Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8 vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)

Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8, vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery - 45 W
- 60 W
n/a
Processor - Intel Core 3 100U
- Intel Core 5 210H
- Intel Core 7 240H
n/a
Storage - 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8 and Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.36 kg 1.24 kg
Pixel size 313.5x224x17.5 mm 304.1x215x11.3 mm
Area 702 cm² 654 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 80.9 % 82 %
Side bezels 6 mm 5.6 mm
Colors Gray - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Material - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 130 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActivePassive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count1n/a

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14 in 13.6 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Pixel density 162 ppi 225 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 2560x1664 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor No Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8
300 nits
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
500 nits
Contrast1000:1n/a

Battery

Capacity 45 Wh 53.8 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 70 W
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65/100 W 30/35/70 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight 287 g 183/207 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core 3 100U Apple M4 (10-Core)
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 4.41 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.7 GHz n/a
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 8 10
L3 Cache 10 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8
1917
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
3721
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8
5765
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
14341
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8
1721
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
2023
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8
6400
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
11736

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
TGP 15 W 18 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1250 MHz 1800 MHz
FLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
Memory Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 5.6 Gbit/s 7.5 Gbit/s
Shader Units 512 1280
TMUs 32 80
ROPs 16 40

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 5600 MHz 7500 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
Max RAM 64 n/a

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 256 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset Realtek ALC3287 n/a
Audio Formats 2.0 2.2
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6E
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Fingerprint sensor Optional Yes
IR sensor Optional No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.2No
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.1No
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesNo
Card ReaderYesNo
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size12.0x7.5 cmn/a
SurfacePlasticGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.

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