Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 Laptop Review: AMD workstation sans dedicated GPU

Name: Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE
Brand: Lenovo

The iGPU workstation.

The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 is being sold with Intel and with AMD CPUs. We take a look at the AMD variant, which does not feature a dedicated GPU - peculiar for a workstation. We also test the ThinkPad PrivacyGuard screen.

Benjamin Herzig, 👁 Andreas Osthoff (translated by Benjamin Herzig), Published 03/23/2021 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 ...

AMD Business Laptop Ryzen (Zen) Renoir ThinkPad Ultrabook Workstation Windows

Workstation laptops and AMD processors. These two things seem like natural enemies. The bigger manufacturers - Dell, Lenovo and HP - do not offer their mobile workstations with AMD Ryzen CPUs. Though, this is not 100 % true: Lenovo released a AMD laptop in late 2020, which is marketed as a workstation: The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 is being offered with AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 since then.

Certainly though, this is not a traditional workstation: Like its Intel counterpart, the ThinkPad P14s uses less powerful U CPUs. It is a lightweight and compact ultrabook workstation, which contains 32 GB RAM, a 1 TB SSD and a special ePrivacy screen in our test sample.

We have tested the chassis of the ThinkPad P14s AMD often. Accordingly, details about the design, input devices and connectivity options can be found in the Lenovo ThinkPad T490 review, which is based on the same chassis.

Test device courtesy of campuspoint.de

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Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE

Processor

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 8 x 1.7 - 4.1 GHz, 25 W PL2 / Short Burst, 22.5 W PL1 / Sustained, Renoir-U PRO (Zen 2)

Graphics adapter

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Memory

32 GB

, DDR4-3200, 1x SO-DIMM, 16 GB on-board, dual channel

Display

14.00 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 157 PPI, On-cell, 10 Point Touch, N140HCR-GL2, a-Si IPS LED, ePrivacy Screen, glossy: no, 60 Hz

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR, 1024 GB

, M.2 2280, NVMe PCIe 3.0, 906 GB free

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: 3.5mm Audio, Card Reader: microSD, 1 SmartCard, 1 Fingerprint Reader

Networking

Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.0

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

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit

Camera

Webcam: 720p w/Infrared & ThinkShutter

Additional features

Speakers: 2 W Stereo, Keyboard: 6 row Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, Lenovo Vantage, 36 Months Warranty

Weight

1.59 kg ( = 56.09 oz / 3.51 pounds), Power Supply: 364 g ( = 12.84 oz / 0.8 pounds)

Price

1478 Euro

Links

Lenovo homepage
Lenovo notebook section

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
83.8 % v7 ^(old)	03 / 2021	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE R7 PRO 4750U, Vega 7	1.6 kg	17.9 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
82.7 % v7 ^(old)	01 / 2021	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE i7-10510U, Quadro P520	1.5 kg	17.9 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
82.4 % v7 ^(old)	01 / 2021	HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 i7-10610U, Quadro P520	1.4 kg	17.9 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
90.1 % v7 ^(old)	01 / 2021	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q	1.7 kg	18.7 mm	15.60"	1920x1080

size & weight comparison

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 DIN A4 ❌

left: 2x USB C 3.1 Gen 2, miniEthernet/Docking, USB A 3.0, HDMI 2.0, 3.5mm audio, microSD

right: Smartcard, USB A 3.0, RJ45-Ethernet, Kensington lock

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	103 MB/s +31%
Average of class Workstation (49.6 - 200, n=14, last 2 years)	92 MB/s +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	78.5 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	77.8 MB/s -1%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	211.9 MB/s +147%
Average of class Workstation (81.2 - 227, n=14, last 2 years)	117.7 MB/s +37%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	85.7 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	83.7 MB/s -2%

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1403 (1197^min - 1478^max) MBit/s
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1346 (725^min - 1495^max) MBit/s -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1181 (1119^min - 1253^max) MBit/s -16%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1132 (824^min - 1302^max) MBit/s -19%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (447 - 1645, n=127)	1104 MBit/s -21%
iperf3 receive AX12
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1512 (1337^min - 1724^max) MBit/s +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1383 (1007^min - 1505^max) MBit/s +7%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1300 (676^min - 1410^max) MBit/s +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1291 (916^min - 1452^max) MBit/s
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (523 - 1684, n=128)	1191 MBit/s -8%

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1290 (916-1452)

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1403 (1197-1478)

Webcam

ColorChecker Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE: 5.44 ∆E min: 1.22 - max: 8.75 ∆E

PrivacyGuard display: not a lot of advantages, some disadvantages

backlight bleeding (shown enhanced here)

The built in 14 inch screen is one we have not tested in any other variant of the ThinkPad T14 or ThinkPad P14s: The FHD privacy screen, which has an integrated ePrivacy filter. Other specs include up to 500 cd/m² brightness, a matte surface, touchscreen and IPS technology.

For this reason, the comparison with HP's SureView screen of the ZBook Firefly 14 G7 is especially interesting. That screen shines with 937 cd/m² on average. The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s meanwhile does not reach the promised brightness value. Instead, we measure 432 cd/m² on average. This means the screen is still brighter than the Low Power FHD screen of the Intel P14s. In contrast to this one, the ePrivacy panel has an on-cell touch-layer and different from the HP SureView, the ThinkPad PrivacyGuard LCD does not suffer from PWM.


431 cd/m²	424 cd/m²	431 cd/m²
419 cd/m²	430 cd/m²	416 cd/m²
436 cd/m²	473 cd/m²	430 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

N140HCR-GL2 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 473 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 432.2 cd/m² Minimum: 9.8 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 432 cd/m²
Contrast: 1593:1 (Black: 0.27 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.2 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.9, calibrated: 0.7
ΔE Greyscale 3.3 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
98.5% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
63% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
69.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98.5% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
67.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.21

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE N140HCR-GL2, a-Si IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14"	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE B140HAN05.7, LTPS IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14"	HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 InfoVision IVO8C78 (X140NVFC R0), IPS, 1920x1080, 14"	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 N156HCE-GN1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"
Display		-3%	7%	-9%
Display P3 Coverage	67.3	65.5 -3%	73.8 10%	61 -9%
sRGB Coverage	98.5	96.6 -2%	99 1%	89.9 -9%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	69.4	66.7 -4%	75.5 9%	62.2 -10%
Response Times		-45%	-62%	10%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	38.4 ?(20.4, 18)	64 ?(30.8, 33.2) -67%	54.8 ?(28.4, 26.4) -43%	33.6 ?(17.2, 16.4) 12%
Response Time Black / White *	24 ?(13.2, 10.8)	29.6 ?(13.2, 16.4) -23%	43.2 ?(25.2, 18) -80%	22.4 ?(12.8, 9.6) 7%
PWM Frequency			284.1 ?(100)	26040 ?(50)
Screen		-24%	-21%	-9%
Brightness middle	430	386 -10%	934 117%	518 20%
Brightness	432	379 -12%	937 117%	513 19%
Brightness Distribution	88	88 0%	87 -1%	88 0%
Black Level *	0.27	0.19 30%	0.37 -37%	0.38 -41%
Contrast	1593	2032 28%	2524 58%	1363 -14%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	2.2	4.4 -100%	4.7 -114%	2.1 5%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	4.4	7.2 -64%	10.5 -139%	4.5 -2%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	0.7	1.2 -71%	1.6 -129%	1.3 -86%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	3.3	5.1 -55%	7.1 -115%	2.7 18%
Gamma	2.21 ^100%	2.5 ^88%	2.31 ^95%	2.35 ^94%
CCT	6056 ^107%	7464 ^87%	6348 ^102%	7042 ^92%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	63	61.2 -3%	68.5 9%	57.7 -8%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	98.5	96.4 -2%	98.9 0%	90.4 -8%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-24% / -22%	-25% / -21%	-3% / -7%

* ... smaller is better

Ex factory, the colors are displayed too warm, which we measured with the X-Rite i1 Pro 2 color-calibrator and the CalMan software. With the calibration, the colors were almost ideal, though this was not true for the privacy mode. In terms of contrast, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s privacy panel can not compete with the SureView LCD of the HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7. This is due to the extreme difference in brightness - the black level of the ThinkPad is actually lower.

The sRGB color gamut is covered by around 98.5 %. This means that the screen can be used for semi-professional photo editing.

The screen of the Lenovo laptop can be used outdoors, as long as direct sunlight is avoided. This is due to the matte surface and good brightness.

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
24 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 13.2 ms rise
24 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 10.8 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. » 50 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
38.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 20.4 ms rise
38.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 18 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. » 54 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.8 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: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8684 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured.

The central feature of the PrivacyGuard LCD is the privacy mode. Enabled via FN + D, it narrows the visibility from the side considerably by lowering the brightness. It should be noted though that even with the privacy mode disabled, the screen has a worse viewing angle stability than other IPS LCDs. If the panel is not viewed straight from the front, the brightness visibly decreases, especially for white content.

Performance: AMD Ryzen 4000 powers the ThinkPad P14s

The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 AMD is exclusively sold with the AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U. Different from the ThinkPad laptop P14s Gen 1 Intel, there is no Nvidia GPU. Instead, the P14s AMD only uses the integrated AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, which runs with special "Pro" drivers. That is the reason why it is designated as "AMD Radeon Pro Graphics" in GPU-Z.

There are up to 48 GB DDR4-3200 RAM - this is only possible on models with 16 GB soldered memory, like our review sample. Other variants have 8 GB on board, which means up to 40 GB are possible (one DIMM slot). In terms of storage, Lenovo offers a single M.2 2280 SSD with up to 1 TB.

Processor

The AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U is a Renoir processor with eight cores and 16 threads with hyperthreading. The TDP of this chip sits at 15 W, with clock rates of 1.6 to 4.1 GHz. Comprehensive benchmark comparisons with other CPUs are enabled through our CPU comparison list.

In the Cinebench multicore test, the CPU can consume 22.5 W without any trace of throttling. The potential of this processor is impressive: The Intel Core i7-10750H of the X1 Extreme Gen 3, which only has six cores but can consume far more, is 10 % slower. Compared with the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 mit Intel-CPU, the P14s AMD is even twice as fast when all cores are taxed. The Intel CPUs are only competitive in terms of single core performance.

We did not detect any slow down on battery power.

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

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U: Ø655 (605.79-697.34)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U: Ø1089 (1078.34-1123.14)

HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U: Ø695 (688.4-738.16)

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H: Ø1183 (1166.86-1256.76)

Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Single 64Bit | CPU Multi 64Bit
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Workstation (2990 - 10276, n=28, last 2 years)	6685 Points +109%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	3203 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (2935 - 3302, n=5)	3151 Points -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	2827 Points -12%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	2565 Points -20%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	1663 Points -48%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	1630 Points -49%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Workstation (564 - 827, n=28, last 2 years)	705 Points +50%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	488 Points +4%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	482 Points +3%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (461 - 479, n=5)	470 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	469 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	464 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	453 Points -3%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Workstation (166.2 - 301, n=27, last 2 years)	265 Points +47%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	205 Points +14%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	200 Points +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	186 Points +3%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (180 - 184, n=5)	181.4 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	180 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	177 Points -2%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Workstation (1863 - 4363, n=27, last 2 years)	2772 Points +96%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	1417 (1362.63^min - 1416.53^max) Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (1287 - 1417, n=5)	1375 Points -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	1257 (1166.86^min - 1256.76^max) Points -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	1123 (1078.34^min - 1123.14^max) Points -21%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	738 Points -48%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	697 (605.79^min - 697.34^max) Points -51%

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average of class Workstation (11026 - 27338, n=27, last 2 years)	17772 Points +114%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (8300 - 8359, n=3)	8339 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	8300 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	7458 Points -10%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	4245 Points -49%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	4239 Points -49%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Average of class Workstation (1469 - 2178, n=27, last 2 years)	1843 Points +59%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	1263 Points +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	1262 Points +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	1207 Points +4%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (1162 - 1215, n=3)	1197 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	1162 Points

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	649 Seconds * -84%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	641 Seconds * -82%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	448 Seconds * -27%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	375 Seconds * -7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (340 - 403, n=5)	361 Seconds * -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	352 Seconds *
Average of class Workstation (121 - 295, n=27, last 2 years)	199.8 Seconds * +43%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Workstation (4981 - 6960, n=27, last 2 years)	6061 MIPS +37%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	5341 MIPS +21%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	4853 MIPS +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	4798 MIPS +9%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (4413 - 4467, n=5)	4438 MIPS 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	4417 MIPS
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	4359 MIPS -1%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Workstation (47244 - 109204, n=27, last 2 years)	71071 MIPS +71%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	41491 MIPS
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (37081 - 42173, n=5)	39995 MIPS -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	34433 MIPS -17%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	30895 MIPS -26%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	20332 MIPS -51%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	19147 MIPS -54%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Average of class Workstation (1474 - 2095, n=27, last 2 years)	1860 Points +65%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	1300 Points +16%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	1261 Points +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	1225 Points +9%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (1117 - 1157, n=5)	1140 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	1124 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	1102 Points -2%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Average of class Workstation (8050 - 19316, n=27, last 2 years)	13016 Points +112%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	6153 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (5456 - 6609, n=5)	6052 Points -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	5650 Points -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	4581 Points -26%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	4386 Points -29%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	3852 Points -37%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Workstation (12.7 - 27.1, n=27, last 2 years)	19.6 fps +105%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	9.54 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	9.45 fps -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (8.33 - 10.3, n=5)	9.41 fps -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	7.82 fps -18%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	5.63 fps -41%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	5.5 fps -42%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	106 s * -70%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (58.4 - 73.4, n=5)	63.6 s * -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	62.3 s *
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	61.5 s * +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	56.2 s * +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	49 s * +21%
Average of class Workstation (36.5 - 95.2, n=27, last 2 years)	48.9 s * +22%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Intel Core i7-10510U	0.668 sec * -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	0.643 sec * -4%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Intel Core i7-10610U	0.637 sec * -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	0.621 sec *
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (0.61 - 0.621, n=5)	0.615 sec * +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Intel Core i7-10750H	0.597 sec * +4%
Average of class Workstation (0.3825 - 0.54, n=27, last 2 years)	0.4485 sec * +28%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

1417 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

74.6 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

98 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

180 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

3203 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

469 Points

Cinebench R23 Single Core

1162 Points

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

8300 Points

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System performance

Everyday performance was excellent. Our subjective feeling is reinforced by the good PCMark 10 scores.

PCMark 10
Score
Average of class Workstation (5953 - 8587, n=27, last 2 years)	7296 Points +45%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV1T02	5225 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	5034 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4639 - 5034, n=5)	4900 Points -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 Vega 6, R5 PRO 4650U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	4473 Points -11%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Quadro P520, i7-10610U, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G	4456 Points -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Quadro P520, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	4171 Points -17%
Essentials
Average of class Workstation (9151 - 12197, n=27, last 2 years)	10622 Points +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Quadro P520, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	9494 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV1T02	9395 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	9053 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (8529 - 9490, n=5)	8973 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 Vega 6, R5 PRO 4650U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	8794 Points -3%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Quadro P520, i7-10610U, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G	8494 Points -6%
Productivity
Average of class Workstation (8435 - 10820, n=27, last 2 years)	9456 Points +25%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	7592 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV1T02	7457 Points -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (6877 - 7592, n=5)	7181 Points -5%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Quadro P520, i7-10610U, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G	7060 Points -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 Vega 6, R5 PRO 4650U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	6453 Points -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Quadro P520, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	6426 Points -15%
Digital Content Creation
Average of class Workstation (7417 - 15093, n=27, last 2 years)	10609 Points +111%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV1T02	5526 Points +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	5038 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4436 - 5347, n=5)	4967 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 Vega 6, R5 PRO 4650U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	4280 Points -15%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Quadro P520, i7-10610U, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G	4006 Points -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Quadro P520, i7-10510U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	3229 Points -36%

PCMark 10 Score		5034 points
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DPC latency

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	830 μs *

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Storage

The Samsung PM981a is a NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD for OEMs. It is a M.2 2280 SSD with a capacity of 1 TB in our review unit. The SSD performs in accordance with out expectations, which means: It is extremely fast.

	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV1T02	Average Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		17%	2%	-15%	22%	18%
Write 4K	86.3	145 68%	88.1 2%	98.1 14%	159.5 85%	139.7 ?(76.2 - 229, n=36) 62%
Read 4K	47.66	48.11 1%	38.28 -20%	45.16 -5%	53.1 11%	49.9 ?(34.3 - 75.5, n=36) 5%
Write Seq	2030	2138 5%	2002 -1%	1623 -20%	1723 -15%	2036 ?(776 - 2975, n=35) 0%
Read Seq	2345	2258 -4%	2153 -8%	1993 -15%	2164 -8%	2014 ?(973 - 2639, n=35) -14%
Write 4K Q32T1	379.7	467.8 23%	423.7 12%	311.7 -18%	469.2 24%	461 ?(268 - 656, n=36) 21%
Read 4K Q32T1	289	421.4 46%	393.2 36%	289.9 0%	543 88%	499 ?(289 - 730, n=36) 73%
Write Seq Q32T1	2982	2988 0%	2889 -3%	853 -71%	3055 2%	2903 ?(788 - 3033, n=36) -3%
Read Seq Q32T1	3567	3446 -3%	3566 0%	3274 -8%	3296 -8%	3479 ?(2853 - 3568, n=36) -2%

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3567 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 2982 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 289 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 379.7 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 2345 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 2030 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 47.66 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 86.3 MB/s

Dauerleistung Lesen: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GPU

The AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 is an integrated GPU. That it serves as the sole graphics card of a mobile workstation is very unusual, especially since Lenovo normally defines "mobile workstations" as laptops with an Nvidia Quadro GPU.

For being "only" an integrated chip, the Radeon with its ISV certified drivers does its job well. In the 3DMark benchmarks, it manages to outperform the Nvidia Quadro P520 of the ThinkPad P14s Intel. In the workstation benchmark suite SPECviewperf, the AMD GPU is sometimes a little bit slower or a little bit faster than the Nvidia GPU, which practically means a tie. All in all though, performance remains limited, which is revealed by the comparison with the ThinkPad P15 Gen 1 and the Nvidia Quadro T1000 zeigt.

The ThinkPad P14s AMD is not really suited for gaming, as modern titles are only playable in low setting and lowered resolutions.

GPU performance decreased slightly by around 3 % when no charger was attached.

3DMark 11 | 3DMark | SPECviewperf 13 | SPECviewperf 2020 | The Witcher 3

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Workstation (9356 - 59715, n=28, last 2 years)	29485 Points +446%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	11377 Points +111%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	5401 Points
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (3353 - 6249, n=58)	5054 Points -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	4277 Points -21%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	4110 Points -24%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	3608 Points -33%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Workstation (6121 - 45600, n=28, last 2 years)	20757 Points +481%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	8757 Points +145%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	3572 Points
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	3220 Points -10%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1772 - 4037, n=62)	3189 Points -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	3169 Points -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	2228 Points -38%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Workstation (1997 - 19741, n=28, last 2 years)	8372 Points +667%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	3273 Points +200%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	1091 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	1025 Points -6%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (496 - 1249, n=57)	991 Points -9%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	988 Points -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	661 Points -39%

SPECviewperf 13
Solidworks (sw-04)
Average of class Workstation (91.8 - 230, n=23, last 2 years)	171.7 fps +200%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	105.6 fps +84%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	63.5 fps +11%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (57.3 - 69.2, n=4)	63.1 fps +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	59.1 fps +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	57.3 fps
Siemens NX (snx-03)
Average of class Workstation (48.9 - 555, n=23, last 2 years)	310 fps +384%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	133.1 fps +108%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (59.1 - 70.9, n=4)	65.4 fps +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	64 fps
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	52.1 fps -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	49.94 fps -22%
Showcase (showcase-02)
Average of class Workstation (28.6 - 190.3, n=23, last 2 years)	96.5 fps +524%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	45.71 fps +196%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (15.5 - 20.5, n=4)	18 fps +16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	15.46 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	14.43 fps -7%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	13.69 fps -11%
Medical (medical-02)
Average of class Workstation (37.3 - 272, n=23, last 2 years)	134.4 fps +750%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	41.62 fps +163%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	19.14 fps +21%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	18.76 fps +19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	15.81 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (14.3 - 15.8, n=4)	15.1 fps -4%
Maya (maya-05)
Average of class Workstation (103 - 449, n=23, last 2 years)	274 fps +510%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	113.3 fps +152%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (44.6 - 51.9, n=4)	47.4 fps +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	44.93 fps
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	41.22 fps -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	41.06 fps -9%
Energy (energy-02)
Average of class Workstation (2.77 - 109.7, n=23, last 2 years)	53.5 fps +5844%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	15.62 fps +1636%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	6.57 fps +630%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (0.9 - 7.32, n=4)	5.17 fps +474%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	0.9 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	0.78 fps -13%
Creo (creo-02)
Average of class Workstation (76.8 - 425, n=23, last 2 years)	252 fps +509%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	109.5 fps +165%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	45.21 fps +9%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (41.4 - 50, n=4)	44.9 fps +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	41.39 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	35.26 fps -15%
Catia (catia-05)
Average of class Workstation (99.5 - 418, n=23, last 2 years)	277 fps +469%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	130.5 fps +168%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	48.72 fps 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	48.71 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (46.7 - 52.5, n=4)	48.7 fps 0%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	47.5 fps -2%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Average of class Workstation (80.8 - 288, n=23, last 2 years)	187.3 fps +396%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	98.5 fps +161%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (37.7 - 46.1, n=4)	41.9 fps +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	37.73 fps
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	33.8 fps -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	25.65 fps -32%

SPECviewperf 2020
1920x1080 Solidworks (solidworks-05)
Average of class Workstation (50.6 - 347, n=19, last 2 years)	175.3 fps +650%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	78.8 fps +237%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	31.01 fps +33%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	25.65 fps +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	23.36 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (20.6 - 23.4, n=2)	22 fps -6%
1920x1080 Siemens NX (snx-04)
Average of class Workstation (22.3 - 554, n=27, last 2 years)	272 fps +328%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	132.7 fps +109%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	63.6 fps
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	50.9 fps -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	49.25 fps -23%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (28 - 63.6, n=2)	45.8 fps -28%
1920x1080 Medical (medical-03)
Average of class Workstation (15.6 - 152, n=27, last 2 years)	64.1 fps +755%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	19.16 fps +155%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	8.52 fps +14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	8.29 fps +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	7.5 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (7.18 - 7.5, n=2)	7.34 fps -2%
1920x1080 Maya (maya-06)
Average of class Workstation (102 - 660, n=27, last 2 years)	308 fps +542%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	134.3 fps +180%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	49.39 fps +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	49.12 fps +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	47.95 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (41 - 48, n=2)	44.5 fps -7%
1920x1080 Energy (energy-03)
Average of class Workstation (2.78 - 109.7, n=27, last 2 years)	48.3 fps +5327%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	15.63 fps +1656%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	6.57 fps +638%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	0.89 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (0.77 - 0.89, n=2)	0.83 fps -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	0.78 fps -12%
1920x1080 Creo (creo-03)
Average of class Workstation (45.9 - 169.5, n=27, last 2 years)	107.9 fps +305%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	67.5 fps +153%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	28.81 fps +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	26.67 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (21.9 - 26.7, n=2)	24.3 fps -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	22.96 fps -14%
1920x1080 CATIA (catia-06)
Average of class Workstation (21 - 131.4, n=27, last 2 years)	77.2 fps +629%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	33.57 fps +217%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	12.87 fps +22%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	12.38 fps +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	10.59 fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (9.74 - 10.6, n=2)	10.2 fps -4%
1920x1080 3ds Max (3dsmax-07)
Average of class Workstation (28.5 - 208, n=27, last 2 years)	94.5 fps +502%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	45.26 fps +188%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	15.71 fps
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	15.3 fps -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	11.64 fps -26%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (7.57 - 15.7, n=2)	11.6 fps -26%

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Workstation (111.1 - 511, n=20, last 2 years)	301 fps +357%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	189 (160^min - 211^max) fps +187%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	65.9 (55^min - 73^max) fps
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (25.5 - 105.8, n=50)	58.1 fps -12%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	56.3 fps -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	42.7 (17^min - 54^max) fps -35%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	39 fps -41%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Workstation (73.9 - 430, n=19, last 2 years)	218 fps +979%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	114 (96^min - 128^max) fps +464%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (9.74 - 81.3, n=37)	34.1 fps +69%
HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10610U	31.6 fps +56%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	22.1 (6^min - 30^max) fps +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	20.2 (16^min - 23^max) fps

3DMark 11 Performance		5746 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		3249 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		1246 points
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... in comparison

	low	med.	high	ultra
The Witcher 3 (2015)	65.9	20.2
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	100	83.8	55.6	52.4
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	41.2	31.7	28.4
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	50.9	19.3
Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)	59.3	17.6

Emissions: ThinkPad P14s AMD stays cooler & quieter than Intel model

Noise

When the machine is idling, the fan stays completely quiet. Even when it turns on, it stays inaudible with 25.9 dB(a). We measure 34,6 dB(a) under load, which equals an audible, but not disturbingly loud swoosh.

We could not hear any coil whine.

Noise Level

Idle		24 / 24 / 25.9 dB(A)
Load		34.6 / 34.6 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 dB(A)

Temperatures

The maximum chassis temperature we measured was 52.6 °C / 127 F in the upper middle of the bottom cover. This means the ThinkPad laptop can certainly feel hot under load, but it stays much cooler than the ThinkPad P14s Intel, which reached a maximum of 68 °C / 156 F.

In the stress test, both the CPU and the GPU have to lower their clock rates a little bit. This is logical, as both have to share the same thermal budget. The power throttling in the extreme scenario stress test should not have any ramifications on everyday use.

Max. Load

Idle


38.3 °C 101 F	43.8 °C 111 F	48.6 °C 119 F
39.5 °C 103 F	42.2 °C 108 F	49.3 °C 121 F
32.5 °C 91 F	33.2 °C 92 F	33.5 °C 92 F

Maximum: 49.3 °C = 121 F
Average: 40.1 °C = 104 F


49.7 °C 121 F	52.6 °C 127 F	48 °C 118 F
51.1 °C 124 F	50 °C 122 F	42.6 °C 109 F
29.8 °C 86 F	32.8 °C 91 F	29.4 °C 85 F

Maximum: 52.6 °C = 127 F
Average: 42.9 °C = 109 F

Power Supply (max.) 37.6 °C = 100 F | Room Temperature 20.3 °C = 69 F | Voltcraft IR-900

(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 40.1 °C / 104 F, compared to the average of 32 °C / 90 F for the devices in the class Workstation.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 49.3 °C / 121 F, compared to the average of 38.2 °C / 101 F, ranging from 22.2 to 69.8 °C for the class Workstation.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 52.6 °C / 127 F, compared to the average of 41.3 °C / 106 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.4 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (33.5 °C / 92.3 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.8 °C / 82 F (-5.7 °C / -10.3 F).

Speakers

The upward firing stereo speakers above the keyboard produce serviceable sound. They are loud enough to fill a small room with sound and even managed to put out some low frequency sounds.

Alternatively, the 3.5mm port can be used to output perfectly good audio.

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

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (76.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 13.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 41% of all tested devices in this class were better, 10% similar, 50% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 18%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 26% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 67% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (73.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 13.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.8% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 51% of all tested devices in this class were better, 11% similar, 38% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 18%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 34% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 59% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy management: battery life of the Lenovo laptop disappoints

Power consumption

The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 AMD disappoints us with high power consumption values while it idles. The ThinkPad P14s Intel runs more energy efficient, the ThinkPad T14 AMD also consumes less energy. Maybe the privacy screen is not as efficient as the Low power LCD of the other models.

For the supplied 65 W charger, the maximum power consumption of 50 W is no hurdle.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.07 / 0.85 Watt
Idle	4.8 / 8.8 / 11.4 Watt
Load	45.2 / 50 Watt


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

	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE R7 PRO 4750U, Vega 7, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR, a-Si IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14"	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE i7-10510U, Quadro P520, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ, LTPS IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14"	Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 R5 PRO 4650U, Vega 6, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 14"	HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 i7-10610U, Quadro P520, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G, IPS, 1920x1080, 14"	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV1T02, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.6"	Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	Average of class Workstation
Power Consumption		5%	4%	-13%	-67%	10%	-96%
Idle Minimum *	4.8	2.92 39%	5.8 -21%	3.3 31%	5 -4%	4.66 ?(2.6 - 8.4, n=52) 3%	8.16 ?(2.6 - 19.5, n=27, last 2 years) -70%
Idle Average *	8.8	5.64 36%	8.3 6%	9.3 -6%	9 -2%	7.56 ?(4.8 - 10.7, n=52) 14%	12.6 ?(4 - 29, n=27, last 2 years) -43%
Idle Maximum *	11.4	8 30%	11 4%	12.1 -6%	12.2 -7%	8.95 ?(5.6 - 13.8, n=52) 21%	18.2 ?(5.6 - 40.7, n=27, last 2 years) -60%
Load Average *	45.2	64 -42%	39.5 13%	59.4 -31%	94.4 -109%	38.7 ?(21.6 - 54.9, n=53) 14%	88.7 ?(49.7 - 142.1, n=27, last 2 years) -96%
Witcher 3 ultra *	42.2			52.7 -25%	89 -111%
Load Maximum *	50	68.4 -37%	40.8 18%	69.4 -39%	133.9 -168%	51.9 ?(31 - 73.4, n=52) -4%	155.5 ?(60.2 - 301, n=27, last 2 years) -211%

* ... smaller is better

Battery

Despite the capacity of the internal battery being unchanged compared to the ThinkPad P15s Intel and the ThinkPad T14, the battery life is dramatically worse. The ThinkPad P14s does not even manage six hours in the Wi-Fi test with 150 cd/m² brightness, a lower than average value.

Battery Runtime

WiFi Websurfing (Edge Chromium)		5h 50min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge Chromium)		4h 47min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p		8h 14min
Load (maximum brightness)		1h 07min

	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE R7 PRO 4750U, Vega 7, 50 Wh	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1 20S40009GE i7-10510U, Quadro P520, 50 Wh	Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20UES00H00 R5 PRO 4650U, Vega 6, 50 Wh	HP ZBook Firefly 14 G7 i7-10610U, Quadro P520, 53 Wh	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen3-20TLS0UV00 i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, 80 Wh	Average of class Workstation
Battery Runtime		51%	30%	52%	57%	35%
H.264	494	743 50%	697 41%	752 52%	731 48%	718 ?(534 - 1067, n=7, last 2 years) 45%
WiFi v1.3	350	605 73%	502 43%	608 74%	693 98%	505 ?(148 - 897, n=27, last 2 years) 44%
Load	67	88 31%	71 6%	88 31%	83 24%	78.7 ?(55 - 114, n=15, last 2 years) 17%

Pros

+ robust chassis

+ many connectivity options

+ very comfortable input devices

+ powerful AMD Ryzen 4000 CPUs

+ cooler & quieter than the Intel model

Cons

- bad battery life

- Privacy screen: Bad viewing angle stability

- no full-size SD card slot

- no Thunderbolt 3

- chassis is hard to open for repairs

- less flexible without PowerBridge

Verdict: ThinkPad P14s AMD is better than P14s Intel

in review: Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 AMD, review sample supplied by

It is not surprising that the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 AMD shares a lot with its Intel counterpart. After all, connectivity options, chassis and input devices are identical.

The most important difference is on the inside. The AMD Ryzen processor catapults the Lenovo laptop to a completely different CPU performance level. This enables it to compete even with full-size mobile workstations. The same is true not for the integrated GPU, though it is at least not slower than the Nvidia GPU of the ThinkPad P14s Intel. The AMD model also runs cooler and quieter.

Our verdict is more mixed for the second most important differentiator of this specific configuration, the PrivacyGuard screen. It is brighter than the other FHD LCDs offered in the P14s, but the limited brightness when the screen is viewed from the side is annoying, since it is worse than other IPS screens, even with the ePrivacy mode disabled. We also suspect the screen consumes a lot of energy, which leads to the only real problem of this version of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s AMD: The battery life is disappointing.

AMD top, Privacy display flop: The ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 AMD would be better with the Low Power screen

We do not recommend the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s with the privacy screen, except for users who really need this feature. For most users, the normal low power screen is the better choice. The verdict for the ThinkPad P14s AMD on a whole is different: Apart from the screen of this specific configuration, the ThinkPad P14s AMD is an excellent entry-level workstation, which we whole-heartedly recommend.

Pricing and availability

The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 AMD can be bought for $1,249 over at Amazon.com.

Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen1-20Y10002GE - 03/20/2021 v7 ^(old)
Benjamin Herzig

Chassis

85 / 98 → 86%

Keyboard

93%

Pointing Device

91%

Connectivity

73 / 80 → 91%

Weight

68 / 10-66 → 100%

Battery

72 / 95 → 75%

Display

89%

Games Performance

64%

Application Performance

91%

Workstation

57%

Temperature

86 / 95 → 90%

Noise

95 / 90 → 100%

Audio

74%

Camera

26 / 85 → 31%

Average

76%

84%

Workstation - Weighted Average

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