Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 vs E14 Gen 5
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6
- Around 2.8x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 24-33% higher FPS
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.42 kg (3.13 lbs) | 1.41 kg (3.11 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313 x 219.3 x 17.99 mm 12.32 x 8.63 x 0.71 inches |
313 x 219.3 x 17.99 mm 12.32 x 8.63 x 0.71 inches |
| Area | 686 cm2 (106.3 inches2) | 686 cm2 (106.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.8% | ~82.8% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 5.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Black, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: 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) | 42.5 dB | 41.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 800:1 | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 39.7% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 56.7% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 38.4% | - |
| Response time | 19 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | 1:10 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 328 grams | 321 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 18 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-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 | 28 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 2.7 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) | 896 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 223 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 48 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 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Senary SN6141 | Synaptic CX11880 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~80.2 dB | ~79.6 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| 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 | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 5.6 cm | 11.5 x 5.6 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad E14 Gen 6:
- The camera can have either FHD or HD resolution depending on the configuration.
- There is a model with a plastic body and a metal lid, which is distinguished by its greater thickness at 18.59 mm.
- The AMD version lacks Thunderbolt 4 and uses DDR5 memory at 4800 MHz, while the Intel version operates at 5600 MHz.
Notes on ThinkPad E14 Gen 5:
- The Intel version includes a Thunderbolt 4.0 port and HDMI 2.1, while the AMD has HDMI 1.4 and lacks Thunderbolt.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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