Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T500

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (Intel) compared with ThinkPad T500

	LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 6 (Intel)	LenovoThinkPad T500
Overview
Released
Released	May 2025	August 2008
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	15.4″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 2880 × 1800 (better)	1280 × 800 or 1680 × 1050
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD or OLED	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz or 120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits or 500 nits (better)	200 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
Display type
Display type	WUXGA IPS (400-nit non-touch or on-cell touch, 500-nit low power, or 500-nit on-cell touch with ThinkPad Privacy Guard) or 2.8K OLED with add-on film touch (Core Ultra 200U and 200H only), all 16:10	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	45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (500-nit IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (IPS); anti-glare, anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)	Anti-glare
Display features
Display features	IPS 1,000:1 contrast (1,500:1 with Privacy Guard); OLED 100,000:1 contrast, 120 Hz VRR, DisplayHDR True Black 500 and Dolby Vision; 3M DBEF5 on the 400-nit panels; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 85.73% screen-to-body ratio	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 5 225U, Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, Intel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Core Ultra 5 235U, Intel Core Ultra 5 235H, Intel Core Ultra 5 236V, Intel Core Ultra 5 238V, Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Core Ultra 7 265U, Intel Core Ultra 7 265H or Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 or Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
CPU cores
CPU cores	8, 12, 14 or 16	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	8, 14 or 16	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics, Intel Arc 130T, Intel Arc 130V, Intel Arc 140T or Intel Arc 140V	Intel GMA 4500MHD or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	12 TOPS, 13 TOPS, 40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)	1 GB or 2 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	80 GB to 160 GB
CPU
CPU	Core Ultra 200V (Lunar Lake) with 4 P-cores and 4 LP E-cores; Core Ultra 200U with 2 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 2 LP E-cores; Core Ultra 200H with 4 or 6 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 2 LP E-cores; Intel vPro Enterprise on selected models	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 Intel Arc Graphics 130V or 140V (200V), Intel Arc 130T or 140T (200H, with at least 16 GB dual-channel memory) or Intel Graphics (200U); shared memory, DirectX 12.2	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
AI engine
AI engine	Copilot+ PC with Core Ultra 200V (NPU up to 48 TOPS); Core Ultra 200U and 200H models are AI PCs with an NPU up to 13 TOPS	–
Memory type
Memory type	Core Ultra 200V, LPDDR5X-8533 on the processor package, 16 or 32 GB, not upgradable; Core Ultra 200U and 200H, DDR5-5600 in two SODIMM or CSODIMM slots, up to 64 GB	PC3-8500 DDR3-1066; two 204-pin SO-DIMM sockets; maximum 8 GB
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2280 slot, PCIe 5.0 x4 with 200V and 200H processors or PCIe 4.0 x4 with 200U; NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0	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 30 hours	Up to 6.3 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	57 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	1.38 kg (better)	2.7 kg
Thickness
Thickness	16.13 mm (better)	34 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	315.9 × 223.7 mm	357.5 × 255 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	52.5 Wh or 57 Wh Li-ion; Core Ultra 5 228V with 57 Wh, MobileMark 25 up to 18.76 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 11.2 hr video and 33.8 hr idle, local video up to 30 hr; Core Ultra 5 225U with 52.5 Wh, local video up to 20.82 hr; Core Ultra 5 225H with 52.5 Wh, local video up to 20.2 hr	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	65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country	65 W for integrated graphics; 90 W for ATI graphics
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (when off, in standby or hibernating)	–
Materials
Materials	Black models, PC with 20% carbon fibre top and bottom; grey models, aluminium top and PC with 20% carbon fibre bottom	Super-Elastic PolyCarbonate cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom; magnesium base and display roll cages
Colours
Colours	Black; Grey	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6E	Intel WiFi Link 5100, 802.11a/b/g/n on represented configurations
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4 or 5.3 (with Wi-Fi 6E)	Optional Bluetooth 2.1
Webcam
Webcam	5MP, optional IR	Optional 1.3-megapixel; not fitted to represented configurations
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × 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; Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45); 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (4G or 5G models)	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	Core Ultra 200V, up to two external displays (three including the built-in); Core Ultra 200U and 200H, up to three (four in total); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz	Maker maximum 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz; DisplayPort supports single-link DVI-D via optional cable
Keyboard
Keyboard	6-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	89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkVantage button; ThinkLight overhead illumination
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 60 × 115 mm	UltraNav touchpad and TrackPoint pointing stick
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio	Stereo speakers, 1 W each
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice	Digital microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello	TPM 1.2; optional palm-rest fingerprint reader or Smart Card reader depending on configuration