Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 vs P1 Gen 7

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Display
Battery
90 Wh
CPU
GPU Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 and P1 Gen 7 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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48.0
(Average)
Value Index
23.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 510 grams less (around 1.12 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (109.6 vs 132.5 square inches)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
  • Can run popular games at about 255-347% higher FPS
  • Features a much bigger (~129%) battery – 90 against 39.3 watt-hours
  • Around 62% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.31 kg (2.89 lbs) 1.82 kg (4.01 lbs)
Dimensions 315.9 x 223.7 x 17.7 mm
12.44 x 8.81 x 0.7 inches
354.4 x 241.2 x 17.05 mm
13.95 x 9.5 x 0.67 inches
Area 707 cm2 (109.6 inches2) 855 cm2 (132.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.4% ~86.8%
Side bezels 7.2 mm 4.9 mm
Colors Black, Gray Black
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Carbon fiber
Bottom: Carbon fiber
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) 47.2 dB 53.3 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
PPI 162 ppi 142 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 No -
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
ThinkPad T14 Gen 5
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1200:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 76.2% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 74.6% -
Response time 37 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 1:38 hr
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 45 / 65 W 135 / 170 W
Weight of AC adapter 163 grams 488 / 548 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.3 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 12 (2P + 10E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 14 18
L3 Cache 12 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 7 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 14 W 60 W
Nvidia Optimus - Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 1425 MHz
GPU boost clock 1850 MHz 1740 MHz
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 10.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 8 GB
Memory type DDR5 GDDR6
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 3072
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 96
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 48
GPU performance 1.9 TFLOPS 10.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 2516
Solar Bay - 35524
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 7467 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
Max. ram size 64 GB 64 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 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 Realtek ALC3306
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~78.5 dB ~81.4 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Optional Yes
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 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
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 Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.1 cm 13.5 x 8.5 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad T14 Gen 5:
    - The model in black has a carbon lid, while the one in gray has an aluminum lid.
    - The model with AMD processors does not support Thunderbolt 4.
Notes on ThinkPad P1 Gen 7:
    - The new LPCAMM2 memory module is used; it is single but operates in dual-channel mode.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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