Lenovo ThinkBook 14" G5 IAU 2-in-1 Review
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (95th percentile) 90th
- Strong compact (76th percentile) 75th
- Strong reliability (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U |
| Cores | 13 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Arc Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 Output |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| Battery | 60 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkBook 14" G5 IAU 2-in-1 | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Nano-Texture Glass, | ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2048 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 60 | 72 | - | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkBook 14" G5 IAU 2-in-1 | 59.6 | 65.2 | 59.7 | 90.1 | 66.3 | 75.2 | 57.8 | 74.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 81.9 | 19.9 | 67.8 | 90.1 | 96.7 | 74.3 | 94.9 | 94.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K Compare | 90.1 | 89.3 | 94 | 96.6 | 93.8 | 76.1 | 71.2 | 54.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 67.4 | 65.2 | 86 | 90.1 | 93.1 | 85.2 | 71.2 | 74.9 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 64.3 | 65.2 | 86 | 98.2 | 90 | 95.5 | 71.2 | 54.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 94.8 | 40.7 | 86 | 94.4 | 80 | 87.1 | 71.2 | 74.9 |