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Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 vs Dell 14S

55 out of 100
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7
VS
55 out of 100
Dell 14S
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7
Dell 14S
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Battery
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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 and Dell 14S 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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VS
40.9
(Average)
Value Index
47.7
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7
  • Easier to carry: weighs 220 grams less (around 0.49 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 59-81% higher FPS
  • Around 15% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Dell 14S
  • Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 70 against 60 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
ThinkPad T14 Gen 7
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Dell 14S

Case

Weight 1.27 kg (2.8 lbs) 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs)
Dimensions 313.6 x 221.7 x 15.88-21.95 mm
12.35 x 8.73 x 0.63-0.86 inches		 313.7 x 224 x 15.4 mm
12.35 x 8.82 x 0.61 inches
Area 695 cm2 (107.8 inches2) 703 cm2 (108.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.7% ~80.9%
Side bezels 6.1 mm 6.1 mm
Colors Black, Blue Blue
Material Top: Carbon fiber
Middle: Carbon fiber
Top: Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
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) 37.9 dB 47.4 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 162 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
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 60% -
Adobe RGB profile 41.4% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 40% 100%
Response time 20 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness
ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 +33%
400 nits
Dell 14S
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 15.6 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
Charge power 65 / 100 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 2830 grams 327 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 8 6
L3 Cache 12 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Fabrication process 2 nm 2 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 +23%
9319
Dell 14S
7593
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 25 W 25 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2450 MHz 2300 MHz
FLOPS 2.5 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 6.8 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 8
GPU performance 2.5 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 6800 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 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 Cirrus Logic SmartAmps
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~81.8 dB ~83.1 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 v6.0
Fingerprint Optional No
Infrared sensor Optional Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x 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 No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 7.4 cm 12.8 x 7.8 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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