Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 7 (Intel) vs HP EliteBook 8 G2i 14”
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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 T14s Gen 7 (Intel)
- Easier to carry: weighs 330 grams less (around 0.73 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 59-81% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 11% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 8 G2i 14”
- Features a a little bigger (~7%) battery – 62 against 58 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.06 kg (2.34 lbs) | 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313 x 219.4 x 15.85-18.56 mm 12.32 x 8.64 x 0.62-0.73 inches |
315.6 x 222 x 11.7-15.5 mm 12.43 x 8.74 x 0.46-0.61 inches |
| Area | 687 cm2 (106.4 inches2) | 701 cm2 (108.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.8% | ~81.1% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 7.1 mm |
| Colors | Black, Blue | Silver |
| Material | Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 169° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | 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 | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 62.5% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 65 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 / 100 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
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)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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 | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | 6.4 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 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3346 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x1W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| 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 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.0 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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