Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 3 vs L13 Yoga Gen 2 (Intel)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 3
- Easier to carry: weighs 240 grams less (around 0.53 lbs)
- Around 83% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Can run popular games at about 39-53% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Yoga Gen 2 (Intel)
- Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 46 against 41 watt-hours
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs) | 1.43 kg (3.15 lbs) |
Dimensions | 305 x 214.15 x 15.94 mm 12.01 x 8.43 x 0.63 inches |
311.5 x 219 x 17.6 mm 12.26 x 8.62 x 0.69 inches |
Area | 653 cm2 (101.2 inches2) | 682 cm2 (105.7 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.5% | ~71.5% |
Side bezels | 9.3 mm | 8.6 mm |
Colors | Black, Gray | Black, Silver |
Material | Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Transformer | Yes | Yes |
Opening angle | 360° | 360° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Liquid metal | No | No |
Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Noise level (max. load) | - | 36.9 dB |
Display
Size | 13.3 inches | 13.3 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 170 ppi | 166 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
Sync technology | No | No |
Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Contrast | 1000:1 | 1200:1 |
sRGB color space | 100% | 99.3% |
Adobe RGB profile | - | 70.7% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 68.4% |
Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
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 | 45 / 65 W |
Weight of AC adapter | 300 / 355 grams | 355 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 2 |
Threads | 8 | 4 |
L3 Cache | 10 MB | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | 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 | 45 W | 15 W |
Type | Integrated | Integrated |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1400 MHz | 1100 MHz |
FLOPS | 1.43 TFLOPS | 0.84 TFLOPS |
Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
Memory speed | 4.8 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 512 | 384 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 24 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 12 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
Clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
Upgradable | No | No |
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 | 1x256 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 1 | 1 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | Synaptic CX11880 |
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Loudness | - | 81.4 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
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 5.6 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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