Lenovo Yoga 6 (13”, Gen 8) vs Asus Vivobook 14 (X1405 / M1405)

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Display 1920 x 1200
Battery 59 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga 6 (13”, Gen 8) and Asus Vivobook 14 (X1405 / M1405) 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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 6 (13”, Gen 8)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 230 grams less (around 0.51 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Can run popular games at about 21-29% higher FPS
  • Features a much bigger (~40%) battery – 59 against 42 watt-hours
  • Around 19% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook 14 (X1405 / M1405)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs)
Dimensions 304 x 218 x 17.46 mm
11.97 x 8.58 x 0.69 inches
317.1 x 222 x 19.9 mm
12.48 x 8.74 x 0.78 inches
Area 663 cm2 (102.7 inches2) 704 cm2 (109.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.4% ~80.7%
Side bezels 8.8 mm 7.8 mm
Colors Green Black, Silver
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Plastic
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 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) 37.6 dB -

Display

Size 13.3 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 170 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Vivobook 14 (X1405 / M1405)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Yoga 6 (13”, Gen 8)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1112:1 -
sRGB color space 99.5% -
Adobe RGB profile 70% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 69.9% -
Response time 11 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:05 hr 1:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Right
Charge power 45 W 45 W
Weight of AC adapter 300 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 6 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 16 MB 10 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 7 Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU)
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 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 7 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2000 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 1.8 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR4X DDR4
Memory speed 4.27 Gbps 3.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 448 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 28 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 16
GPU performance 1.8 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 4266 MHz 3200 MHz
Type LPDDR4X DDR4
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 1
Max. ram size - 16 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 Realtek ALC3287 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~81.5 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6E
Bluetooth v5.1 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm -
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Yoga 6 (13”, Gen 8):
    - Two lid options: metal (in accordance with the specifications above) and fabric (0.035 inches thinner and 0.044 pounds heavier than metal).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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