Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8 vs Acer TravelMate P4 (TMP414-42)
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Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Acer TravelMate P4 (TMP414-42)
- Can run popular games at about 15-20% higher FPS
- Features a bigger (~24%) battery – 56 against 45 watt-hours
- Around 10% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.36 kg (3 lbs) | 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.5 x 224 x 17.5 mm 12.34 x 8.82 x 0.69 inches |
319.9 x 229.9 x 21 mm 12.59 x 9.05 x 0.83 inches |
| Area | 702 cm2 (108.8 inches2) | 735 cm2 (113.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.9% | ~73.4% |
| Side bezels | 6 mm | 5 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 43.9 dB | 41.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
ThinkBook 14 Gen 8
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
TravelMate P4 (TMP414-42)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1900:1 |
| sRGB color space | 60.3% | 99% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 42.9% | 75.7% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 41.5% | 75.9% |
| Response time | 18 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:45 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 | Left |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 311 grams | 331 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) | Radeon 740M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1400 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.1 TFLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 256 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 16 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 12 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 1.1 TFLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 96 |
| Solar Bay | - | 5660 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~80.3 dB | ~78.5 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 12.6 x 7.8 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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