Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 7 vs Dell Pro Max 14 Premium

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Battery
72 Wh
CPU
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 7 and Dell Pro Max 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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13.1
(Bad)
Value Index
26.7
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 7
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the Dell Pro Max 14 Premium
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
  • Can run popular games at about 17-23% higher FPS
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~20%) battery – 72 against 60 watt-hours
  • Around 7% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (102.3 vs 114.1 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.63 kg (3.59 lbs) 1.61 kg (3.55 lbs)
Dimensions 325.2 x 226.3 x 16.22-22.2 mm
12.8 x 8.91 x 0.64-0.87 inches
310.6 x 212.46 x 18.91-19.72 mm
12.23 x 8.36 x 0.74-0.78 inches
Area 736 cm2 (114 inches2) 660 cm2 (102.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.8% ~86.1%
Side bezels 6.4 mm 4.6 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Aluminum Magnesium alloy
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No -
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 -
Noise level (max. load) 42 dB -

Display

Size 14.5 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-60 Hz)
PPI 156 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 Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad P14s Gen 7
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
Pro Max 14 Premium
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1500:1
sRGB color space - 100%
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 15.6 V
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 140 W Yes
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charge power 100 W 100 / 130 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache 18 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics Arc Graphics 140T
Fabrication process 2 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
Nvidia Optimus - Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
FLOPS 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 96 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1792 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 24 32
GPU performance 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1723 1908
Solar Bay - 20288
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 8400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC722-CG Cirrus Logic CS42L43
Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W 2x2W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~78 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor Optional Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 4x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 5
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 Optional Yes
Key travel - 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.0 cm 13.0 x 7.0 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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