Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 vs Dell 14 Premium
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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 T14 Gen 7
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Dell 14 Premium
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 119-162% higher FPS
- Around 70% 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
- Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 70 against 60 watt-hours
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.27 kg (2.8 lbs) | 1.66 kg (3.66 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.6 x 221.7 x 15.88-21.95 mm 12.35 x 8.73 x 0.63-0.86 inches |
320 x 215.97 x 18 mm 12.6 x 8.5 x 0.71 inches |
| Area | 695 cm2 (107.8 inches2) | 691 cm2 (107.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.7% | ~88.2% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 3.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Blue | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Carbon fiber |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 37.9 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14.5 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 156 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | - |
| Sync technology | No | - |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
Screen space comparison
14 Premium
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
ThinkPad T14 Gen 7
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 2000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 60% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 41.4% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 40% | - |
| Response time | 20 ms | 24 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.7 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 | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 W | 60 / 100 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 2830 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 12 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
| TGP | 25 W | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2450 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | 6.8 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 2.5 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 1930 |
| Solar Bay | - | 25091 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 6800 MHz | 6400 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | CirrusLogic CS42L43 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W, 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81.8 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| 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 | 3x 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 | 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 | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 7.4 cm | 14.9 x 7.4 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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