Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 7 vs L13 Gen 7
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Review
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 7
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 20% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 46.5 against 41 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 7
- Can run popular games at about 18-24% higher FPS
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs) | 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.7 x 226 x 17.01-21.7 mm 12.35 x 8.9 x 0.67-0.85 inches |
313.7 x 226 x 17.01-21.7 mm 12.35 x 8.9 x 0.67-0.85 inches |
| Area | 709 cm2 (109.9 inches2) | 709 cm2 (109.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.2% | ~72.3% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 13.6 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum 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 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | 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 | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad L14 Gen 7
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ThinkPad L13 Gen 7
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
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 | 65 W | 65 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 130V |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 25 W | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 600 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2450 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | - |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | - |
| GPU performance | 2.5 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 581 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (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 | Realtek ALC3287 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.4 |
| 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 | 11.5 x 6.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | 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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