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Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 vs Asus Vivobook S14 (S3407)

52 out of 100
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6
VS
49 out of 100
Asus Vivobook S14 (S3407)
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6
Asus Vivobook S14 (S3407)
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Battery
70 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 and Asus Vivobook S14 (S3407) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
71.0
(Good)
Value Index
46.1
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 6
  • Can run popular games at about 45-62% higher FPS
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S14 (S3407)
  • Features a much bigger (~51%) battery – 70 against 46.5 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
ThinkPad L14 Gen 6
vs
Vivobook S14 (S3407)

Case

Weight 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs) 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs)
Dimensions 313.7 x 226 x 17.01-21.5 mm
12.35 x 8.9 x 0.67-0.85 inches		 315.2 x 223.4 x 15.9-17.9 mm
12.41 x 8.8 x 0.63-0.7 inches
Area 709 cm2 (109.9 inches2) 704 cm2 (109.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.2% ~80.7%
Side bezels 6.1 mm 6.8 mm
Colors Black Silver, Gray
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
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) 38 dB -

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 162 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 No No
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 39.9% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 38.5% -
Response time 25 ms -
Max. brightness
ThinkPad L14 Gen 6 +33%
400 nits
Vivobook S14 (S3407)
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 274 grams 216 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.5 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 12 (2P + 10E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 14 12
L3 Cache 12 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
Fabrication process 3 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 14 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU boost clock 2000 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS 2 TFLOPS 1.1 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 8.45 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 384
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 24
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 12
GPU performance 2 TFLOPS 1.1 TFLOPS
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 8448 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
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 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Senary SN6147, Realtek ALC3287 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~85 dB -
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
Ports
USB-A 3x USB 3.2 2x 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) Yes No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.0 cm -
Surface Plastic -
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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