Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 (Intel) vs L13 Gen 2 (Intel)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 (Intel)
- Easier to carry: weighs 190 grams less (around 0.42 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 250 nits
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 44% sharper screen – 170 versus 118 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 (Intel)
- Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 46 against 41 watt-hours
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs) | 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 305.8 x 217 x 18 mm 12.04 x 8.54 x 0.71 inches |
311.3 x 218.9 x 17.6 mm 12.26 x 8.62 x 0.69 inches |
| Area | 664 cm2 (102.8 inches2) | 681 cm2 (105.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.3% | ~71.5% |
| Side bezels | 9.7 mm | 8.5 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Black, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level | 37.4 dB | 36.3 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 170 ppi | 118 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 1333:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 99.7% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 71.1% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 71.1% | - |
| Response time | 24 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:50 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 65 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 365 grams | 355 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.84 TFLOPS | 0.84 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 12 | 12 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (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 | Synaptic CX11880 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | 77.4 dB | 77.6 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x 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 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.5 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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