Verdict: Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G6 is an almost perfect business laptop
For business laptops, Intel's Lunar Lake platform has been the perfect storm. The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel is no exception. This new model runs cooler, much longer and more quiet than the earlier iterations of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s. Compared with the AMD model, it achieves significantly better battery life and runs less hot and loud - the same is true when compared with the Qualcomm variant, though it has parity with the Qualcomm model in terms of the battery life.
Those models both achieve a better CPU performance overall, and they can have up to 64 GB of RAM - but if neither of these things are needed, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel is an excellent choice for anyone looking for a work laptop. With its high quality chassis, input devices and plenty of ports, security features and connectivity options as well as the bright, matte WUXGA screen, this ThinkPad laptop is prepared for epic long work days that can last more than 20 hours.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel is available at lenovo.com, starting at roughly $2,700 at the time of writing this review.
- $1,399.98Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Business Laptop (14" FHD+ Anti-Glare, Snapdragon X Elite, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Backlit, Fingerprint, 1080p IR Webcam, Wi-Fi 7, 3-Yr Warranty, Win 11 Pro, 2025 AI Copilot+ PC
- $1,007.99Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 AI Business Laptop 14.0" IPS FHD+ (Intel Core Ultra 7 155U(>i7-13700H), 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Copilot, Backlit KB, Fingerprint, 2 Thunderbolt 4, 5MP Webcam, DKZ Hub, Win11P)
Table of Contents
- Verdict: Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G6 is an almost perfect business laptop
- Specifications: Lunar Lake combined with Low Power screen
- Case: Same as the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Qualcomm
- Connectivity: Intel also as the Wi-Fi solution
- Input Devices: Excellent ThinkPad keyboard
- Display: Matte low power screen now brighter
- Performance: Lunar Lake shows strong efficiency
- Emissions: Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 stays very cool
- Energy Management: ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel is a battery champion
- Notebookcheck Rating
- Potential Competitors in Comparison
Choice is one of the key attributes of the Lenovo ThinkPad brand - choice between many different models and hardware options. One of the ThinkPad laptops that offers the most choices is the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s. This premium variant of the legendary ThinkPad T series is often seen as a sweet-spot between portability, quality and price in the lineup. It is not a coincidence that Lenovo offers the current Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 with the CPUs of all three big processor manufacturers of the Windows world.
We have already tested the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Qualcomm and the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD. With this review, we are taking a look at the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel, which trades in the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite or AMD Strix Point processor of the other models for an Intel Lunar Lake chip in the reviewed model.
Specifications: Lunar Lake combined with Low Power screen
Case: Same as the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Qualcomm
We have described the chassis of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G6 in detail in our review of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Qualcomm.
To give a short summary: The ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 features a modern version of the classic ThinkPad design, with an all-black exterior that has some red accents. It uses high quality materials, such as carbon fiber, aluminum and magnesium, which makes for a lightweight and premium build. There is little to no flex and the rubberized texture feels very nice, though it is suspectible to dirt. The wide bar-hinge allows for a 180-degree opening angle of the screen, and there is no wobble at all. Unfortunately, the screen can not be opened with one finger, though.
Connectivity: Intel also as the Wi-Fi solution
No differences exist in terms of the port selection when comparing the T14s Gen 6 Intel with its T14s Gen 6 AMD counterpart. It has a nice mix of legacy ports and modern ones like Thunderbolt 4, though we do not like the positioning of the USB ports.
Different from the other T14s models, this one uses Intel Wi-Fi - the BE201 works great and enables high transfer rates. 5G/LTE is prepared, antennas, an open M.2 slot and a SIM slot are present.
Lenovo puts in a good webcam into the T14s Gen 6, which offers a high resolution of 5 Mpix. This means that the T14s Gen 6 has a better webcam than the more expensive ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 - puzzling positioning by Lenovo.
Input Devices: Excellent ThinkPad keyboard
Lenovo uses the same input devices across the whole T14s Gen 6 lineup. Both the 1.5mm travel backlight keyboard (two settings) and the touchpad plus TrackPoint are excellent. Typing feel and the layout of the keyboard are above reproach. The touchpad is a level below the keyboard, due to being slightly small and the plastic surface, but it overall works very well. The TrackPoint pointing stick provides a great option, too.
Display: Matte low power screen now brighter
At the moment, the full range of screen options is not yet available for the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel. There are two options as of this review, both of them matte 14-inch IPS 16:10 screens:
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), 400 cd/m², 45 % NTSC, multitouch
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), 500 cd/m², 100 % sRGB, low power
The panel does not quite reach the promised 500 cd/m² - on average, it has a brightness of 475 cd/m². That still makes it one of the brightest screens in our comparison, and also noticeable brighter than the WUXGA low power screen of the preceding ThinkPad T14s Gen 5.
As usual for low power IPS screens, it is a pretty slow panel. It might be worth waiting for the OLED option if you want to use the screen to watch videos or play games, as the OLED panels in the comparison are much faster and also offer higher refresh rates of 120 Hz.
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Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Center on Battery: 509 cd/m²
Contrast: 1958:1 (Black: 0.26 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.2 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.84, calibrated: 1.7
ΔE Greyscale 5.2 | 0.09-98 Ø5.1
80.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
76.6% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.2
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel B140UAN02.7, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE MNE007JA1-2, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE ATNA40YK20-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 SDC41AA, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 B133UAN (AUOBEB0), IPS, 1920x1200, 13.3", 60 Hz | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -7% | 18% | 18% | -2% | -6% | ||
| Display P3 Coverage | 76.6 | 67.8 -11% | 99.5 30% | 99.7 30% | 74.3 -3% | 69.6 -9% | |
| sRGB Coverage | 97 | 99.2 2% | 100 3% | 100 3% | 99.1 2% | 99.8 3% | |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 80.7 | 70 -13% | 97.1 20% | 98 21% | 75.9 -6% | 71.4 -12% | |
| Response Times | -3% | 93% | 98% | -25% | 1% | -14% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 36.8 ? | 35.3 ? 4% | 2.4 ? 93% | 0.74 ? 98% | 52.8 ? -43% | 33.6 ? 9% | 48.1 ? -31% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 24.9 ? | 27.4 ? -10% | 1.9 ? 92% | 0.7 ? 97% | 26.4 ? -6% | 26.9 ? -8% | 24 ? 4% |
| PWM Frequency | 240 ? | 480 ? | |||||
| PWM Amplitude * | 33 | 26 | |||||
| Screen | 19% | -30% | 11% | 3% | 26% | 1% | |
| Brightness middle | 509 | 406 -20% | 407 -20% | 392 -23% | 456 -10% | 436 -14% | 497 -2% |
| Brightness | 475 | 402 -15% | 410 -14% | 378 -20% | 460 -3% | 420 -12% | 478 1% |
| Brightness Distribution | 87 | 93 7% | 99 14% | 95 9% | 89 2% | 93 7% | 90 3% |
| Black Level * | 0.26 | 0.22 15% | 0.23 12% | 0.24 8% | 0.27 -4% | ||
| Contrast | 1958 | 1845 -6% | 1983 1% | 1817 -7% | 1841 -6% | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.2 | 2 37% | 4.9 -53% | 2.4 25% | 3.3 -3% | 1.2 62% | 3.2 -0% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 7.7 | 5.1 34% | 9.1 -18% | 6.6 14% | 6.47 16% | 3.5 55% | 7.7 -0% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.7 | 0.6 65% | 4.7 -176% | 1.7 -0% | 0.7 59% | ||
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 5.2 | 2.4 54% | 2.3 56% | 1.9 63% | 4.35 16% | 1.4 73% | 4.4 15% |
| Gamma | 2.2 100% | 2.12 104% | 2.26 97% | 2.21 100% | 2.51 88% | 2.17 101% | 2.16 102% |
| CCT | 6702 97% | 6244 104% | 6310 103% | 6463 101% | 6215 105% | 6477 100% | 6119 106% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 3% /
10% | 27% /
2% | 42% /
29% | -8% /
-2% | 7% /
15% | -7% /
-2% |
* ... smaller is better
Colors look a bit cold with the factory profile, which we measured with Calman and the X-Rite i1Pro 3. After a calibration with the X-Rite i1Profiler, the colors are mostly neutral, apart from the red spectrum. The profile we created is available to download for free in the gray box above, as always.
Lenovo promises 100 percent sRGB, we measure 97 percent. This panel is thus suitable for some light photo editing, as it is capable to display the most widely used color gamut.
Outside, the screen delivers a strong performance, thanks to the high brightness and matte screen surface. Even with direct sunlight, you can still mostly make out the content on the display.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 24.9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 14.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 10.7 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. » 56 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.6 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 36.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 17.8 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 19 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. » 50 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.2 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 8385 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance: Lunar Lake shows strong efficiency
As of this review, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel is only offered with Intel Lunar Lake CPUs, though Arrow Lake options are supposed to be available at a later date. The Lunar Lake CPUs are as follows: Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Core Ultra 5 238V, Core Ultra 7 258V, Core Ultra 7 268V. All units are equipped with an Intel iGPU, dedicated Nvidia GPUs have not been part of the ThinkPad T400s/T14s series since 2019's ThinkPad T490s. Depending on the processor used, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G6 Intel contains either the Intel ARC 130V or the ARC 140V.
RAM is soldered and part of the CPU package for the Lunar Lake CPUs - all models currently available have 32 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 RAM. A single M.2 2280 SSD serves as storage - Lenovo offers up to 2 TB, with both PCIe 4.0 and PCIe 5.0 SSDs available.
Testing Conditions
Lenovo makes use of the Windows energy settings for their energy profiles. There are three distinct profiles that influence the processor power limit and thus the power consumption, performance and heat/noise emissions of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel. The power limit 1 (PL1) describes the performance under sustained load, while the power limit 2 describes the short term maximum power consumption:
- Best battery life: PL1 10 W / PL2 30 W
- Balanced: PL1 17 W / PL2 30 W
- Best performance: PL1 20 W / PL2 35 W
All benchmarks were performed in the "Best performance" mode.
Processor
The Intel Core Ultra 228V is the lowest-end CPU of the Lunar Lake portfolio with 32 GB of on-Package RAM. The octa-core chip has four big "Lion Cove" P cores and four small "Skymont" E cores, clock rates range from 2.1 to 4.5 GHz. This processor supports a range of TDP settings, going from as low as 9 W to as high as 37 W. Comparisons with other processors are possible with our CPU comparison list.
Before we get to the raw performance, let's take a look at the power efficiency - with the T14s Gen 6, we have CPU offerings from all three big suppliers of the Windows world. Of the three, the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite version clearly achieves the best power efficiency. The difference is biggest when all cores are stressed, but also substantial for singlecore load. Overall, Lunar Lake takes second place behind the ARM offering. The AMD Strix Point version achieves parity in multicore-load, but trails behind when it comes to singlecore performance. In any case, the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 is a much more efficient device than the ThinkPad T14s Gen 5.
| Power Consumption / Cinebench 2024 Single Power Efficiency - external Monitor | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Power Consumption / Cinebench 2024 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
The overall performance is similar to the ThinkPad T14s Gen 5, the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel just does it with a lower power consumption. AMD's solution has the leg up in performance - Strix Point outperforms Lunar Lake in both singlecore and multicore performance, albeit at the cost of a higher power draw. It is different when comparing to the ThinkPad T14s G6 Qualcomm, which we do by looking at Cinebench 2024, as that benchmark runs native on the Snapdragon CPU: The Intel version is actually slightly faster in singlecore loads, which means that the Qualcomm model has a lower power draw here. On the other hand, the Snapdragon model even outdoes the AMD version when all cores are used.
Overall, the Intel model can offer a better efficiency than the AMD model, but a lower performance. The Qualcomm version is great in both regards, but only when it runs native applications.
We did not detect any throttling when the device ran on battery power.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench 2024: CPU Multi Core | CPU Single Core
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 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 -2! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Multi Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (148 - 1162, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Single Core | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (35 - 173, n=48, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1555 - 21812, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (358 - 2165, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (579 - 8541, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (128 - 826, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| 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 of class Subnotebook (327 - 3345, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (72.4 - 322, n=71, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (159 - 2271, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (11668 - 77867, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2643 - 6442, n=69, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2244 - 17489, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (10036 - 10313, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Single-Core | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (960 - 3820, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (2562 - 2585, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2557 - 17218, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (8979 - 9051, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (1811 - 1904, n=2) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (726 - 2350, n=66, 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 of class Subnotebook (0.97 - 25.1, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (38.5 - 220, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.403 - 1.456, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
* ... 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 of class Subnotebook | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1135 - 32888, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5218 - 123315, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (444 - 5287, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (10579 - 115682, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (744 - 18418, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (3341 - 65433, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (638 - 161430, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (164.9 - 1379, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (610 - 17495, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6569 - 64588, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
System Performance
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel showed no signs of slowing down in everyday use. System performance benchmarks are good, too.
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| Performance Rating | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Arc Graphics 130V | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE -5! | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4993 - 7788, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Arc Graphics 130V (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (9363 - 11406, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Arc Graphics 130V (n=1) | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5435 - 10623, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Arc Graphics 130V (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Arc Graphics 130V (n=1) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5305 - 12442, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (365 - 2038, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Arc Graphics 130V (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (364 - 1918, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Arc Graphics 130V (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (372 - 2396, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Arc Graphics 130V (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (312 - 1889, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Arc Graphics 130V (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (156 - 482, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Arc Graphics 130V (n=1) | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Arc Graphics 130V (n=1) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (132 - 348, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (265 - 1104, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Arc Graphics 130V (n=1) | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
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| PCMark 10 Score | 6594 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (14554 - 109035, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15948 - 127174, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15709 - 117898, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6.8 - 187.8, n=69, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 5 228V (n=1) | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
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DPC Latency
There are a few problems with DPC latency related drop-outs in the YouTube test. Lenovo may be able to solve that problem with a driver update.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel uses a fast NVMe PCIe 5.0 SSD. The drive that is made by SK hynix has a capacity of 1 TB. Unfortunately, we experienced some throttling, although it remains fast even in its throttled state.
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
Featuring the lower end GPU solution Intel ARC 130V, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel still handily beats the ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 when it comes to graphics performance. It is even faster than the AMD Radeon 880M of the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD, as well. The ARC GPU is capable of running some newer games, though if you want to do that with the ThinkPad, choosing an Ultra 7 with the ARC 140V might still be the best idea.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 10524 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 7437 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 3649 points | |
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| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 | |
| HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (17.7 - 70.7, n=69, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21N10007GE | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 150.4 | 146.4 | 51.4 | 24.5 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 98 | 87.4 | 67.6 | 65.3 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 74.6 | 41.3 | 30 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 47.4 | 38.4 | 38.9 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 36.1 | 29.6 | 25.8 | 25.2 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 38.3 | 32.8 | 28.5 | 25.6 |
| F1 24 (2024) | 72.6 | 66.1 | 52.1 | 16.4 |
Emissions: Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 stays very cool
System Noise
In our comparison, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel is one of the quietest business laptop. Only the HP EliteBook Ultra G1i stays significantly quieter. The ThinkPad stays completely quiet when idling and only gets moderately loud under load, not even crossing the 40 dB(a) threshold.
There was no coil whine detectable with the ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 24.2 / 24.2 / 24.2 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 30.2 / 39.6 dB(A) |
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| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel Arc 130V, Core Ultra 5 228V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE Graphics 4-Core, Ultra 5 125U, WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL | HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02 | Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB | 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 | |
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| Noise | -2% | 1% | 7% | -3% | -3% | -6% | |
| off / environment * | 24.2 | 24.4 -1% | 23.2 4% | 23.9 1% | 23 5% | 23.6 2% | 24.8 -2% |
| Idle Minimum * | 24.2 | 24.4 -1% | 23.2 4% | 23.9 1% | 23 5% | 23.6 2% | 24.8 -2% |
| Idle Average * | 24.2 | 24.4 -1% | 23.2 4% | 23.9 1% | 23 5% | 26.5 -10% | 24.8 -2% |
| Idle Maximum * | 24.2 | 24.4 -1% | 23.2 4% | 23.9 1% | 23 5% | 27.6 -14% | 24.8 -2% |
| Load Average * | 30.2 | 32.6 -8% | 29.9 1% | 28.4 6% | 37 -23% | 26.5 12% | 36.5 -21% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 39.3 | 39.9 -2% | 43.3 -10% | 31.5 20% | 42.74 -9% | 41.9 -7% | 42.3 -8% |
| Load Maximum * | 39.6 | 39.5 -0% | 40.5 -2% | 31.5 20% | 42.74 -8% | 41.8 -6% | 41.8 -6% |
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Temperature
When it comes to the temperatures, the Intel version of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 is the clear winner. While the AMD version reaches a maximum of roughly 48 degrees Celsius or 120 F and the Qualcomm version tops out at almost 51 degrees Celsius / 123 F, the ThinkPad T14s G6 Intel does not exceed 42.6 degrees Celsius / 109 F.
We did not detect any throttling during the stress test.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 42.6 °C / 109 F, compared to the average of 35.9 °C / 97 F, ranging from 21.4 to 59 °C for the class Subnotebook.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 41.6 °C / 107 F, compared to the average of 39.3 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.9 °C / 77 F, compared to the device average of 30.8 °C / 87 F.
(+) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 31.9 °C / 89 F, compared to the average of 30.8 °C / 87 F for the class Subnotebook.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 28 °C / 82.4 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.2 °C / 82.8 F (+0.2 °C / 0.4 F).
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Intel Arc Graphics 130V | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE Intel Core Ultra 5 125U, Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | 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 | |
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| Heat | 6% | 0% | 8% | 19% | -9% | -13% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 42.6 | 40.2 6% | 42.3 1% | 37.9 11% | 31 27% | 45.9 -8% | 48 -13% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 41.6 | 39 6% | 40.1 4% | 44.3 -6% | 31 25% | 48.7 -17% | 50.7 -22% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 27.1 | 26 4% | 27.3 -1% | 23.3 14% | 24 11% | 29.6 -9% | 29.4 -8% |
| Idle Bottom * | 27.6 | 25.8 7% | 28.3 -3% | 23.6 14% | 24 13% | 28.5 -3% | 30 -9% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
Lenovo places the upward firing stereo speakers to the left and right of the keyboard. Their performance is mostly OK, even though they do lack bass. The speakers of the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 are clearly one level above the ones of the ThinkPad T14s, both in terms of volume and sound quality.
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 7.6% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (3.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (18.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 52% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 41% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 38% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 55% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 10.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 8.9% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 32% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 63% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 19% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 77% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Energy Management: ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel is a battery champion
Power Consumption
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel is a very power efficient laptop. The only business laptop in our comparison with an overall lower idle power consumption is the Dell Pro 13 Premium.
65 W is what the USB-C GaN charger delivers to the ThinkPad laptop - more than enough for the maximum power consumption of 58.9 W.
| Off / Standby | 0.3 / 0.7 Watt |
| Idle | 3 / 4.7 / 5.4 Watt |
| Load |
31.8 / 58.9 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Arc 130V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE Ultra 5 125U, Graphics 4-Core, WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV1T02, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V, Micron 2550 1TB, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.3" | 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" | Average Intel Arc Graphics 130V | Average of class Subnotebook | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -8% | -10% | -8% | 5% | -7% | 6% | -20% | -44% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 3 | 2.3 23% | 4.7 -57% | 3.7 -23% | 2 33% | 2.8 7% | 2.4 20% | 3.74 ? -25% | 4.24 ? -41% |
| Idle Average * | 4.7 | 5.1 -9% | 5.7 -21% | 5.4 -15% | 4.3 9% | 5.1 -9% | 4.9 -4% | 6.06 ? -29% | 7.27 ? -55% |
| Idle Maximum * | 5.4 | 6.7 -24% | 6.1 -13% | 5.7 -6% | 4.75 12% | 5.8 -7% | 6.1 -13% | 7.24 ? -34% | 8.93 ? -65% |
| Load Average * | 31.8 | 37.5 -18% | 29.8 6% | 39.4 -24% | 40 -26% | 33.1 -4% | 35 ? -10% | 44.8 ? -41% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 38.7 | 37.8 2% | 35.3 9% | 35.3 9% | 36.4 6% | 44.6 -15% | 30.2 22% | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * | 37.1 | 41.4 -12% | 34.1 8% | 32.4 13% | 38 -2% | 39.4 -6% | 27.9 25% | ||
| Load Maximum * | 58.9 | 68.4 -16% | 60.1 -2% | 62.9 -7% | 57 3% | 66.4 -13% | 66.9 -14% | 60.9 ? -3% | 68.6 ? -16% |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Same 58 Wh battery, very similar screen: The ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 is an excellent example to compare all three CPU platforms. And we can say: Intel has done it. The ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel matches the battery life of its Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite counterpart, easily leaving the AMD model in the dust. The ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel lasted for more than 21 hours in our Wi-Fi test (150 cd/m² brightness). This device will easily last more than ten hours in everyday use.
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Arc 130V, 58 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE Ultra 5 125U, Graphics 4-Core, 58 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, 57 Wh | HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, 64 Wh | Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V, 60 Wh | 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 | Average of class Subnotebook | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | -18% | -34% | -45% | 36% | -26% | 5% | -14% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 1308 | 712 -46% | 658 -50% | 722 -45% | 1440 10% | 847 -35% | 1349 3% | 771 ? -41% |
| Load | 105 | 117 11% | 86 -18% | 170 62% | 87 -17% | 111 6% | 119.2 ? 14% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra 150cd | 94 |
Notebookcheck Rating
If you do not need the maximum performance or 64 GB of RAM, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel may be the best 14-inch ThinkPad laptop of the current generation. Almost every aspect of this laptop is strong, but especially the long battery life and low heat output.
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel
- 05/23/2025 v8
Benjamin Herzig
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
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1. 88.6%  | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Intel Intel Core Ultra 5 228V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 130V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,294.11 Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6-2... 2. $1,399.98 Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 B... 3. $1,007.99 Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 AI... List Price: 2070 Euo | 1.3 kg | 19 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
2. 86.6%  | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 21LS001PGE Intel Core Ultra 5 125U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arc) ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,229.95 Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 5 2... 2. $1,209.00 Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 A... 3. $799.98 Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Business... List Price: 1755 Euro | 1.3 kg | 19.3 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
3. 89.9%  | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,899.00 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ge... 2. $2,449.00 Lenovo Gen 13 ThinkPad X1 Ca... 3. $2,799.00 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ge... List Price: 2700 Euro | 982 g | 16 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
4. 89.6%  | HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 Intel Core Ultra 7 258V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $2,002.56 HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 in... 2. $2,039.61 HP EliteBook Ultra G1i 14 in... 3. $1,602.05 HP EliteBook Ultra 14 inch G... List Price: 2349€ | 1.2 kg | 12.1 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
5. 90%  | Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $39.99 Smatree Hard Shell Laptop Ca... 2. $29.99 65W USB C AI PC Charger Comp... 3. $29.99 Smatree Hard EVA Protective ... List Price: 2700 Euro | 1.1 kg | 17.2 mm | 13.30" 1920x1200 170 PPI IPS |
6. 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. $1,399.98 Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 B... 2. $1,330.00 Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 U... 3. $799.98 Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Business... List Price: 1500 Euro | 1.3 kg | 19.2 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
7. 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 |
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