Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Series
Processor: AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R5 PRO 5675U, AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R7 PRO 5850U, AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R5 4500U, AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R7 PRO 4750U, Intel Alder Lake-M i5-1235U, Intel Comet Lake i5-10210U, Intel Tiger Lake i5-1135G7Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 6, AMD Vega 7, AMD Vega 8, Intel Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 14.00 inch
Weight: 1.39kg, 1.566kg, 1.61kg, 1.65kg, 1.673kg, 1.688kg, 1.7kg
Price: 955, 1000, 1019, 1100, 1140 euro
Average of 5 scores (from 12 reviews)
Lenovo ThinkPad L14-20U50003GE
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L14-20U50003GEProcessor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R5 4500U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 6
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.688kg
Price: 955 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
The predecessor suffered from a dim display and a throttled Whiskey Lake processor. For the first time ever we also take a look at the AMD SKU of this year's Lenovo L-series ThinkPad and are excited to see how well the Ryzen 5 4500U hexa-core performs. After all, the AMD-equipped ThinkPad E14 and T14 notebooks managed their Intel counterparts by significant margins.
Lenovo ThinkPad L14, i5-10210U
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L14, i5-10210UProcessor: Intel Comet Lake i5-10210U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.61kg
Price: 1100 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
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Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Laptop Media
Archive.org versionAs it happens, Lenovo was right – this notebook provides no compromises when it comes to performance. And we are talking about the limited Intel version, which only comes with a maximum of 4 cores and 8 threads. Just imagine what you get if you opt for the AMD Ryzen 7 4750 PRO, which is double the cores and threads.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/20/2020
Source: Laptop Media
Archive.org versionSupport, online available, Short, Date: 10/20/2020
Source: Lon.TV
Archive.org versionLenovo's ThinkPad L14 is the entry point into the ThinkPad line. It looks like its more expensive siblings but has a less premium build.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 10/11/2020
Source: It Pro
Archive.org versionThe Lenovo ThinkPad L14 doesn’t have a lot of negative qualities but the severity of them, such as its heavy weight or poor colour fidelity, might be considered a dealbreaker to some. Moreover, we believe that in this price bracket, Lenovo could have done better with the L14’s battery.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/09/2020
Rating: Total score: 60%
Lenovo ThinkPad L14-20U50001CK
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L14-20U50001CKProcessor: AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) R7 PRO 4750U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 7
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Links: Lenovo homepage
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Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebook.cz
CZ→EN Archive.org versionPositive: Excellent ergonomy; good cooling and silent system; great SSD. Negative: Poor display; mediocre speakers.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 01/14/2021
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMD
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2 AMDProcessor: AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R7 PRO 5850U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 8
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.673kg
Price: 1140 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
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Reviews
The Lenovo ThinkPad L series represents the entry level among the B2B models; the ThinkPad L14 Gen 2 is one of the cheapest ThinkPad laptops with a 14-inch display. Nevertheless, it convinces with its strong performance and upgradeability. However, compromises have to be made in terms of battery life and multimedia.
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2-20X1003WGE
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G2-20X1003WGEProcessor: Intel Tiger Lake i5-1135G7
Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Xe G7 80EUs
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.65kg
Price: 1000 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
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Reviews
The ThinkPad L14 G2 is Lenovo’s entry-level business laptop with Intel’s Tiger Lake CPUs. The quality of the laptop is on a very high level. To learn more about the business notebook, read our review.
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G3 21C50030GE
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G3 21C50030GEProcessor: AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) R5 PRO 5675U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 7
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.566kg
Price: 1019 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
Lenovo has improved its budget ThinkPad L14 by giving it longer battery life and a slimmer design. The laptop's advantages over the ThinkPad T14 include having two RAM slots and lower emissions. And the AMD CPU inside is brimming with performance. In this review, we'll also examine any shortcomings the device may have.
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G3 21C1003AGE
Specifications
Notebook: Lenovo ThinkPad L14 G3 21C1003AGEProcessor: Intel Alder Lake-M i5-1235U
Graphics Adapter: Intel Iris Xe G7 80EUs
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.39kg
Price: 1100 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage
Price comparison
Reviews
Source: Laptop Media
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/24/2022
Source: Laptop Media
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/19/2022
Source: Laptop Media
On the bright side, we are happy with the battery life, which will let you browse the Web for more than 11 hours, or watch HD videos for about 10 hours. Not only that, but you get the support of up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM in dual-channel mode. You have to keep in mind that the configuration we got only came with single-channel memory, which explains the low graphics performance. We recommend sticking to another module, which will unlock the full potential of the iGPU. In conclusion, this must be the most complete ThinkPad L14 we’ve seen up to this day. Lenovo definitely didn’t disappoint. The only thing we would have liked to see, which we didn’t, is a larger touchpad. You even have optional IR face recognition scanner and a fingerprint reader.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 08/18/2022
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Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.
In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.
In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.
Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.
AMD Vega 6: Integrated graphics adapter of the Ryzen APUs based on the Vega architecture with 6 CUs (= 384 shaders) and a clock of up to 1,500 MHz.
Intel UHD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2, 24 EUs) found on some Kaby-Lake-Refresh CPU models (15 W ULV series). Technically identical to the previous Kaby-Lake GPU called HD Graphics 620.
AMD Vega 7: Integrated graphics adapter of the Ryzen APUs based on the Vega architecture with 7 CUs (= 448 shaders) and a clock speed of up to 1,600 MHz.
AMD Vega 8: Integrated graphics card of the Ryzen APUs based on the Vega architecture with 8 CUs (= 512 shaders) and a clock of up to 2.100 MHz.
Intel Iris Xe G7 80EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G7 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 80 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU):
R5 4500U: An upper mid-range, hexa-core APU designed for use in thinner, lighter laptops. The Ryzen features Zen 2 CPU cores running at 2.3 GHz to 4.0 GHz along with the Vega 6 graphics adapter (6 x 64 = 384 unified shaders). The thread-doubling SMT technology is not enabled in the case of Ryzen 5 4500U.
R7 PRO 4750U: Mobile Octa-Core APU using Zen 2 cores clocked at 1.7 to 4 GHz and a Vega graphics card with 7 CUs clocked at up to 1600 MHz. The PRO version of Renoir is offering additional security and management features.
Intel Comet Lake:
i5-10210U: Comet Lake based low power quad-core processor (technically identical to Whiskey Lake and still produced in 14nm++). The CPU cores can clock between 1.6 and 4.2 GHz (all 4 cores 3.9 GHz max.) with HyperThreading (8 threads). The integrated memory controller supports LPDDR4-2933 and using cTDP up/down the performance can be adjusted by the OEM (10 - 25 Watt possible, 15W default). Compared to the faster i5-10510U, the level 3 cache was reduced from 8 to 6 MB.
AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000):
R7 PRO 5850U: A mobile Octa-Core APU with Zen 3 cores clocked at 1.9 to 4.4 GHz and a Vega iGPU with 8 CUs clocked at up to 2000 MHz. The PRO CPUs offer additional management and security features.
R5 PRO 5675U: Mobile six core APU using Zen 3 cores clocked at 2.3 to 4.3 GHz and a Vega graphics card with 7 CUs clocked at up to 1800 MHz. The PRO CPUs offer additional management and security features.
Intel Tiger Lake:
i5-1135G7: A quad-core, mid-range processor of Tiger Lake product family designed for use in ultra-light laptops. The i5 is manufactured on Intel's second-gen 10 nm process marketed as SuperFin and features an 80 EU Iris Xe G7 iGPU. Core i5-1135G7 has a base clock speed of 2.4 GHz as long as it is allowed to consume 28 watts.
Intel Alder Lake-M:
i5-1235U: On Alder-Lake based mobile CPU with 2 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 12 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks from 0.9 to 4.4 GHz. The TDP is specified at 15 Watt.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
14.00:
14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact.
In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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80.64%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
