Highly upgradeable and affordable: Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD laptop review
ThinkPad E with Rembrandt R.
The entry level Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD is a very attractive choice for buyers who want to save some money: It is more affordable than other ThinkPad laptops, while still delivering many of the key qualities of the brand. Too bad though that its outdated CPU limits the performance potential.Benjamin Herzig 👁 Published 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 ...
Verdict: Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 is a good deal, but comprises have to be accepted
The entry level is a difficult part of the laptop market, as a low price means many sacrifices have to be made when it comes to the hardware. Lenovo mostly manages to find the right balance with the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD, keeping the quality up in important aspects and saving money in less important ones. The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 offers a good performance, great keyboard and a lot of upgrade potential for a comparably low price. Notable is the second, open M.2 SSD slot, a feature that not even the more expensive T series offers.
Among the cost-saving measures is the lack of Thunderbolt or USB4 ports. And of course, the screen is of cheap quality, which becomes especially obvious when looking at the color gamut. These are compromises that users will have to accept if they want to get a ThinkPad laptop for cheap.
Pros
Cons
Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 84%  | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 680M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $799.99 List Price: 1015 Euro | 1.6 kg | 21.5 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
2. 88.3% v7 (old)  | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U ⎘ AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ⎘ 24 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $626.55 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 21... 2. $629.99 Lenovo Thinkpad E14 G6 Busin... 3. $799.98 Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Business... List Price: 899€ | 1.4 kg | 18 mm | 14.00" 2240x1400 189 PPI IPS |
3. 84.8%  | Acer Swift Go 14 AI Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $683.00 Acer Swift Go 14 Intel Evo T... 2. $837.99 Acer Swift Go 14 AI Copilot+... 3. $849.99 Acer Swift Go 14 Intel Evo T... List Price: 1149 Euro | 1.3 kg | 16.55 mm | 14.50" 2560x1600 208 PPI IPS |
4. 85.3% v7 (old)  | Dell Latitude 3440 Intel Core i5-1345U ⎘ Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $600.00 Dell Latitude 3440 14" Noteb... 2. $20.93 Dell Laptop Charger 65W Watt... 3. $855.00 Dell Latitude 3440 14" Touch... List Price: 1100 USD | 1.5 kg | 19.4 mm | 14.00" 1920x1080 157 PPI IPS |
5. 84.8%  | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 Intel Core Ultra 7 155U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: $968.99 List Price: 990 USD | 1.5 kg | 17.99 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
Table of Contents
- Verdict: Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 is a good deal, but comprises have to be accepted
- Specifications: E series for the first time with Zen 3+
- Case: Plastic meets aluminum in the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6
- Connectivity: AMD variant of the E14 still lacks Thunderbolt
- Input Devices: ThinkPad keyboard remains good
- Display: Still the Achilles heel of the affordable ThinkPad laptop
- Performance: Better GPU is the main advantage over older E series ThinkPads
- Emissions: ThinkPad E14 stays mostly quiet
- Energy Management: Higher power consumption impacts battery life of Lenovo Laptop
- Notebookcheck Rating
In the hierarchy of the Lenovo ThinkPad laptop series, the E ThinkPads are at the bottom. However, that does not mean that the ThinkPad E series is without its value: They make the ThinkPad design affordable for more people, including students and small businesses. The last group is also the primary target of this laptop series. Today, we are testing the 14-inch model, the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6. Specifically, we will be taking a look at the AMD Ryzen variant of this device, since we already reviewed the ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 Intel.
Specifications: E series for the first time with Zen 3+
Case: Plastic meets aluminum in the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6
ThinkPad laptops are known for their consistent design language, and the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD looks like one through and through. All surfaces are in black, even the wide bar hinge. Only the AMD stickers on the palmrest as well as the silver ThinkPad logo and the red TrackPoint plus the red stripes on the corresponding TrackPoint buttons stand out. The chassis is chamfered at the side. The lid only has a small reverse notch instead of the pronounced one on more premium ThinkPad models.
While more expensive ThinkPads tend to use materials such as magnesium and carbon fiber, the ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 is made out of a combination of plastic and aluminum. This lends the chassis enough stiffness and there is not much flex in the keyboard area either, though the long term-robustness seems more questionable.
As mentioned earlier, the whole laptop is black. Only the palmrest is painted with a smooth coating, while the bottom and display cover actually are anodized aluminum. The front bezel of the screen is rough plastic. It should be noted that the laptop suffers from the typical smudge-issues that befalls most dark-design devices - it can look greasy and collect fingerprints very fast.
The opening angle of the hinge is 180 degrees, and it does not quite open with one hand. There is only a little bit of wobble.
Compared with the predecessor design, which we were able to test with the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 4, the E14 Gen 6 is significantly more compact. The weight however did not change at all - the E14 G6 remains one of the heaviest 14-inch ThinkPad laptops.
Connectivity: AMD variant of the E14 still lacks Thunderbolt
Unlike the Intel variant, the ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD lacks USB4/Thunderbolt ports. The two USB-C ports are used for charging and both have the DisplayPort alternate mode, but the Lenovo ThinkPad laptop is not compatible with any Thunderbolt accessories.
On the flip side, the remainder of the port selection is good, with two USB-A ports and HDMI plus RJ45-Ethernet. The only improvement, besides Thunderbolt of course, would be an SD card reader. Also, it would be nice if Lenovo would place one of the USB-C ports on the right side, so that the device can be charged from both sides.
Communication
Lenovo saves some money with the Wi-Fi card, using a RealTek solution instead of more expensive Intel or Qualcomm Wi-Fi cards as on the more premium ThinkPads. The RealTek card supports Wi-Fi 6E, but not the most modern Wi-Fi 7 standard - some variants of the E14 even lack the Wi-Fi 6E support and only support Wi-Fi 6. The transfer speeds of the card used here are alright, even if they are not quite as good as on premium ThinkPads.
Webcam
There are three different webcam options available for the ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD: A 1080p one with IR for Windows Hello, a 1080p one without IR camera and a simple 720p webcam. Our review unit uses the best option that includes the IR webcam. The quality of the webcam is acceptable, but nothing more. The laptop can do video calls, but the image looks blurry and washed out.
Security
More limited compared to the "true" business ThinkPads is the array of security features available for the Lenovo ThinkPad E14. The device has a fingerprint reader, an IR webcam and a Kensington lock slot, but it lacks the smartcard reader present on enterprise models.
Accessories
Lenovo does not include any accessories besides the 65 W USB-C charger.
Maintenance
Two faces: The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD is very upgradeable. Its repairability, on the other hand, is worse than other ThinkPads.
A paradox? Not really! The internals of the ThinkPad laptop are modular - even the Wi-Fi card is not soldered, and there are two SO-DIMM slots and a free M.2-2280 bay, in addition to the M.2-2242 one that houses the factory SSD. This model gives the user more upgradeability options than, say, a ThinkPad T14 Gen 5. The components can be reached via the bottom cover, which is held in place by seven Philips head screws and clips on all sides.
On the other hand, the repairability is worse. The battery here is not a CRU, meaning customers are not allowed to change it during the warranty period. Also, the keyboard is impossible to change without also changing the palmrest. In fact, it is riveted into the keyboard bezel, which means both parts can not be separated. This is a far cry from models like the ThinkPad L14 or ThinkPad T14, which both have user replaceable keyboards that are held in place by only two screws.
Sustainability
Plastic free packaging is standard for ThinkPads and also used for the E14 Gen 6 AMD - it is even compostable. The E series ThinkPad is less progressive when it comes to recycled case materials, as only a few internal components like the speaker enclosure use them. As far as the CO2 emissions are concerned, producing a ThinkPad E14 G6 results in 165 kg/CO2 equivalent. That is in line with most other ThinkPads. Also in line with the other ThinkPads: Maintenance manuals are available, both as text and video. Since this is a ThinkPad, parts availability should be good, though since it is not an enterprise model, it will probably be worse than for other models.
Warranty
Since the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 is among the budget models of the brand, Lenovo sells them with only one year of warranty. This specific model includes on-site service, though most units will only have bring-in warranty. The warranty also applies internationally, as this is a business machine - though without the on-site service. For an extra fee, the warranty can be extended and extra options like accidental damage protection (ADP) can be added.
Input Devices: ThinkPad keyboard remains good
Keyboard
The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD uses a similar keyboard to the more expensive Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5. It has 1.5 mm of key travel and offers a two-stage backlight. In terms of the layout, the keyboard is almost full-size and most keys are too. Only a few keys on the right side are slightly shrunken down.
Using the keyboard, which in this case is made by Chicony, is a very nice experience and typing long texts is a pleasure. While it may not feel quite as refined as, say, an ThinkPad X1 Carbon, it still provides 90 percent of the experience and is without a doubt one of the best keyboards in a more affordable laptop.
Touchpad and TrackPoint
Lenovo uses a very typical ThinkPad touchpad, which measures 11.5 x 5.5 cm. Due to the mechanical mouse buttons for the TrackPoint, it is slightly smaller than on most laptops. In return, you gain the TrackPoint pointing stick, a fully functional second mouse input that excels when used on a lap, in a shakey environment or simply when typing. The TrackPoint, which lets you move the mouse by putting pressure on the red nub, and its buttons (middle for scrolling) work flawlessly. The touchpad itself is good, although it uses a plastic surface, which does not feel as nice as glass. Overall, the mechanical clickpad works great, thought the click can be slightly loud.
Display: Still the Achilles heel of the affordable ThinkPad laptop
Lenovo offers three different 14-inch 16:10 screens in the ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD. All of them are based on the IPS technology and have a matte screen surface.
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), 300 cd/m², 45 % NTSC
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), 300 cd/m², 45 % NTSC, on-cell multitouch
- 2.2K (2,240 x 1,400), 300 cd/m², 100 % sRGB
This monitor is a typical low-end panel used in a budget laptop. While its screen average screen brightness of 343 cd/m² beats Lenovo's estimations, it is still an overall cheap panel.
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Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 346 cd/m²
Contrast: 1081:1 (Black: 0.32 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 8.8 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.89, calibrated: 5.8
ΔE Greyscale 9.2 | 0.5-98 Ø5.1
39.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
56.7% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
38.4% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.16
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE MNE007QS3-2, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 M140NWHE R1, IPS, 2240x1400, 14", 60 Hz | Acer Swift Go 14 AI MNE507QS2-2 CSOT T9, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.5", 120 Hz | Dell Latitude 3440 BOE NE140FH, IPS, 1920x1080, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 AU Optronics B140UAN03.2, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 76% | 82% | 6% | 8% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 38.4 | 69.3 80% | 71.2 85% | 40.4 5% | 41.3 8% |
| sRGB Coverage | 56.7 | 97.6 72% | 99 75% | 60.7 7% | 61.8 9% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 39.7 | 70.4 77% | 73.3 85% | 41.8 5% | 42.7 8% |
| Response Times | -39% | -24% | -70% | -22% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 24.1 ? | 36.3 ? -51% | 32 ? -33% | 35.3 ? -46% | 28.8 ? -20% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 15.4 ? | 19.5 ? -27% | 17.5 ? -14% | 29.8 ? -94% | 19.1 ? -24% |
| PWM Frequency | |||||
| Screen | 49% | 31% | 27% | 30% | |
| Brightness middle | 346 | 362 5% | 357.5 3% | 292.6 -15% | 369.9 7% |
| Brightness | 343 | 354 3% | 341 -1% | 270 -21% | 361 5% |
| Brightness Distribution | 91 | 91 0% | 93 2% | 88 -3% | 93 2% |
| Black Level * | 0.32 | 0.18 44% | 0.3 6% | 0.19 41% | 0.24 25% |
| Contrast | 1081 | 2011 86% | 1192 10% | 1540 42% | 1541 43% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 8.8 | 2.6 70% | 3.27 63% | 4.63 47% | 5.2 41% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 23.1 | 3.7 84% | 6.83 70% | 17.1 26% | 18.41 20% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 5.8 | 1.1 81% | 0.95 84% | 2.13 63% | 2.04 65% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 9.2 | 3.3 64% | 5.14 44% | 3.2 65% | 3.5 62% |
| Gamma | 2.16 102% | 2.28 96% | 2.44 90% | 2.34 94% | 2.06 107% |
| CCT | 5979 109% | 6761 96% | 6026 108% | 7184 90% | 6204 105% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 29% /
42% | 30% /
34% | -12% /
9% | 5% /
18% |
* ... smaller is better
It is the nature of cheap screens that they are not color accurate. In the case of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD, the screen remains so after a calibration, too. The Calman Colorchecker deltaE, where a lower number indicates a better color accuracy and neutral colors, decreases from 8.8 (ex factory) to 5.8 (calibration) - an improvement, but still far from color accurate. Of course, we offer the color profile we created to download for free in the gray box above, as always.
Even for a cheap screen, this one has a particularly awful color gamut coverage. 56.7 percent sRGB means that the screen is not at all suitable for photo editing and that it will display many colors wrong.
"Usable" would be the judgment regarding the display of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 AMD. This is mainly due to the matte screen surface.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 15.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 6.9 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 8.5 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 34 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.8 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 24.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 11.3 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 12.8 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 32 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.6 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 8564 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance: Better GPU is the main advantage over older E series ThinkPads
A total number of five different AMD Ryzen 7035 CPUs is offered by Lenovo. Uniquely, the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD includes a low-end option in the form of the AMD Ryzen 3 7335U - usually, ThinkPads tend to skip the Ryzen 3 or i3/Core 3 CPU options. The other CPU options are the AMD Ryzen 5 7535U, the Ryzen 7 7735U, the Ryzen 5 7535HS and the Ryzen 7 7735HS. Depending on the chosen processor, the AMD Radeon 660M or the Radeon 680M serve as the GPU - there is no dGPU option.
Lenovo uses modular RAM, with the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 containing up to two SO-DIMM modules with up to 64 GB DDR5-4800. It can also take in up to two storage drives, one M.2 2242 and one M.2 2280 SSD - up to 2 TB in total.
Testing Conditions
Three power modes are available for the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD. All three can be set via the Windows settings. The power modes influence the CPU power consumption and thus performance via the power limits. The power limit 1 is the power consumption under sustained load, while the PL2 is the maximum power consumption for short tasks.
- Best Battery Life: PL1 10 W / PL2 30 W
- Balanced: PL1 20 W / PL2 30 W
- Best Performance: PL1 30 W / PL2 35 W
All of our benchmarks were performed with the "Best Performance" profile active.
Processor
The AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS is a processor based on AMD's Zen 3+ generation with the codename "Rembrandt", which first came out in 2022 as Ryzen 6000. The Ryzen 7035 CPUs are thus known as "Rembrandt R" or Rembrandt refresh. While it may seem bad that Lenovo is using such an old CPU, it is still progress, as the E series was stuck on Ryzen 5000 based chips before. The Ryzen 7735HS has eight cores, with clock rates ranging from 3.2 to 4.75 GHz. Thanks to SMT, there are 16 threads in total and as an HS CPU, the typical TDP value is 35 W. For comparisons with other processors, use our CPU list.
Unfortunately, the performance of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD is rather disappointing. Despite the newer CPU architecture and the higher TDP rating of the HS CPU compared with the predecessors U series CPU, the performance of the E14 G6 is actually worse than the E14 G5. While the overall CPU performance rating is slightly higher for the newer model, this is mostly due to the better single core performance. In multicore benchmarks, the E14 Gen 6 is slightly slower than the previous system - though at least, it still manages to beat out the ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 Intel. Performance is good, but still lags behind newer Zen 4 and Zen 5 CPUs.
We did not detect any throttling in battery mode.
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 6.4: 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 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 -2! | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (10283 - 14131, n=14) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (1577 - 20399, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Average of class Office (618 - 1995, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (1288 - 1570, n=14) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (3968 - 5502, n=14) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (590 - 8086, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Average of class Office (229 - 766, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (502 - 613, n=14) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (1758 - 2355, n=16) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (246 - 3132, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (206 - 255, n=15) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Average of class Office (98 - 294, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Average of class Office (163 - 1956, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (214 - 351, n=14) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (43455 - 63698, n=14) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (7532 - 76886, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (4779 - 5849, n=14) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Average of class Office (2972 - 6687, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Multi-Core | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (7854 - 11035, n=8) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (662 - 14767, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Single-Core | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (457 - 2836, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (2058 - 2153, n=8) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (7368 - 10258, n=14) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (1018 - 13557, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Average of class Office (510 - 2043, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (1327 - 1615, n=14) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (10.8 - 17.9, n=14) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (1.72 - 20.8, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (44.3 - 63.9, n=14) | |
| Average of class Office (31.3 - 129.6, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Average of class Office (0.4098 - 1.135, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (0.4822 - 0.585, n=14) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
* ... 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 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (11831 - 17161, n=15) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (763 - 31245, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (75370 - 105483, n=15) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (4113 - 125394, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (2499 - 3494, n=15) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (287 - 5398, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (87486 - 108729, n=15) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Average of class Office (8185 - 115197, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (11233 - 13097, n=15) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (404 - 18321, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (41400 - 58232, n=15) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (2075 - 66922, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (44013 - 137629, n=15) | |
| Average of class Office (7254 - 155900, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (651 - 906, n=15) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (78 - 1366, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (1459 - 9094, n=15) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (432 - 17834, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Average of class Office (4814 - 54971, n=89, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (19153 - 30542, n=15) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
System Performance
System performance is fine. Here, the ThinkPad E14 G6 is ahead of the E14 G5 - though the Intel model is slightly better in the benchmarks.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M (5722 - 7000, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Average of class Office (2463 - 7578, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M (9795 - 11124, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (5575 - 20841, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M (8428 - 9862, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10415, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M (5798 - 8726, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (2049 - 11108, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M (1387 - 1736, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M (1443 - 1725, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M (1376 - 1785, n=7) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Average of class Office (340 - 1982, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M (1218 - 1653, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M (272 - 307, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Average of class Office (121 - 455, n=82, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M (220 - 231, n=7) | |
| Average of class Office (80 - 328, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Average of class Office (399 - 1966, n=92, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M (580 - 632, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 6234 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (7158 - 108783, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (30324 - 52012, n=15) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (7325 - 127282, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (33938 - 51856, n=15) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (7579 - 117935, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (33175 - 55284, n=15) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (7.6 - 185.2, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (78.2 - 109.8, n=15) | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
The ThinkPad E14 G6 AMD has problems with DPC latencies, which seems mostly due to the graphics driver. A driver update may be able to solve this issue.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
Small, but not fast: The M.2 2242 SSD made by Samsung has a capacity of 1 TB. It is a NVMe PCIe 4.0 drive, which performs the worst among the 14-inch laptops in our comparison. Also, the SSD throttles under load. Make no mistake: Users will not experience the system being slow due to the SSD - it is just relatively slow when compared to other SSDs, but not in absolute terms.
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
One of the major advantages of the Zen 3+/Ryzen 6000 architecture is the better GPU, as it swaps out the obsolete Vega graphics for the AMD Radeon 680M. In the 3DMark benchmarks, the E14 G6 is 86 percent faster than the E14 G5. When it comes to gaming, the difference is smaller, but still substantial, with a plus of 59 percent. Make no mistake: The ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD is still not a great gaming system, but it is capable enough to play many modern games, at least with low graphics setting. And it is also better than the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 Intel by a significant margin.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 10043 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 6161 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 2464 points | |
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| Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 -2! | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI -1! | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 -2! | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (6.65 - 28.2, n=34, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (7.96 - 28.9, n=29, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (3.98 - 47.8, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (4.18 - 35.7, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Average of class Office (13.4 - 121.2, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE | |
| Average of class Office (8.88 - 92.6, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 | |
| Dell Latitude 3440 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 132 | 120.2 | 45.2 | 20.3 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 122.9 | 97.4 | 70.7 | 62.6 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 54.8 | 29.7 | 20.8 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 58.3 | 45 | 38.3 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 60 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 31.8 | 23.5 | 20.2 | 19.7 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 29.4 | 23.3 | 18.4 | 15.6 |
| F1 24 (2024) | 57.1 | 51.4 | 38 | 8.42 |
Emissions: ThinkPad E14 stays mostly quiet
System Noise
When idling, the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD manages to keep its fan disabled. Even under average load, we can barely hear the fan, as it is pretty much silent with just 24.5 dB(a). Strangely, the laptop only reaches its maximum loudness of 37.6 dB(a) when tested with Cyberpunk 2077 - during the stress test and under maximum load, it tops out at 34.5 dB(a). This means that the E14 G6 AMD is considerably less loud than the E14 Gen 5 AMD or the E14 Gen 6 Intel.
We could not detect any coil whine, but there was an electronic buzzing. This was only audible when pressing an ear to the keyboard.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 23.5 / 23.5 / 23.5 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 24.5 / 34.5 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 23.5 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 Vega 8, R7 7730U, WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-1T00 | Acer Swift Go 14 AI Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Micron 2550 MTFDKBA512TGE | Dell Latitude 3440 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1345U, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 Graphics 4-Core, Ultra 7 155U, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL8512HDLU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | -12% | 3% | -14% | -9% | |
| off / environment * | 23.5 | 24.4 -4% | 23 2% | 23.9 -2% | 24.6 -5% |
| Idle Minimum * | 23.5 | 24.4 -4% | 23 2% | 24.4 -4% | 24.6 -5% |
| Idle Average * | 23.5 | 24.4 -4% | 23 2% | 24.4 -4% | 24.6 -5% |
| Idle Maximum * | 23.5 | 25.7 -9% | 23 2% | 24.4 -4% | 24.6 -5% |
| Load Average * | 24.5 | 31.8 -30% | 37.1 -51% | 27.5 -12% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 37.6 | 28.13 25% | 39.4 -5% | ||
| Load Maximum * | 34.5 | 41.2 -19% | 39.14 -13% | 40.2 -17% | 42.5 -23% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 36.7 | 38.2 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
While the outside temperatures of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD do shoot up under load, they stay under the important 50 degrees Celsius / 122 F mark. We measure a maximum of 47.1 degrees Celsius or 117 F on the bottom of the Lenovo laptop. One complaint is that the palmrest does get slightly too warm for our taste, with a maximum of 30 degrees Celsius / 86 F. In the summer, you can definitely except slightly sweaty hands when using the laptop under load.
We did not detect any abnormal throttling during the stress test. The CPU can consume up to 26 W, even after running under load for an hour.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 43.4 °C / 110 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 47.1 °C / 117 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 29.6 °C / 85 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 34.8 °C / 95 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 30.1 °C / 86.2 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 (-2.5 °C / -4.5 F).
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G4 21EB0041GE AMD Ryzen 7 5825U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Acer Swift Go 14 AI Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS | Dell Latitude 3440 Intel Core i5-1345U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 Intel Core Ultra 7 155U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | 11% | 16% | 11% | 23% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 43.4 | 38.8 11% | 39 10% | 35.2 19% | 35 19% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 47.1 | 44.5 6% | 45 4% | 41 13% | 35.6 24% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 31.5 | 28.1 11% | 24 24% | 29.8 5% | 23.8 24% |
| Idle Bottom * | 33.7 | 29 14% | 25 26% | 32 5% | 24.8 26% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The downward firing speakers of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 are typical for a budget laptop. While their total volume is certainly OK, they lack bass and the overall sound quality is just average.
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.8% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 17% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 77% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 24% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 71% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Acer Swift Go 14 AI audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.86 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6.8% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 21% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 73% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 27% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 65% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Energy Management: Higher power consumption impacts battery life of Lenovo Laptop
Power Consumption
Sadly, the new Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 AMD runs less efficient than the older ThinkPad E14 Gen 5 AMD, especially when idling. Compared with the E14 G6 Intel, it is a tie when it comes to the power consumption.
The maximum power consumption of 59.7 W is well below the maximum capacity of the 65 W charger.
| Off / Standby | 0.4 / 0.8 Watt |
| Idle | 5.9 / 8.8 / 11.8 Watt |
| Load |
37.8 / 59.7 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE R7 7735HS, Radeon 680M, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL81T0HDLB, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 R7 7730U, Vega 8, WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-1T00, IPS, 2240x1400, 14" | Acer Swift Go 14 AI SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Micron 2550 MTFDKBA512TGE, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.5" | Dell Latitude 3440 i5-1345U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core, Samsung PM9C1a MZAL8512HDLU, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Average AMD Radeon 680M | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | 12% | 28% | 9% | -7% | -13% | 9% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 5.9 | 3.3 44% | 3.7 37% | 3.7 37% | 5.4 8% | 6.76 ? -15% | 4.52 ? 23% |
| Idle Average * | 8.8 | 7.6 14% | 6.5 26% | 6.5 26% | 9.7 -10% | 8.87 ? -1% | 7.5 ? 15% |
| Idle Maximum * | 11.8 | 8.9 25% | 7.8 34% | 9.5 19% | 10.4 12% | 10.5 ? 11% | 9.02 ? 24% |
| Load Average * | 37.8 | 47.3 -25% | 46.9 -24% | 49.2 -30% | 53.2 ? -41% | 42.4 ? -12% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * | 42.6 | 28.5 33% | 47.1 -11% | ||||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 49.3 | 25.4 48% | 50.1 -2% | ||||
| Load Maximum * | 59.7 | 57.8 3% | 67.04 -12% | 67 -12% | 68.9 -15% | 70.1 ? -17% | 62.2 ? -4% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 45.1 | 42.1 |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Lenovo does not modify the battery capacity of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD, as the internal battery continues to provide 57 Wh of battery capacity. Unfortunately, the battery life slightly regresses when compared with the preceding model. This is of course in line with the higher idle power consumption. Nine hours in the Wi-Fi test are certainly OK, but nothing to write home about.
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE R7 7735HS, Radeon 680M, 57 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G5-21JSS05C00 R7 7730U, Vega 8, 57 Wh | Acer Swift Go 14 AI SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, 75 Wh | Dell Latitude 3440 i5-1345U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 54 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core, 47 Wh | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | 10% | 119% | -4% | 20% | 48% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 552 | 594 8% | 1313 138% | 528 -4% | 566 3% | 634 ? 15% |
| Load | 64 | 71 11% | 128 100% | 87 36% | 114.9 ? 80% |
Notebookcheck Rating
The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 AMD is a solid choice for a more affordable work laptop. With its upgrade potential, it can be an excellent personal laptop, even if the screen quality leaves a lot to be desired.
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 21M3002KGE
- 02/16/2025 v8
Benjamin Herzig
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