Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD)

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel) compared with ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD)
LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel)LenovoThinkPad T14s Gen 6 (AMD)
Overview
Released2020November 2024
Display
Screen size14″14″
Resolution1920 × 10801920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)
PanelIPS LCDIPS LCD or OLED
Refresh rate–60 Hz or 120 Hz
Brightness400 nits400 nits or 500 nits (better)
TouchscreenNoNo or Yes
Display typeListed 400-nit low-power FHD IPS display; other options include 220-nit HD TN, 250-nit FHD IPS, 300-nit touch FHD IPS, 500-nit touch Privacy Guard FHD IPS and 500-nit 3840 × 2160 IPS with Dolby Vision and DisplayHDR 400WUXGA IPS (400-nit non-touch or on-cell touch, 400-nit or 500-nit low power, or 500-nit on-cell touch with ThinkPad Privacy Guard) or 2.8K OLED with add-on film touch, all 16:10; the Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is offered with the WUXGA touch and 400-nit low-power screens only
Colour rangeListed low-power FHD panel 72% NTSC; optional UHD panel 100% Adobe RGB45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (low-power and Privacy Guard IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)
Screen finishAnti-glare on the listed FHD panel; glossy on optional UHD panelAnti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)
Display features–IPS 600:1 contrast (400-nit), 800:1 (400-nit low power) or 1,500:1 (500-nit); OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz VRR and Dolby Vision; 3M DBEF5 on the 45% NTSC panels; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 88% screen-to-body ratio
Performance
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10210UAMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340, AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 or AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
CPU cores46 or 8
CPU threads812 or 16
GraphicsIntel UHD GraphicsRadeon 840M Graphics, Radeon 860M Graphics or Radeon 880M Graphics
AI engine (NPU)–50 TOPS
Memory16 GB16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)
Storage512 GB512 GB to 1 TB (better)
CPU10th-generation Core i5/i7 Comet Lake processors; listed i5-10210U, 16 GB soldered memory, 512 GB SSD and low-power FHD configuration is exact campus model 20S1S06B00 tested by NotebookcheckRyzen AI 5 PRO 340 (6 cores) or Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (8 cores), codenamed Krackan Point; Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (8 cores), codenamed Strix Point
GPUListed configuration uses integrated Intel UHD Graphics; other factory configurations offer NVIDIA GeForce MX330 with 2 GB GDDR5Integrated AMD Radeon 840M, 860M or 880M, shared memory, DirectX 12
AI engine–Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS
Memory typeDDR4-2666; 8 or 16 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM socket, up to 40 or 48 GB respectively; installed DDR4-3200 runs at 2666 MHzLPDDR5X-7500 (Krackan Point models fit LPDDR5X-8533 running at 7500 MT/s), soldered, dual-channel, not upgradable; 16 GB with Krackan Point only, 64 GB with Strix Point only
Storage typeOne M.2 SSD; 2242 PCIe 3.0 ×2 or 2280 PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe; listed 512 GB configuration verified by NotebookcheckOne M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 1 TB, Opal 2.0
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 16.5 hoursUp to 23.87 hours
Battery capacity50 Wh58 Wh (better)
Weight1.49 kg1.25 kg (better)
Thickness17.9 mm16.4 mm (better)
Width × depth329 × 227 mm313.6 × 219.4 mm
Battery life detailIntegrated 50 Wh lithium-polymer battery; stated 16.5 hours MobileMark 2014, 11.45 hours MobileMark 2018 or 17.05 hours JEITA 2.0; headline 1.49 kg is maker weight for low-power FHD, other panels 1.49–1.61 kg58 Wh Li-ion; Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 with WUXGA non-touch, MobileMark 25 up to 17.1 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 15.48 hr video and 29.8 hr idle, local video up to 23.87 hr; with WUXGA touch, local video up to 22.3 hr
Charger45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN, slim and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country
Fast chargingUp to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapterRapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter (when off, in standby or hibernating)
MaterialsGlass-fibre reinforced PPS lid and polyamide bottom; magnesium reinforcement in keyboard coverCarbon fibre hybrid top cover; aluminium bottom cover
ColoursBlackBlack
Connections
Ports2 × USB-A, USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack
Wi-FiIntel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2×2Wi-Fi 7
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support5.4 or 5.3
Webcam720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera5MP, optional IR
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detailTwo USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one always-on; USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 plus separate USB-C 3.2 Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3; HDMI 1.4b, RJ-45, microSD, combo audio and side dock; optional smart card and nano-SIM2 × USB-C (Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (4G or 5G models)
External displaysNative screen plus two external monitors; HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz, USB-C and Thunderbolt up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 HzUp to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 8K 30 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz
KeyboardSix-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint
TrackpadMylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPointMylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm
SpeakersStereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby AudioStereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos
MicrophonesDual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone optionDual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice
BiometricsOptional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello

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