Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel) vs Dell 14 Premium

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Battery
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CPU
RAM
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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel) and Dell 14 Premium 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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VS
43.7
(Average)
Value Index
70.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 96GB)
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Dell 14 Premium
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 15% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~23%) battery – 70 against 57 watt-hours
  • Around 9% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
  • Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (107.1 vs 114.8 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) 1.66 kg (3.66 lbs)
Dimensions 325.5 x 227.6 x 11.2-15.1 mm
12.81 x 8.96 x 0.44-0.59 inches
320 x 215.97 x 18 mm
12.6 x 8.5 x 0.71 inches
Area 741 cm2 (114.8 inches2) 691 cm2 (107.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~76.7% ~88.2%
Side bezels 12 mm 3.8 mm
Colors Black Silver, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 -
Noise level (max. load) 45.5 dB -

Display

Size 14 inches 14.5 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
PPI 162 ppi 156 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No -
Sync technology No -
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No -
Screen space comparison
14 Premium
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 2000:1
sRGB color space - 100%
Response time - 24 ms
Max. brightness
14 Premium +25%
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.7 V
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, Right
Charge power 100 W 60 / 100 W
Weight of AC adapter 396 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.7 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.9 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 14 16
L3 Cache 18 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 130T Arc Graphics 140T
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 - 30 W
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
FLOPS 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 96 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1969 1949
Solar Bay 25982 25091
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 96 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 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 CirrusLogic CS42L43
Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W 2x2W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~86.7 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor Optional Yes
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 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
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 -
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.0 cm 14.9 x 7.4 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
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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