PC World - USA (2020-01)

JANUARY 2020 PCWorld 87

instance, while encoding a large video
file—the Gram 17 gets warmest around the
center-rear of its underside. Even here, it’s not
overly hot, but the Gram’s large footprint

Battery life is the star

of the show in the LG

Gram 17’s benchmark

testing.

LG Gram 17

(Core i7-8565U)

LG Gram 14T990

(Core i7-8565U)

Dell XPS 13 7390

(Core i7-10710U)

Lenovo Ideapad S340-151W(Core i5-8265U) L

M(Ryzen 5 3580U SE)icrosoft Surface Laptop 3

Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Black Edition (7590) (Core i7-8565U)

M(Ryzen 7 3780 U SE)icrosoft Surface Laptop 3

Video Rundown Test (battery life)

(Minutes)

LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

765

502

568

445

709

500

503

Despite having an

8th-generation Intel

processor, the LG Gram

17 holds its own against

the newer Dell XPS 13

2-in-1 in productivity

benchmarks.

LG Gram 14T990

(Core i7-8565U)

Lenovo Ideapad S340-151WL

(Core i5-8265U)

Dell XPS 13 7390 (Core i7-10710U)

LG Gram(Core i7-8565U) 17

M(Ryzen 7 3780 U SE)icrosoft Surface Laptop 3

Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Black Edition (7590) (Core i7-8565U)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3

(Ryzen 5 3580U SE)

PCMark 8 Work 2.0 Conventional

(Native resolution)

LONGER BARS INDICATE BETTER PERFORMANCE

3,564

3,050

3,338

3,017

3,562

3,039

3,312

means you can

comfortably rest the

laptop with your legs

on either side of the

warm spot, even

during demanding

tasks. The laptop also

stays pretty quiet

throughout these

heavy operations,

and under normal

loads you probably won’t hear anything at all.

All of which is a preface for saying the LG

Gram 17’s general performance benchmarks

are a mixed bag, when compared to

competitors similar in

profile or

configuration. Keep

in mind that the

Gram’s Intel Core

i7-8565U processor

is technically a

generation old at this