Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 7 vs Dell Pro Max 14 Premium
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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 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 specsCase
| 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 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
| 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 |
| 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| 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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