Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 3 2022 (12th Gen i5 1235U, 16GB, 512GB, 14" FHD)

Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 3 (2022): Overview

Here's a brief description of the build, chipset, and battery life of the Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 3 2022 with the Intel i5 processor.

Design and Build 

ThinkPad L14 has an all-plastic build featuring ABS plastic top and bottom. It has a 14" FHD display with 45% NTSC coverage. The L14 features an LED backlit keyboard, a Windows Precision touchPad, and a familiar Trackpoint. It is light at just 1.39 kg or about 3.06 pounds. It is 325mm in width, 217mm deep, and has a height of 19.8mm.

Performance and Memory

Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 3 (2022) is powered by Intel's 12th gen Core i5-1235U processor. It has 10 Cores and 12 Threads. The chip has a base frequency of 3.3 GHz and a max boost frequency of 4.4 GHz. The graphics part is handled by the integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics. Lenovo ThinkPad L14 comes with 16GB of dual-channel DDR4 RAM. There are 2 SO-DIMM slots where you can add up to a 32GB stick each. Thus, ThinkPad L14 can have a maximum of 64GB RAM. You get 512GB SSD with Opal 2.0 security on purchase, which can be further expanded to 1 TB.

Battery and Connectivity

What powers the machine is a 57Wh Li-Po battery. It comes with a 65W power adapter in the box. As for connectivity, you get a USB-C 3.2 Gen1 port and a USB 4 (Thunderbolt 4) port that supports data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0, and DisplayPort 1.4. You also get 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, 1 HDMI port, and an Ethernet port. A 3.5mm headphone/microphone jack is also present alongside a card reader slot. On the wireless side of things, you get WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1.