Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro (14") vs Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 6 (AMD)

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Display 2880 x 1800
Battery 63.1 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro (14") and Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 6 (AMD) 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
50.0
(Average)
Value Index
43.3
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Pro (14")
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 160 grams less (around 0.35 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 66-90% higher FPS
  • Features a bigger (~20%) battery – 63.1 against 52.5 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 50% sharper screen – 243 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 6 (AMD)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Around 30% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 96GB)
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs)
Dimensions 312.3 x 223.8 x 11.6 mm
12.3 x 8.81 x 0.46 inches
315.9 x 223.7 x 10.9-16.3 mm
12.44 x 8.81 x 0.43-0.64 inches
Area 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2) 707 cm2 (109.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.3% ~80.4%
Side bezels 5.4 mm 7.2 mm
Colors Gray Black
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) 38.7 dB 44.9 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 243 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 800:1
sRGB color space 100% -
Adobe RGB profile 95.7% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:35 hr -
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 Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 165 grams 309 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 6 (3P + 3E)
Threads 8 12
L3 Cache 8 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Arc Graphics 130V Radeon 840M
Fabrication process 3 nm 4 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 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 600 MHz 400 MHz
GPU boost clock 1850 MHz 2900 MHz
FLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X DDR5
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps 5.6 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) - 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) - 8
GPU performance 3.3 TFLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 527 109
Solar Bay - 6651
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 8533 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 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3287
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 2x5W, 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~80.7 dB ~78 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor No Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 1x 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 Yes No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 8.3 cm 11.5 x 6.1 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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