Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 laptop review: The AMD version returns with the Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360
Strix-ThinkPad.
After a year of absence from the ThinkPad T14s line, Lenovo's premium office line, AMD returns with Strix Point. The new Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD with the Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 delivers a great balance between performance and efficiency, outperforming the ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 Intel on both counts.Benjamin Herzig 👁 Published 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 ...
Verdict: AMD Strix Point finds a good balance
Qualcomm, Intel or AMD - customers get the choice with Lenovo's ThinkPad line, as the ThinkPad T14s is offered in all three flavors. While we are still waiting on a Lunar Lake or Arrow Lake version, we can clearly say that the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD is vastly superior to the Meteor Lake equipped T14s. This new AMD model delivers a stable performance on a high level for such a thin and light system, while it also gets neither extremely hot nor loud. Also, the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 offers good battery life - however, this is the one area where the Qualcomm model clearly is much better still.
Of course, not everything works with Qualcomm. If one wants to avoid compatibility issues, the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD is a great choice that strikes a good balance between performance and efficiency. Of course, it also delivers all the strengths of the ThinkPad T14s platform, like comfortable input devices, a good selection of ports and security features and a high quality, lightweight chassis.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
At the time of finishing this review, the Lenovo ThinkPaf T14s Gen 6 AMD starts at $1,505 over at Lenovo.com.
- $1,459.95Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 Business Laptop 14" FHD+ IPS, Intel Ultra 7 255U, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, 5MP Webcam, Fingerprint, Backlit, Wi-Fi 6E, 2 Thunderbolt 4, AI PC, W11P
- $879.00Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 Business Laptop, 14" FHD+ Display, AMD Ryzen 7 7735U, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD, Fingerprint, Backlit, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Pro, Bundle with Targus USB-C 100W Docking Station
Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 87.5%  | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 ⎘ AMD Radeon 880M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $699.99 Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 2 1... 2. $1,459.95 Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 Bu... 3. $879.00 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 Bu... List Price: 1500 Euro | 1.3 kg | 19.2 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
2. 87%  | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 1800 Euro | 1.2 kg | 19 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
3. 86.6%  | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE Intel Core Ultra 5 125U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,229.00 Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 2... 2. $1,189.99 Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 Bu... 3. $1,421.00 Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 2... List Price: 1755 Euro | 1.3 kg | 19.3 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
4. 85.9%  | Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X Intel Core Ultra 7 258V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,379.00 EXCaliberPC [2024] ASUS Expe... 2. $1,444.71 ASUS ExpertBook P5 Copilot+ ... List Price: 1500€ | 1.3 kg | 16.5 mm | 14.00" 2560x1600 216 PPI IPS LED |
5. 87.7%  | Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: $999.95 List Price: 2279 USD | 1.5 kg | 17.1 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
6. 90.5% v7 (old)  | HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES AMD Ryzen 7 7840U ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $23.99 mCover Case Only Compatible ... 2. $19.99 OYNASUN 65W USB-C Laptop Cha... 3. $829.99 HP EliteBook 840 G10 Busines... List Price: 999€ | 1.5 kg | 17.9 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
Table of Contents
- Verdict: AMD Strix Point finds a good balance
- Specifications: AMD version with Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360
- Case: Black-painted Carbon and Magnesium ThinkPad
- Connectivity: AMD ThinkPad with Thunderbolt 4
- Input Devices
- Display: power saving screen in the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6
- Performance: Ryzen AI 7 stays steady under sustained load
- Emissions: ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD does not get loud under medium load
- Energy Management: Battery life lags behind Qualcomm
- Notebookcheck Rating
2024 has been an unusual year in many ways, especially so in the tech market. All big CPU manufacturers of the PC world have released blockbuster releases, be it the Snapdragon X Elite from Qualcomm, Lunar Lake from Intel - and Strix Point from AMD. AMD's newest series, which was first launched in consumer laptops last summer, is finally making it over to the first commercial laptop lines as well. And where better to start than the iconic ThinkPad T series?
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 is a device we already tested, but with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X series. This time, the thin and light premium version of the T series, Lenovo's workhorse line for the office worker, comes equipped with the AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360, a CPU we have not tested before. In this test, we will of course be very curious how well the new AMD chip compared with the Snapdragon X Elite version.
Specifications: AMD version with Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360
Case: Black-painted Carbon and Magnesium ThinkPad
As the name suggests, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD is using the same design as the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Qualcomm. It also looks very similar to the ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 Intel. Accordingly, we will not spend much time on describing the design and connectivity options, as we covered both aspects in the other T14sreviews.
To summarize it in short form: The ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD uses the familiar ThinkPad construction of carbon fiber and magnesium, which makes for a lightweight and premium quality. This extends to the hinges, which open to 180 degrees, but do not allow for one-handed opening. The only real downside of the black design, which now looks more stealthy with blacked-out hinges and logos, is that the chassis will quickly look dirty. Frequent wiping is definitely recommended if you like a tidy looking laptop.
Connectivity: AMD ThinkPad with Thunderbolt 4
In terms of ports and connectivity, the T14s G6 offers what we would expect from a slim business laptop. Notable: The Lenovo ThinkPad laptop T14s Gen 6 AMD officially has Thunderbolt 4 ports - in the past, AMD laptops used USB4 instead.
The same is true for upgradeability, as it includes a modular SSD - different from the T14s Gen 6 Qualcomm, it is a 2280 M.2 drive, not a shorter 2242 one, which should make upgrading it much easier.
Communication
Webcam
Maintenance
Input Devices
The keyboard and touchpad are identical to the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Qualcomm. In both regards, the ThinkPad delivers a user experience worthy of a true business laptop: The backlit keyboard (two levels of brightness) offers a great typing experience with 1.5 mm of travel and a good layout that even includes well-sized arrow keys and grouped function keys. The touchpad on the other hand has a smooth surface and a nice mechanical click. It is slightly smaller due to the presence of the physical keys for the TrackPoint, but said TrackPoint is also a great alternative to the touchpad, as it allows precise and effortless mouse movements and easy scrolling via the middle mouse button.
One thing to mention: This is not a glass touchpad, which surprises us, as Lenovo announced the T14s Gen 6 AMD to come with such a touchpad. Sadly, it appears Lenovo opted to go with the less costly Mylar option in the final design.
Display: power saving screen in the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6
At this time, Lenovo only offers the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD with a very limited display selection - we expect it to be expanded in the future, as most premium ThinkPads are offered with an OLED screen, for example. As of this review, there are two different 14-inch 16:10 screens available:
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), 400 cd/m², 45 % NTSC, matte, on-cell touchscreen
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), 400 cd/m², 100 % sRGB, matte, Low Power
We measured an overall brightness of 420 cd/m², which is more than Lenovo promised. Still, the screen is slightly less bright than the display of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Qualcomm. As so often, Lenovo uses different panels made by multiple parts manufacturers, so when you order the Low Power screen, you do not know exactly which one you will receive.
One thing that should be noted is that this panel is not one of the fastest IPS LCDs, and the refresh rate is limited to just 60 Hz. However, for an office model, this is probably not a huge problem.
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Brightness Distribution: 93 %
Center on Battery: 436 cd/m²
Contrast: 1817:1 (Black: 0.24 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 1.2 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.79}
calibrated: 0.7
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 1.4 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5}
71.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
99.8% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
69.6% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.17
CCT: 6477 K
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 MNE007JA1-2 , IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE NE140WUM-N6G, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE MNE007JA1-2, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X NE140QDM-NX4, IPS LED, 2560x1600, 14", 144 Hz | Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 BOE NV140WU, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES CMN1435, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -2% | 0% | 5% | 1% | ||
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 69.6 | 67.8 -3% | 70.8 2% | 76.5 10% | 70.6 1% | |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 99.8 | 99.2 -1% | 98 -2% | 100 0% | 100 0% | |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 71.4 | 70 -2% | 71.6 0% | 76 6% | 72.4 1% | |
| Response Times | -16% | -4% | 3% | 4% | -37% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 33.6 ? | 48.1 ? -43% | 35.3 ? -5% | 36.3 ? -8% | 35.65 ? -6% | 59.7 ? -78% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 26.9 ? | 24 ? 11% | 27.4 ? -2% | 23.4 ? 13% | 23.35 ? 13% | 25.5 ? 5% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | ||||||
| Screen | -61% | -19% | -81% | -41% | -29% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 436 | 497 14% | 406 -7% | 457 5% | 333 -24% | 409 -6% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 420 | 478 14% | 402 -4% | 457 9% | 326 -22% | 391 -7% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 93 | 90 -3% | 93 0% | 95 2% | 85 -9% | 92 -1% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.24 | 0.27 -13% | 0.22 8% | 0.12 50% | 0.27 -13% | 0.27 -13% |
| Contrast (:1) | 1817 | 1841 1% | 1845 2% | 3808 110% | 1233 -32% | 1515 -17% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.2 | 3.2 -167% | 2 -67% | 4.9 -308% | 2.46 -105% | 2.3 -92% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 3.5 | 7.7 -120% | 5.1 -46% | 8.5 -143% | 4.58 -31% | 4.4 -26% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.7 | 0.6 14% | 1.7 -143% | 1.31 -87% | 0.9 -29% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.4 | 4.4 -214% | 2.4 -71% | 5.7 -307% | 2.1 -50% | 2.4 -71% |
| Gamma | 2.17 101% | 2.16 102% | 2.12 104% | 2.25 98% | 2.2 100% | 2.06 107% |
| CCT | 6477 100% | 6119 106% | 6244 104% | 7647 85% | 6578 99% | 6293 103% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -39% /
-52% | -8% /
-13% | -26% /
-51% | -11% /
-25% | -22% /
-24% |
* ... smaller is better
Colors are already fairly accurate ex-factory, which means our calibration with the X-Rite i1 Pro 3 does not improve color accuracy drastically. That being said, there is still some improvement for the screen of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD, as the Calman Colorchecker deltaE decreases from 1.2 to 0.7 - the difference between good and excellent color accuracy. The profile we created with the X-Rite i1Profiler is available for download for free in the gray box above.
Lenovo promises 100 percent coverage of the sRGB gamut. The screen pretty much nails that, as we measure 99.8 percent. This makes it usable for basic color work.
Outdoors, the screen is bright enough to make the screen content visible. Since the display of the ThinkPad laptop is matte, unwanted reflections are no issue here.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 26.9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 12.3 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 14.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 66 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.3 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 33.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 15.8 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 17.8 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 44 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (31.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8163 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance: Ryzen AI 7 stays steady under sustained load
At the moment, there is only a single CPU available in the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD, the AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360. Accordingly, the only GPU featured in this business laptop is the AMD Radeon 880M. At the moment, there also are only two options for RAM, 32 or 64 GB of soldered LPDDR5x-7500 memory. A single M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 SSD serves as the storage, with a capacity of up to 1 TB.
For all of these specifications, we expect Lenovo to release more options later on.
Testing Conditions
Lenovo offers three different power modes for the CPU power consumption, all of them are available via the Windows settings.
- Best Battery Life: Power limit 1 (sustained) 11 Watt / Power limit 2 (short burst) 14 Watt
- Balanced: Power limit 1 (sustained) 15 Watt / Power limit 2 (short burst) 26 Watt
- Best Performance: Power limit 1 (sustained) 25 Watt / Power limit 2 (short burst) 32 Watt
As always, we are testing the performance of the laptop in the mode "Best Performance".
Processor
The AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 is a Zen 5 CPU of the most recent "Strix Point" CPU generation from AMD. It is a processor with eight compute cores, which are a mix of Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores. With SMT, the CPU has 16 threads and the clock rates range from two to five GHz. Compared with the Ryzen AI 9 365, it has two CPU cores less. Our processor comparison list can be used for a comprehensive comparison with other CPUs.
This is the first time we get to test the Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360. Its performance is as we would expect: In Cinebench 2024, it manages to easily beat Intel's Meteor Lake U CPUs in the ThinkPad T14s Gen 5, both in single- and multicore benchmarks. In comparison with the Qualcomm version of the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6, the AMD equipped model is pretty much on par. Against Intel Lunar Lake, the Ryzen AI CPU lags behind in the single-core performance, but pulls ahead in multicore scenarios. Both the Apple M4 and AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 have the upper hand overall, but the Ryzen AI 7 is certainly no slouch.
One advantage when put against the Qualcomm version: The AMD T14s G6 manages to keep its performance up even under sustained load, while the Qualcomm CPU has to throttle a bit.
Running on battery, the CPU is throttled by roughly 30 percent.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance rating | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (1577 - 20399, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (708 - 2130, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (590 - 8086, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (285 - 815, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (246 - 3132, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (99.5 - 312, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Average of class Office (163 - 1956, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Office (7532 - 76886, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Office (3046 - 6497, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Geekbench 6.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Average of class Office (757 - 14998, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 6.5 / Single-Core | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (462 - 2894, n=85, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Average of class Office (1532 - 14192, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (510 - 2128, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (1.72 - 22.4, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (41.5 - 129.6, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Average of class Office (0.4098 - 1.06, n=73, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance rating | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (1685 - 31245, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (8977 - 125394, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (590 - 5398, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Average of class Office (20636 - 115197, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Office (1064 - 18321, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (4415 - 66922, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Office (7254 - 155900, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Average of class Office (138.6 - 1366, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Average of class Office (859 - 17834, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Average of class Office (11090 - 55359, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
System Performance
In everyday usage, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD shows no sign of slowing down. When tested for everyday performance, it tops the list.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, AMD Radeon 880M (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (2823 - 7626, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, AMD Radeon 880M (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Average of class Office (6567 - 11594, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, AMD Radeon 880M (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10925, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, AMD Radeon 880M (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (2049 - 11108, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, AMD Radeon 880M (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, AMD Radeon 880M (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1880, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, AMD Radeon 880M (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (319 - 2155, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, AMD Radeon 880M (n=1) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 1877, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, AMD Radeon 880M (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (121 - 455, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, AMD Radeon 880M (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (80 - 328, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Average of class Office (391 - 1966, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, AMD Radeon 880M (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
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| PCMark 10 Score | 7147 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (20075 - 108783, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Average of class Office (10084 - 128030, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Average of class Office (20073 - 117935, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Office (7.6 - 162.9, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
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DPC Latency
Issues with DPC latencies can negatively impact working with audio and video. Luckily, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD does not have huge issues here, even though it does drop a few frames in the YouTube test.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
Lenovo uses a Kioxia XG8 SSD in the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD. The SSD has a capacity of 1 TB, and it is a fast NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD. In our storage benchmarks, it takes the top spot and performance does not drop under sustained load either.
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
The AMD Radeon 880M in the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD is AMD's second best iGPU of the Ryzen AI generation, after the AMD Radeon 890M. Our benchmarks show that its performance is good, but it clearly lags behind the Intel Xe2 GPU that is part of the Lunar Lake CPU. The same is true for gaming. Games are certainly playable with the Radeon, but the graphical fidelity and resolution may need to be reduced.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 12015 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 6982 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 2575 points | |
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| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X | |
| Asus Zenbook S 16 UM5606-RK333W | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Office (6.13 - 29.6, n=52, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
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| GTA V (2015) | 142.9 | 132 | 54.9 | 20.5 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 131 | 103.3 | 38.7 | 41.3 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 79.7 | 33.3 | 27.8 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 59.1 | 47.2 | 35.3 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 69 | 36 | 32 | 30 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 32.7 | 23 | 20.3 | 19.7 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 39 | 30.8 | 24.6 | 19.4 |
| F1 24 (2024) | 57.2 | 54.7 | 50.8 | 12.1 |
Emissions: ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD does not get loud under medium load
System Noise
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD shows a peculiar behavior when it comes to fan noise: While the single fan stays silent when the device is sitting idle in the lowest power setting, the cooling system becomes active when set to Balanced or Best Performance. However, it stays almost silent, with just 27.6 dB(a) in Best Performance.
While it is not ideal that the fan is running with zero activity, the level of noise does not increase under medium load at all. In this test that is performed in Balanced mode, the ThinkPad T14s G6 AMD stays at 26.5 dB(a). The fan noise only significantly increases under maximum load (mode: Best Performance), which is when the Lenovo laptop with Strix Point hits roughly 42 dB(a). So overall, if you want to avoid fan noise, just do not use the device in Best Performance mode.
We did not detect any coil whine with this Lenovo laptop.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 23.6 / 26.5 / 27.6 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 26.5 / 41.8 dB(A) |
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| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 Radeon 880M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, Kioxia XG8 KXG8AZNV1T02 | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-78-100, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake), Ultra 5 125U, WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 | Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-1T00 | Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake), Ultra 7 165U, Micron 2550 512GB | HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES Radeon 780M, R7 7840U, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G | |
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| Noise | -5% | 0% | 7% | 0% | 11% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 23.6 | 24.8 -5% | 24.4 -3% | 24.1 -2% | 23.03 2% | 22.9 3% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 23.6 | 24.8 -5% | 24.4 -3% | 24.1 -2% | 23.53 -0% | 22.9 3% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 26.5 | 24.8 6% | 24.4 8% | 24.1 9% | 23.53 11% | 22.9 14% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 27.6 | 24.8 10% | 24.4 12% | 24.1 13% | 23.53 15% | 22.9 17% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 26.5 | 36.5 -38% | 32.6 -23% | 31.2 -18% | 38.54 -45% | 24.3 8% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 41.9 | 42.3 -1% | 39.9 5% | 31.7 24% | 38.2 9% | |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 41.8 | 41.8 -0% | 39.5 6% | 31.2 25% | 38.21 9% | 33.9 19% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * (dB) | 32.4 |
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Temperature
Overall, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD is not a device that heats up much. The few hot areas are concentrated on the upper center of the device, with the highest temperature found at the bottom (48.7 degrees Celsius / 120 F). The palmrest area stays very cool.
Under combined CPU and GPU load, the CPU gets limited to 22 W. We did not detect any abnormal throttling.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 45.9 °C / 115 F, compared to the average of 34.3 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 48.7 °C / 120 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.3 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 32.3 °C / 90 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the class Office.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 28.5 °C / 83.3 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.6 °C / 81.7 F (-0.9 °C / -1.6 F).
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, AMD Radeon 880M | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE Intel Core Ultra 5 125U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) | Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 Intel Core Ultra 7 165U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) | HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M | |
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| Heat | -3% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 3% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 45.9 | 48 -5% | 40.2 12% | 41.6 9% | 41.2 10% | 45.4 1% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 48.7 | 50.7 -4% | 39 20% | 43.2 11% | 45 8% | 50.6 -4% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 29.6 | 29.4 1% | 26 12% | 25.7 13% | 27.2 8% | 26.8 9% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 28.5 | 30 -5% | 25.8 9% | 25.3 11% | 26.2 8% | 26.8 6% |
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Speakers
The upward firing speakers of the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 are perfectly adequate for a business laptop. They do lack when it comes to base - the speakers of the Dell Latitude 7450 are slightly better in this regard.
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 17.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (18.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 32% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 61% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 40% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 52% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 10.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 8% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 91% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 20%, worst was 57%
Compared to all devices tested
» 6% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Energy Management: Battery life lags behind Qualcomm
Power Consumption
Idle power consumption is similar between all three variants of the T14s, though the T14s Gen 6 AMD has the highest minimum idle (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth off, lowest screen brightness, "Best battery life") power consumption. On the other hand, it performs better in maximum idle (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on, highest screen brightness, "Best performance").
The charger supplied by Lenovo delivers 65 Watt to the system. As indicated, the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD consumes up to 66.4 Watt, so slightly over charger capacity. Since power consumption quickly drops off, this is not an issue at all.
| Off / Standby | 0.2 / 0.5 Watt |
| Idle | 2.8 / 5.1 / 5.8 Watt |
| Load |
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| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, Radeon 880M, Kioxia XG8 KXG8AZNV1T02, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE SD X Elite X1E-78-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE Ultra 5 125U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake), WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-1T00, IPS LED, 2560x1600, 14" | Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 Ultra 7 165U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake), Micron 2550 512GB, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES R7 7840U, Radeon 780M, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Average AMD Radeon 880M | Average of class Office | |
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| Power Consumption | 12% | -1% | -30% | -2% | 1% | -79% | -35% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 2.8 | 2.4 14% | 2.3 18% | 3.9 -39% | 2.23 20% | 3.2 -14% | 5.5 ? -96% | 4.49 ? -60% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 5.1 | 4.9 4% | 5.1 -0% | 8.9 -75% | 5.36 -5% | 5.1 -0% | 9.47 ? -86% | 7.44 ? -46% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 5.8 | 6.1 -5% | 6.7 -16% | 9.6 -66% | 6.8 -17% | 5.4 7% | 10.8 ? -86% | 8.83 ? -52% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 33.1 | 37.5 -13% | 43.4 -31% | 51.2 -55% | 39.1 -18% | 65.8 ? -99% | 41 ? -24% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 39.4 | 27.9 29% | 41.4 -5% | 41.8 -6% | 34.6 12% | |||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 44.6 | 30.2 32% | 37.8 15% | 42.8 4% | 29.5 34% | |||
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 66.4 | 66.9 -1% | 68.4 -3% | 64.1 3% | 69.9 -5% | 46.6 30% | 85 ? -28% | 62.3 ? 6% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * (Watt) | 39.8 |
* ... smaller is better
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Battery Life
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 provides a very interesting comparison when it comes to battery life, both the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Qualcomm and ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 Intel we tested had the same battery capacity (58 Wh) and screen type (1,920 x 1,200 low power). The verdict is clear: While the T14s Gen 6 AMD easily beats the Intel Core Ultra model in our Wi-Fi test (150 cd/m² screen brightness), it is not even close to the Snapdragon X Elite model in endurance.
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, Radeon 880M, 58 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE SD X Elite X1E-78-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, 58 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE Ultra 5 125U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake), 58 Wh | Asus ExpertBook P5 P5405-NZ0102X Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, 63 Wh | Dell Latitude 7450 2-in-1 Ultra 7 165U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake), 57 Wh | HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES R7 7840U, Radeon 780M, 51 Wh | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery runtime | 44% | 9% | 54% | -22% | -8% | 5% | |
| WiFi v1.3 (h) | 14.1 | 22.5 60% | 11.9 -16% | 16.2 15% | 11 -22% | 13 -8% | 12.2 ? -13% |
| Load (h) | 1.5 | 1.9 27% | 2 33% | 2.9 93% | 1.4 -7% | 1.851 ? 23% |
Notebookcheck Rating
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD provides a premium experience all-around for office users, with good performance and efficiency. One of the few real downsides are the limited hardware options at the time of writing.
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00
- 12/02/2024 v8
Benjamin Herzig
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