Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 (Intel) vs Dell Latitude 5420

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 (Intel) and Dell Latitude 5420 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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26.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
16.5
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 (Intel)
  • Can run popular games at about 179-244% higher FPS
  • Around 27% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 50 against 42 watt-hours
  • Provides 82% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 220 nits
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
  • 40% sharper screen – 157 versus 112 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 5420
  • Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (105.5 vs 116.1 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.47 kg (3.24 lbs) 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs)
Dimensions 329.4 x 227.5 x 17.9 mm
12.97 x 8.96 x 0.7 inches
321.4 x 212 x 19.3 mm
12.65 x 8.35 x 0.76 inches
Area 749 cm2 (116.2 inches2) 681 cm2 (105.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~72.1% ~79.3%
Side bezels 9.8 mm 5.8 mm
Colors Black, Gray Silver
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Kensington lock Yes Yes
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) 40.1 dB -

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD TN LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 157 ppi 112 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1366 x 768 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Display tests
Contrast 800:1 300:1
sRGB color space 95.4% -
Adobe RGB profile 65.5% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 64.2% -
Response time 42 ms 25 ms
Max. brightness
220 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.4 V
Full charging time 2:10 hr 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes (80% in 60 min) Yes (40% in 30 min)
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 45 / 65 W 65 / 90 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 363 grams 378 / 420 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 0.9-2.4 GHz 0.8-2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.2 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 4 4
Threads 8 8
L3 Cache 8 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU Intel UHD Graphics 620
Fabrication process 10 nm 14 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP - 15 W
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 12 nm 14 nm
GPU base clock - 300 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1150 MHz
FLOPS 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS 0.4 TFLOPS
Memory size 2 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 DDR4
Memory bus 64 bit -
Memory speed ~10 Gbps 3.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 192
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56 24
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 3
GPU performance 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS 0.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 127 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x4 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
Max. ram size 48 GB 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x128 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 Realtek ALC3204
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~77.9 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.2
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor Optional Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.8 mm -
Touchpad
Size - 11.5 x 6.7 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 (Intel):
    - There is a model configured with a plastic case.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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