Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T500

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad T500

	LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD)	LenovoThinkPad T500
Overview
Released
Released	2020	August 2008
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	15.4″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (better)	1280 × 800 or 1680 × 1050
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits (better)	200 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	15.4-inch 16:10 LCD: CCFL-backlit 1280 × 800 (200 nits, 300:1), LED-backlit 1280 × 800 (200 nits, 400:1) or CCFL-backlit 1680 × 1050 (200 nits, 500:1); represented configurations use CCFL
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 2 Duo P8400 or Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
CPU cores
CPU cores	6	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	12	–
Graphics
Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel GMA 4500MHD or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Memory
Memory	16 GB (better)	1 GB or 2 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB (better)	80 GB to 160 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	Core 2 Duo P8400 (2.26 GHz, 3 MB L2) and P8600 (2.4 GHz, 3 MB L2) on represented configurations; 1066 MHz bus; Intel GM45 chipset
GPU
GPU	Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics; no discrete graphics option	Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics; switchable models additionally have ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 with 256 MB dedicated memory. Maker specifies on-the-fly switching under Vista only
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	PC3-8500 DDR3-1066; two 204-pin SO-DIMM sockets; maximum 8 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	Removable 2.5-inch SATA 1.5 Gb/s hard drive; Active Protection System; Ultrabay Slim 9.5 mm removable optical-drive bay supports optional second drive or battery
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 14 hours	Up to 6.3 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	50 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.46 kg (better)	2.7 kg
Thickness
Thickness	17.9 mm (better)	34 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	329 × 227 mm	357.5 × 255 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	Main figures use six-cell integrated graphics: maker claim up to 6.3 hours, or 7.8 hours with Ultrabay battery, starting at 2.7 kg. Nine-cell models start at 2.8 kg and claim up to 9.4 hours; switchable 2082-26U has nine cells. Published 357.5 × 255 × 30–34 mm dimensions are for the six-cell body, not the protruding nine-cell pack.
Charger
Charger	45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country	65 W for integrated graphics; 90 W for ATI graphics
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	Super-Elastic PolyCarbonate cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom; magnesium base and display roll cages
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	Intel WiFi Link 5100, 802.11a/b/g/n on represented configurations
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support	Optional Bluetooth 2.1
Webcam
Webcam	720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera	Optional 1.3-megapixel; not fitted to represented configurations
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 2.0, VGA, DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-11 modem, four-pin FireWire, separate microphone and headphone sockets, seven-format memory-card reader, ExpressCard/54 and docking connector; PC Card or Smart Card reader varies by configuration
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	Maker maximum 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz; DisplayPort supports single-link DVI-D via optional cable
Keyboard
Keyboard	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight	89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkVantage button; ThinkLight overhead illumination
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint	UltraNav touchpad and TrackPoint pointing stick
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby Audio	Stereo speakers, 1 W each
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option	Digital microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0	TPM 1.2; optional palm-rest fingerprint reader or Smart Card reader depending on configuration