Asus ExpertBook B1 review - The 14-inch office laptop with Win 11 Pro and a 3-year warranty for $700
Solid keyboard, little stamina.
Asus' new ExpertBook B1 is an affordable 14-inch office laptop with an Intel Core i5 processor and upgradeable RAM. It also includes Win 11 Pro and a 3-year warranty, but you'll have to make some compromises regarding its runtimes.Andreas Osthoff, 👁 Andreas Osthoff (translated by Daisy Dickson) Published 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 ...
Verdict - The ExpertBook B1 14 is a simple office laptop
The new 14-inch ExpertBook B1 is a simple office laptop that covers all basic requirements. This includes sufficient CPU performance, a fast SSD, and 16 GB RAM which can be easily expanded. There are also enough connections, but you'll have to do without modern interfaces. Its matte IPS display is generally suitable for working, but only covers just under 60% of the small sRGB color space, which is why colors appear somewhat pale. However, as the laptop will likely often be used alongside an external monitor in an office setting, this is acceptable. Its backlit keyboard also left a solid impression on us.
The device's single fan is activated very quickly even during simple tasks, and its battery life of 6-7 hours isn't terribly long. Its speakers aren't particularly good either. On the other hand, the laptop's included three-year warranty and Windows 11 Pro are definitely advantages.
Pros
Cons
Possible alternatives compared
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 80.9%  | Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA Intel Core i5-13420H ⎘ Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $25.99 65W 45W Charger Fit for Asus... 2. $20.98 Vaxson 2-Pack Clear Protecto... 3. $20.98 Puccy 2 Pack Film Protector,... List Price: 700€ | 1.5 kg | 19.7 mm | 14.00" 1920x1080 157 PPI IPS |
2. 85.3%  | Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE AMD Ryzen 5 7535U ⎘ AMD Radeon 660M ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $849.98 Lenovo ThinkPad L14 14" FHD ... 2. $919.98 Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 Bu... 3. $1,199.98 Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 Bu... List Price: 1019 Euro | 1.6 kg | 23 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
3. 82% v7 (old)  | SCHENKER Work 14 Base Intel Core i5-1235U ⎘ Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 500 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $12.99 Vaxson 2-Pack Protector Film... 2. $15.99 Vaxson 2-Pack Film Protector... 3. $15.98 Puccy 2 Pack Film Protector,... List Price: 720€ | 1.3 kg | 20.2 mm | 14.00" 1920x1080 157 PPI IPS |
4. 84.8%  | Acer Swift Go 14 AI Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $999.99 acer Swift Go 14 AI Copilot+... 2. $699.99 Acer Swift Go 14 Intel Evo T... 3. $897.99 Acer Swift Go 14 Laptop | 14... List Price: 1149 Euro | 1.3 kg | 16.55 mm | 14.50" 2560x1600 208 PPI IPS |
5. 84%  | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 680M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $799.49 List Price: 1015 Euro | 1.6 kg | 21.5 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
Asus' ExpertBook B1 series consists of affordable office laptops that are designed to cover all basic office needs. They come with a three-year warranty and Windows 11 Pro. Today, we're testing the 14-inch ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA model for around $700, which comes with a matte IPS display, Intel Core i5-13420H (Raptor Lake), 16 GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD. A review of the larger 15-inch model with an AMD Ryzen processor will follow soon.
Specifications
Case & connectivity
The laptop's case design is functional and its dark gray colorway is very understated overall. However, the device's low price makes itself noticeable, as it only uses slightly roughened plastic. This also makes its surfaces quite difficult to clean. With a thickness of almost 2 cm, the ExpertBook isn't particularly thin, but its rounded underside at least makes the device look quite slim. Its finish is decent, but its stability is unfortunately only average. The middle keyboard area in particular can be visibly dented and the base unit can be twisted quite easily. The screen lid is quite stable and we were only able to provoke image errors when applying a lot of pressure. The hinges are a little too tight to open the lid with one hand, but it still bounces slightly when you adjust the screen's angle. Its maximum opening angle is 180 degrees.
The lower case cover can be easily removed and in general, the laptop's maintenance options are very good, as only the processor is soldered on. All other components (RAM, SSD, WLAN module, battery) can be replaced if necessary. In addition to the primary M.2 2280 SSD, there is also a slot for a compact M.2 2230 SSD.
All the important connections are on board, including USB-C, USB-A, HDMI and Gigabit Ethernet—but modern standards such as USB 4.0 or Thunderbolt are missing. The installed Intel Wi-Fi module (AX211) supports the Wi-Fi 6E standard and delivers good performance, but the 1080p webcam (with a mechanical shutter) doesn't take particularly good pictures and Windows Studio effects are not supported. It is not a Copilot+ laptop, but live subtitling is still available.
| Networking | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
Sustainability
Asus hasn't provided any information on its environmental standards, use of recycled materials or CO2 footprint during the laptop's production. Its packaging consists of 95% cardboard, uses 90% recycled materials and is itself 100% recyclable.
Input devices - Backlit keyboard
The black keyboard has easy-to-read white lettering and three-level white backlighting is available in dark ambient lighting conditions, although it can't be activated automatically. Its key travel is sufficient and overall, it feels comfortable to type on. The keys don't rattle either—only the space bar is quite loud. All-in-all, this is a solid keyboard. The ClickPad is relatively small at 10.5 x 7.4 cm and a fingerprint scanner is integrated in the top right-hand corner. Even so, it feels nice and smooth and we had no problems with the pointer control, but the mechanical clicks are loud and feel cheap.
Display - Matte IPS panel
Asus equips its ExpertBook with a matte Full HD panel (1,920 x 1,080 pixels, 60 Hz) using the old 16:9 format. Subjectively, its picture quality is generally okay, as content is displayed sufficiently sharp and white content doesn't appear grainy. As only 60% of the sRGB color space is covered, colors look somewhat pale. No PWM is used and its response times are fine (no ghosting), but there is some slight backlight bleeding on dark backgrounds. Its viewing angle stability is okay.
Asus specifies a brightness of 300 cd/m², which our test device easily achieved, as we noted an average of 331 cd/m². Together with its low black value, this results in a very good contrast ratio, but this isn't enough to ensure comfortable working conditions in sunny environments. Its factory calibration, which we measured with the professional CalMAN software, shows a slight color cast towards green. Its color accuracy is also pretty poor, which our calibration couldn't change much. This is where the inexpensive IPS panel simply reaches its limits, and it isn't suitable for editing images.
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Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 331 cd/m²
Contrast: 1439:1 (Black: 0.23 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 6.8 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.86, calibrated: 4.9
ΔE Greyscale 6.2 | 0.09-98 Ø5.1
40.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
58.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
39.6% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.22
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA MNE001BS1-4, IPS, 1920x1080, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE NV140WUM-N49, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", Hz | SCHENKER Work 14 Base B140HAN06.8, IPS, 1920x1080, 14", 60 Hz | Acer Swift Go 14 AI MNE507QS2-2 CSOT T9, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.5", 120 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE MNE007QS3-2, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -5% | 77% | 76% | -3% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 39.6 | 37.7 -5% | 72.4 83% | 71.2 80% | 38.4 -3% |
| sRGB Coverage | 58.9 | 56.1 -5% | 99.8 69% | 99 68% | 56.7 -4% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 40.9 | 39 -5% | 73.8 80% | 73.3 79% | 39.7 -3% |
| Response Times | -5% | -126% | -17% | 5% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 26.6 ? | 23.5 ? 12% | 60 ? -126% | 32 ? -20% | 24.1 ? 9% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 15.4 ? | 18.8 ? -22% | 34.7 ? -125% | 17.5 ? -14% | 15.4 ? -0% |
| PWM Frequency | |||||
| Screen | -5% | 46% | 20% | -18% | |
| Brightness middle | 331 | 419 27% | 402 21% | 357.5 8% | 346 5% |
| Brightness | 331 | 399 21% | 404 22% | 341 3% | 343 4% |
| Brightness Distribution | 91 | 89 -2% | 89 -2% | 93 2% | 91 0% |
| Black Level * | 0.23 | 0.31 -35% | 0.16 30% | 0.3 -30% | 0.32 -39% |
| Contrast | 1439 | 1352 -6% | 2513 75% | 1192 -17% | 1081 -25% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 6.8 | 7.5 -10% | 2.2 68% | 3.27 52% | 8.8 -29% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 19.9 | 28.3 -42% | 4.2 79% | 6.83 66% | 23.1 -16% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 4.9 | 6.2 -27% | 1.3 73% | 0.95 81% | 5.8 -18% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 6.2 | 4.6 26% | 3 52% | 5.14 17% | 9.2 -48% |
| Gamma | 2.22 99% | 2.02 109% | 2.18 101% | 2.44 90% | 2.16 102% |
| CCT | 6387 102% | 6057 107% | 6801 96% | 6026 108% | 5979 109% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -5% /
-5% | -1% /
29% | 26% /
27% | -5% /
-12% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 15.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 7.5 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 7.9 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 34 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.7 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 26.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 12.9 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 13.7 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 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 34 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.4 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 8439 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance - Intel Raptor Lake-H
Testing conditions
Various energy profiles are available in the MyAsus software. We carried out the following benchmarks and measurements using the preset standard mode.
Processor - Intel Core i5-13420H
The Intel Core i5-13420H features a total of 8 cores (12 threads) and consumes 45 watts for around 40 seconds in the ExpertBook, after which its consumption levels out at 28 watts. The CPU's performance was decent within the comparison group and the processor proved to be completely sufficient for simple office tasks. In battery mode, the chip can consume a maximum of 32/28 watts, which is why its performance here was slightly lower (-10%).
Cinebench R15 Multi continuous test
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 6.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
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 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (8691 - 11871, n=3) | |
| Average of class Office (1577 - 20399, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (1673 - 1705, n=3) | |
| Average of class Office (618 - 1958, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (3329 - 4524, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (590 - 8086, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (641 - 655, n=3) | |
| Average of class Office (229 - 766, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (1492 - 1815, n=3) | |
| Average of class Office (246 - 3132, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (237 - 244, n=3) | |
| Average of class Office (98 - 294, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average of class Office (163 - 1956, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (289 - 403, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (7532 - 76886, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (35680 - 44970, n=3) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (2972 - 6497, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (5203 - 5331, n=3) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Multi-Core | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average of class Office (662 - 14767, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (7216 - 9262, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Single-Core | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (2254 - 2365, n=3) | |
| Average of class Office (457 - 2871, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (1018 - 14192, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (6895 - 8336, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (1606 - 1669, n=3) | |
| Average of class Office (510 - 2096, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (8.75 - 13.3, n=3) | |
| Average of class Office (1.72 - 22.4, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (46.5 - 62.2, n=3) | |
| Average of class Office (31.3 - 129.6, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Average of class Office (0.4098 - 1.135, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (0.501 - 0.522, n=3) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
* ... 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 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (763 - 31245, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (7922 - 11106, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Average of class Office (4113 - 125394, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (40587 - 59715, n=3) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (287 - 5398, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (1724 - 2634, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (70001 - 74956, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average of class Office (8185 - 115197, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Average of class Office (404 - 18321, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (5485 - 6625, n=3) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Average of class Office (2075 - 66922, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (19684 - 27607, n=3) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (35531 - 93100, n=3) | |
| Average of class Office (7254 - 155900, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (509 - 744, n=3) | |
| Average of class Office (78 - 1366, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (432 - 17834, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (4283 - 5831, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Average of class Office (4814 - 55359, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (12330 - 37044, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
System performance
During everyday use, the ExpertBook responds quickly to inputs and subjectively, its performance is good. Its results in the synthetic tests were again average. There were no problems with stability during the test.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (2463 - 7578, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (5117 - 5406, n=2) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average of class Office (5575 - 20841, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (8802 - 10385, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10415, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (6848 - 7121, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (2049 - 11108, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (5803 - 6030, n=2) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (1470 - 1538, n=2) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (1498 - 1518, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (1436 - 1658, n=2) | |
| Average of class Office (340 - 2155, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (1331 - 1434, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Average of class Office (121 - 455, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (254 - 267, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (237 - 251, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (80 - 328, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Average of class Office (399 - 1966, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (546 - 557, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 5406 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average of class Office (7158 - 108783, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (22003 - 59609, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average of class Office (7325 - 127282, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (23759 - 68085, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average of class Office (7579 - 117935, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (21429 - 62529, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Average of class Office (7.6 - 185.2, n=86, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average Intel Core i5-13420H (90.2 - 96.4, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latencies
In our standardized latency test (surfing the web, 4K YouTube playback, CPU load), the test device with the current BIOS version showed slight limitations when using real-time audio applications.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage device
The 512 GB SSD (M.2-2280, PCIe 4.0, 417 GB free) in our test device comes from Western Digital and delivers very good transfer rates, even under constant load. Thanks to its free M.2-2230 slot, the laptop's storage capacity can be easily expanded.
* ... smaller is better
Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The integrated UHD Graphics Xe G4 graphics card can cope with normal office tasks and also has no problems with high-resolution videos—but you shouldn't expect much more. The iGPU quickly reaches its limit when playing games, which is why you should reduce the resolution and details even when running old or undemanding games. A second RAM module could improve its GPU performance somewhat, but its performance level would still remain low. The GPU's performance stays stable under constant load and in battery mode.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 5147 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 3378 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1167 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light Score | 754 points | |
Help | ||
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Average of class Office (296 - 1133, n=12, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Average Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs (719 - 2408, n=6) | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Average of class Office (245 - 3964, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
* ... smaller is better
| Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE -1! | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE -1! | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA -1! | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base -2! | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (6.65 - 29.6, n=43, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (7.96 - 30, n=34, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (3.98 - 47.8, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (4.18 - 36.4, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Average of class Office (12.8 - 61.7, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (13.4 - 121.2, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (8.88 - 92.6, n=81, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS diagram
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 91 | 18.1 | 7.89 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 108.6 | 51.2 | 53.1 | 49.3 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 32.5 | 17 | 12.6 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 0 game wont start | |||
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 74.1 | 30.3 | 23.9 | 19.4 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 13.5 | 10.7 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 12.2 | 9.5 | 8.21 | 7.08 |
Emissions & energy
Noise emissions
The ExpertBook only has a single fan, which has a lot to do with its power limit of 45 watts. Although the device remains mostly silent when idle, the fan starts up quickly (~28-29 dB(A)) even when doing simple things like surfing the web. As soon as you put the processor under more load, it quickly reaches the 34-41 dB(A) range. There were no other electronic noises on our test device.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 23.6 / 23.6 / 23.7 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 28.7 / 41.4 dB(A) |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 23.6 dB(A) | ||
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i5-13420H, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002 | Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE Radeon 660M, R5 7535U, Lenovo UMIS AM6A0 RPETJ512MKP1QDQ | SCHENKER Work 14 Base Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, Samsung SSD 980 500GB (MZ-V8V500BW) | Acer Swift Go 14 AI Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Micron 2550 MTFDKBA512TGE | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB | |
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| Noise | -10% | -5% | 6% | 3% | |
| off / environment * | 23.6 | 24.5 -4% | 23.6 -0% | 23 3% | 23.5 -0% |
| Idle Minimum * | 23.6 | 24.5 -4% | 23.6 -0% | 23 3% | 23.5 -0% |
| Idle Average * | 23.6 | 24.5 -4% | 23.6 -0% | 23 3% | 23.5 -0% |
| Idle Maximum * | 23.7 | 24.5 -3% | 24.8 -5% | 23 3% | 23.5 1% |
| Load Average * | 28.7 | 38 -32% | 34.2 -19% | 24.5 15% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 34.3 | 41.4 -21% | 28.13 18% | 37.6 -10% | |
| Load Maximum * | 41.4 | 41.5 -0% | 42.9 -4% | 39.14 5% | 34.5 17% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 34.2 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The case temperatures stay very low during simple tasks and we only measured just over 40 °C even during the stress test. The upper left half of the case in particular heats up, but this doesn't result in any restrictions during use. In the stress test, the CPU again quickly stabilized at 28 watts and remained at this level.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 41.2 °C / 106 F, compared to the average of 34.3 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 44.4 °C / 112 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.4 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 34.3 °C / 94 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the class Office.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 27.8 °C / 82 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.6 °C / 81.7 F (-0.2 °C / -0.3 F).
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA Intel Core i5-13420H, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE AMD Ryzen 5 7535U, AMD Radeon 660M | SCHENKER Work 14 Base Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Acer Swift Go 14 AI Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | -3% | 7% | 6% | -12% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 41.2 | 43.1 -5% | 39.2 5% | 39 5% | 43.4 -5% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 44.4 | 45.7 -3% | 40.4 9% | 45 -1% | 47.1 -6% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 26.7 | 27.9 -4% | 25.3 5% | 24 10% | 31.5 -18% |
| Idle Bottom * | 28 | 28.3 -1% | 25.8 8% | 25 11% | 33.7 -20% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The laptop's speakers aren't particularly good overall. At least the trebles are reproduced cleanly, which benefits voice playback. However, music or movies sound very weak.
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (75.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 22.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (8.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 39% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 52% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 49% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 44% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 16.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.6% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 14% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 82% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 21% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 74% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
SCHENKER Work 14 Base audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 22.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 9.7% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (11.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.6% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (25.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 78% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 15% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 78% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 18% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Acer Swift Go 14 AI audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.86 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6.8% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 21% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 73% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 28% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 65% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.8% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 17% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 77% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 24% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 70% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Power consumption
Our consumption measurements revealed no surprises. In idle mode, we noted a maximum of 8.6 watts and in the stress test, it briefly reached up to 63 watts, then leveling off at around 43 watts as soon as the processor's power limit stabilized at 28 watts. The 65-watt power supply unit is therefore sufficient in size. At 0.82 watts, its standby consumption is somewhat high.
| Off / Standby | 0.42 / 0.84 Watt |
| Idle | 3.7 / 8.3 / 8.6 Watt |
| Load |
52.5 / 63.2 Watt |
   
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Power consumption Cyberpunk / stress test
Power consumption with external monitor
Runtimes
With its 50-Wh battery, the laptop's runtimes ended up being below average and the competitors performed better during our test (especially the Acer with its Snapdragon CPU). At 150 cd/m² (82% of our test device's maximum brightness), it only managed 7 hours in the WLAN test and less than 6 hours at full brightness. One full charge takes 137 minutes (80% after 52 minutes).
| Battery Runtime / WiFi Websurfing | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Average of class Office (230 - 1890, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| Battery Runtime / WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G5 21L50014GE | |
| Average of class Office (291 - 893, n=42, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1403CVA | |
| SCHENKER Work 14 Base | |
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