Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8 review - AMD update for the classic ThinkPad with long battery life

Name: Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE
Brand: Lenovo

Office Pro with Ryzen AI.

With the ThinkPad E14 G8, Lenovo is launching the eighth generation of its popular business laptop. The 14-inch model features the latest AMD Ryzen AI processors and modern connectivity. In our in-depth review, we’ll examine how the notebook performs in everyday use and highlight its strengths and weaknesses as revealed in our testing.
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AMD Business Laptop Windows ThinkPad

Verdict - Long battery life meets high practicality for everyday use

With the ThinkPad E14 G8, Lenovo delivers a successful update to its popular business laptop. The combination of the AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, solid system performance, and long battery life makes this 14-inch device a reliable companion for everyday mobile work. Added to this are excellent serviceability with two SO-DIMM and two M.2 slots, modern ports including two USB4 ports, Wi-Fi 7, and the typically outstanding ThinkPad keyboard.

The matte WUXGA IPS display with 400 cd/m² is well-suited for outdoor use thanks to its high brightness, but the limited color gamut restricts its suitability for color-critical work. The test unit’s single-channel memory configuration also noticeably impacts performance, particularly that of the integrated Radeon 840M. However, this shortcoming can be easily remedied by adding a second RAM module.

Test device courtesy of Heinzsoft

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Overall, the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8 stands out as a well-balanced business laptop that’s highly practical for everyday use, with extensive features and good upgrade options. For those looking for a reliable work device with modern connectivity, long battery life, and easy maintenance, this is an attractive overall package.

Pros

+ sturdy case

+ 2x USB4 (40 Gbps)

+ long battery life

+ 2x SSD slots

+ 2x RAM slots for up to 64 GB

+ comfortable keyboard

+ fast Wi-Fi

Cons

- Test device with single-channel RAM

- no card reader

- only a 60-Hz display with limited color gamut coverage

Price and Availability

The test unit was provided by Heinzsoft and currently costs 1,099 euros (approx. $1,265). The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8 will likely be available in the Lenovo store soon. The device is listed in the German Lenovo store starting at 961 euros (approx. $1,106.92).

$849.99
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Verdict - Long battery life meets high practicality for everyday use
Specifications
Case, Features, and Input Devices
Display
Performance
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Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE

Processor

AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 6c/12t, 2 x 4.6 GHz AMD Zen 5, 4 x 3.4 GHz AMD Zen 5c, Krackan Point (Zen 5)

Graphics adapter

AMD Radeon 840M, Core: 2800 MHz

Memory

16 GB

, DDR5 5.600 MT/s, Single-Channel, 2 Slots, max. 64 GB

Display

14.00 inch 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixel 162 PPI, TM140VDXP01, IPS, 60 Hz

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001, 512 GB

, 920 GB free

Soundcard

AMD Zen - Audio Processor - HD Audio Controller

Connections

1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 USB4 40 Gbps, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm Stereo, 1 Fingerprint Reader

Networking

Realtek Semiconductor RTL8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (10/100/1000MBit/s), Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card (a/b/g/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz be = Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 15.3 x 313 x 220.3 ( = 0.6 x 12.32 x 8.67 in)

Battery

64 Wh, 4178 mAh Lithium-Ion

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Camera

Webcam: 1080p w/ mechanical shutter & IR
Primary Camera: 2 MPix IR camera for Windows Hello

Additional features

Keyboard Light: yes, 65W PSU, 12 Months Warranty

Weight

1.455 kg ( = 51.32 oz / 3.21 pounds), Power Supply: 202 g ( = 7.13 oz / 0.45 pounds)

Price

1099 Euro

Links

Lenovo homepage
Lenovo notebook section

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Case, Features, and Input Devices

The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8 retains the proven chassis design of its predecessor virtually unchanged. Both the appearance and the choice of materials are largely the same as those of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7. The same applies to the excellent ThinkPad keyboard and the touchpad, including the TrackPoint. For detailed information on the chassis, build quality, and input devices, we recommend taking a look at our review of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7.

Ports: HDMI 2.1, up to 4K/60Hz, 2x USB-C (USB4 40Gbps), with USB PD 15–65W and DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x USB-A (USB 10 Gbps), Always On, 1x headphone/microphone combo jack (3.5 mm)

Right: USB-A (USB 5 Gbps), Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)

Networking
iperf3 transmit Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U
Average of class Office (1723 - 4557, n=7, last 2 years)	2866 MBit/s +44%
Average Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card (1723 - 2227, n=5)	1997 MBit/s +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card	1984 (1884^min - 2054^max) MBit/s
Chuwi CoreBook Air Realtek RTL8852BE	882 (846^min - 901^max) MBit/s -56%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB RTL8851BE	492 (434^min - 530^max) MBit/s -75%
iperf3 receive Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U
Average of class Office (1833 - 3487, n=7, last 2 years)	2453 MBit/s +27%
Average Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card (1736 - 2150, n=5)	1947 MBit/s +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card	1925 (1769^min - 1967^max) MBit/s
Chuwi CoreBook Air Realtek RTL8852BE	938 (883^min - 948^max) MBit/s -51%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB RTL8851BE	500 (474^min - 506^max) MBit/s -74%
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
Average Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card (1452 - 1814, n=36)	1713 MBit/s
Average of class Office (508 - 2328, n=39, last 2 years)	1633 MBit/s
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm FastConnect 7800	1545 (1484^min - 1643^max) MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
Average Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card (604 - 1887, n=37)	1533 MBit/s
Average of class Office (417 - 2341, n=37, last 2 years)	1354 MBit/s
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm FastConnect 7800	1153 (1104^min - 1244^max) MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card	1842 (1706^min - 2005^max) MBit/s
Average Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card (496 - 1867, n=59)	1459 MBit/s
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1398 (1156^min - 1491^max) MBit/s
Average of class Office (507 - 1911, n=59, last 2 years)	1174 MBit/s
Chuwi CoreBook Air Realtek RTL8852BE	783 (747^min - 822^max) MBit/s
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm FastConnect 7800	515 (477^min - 563^max) MBit/s
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB RTL8851BE	496 (459^min - 523^max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card	1749 (1724^min - 1765^max) MBit/s
Average Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card (805 - 1770, n=60)	1553 MBit/s
Average of class Office (530 - 1775, n=60, last 2 years)	1336 MBit/s
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1256 (1066^min - 1293^max) MBit/s
Chuwi CoreBook Air Realtek RTL8852BE	786 (769^min - 794^max) MBit/s
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm FastConnect 7800	744 (623^min - 859^max) MBit/s
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB RTL8851BE	504 (481^min - 508^max) MBit/s

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE; iperf3 transmit Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1984 (1884-2054) MBit/s

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE; iperf3 receive Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1924 (1769-1967) MBit/s

ColorChecker Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE: 10.18 ∆E min: 2.28 - max: 18.77 ∆E

Display

The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8 is available with various display options. Our test unit features a matte 14-inch IPS panel in a 16:10 aspect ratio with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 pixels (WUXGA), a refresh rate of 60 Hz, and a manufacturer-specified brightness of 400 cd/m². The subjective visual impression is good: text and content are displayed sharply, the viewing angles are stable as is typical for IPS panels, and the anti-glare surface is ideal for mobile use. However, due to the color gamut coverage limited to 45% NTSC, the color reproduction appears less vibrant than on higher-end IPS or OLED panels, which is why the display is better suited for traditional office applications than for color-critical image editing.

In our measurements, the panel nearly reaches the brightness promised by the manufacturer and, combined with the low black level, offers a decent contrast ratio. The color reproduction is already well-calibrated out of the box but can be improved slightly through calibration. We did not observe any PWM flicker, and the response times are unremarkable for an office laptop. Slight light halos at the edges of the display are visible with dark content, but they are hardly distracting in everyday use.


393 cd/m²	380 cd/m²	374 cd/m²
404 cd/m²	420 cd/m²	404 cd/m²
398 cd/m²	381 cd/m²	388 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

TM140VDXP01 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 3

Maximum: 420 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 393.6 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 410 cd/m²
Contrast: 1400:1 (Black: 0.3 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 5.41 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.71}
calibrated: 4.85
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 2.49 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø4.96}
40.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
59% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
39.4% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.36
CCT: 6731 K

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 3)

	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE TM140VDXP01, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 TL140ADXP22, IPS, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz	HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 LG Philips LGD079D, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 90 Hz	Asus ExpertBook PM3406 MNE007QS3-6, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz	Ninkear S14, 16+1TB BOE0D0A, , 2240x1400, 14", 60 Hz	Chuwi CoreBook Air F140J50-401, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz
Display		78%		-1%	69%	0%
Display P3 Coverage (%)	39.4	72.2 83%		39.3 0%	67.4 71%	39.5 0%
sRGB Coverage (%)	59	100 69%		58.1 -2%	97.3 65%	59.4 1%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%)	40.8	73.7 81%		40.6 0%	69.7 71%	40.9 0%
Response Times		12%	-57%	16%	4%	16%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms)	32.9 ?(15.3, 17.6)	32.7 ?(15.5, 17.2) 1%	50.2 ?(22.2, 28) -53%	27.6 ?(12.6, 15) 16%	42 ?(20, 22) -28%	33 ?(8, 25) -0%
Response Time Black / White * (ms)	20.2 ?(10.4, 9.8)	15.7 ?(5.9, 9.8) 22%	32.6 ?(14.9, 17.7) -61%	17 ?(8.4, 8.6) 16%	13 ?(2, 11) 36%	14 ?(3, 11) 31%
PWM Frequency (Hz)
Screen		27%	34%	3%	34%	-2%
Brightness middle (cd/m²)	420	389 -7%	434.4 3%	320 -24%	381 -9%	353 -16%
Brightness (cd/m²)	394	363 -8%	423 7%	310 -21%	362 -8%	330 -16%
Brightness Distribution (%)	89	89 0%	94 6%	93 4%	82 -8%	90 1%
Black Level * (cd/m²)	0.3	0.24 20%	0.13 57%	0.26 13%	0.24 20%	0.22 27%
Contrast (:1)	1400	1621 16%	3342 139%	1231 -12%	1588 13%	1605 15%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	5.41	1.7 69%	3.31 39%	5.1 6%	1.36 75%	4.9 9%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	24.69	3.5 86%	5.44 78%	18.1 27%	2.24 91%	8.86 64%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	4.85	1.2 75%		4.9 -1%	1.2 75%	3.51 28%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	2.49	2.8 -12%	4 -61%	1.7 32%	1.09 56%	5.74 -131%
Gamma	2.36 ^93%	2.17 ^101%	1.96 ^112%	2.21 ^100%	2.45 ^90%	2.37 ^93%
CCT	6731 ^97%	6572 ^99%	6049 ^107%	6398 ^102%	6494 ^100%	7222 ^90%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		39% / 35%	-12% / 15%	6% / 4%	36% / 37%	5% / 1%

* ... smaller is better

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
20.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 10.4 ms rise
20.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 9.8 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 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 46 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (19.8 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
32.9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 15.3 ms rise
32.9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 17.6 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. » 45 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (30.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 52 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 7738 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured.

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8 in outdoor use in sunny conditions

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8 in outdoor use in the shade

Performance

Test Conditions

On the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8, Lenovo’s power profiles are directly linked to Windows’ power settings. All benchmarks, as well as performance and power consumption measurements, were conducted in “Best Performance” mode.

Processor Performance

The AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 is positioned as a high-performance upper-mid-range processor and offers more than enough power for everyday office use as well as more demanding applications. Thanks to the modern Zen 5 architecture, the APU delivers impressive single-core and multi-core performance, allowing it to handle multitasking, image editing, and occasional video editing with ease.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345: Ø1692 (1666.25-1701.98) Points

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H: Ø1985 (1860.38-2459.12) Points

HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100: Ø1531 (1480.82-1543.57) Points

Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350: Ø2290 (2095.78-2454.74) Points

Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS: Ø1303 (1249.73-1404.1) Points

Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H: Ø1423 (1403.56-1514.23) Points

CPU Performance rating: Percent
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 6.7: 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 E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	87.4 pt
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	82 pt
Average of class Office	70.2 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	69.2 pt
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	69 pt
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	57.7 pt
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	56.8 pt
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 ^-2! Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	52 pt

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	16477 Points +44%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	15879 Points +39%
Average of class Office (1673 - 22808, n=78, last 2 years)	11598 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	11461 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	11461 Points 0%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	8931 Points -22%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	8540 Points -25%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	7916 (7691.11^min - 7916.01^max) Points -31%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	2130 Points +17%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	1962 Points +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	1818 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	1818 Points 0%
Average of class Office (708 - 2130, n=78, last 2 years)	1702 Points -6%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	1451 Points -20%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	1435 Points -21%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	1129 Points -38%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	6510 Points +45%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	6185 Points +37%
Average of class Office (648 - 8840, n=77, last 2 years)	4557 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	4505 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	4505 Points 0%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	3498 Points -22%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	3280 Points -27%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	3114 Points -31%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	815 Points +15%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	766 Points +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	711 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	711 Points 0%
Average of class Office (345 - 816, n=77, last 2 years)	663 Points -7%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	568 Points -20%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	555 Points -22%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	427 Points -40%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	2459 (1860.38^min - 2459.12^max) Points +44%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	2455 (2095.78^min - 2454.74^max) Points +43%
Average of class Office (250 - 3380, n=79, last 2 years)	1845 Points +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	1712 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	1712 Points 0%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	1544 (1480.82^min - 1543.57^max) Points -10%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	1454 Points -15%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	1385 Points -19%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	312 Points +15%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	271 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	271 Points 0%
Average of class Office (99.5 - 316, n=79, last 2 years)	250 Points -8%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	232 Points -14%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	230 Points -15%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	212 Points -22%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	205 Points -24%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	406 Seconds * -42%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	373 Seconds * -30%
Average of class Office (158 - 1940, n=78, last 2 years)	351 Seconds * -23%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	340 Seconds * -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	286 Seconds *
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	286 Seconds * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	251 Seconds * +12%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	202 Seconds * +29%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	55812 MIPS +33%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	47514 MIPS +13%
Average of class Office (7098 - 76886, n=79, last 2 years)	44176 MIPS +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	41884 MIPS
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	41884 MIPS 0%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	39949 MIPS -5%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	36080 MIPS -14%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	32213 MIPS -23%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	5963 MIPS +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	5499 MIPS
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	5499 MIPS 0%
Average of class Office (3387 - 6469, n=79, last 2 years)	5430 MIPS -1%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	5280 MIPS -4%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	5150 MIPS -6%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	4614 MIPS -16%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	4609 MIPS -16%

Geekbench 6.7 / Multi-Core
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	11979 Points +32%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	11619 Points +28%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	11192 Points +23%
Average of class Office (757 - 17846, n=84, last 2 years)	10309 Points +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	9100 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (8639 - 9100, n=2)	8870 Points -3%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	7950 Points -13%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	7611 Points -16%

Geekbench 6.7 / Single-Core
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	2894 Points +11%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	2843 Points +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	2604 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (2517 - 2604, n=2)	2561 Points -2%
Average of class Office (462 - 2988, n=85, last 2 years)	2449 Points -6%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	2416 Points -7%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	1962 Points -25%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	1922 Points -26%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	11348 Points +39%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	10468 Points +29%
Average of class Office (1483 - 16999, n=74, last 2 years)	9302 Points +14%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	8139 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	8139 Points 0%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	7137 Points -12%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	6865 Points -16%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	2090 Points +16%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	2056 Points +14%
Average of class Office (811 - 2175, n=74, last 2 years)	1812 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	1807 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	1807 Points 0%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	1469 Points -19%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	1443 Points -20%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	19.1 fps +29%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	16.7 fps +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	14.8 fps
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	14.8 fps 0%
Average of class Office (2.21 - 26, n=78, last 2 years)	13.5 fps -9%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	11.7 fps -21%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	10.9 fps -26%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	5.83 fps -61%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	98.7 s *
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	98.7 s * -0%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	78.8 s * +20%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	69.6 s * +29%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	65.6 s * +34%
Average of class Office (39.9 - 102.3, n=78, last 2 years)	57.6 s * +42%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	51.5 s * +48%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	49.8 s * +50%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	0.744 sec * -68%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	0.565 sec * -28%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	0.546 sec * -23%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	0.535 sec * -21%
Average of class Office (0.393 - 0.888, n=78, last 2 years)	0.519 sec * -17%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	0.4422 sec *
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	0.4422 sec * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	0.4297 sec * +3%

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Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit

7743

Cinebench R10 Shading 64Bit

18838 Points

Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit

69902 Points

Cinebench R10 Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit

14075 Points

Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit

17131

Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit

38489

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 32Bit

2.91 Points

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 32Bit

18.42 Points

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

3.27 Points

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64Bit

20.87 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

271 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

1712 Points

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.9 %

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

134.33 fps

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

4505 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

711 Points

Cinebench R23 Single Core

1818 Points

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

11461 Points

Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core

107 Points

Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core

618 Points

Cinebench 2026 CPU Multi

2569 Points

Cinebench 2026 CPU Single Thread

437 Points

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Performance rating
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 ^-1! AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M	96.2 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 ^-1! Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T	79.9 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M	74.5 pt
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	74.5 pt
Average of class Office	71.7 pt
Chuwi CoreBook Air ^-1! AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M	62.2 pt
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB ^-1! AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M	59.1 pt
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 ^-1! Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	41.5 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M (v6.92.6600)	24596 KRay/s +36%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T (v6.92.6600)	18119 KRay/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v6.92.6600)	18080 KRay/s
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v8.20.8100)	18058 KRay/s 0%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (18058 - 18080, n=2)	18069 KRay/s 0%
Average of class Office (2083 - 31245, n=86, last 2 years)	14261 KRay/s -21%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	10645 KRay/s -41%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	9714 KRay/s -46%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (v6.92.6600)	6194 KRay/s -66%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M (v6.92.6600)	94331 Points +29%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T (v6.92.6600)	89933 Points +23%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v8.20.8100)	73149 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v6.92.6600)	69634 Points -5%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (69634 - 73149, n=2)	71392 Points -2%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	66739 Points -9%
Average of class Office (8191 - 125394, n=86, last 2 years)	63383 Points -13%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	61244 Points -16%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (v6.92.6600)	17629 Points -76%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T (v6.92.6600)	4148 MB/s +44%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M (v6.92.6600)	4024 MB/s +39%
Average of class Office (433 - 5755, n=86, last 2 years)	2966 MB/s +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v6.92.6600)	2888 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v8.20.8100)	2790 MB/s -3%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (2790 - 2888, n=2)	2839 MB/s -2%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (v6.92.6600)	2642 MB/s -9%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	2231 MB/s -23%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	2075 MB/s -28%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	77711 Points +33%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M (v6.92.6600)	76398 Points +31%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	73548 Points +26%
Average of class Office (22784 - 115197, n=68, last 2 years)	65831 Points +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T (v6.92.6600)	62597 Points +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v6.92.6600)	58282 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	58282 Points 0%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (v6.92.6600)	48641 Points -17%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M (v6.92.6600)	13514 Points +46%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	9399 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v8.20.8100)	9239 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v6.92.6600)	9223 Points 0%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (9223 - 9239, n=2)	9231 Points 0%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	8792 Points -5%
Average of class Office (1378 - 18321, n=86, last 2 years)	7950 Points -14%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T (v6.92.6600)	6846 Points -26%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (v6.92.6600)	1478 Points -84%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M (v6.92.6600)	50222 Points +34%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T (v6.92.6600)	47240 Points +26%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v8.20.8100)	37533 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v6.92.6600)	37335 Points -1%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (37335 - 37533, n=2)	37434 Points 0%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	36591 Points -3%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	34121 Points -9%
Average of class Office (4601 - 66922, n=86, last 2 years)	33384 Points -11%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (v6.92.6600)	9953 Points -73%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M (v6.92.6600)	82166 MB/s +42%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T (v6.92.6600)	64133 MB/s +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v6.92.6600)	57739 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v8.20.8100)	57488 MB/s 0%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (57488 - 57739, n=2)	57614 MB/s 0%
Average of class Office (4854 - 155900, n=86, last 2 years)	53338 MB/s -8%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	43461 MB/s -25%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (v6.92.6600)	42497 MB/s -26%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	41960 MB/s -27%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M (v6.92.6600)	1031 MB/s +37%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T (v6.92.6600)	985 MB/s +31%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v6.92.6600)	751 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v8.20.8100)	751 MB/s 0%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (751 - 751, n=2)	751 MB/s 0%
Average of class Office (114.6 - 1366, n=86, last 2 years)	738 MB/s -2%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	545 MB/s -27%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (v6.92.6600)	524 MB/s -30%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	523 MB/s -30%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M (v6.92.6600)	13321 KRay/s +36%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v6.92.6600)	9800 KRay/s
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v8.20.8100)	9786 KRay/s 0%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (9786 - 9800, n=2)	9793 KRay/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T (v6.92.6600)	8964 KRay/s -9%
Average of class Office (1109 - 17834, n=86, last 2 years)	7615 KRay/s -22%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	5659 KRay/s -42%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	5194 KRay/s -47%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (v6.92.6600)	3391 KRay/s -65%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Average of class Office (11090 - 65229, n=86, last 2 years)	37631 MPixel/s +46%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS (v6.92.6600)	32478 MPixel/s +26%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v8.20.8100)	25741 MPixel/s
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v6.92.6600)	24857 MPixel/s -3%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (24857 - 25741, n=2)	25299 MPixel/s -2%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M (v6.92.6600)	25276 MPixel/s -2%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	24728 MPixel/s -4%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M (v6.92.6600)	24610 MPixel/s -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T (v6.92.6600)	23836 MPixel/s -7%

AIDA64 / CPU CheckMate
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M (v8.20.8100)	3913 MP/s
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (n=1)	3913 MP/s 0%
Average of class Office (377 - 7017, n=17, last 2 years)	3472 MP/s -11%

System and Storage Performance

The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8 impresses in everyday use with its high system speed. In addition to the powerful processor, the fast PCIe SSD in particular contributes to short load times and an overall smooth user experience. The notebook achieves correspondingly good results in system benchmarks and operated stably at all times throughout the entire testing period. However, the RAM configuration installed in the test unit does not fully exploit the platform’s potential.

Performance rating
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Arc 140T, Ultra 7 255H, SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	86 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Radeon 840M, Ryzen AI 7 345, WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	76 pt
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M	76 pt
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 350, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	73.3 pt
Average of class Office	72.2 pt
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 ^-4! Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	70.2 pt
Chuwi CoreBook Air Radeon 660M, R5 6600H, TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	60.3 pt
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Radeon 660M, R5 7535HS, Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	54.9 pt

PCMark 10 / Score
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 350, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	8588 Points +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Radeon 840M, Ryzen AI 7 345, WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	7316 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	7316 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Arc 140T, Ultra 7 255H, SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	7273 Points -1%
Average of class Office (2601 - 9298, n=69, last 2 years)	6636 Points -9%
Chuwi CoreBook Air Radeon 660M, R5 6600H, TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	5551 Points -24%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Radeon 660M, R5 7535HS, Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	4920 Points -33%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 350, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	10990 Points +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Arc 140T, Ultra 7 255H, SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	10651 Points +9%
Average of class Office (3245 - 11594, n=69, last 2 years)	10030 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Radeon 840M, Ryzen AI 7 345, WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	9814 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	9814 Points 0%
Chuwi CoreBook Air Radeon 660M, R5 6600H, TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	9143 Points -7%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Radeon 660M, R5 7535HS, Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	8552 Points -13%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 350, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	17243 Points +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Radeon 840M, Ryzen AI 7 345, WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	15326 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	15326 Points 0%
Average of class Office (5336 - 17243, n=69, last 2 years)	9899 Points -35%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Arc 140T, Ultra 7 255H, SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	9144 Points -40%
Chuwi CoreBook Air Radeon 660M, R5 6600H, TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	7885 Points -49%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Radeon 660M, R5 7535HS, Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	6607 Points -57%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Arc 140T, Ultra 7 255H, SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	10721 Points +52%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 350, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	9073 Points +28%
Average of class Office (2049 - 13541, n=69, last 2 years)	8204 Points +16%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Radeon 840M, Ryzen AI 7 345, WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	7066 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	7066 Points 0%
Chuwi CoreBook Air Radeon 660M, R5 6600H, TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	6440 Points -9%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Radeon 660M, R5 7535HS, Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	5722 Points -19%

CrossMark / Overall
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Arc 140T, Ultra 7 255H, SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	1851 Points +25%
Average of class Office (381 - 2010, n=77, last 2 years)	1507 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Radeon 840M, Ryzen AI 7 345, WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	1480 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	1480 Points 0%
Chuwi CoreBook Air Radeon 660M, R5 6600H, TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	1317 Points -11%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 350, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	1301 Points -12%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Radeon 660M, R5 7535HS, Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	1275 Points -14%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1162 Points -21%

CrossMark / Productivity
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Arc 140T, Ultra 7 255H, SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	1880 Points +26%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Radeon 840M, Ryzen AI 7 345, WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	1488 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	1488 Points 0%
Average of class Office (464 - 1880, n=77, last 2 years)	1455 Points -2%
Chuwi CoreBook Air Radeon 660M, R5 6600H, TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	1321 Points -11%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Radeon 660M, R5 7535HS, Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	1311 Points -12%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 350, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	1199 Points -19%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1080 Points -27%

CrossMark / Creativity
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Arc 140T, Ultra 7 255H, SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	1880 Points +23%
Average of class Office (319 - 2361, n=77, last 2 years)	1661 Points +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Radeon 840M, Ryzen AI 7 345, WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	1527 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	1527 Points 0%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 350, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	1514 Points -1%
Chuwi CoreBook Air Radeon 660M, R5 6600H, TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	1435 Points -6%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Radeon 660M, R5 7535HS, Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	1301 Points -15%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1292 Points -15%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Arc 140T, Ultra 7 255H, SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	1690 Points +28%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Radeon 840M, Ryzen AI 7 345, WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	1324 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	1324 Points 0%
Average of class Office (360 - 1820, n=77, last 2 years)	1267 Points -4%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Radeon 660M, R5 7535HS, Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	1107 Points -16%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 350, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	1052 Points -21%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1052 Points -21%
Chuwi CoreBook Air Radeon 660M, R5 6600H, TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	1010 Points -24%

WebXPRT 3 / Overall
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	423 Points +41%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Arc 140T, Ultra 7 255H, SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	315 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Radeon 840M, Ryzen AI 7 345, WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	301 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	301 Points 0%
Average of class Office (129.9 - 444, n=79, last 2 years)	287 Points -5%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 350, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	255 Points -15%
Chuwi CoreBook Air Radeon 660M, R5 6600H, TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	243 Points -19%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Radeon 660M, R5 7535HS, Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	203 Points -33%

WebXPRT 4 / Overall
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Arc 140T, Ultra 7 255H, SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	298 Points +17%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	289 Points +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Radeon 840M, Ryzen AI 7 345, WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	255 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	255 Points 0%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 350, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	242 Points -5%
Average of class Office (104.2 - 313, n=79, last 2 years)	241 Points -5%
Chuwi CoreBook Air Radeon 660M, R5 6600H, TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	191.3 Points -25%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Radeon 660M, R5 7535HS, Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	167.3 Points -34%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Radeon 660M, R5 7535HS, Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	709 ms * -46%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 350, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	683 ms * -41%
Chuwi CoreBook Air Radeon 660M, R5 6600H, TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	638 ms * -31%
Average of class Office (391 - 1297, n=80, last 2 years)	562 ms * -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Radeon 840M, Ryzen AI 7 345, WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	486 ms *
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	486 ms * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Arc 140T, Ultra 7 255H, SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	445 ms * +8%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	403 ms * +17%

* ... smaller is better

PCMark 10 Score		7316 points
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AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Average of class Office (20075 - 110930, n=83, last 2 years)	65145 MB/s +62%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	63933 MB/s +59%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M	48040 MB/s +19%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M	47336 MB/s +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M	40302 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M	40134 MB/s 0%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (40134 - 40302, n=2)	40218 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T	39188 MB/s -3%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M	38038 MB/s -6%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	112408 MB/s +155%
Average of class Office (10084 - 128030, n=84, last 2 years)	66073 MB/s +50%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M	44206 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M	44167 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M	44042 MB/s 0%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (44042 - 44167, n=2)	44105 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T	43703 MB/s -1%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M	40044 MB/s -9%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M	39645 MB/s -10%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Average of class Office (20073 - 119858, n=84, last 2 years)	69315 MB/s +62%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	49288 MB/s +16%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M	48854 MB/s +15%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M	48831 MB/s +14%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M	43093 MB/s +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M	42667 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M	42614 MB/s 0%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (42614 - 42667, n=2)	42641 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T	36438 MB/s -15%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, Radeon 660M	112.7 ns * -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T	110.3 ns * -16%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, Radeon 660M	110.3 ns * -16%
Average of class Office (7.6 - 162.9, n=79, last 2 years)	104.5 ns * -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M	94.8 ns *
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M	93.3 ns * +2%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 (93.3 - 94.8, n=2)	94.1 ns * +1%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M	87.7 ns * +7%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	8.7 ns * +91%

* ... smaller is better

AS SSD

DiskSpd

WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001

Sequential Read: 4868.89MB/s

Sequential Write: 2423.59MB/s

4K Read: 75.83MB/s

4K Write: 181.13MB/s

4K-64 Read: 960.57MB/s

4K-64 Write: 2009.46MB/s

Access Time Read: 0.054ms

Access Time Write: 0.032ms

Copy ISO: 2646.52MB/s

Copy Program: 820.41MB/s

Copy Game: 1917.05MB/s

Score Read: 1524Points

Score Write: 2433Points

Score Total: 4634Points

Drive Performance rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance rating - Percent
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	97.6 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	68.7 pt
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	68.7 pt
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	65.2 pt
Average of class Office	61.6 pt
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	54.1 pt
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	50.8 pt
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	29.8 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	4073 (4058.62^min - 4073.06^max) MB/s +41%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	3478 (3438.07^min - 3477.71^max) MB/s +21%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	2990 (2963.43^min - 2990.23^max) MB/s +4%
Average of class Office (1063 - 5202, n=77, last 2 years)	2961 MB/s +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	2881 (2850.24^min - 2881.07^max) MB/s
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	2881 MB/s 0%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	2198 (2085.83^min - 2198.46^max) MB/s -24%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	1530 (1514.47^min - 1530.38^max) MB/s -47%
seq write
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	4268 (4236.33^min - 4268.27^max) MB/s +21%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	3514 (997.41^min - 3513.78^max) MB/s
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	3514 MB/s 0%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	3062 (205.52^min - 3062.47^max) MB/s -13%
Average of class Office (895 - 5223, n=77, last 2 years)	3007 MB/s -14%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	2904 (2867.86^min - 2903.78^max) MB/s -17%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	2359 (1045.63^min - 2358.67^max) MB/s -33%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	1201 (1187.06^min - 1201.46^max) MB/s -66%
seq q8 t1 read
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	6789 (6187.23^min - 6788.69^max) MB/s
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	6789 MB/s 0%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	6724 (6223.23^min - 6724.31^max) MB/s -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	6592 (6188.49^min - 6591.98^max) MB/s -3%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	6007 (5505.44^min - 6006.72^max) MB/s -12%
Average of class Office (1781 - 14067, n=77, last 2 years)	5966 MB/s -12%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	3352 (2449.47^min - 3352.3^max) MB/s -51%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	2107 (1784.25^min - 2106.99^max) MB/s -69%
seq q8 t1 write
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	5857 (5622.17^min - 5857.32^max) MB/s +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	5634 (905.47^min - 5633.79^max) MB/s
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	5634 MB/s 0%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	4841 (4812.75^min - 4841.28^max) MB/s -14%
Average of class Office (1369 - 9814, n=77, last 2 years)	4436 MB/s -21%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	3372 (169.03^min - 3372.25^max) MB/s -40%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	2708 (2681.3^min - 2707.63^max) MB/s -52%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	1206 (1189.64^min - 1206.18^max) MB/s -79%
4k q1 t1 read
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	93.1 (92.69^min - 93.06^max) MB/s +28%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	72.9 (70.69^min - 72.89^max) MB/s
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	72.9 MB/s 0%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	63 (61.51^min - 62.98^max) MB/s -14%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	61.9 (58.09^min - 61.9^max) MB/s -15%
Average of class Office (6.27 - 93.1, n=77, last 2 years)	60.5 MB/s -17%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	47.6 (44.46^min - 47.61^max) MB/s -35%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	39.2 (20.66^min - 39.21^max) MB/s -46%
4k q1 t1 write
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	237 (216.41^min - 236.7^max) MB/s +75%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	157.6 (30.98^min - 157.61^max) MB/s +16%
Average of class Office (22.6 - 281, n=77, last 2 years)	144.9 MB/s +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	135.4 (131.12^min - 135.41^max) MB/s
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	135.4 MB/s 0%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	120.4 (113.15^min - 120.37^max) MB/s -11%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	119.7 (113.4^min - 119.73^max) MB/s -12%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	112.7 (109.22^min - 112.67^max) MB/s -17%
4k q32 t16 read
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	3488 (3472.1^min - 3488.43^max) MB/s +295%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	1483 (623.41^min - 1482.59^max) MB/s +68%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1446 (1427.64^min - 1445.93^max) MB/s +64%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	1214 (1183.35^min - 1214.11^max) MB/s +37%
Average of class Office (394 - 5684, n=77, last 2 years)	1181 MB/s +34%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	884 (807.67^min - 883.7^max) MB/s
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	884 MB/s 0%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	445 (444.55^min - 445.46^max) MB/s -50%
4k q32 t16 write
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	3337 (3302.5^min - 3336.65^max) MB/s +660%
Average of class Office (185.3 - 3964, n=77, last 2 years)	818 MB/s +86%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	751 (745.93^min - 750.57^max) MB/s +71%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	501 (452.77^min - 500.58^max) MB/s +14%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	464 (445.84^min - 464.13^max) MB/s +6%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	452 (244.84^min - 451.81^max) MB/s +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	439 (415.9^min - 439.45^max) MB/s
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	439 MB/s 0%

AS SSD
Score Total
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	7125 Points +54%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	4771 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	4634 Points
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	4634 Points 0%
Average of class Office (1085 - 10473, n=76, last 2 years)	4226 Points -9%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	4120 Points -11%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	2563 Points -45%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	2037 Points -56%
Score Read
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	2484 Points +63%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	1600 Points +5%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	1590 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	1524 Points
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	1524 Points 0%
Average of class Office (438 - 3839, n=76, last 2 years)	1452 Points -5%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	879 Points -42%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	719 Points -53%
Score Write
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	3384 Points +39%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	2433 Points
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	2433 Points 0%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	2423 Points 0%
Average of class Office (437 - 4689, n=76, last 2 years)	2097 Points -14%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	1713 Points -30%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1353 Points -44%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	1019 Points -58%
Seq Read
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	5563 MB/s +14%
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	4869 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	4868.89 MB/s
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	4779 MB/s -2%
Average of class Office (781 - 8711, n=76, last 2 years)	4336 MB/s -11%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	4281.02 MB/s -12%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	3008 MB/s -38%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	2555 MB/s -48%
Seq Write
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	4984 MB/s +106%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	2980 MB/s +23%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	2801 MB/s +16%
Average of class Office (595 - 5704, n=76, last 2 years)	2767 MB/s +14%
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	2424 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	2423.59 MB/s
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1702.51 MB/s -30%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	917 MB/s -62%
4K Read
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	88.2 MB/s +16%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	76.5 MB/s +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	75.83 MB/s
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	75.8 MB/s 0%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	65 MB/s -14%
Average of class Office (26.8 - 96.3, n=76, last 2 years)	58.6 MB/s -23%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	42.6 MB/s -44%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	41.3 MB/s -46%
4K Write
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	196.6 MB/s +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	181.13 MB/s
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	181.1 MB/s 0%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	176.4 MB/s -3%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	166.19 MB/s -8%
Average of class Office (59.6 - 245, n=76, last 2 years)	163.1 MB/s -10%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	139.8 MB/s -23%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	116.5 MB/s -36%
4K-64 Read
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	1839 MB/s +91%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	1224 MB/s +27%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	1045 MB/s +9%
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	961 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	960.57 MB/s
Average of class Office (261 - 3209, n=76, last 2 years)	960 MB/s 0%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	421 MB/s -56%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	409.12 MB/s -57%
4K-64 Write
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	2689 MB/s +34%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	2009.46 MB/s
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	2009 MB/s 0%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	1948 MB/s -3%
Average of class Office (147.4 - 3987, n=76, last 2 years)	1657 MB/s -18%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	1293 MB/s -36%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	1016.92 MB/s -49%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	811 MB/s -60%
Access Time Read
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	0.172 ms * -219%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	0.095 ms * -76%
Average of class Office (0.025 - 0.211, n=75, last 2 years)	0.08459 ms * -57%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	0.08 ms * -48%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	0.068 ms * -26%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	0.054 ms *
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	0.054 ms * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	0.045 ms * +17%
Access Time Write
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1	0.124 ms * -288%
Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S	0.115 ms * -259%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ	0.075 ms * -134%
Average of class Office (0.016 - 0.307, n=76, last 2 years)	0.05888 ms * -84%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001	0.032 ms *
Average WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001 (n=1)	0.032 ms * -0%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002	0.021 ms * +34%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N	0.02 ms * +37%

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø6777 (5625.54-6800.05) MB/s

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø6567 (5867.19-6592.4) MB/s

HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø6169 (3290.98-6725.99) MB/s

Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø5980 (5099.51-6000.12) MB/s

Ninkear S14, 16+1TB Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø3340 (2945.85-3382.5) MB/s

Chuwi CoreBook Air TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø1902 (1512.47-2112.22) MB/s

GPU and Gaming Performance

The integrated AMD Radeon 840M handles graphics processing. For standard office applications, multimedia, and hardware-accelerated playback of high-resolution videos, the iGPU offers more than enough performance. In the test unit, however, the single-channel RAM configuration limits the graphics unit’s potential, which is particularly noticeable in 3D benchmarks and graphics-intensive applications. Graphics performance can be noticeably improved with a dual-channel memory configuration.

3DMark Performance rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance rating - Percent
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 ^-1! Intel Arc Graphics 140T, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	95.7 pt
Average of class Office	95.1 pt
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	75.7 pt
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 ^-1! AMD Radeon 860M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	72.4 pt
Average AMD Radeon 840M	72.4 pt
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	72.3 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Radeon 840M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	59.8 pt
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	51.4 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Arc Graphics 140T, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	9684 Points +60%
Average of class Office (2551 - 18313, n=73, last 2 years)	8454 Points +39%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Radeon 860M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	7567 Points +25%
Average AMD Radeon 840M (6063 - 8453, n=7)	7345 Points +21%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	7031 Points +16%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Radeon 840M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	6063 Points
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	5639 Points -7%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	4182 Points -31%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Average of class Office (11640 - 118515, n=39, last 2 years)	37263 Points +72%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	33744 Points +56%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	33377 Points +54%
Average AMD Radeon 840M (21615 - 37360, n=7)	29808 Points +38%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	23985 Points +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Radeon 840M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	21615 Points
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Office (736 - 21871, n=76, last 2 years)	6242 Points +60%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Arc Graphics 140T, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	5433 Points +39%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	4929 Points +26%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	4891 Points +25%
Average AMD Radeon 840M (3706 - 5606, n=7)	4613 Points +18%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Radeon 860M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	4376 Points +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Radeon 840M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	3903 Points
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	3750 Points -4%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Arc Graphics 140T, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	2466 Points +79%
Average of class Office (493 - 6679, n=71, last 2 years)	2296 Points +66%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Radeon 860M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	1698 Points +23%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	1535 Points +11%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	1514 Points +10%
Average AMD Radeon 840M (1335 - 1705, n=7)	1477 Points +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Radeon 840M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	1380 Points
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	934 Points -32%

3DMark 05 Standard		39240 points
3DMark 06 Standard Score		23614 points
3DMark Vantage P Result		20463 points
3DMark 11 Performance		6249 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score		152905 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		18873 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		3567 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score		1880 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		1568 points
3DMark Steel Nomad Score		179 points
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... in comparison

Blender - v3.3 Classroom CPU
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100	736 Seconds * -65%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS	643 Seconds * -44%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 6600H	584 Seconds * -31%
Average of class Office (245 - 3219, n=77, last 2 years)	569 Seconds * -28%
Average AMD Radeon 840M (431 - 645, n=7)	491 Seconds * -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Radeon 840M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 345	446 Seconds *
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Arc Graphics 140T, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H	429 Seconds * +4%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Radeon 860M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 350	340 Seconds * +24%

* ... smaller is better

Performance rating - Percent
Average of class Office	97.1 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Arc Graphics 140T	86 pt
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, AMD Radeon 860M	75.3 pt
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, AMD Radeon 660M	72.4 pt
Chuwi CoreBook Air ^-1! AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, AMD Radeon 660M	70.3 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M	67.8 pt
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	62.2 pt

Cyberpunk 2077 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off)
Average of class Office (3.1 - 61.5, n=72, last 2 years)	17.4 fps +74%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Arc Graphics 140T	15.4 (13.5^min) fps +54%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, AMD Radeon 860M	12.3 (10^min) fps +23%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, AMD Radeon 660M	10.9 (9.28^min, 8.76^P1) fps +9%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, AMD Radeon 660M	10 (8.62^min, 8.24^P1) fps 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M	10 (8.39^min, 8.08^P1) fps
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	8.41 (6.96^min, 6.57^P1) fps -16%

Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Average of class Office (3.5 - 65.2, n=68, last 2 years)	18.9 fps +80%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Arc Graphics 140T	17.2 fps +64%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, AMD Radeon 860M	12.3 (10.2^min, 10.2^P0.1, 11^P1) fps +17%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, AMD Radeon 660M	12.1 (10.1^min, 10.3^P0.1, 10.6^P1) fps +15%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M	10.5 (8.53^min, 8.54^P0.1, 8.55^P1) fps
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	10.1 (8.96^min, 9.03^P0.1, 9.24^P1) fps -4%

GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Average of class Office (5.77 - 45.3, n=70, last 2 years)	17.7 fps +32%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, AMD Radeon 660M	17.2 (1.233^min, 11.4^P1) fps +28%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	15.3 (3.59^min, 10.4^P1) fps +14%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, AMD Radeon 860M	13.6 (3.24^min, 9.43^P1) fps +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M	13.4 (8.04^min, 9.09^P1) fps
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, AMD Radeon 660M	12.7 (3.1^min, 8.7^P1) fps -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Arc Graphics 140T	10.4 (4.06^min, 7.81^P1) fps -22%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
Average of class Office (8.09 - 79.5, n=73, last 2 years)	22.7 fps +66%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Arc Graphics 140T	19.5 fps +42%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, AMD Radeon 660M	16.1 fps +18%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, AMD Radeon 860M	15.7 fps +15%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M	13.7 fps
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, AMD Radeon 660M	11.6 fps -15%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	9.88 fps -28%

Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Average of class Office (12.9 - 142.1, n=54, last 2 years)	38.6 fps +66%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Arc Graphics 140T	30.8 (6.1^min, 8.09^P1) fps +33%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, AMD Radeon 660M	27.8 (13.9^min, 16.4^P1) fps +20%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, AMD Radeon 660M	26.6 (16.2^min, 17.2^P1) fps +15%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, AMD Radeon 860M	25.1 (15.3^min, 17.5^P1) fps +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M	23.2 (15.2^min, 16.7^P1) fps
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	19.6 (5^min, 5.22^P1) fps -16%

Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Arc Graphics 140T	61.1 (41.1^min) fps +22%
Average of class Office (14.6 - 135, n=79, last 2 years)	58.6 fps +17%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, AMD Radeon 660M	52.7 (46.7^min) fps +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M	50 (46^min) fps
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	49.7 (42.3^min) fps -1%
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, AMD Radeon 860M	49 (43.6^min) fps -2%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, AMD Radeon 660M	48.9 (41.8^min) fps -2%

X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350, AMD Radeon 860M	38 fps +20%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Arc Graphics 140T	37.2 fps +17%
Average of class Office (12 - 82.4, n=71, last 2 years)	31.8 fps 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M	31.7 fps
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, AMD Radeon 660M	27.9 fps -12%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, AMD Radeon 660M	27.9 fps -12%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, AMD Radeon 660M	27.7 fps -13%
HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	27.3 fps -14%

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, AMD Radeon 660M	78.9 (10.1^min, 15.4^P0.1, 52.8^P1) fps +17%
Average of class Office (32.2 - 135, n=4, last 2 years)	73.9 fps +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M	67.2 (7.52^min, 27.5^P0.1, 42.3^P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	67.2 fps 0%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, AMD Radeon 660M	38.8 (17.4^min, 23.3^P0.1, 32.6^P1) fps -42%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Office (44.7 - 90.4, n=4, last 2 years)	58 fps +24%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M	46.6 (29.8^min, 31.5^P0.1, 41.1^P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	46.6 fps 0%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Average of class Office (23.2 - 53.4, n=4, last 2 years)	33.4 fps +44%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, AMD Radeon 660M	27.4 (21.2^min, 21.9^P0.1, 23.7^P1) fps +18%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, AMD Radeon 660M	25.6 (9.13^min, 11.1^P0.1, 21.1^P1) fps +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M	23.2 (17.3^min, 17.4^P0.1, 19.7^P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	23.2 fps 0%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average of class Office (14.7 - 28.1, n=4, last 2 years)	18.2 fps +24%
Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H, AMD Radeon 660M	14.9 (6.6^min, 9.84^P0.1, 12^P1) fps +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345, AMD Radeon 840M	14.7 (9.89^min, 11.2^P0.1, 12.3^P1) fps
Average AMD Radeon 840M (n=1)	14.7 fps 0%
Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS, AMD Radeon 660M	13.9 (11.2^min, 11.3^P0.1, 11.8^P1) fps -5%

FPS chart - 30 min Cyberpunk 2077 1920 x 1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off)

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M: Ø8.67 (7.77-8.8) fps

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T: Ø14.8 (13.2-15) fps

HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS: Ø7.32 (6.98-7.43) fps

Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M: Ø11.3 (10.5-11.5) fps

Chuwi CoreBook Air R5 6600H, Radeon 660M: Ø9.16 (8.46-9.63) fps

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	116.4	105	32.1	13.4
The Witcher 3 (2015)	67.2	46.6	23.2	14.7
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	129.8	95.4	57.4	50
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	38.6	18.4	13.7
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	51.9	39	31.7
Strange Brigade (2018)	81.8	32.2	27.2	23.2
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)	17.6	13.1	10.6	10.5
Cyberpunk 2077 (2023)	19.6	15	12	10
F1 24 (2024)	37.5	32.6	22.6

Emissions & Energy

System noise

The cooling system of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8 operates very efficiently overall and keeps noise levels pleasantly low. During everyday office use, the fan often remains off or is only faintly audible. Under heavy processor load, the background noise increases briefly but quickly stabilizes at a moderate level of around 37 dB(A). In the more balanced power profiles, the cooling system operates even more quietly. We did not detect any distracting background noises, such as coil whine or electronic hiss, on our test unit.

Noise level

Idle		25 / 25 / 25 dB(A)
Load		34.1 / 36.7 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25 dB(A)

	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T	HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M	Ninkear S14, 16+1TB R5 7535HS, Radeon 660M	Chuwi CoreBook Air R5 6600H, Radeon 660M
Noise		-2%	12%	-2%	-12%	-9%
off / environment * (dB)	25	24.8 1%	22.7 9%	25.7 -3%	24.9 -0%	24.9 -0%
Idle Minimum * (dB)	25	24.8 1%	22.8 9%	25.7 -3%	25.1 -0%	25.2 -1%
Idle Average * (dB)	25	24.8 1%	22.8 9%	25.7 -3%	25.2 -1%	25.4 -2%
Idle Maximum * (dB)	25	24.8 1%	22.8 9%	25.7 -3%	25.2 -1%	25.4 -2%
Load Average * (dB)	34.1	40.3 -18%	22.8 33%	33.6 1%	45.3 -33%	36 -6%
Witcher 3 ultra * (dB)	36.6				44.8 -22%	43.1 -18%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB)	40.1	36.2 10%	29.4 27%	39.1 2%	45.3 -13%	46.7 -16%
Load Maximum * (dB)	36.7	40.3 -10%	41.8 -14%	39.1 -7%	45 -23%	45.6 -24%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

The surface temperatures of the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8 remain generally within safe limits even under heavy load. In the stress test, the central area of the bottom panel heats up the most, though it rarely comes into contact with the skin during normal use. The center of the keyboard also becomes noticeably warmer, but this does not impair typing comfort at any time. In the stress test, the processor initially operates at an increased power budget before power consumption stabilizes at a constant level after a short time. At the same time, core temperatures remain within a safe range, indicating that the cooling system is reliably dissipating the heat.

Max. Load

Idle

Cyberpunk


32.5 °C 91 F	39.8 °C 104 F	34.6 °C 94 F
31.6 °C 89 F	39.3 °C 103 F	26.8 °C 80 F
29.7 °C 85 F	28.6 °C 83 F	27.1 °C 81 F

Maximum: 39.8 °C = 104 F
Average: 32.2 °C = 90 F


33.3 °C 92 F	42.2 °C 108 F	33.4 °C 92 F
28.1 °C 83 F	34.6 °C 94 F	33 °C 91 F
27.7 °C 82 F	30.3 °C 87 F	30.7 °C 87 F

Maximum: 42.2 °C = 108 F
Average: 32.6 °C = 91 F

Power Supply (max.) 45.8 °C = 114 F | Room Temperature 22.3 °C = 72 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated)

Max. Load

Idle

Cyberpunk


29.2 °C 85 F	34 °C 93 F	29.9 °C 86 F
29.7 °C 85 F	33.6 °C 92 F	29.1 °C 84 F
28.7 °C 84 F	28.6 °C 83 F	28.4 °C 83 F

Maximum: 34 °C = 93 F
Average: 30.1 °C = 86 F


30.3 °C 87 F	32.5 °C 91 F	30.7 °C 87 F
29.5 °C 85 F	30.8 °C 87 F	30.2 °C 86 F
28.7 °C 84 F	29.4 °C 85 F	29.2 °C 85 F

Maximum: 32.5 °C = 91 F
Average: 30.1 °C = 86 F

Power Supply (max.) 32 °C = 90 F | Room Temperature 22.3 °C = 72 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated)

Max. Load

Idle

Cyberpunk


33.1 °C 92 F	40.5 °C 105 F	35.6 °C 96 F
33.3 °C 92 F	38.9 °C 102 F	28.1 °C 83 F
31 °C 88 F	29.7 °C 85 F	28 °C 82 F

Maximum: 40.5 °C = 105 F
Average: 33.1 °C = 92 F


34.1 °C 93 F	42.2 °C 108 F	35.4 °C 96 F
29.2 °C 85 F	35.1 °C 95 F	34.6 °C 94 F
28.9 °C 84 F	31.5 °C 89 F	32.1 °C 90 F

Maximum: 42.2 °C = 108 F
Average: 33.7 °C = 93 F

Power Supply (max.) 50.8 °C = 123 F | Room Temperature 22.4 °C = 72 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated)

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 32.2 °C / 90 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the devices in the class Office.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 39.8 °C / 104 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 42.2 °C / 108 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 30.1 °C / 86 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 33.1 °C / 92 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 31 °C / 87.8 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.5 °C / 81.5 F (-3.5 °C / -6.3 F).

Surface Temperature Stress Test (Top Side)

Surface Temperature Stress Test (Bottom Side)

	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T	HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS	Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M	Ninkear S14, 16+1TB R5 7535HS, Radeon 660M	Chuwi CoreBook Air R5 6600H, Radeon 660M
Heat		-2%	16%	12%	-5%	1%
Maximum Upper Side * (°C)	39.8	42.2 -6%	37.2 7%	39.8 -0%	47 -18%	46.8 -18%
Maximum Bottom * (°C)	42.2	50.3 -19%	42.4 -0%	40.8 3%	41.5 2%	43 -2%
Idle Upper Side * (°C)	34	29.4 14%	24.2 29%	26 24%	33.9 -0%	28.5 16%
Idle Bottom * (°C)	32.5	31.7 2%	23.6 27%	26.3 19%	33.9 -4%	29.9 8%

* ... smaller is better

Speakers

The stereo speakers on the Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8 offer clear voice reproduction and a decent maximum volume. However, the sound lacks bass and dynamics.

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.9% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (5.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 38% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 55% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 46% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 47% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%

Power Consumption and Battery Life

The Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8’s power consumption is moderate overall when idle and is typical for a 14-inch business notebook. Under full load, power consumption rises significantly for a short time but quickly stabilizes at a lower level. The included 65-watt power adapter is sufficiently rated for operation. Thanks to its 64-Wh battery, the ThinkPad E14 G8 also delivers impressive battery life, achieving runtimes of well over one workday in a real-world Wi-Fi test at 150 cd/m² (50% of maximum brightness) with the display brightness reduced. Even at maximum brightness, long battery life is still possible.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.21 / 0.45 Watt
Idle	3.5 / 6.4 / 10.1 Watt
Load	44.3 / 49.6 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy

	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M, WD PC SN7100S SDFQMSL-512G-2001, IPS, 1920x1200, 14"	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T, SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N, IPS, 2880x1800, 14"	HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ, IPS, 1920x1200, 14"	Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-512G-1002, IPS, 1920x1200, 14"	Ninkear S14, 16+1TB R5 7535HS, Radeon 660M, Faspeed P8-1TB-LB1, , 2240x1400, 14"	Chuwi CoreBook Air R5 6600H, Radeon 660M, TWSC TSC3AN512-F6Q10S, IPS, 1920x1200, 14"	Average AMD Radeon 840M	Average of class Office
Power Consumption		-39%	28%	-12%	-17%	-2%	-6%	-10%
Idle Minimum * (Watt)	3.5	7.3 -109%	3.4 3%	3.2 9%	5.3 -51%	3.9 -11%	4.13 ?(3.2 - 5.1, n=7) -18%	4.25 ?(1.5 - 13.8, n=77, last 2 years) -21%
Idle Average * (Watt)	6.4	11.1 -73%	4.5 30%	6.1 5%	9.1 -42%	8.1 -27%	5.57 ?(3.6 - 8.6, n=7) 13%	7.3 ?(3 - 13.8, n=77, last 2 years) -14%
Idle Maximum * (Watt)	10.1	11.5 -14%	5.9 42%	6.9 32%	12.5 -24%	8.8 13%	7.69 ?(5.7 - 10.1, n=7) 24%	8.57 ?(4.3 - 16.2, n=77, last 2 years) 15%
Load Average * (Watt)	44.3	51.7 -17%	18.4 58%	56.4 -27%	44.5 -0%	44.2 -0%	51.8 ?(44.3 - 58, n=7) -17%	43.8 ?(6.92 - 75.7, n=65, last 2 years) 1%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt)	44.2	53.2 -20%	22.1 50%	64.9 -47%	40.7 8%	34.6 22%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt)	43.6	45.4 -4%	20.1 54%	45.3 -4%	38 13%	38.3 12%
Load Maximum * (Watt)	49.6	65.9 -33%	69.2 -40%	76.1 -53%	61.5 -24%	62.4 -26%	65.6 ?(49.6 - 72, n=7) -32%	64.3 ?(13 - 107, n=77, last 2 years) -30%

* ... smaller is better

Energy Consumption in Cyberpunk / Stress Test

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø44.5 (43.7-46.1) Watt

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø5.68 (4.82-7.05) Watt

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE; Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR 150cd: Ø44.2 (42.4-47.2) Watt

Energy consumption with an external monitor

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø43.8 (42.8-49.6) Watt

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø43.3 (40.7-46.8) Watt

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø25.1 (23.8-41.8) Watt

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø41.4 (39.3-46.1) Watt

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø43.4 (40.9-45.2) Watt

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø4.9 (4.17-6.56) Watt

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE; Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR (external Monitor): Ø43.6 (41.2-46.5) Watt

Battery Runtime

Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)		27h 33min
WiFi Websurfing		13h 20min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness		10h 20min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p		14h 43min
Load (maximum brightness)		3h 35min

	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M, 64 Wh	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Ultra 7 255H, Arc 140T, 64 Wh	HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 SD X Plus X1P-42-100, Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS, 56 Wh	Asus ExpertBook PM3406 Ryzen AI 7 350, Radeon 860M, 70 Wh	Ninkear S14, 16+1TB R5 7535HS, Radeon 660M, 60 Wh	Chuwi CoreBook Air R5 6600H, Radeon 660M, 55 Wh	Average of class Office
Battery runtime		-9%	20%	5%	-44%	-36%	-14%
Reader / Idle (h)	27.6				13 -53%	18.5 -33%	24.8 ?(15.7 - 38.3, n=9, last 2 years) -10%
H.264 (h)	14.7				9.1 -38%	9 -39%	15.4 ?(6.83 - 25, n=10, last 2 years) 5%
WiFi v1.3 (h)	13.3	12.1 -9%	15.9 20%	14 5%	9.5 -29%	11.4 -14%	13.2 ?(3.83 - 31.5, n=78, last 2 years) -1%
Load (h)	3.6				1.6 -56%	1.6 -56%	1.863 ?(1.067 - 3.77, n=32, last 2 years) -48%

Notebookcheck total rating

Back to the verdict

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE - 08/03/2026 v8
Sebastian Bade

Chassis

84 / 98 → 85%

Keyboard

90%

Pointing Device

90%

Connectivity

73 / 80 → 92%

Weight

70 / 20-75 → 90%

Battery

89%

Display

79%

Games Performance

26 / 75 → 35%

Application Performance

82 / 92 → 89%

AI Performance

85%

Temperature

91%

Noise

89%

Audio

74%

Camera

34 / 75 → 46%

Average

65%

86%

Office - Weighted Average

CO2 Emissions
No Data

Materials
0%

Packaging
100%

Power Use
87.7%

Repairability
50%

Software Updates
22.3%

Total Sustainability Score: 43.3%

Possible alternatives compared

Image	Model / Review	Price	Weight	Height	Display
1. 85.9%	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE AMD Ryzen AI 7 345 ⎘ AMD Radeon 840M ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	Amazon: List Price: 1099€	1.5 kg	15.3 mm	14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS
2. 87.2%	Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G7-21SYS00H00 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140T ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	Amazon: 1. $1,127.03 ThinkPad E14 G7, Intel Core ... 2. $849.99 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 Bu... 3. $1,095.95 Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 7 14... List Price: 999€	1.4 kg	15.3 mm	14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI IPS
3. 87.2%	HP EliteBook 6 G1q 14 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-42-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-45 1.7 TFLOPS ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	Amazon: List Price: 1300 USD	1.5 kg	17 mm	14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS
4. 84.7%	Asus ExpertBook PM3406 AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 ⎘ AMD Radeon 860M ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	Amazon: List Price: 979€	1.4 kg	17.9 mm	14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS
5. 82.9%	Ninkear S14, 16+1TB AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 660M ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	Amazon: List Price: 629€	1.1 kg	15 mm	14.00" 2240x1400 189 PPI
6. 81.4%	Chuwi CoreBook Air AMD Ryzen 5 6600H ⎘ AMD Radeon 660M ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	Amazon: 1. $469.99 CHUWI Gaming Laptop, 16GB RA... 2. $499.99 CHUWI Gaming Laptop 16inch, ... 3. $328.99 CHUWI 2 in 1 Laptop Tablet, ... List Price: 549€	1 kg	15.95 mm	14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS

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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > Reviews > Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8 review - AMD update for the classic ThinkPad with long battery life

Sebastian Bade, 2026-08- 4 (Update: 2026-08- 4)

Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core in comparison
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV (min) N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	91
...
Acemagic AM20 R7 7735H, Radeon 680M	617
GMK NucBox M3 Ultra i7-12700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	617
Geekom A5 R7 5800H, Vega 8	618
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE Ryzen AI 7 345, Radeon 840M	618
Microsoft Surface Pro OLED Lunar Lake Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	619
GMK NucBox K16 R7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	619
Maxtang MTN-FP750 R7 7735HS, Radeon 680M	620
...
(max) TR Pro 7995WX, RTX 6000 Ada Generation	5372

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8 review - AMD update for the classic ThinkPad with long battery life

Office Pro with Ryzen AI.

Verdict - Long battery life meets high practicality for everyday use

Pros

Cons

Price and Availability

Table of Contents

Specifications

Case, Features, and Input Devices

Size Comparison

Display

Display Response Times

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Performance

Test Conditions

Processor Performance

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

System and Storage Performance

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

GPU and Gaming Performance

FPS chart - 30 min Cyberpunk 2077 1920 x 1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off)

Emissions & Energy

System noise

Temperature

Speakers

Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G8-21Y2006XGE audio analysis

Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis

Power Consumption and Battery Life

Energy Consumption in Cyberpunk / Stress Test

Energy consumption with an external monitor

Notebookcheck total rating

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