Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T450

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad T450

	LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD)	LenovoThinkPad T450
Overview
Released
Released	2020	February 2015
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (better)	1600 × 900
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits (better)	250 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Listed 400-nit low-power FHD IPS display; other options include 220-nit HD TN, 250-nit FHD IPS, 300-nit touch FHD IPS and 500-nit touch Privacy Guard FHD IPS	HD (200 nits), HD+ (250 nits) or Full HD IPS (300 nits); optional ten-finger touch at 212.5 nits
Colour range
Colour range	Listed low-power FHD panel 72% NTSC; 45% NTSC on standard FHD and HD options	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Performance
Processor
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	Intel Core i5-5200U
CPU cores
CPU cores	6	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	12	4
Graphics
Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 5500
Memory
Memory	16 GB (better)	8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB (better)	256 GB
CPU
CPU	Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U, Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U or Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U; listed Ryzen 5, 16 GB soldered memory, 512 GB SSD and low-power FHD configuration is exact campus model 20UES00H00 tested by Notebookcheck	Fourth- or fifth-generation dual-core Intel Core processors; listed configuration uses fifth-generation Core i5
GPU
GPU	Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics; no discrete graphics option	Listed configuration uses integrated Intel HD Graphics 5500; regional options vary
Memory type
Memory type	DDR4-3200; 8 or 16 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM socket; maker specifies up to 24 or 32 GB respectively	DDR3L-1600; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 16 GB
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 SSD; 2242 PCIe 3.0 ×2 or 2280 PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe; listed 512 GB configuration verified by Notebookcheck	2.5-inch SATA HDD, SSD or SSHD; optional M.2 SSD; listed configuration has a 256 GB SATA SSD (Notebookcheck)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 14 hours	Up to 10.08 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	50 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.46 kg (better)	1.73 kg
Thickness
Thickness	17.9 mm (better)	21 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	329 × 227 mm	339 × 232.5 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Integrated 50 Wh lithium-polymer battery; stated 14 hours MobileMark 2014 or 11.5 hours MobileMark 2018; headline maker starting weight 1.46 kg for low-power FHD/Privacy Guard, 1.55 kg for other displays	Optional internal 23 Wh and removable external 23, 48 or 72 Wh battery; internal plus 23 Wh external up to 10.08 hours, plus 48 Wh up to 14.78 hours, plus 72 Wh up to 19.78 hours; weight shown for non-touch with internal and three-cell external batteries
Charger
Charger	45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country	45 W or 65 W
Fast charging
Fast charging	Up to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapter	–
Materials
Materials	Glass-fibre reinforced PPS lid and polyamide bottom; magnesium reinforcement in keyboard cover	Glass-fibre reinforced lid and bottom; carbon-fibre reinforced lid on touch models
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200, 2×2 in listed configuration; later PSREF also lists MediaTek and Realtek Wi-Fi 6 alternatives	802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n; optional 802.11ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support	Optional Bluetooth 4.0
Webcam
Webcam	720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera	Optional 720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one always-on; two USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, RJ-45, microSD, combo audio and side dock; optional smart card and nano-SIM	Three USB 3.0, VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, combo audio, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and docking connector; optional smart card and SIM slot
External displays
External displays	Native screen plus three external monitors; HDMI up to 4K at 60 Hz, USB-C up to 5K at 60 Hz	Three independent displays; Mini DisplayPort up to 3840 × 2160 at 60 Hz, VGA up to 1920 × 1200 at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint	Multi-touch Mylar clickpad; TrackPoint with dedicated buttons
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby Audio	1 W × 2 stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option	Dual-array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0	Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2