MSI Prestige 14 AI+ (D3M) vs Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 8

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Display 1920 x 1200
Battery 81 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of MSI Prestige 14 AI+ (D3M) and Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 8 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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Prestige 14 AI+ (D3M)
  • Can run popular games at about 55-75% higher FPS
  • Around 94% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a much bigger (~69%) battery – 81 against 48 watt-hours
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 8
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs) 1.34 kg (2.95 lbs)
Dimensions 315.6 x 221.9 x 11.9-13.9 mm
12.43 x 8.74 x 0.47-0.55 inches
313 x 220.3 x 19.7 mm
12.32 x 8.67 x 0.78 inches
Area 700 cm2 (108.6 inches2) 690 cm2 (106.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.2% ~82.4%
Side bezels 7.1 mm 5.8 mm
Colors Gray Black, Gray
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) - 36.7 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
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
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% 59%
Adobe RGB profile - 40.8%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 39.4%
Response time 1 ms 26 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter - 202 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.3 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 8 6
L3 Cache 12 MB 6 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 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
FLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X DDR5
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps 5.6 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 8
GPU performance 2.6 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 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 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Senary SN6147
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 2x2W, 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness - ~80.6 dB
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 v6.0
Fingerprint Yes Optional
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 Optional
Key travel - 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size - 11.5 x 6.0 cm
Surface Glass 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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