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MagyarLenovo IdeaPad 3 14 AMD laptop review: Masters all core aspects
Lenovo's very affordable IdeaPad 3 series sits below the already inexpensive IdeaPad 5 series. The tested IdeaPad 3 14 AMD Gen 6 strongly resembles the V14 Gen 2, but our model relies on a much stronger quad-core AMD Ryzen 3 5300U APU with an RX Vega 6-iGPU. It offers 8 GB of dual-channel RAM, which can be expanded to 36 GB to 40 GB depending on the model and comes with a 256 GB PCIe Gen 3.0 SSD. Another key differentiator from the V14 is the full HD IPS display with a brightness of over 300 cd/m².
You can get the above configuration for around €500, and this can occasionally even go down to €300 to €400 depending on available offers. Other configurations with a hexa-core Ryzen 5 5500U or an octa-core Ryzen 7 5700U are also available. We have previously tested an Intel variant with entry-level Celeron CPU. There's also a configuration featuring the Intel Core i7-1165G7 and a dedicated Nvidia GeForce MX450 or MX350.
The IdeaPad 3 14's direct competition comes from the Acer Swift 3, Huawei MateBook D 14, and Acer Chromebook 514.
More Lenovo reviews can be found below:
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82.6 % | 02/2023 | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE R3 5300U, Vega 6 | 1.4 kg | 19 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 86 % | 03/2022 | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.3 kg | 16.5 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 84.7 % | 01/2023 | Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.4 kg | 15.9 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 83.7 % | 06/2022 | Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1WT-36DP i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | 1.4 kg | 19.3 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 80.4 % | 12/2021 | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 R3 5300U, Vega 6 | 1.7 kg | 19.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 79.2 % | 06/2022 | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE Celeron 6305, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | 1.4 kg | 19.9 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 |
Case & features: Expandable, SD card reader, but without Power Delivery
The plastic casing in the color "Arctic Grey" can be easily twisted at the base unit and the display lid, but it does not lead to any problems in everyday use. The look is supposed to mimic brushed aluminum. The IdeaPad 3 14 cannot be opened with one hand, and the hinges cause a slight bouncing of the screen.
It is very easy to get inside the chassis of this 1.38 kg office laptop. The screwed battery, a RAM module, the PCIe 3.0 SSD (M.2 2242 or 2280), the BIOS battery, and also the Wi-Fi 6 module from Realtek, which reaches average speeds of ~900 MB/s, are all exchangeable.
The IdeaPad 3 offers one USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A, one USB 2.0 Type-A, and one USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C, without Power Delivery or DisplayPort-out. A HDMI 1.4b port is available for external displays. The SD card reader works quite slowly with just about 33 MB/s transfer speeds with our reference AV Pro 128 GB V60 SD card, and the card sticks out halfway.
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1WT-36DP (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Average of class Office (8 - 82.7, n=48, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Average of class Office (25 - 90.5, n=42, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Honor Magicbook 14 i7-1165G7 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
Input devices: IdeaPad 3 14 with precise pressure point and medium stroke
Lenovo gives the IdeaPad 3 14 a solid keyboard that resembles the one from the V14 but has a more clearly defined pressure point. The flat, slightly roughened keys offer an average travel of an estimated 1.5 mm, which makes typing simply fun. Key illumination is optional.
The touchpad's plastic surface offers pretty good gliding properties, which is comparable to those in more expensive laptops. However, the right integrated click button in particular has to be pressed down very far, which can become annoying in the long run.
Display: IPS panel with 313 cd/m² brightness
The matte IPS display with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels offers a good brightness of 313 cd/m² and a sufficient contrast ratio of almost 1,000:1. The subpixels are not grainy, and the subjective picture quality is very good.
The color space coverage of about 54% sRGB is low and the colors deviate significantly from the target, so even undemanding image editing seems out of the question.
Both of Acer's Swift 3, Chromebook 514 as well as Huawei's MateBook D 14 are not as bright with levels of 230 cd/m², 225 cd/m², and 258 cd/m², respectively. These laptops also use PWM, which is disadvantageous for sensitive eyes, in contrast to the IdeaPad 3 14.
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Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Center on Battery: 327 cd/m²
Contrast: 991:1 (Black: 0.33 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 7.91 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 5.71 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
37% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
53.6% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
35.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.11
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE LP140WFH-SPP1, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE AU Optronics B140HAN04.E, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 BOE CQ NV156FHM-T07, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Chi Mei N140HCA EAC CMN, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) Chi Mei N140HCA-EAD, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1WT-36DP IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 2% | 10% | 21% | 17% | ||
| Display P3 Coverage | 35.8 | 36.6 2% | 40 12% | 43 20% | 42 17% | |
| sRGB Coverage | 53.6 | 54.7 2% | 57.7 8% | 65 21% | 63.3 18% | |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 37 | 37.8 2% | 41.2 11% | 45 22% | 43.4 17% | |
| Response Times | -21% | 7% | -7% | 28% | -4% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 34 ? | 44 ? -29% | 24.8 ? 27% | 37 ? -9% | 26 ? 24% | 38 ? -12% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 25 ? | 28 ? -12% | 28.4 ? -14% | 26 ? -4% | 17 ? 32% | 24 ? 4% |
| PWM Frequency | 25000 ? | 25000 ? | 25000 ? | |||
| Screen | 1% | 12% | 19% | 20% | 2% | |
| Brightness middle | 327 | 368 13% | 336.4 3% | 259 -21% | 291 -11% | 242 -26% |
| Brightness | 313 | 332 6% | 318 2% | 229 -27% | 258 -18% | 225 -28% |
| Brightness Distribution | 87 | 83 -5% | 84 -3% | 78 -10% | 77 -11% | 82 -6% |
| Black Level * | 0.33 | 0.47 -42% | 0.24 27% | 0.24 27% | 0.23 30% | 0.18 45% |
| Contrast | 991 | 783 -21% | 1402 41% | 1079 9% | 1265 28% | 1344 36% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 7.91 | 6.14 22% | 6.46 18% | 3.63 54% | 3.98 50% | 6.61 16% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 20.73 | 17.76 14% | 19.75 5% | 6.53 68% | 16.57 20% | 22.53 -9% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 5.71 | 4.44 22% | 5.6 2% | 2.89 49% | 1.85 68% | 6.21 -9% |
| Gamma | 2.11 104% | 2.73 81% | 2.25 98% | 2.31 95% | 2.33 94% | 2.54 87% |
| CCT | 6437 101% | 5979 109% | 5934 110% | 6759 96% | 6589 99% | 6373 102% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 2.09 | 3.83 | 3.59 | |||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -6% /
-2% | 10% /
11% | 11% /
15% | 22% /
20% | -1% /
1% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 25 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 12 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 53 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 34 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 16 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 18 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 40 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (33.8 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17933 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Outdoors, the display is easily readable in the shade, and this is also possible in partial shade or indirect sunlight due to the sufficient brightness of 313 cd/m² in combination with the matte display surface.
Performance: Fast AMD quad-core in the low-priced IdeaPad 3 14
The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14 is perfectly suited for office use and Internet tasks. This is ensured by a fast AMD Ryzen 3 5300U that features an RX Vega 6 iGPU, together with 8 GB dual-channel DDR4-3200 RAM (4 GB soldered + 4 GB plugged in), which can be upgraded up to 36 GB in one slot in our test sample.
Models with Ryzen 5 5500U and Ryzen 7 5700U are also available with 8 GB soldered RAM plus one slot. Intel models, one of which we've tested previously with a Celeron entry-level CPU have an optional Nvidia GeForce MX450 or MX350.
Test conditions
Lenovo's Vantage software offers three performance modes for IdeaPads to adjust fan noise and power consumption:
- Maximum power (PL2/PL1): 29 W / 25 W
- Intelligent cooling (PL2/PL1): 24 W / 17.5 W
- Battery saving mode (PL2/PL1): 20 W / 15 W
We run power-related benchmarks in the maximum performance profile, while the Wi-Fi battery life is determined in Smart Cooling mode.
Processor
AMD's Ryzen 3 5300U is a fast quad-core processor that is allowed by the manufacturer to draw 25 W permanently, which it also holds in our Cinebench R15 loop along with its maximum turbo of 4x 3.8 GHz. Thus, it is faster than an average Intel Core i7-1165G7 and a Core i3-1215U of the newer Alder Lake generation. The core temperatures settle at 82 °C.
The Ryzen 5 5500U in the Acer Swift 3 is 30% faster in multi-core applications thanks to the two extra cores, while the MateBook D 14 Intel enjoys a slight advantage in single-core benchmarks. The performance modes cause a staggered performance drop of 10% each, which is similar to battery mode.
Cinebench R15 Multi Dauertest
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Average of class Office (1056 - 15743, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (4772 - 5522, n=3) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Average of class Office (529 - 1995, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (1102 - 1129, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Average of class Office (356 - 5904, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (1883 - 2138, n=4) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Average of class Office (181.3 - 764, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (431 - 441, n=4) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Average of class Office (160.8 - 2642, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (832 - 915, n=3) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Average of class Office (82.6 - 284, n=117, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (166 - 170, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (524 - 617, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average of class Office (214 - 2844, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Average of class Office (4226 - 62349, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (19170 - 24366, n=3) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Average of class Office (2233 - 6687, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (3755 - 4198, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Average of class Office (1018 - 11980, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (3730 - 4191, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Average of class Office (510 - 1974, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (1040 - 1080, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Average of class Office (1.55 - 17.4, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (5.87 - 6.74, n=3) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (63.4 - 77.1, n=3) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
| Average of class Office (31.3 - 117.5, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (0.654 - 0.664, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average of class Office (0.4244 - 1.397, n=118, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 OLED M513UA-L1282W | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Office (763 - 24250, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (3612 - 7053, n=3) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average of class Office (4027 - 102228, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (33606 - 37829, n=3) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Office (279 - 4442, n=118, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (1244 - 1248, n=2) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average of class Office (8031 - 113016, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (51280 - 51454, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (6686 - 6703, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average of class Office (404 - 14288, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average of class Office (2054 - 54365, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (17564 - 20109, n=3) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average of class Office (5226 - 147611, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (19307 - 34964, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average of class Office (67.6 - 1018, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (374 - 396, n=3) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average of class Office (432 - 12755, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (3199 - 3768, n=3) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average of class Office (4814 - 48177, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (16799 - 17037, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
System performance
The system performance is good and completely sufficient for everyday tasks, even when multitasking. Intel CPUs like the Core i5-1135G7 and even the Core i3-1115G4 have slight advantages in web surfing due to the higher single-core performance and the stronger Turbo, as can be seen in the Octane V2 and Jetstream 2 scores, for example.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
Speedometer 2.0: Result
Octane V2: Total Score
Jetstream 2: Total Score
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average of class Office (2325 - 7157, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (4299 - 5006, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Average of class Office (5095 - 20841, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (7833 - 9015, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10198, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (6596 - 7852, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Office (1912 - 9056, n=104, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (4136 - 4811, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (932 - 935, n=2) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (983 - 989, n=2) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average of class Office (340 - 1982, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (899 - 920, n=2) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (844 - 866, n=2) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (878 - 906, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average of class Office (479 - 1966, n=111, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1WT-36DP | |
| Speedometer 2.0 / Result | |
| Average of class Office (26.1 - 350, n=47, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1WT-36DP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) () | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Octane V2 / Total Score | |
| Average of class Office (21416 - 93596, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1WT-36DP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) () | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Jetstream 2 / Total Score | |
| Average of class Office (72.4 - 418, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1WT-36DP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (145.6 - 167.8, n=2) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1WT-36DP | |
| Average of class Office (99.2 - 368, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (187.3 - 201, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Average of class Office (80 - 328, n=94, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (144.3 - 150.3, n=2) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 4383 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average of class Office (7158 - 84290, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (30710 - 36092, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average of class Office (7325 - 75550, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (34493 - 35443, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Average of class Office (7579 - 94965, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (38052 - 40554, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 3 5300U (97.1 - 113.5, n=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average of class Office (44.3 - 188.3, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latencies
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE | |
| Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
* ... smaller is better
Mass storage
The 256 GB PCIe 3.0 SSD is from UMIS and comes in the smaller M.2-2242 format, but M.2-2280 SSDs can also be installed as well as an additional 2.5-inch SSD or hard drive. You have to buy a SATA ribbon cable yourself, though.
The transfer rates are as expected, but the 4K rates in comparison to the same SSD in the IdeaPad 3 15 (Intel) are lower. Towards the end of our DiskSpd read loop, the SSD performance periodically drops due to the temperature.
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE Lenovo UMIS RPJTJ256MEE1OWX | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE Lenovo UMIS RPJTJ256MEE1OWX | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE SK Hynix BC711 HFM128GD3HX015N | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 | Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) Phison PS5013 311CD0512GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DiskSpd | 13% | 23% | -33% | -8% | 53% | |
| seq read | 1911 | 1458 -24% | 1824 -5% | 1321 -31% | 1545 -19% | 1701 -11% |
| seq write | 1110 | 1286 16% | 1546 39% | 333 -70% | 1175 6% | 1873 69% |
| seq q8 t1 read | 2138 | 1755 -18% | 2665 25% | 1679 -21% | 2531 18% | 2517 18% |
| seq q8 t1 write | 1283 | 1290 1% | 1592 24% | 276 -78% | 1210 -6% | 1969 53% |
| 4k q1 t1 read | 42.6 | 62.5 47% | 48.3 13% | 49.2 15% | 40.7 -4% | 50.8 19% |
| 4k q1 t1 write | 104.4 | 225 116% | 133 27% | 135.8 30% | 123 18% | 240 130% |
| 4k q32 t16 read | 844 | 562 -33% | 1071 27% | 485 -43% | 779 -8% | 1243 47% |
| 4k q32 t16 write | 904 | 881 -3% | 1184 31% | 279 -69% | 293 -68% | 1773 96% |
| AS SSD | 48% | 32% | -29% | -4% | 47% | |
| Seq Read | 1846 | 1939 5% | 2635 43% | 1448.03 -22% | 1451 -21% | 2188.47 19% |
| Seq Write | 1175 | 1209 3% | 1592 35% | 304.12 -74% | 542 -54% | 1418.06 21% |
| 4K Read | 49.4 | 63.4 28% | 43.59 -12% | 45.21 -8% | 30.23 -39% | 45.01 -9% |
| 4K Write | 129 | 182.8 42% | 113.5 -12% | 117.85 -9% | 70.4 -45% | 144.99 12% |
| 4K-64 Read | 452 | 737 63% | 981 117% | 484.3 7% | 556 23% | 1008.86 123% |
| 4K-64 Write | 406 | 950 134% | 1016 150% | 238.34 -41% | 707 74% | 1034.85 155% |
| Access Time Read * | 0.076 | 0.059 22% | 0.086 -13% | 0.079 -4% | 0.112 -47% | |
| Access Time Write * | 0.03 | 0.024 20% | 0.101 -237% | 0.033 -10% | 0.039 -30% | 0.026 13% |
| Score Read | 686 | 994 45% | 1288 88% | 674 -2% | 731 7% | 1273 86% |
| Score Write | 653 | 1254 92% | 1289 97% | 387 -41% | 832 27% | 1322 102% |
| Score Total | 1672 | 2740 64% | 3191 91% | 1363 -18% | 1899 14% | 3215 92% |
| Copy ISO MB/s | 1058 | 1189 12% | 1438 36% | 230.02 -78% | 543.74 -49% | |
| Copy Program MB/s | 168 | 291.9 74% | 195.9 17% | 92.67 -45% | 365.9 118% | |
| Copy Game MB/s | 401 | 646 61% | 567 41% | 178.17 -56% | 475 18% | |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 31% /
35% | 28% /
28% | -31% /
-30% | -6% /
-6% | 50% /
49% |
* ... smaller is better
* ... smaller is better
Dauerleistung Lesen: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
AMD's iGPU, the Radeon RX Vega 6, does well in the inexpensive office laptop and although it isn't designed for gaming, some newer games can be rendered smoothly at low details and resolutions while older games can run decently at medium details.
An average GeForce MX350 computes almost twice as fast and an MX450 two and a half times as fast. Both dGPUs are optionally available in the IdeaPad 3 14 Intel.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 4067 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 14351 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 2442 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 973 points | |
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* ... smaller is better
| The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Average of class Office (2.66 - 34, n=109, last 2 years) | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6 | |
| Asus Vivobook 15 K513EQ | |
| Average of class Office (3.35 - 47.8, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 14 5425 6VPKR | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ITL05 81X80074GE | |
Witcher 3 FPS-Diagramm
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
| GTA V (2015) | 78.2 | 69.9 | 20.1 | 9.11 |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 48.7 | 31 | 15.1 | 10.8 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 89.5 | 70.6 | 41.8 | 39.5 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 28.5 | 14.2 | 10 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 36 | 27.4 | 24.8 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 67 | 25.7 | 21.1 | 17.7 |
Emissions & energy: IdeaPad 3 with AMD frugal & cool
Noise emissions
The fan usually remains silent during light office and Internet tasks. Under load, the IdeaPad 3 14 is clearly audible at 33 dB(A) and under combined load, such as The Witcher 3, it already gets very loud up to 48 dB(A).
We recommend using one of the performance modes, "Intelligent Cooling" or "Battery Saving Mode", which make the device pleasantly quiet while only sacrificing little CPU performance.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 26 / 26 / 26 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 33 / 48 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 26 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE Vega 6, R3 5300U, Lenovo UMIS RPJTJ256MEE1OWX | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, Celeron 6305, SK Hynix BC711 HFM128GD3HX015N | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Vega 6, R3 5300U, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 | Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1WT-36DP UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3JX016N | Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Phison PS5013 311CD0512GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | 6% | 3% | 2% | 7% | -3% | |
| off / environment * | 26 | 25.4 2% | 25.2 3% | 26 -0% | 25.4 2% | 26 -0% |
| Idle Minimum * | 26 | 25.4 2% | 25.8 1% | 26 -0% | 25.4 2% | 26 -0% |
| Idle Average * | 26 | 25.4 2% | 25.8 1% | 26 -0% | 25.4 2% | 26 -0% |
| Idle Maximum * | 26 | 25.4 2% | 25.8 1% | 27.5 -6% | 25.4 2% | 26 -0% |
| Load Average * | 33 | 27.2 18% | 32.3 2% | 34 -3% | 32.1 3% | 42.9 -30% |
| Load Maximum * | 48 | 44.8 7% | 44 8% | 38.2 20% | 32.3 33% | 42.6 11% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 32 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14 AMD barely warms up with a maximum of 41.9 °C on the device's underside. All devices in our comparison field are adept at keeping a cool head.
In the combined stress test (Prime95 + FurMark), the CPU can maintain a clock of 3.4 GHz and the iGPU 1,200 MHz, which are both very good.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 37.1 °C / 99 F, compared to the average of 34.2 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 41.9 °C / 107 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.7 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 27.4 °C / 81.3 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.7 °C / 81.9 F (+0.3 °C / 0.6 F).
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1WT-36DP Intel Core i3-1115G4, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE Intel Celeron 6305, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | 10% | -10% | 3% | 7% | -9% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 37.1 | 36 3% | 39.1 -5% | 32.5 12% | 31.2 16% | 38.6 -4% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 41.9 | 38 9% | 41.1 2% | 35.9 14% | 43 -3% | 41 2% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 27.9 | 24.1 14% | 33.3 -19% | 28.8 -3% | 24.8 11% | 32.6 -17% |
| Idle Bottom * | 29.6 | 25.7 13% | 34.8 -18% | 32.5 -10% | 28.2 5% | 33.9 -15% |
* ... smaller is better
Loudspeaker
The 1.5 W stereo speakers can get quite loud (85 dB(A)) but deliver a very poor sound overall. This is sufficient for video conferencing and the occasional video on social media, but external sound systems or headphones should be used for enjoying music or movies.
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 32.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 14.2% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (5.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(-) | overall sound is not linear (30.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 91% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 6% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 87% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 10% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 32.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 14.2% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (5.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(-) | overall sound is not linear (30.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 91% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 6% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 87% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 10% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Energy consumption
The energy consumption is on the expected good level for an AMD system. A maximum of 48 W power is required, which the 65 W power supply delivers without any problems.
| Off / Standby | 0.3 / 0.45 Watt |
| Idle | 4 / 6.7 / 8.2 Watt |
| Load |
29.5 / 48 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE Vega 6, R3 5300U, Lenovo UMIS RPJTJ256MEE1OWX | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, Celeron 6305, SK Hynix BC711 HFM128GD3HX015N | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Vega 6, R3 5300U, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP Vega 7, R5 5500U, Kingston OM8PDP3512B-AI1 | Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Phison PS5013 311CD0512GB | Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1WT-36DP UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, SK Hynix BC711 HFM256GD3JX016N | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | 11% | -9% | -17% | -21% | 24% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 4 | 3.7 7% | 5.6 -40% | 4.1 -3% | 5 -25% | 4.2 -5% |
| Idle Average * | 6.7 | 7.1 -6% | 6 10% | 5.4 19% | 7 -4% | 6.7 -0% |
| Idle Maximum * | 8.2 | 8.2 -0% | 7 15% | 7.7 6% | 7.2 12% | 7.4 10% |
| Load Average * | 29.5 | 26 12% | 34.9 -18% | 44 -49% | 40.5 -37% | 9.7 67% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 28.9 | 24.3 16% | 32.5 -12% | 41.8 -45% | 38.3 -33% | |
| Load Maximum * | 48 | 31.4 35% | 52.1 -9% | 63 -31% | 66.1 -38% | 25.3 47% |
* ... smaller is better
Energieaufnahme Witcher 3 / Stresstest
Energieaufnahme mit externem Monitor
Battery life
Battery life
8:22 hours of run time in the Wi-Fi test with a brightness of 150 cd/m² are average. Besides the small 38 Whr battery, there is also a slightly larger 45 Whr option that should deliver around 10 hours accordingly, similar to the IdeaPad 3 15 with the same AMD APU.
Acer's Swift 3 and Chromebook 514 achieve similar rates despite larger batteries, while Huawei's MateBook D 14 (Intel) lasts a full 4 hours longer.
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE R3 5300U, Vega 6, 38 Wh | Acer Swift 3 SF314-43-R8BP R5 5500U, Vega 7, 48 Wh | Huawei MateBook D 14 (2021) i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 56 Wh | Acer Chromebook 514 CB514-1WT-36DP i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, 50.3 Wh | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 R3 5300U, Vega 6, 45 Wh | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ITL6 82H700CCGE Celeron 6305, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, 38 Wh | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | 9% | 48% | 6% | 16% | -15% | 26% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 502 | 505 1% | 741 48% | 533 6% | 628 25% | 429 -15% | 595 ? 19% |
| Load | 89 | 104 17% | 95 7% | 117.9 ? 32% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict: Low-priced IdeaPad 3 14 delivers on core functionality
Lenovo's IdeaPad 3 14 meets all the basic requirements for an inexpensive office laptop. The matte IPS display is bright enough, the performance is high for the class, and the input devices are rock solid.
In addition, the mostly quiet operation including the useful performance modes, cool surface temperatures, easy maintainability as well as expandable working and mass storage all contribute to the IdeaPad 3 14's value proposition.
If you are looking for an inexpensive mobile companion, the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14 AMD meets all important criteria.
The battery life is decent and an SD card reader, even though slow, comes installed. Power Delivery and DisplayPort are not supported by the USB Type-C port. The base unit and display lid of Lenovo's laptop could also be stiffer. Overall, the IdeaPad 3 14 AMD offers a lot for a price less than €500 for the tested configuration, especially since it has repeatedly been available at bargain prices of €300 and €400 in the recent past.
The Acer Swift 3 has a more stable metal case, a faster Ryzen 5 5500U, but it is also a bit more expensive, relies on soldered RAM, and the display remains significantly darker. Huawei's MateBook D 14 is interesting because it offers very long battery runtimes, even better input devices, USB-C Power Delivery, and a stable metal chassis, but also does not allow RAM expansion and has a dark IPS display.
Accordingly, the purchase has to be weighed in based on personal preferences.
Price and availability
The tested Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14 AMD with the IPS display, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD and Ryzen 3 5300U is available for €549 (~US$549) at Cyberport. There are currently a few units available at the eBay store aricitec for only €379 (~US$279) with the same configuration. Likewise, the IdealPad 3 14 AMD can also be purchased from Alternate for €479.
Lenovo's own web store has the advantage that you can choose the bigger 45 WHr battery and also a backlit keyboard, so you can get both features for as little as €505. It is even the latest Generation 7, with almost the same specifications.
Lenovo IdeaPad 3 14ALC6-82KT0077GE
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02/11/2023 v7
Marvin Gollor
Transparency
The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.
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