Lenovo ThinkBook 14 2-in-1 Gen 4 vs HP ProBook 450 G9
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkBook 14 2-in-1 Gen 4
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 72% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 60 against 51 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (108.6 vs 130.3 square inches)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
- 15% sharper screen – 162 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the HP ProBook 450 G9
- Can run popular games at about 119-162% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.64 kg (3.62 lbs) | 1.74 kg (3.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313 x 224 x 16.9-18.5 mm 12.32 x 8.82 x 0.67-0.73 inches |
359.4 x 233.9 x 19.9 mm 14.15 x 9.21 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 701 cm2 (108.7 inches2) | 841 cm2 (130.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.1% | ~79.8% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 7 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 27.7 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
ProBook 450 G9
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
ThinkBook 14 2-in-1 Gen 4
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~18% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1376:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 63.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 44.2% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 42.7% |
| Response time | - | 24 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 187 grams | 278 / 302 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.3 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 14 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 14 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1155 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1850 MHz | 1477 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS | 6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | DDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 1.9 TFLOPS | 6 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 469 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | - | ~84 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 11.5 x 7.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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