Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 vs Dell Vostro 13 5301 Comparison

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Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 vs Dell Vostro 13 5301 Comparison Overview

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In this review, we will be comparing Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and Vostro 13 5301, two laptops from Lenovo and Dell. Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 was introduced to market in January 2023 and Dell Vostro 13 5301 was launched in January 2021. As you can see, Vostro 13 5301 is 2 years older than Yoga 6 13, Gen 8. Let's see if this age difference between two laptops makes a big difference.

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Here is a brief look at the main features of Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and Dell Vostro 13 5301 before getting into our more detailed comparison.

Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 Key Specs

Launched in January 2023
13.3" TouchScreen - IPS LCD, 16:10 Aspect Ratio Display
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
GPU: Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
8GB Ram
304 x 218 x 17.46 mm (11.97 x 8.58 x 0.69 inches)
Weight: 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs)

Dell Vostro 13 5301 Key Specs

Launched in January 2021
13.3" IPS LCD, 16:9 Aspect Ratio Display
CPU: Intel Core i5 1135G7
GPU: GeForce MX350 2GB
8GB Ram
306 x 204 x 14-15.9 mm (12.05 x 8.03 x 0.55-0.63 inches)
Weight: 1.06 kg (2.34 lbs)

Let's read on the following sections in order to better understand in detail how Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and Vostro 13 5301 compares and decide which one is better for you.

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Reasons to choose Lenovo Yoga 6 13 Gen 8 over Dell Vostro 13 5301

Screen PPI	170 ppi vs 166 ppi	More pixels per inch
Touch Screen	Yes vs No	Interact with your fingers
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1200 pixels vs 1920 x 1080 pixels	Higher pixel count screen
sRGB Color Space	99.5% vs 95%	Wider sRGB Color Space Coverage
Response Time	11 ms vs 35 ms	Faster Response screen
CPU Fabrication Process	7 nm vs 10 nm	Newer Generation CPU
GPU Fabrication Process	6 nm vs 14 nm	Newer Generation GPU
RAM BUS	PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) vs PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)	Faster RAM
Dolby Atmos Speakers	Yes vs No	3D Surround Sound Support
Bluetooth	v5.1 vs v5	More advanced Bluetooth connectivity
Webcam Resolution	1920 x 1080 vs 1280 x 720	Higher Resolution Camera
Number of USB-C Ports	2x USB 3.2 vs 1x USB 3.2	Connect more device at the same time
HDMI Version	2.0 vs 1.4	Better HDMI connectivity
Touchpad Size	12.0 x 7.5 cm vs 10.5 x 6.5 cm	Larger Touchpad Area

Reasons to choose Dell Vostro 13 5301 over Lenovo Yoga 6 13 Gen 8

Weight	1.06 kg vs 1.37 kg	0.31 kg lighter
Screen-to-Body Ratio	~78.1% vs ~77.4%	Larger screen area ratio
Side Bezel Thickness	5.8 mm vs 8.8 mm	3 mm thinner bezels
Screen Type	Matte vs Glossy	potentially less reflections on screen
GPU FLOPS	1.879 TFLOPS vs 0.54 TFLOPS	Dedicated GPU unit
GPU Type	Dedicated vs Integrated	Support audio, data, power and video all through one single port
Thunderbolt	v4 vs No

Common Strengths of Dell Vostro 13 5301 and Lenovo Yoga 6 13 Gen 8

Fast Charging Support	Yes vs Yes	Charge the battery in a shorter time
USB Power Delivery	Yes vs Yes	Charging via USB port gives flexibility
RAM Type	PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) vs PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)	Fast RAM type
Upgradable Storage	Yes vs Yes	Option to increase the Storage size
SSD Type	NVMe vs NVMe	Faster Data Transfers
Wi-Fi Standard	v6 vs v6	Fast and Reliable Wi-Fi Connections
HDMI Output	1x HDMI 2.0 vs 1x HDMI 2.0	Connect to External Displays via HDMI cable
VGA Output	No vs No	Connect to External Displays via VGA cable
Built-in SD Card Reader	Yes vs Yes	Read & Write SD Cards
Keyboard Backlight	Yes vs Yes	Easily see the keys under low light

Common Weaknesses of Dell Vostro 13 5301 and Lenovo Yoga 6 13 Gen 8

Upgradable RAM	No vs No	No Option to increase the RAM size

Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 vs Dell Vostro 13 5301: Physical Specs Comparison

In this section, we will be comparing the physical specifications and body features of the Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and the Dell Vostro 13 5301.

Physical Specs
Weight	1.37 kg (3.02 lbs)	1.06 kg (2.34 lbs)
Surface Area	663 cm2 (102.7 inches2)	624 cm2 (96.8 inches2)
Screen to Surface Ratio	~77.4%	~78.1%
Side Bezel Thickness	~8.8 mm	~5.8 mm
Weight per Inch of Screen	0.10 kg/inch	0.08 kg/inch
	0.22 lbs/inch	0.176 lbs/inch
Colors	Green	Gray

Comparison of the Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and the Dell Vostro 13 5301 External Dimensions

Weight

Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 weighs 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs), whereas the Vostro 13 5301 weighs 1.06 kg (2.34 lbs). There is a notable difference in weight between these two laptops. The weight difference between the two laptops is not significant.

Weight Comparison

Displays size 13.0-13.9 inches

Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 1.37 kg

Dell Vostro 13 5301 1.06 kg

Min 0.85 kg

Average 1.22 kg

Max 1.64 kg

Thickness Comparison

Displays size 13.0-13.9 inches

Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 17.46 mm

Dell Vostro 13 5301 14.00 mm

Min 7.90 mm

Average 15.38 mm

Max 19.30 mm

Another value that we use for comparing the weights of the laptops is the Weight per Inch of Screen, which is calculated by dividing the total weight of the model with its usable diagonal screen size. This value for the Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 is 0.10 kg/inch.In comparison, this value for the Dell Vostro 13 5301 is 0.08 kg/inch.Here are some of the best performing laptops in this area:

Microsoft Surface Go 4: 0.05 kg/inch
LG Gram SuperSlim 15.6 2023: 0.06 kg/inch
Asus ProArt PZ13 HT5306: 0.06 kg/inch
Asus Zenbook A14 UX3407: 0.06 kg/inch
Dell Latitude 7330: 0.07 kg/inch
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano Gen 2: 0.07 kg/inch
LG Gram 14 2022: 0.07 kg/inch
LG Gram 14 2-in-1 2022: 0.07 kg/inch

Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 vs Dell Vostro 13 5301: Internals (CPU, GPU, RAM, Battery, SSD, etc.) Comparison

CPU Comparison

CPU Model	AMD Ryzen 5 7530U AMD Ryzen 7 7730U	Intel Core i5 1135G7 Intel Core i7 1165G7
Base Frequency	2.0 GHz	0.9-2.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency	4.5 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of Cores	6	4
Number of Threads	12	8
L3 Cache	16 MB	8 MB
Integrated GPU	Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)	Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU
CPU Fabrication Process	7 nm	10 nm
Geekbench 5 (Single)	1488	1324
Geekbench 5 (Multi)	6603	4633
Cinebench 23 (Single)	1451	1355
Cinebench 23 (Multi)	9408	5087

Above you can see the CPU options and the CineBench and GeekBench test scores for both laptops, which gives an idea about what kind of performance difference you may experience between the Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and Dell Vostro 13 5301.

You may also read reviews of latest laptops with the same CPUs and compare them:

Laptops with: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

Laptops with: Intel Core i5 1135G7

GPU Comparison

GPU Model	Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)	GeForce MX350 2GB
Base Clock Frequency	400 MHz	747 MHz
Boost CLock Frequency	2200 MHz	937 MHz
TGP (Total Graphics Power)	15 W	20 W
Type	Integrated	Dedicated
FLOPS	563.2 GFLOPS	1,199 GFLOPS
Memory Size	System Shared	2 GB
Memory Type	System Shared	GDDR5
Memory Bus	System Shared	64 bit
Memory Speed	System Shared	1752 MHz 7 Gbps effective
Shading Units Cores	128	640
TMUs	8	32
ROPs	4	16

GPU is as critical as the CPU for graphic heavy applications and the table above gives a picture of how the two GPU compares. FLOPS is a measure of a GPU's performance based on the number of floating-point arithmetic calculations that the processor can perform within a second. Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 has a FLOPS value of 0.54 TFLOPS whereas the Dell Vostro 13 5301 ' has a FLOPS value of 1.879 TFLOPS. If graphical performance of the laptop is important for your use type, the Dell Vostro 13 5301 may be the better choice between these two setups.

RAM Comparison

RAM	8GB 16GB	8GB 16GB
Memory Bus	2x4 GB	1x8 GB
RAM Clock	4266 MHz	4267 MHz
RAM Type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Upgradable	No	No
Memory Bus	PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)	PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)

Both laptops, the Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and the Vostro 13 5301, come with similar RAM capacities of 8 GB, providing comparable performance in memory-intensive tasks.

LOCAL LLM Compatibility Evaluation

This quick guide shows what types of large language models (LLMs) each of these laptops could support, based on their respective hardware specifications. It's meant to help you compare their suitability for running AI models locally.

LLM Category	Lenovo Yoga 6 (13", Gen 8)	Dell Vostro 13 5301
Small Models(1-3B):Examples: Phi-2, Qwen-1.8B	✔ Run smoothly.	✖ Not supported.
Medium Models(7-8B):Examples: Mistral-7B, Qwen-7B	✖ Not supported.	✖ Not supported.
Large Models(13-30B):Examples: Mixtral, Qwen-14B	✖ Not supported.	✖ Not supported.
Extra-Large Models(65B+):Examples: LLaMA2-70B, Qwen1.5-72B	✖ Not supported on most systems. Requires high-end GPU or advanced setup.	✖ Not supported on most systems. Requires high-end GPU or advanced setup.

Note: Optimized (e.g., 4-bit) models may run on limited hardware. Performance depends on runtime and setup.

📌 MoE Models: Some models like Mixtral 8x7B and Qwen3-30B-A3B use a Mixture of Experts (MoE) design, activating only part of the model during inference. This means they can often run efficiently on laptops with 12–16 GB of VRAM when quantized.

BATTERY

BATTERY	59 Wh	40 Wh 53 Wh
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Fast Charging	No	No
USB Power Delivery	Yes	Yes
Charging Port Position	Left	Left
Charge Power	45 W	45 / 65 W
Full Charging Time	2:05 hr	4:00 hr

Moreover, the Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 boasts a larger battery capacity of 59 Wh, offering extended usage time compared to the Vostro 13 5301's40 Wh.

Battery Comparison

Displays size 13.0-13.9 inches

Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 59 Wh

Dell Vostro 13 5301 40 Wh

Min 38.00 Wh

Average 53.1 Wh

Max 80.00 Wh

STORAGE
Both laptops, the Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and the Vostro 13 5301 have similar max. storage capacities of 1 TB, allowing for ample space to store files and applications.

Storage Options	256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB	256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB
Upgradable	Yes	Yes
Storage type	SSD (M2)	SSD (M2)
NVMe	Yes	Yes

If your budget allows, we recommend opting for the largest possible disk size, considering the potential increase in storage capacity needs in the future. However, please keep in mind the question 'What will the laptop be used for?' when making this decision. Of course, you can later upgrade the hard disk capacity by getting a larger disk. However, if your laptop has only one disk slot, it may not be as straightforward as a RAM upgrade, where you simply add or replace a module, as moving or cloning files to a new disk may be necessary.

Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 vs Dell Vostro 13 5301: Display Comparison

The display is an essential aspect to consider when comparing the Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and Dell Vostro 13 5301 since its is the component that you interact the most and significantly impact the experience.

Screen Area and Dimensions

Now let's look at the comparison of the actual display areas of both laptops below, keeping the bezels around the screens out of the equation. Both Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and Vostro 13 5301 screens have the same size of 13.3".The total usable screen area of the Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 is 513cm² / 80inch² whereas the Vostro 13 5301's total usable screen area is 487cm² / 76inch².

PPI (Pixels per Inch)
Additionally, the Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 features a higher pixel density with 170 pixels per inch (PPI), ensuring sharper image details.

Screen PPI (Pixels Per Inch) Comparison

Displays size 13.0-13.9 inches

Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 170 ppi

Dell Vostro 13 5301 166 ppi

Min 118 PPI

Average 186 PPI

Max 338.00 PPI

Refresh Rate
Both Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and Vostro 13 5301 offer the same refresh rate of 60 Hz.

Furthermore, the Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 boasts a faster response time of 11.0 ms, reducing motion blur for fast-paced content.

Brightness
Both Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and Vostro 13 5301 offer the same maximum brightness of 300 nits (cd/m²).

Brightness Comparison

Displays size 13.0-13.9 inches

Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 300 nits

Dell Vostro 13 5301 300 nits

Min

30 nits

Average 438 nits

Max 1000.00 nits

Lenovo Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 vs Dell Vostro 13 5301 Connectivity Comparison

In terms of connectivity,

Wifi
Both laptops offer the same Wi-Fi standard (v6), ensuring fast and reliable wireless connections.

Below, you'll find a Wi-Fi Versions Table, along with their release dates and speeds, to provide a brief overview of its development.

Wi-Fi Versions and Speeds

Standard	Speed	Release Date	Network	Frequency Bands (GHz)
Wi-Fi 7	up to 40 Gbps (5 GB/s)	2023	802.11be	2.4, 5, 6
Wi-Fi 6E	up to 9.6 Gbps (1.2 GB/s)	2020	802.11ax	2.4, 5, 6
Wi-Fi 6	up to 9.6 Gbps (1.2 GB/s)	2019	802.11ax	2.4, 5
Wi-Fi 5	up to 6.93 Gbps (866.25 MB/s)	2014	802.11ac	2.4, 5
Wi-Fi 4	up to 600 Mbps (75 MB/s)	2009	802.11n	2.4, 5

* Please note that the provided transfer rates are maximum theoretical values, and real-life performance may vary based on environmental factors.

USB
Both Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and Vostro 13 5301 feature 2x USB 3.2 USB-A ports.
Both Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and Vostro 13 5301 have USB Type-C ports. Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 has 2x USB 3.2 USB Type-C ports, while Vostro 13 5301 has 1x USB 3.2 USB Type-C ports.

Below, you'll find a table of USB ports, along with their release dates and speeds.
To mitigate the confusion caused by generation names, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) suggests using marketing names like USB 5Gbps, USB 10Gbps, and so forth, based on their respective transfer rates.

USB Type and Speeds

USB Type	Version	Speed	Date	Other Features/Explanations
USB4	Gen 4 (2.0)	80 Gbps	2022	Also known as USB 80Gbps
USB4	Gen 3×2	40 Gbps	2019	Also known as USB 40Gbps
USB 3.2	3.2 Gen 2x2	20 Gbps	2019	Double the data transfer rates of Gen 2
USB 3.2	3.2 Gen 2	10 Gbps	2017	Previously known as USB 3.1
USB 3.2	3.2 Gen 1	5 Gbps	2017	Previously known as USB 3.0
USB 3.1	3.1 Gen 2	10 Gbps	2013	Faster data transfer rates
USB 3.0	3.1 Gen 1	5 Gbps	2010	SuperSpeed USB, improved data transfer rates
USB 2.0	2.0	480 Mbps	2000	High-speed data transfer
USB 1.0	1.0	1.5 Mbps	1996	Original USB standard

Thunderbolt
Vostro 13 5301 is equipped with Thunderbolt 4 port. Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 does not have Thunderbolt port.

HDMI
Both Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and Vostro 13 5301 feature an HDMI port. Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 offers 1x HDMI 2.0, while Vostro 13 5301 offers 1x HDMI 1.4.

Below, you'll find a comparison table detailing different HDMI versions, including their bandwidth, color depth, maximum resolution, and release dates. This information can be helpful in understanding the capabilities of each HDMI version and choosing the most suitable one for your needs.

HDMI Comparison Table

HDMI Version	Maximum Resolution	Bandwidth (Gbps)	Color Depth (bits)	Release Date
HDMI 2.1-2.1b	7680 x 4320 *(8K)* @ 60p 3840 x 2160 *(4K)* @ 120p	48.0	48	2017
HDMI 2.0-2.0b	3840 x 2160 *(4K)* @ 60p	18.0	48	2013
HDMI 1.4-1.4b	3840 x 2160 *(4K)* @ 30p	10.2	48	2009
HDMI 1.3-1.3a	2560 x 1440 @ 60p	10.2	48	2006
HDMI 1.0-1.2a	1920 x 1200 @ 60p	4.95	24	2002

* Please note that the provided resolution values represent the maximum supported resolution, and actual display quality may depend on other factors such as source content and connected devices.

SD Card Reader
Both Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and Vostro 13 5301 come with an SD Card Reader for easy access to memory cards.

Audio Jack
Both Yoga 6 13, Gen 8 and Vostro 13 5301 are equipped with a 3.5mm Audio Jack, providing seamless connection to headphones and speakers.

To summarize the connectivity and ports details, please refer to the table below to see them listed.

Connectivity and Ports
WiFi Standard (latest: v7)	v6	v6
Bluetooth (latest: v5.4)	v5.1	v5
USB-A (latest: 3.2)	2x USB 3.2	2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C (latest: USB4 2.0)	2x USB 3.2	1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt (latest: 4)	No	Thunderbolt 4
HDMI (latest: 2.1)	1x HDMI 2.0	1x HDMI 1.4
Display Port (latest: v2.0)	No	No
VGA	No	No
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes	Optional
Optical Drive	No	No
Audio Jack 3.5mm	Yes	Yes
Ethernet RJ45	No	No
SD CardReader	Yes	Yes
Proprietary Charging Port	No	Yes