches2) | 706 cm2 (109.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.2% | ~76.5% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 7.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Carbon fiber Bottom: Carbon fiber |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 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 | 38.3 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 112 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad L14 Gen 5
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ThinkPad L14 Gen 4
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 500:1 |
| 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 / 100 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 350 grams | 258 / 356 / 440 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.3 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 5 (1P + 4E) |
| Threads | 14 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) |
| 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 | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1850 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | DDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 1.9 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 223 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 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 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~80.5 dB | ~78.5 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| 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 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.0 cm | 11.5 x 5.6 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).
Notes on ThinkPad L14 Gen 4:
- The Intel version supports Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4.0, while the AMD only USB 3.2.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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