Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel) vs Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel) and Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405) important characteristics
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)

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43.7
(Average)
Value Index
30.5
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel)
  • Can run popular games at about 62-85% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a bigger (~14%) battery – 57 against 50 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Asus ExpertBook B5 (B5405)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 250 grams less (around 0.55 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs)
Dimensions 325.5 x 227.6 x 11.2-15.1 mm
12.81 x 8.96 x 0.44-0.59 inches
315.1 x 226.8 x 18.9-19 mm
12.41 x 8.93 x 0.74-0.75 inches
Area 741 cm2 (114.8 inches2) 715 cm2 (110.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~76.7% ~79.5%
Side bezels 12 mm 6.8 mm
Colors Black Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) 45.5 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 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 -
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 -
sRGB color space - 100%
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
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 100 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 396 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.7 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz 4.9 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 14 14
L3 Cache 18 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 130T Arc Graphics 130T
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP - 35 W
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock - 300 MHz
GPU boost clock - 2200 MHz
FLOPS 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR7 DDR5
Memory bus 128 bit -
Memory speed ~24 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 28
GPU performance 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1969 603
Solar Bay 25982 12077
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 96 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 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~86.7 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor Optional No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
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 Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.0 cm -
Surface 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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