Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 3 2023, Core i5-1235U, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Thunder Black
CPU Intel Core i5 1235U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
38 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong affordability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
- Below average port selection (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1235U |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 1.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 3 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1235U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 73 | 59 | 54 | 63 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 3 | 39.8 | 47.2 | 13.3 | 22.9 | 19.9 | 66 | 15.9 | 81.8 | 55.7 | 71.2 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.9 | 65 | 51.4 | 87.1 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.9 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51.1 | 60.4 | 96 | 17.9 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.8 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74.1 | 79.4 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.2 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 67.9 | 89.7 | 73 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.3 | 28.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.7 | 89.4 | 51.1 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall38
- AI/LLM15.9
- Gaming11.1
- Portability49.4
- Creator15.8
- Student61.2
- Business43
- Developer33.9
- Entertainment33.7
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