Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro (14") vs LG Gram 14 (2023)
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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 Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro (14")
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- 50% sharper screen – 243 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 350 nits
Advantages of the LG Gram 14 (2023)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 180 grams less (around 0.4 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 11-15% higher FPS
- Around 16% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~14%) battery – 72 against 63 watt-hours
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.17 kg (2.58 lbs) | 0.99 kg (2.18 lbs) |
Dimensions | 312.3 x 223.8 x 11.3 mm 12.3 x 8.81 x 0.44 inches |
312 x 213.9 x 16.8 mm 12.28 x 8.42 x 0.66 inches |
Area | 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2) | 667 cm2 (103.4 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.3% | ~85.2% |
Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 5.3 mm |
Colors | Silver, Gray | Black |
Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | - | No |
Liquid metal | No | No |
Number of fans | 1 | - |
Display
Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 243 ppi | 162 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Glossy | Matte |
Contrast | 1000000:1 | - |
Response time | 1 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Left | Left |
Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
Weigh of AC adapter | 160 grams | 230 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 1.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 5 GHz |
Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
Threads | 16 | 16 |
L3 Cache | 12 MB | 18 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
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 | - |
FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | 1.69 TFLOPS |
Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 6 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 640 | 768 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 48 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 24 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
Clock | 5200 MHz | 6000 MHz |
Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Upgradable | No | No |
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
Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
Power | 2x5W, 2x2W | 2x1.5W |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
Fingerprint | Yes | No |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
DisplayPort | No | No |
VGA | No | No |
Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | No | No |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Surface | Glass | - |
Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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