Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) vs Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (Intel)

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Display
Battery 58 Wh
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon) and Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (Intel) 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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Currency
VS
18.4
(Bad)
Value Index
16.2
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 370 grams less (around 0.82 lbs)
  • Around 23% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (106.6 vs 114.8 square inches)
Advantages of the Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (Intel)
  • Can run popular games at about 58-79% higher FPS
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 96GB)
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) 1.61 kg (3.55 lbs)
Dimensions 313.6 x 219.4 x 16.9 mm
12.35 x 8.64 x 0.67 inches
325.5 x 227.6 x 18.5 mm
12.81 x 8.96 x 0.73 inches
Area 688 cm2 (106.7 inches2) 741 cm2 (114.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.6% ~82.3%
Side bezels 6.1 mm 6.6 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Top: Carbon fiber
Middle: Aluminum
Bottom: Aluminum
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) - 46.8 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14.5 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 162 ppi 156 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 P14s Gen 5 (Intel)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (Snapdragon)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%

Battery

Capacity
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 W 100 / 135 W
Weight of AC adapter - 527 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.4 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency - 4.5 GHz
Cores 12 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 12 18
L3 Cache 6 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
Fabrication process 4 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 30 W 50 W
Nvidia Optimus - Yes
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz -
FLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS 7.8 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR6
Memory bus - 64 bit
Memory speed 8.45 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1536 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 32
GPU performance 3.8 TFLOPS 7.8 TFLOPS
Blender GPU - 1364
Solar Bay 9114 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 8448 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 96 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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Qualcomm WCD9385 Realtek ALC3287
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~87 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
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) No Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 7.4 cm 11.5 x 6.0 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
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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Jojo Flores August 21, 2024 at 01:17 AM
Another very comprehensive yet easy to understand / user-friendly review. Very good job, keep it up pls.
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