Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD laptop review: With a matte 4K LCD and Ryzen 5000

First AMD ThinkPad with a UHD display. Until now, the 4K UHD displays had a glossy surface in the 14-inch ThinkPads, and the AMD Ryzen models of the ThinkPad T14 and its siblings were not offered with 4K displays at all. This changes now with the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 2 AMD with a Ryzen 5000 and a UHD monitor that has a matte surface to boot.

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Until now, the Lenovo ThinkPad P series has been a bastion for Intel processors. There is one exception though: The 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad P14s, a mobile entry level model among the Lenovo workstations, has also been available in a version with AMD Ryzen CPUs since last year. While the Lenovo workstation laptop used the AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 last year, with the ThinkPad P14s G2, the AMD Ryzen Pro 5000 naturally follows.

The ThinkPad P14s AMD predecessor already delivered an excellent CPU performance, but it lacked a dedicated GPU. This unusual lack also concerns the newer model, so it will be interesting to see how it fares in the comparison with more conventional workstations with Intel CPUs and Nvidia GPUs.

Because Lenovo did not make any changes in the case at all, we refer you to our review of the Lenovo ThinkPad T490 based on the identical design for information on the design, equipment, and input devices.

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Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD (ThinkPad P14s Gen2 Series)

Processor

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 8 x 1.9 - 4.4 GHz, 26 W PL2 / Short Burst, 24 W PL1 / Sustained, Cezanne PRO (Zen 3)

Graphics adapter

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Memory

32 GB

, DDR4-3200, 2x SO-DIMM, dual-channel

Display

14.00 inch 16:9, 3840 x 2160 pixel 315 PPI, MNE001EA1-5, IPS LED, glossy: no

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X081N, 1024 GB

, M.2 2280, NVMe PCIe 3.0

Soundcard

Realtek ALC3287

Connections

2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm audio port, Card Reader: microSD, 1 SmartCard, 1 Fingerprint Reader

Networking

Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 17.9 x 329 x 227 ( = 0.7 x 12.95 x 8.94 in)

Battery

50 Wh Lithium-Polymer

Camera

Webcam: 720p w/IR & ThinkShutter

Additional features

Speakers: stereo, Keyboard: 6 row chiclet, 1.8 mm key travel, Keyboard Light: yes, 65 W USB-C charger, 36 Months Warranty

Weight

1.494 kg ( = 52.7 oz / 3.29 pounds), Power Supply: 364 g ( = 12.84 oz / 0.8 pounds)

Price

1400 Euro

Links

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
85.2 %	09/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD R7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	1.5 kg	17.9 mm	14.00"	3840x2160
83.8 %	03/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE R7 PRO 4750U, Vega 7	1.6 kg	17.9 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
85.1 %	06/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE i7-1185G7, T500 Laptop GPU	1.5 kg	18 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
85.2 %	04/2021	HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA i7-1165G7, T500 Laptop GPU	1.4 kg	17.9 mm	14.00"	1920x1080

Size Comparison

Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA DIN A4 ❌

Left: 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, docking port/miniEthernet, USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.0, 3.5mm audio, microSD

Right: smart card reader, USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, RJ45 Ethernet, Kensington Lock

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Average of class Workstation (65.7 - 207, n=20, last 2 years)	117.3 MB/s ∼100% +63%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	78.5 MB/s ∼67% +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE (AV Pro V60)	77.1 MB/s ∼66% +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD (AV PRO V60)	72 MB/s ∼61%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Average of class Workstation (78.6 - 262, n=20, last 2 years)	146.2 MB/s ∼100% +67%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD (AV PRO V60)	87.4 MB/s ∼60%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	85.7 MB/s ∼59% -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE (AV Pro V60)	85.2 MB/s ∼58% -3%

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1403 (1197^min - 1478^max) MBit/s ∼100% +54%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1396 (1168^min - 1517^max) MBit/s ∼100% +53%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	1254 (776^min - 1488^max) MBit/s ∼89% +37%
Average of class Workstation (767 - 1506, n=14, last 2 years)	1244 MBit/s ∼89% +36%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE	914 (464^min - 996^max) MBit/s ∼65%
Average RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE (424 - 928, n=20)	787 MBit/s ∼56% -14%
iperf3 receive AX12
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1402 (1306^min - 1480^max) MBit/s ∼100% +103%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1291 (916^min - 1452^max) MBit/s ∼92% +87%
Average of class Workstation (579 - 1529, n=14, last 2 years)	1266 MBit/s ∼90% +83%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	1205 (994^min - 1324^max) MBit/s ∼86% +75%
Average RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE (621 - 877, n=20)	745 MBit/s ∼53% +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE	690 (654^min - 739^max) MBit/s ∼49%

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø689 (654-739)

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø899 (464-996)

ColorChecker Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD: 14.91 ∆E min: 3.76 - max: 26.34 ∆E

A matte UHD display in the ThinkPad laptop

Subpixel matrix of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 2 AMD

Backlight bleeding (here depicted amplified)

For laptops that use the same design as their predecessor model, changes in other areas have to provide the arguments for a purchase. The display is one such area. However, in the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD most LCD options are still identical to those of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G1 predecessor model, and the 16:9 format of the 14-inch LCDs has unfortunately remained unchanged as well.

The new change is that for the first time the AMD based model is also offered with a 4K Ultra-HD display (3840 x 2160 pixels), which was still reserved to the Intel ThinkPads last year. In addition, the UHD LCD has been glossy before, but now it is matte. While we were able to test the new, matte UHD LCD as well as the low-power LCD with a Full-HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), the focus of this review is on the model with the 4K UHD LCD.

The brightness of the UHD display is supposed to reach 500 cd/m², and this is really the case for the top value. The maximum value is indeed 512 cd/m², but the average brightness of the Lenovo laptop is "only" 486 cd/m². This makes it slightly darker than the glossy UHD LCD that were able to test in the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8. But in contrast to that, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) is not used for brightness control here. And another advantage that stands out compared to the low-power FHD LCD is that the response times of the UHD screen are significantly better.

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

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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: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19046 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.


495 cd/m²	503 cd/m²	467 cd/m²
501 cd/m²	512 cd/m²	489 cd/m²
463 cd/m²	488 cd/m²	462 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

MNE001EA1-5

X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 512 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 486.7 cd/m² Minimum: 4.55 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Center on Battery: 512 cd/m²
Contrast: 1463:1 (Black: 0.35 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.1 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 0.4
ΔE Greyscale 5.5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
Gamma: 2.22

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD MNE001EA1-5, IPS LED, 3840x2160, 14.00	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD FHD NE140FHM-N61, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14.00	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE N140HCR-GL2, a-Si IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14.00	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE B140HAN05.7, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA AU Optronics AUO068B, IPS, 1920x1080, 14.00	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20U9003BGE NV140QUM-N53, , 3840x2160, 14.00
Display		-20%	-17%	-19%	-15%	-7%
Display P3 Coverage	96.8	68.1 -30%	67.3 -30%	65.4 -32%	70 -28%	82.4 -15%
sRGB Coverage	99.9	91.1 -9%	98.5 -1%	96.6 -3%	99.5 0%	99.4 -1%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	85.8	66.6 -22%	69.4 -19%	66.5 -22%	71.4 -17%	82.7 -4%
Response Times		-55%	20%	-15%	-14%	23%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	52 ?(26, 26)	72 ?(38, 34) -38%	38.4 ?(20.4, 18) 26%	58.8 ?(28.4, 30.4) -13%	64.4 ?(30.4, 34) -24%	47.2 ?(20.4, 26.8) 9%
Response Time Black / White *	28 ?(13, 15)	48 ?(22, 26) -71%	24 ?(13.2, 10.8) 14%	32.8 ?(16.8, 16) -17%	29.2 ?(12.4, 16.8) -4%	17.6 ?(6.8, 10.8) 37%
PWM Frequency						200 ?(99)
Screen		-47%	5%	-24%	-7%	-35%
Brightness middle	512	403 -21%	430 -16%	350 -32%	461 -10%	574 12%
Brightness	487	395 -19%	432 -11%	348 -29%	439 -10%	540 11%
Brightness Distribution	90	91 1%	88 -2%	94 4%	89 -1%	86 -4%
Black Level *	0.35	0.25 29%	0.27 23%	0.14 60%	0.24 31%	0.36 -3%
Contrast	1463	1612 10%	1593 9%	2500 71%	1921 31%	1594 9%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	3.1	4.4 -42%	2.2 29%	4.3 -39%	2.6 16%	4.7 -52%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	8.4	8.8 -5%	4.4 48%	6.7 20%	5.8 31%	8.8 -5%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	0.4	1.9 -375%	0.7 -75%	1.5 -275%	1.1 -175%	1.4 -250%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	5.5	5.7 -4%	3.3 40%	5.3 4%	4.4 20%	7.2 -31%
Gamma	2.22 ^99%	2.18 ^101%	2.21 ^100%	2.42 ^91%	2.29 ^96%	2.04 ^108%
CCT	6373 ^102%	7375 ^88%	6056 ^107%	7631 ^85%	6478 ^100%	6886 ^94%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)			63	61.1	65.2	73.8
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)			98.5	96.4	99.4	99.4
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-41% / -43%	3% / 3%	-19% / -22%	-12% / -10%	-6% / -21%

* ... smaller is better

Even though the ThinkPad laptop is supposed to be already calibrated in the state of delivery, our measurements with the X-Rite i1 Pro 2 Colorimeter and Calman show a red tint. Our calibration using the X-Rite i1Profiler removed the tint. The created color profile is available for your free download as usual (see "Download ICC file" link above). After the calibration, the display is excellent, with a very sharp content display and vibrant colors, which is also due to the good contrast value.

Not only is the sRGB color space covered completely, but the wide DCI-P3 color space is also almost completely covered as well at 96.8%. This means that we can definitely imagine using the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 with its Ultra-HD LCD for image processing.

Outdoors (in the shade, UHD P14s left, FHD P14s right)

Outdoors (in the sun; UHD P14s left, FHD P14s right)

The matte surface is a great improvement for using the laptop outdoors. You don't have to worry about annoying reflections, and the high brightness makes working with it outdoors very comfortable. However, direct sunlight still creates some difficulties.

Display Response Times

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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
28 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 13 ms rise
28 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 15 ms fall
The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 65 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (22.3 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
52 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 26 ms rise
52 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 26 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 86 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (35.1 ms).

The viewing angle stability? Since IPS displays are used in almost all laptops, this is hardly a problem anymore, and the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 2 AMD also turns out excellent in this area.

CPU Performance: The Ryzen 5000 improves the single-core performance in the Lenovo laptop

In the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD, you have the choice among two Ryzen Pro CPUs from AMD: the AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 5650U and the AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U. In contrast to other workstations, the P14s AMD is not available with a dedicated GPU. This means that the integrated AMD graphics chip has to do the job. A single M.2-2280 SSD also does the job of the storage solution. In terms of the RAM, the maximum is 48 GB of DDR4-3200 with 16 GB of that being soldered in. The single SO-DIMM slot is able to accept a 32-GB module at most.

Processor

The AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U is a processor with eight cores and sixteen threads that is based on the Zen 3 architecture and the Cezanne U series. As a CPU of the U series, the typical TDP is 15 watts and the clock rates range between 1.9 and 4.4 GHz. You can compare the processor with other current CPUs in our CPU list.

Since we tested the ThinkPad P14s G1 with the Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U, which is the direct predecessor of the 5850U processor, you can easily see the advantage of the Ryzen 5000 compared to the Ryzen 4000. The newer Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 2 AMD is about 10% faster in the multicore benchmark. The advantage is even greater in the single-core test, where the 5850U is on average 17% faster than the predecessor model. Another interesting comparison is with the P14s G2 Intel and the ZBook Firefly 14 G8 that uses the i7-1165G7. The Intel CPUs are significantly slower under load on several cores. They only have some partial advantage in the single-core performance.

In battery operation, the CPU performance in the 3DMark 11 Physics Test turns out about 28% lower.

Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U: Ø1518 (1510.92-1526.95)

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U: Ø1389 (1362.63-1416.53)

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7: Ø751 (538.67-901.88)

HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7: Ø710 (671.68-843.29)

Cinebench R23: Single Core | Multi Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Single Core) | CPU (Multi Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Single 64Bit | CPU Multi 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.4: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
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R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Average of class Workstation (1144 - 1885, n=27, last 2 years)	1590 Points ∼100% +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	1493 Points ∼94% +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (1401 - 1431, n=3)	1412 Points ∼89% +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	1401 Points ∼88%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	1162 Points ∼73% -17%

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average of class Workstation (4332 - 20351, n=28, last 2 years)	12612 Points ∼100% +38%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	9111 Points ∼72%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (8201 - 9111, n=3)	8676 Points ∼69% -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	8300 Points ∼66% -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	5876 Points ∼47% -36%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Workstation (528 - 727, n=29, last 2 years)	622 Points ∼100% +15%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	581 Points ∼93% +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (543 - 558, n=3)	550 Points ∼88% +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	543 Points ∼87%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	529 Points ∼85% -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	469 Points ∼75% -14%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Workstation (1669 - 7971, n=29, last 2 years)	4775 Points ∼100% +36%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	3523 Points ∼74%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (3184 - 3523, n=3)	3375 Points ∼71% -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	3203 Points ∼67% -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	2269 Points ∼48% -36%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	2036 Points ∼43% -42%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Workstation (166.2 - 274, n=28, last 2 years)	238 Points ∼100% +6%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (225 - 227, n=3)	226 Points ∼95% 0%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	225 Points ∼95% 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	225 Points ∼95%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	213 Points ∼89% -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	180 Points ∼76% -20%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Workstation (706 - 3520, n=29, last 2 years)	2031 Points ∼100% +33%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	1527 (1510.92^min - 1526.95^max) Points ∼75%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (1398 - 1527, n=3)	1464 Points ∼72% -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	1417 (1362.63^min - 1416.53^max) Points ∼70% -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	902 (538.67^min - 901.88^max) Points ∼44% -41%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	843 (671.68^min - 843.29^max) Points ∼42% -45%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	630 Seconds * ∼100% -90%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	580 Seconds * ∼92% -75%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	352 Seconds * ∼56% -6%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (331 - 364, n=3)	347 Seconds * ∼55% -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	331 Seconds * ∼53%
Average of class Workstation (160 - 684, n=27, last 2 years)	287 Seconds * ∼46% +13%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Workstation (4777 - 6197, n=28, last 2 years)	5607 MIPS ∼100% +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	5507 MIPS ∼98% +4%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	5352 MIPS ∼95% +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	5300 MIPS ∼95%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (5050 - 5300, n=3)	5194 MIPS ∼93% -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	4417 MIPS ∼79% -17%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Workstation (20087 - 80204, n=28, last 2 years)	51104 MIPS ∼100% +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	45543 MIPS ∼89%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (38553 - 45543, n=3)	42787 MIPS ∼84% -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	41491 MIPS ∼81% -9%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	22854 MIPS ∼45% -50%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	21244 MIPS ∼42% -53%

Geekbench 5.4 / Single-Core
Average of class Workstation (1448 - 1924, n=26, last 2 years)	1677 Points ∼100% +16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	1626 Points ∼97% +12%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	1551 Points ∼92% +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	1448 Points ∼86%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (1354 - 1448, n=3)	1413 Points ∼84% -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	1124 Points ∼67% -22%

Geekbench 5.4 / Multi-Core
Average of class Workstation (5022 - 15483, n=26, last 2 years)	9646 Points ∼100% +37%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	7039 Points ∼73%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (5137 - 7039, n=3)	6355 Points ∼66% -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	6153 Points ∼64% -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	5692 Points ∼59% -19%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	4999 Points ∼52% -29%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Workstation (5.09 - 23.5, n=28, last 2 years)	14.3 fps ∼100% +23%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	11.6 fps ∼81%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (9.89 - 11.6, n=3)	10.9 fps ∼76% -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	9.54 fps ∼67% -18%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	7.18 fps ∼50% -38%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	6.7 fps ∼47% -42%

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Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	62.3 s * ∼100% -27%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	52.8 s * ∼85% -7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (49.1 - 51.9, n=3)	50.1 s * ∼80% -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	49.2 s * ∼79%
Average of class Workstation (23 - 95.2, n=28, last 2 years)	48.2 s * ∼77% +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	41.3 s * ∼66% +16%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	0.621 sec * ∼100% -14%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	0.567 sec * ∼91% -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7	0.55 sec * ∼89% -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U (0.536 - 0.557, n=3)	0.545 sec * ∼88% -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	0.543 sec * ∼87%
Average of class Workstation (0.4416 - 0.615, n=28, last 2 years)	0.521 sec * ∼84% +4%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

1527 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

88.4 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

98 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

225 Points

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... in comparison

System Performance

The high CPU performance is also reflected in the general system performance. The predecessor was only minimally faster in the PCMark 10 benchmark. In everyday operation, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 2 AMD runs extremely smoothly.

PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation

PCMark 10 / Score
Average of class Workstation (4960 - 7246, n=28, last 2 years)	6410 Points ∼100% +17%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (5491 - 5933, n=3)	5705 Points ∼89% +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1185G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV1T02	5634 Points ∼88% +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X081N	5491 Points ∼86%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV1T02	5282 Points ∼82% -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	5034 Points ∼79% -8%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Average of class Workstation (8472 - 11465, n=28, last 2 years)	10036 Points ∼100% +14%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (8772 - 10331, n=3)	9775 Points ∼97% +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1185G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV1T02	9609 Points ∼96% +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	9053 Points ∼90% +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X081N	8772 Points ∼87%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV1T02	8765 Points ∼87% 0%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (8967 - 9512, n=3)	9239 Points ∼100% +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1185G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV1T02	8982 Points ∼97% 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X081N	8967 Points ∼97%
Average of class Workstation (7693 - 10374, n=28, last 2 years)	8683 Points ∼94% -3%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV1T02	8337 Points ∼90% -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	7592 Points ∼82% -15%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Average of class Workstation (5081 - 10241, n=28, last 2 years)	8304 Points ∼100% +45%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X081N	5714 Points ∼69%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1185G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV1T02	5625 Points ∼68% -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (5141 - 5938, n=3)	5598 Points ∼67% -2%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV1T02	5476 Points ∼66% -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	5038 Points ∼61% -12%

PCMark 10 Score		5491 points
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DPC Latencies

Unfortunately, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 has some problems in the DPC latencies. Apparently the network driver is responsible for this.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV1T02	3084 μs * ∼100% -31%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X081N	2356 μs * ∼76%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1185G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV1T02	1034 μs * ∼34% +56%

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Storage Solution

The SK Hynix PC711 used here offers a capacity of 1 TB and is an NVMe PCIe-3.0 SSD in the M.2-2280 format. It operates fast and achieves a good result, even if PCIe 4.0 SSDs are able to bring even more performance.

	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X081N	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV1T02	HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV1T02	Average SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X081N
AS SSD		-7%	17%	-12%	19%
Seq Read	2762	2579 -7%	2632 -5%	2674 -3%	2818 ?(2762 - 2873, n=2) 2%
Seq Write	1712	1456 -15%	2394 40%	1289 -25%	2028 ?(1712 - 2343, n=2) 18%
4K Read	48.36	50.9 5%	57 18%	49.52 2%	53.4 ?(48.4 - 58.5, n=2) 10%
4K Write	126.4	115.7 -8%	198.4 57%	128 1%	140 ?(126.4 - 153.6, n=2) 11%
4K-64 Read	980	858 -12%	1476 51%	1113 14%	1455 ?(980 - 1930, n=2) 48%
4K-64 Write	2179	2152 -1%	1460 -33%	1470 -33%	2530 ?(2179 - 2881, n=2) 16%
Access Time Read *	0.05	0.053 -6%	0.044 12%	0.072 -44%	0.041 ?(0.032 - 0.05, n=2) 18%
Access Time Write *	0.029	0.032 -10%	0.021 28%	0.032 -10%	0.027 ?(0.025 - 0.029, n=2) 7%
Score Read	1304	1166 -11%	1796 38%	1430 10%	1790 ?(1304 - 2275, n=2) 37%
Score Write	2477	2414 -3%	1897 -23%	1727 -30%	2873 ?(2477 - 3269, n=2) 16%
Score Total	4405	4132 -6%	4608 5%	3827 -13%	5545 ?(4405 - 6685, n=2) 26%

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AS SSD

DiskSpd

SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X081N

Sequential Read: 2762MB/s

Sequential Write: 1712MB/s

4K Read: 48.36MB/s

4K Write: 126.4MB/s

4K-64 Read: 980MB/s

4K-64 Write: 2179MB/s

Access Time Read: 0.05ms

Access Time Write: 0.029ms

Score Read: 1304Points

Score Write: 2477Points

Score Total: 4405Points

Constant Performance Reading: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Graphics Card

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 serves as the single GPU. GPU-Z calls it "AMD Radeon Pro Graphics," which is an indication of the special workstation drivers that are used in the ThinkPad P14s Gen 2.

With the certified drivers, customers that use CAD solutions, for example, will know that their software will run on the ThinkPad laptop. However, the pure performance is as weak as expected. As an entry-level workstation with an integrated graphics chip without its own dedicated storage, the performance capabilities are less than half of the workstation average. But at least the performance is slightly better than that of the predecessor. On the other hand, the ThinkPad P14s Intel and ZBook Firefly 14 G8 are both ahead with their dedicated GPU (Nvidia T500).

If you run the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD on battery power, the GPU performance in the 3DMark 11 GPU Test drops by about 33%.

3DMark 11 | 3DMark | SPECviewperf 13 | SPECviewperf 2020 v1

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Workstation (6020 - 41904, n=27, last 2 years)	20014 Points ∼100% +232%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	8081 Points ∼40% +34%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	7910 Points ∼40% +31%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	6020 Points ∼30%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (3459 - 7591, n=43)	5912 Points ∼30% -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	5401 Points ∼27% -10%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Workstation (4081 - 29610, n=29, last 2 years)	14831 Points ∼100% +263%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	4635 Points ∼31% +14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	4081 Points ∼28%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	3814 Points ∼26% -7%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1694 - 5041, n=43)	3663 Points ∼25% -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	3572 Points ∼24% -12%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Workstation (1284 - 11580, n=29, last 2 years)	5563 Points ∼100% +333%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	1939 Points ∼35% +51%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	1636 Points ∼29% +27%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	1284 Points ∼23%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (540 - 1557, n=43)	1153 Points ∼21% -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	1091 Points ∼20% -15%

SPECviewperf 13
Solidworks (sw-04)
Average of class Workstation (63.3 - 207, n=28, last 2 years)	133.3 fps ∼100% +111%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	83.8 fps ∼63% +32%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (57.4 - 79.4, n=8)	69 fps ∼52% +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	64.9 fps ∼49% +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	63.3 fps ∼47%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	57.3 fps ∼43% -9%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
Average of class Workstation (17.4 - 413, n=28, last 2 years)	186.4 fps ∼100% +181%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	82.7 fps ∼44% +25%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	72.2 fps ∼39% +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	66.3 fps ∼36%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	64 fps ∼34% -3%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (29.6 - 66.3, n=8)	39.9 fps ∼21% -40%
Showcase (showcase-02)
Average of class Workstation (19 - 142.9, n=28, last 2 years)	71.2 fps ∼100% +275%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	19 fps ∼27%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (13.5 - 22, n=8)	16.8 fps ∼24% -12%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	16.01 fps ∼22% -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	15.46 fps ∼22% -19%
Medical (medical-02)
Average of class Workstation (18.6 - 140, n=28, last 2 years)	70.3 fps ∼100% +278%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	31.08 fps ∼44% +67%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	24.84 fps ∼35% +34%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (16.4 - 21.7, n=8)	19.6 fps ∼28% +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	18.58 fps ∼26%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	15.81 fps ∼22% -15%
Maya (maya-05)
Average of class Workstation (49.5 - 363, n=28, last 2 years)	173.6 fps ∼100% +251%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	53.5 fps ∼31% +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	49.48 fps ∼29%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	48.47 fps ∼28% -2%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (35.1 - 58.5, n=8)	45.9 fps ∼26% -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	44.93 fps ∼26% -9%
Energy (energy-02)
Average of class Workstation (7.71 - 74.3, n=28, last 2 years)	31.2 fps ∼100% +286%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	8.82 fps ∼28% +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	8.57 fps ∼27% +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	8.09 fps ∼26%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (0.82 - 8.09, n=8)	4.14 fps ∼13% -49%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	0.9 fps ∼3% -89%
Creo (creo-02)
Average of class Workstation (45.5 - 331, n=27, last 2 years)	163.9 fps ∼100% +261%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	61.3 fps ∼37% +35%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	55.8 fps ∼34% +23%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (37.7 - 59.3, n=8)	47.4 fps ∼29% +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	45.45 fps ∼28%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	41.39 fps ∼25% -9%
Catia (catia-05)
Average of class Workstation (49.9 - 369, n=28, last 2 years)	191.6 fps ∼100% +284%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	92.7 fps ∼48% +86%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	81.9 fps ∼43% +64%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (46.4 - 69.1, n=8)	55.5 fps ∼29% +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	49.93 fps ∼26%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	48.71 fps ∼25% -2%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Average of class Workstation (46.8 - 241, n=27, last 2 years)	133.6 fps ∼100% +186%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	52.6 fps ∼39% +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	46.77 fps ∼35%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (37.8 - 52.9, n=8)	45.4 fps ∼34% -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	45.15 fps ∼34% -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	37.73 fps ∼28% -19%

SPECviewperf 2020 v1
1920x1080 Solidworks (solidworks-05)
Average of class Workstation (23.2 - 258, n=28, last 2 years)	124.5 fps ∼100% +436%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	37.82 fps ∼30% +63%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	23.36 fps ∼19% +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	23.24 fps ∼19%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	23.2 fps ∼19% 0%
1920x1080 Siemens NX (snx-04)
Average of class Workstation (17 - 411, n=28, last 2 years)	194.1 fps ∼100% +217%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	66.2 fps ∼34% +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	63.6 fps ∼33% +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	61.3 fps ∼32%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	61.3 fps ∼32% 0%
1920x1080 Medical (medical-03)
Average of class Workstation (8 - 68.3, n=28, last 2 years)	34.3 fps ∼100% +329%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	10.73 fps ∼31% +34%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	8 fps ∼23%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	8 fps ∼23% 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	7.5 fps ∼22% -6%
1920x1080 Maya (maya-06)
Average of class Workstation (46.8 - 404, n=28, last 2 years)	201 fps ∼100% +329%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	59.3 fps ∼30% +27%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	47.95 fps ∼24% +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	46.81 fps ∼23%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	46.8 fps ∼23% 0%
1920x1080 Energy (energy-03)
Average of class Workstation (6.72 - 71.6, n=28, last 2 years)	32.9 fps ∼100% +363%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	8.62 fps ∼26% +21%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	7.11 fps ∼22%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	7.11 fps ∼22% 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	0.89 fps ∼3% -87%
1920x1080 Creo (creo-03)
Average of class Workstation (27.4 - 165.1, n=28, last 2 years)	93.4 fps ∼100% +241%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	32.72 fps ∼35% +19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	27.41 fps ∼29%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	27.4 fps ∼29% 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	26.67 fps ∼29% -3%
1920x1080 CATIA (catia-06)
Average of class Workstation (13.8 - 109.8, n=28, last 2 years)	58.4 fps ∼100% +325%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	16.48 fps ∼28% +20%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	13.8 fps ∼24% 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	13.75 fps ∼24%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	10.59 fps ∼18% -23%
1920x1080 3ds Max (3dsmax-07)
Average of class Workstation (17.5 - 144.6, n=28, last 2 years)	69.5 fps ∼100% +297%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1185G7	19.56 fps ∼28% +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	17.52 fps ∼25%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	17.5 fps ∼25% 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	15.71 fps ∼23% -10%

3DMark 11 Performance		6342 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		3694 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		1462 points
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... in comparison

Gaming Performance

The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD is hardly suited for games. While less demanding games such as "Dota 2" are easily playable, the newer games that demand more performance are only able to run smoothly at the minimal detail setting at most.

The Witcher 3 - 1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Workstation (71.3 - 489, n=28, last 2 years)	265 fps ∼100% +272%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G8 2C9Q2EA Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU	96.2 fps ∼36% +35%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen2-20VX000GGE Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU	79.2 fps ∼30% +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	71.3 (59^min - 80^max) fps ∼27%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	65.9 (55^min - 73^max) fps ∼25% -8%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (27.2 - 86.9, n=37)	65.4 fps ∼25% -8%

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
GTA V (2015)			29.1	13.3	9.13	8.82
The Witcher 3 (2015)	71.3		20.2	11.4
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	119	100	59	55.6		21
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	36.5	17.4	12.3		8.33	4.64
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	45.9	36.7	31.7			17.6
Strange Brigade (2018)	88.3	33.8	28.6	24.5	16.4	8.6

The Witcher 3 FPS Chart

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD R7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8: Ø14.6 (13-17)

Emissions

Noise Emissions

The fan remains turned off while the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s AMD G2 runs in idle operation, regardless of the selected performance mode. It will therefore also remain silent during everyday surfing and office operations. The noise level changes under load, but the fan still runs very quietly in our Median Test with 3DMark 06. 28.19 dB(A) are hardly audible anymore. After several minutes in the stress test, the noise level increases to 40.77 dB(A), which is clearly noticeable. However, the active cooling never became annoyingly loud.

If you place your ear against the keyboard, you can hear a quiet hiss, but you won't be able to hear this noise anymore in regular working distance from the laptop.

Noise Level

Idle		24.04 / 24.04 / 24.04 dB(A)
Load		28.19 / 40.77 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.04 dB(A)

Temperature

During idle operation, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 2 AMD remains almost completely cool. In the stress test with Prime95 and FurMark, the case warms up relatively evenly. The hotspot on the bottom reaches 47.5 ºC (117.5 ºF), and it reaches 42.8 ºC (109 ºF) on the top. This gives no reason for concern. Unfortunately, the palm rest also warms up noticeably, which could lead to some sweaty hands particularly in summer.

During the stress test, the CPU is able to run at full speed in the beginning, but this changes after a while. Towards the end of the hour-long test, the AMD processor in the Lenovo laptop is limited to about 11 watts, which is still sufficient for clock speeds of 1.4 GHz. Right after the stress test, the ThinkPad reached a significantly lower 3DMark 11 result of only 5057 points (-20%), so both the CPU and the iGPU were affected by throttling.

Max. Load

Idle


33 °C 91 F	42.8 °C 109 F	37.8 °C 100 F
33.3 °C 92 F	41.2 °C 106 F	41.5 °C 107 F
30.7 °C 87 F	32.2 °C 90 F	32.6 °C 91 F

Maximum: 42.8 °C = 109 F
Average: 36.1 °C = 97 F


47.5 °C 118 F	46.2 °C 115 F	33.2 °C 92 F
29.3 °C 85 F	46.4 °C 116 F	39 °C 102 F
29.4 °C 85 F	33.6 °C 92 F	34.1 °C 93 F

Maximum: 47.5 °C = 118 F
Average: 37.6 °C = 100 F

Power Supply (max.) 39.6 °C = 103 F | Room Temperature 23 °C = 73 F | Fluke 62 Max+

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 36.1 °C / 97 F, compared to the average of 31.9 °C / 89 F for the devices in the class Workstation.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 42.8 °C / 109 F, compared to the average of 38 °C / 100 F, ranging from 22.2 to 69.8 °C for the class Workstation.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 47.5 °C / 118 F, compared to the average of 41.5 °C / 107 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.3 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 31.9 °C / 89 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (32.6 °C / 90.7 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.8 °C / 82 F (-4.8 °C / -8.7 F).

Speakers

The stereo speakers of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s AMD G2 are located between the keyboard and screen, projecting the sound toward the user. Their volume is acceptable, even if the bass frequencies are lacking. The sound is therefore not ideal for music, but the speakers of the Lenovo laptop are sufficient for video conferences.

For everything else, an external solution that can be connected via Bluetooth or the flawlessly working 3.5-mm audio port is recommended.