Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 7 vs Dell XPS 13 9350 (2024)
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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 P14s Gen 7
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 52-71% higher FPS
- Around 93% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 60 against 55 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9350 (2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 450 grams less (around 0.99 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (91.1 vs 114.1 square inches)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.63 kg (3.59 lbs) | 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 325.2 x 226.3 x 16.22-22.2 mm 12.8 x 8.91 x 0.64-0.87 inches |
295.3 x 199.1 x 14.8-15.3 mm 11.63 x 7.84 x 0.58-0.6 inches |
| Area | 736 cm2 (114 inches2) | 588 cm2 (91.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.8% | ~88.6% |
| Side bezels | 6.4 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42 dB | 45.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 14.5 inches | 13.4 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 156 ppi | 169 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| 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
XPS 13 9350 (2024)
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~17% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 2000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 68.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 67.3% |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.55 V |
| Full charging time | - | 1:50 hr |
| 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 | 60 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 291 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 130V |
| 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
| TGP | - | 30 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 600 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1792 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | - |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | - |
| GPU performance | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 1723 | 551 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 8533 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 | Realtek ALC1318 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W, 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~78 dB | ~82.6 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x 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 | No |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| 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 | 11.2 x 6.4 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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