Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD)
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| LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel) | LenovoThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (AMD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | 2020 | June 2025 |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 14″ | 16″ |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1080 | 1920 × 1200 (better) |
| Panel | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | – | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits | 400 nits or 500 nits (better) |
| Touchscreen | No | No or Yes |
| 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, 500-nit touch Privacy Guard FHD IPS and 500-nit 3840 × 2160 IPS with Dolby Vision and DisplayHDR 400 | WUXGA IPS, 16:10; 400-nit non-touch or multi-touch, or 500-nit low power |
| Colour range | Listed low-power FHD panel 72% NTSC; optional UHD panel 100% Adobe RGB | 45% NTSC (400-nit); 100% sRGB (500-nit) |
| Screen finish | Anti-glare on the listed FHD panel; glossy on optional UHD panel | Anti-glare |
| Display features | – | 1,000:1 contrast (1,200:1 on the low-power panel); Eyesafe Certified 2.0 on the touch and low-power panels; 87.22% screen-to-body ratio |
| Performance | ||
| Processor | Intel Core i5-10210U | AMD Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 or AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 |
| CPU cores | 4 | 6 or 8 |
| CPU threads | 8 | 12 or 16 |
| Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics | Radeon 840M Graphics or Radeon 860M Graphics |
| AI engine (NPU) | – | 50 TOPS |
| Memory | 16 GB | 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better) |
| Storage | 512 GB | 512 GB to 1 TB (better) |
| CPU | 10th-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 Notebookcheck | Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 (6 cores, 12 threads) or Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (8 cores, 16 threads) |
| GPU | Listed configuration uses integrated Intel UHD Graphics; other factory configurations offer NVIDIA GeForce MX330 with 2 GB GDDR5 | Integrated AMD Radeon 840M or 860M, shared memory, DirectX 12 |
| AI engine | – | Copilot+ PC; NPU up to 50 TOPS |
| Memory type | DDR4-2666; 8 or 16 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM socket, up to 40 or 48 GB respectively; installed DDR4-3200 runs at 2666 MHz | DDR5-5600 in two SODIMM slots, dual-channel, up to 64 GB |
| 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 | One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0 |
| Battery and size | ||
| Battery life (maker's claim) | Up to 16.5 hours | Up to 28 hours |
| Battery capacity | 50 Wh | 86 Wh (better) |
| Weight | 1.49 kg (better) | 1.76 kg |
| Thickness | 17.9 mm (better) | 18.14 mm |
| Width × depth | 329 × 227 mm | 359.7 × 250.8 mm |
| Battery life detail | Integrated 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 kg | 52.5 Wh or 86 Wh Li-ion; Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 with 86 Wh and low-power WUXGA, MobileMark 25 up to 22 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 17.3 hr video and 33.8 hr idle, local video up to 28 hr; Ryzen AI 5 PRO 340 with WUXGA touch, local video up to 24.2 hr (86 Wh) or 15.1 hr (52.5 Wh) |
| Charger | 45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country | 100 W USB-C (PD 3.0) slim adapter; offerings vary by country |
| Fast charging | Up to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapter | Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (52.5 Wh with a 65 W or 100 W adapter; 86 Wh with the 100 W adapter; when off, in standby or hibernating) |
| Materials | Glass-fibre reinforced PPS lid and polyamide bottom; magnesium reinforcement in keyboard cover | PC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom covers |
| Colours | Black | Black |
| Connections | ||
| Ports | 2 × USB-A, USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack | 2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack |
| Wi-Fi | Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2×2 | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support | 5.4 |
| Webcam | 720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera | 5MP, optional IR |
| Operating system | Windows | Windows |
| Port detail | Two 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-SIM | 2 × USB-C (Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–100 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45); 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (4G or 5G models) |
| External displays | Native screen plus two external monitors; HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz, USB-C and Thunderbolt up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz | Up to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB-C up to 8K 30 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz |
| Keyboard | Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight | 6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit, with numeric keypad; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint |
| Trackpad | Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint | Mylar 3-button trackpad, 67.7 × 115 mm |
| Speakers | Stereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby Audio | Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio |
| Microphones | Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option | Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice |
| Biometrics | Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0 | Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello |
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