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Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3 review - Business laptop is worse with Intel and Nvidia

Better with AMD or Intel?

After we already tested the ThinkPad T14 G3 with the AMD processor, we now take a look at the version with an Intel Core i7-1260P and dedicated GeForce MX550. Which configuration offers a higher performance and longer battery life? And is the GeForce GPU worthwhile compared to the fast Radeon 680M iGPU?
Alder Lake Geforce Laptop ThinkPad Thunderbolt Windows

We already tested the ThinkPad T14 G3 version with the AMD Ryzen 7 Pro including the fast Radeon 680M iGPU extensively, but Lenovo also continues to offer the 14-inch business laptop with Intel processors and optional Nvidia GeForce GPU. With the 21AJS00400 model, we now have such a representative combining the Alder Lake Core i7-1260P with the GeForce MX550 on our test bench. We can neglect the fact that a Raptor Lake processor isn't used here yet, since the performance increase would only be small, as we were already able to see. 

Basically, the AMD and the Intel model share the same case and input devices, webcam, and speakers. In the following test, we will therefore mainly concentrate on the question which version is better and whether the additional graphics card is really still worthwhile.

Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400 (ThinkPad T14 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-1260P 12 x 1.5 - 4.7 GHz, 58 W PL2 / Short Burst, 42 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-P
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce MX550 - 2048 MB VRAM, Core: 1710 MHz, RAM: 1500 MHz, 30 W TDP, GDDR6, 531.18, Optimus
Memory
16 GB 
, DDR5-4800, single channel, 16 GB onboard + 1 slot, max. 48 GB
Display
14.00 inch 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixel 162 PPI, B140UAN02.1, IPS, glossy: no, 60 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH
Storage
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, 1024 GB 
, 904 GB free
Soundcard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm audio port, 1 SmartCard, 1 Fingerprint Reader, NFC
Networking
Intel Ethernet Connection I219-V (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 17.9 x 317.7 x 226.9 ( = 0.7 x 12.51 x 8.93 in)
Battery
52.5 Wh, 3392 mAh Lithium-Ion
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Camera
Webcam: 1080p
Primary Camera: 2 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: stereo, Keyboard: chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 65W PSU, 36 Months Warranty
Weight
1.492 kg ( = 52.63 oz / 3.29 pounds), Power Supply: 369 g ( = 13.02 oz / 0.81 pounds)
Price
1600 Euro
Links
Lenovo homepage
Lenovo notebook section
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Possible Competitors in Comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Price
86.4 %
v7 (old)
03 / 2023
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
i7-1260P, GeForce MX550		1.5 kg17.9 mm14.00"1920x1200
88.8 %
v7 (old)
09 / 2022
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
R7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M		1.4 kg17.9 mm14.00"1920x1200
88.7 %
v7 (old)
12 / 2022
HP EliteBook 840 G9
i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs		1.5 kg19 mm14.00"1920x1200
88.8 %
v7 (old)
10 / 2022
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU		1.3 kg16.6 mm14.00"2880x1800
90.3 %
v7 (old)
09 / 2022
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs		1.3 kg15.6 mm14.20"3120x2080

Differences to the ThinkPad T14 G3 AMD

Aside from the different stickers on the palm rest, there are no differences in the exterior of the two ThinkPad T14 versions, so we refer you to our extensive test of the AMD model on this. The basic connections are also the same, but while Lenovo forgoes USB 4.0 in the AMD model, the Intel-version comes with two USB-C connections that support Thunderbolt 4.

With the AX211 WLAN card, the Intel model also supports the modern 6-GHz network, but we were unable to connect to the corresponding network using our reference network router during the test. However, the performance in the regular 5G network was also very good. Our test unit is WWAN ready, and the Nano-SIM slot in the back as well as the necessary antennas for the LTE module are already in place.

Size Comparison

❌
318 mm / 12.5 in 227 mm / 8.94 in 17.9 mm / 0.705 in 1.4 kg3.19 lbs317.7 mm / 12.5 in 226.9 mm / 8.93 in 17.9 mm / 0.705 in 1.5 kg3.29 lbs316 mm / 12.4 in 224 mm / 8.82 in 19 mm / 0.748 in 1.5 kg3.25 lbs310 mm / 12.2 in 221 mm / 8.7 in 15.6 mm / 0.614 in 1.3 kg2.8 lbs308.8 mm / 12.2 in 215 mm / 8.46 in 16.6 mm / 0.654 in 1.3 kg2.89 lbs297 mm / 11.7 in 210 mm / 8.27 in 1 mm / 0.03937 in 5.7 g0.01257 lbs
Left: Gigabit Ethernet, 2x USB-C 4.0 with Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbit/s, DisplayPort ALT mode 1.4, Power Delivery 3.0), HDMI 2.1, USB-A 3.2 Gen.1 (5 Gbit/s, Powered), 3.5-mm stereo port
Left: Gigabit Ethernet, 2x USB-C 4.0 with Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbit/s, DisplayPort ALT mode 1.4, Power Delivery 3.0), HDMI 2.1, USB-A 3.2 Gen.1 (5 Gbit/s, Powered), 3.5-mm stereo port
Right: SmartCard reader (optional), USB-A 3.2 Gen.1 (5 Gbit/s), Kensington Nano slot
Right: SmartCard reader (optional), USB-A 3.2 Gen.1 (5 Gbit/s), Kensington Nano slot
Networking
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
iperf3 receive AXE11000
1587 (min: 1559) MBit/s ∼100%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
1529 (min: 1399) MBit/s ∼100%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Qualcomm WCN685x
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
1724 (min: 1705) MBit/s ∼100%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
1892 (min: 1820) MBit/s ∼100%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
1339 (min: 1278) MBit/s ∼78%
iperf3 receive AXE11000
1047 (min: 717) MBit/s ∼66%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
1271 (min: 895) MBit/s ∼67%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
888 (min: 590) MBit/s ∼58%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
iperf3 receive AXE11000
1570 (min: 1446) MBit/s ∼99%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
1458 (min: 1294) MBit/s ∼95%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz
1623 (min: 1598) MBit/s ∼94%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz
1639 (min: 1603) MBit/s ∼87%
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Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1586 (1559-1610)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1529 (1399-1585)
ColorChecker
13.7 ∆E
9.7 ∆E
16.3 ∆E
13.6 ∆E
12.9 ∆E
8.2 ∆E
6.1 ∆E
19 ∆E
12.4 ∆E
7.9 ∆E
9.2 ∆E
2 ∆E
12.7 ∆E
11.4 ∆E
10 ∆E
8.7 ∆E
7.4 ∆E
8.5 ∆E
2.1 ∆E
3.2 ∆E
6.3 ∆E
6 ∆E
1.7 ∆E
8.8 ∆E
ColorChecker Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400: 9.08 ∆E min: 1.73 - max: 19.01 ∆E

Maintenance

There is also a difference in the internal layout. While Lenovo delivers the AMD model exclusively with soldered RAM without offering any expansion capabilities to the user, the situation looks different for the Intel model. In addition to a soldered module (16 GB in our case), there is also a free SO-DIMM slot, bringing the possible total amount of RAM up to 48 GB.

ThinkPad T14 G3 Intel
ThinkPad T14 G3 Intel
ThinkPad T14 G3 AMD
ThinkPad T14 G3 AMD

Display - The panel lottery continues

Subpixel grid
Subpixel grid
No screen bleeding
No screen bleeding

As already in previous ThinkPad models, Lenovo also uses various panel manufacturers for the current models. Although both of our test units are equipped with the 14-inch LowPower Full-HD panel, there are differences here, even if the basic technical specifications of both versions (or even more, since there were up to 4 versions in the past) are kept. In contrast to the LG panel of our previous AMD test unit, our current Intel test unit uses a panel from AUO, which subjectively isn't completely convincing, since bright areas appear slightly grainy. The response times are also significantly slower here, and there are some visible ghosting effects, for example when moving the mouse pointer. However, PWM is not used here either.

The same goes for the brightness, which turns out lower than that of the LG model. However, it still reaches the advertised 400 cd/m². Thanks to the low black value, the contrast ratio offers no reason for complaint. Our test unit doesn't have any problems with clouding or screen bleeding, not even at the highest brightness level.

403
cd/m²		406
cd/m²		412
cd/m²
383
cd/m²		400
cd/m²		382
cd/m²
399
cd/m²		394
cd/m²		376
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
B140UAN02.1 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 412 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 395 cd/m² Minimum: 3.8 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 399 cd/m²
Contrast: 2105:1 (Black: 0.19 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.5 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.89, calibrated: 1.6
ΔE Greyscale 4.8 | 0.5-98 Ø5.1
77.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
76.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.11
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
B140UAN02.1, IPS, 1920x1200, 14"		Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
LP140WU1-SPB2, IPS, 1920x1200, 14"		HP EliteBook 840 G9
Chi Mei CMN1435, IPS, 1920x1200, 14"		SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
MNE007ZA1-1, IPS, 2880x1800, 14"		Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
TMX1422, IPS, 3120x2080, 14.2"
Display
-7%
-8%
-3%
12%
Display P3 Coverage
76.3
69.2
-9%
67.6
-11%
74.1
-3%
94.6
24%
sRGB Coverage
100
97.4
-3%
98.7
-1%
97.4
-3%
99.5
0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
77.9
71.5
-8%
69.7
-11%
75.3
-3%
86.5
11%
Response Times
40%
-19%
54%
55%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
62.6 ?(28.2, 34.4)
41.4 ?(18.8, 22.6)
34%
66 ?(35.2, 30.8)
-5%
31.5 ?(14, 17.5)
50%
25.4 ?(11.7, 13.7)
59%
Response Time Black / White *
34.9 ?(16.5, 18.4)
19.2 ?(6.8, 12.4)
45%
46.4 ?(24.4, 22)
-33%
14.5 ?(4.7, 9.8)
58%
17.1 ?(8.6, 8.51)
51%
PWM Frequency
Screen
16%
14%
-6%
22%
Brightness middle
400
451
13%
391.3
-2%
421
5%
603
51%
Brightness
395
435
10%
368
-7%
416
5%
586
48%
Brightness Distribution
91
94
3%
86
-5%
89
-2%
91
0%
Black Level *
0.19
0.21
-11%
0.32
-68%
0.28
-47%
0.39
-105%
Contrast
2105
2148
2%
1223
-42%
1504
-29%
1546
-27%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
3.5
2.4
31%
1.49
57%
3.2
9%
1.1
69%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
7.2
4.1
43%
3.29
54%
5.5
24%
2.2
69%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
1.6
1.3
19%
0.44
72%
2
-25%
1.2
25%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
4.8
3.3
31%
1.7
65%
4.4
8%
1.5
69%
Gamma
2.11 104%
2.13 103%
2.12 104%
2.22 99%
2.17 101%
CCT
6662 98%
6848 95%
6488 100%
6384 102%
6549 99%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
16% / 14%
-4% / 5%
15% / 3%
30% / 25%

* ... smaller is better

CalMAN Grayscale
CalMAN Grayscale
CalMAN Saturation
CalMAN Saturation
CalMAN ColorChecker
CalMAN ColorChecker
CalMAN Grayscale calibrated
CalMAN Grayscale calibrated
CalMAN Saturation calibrated
CalMAN Saturation calibrated
CalMAN ColorChecker calibrated
CalMAN ColorChecker calibrated

We measured the panel with the professional CalMAN software (X-Rite i1 Pro 2). Even though there is a slight color tint toward green/blue in the state of delivery, this is not very apparent in everyday operation, and the results are already decent for a business laptop. With our own calibration (color profile available for free download from the link above), we are able to further improve the color reproduction. In combination with the complete sRGB color space coverage, the panel is quite suitable for the occasional image or video processing task.

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. P3
vs. P3
vs. AdobeRGB
vs. AdobeRGB

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
34.9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 16.5 ms rise
↘ 18.4 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 92 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.8 ms).
   ↔    Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
62.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 28.2 ms rise
↘ 34.4 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. » 97 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.6 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 8576 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured.

In the sun
In the sun

The panel does okay outdoors, but you should still avoid reflections of direct light sources. The viewing angle stability of the IPS panel is very good.

Viewing angle stability
Viewing angle stability

Performance - Alder Lake and GeForce MX550

 
 

Test Conditions

The Lenovo Vantage App offers an "Intelligent Cooling" mode, but in our test this had a negative effect on the performance after a short time. We therefore deactivated this mode for our benchmarks and measurements (either via app or using the Fn+T key combination).

Processor - Core i7-1260P

We already know the Core i7-1260P of the Alder Lake generation, and with its 4 fast performance cores and 8 efficiency cores, the performance is very good, but the Intel processor also consumes a lot of power with this. In the ThinkPad T14 G3, the processor is allowed to consume a maximum up to 58 watts and constant 42 watts. The single-core performance is better than that of the AMD model, while the multicore performance is comparable.

Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test

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Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400 Intel Core i7-1260P: Ø1646 (1308.17-1883.24)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U: Ø1673 (1654.33-1766.16)
HP EliteBook 840 G9 Intel Core i7-1280P: Ø1567 (1319.74-1992.03)
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø1988 (1948.94-2166.26)
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022 Intel Core i7-1260P; Performance: Ø1444 (1398.01-1953.51)
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022 Intel Core i7-1260P; Balanced: Ø1250 (1219.33-1644.94)
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8 Intel Core i7-1360P: Ø1703 (1611.41-2114.84)
CPU measurements in the Cinebench R15 multi loop
CPU measurements in the Cinebench R15 multi loop

The performance overall remains relatively stable in the Cinebench loop. What is also interesting here is the comparison with the new Raptor Lake Core i7-1360P, which has an advantage in the first run but then drops to the level of the older Alder Lake processors. Only the single-core performance remains slightly better, but overall, you can also choose the Core i7-1260P without any concerns.

In battery operation, the processor is allowed to consume a maximum of 32 watts, leading to a performance reduction of ~30% in the multicore tests. You can find additional benchmarks in our technical section.

CPU Performance Rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
CPU Performance Rating
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
82.1 pt
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
78.1 pt
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
75.3 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
72.8 pt
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
70.3 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
67.4 pt
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
 
64.6 pt
Average of class Office
 
62.8 pt
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
14917 Points +24%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
11994 Points
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
11922 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
10032 Points -16%
Average of class Office
  (1577 - 20399, n=89, last 2 years)
9894 Points -18%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
9885 (7539.29min - 9885.47max) Points -18%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (3173 - 12150, n=27)
9314 Points -22%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
9235 Points -23%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
1877 Points +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
1774 Points
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
1706 Points -4%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
1678 Points -5%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (1155 - 1812, n=25)
1674 Points -6%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
1665 Points -6%
Average of class Office
  (618 - 1995, n=89, last 2 years)
1589 Points -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
1493 Points -16%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
5762 Points +24%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
4638 Points
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
4472 Points -4%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
4369 Points -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
4203 Points -9%
Average of class Office
  (590 - 8086, n=88, last 2 years)
3842 Points -17%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
3757 Points -19%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (1234 - 4748, n=25)
3595 Points -22%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
727 Points +5%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
701 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
694 Points
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
669 Points -4%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (448 - 698, n=25)
645 Points -7%
Average of class Office
  (229 - 766, n=88, last 2 years)
616 Points -11%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
615 Points -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
587 Points -15%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
2166 (1948.94min - 2166.26max) Points +15%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
2115 (1611.41min - 2114.84max) Points +12%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
1992 (1319.74min - 1992.03max) Points +6%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
1954 (1398.01min - 1953.51max) Points +4%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
1645 (1219.33min - 1644.94max) Points -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
1883 (1388.31min - 1883.24max) Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
1766 (1654.33min - 1766.16max) Points -6%
Average of class Office
  (246 - 3132, n=91, last 2 years)
1644 Points -13%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (549 - 2034, n=29)
1553 Points -18%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
271 Points +11%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
263 Points +8%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
258 Points +6%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
244 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
244 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
237 Points -3%
Average of class Office
  (98 - 294, n=89, last 2 years)
237 Points -3%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (165.4 - 260, n=27)
232 Points -5%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Average of class Office
  (163 - 1956, n=90, last 2 years)
402 Seconds * -26%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (264 - 906, n=26)
366 Seconds * -15%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
328 Seconds * -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
318 Seconds *
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
297 Seconds * +7%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
289 Seconds * +9%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
285 Seconds * +10%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
262 Seconds * +18%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
50517 MIPS +23%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
49615 MIPS +20%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
48036 MIPS +17%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
47518 MIPS +15%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
42711 MIPS +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
41224 MIPS
Average of class Office
  (7532 - 76886, n=91, last 2 years)
40990 MIPS -1%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (16146 - 47064, n=25)
38707 MIPS -6%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
5874 MIPS +4%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
5863 MIPS +4%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
5833 MIPS +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
5635 MIPS
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
5347 MIPS -5%
Average of class Office
  (2972 - 6687, n=90, last 2 years)
5343 MIPS -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
5314 MIPS -6%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (4064 - 5791, n=25)
5284 MIPS -6%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
11325 Points +51%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
10976 Points +46%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
10785 Points +43%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
10160 Points +35%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (3866 - 10570, n=25)
8763 Points +16%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
7967 Points +6%
Average of class Office
  (1018 - 13557, n=90, last 2 years)
7911 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
7522 Points
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
1790 Points +6%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
1778 Points +5%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
1770 Points +5%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
1748 Points +3%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (1436 - 1786, n=25)
1693 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
1690 Points
Average of class Office
  (510 - 2043, n=91, last 2 years)
1622 Points -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
1514 Points -10%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
13.8 fps +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
13.6 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
13.3 fps -2%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
13 fps -4%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
12.9 fps -5%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
11.8 fps -13%
Average of class Office
  (1.72 - 20.8, n=88, last 2 years)
11.1 fps -18%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (3.45 - 13.6, n=26)
10.8 fps -21%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Average of class Office
  (31.3 - 129.6, n=88, last 2 years)
54.5 s * -28%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
51.4 s * -20%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (40.2 - 65.7, n=25)
48.4 s * -13%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
47.5 s * -11%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
44 s * -3%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
42.8 s * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
42.7 s *
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
40.2 s * +6%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Average of class Office
  (0.4098 - 1.135, n=87, last 2 years)
0.538 sec * -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
0.523 sec * -10%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (0.4559 - 0.727, n=25)
0.5 sec * -5%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P
0.4857 sec * -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P
0.4767 sec *
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P
0.4616 sec * +3%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Core i7-1360P
0.46 sec * +4%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
0.4587 sec * +4%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1883 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
169.3 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
244 Points
Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
4638 Points
Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
694 Points
Cinebench R23 Single Core
1774 Points
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
11994 Points
Help
Performance Rating: Percent
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
Performance Rating
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
90.7 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
88.8 pt
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
80.2 pt
Average of class Office
 
75.1 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
75 pt
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
59.9 pt
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
 
59.4 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
12366 KRay/s +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
12021 KRay/s +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
10898 KRay/s
Average of class Office
  (763 - 31245, n=89, last 2 years)
10468 KRay/s -4%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
10433 KRay/s -4%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (2176 - 10898, n=26)
6522 KRay/s -40%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
5183 KRay/s -52%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
76396 Points +34%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
61721 Points +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
56906 Points
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
53300 Points -6%
Average of class Office
  (4113 - 125394, n=89, last 2 years)
51641 Points -9%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (11015 - 56906, n=26)
31427 Points -45%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
24374 Points -57%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
2850 MB/s +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
2709 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
2571 MB/s -5%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
2407 MB/s -11%
Average of class Office
  (287 - 5398, n=89, last 2 years)
2400 MB/s -11%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (669 - 2709, n=26)
1827 MB/s -33%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
1756 MB/s -35%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
95616 Points +24%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
91588 Points +19%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
87263 Points +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
77054 Points
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
76165 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (42571 - 82493, n=26)
72878 Points -5%
Average of class Office
  (8185 - 115197, n=89, last 2 years)
70922 Points -8%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
11321 Points +64%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
8278 Points +20%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
7259 Points +5%
Average of class Office
  (404 - 18321, n=89, last 2 years)
7147 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
6914 Points
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
5968 Points -14%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (2901 - 6975, n=26)
5770 Points -17%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
39609 Points +50%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
30137 Points +14%
Average of class Office
  (2075 - 66922, n=89, last 2 years)
26953 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
26376 Points
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
26324 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (5950 - 26376, n=26)
16631 Points -37%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
14163 Points -46%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
69002 MB/s +29%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
59402 MB/s +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
53300 MB/s
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
51381 MB/s -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
50859 MB/s -5%
Average of class Office
  (7254 - 155900, n=89, last 2 years)
50816 MB/s -5%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (16041 - 92356, n=26)
45075 MB/s -15%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
962 MB/s +25%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
771 MB/s
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
715 MB/s -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
688 MB/s -11%
Average of class Office
  (78 - 1366, n=89, last 2 years)
642 MB/s -17%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
633 MB/s -18%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (259 - 771, n=26)
607 MB/s -21%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
6587 KRay/s +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
6259 KRay/s +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
5858 KRay/s
Average of class Office
  (432 - 17834, n=89, last 2 years)
5549 KRay/s -5%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
5523 KRay/s -6%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (1237 - 5858, n=26)
3577 KRay/s -39%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
2891 KRay/s -51%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
36682 MPixel/s +168%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
36663 MPixel/s +168%
Average of class Office
  (4814 - 54971, n=89, last 2 years)
30966 MPixel/s +126%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (13261 - 43652, n=26)
30959 MPixel/s +126%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
29949 MPixel/s +119%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
25448 MPixel/s +86%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
13700 MPixel/s

System Performance

In practice, the Intel version of the ThinkPad T14 G3 is also a very responsive laptop, and we were unable to notice any problems. However, our test unit only shows an average performance in the synthetic benchmarks. This is mainly due to the bad storage performance, since the working memory only operates in a single-channel configuration.

PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Score
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
6623 Points +13%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
6068 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
6060 Points +3%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (5870 - 6235, n=2)
6053 Points +3%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1280P, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
5994 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
GeForce MX550, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
5870 Points
Average of class Office
  (2463 - 7578, n=80, last 2 years)
5796 Points -1%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1280P, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
10920 Points +12%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
10720 Points +10%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
10440 Points +7%
Average of class Office
  (5575 - 20841, n=80, last 2 years)
10180 Points +5%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (9729 - 10132, n=2)
9931 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
9772 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
GeForce MX550, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
9729 Points
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Average Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (8189 - 9245, n=2)
8717 Points +6%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
8629 Points +5%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
8530 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
8523 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
GeForce MX550, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
8189 Points
Average of class Office
  (3041 - 10415, n=80, last 2 years)
7947 Points -3%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1280P, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
7453 Points -9%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
8855 Points +29%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
7252 Points +5%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1280P, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
7180 Points +4%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (6891 - 7021, n=2)
6956 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
GeForce MX550, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
6891 Points
Average of class Office
  (2049 - 11108, n=80, last 2 years)
6719 Points -2%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
6556 Points -5%
CrossMark / Overall
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
1811 Points +21%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1280P, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
1773 Points +18%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
1654 Points +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
GeForce MX550, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1498 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (n=1)
1498 Points 0%
Average of class Office
  (348 - 1891, n=84, last 2 years)
1436 Points -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
1401 Points -6%
CrossMark / Productivity
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
1755 Points +17%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1280P, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
1709 Points +14%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
1625 Points +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
GeForce MX550, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1494 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (n=1)
1494 Points 0%
Average of class Office
  (393 - 1870, n=84, last 2 years)
1417 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
1399 Points -6%
CrossMark / Creativity
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
1869 Points +19%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1280P, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
1849 Points +17%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
1727 Points +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
GeForce MX550, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1577 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (n=1)
1577 Points 0%
Average of class Office
  (340 - 1982, n=84, last 2 years)
1520 Points -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
1488 Points -6%
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
1807 Points +40%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1280P, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
1746 Points +35%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
1531 Points +18%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
GeForce MX550, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1293 Points
Average Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (n=1)
1293 Points 0%
Average of class Office
  (258 - 2017, n=84, last 2 years)
1270 Points -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
1174 Points -9%
PCMark 10 Score
5870 points
Help
AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency
AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
59823 MB/s +134%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
56337 MB/s +120%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (25125 - 71544, n=25)
54361 MB/s +112%
Average of class Office
  (7158 - 108783, n=90, last 2 years)
52822 MB/s +106%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
48605 MB/s +90%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
47829 MB/s +87%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
25618 MB/s
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
67059 MB/s +168%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
65708 MB/s +163%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (24983 - 72065, n=25)
56385 MB/s +126%
Average of class Office
  (7325 - 127282, n=90, last 2 years)
53506 MB/s +114%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
39883 MB/s +60%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
37476 MB/s +50%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
24983 MB/s
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
62336 MB/s +164%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
58729 MB/s +148%
Average of class Office
  (7579 - 117935, n=90, last 2 years)
57567 MB/s +144%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (23512 - 66799, n=25)
53353 MB/s +126%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
50910 MB/s +115%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
47179 MB/s +100%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
23639 MB/s
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M
116.7 ns * -26%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
114.1 ns * -23%
Average of class Office
  (7.6 - 185.2, n=88, last 2 years)
97.5 ns * -5%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs
94.5 ns * -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, GeForce MX550
92.8 ns *
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
92.7 ns * -0%
Average Intel Core i7-1260P
  (77.9 - 118.4, n=21)
78.7 ns * +15%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latencies

In our standardized latency test (surfing the Internet, 4K YouTube video reproduction, and CPU load), the test unit with its current BIOS version shows some significant limitations for usage in real-time audio applications. But there might also be some limitations created by the Nvidia driver, since there have been problems in this regard for several driver versions. The AMD model of the T14 G3 did not have any problems here.

LatencyMon - overview
LatencyMon - overview
LatencyMon - drivers
LatencyMon - drivers
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1280P, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
7537.4 μs * -150%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
GeForce MX550, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3009.7 μs *
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
943.3 μs * +69%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
868.4 μs * +71%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
731.7 μs * +76%

* ... smaller is better

Storage solution

Our test unit uses the 1-TB version of the Samsung PM9A1, which is the OEM variant of the 980 Pro. While the PCIe 4.0 SSD offers very good transfer rates, the rates drop after some time under constant load. However, this has no impact in everyday business operation. After the first startup, there are 904 GB of storage space available to the user. You can find additional SSD benchmarks here.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
AS SSD
DiskSpd
hddimg
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 6974 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 4443 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 423 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 375 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 74.9 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 148.8 MB/s
CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 326 MB/s
CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 826 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
90.9 pt
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
89.9 pt
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
 
77.6 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
63.6 pt
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
60 pt
Average of class Office
 
51.3 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
35.7 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
3878 (3830.24min - 3878.26max) MB/s +10%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (1761 - 4677, n=86)
3762 MB/s +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3531 (3435.76min - 3531.46max) MB/s
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
3120 (3109.45min - 3120.4max) MB/s -12%
Average of class Office
  (121 - 4554, n=86, last 2 years)
2798 MB/s -21%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
2773 (1245.11min - 2772.97max) MB/s -21%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
2449 (2378.72min - 2448.56max) MB/s -31%
seq write
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
4846 (4724.69min - 4845.72max) MB/s +58%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
4000 (3970.36min - 3999.69max) MB/s +30%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (2220 - 4564, n=86)
3575 MB/s +16%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3073 (2984.97min - 3073.31max) MB/s
Average of class Office
  (43 - 5842, n=86, last 2 years)
2812 MB/s -8%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
2451 (2412.98min - 2451.49max) MB/s -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
2052 (1973.84min - 2051.94max) MB/s -33%
seq q8 t1 read
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
6876 (6162.32min - 6876.44max) MB/s +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
6548 (5454.9min - 6547.94max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (3421 - 7100, n=86)
6478 MB/s -1%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
6124 (4341.73min - 6123.68max) MB/s -6%
Average of class Office
  (124.2 - 7120, n=86, last 2 years)
4884 MB/s -25%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
3357 (3051.54min - 3357.12max) MB/s -49%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
2836 (2244.5min - 2835.56max) MB/s -57%
seq q8 t1 write
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
4970 (4966.69min - 4970.17max) MB/s +1%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
4967 (4956.83min - 4967.03max) MB/s +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4915 (4827.01min - 4914.68max) MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (2216 - 5281, n=86)
4816 MB/s -2%
Average of class Office
  (46.7 - 6791, n=86, last 2 years)
3768 MB/s -23%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
2865 (1154.69min - 2864.64max) MB/s -42%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
2752 (2377.82min - 2752.46max) MB/s -44%
4k q1 t1 read
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
88.6 (88.22min - 88.59max) MB/s +24%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (48.4 - 97.4, n=86)
76.7 MB/s +7%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
73.5 (70.73min - 73.48max) MB/s +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
71.6 (70.97min - 71.59max) MB/s
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
62.9 (62.62min - 62.94max) MB/s -12%
Average of class Office
  (5.55 - 89.9, n=86, last 2 years)
59 MB/s -18%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
54.1 (53.19min - 54.12max) MB/s -24%
4k q1 t1 write
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
292 (287.46min - 291.77max) MB/s +99%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
269 (258.65min - 268.78max) MB/s +84%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
224 (221.2min - 223.61max) MB/s +53%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (49.9 - 280, n=86)
188.2 MB/s +29%
Average of class Office
  (1.23 - 429, n=86, last 2 years)
159.8 MB/s +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
146.4 (140.41min - 146.35max) MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
134.4 (132.52min - 134.39max) MB/s -8%
4k q32 t16 read
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
3995 (3023.12min - 3995.43max) MB/s +443%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
3484 (3457.82min - 3484.34max) MB/s +373%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (376 - 4185, n=86)
2561 MB/s +248%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
1319 (4.13min - 1318.78max) MB/s +79%
Average of class Office
  (7.49 - 4425, n=86, last 2 years)
1294 MB/s +76%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
839 (823.21min - 838.99max) MB/s +14%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
736 (724.66min - 735.56max) MB/s
4k q32 t16 write
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
2554 (2537.7min - 2554.39max) MB/s +703%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
2323 (908.23min - 2322.99max) MB/s +631%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (291 - 3559, n=86)
1940 MB/s +510%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
1513 (637.67min - 1513.33max) MB/s +376%
Average of class Office
  (1.5 - 3254, n=86, last 2 years)
907 MB/s +185%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
377 (357.55min - 377.29max) MB/s +19%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
318 (304.64min - 317.98max) MB/s
AS SSD
Score Total
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
8547 Points +79%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
8363 Points +75%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (2577 - 9147, n=85)
6855 Points +43%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4786 Points
Average of class Office
  (704 - 9204, n=83, last 2 years)
4365 Points -9%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
4237 Points -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
1919 Points -60%
Score Read
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
3114 Points +163%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
3090 Points +161%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (983 - 3469, n=85)
2417 Points +104%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
1600 Points +35%
Average of class Office
  (252 - 3364, n=83, last 2 years)
1517 Points +28%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1184 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
932 Points -21%
Score Write
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
3889 Points +29%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
3765 Points +25%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (921 - 4043, n=85)
3272 Points +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3021 Points
Average of class Office
  (247 - 4111, n=83, last 2 years)
2119 Points -30%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
1826 Points -40%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
549 Points -82%
Seq Read
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
5738.93 MB/s +65%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
5315 MB/s +53%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (2638 - 5621, n=85)
4891 MB/s +41%
Average of class Office
  (508 - 5796, n=83, last 2 years)
3755 MB/s +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3473 MB/s
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
2790 MB/s -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
2117 MB/s -39%
Seq Write
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
4737.46 MB/s +87%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
3766 MB/s +49%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (1617 - 4526, n=85)
3320 MB/s +31%
Average of class Office
  (294 - 5880, n=83, last 2 years)
2580 MB/s +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2527 MB/s
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
2421 MB/s -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
1059 MB/s -58%
4K Read
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
80.26 MB/s +8%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
74.55 MB/s +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
74.1 MB/s
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (45.9 - 89.2, n=85)
72.4 MB/s -2%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
59.69 MB/s -19%
Average of class Office
  (18 - 91.1, n=83, last 2 years)
57.9 MB/s -22%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
51.29 MB/s -31%
4K Write
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
257.33 MB/s +42%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
236.5 MB/s +30%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
192.61 MB/s +6%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (118.6 - 246, n=85)
186 MB/s +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
181.8 MB/s
Average of class Office
  (28.2 - 350, n=83, last 2 years)
169.6 MB/s -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
110.24 MB/s -39%
4K-64 Read
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
2478.53 MB/s +225%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
2465.48 MB/s +224%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (421 - 2854, n=85)
1855 MB/s +143%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
1260.92 MB/s +65%
Average of class Office
  (182.3 - 2713, n=83, last 2 years)
1084 MB/s +42%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
762 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
668.7 MB/s -12%
4K-64 Write
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
3195.52 MB/s +24%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
3157.98 MB/s +22%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (367 - 3451, n=85)
2754 MB/s +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2586 MB/s
Average of class Office
  (183.4 - 3394, n=83, last 2 years)
1692 MB/s -35%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
1347.48 MB/s -48%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
332.54 MB/s -87%
Access Time Read
Average of class Office
  (0.023 - 0.302, n=83, last 2 years)
0.07905 ms * -259%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
0.067 ms * -205%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (0.018 - 0.083, n=84)
0.03777 ms * -72%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
0.037 ms * -68%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
0.022 ms * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.022 ms *
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
0.021 ms * +5%
Access Time Write
Average of class Office
  (0.016 - 0.625, n=83, last 2 years)
0.06657 ms * -189%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF
0.053 ms * -130%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G
0.035 ms * -52%
Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
  (0.017 - 0.101, n=85)
0.03406 ms * -48%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.023 ms *
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW
0.022 ms * +4%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
0.016 ms * +30%

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Graphics Card

GPU-Z GeForce MX550
GPU-Z GeForce MX550

In addition to the integrated Iris Xe Graphics G7 of the processor, Lenovo also equipped our test configuration with a dedicated GeForce MX550 from Nvidia with 2 GB of VRAM. The graphics card is allowed to consume a maximum of 30 watts and also offers a noticeable advantage in the benchmarks compared to the slightly outdated iGPU from Intel. However, the integrated Radeon 680M in the AMD model performs at the same level, at least in the synthetic tests. So we must already ask the question, why you would need the additional graphics card here.

On the other hand, the GeForce GPU has a slight advantage compared to the integrated Radeon 680M in the actual gaming benchmarks, but this advantage isn't really huge. Those who like to play a round of games on their work laptop after finishing work are significantly better served by the Schenker Vision 14 and der RTX 3050 Ti, for example. 

Under constant load and in battery operation, the graphics performance remains stable. You can find additional GPU benchmarks in our technical section.

3DMark 11 | 3DMark | Geekbench 5.5
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
16904 Points +75%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
10343 Points +7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (9679 - 10331, n=2)
10005 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
NVIDIA GeForce MX550, Intel Core i7-1260P
9679 Points
Average of class Office
  (1468 - 16418, n=85, last 2 years)
7319 Points -24%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P
7222 Points -25%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1280P
7101 Points -27%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P
6852 Points -29%
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
12349 Points +106%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
7050 Points +18%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (5994 - 6257, n=2)
6126 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
NVIDIA GeForce MX550, Intel Core i7-1260P
5994 Points
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1280P
5636 Points -6%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P
5601 Points -7%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P
5427 Points -9%
Average of class Office
  (736 - 9810, n=87, last 2 years)
5211 Points -13%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
4773 Points +97%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (2419 - 2526, n=3)
2472 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
NVIDIA GeForce MX550, Intel Core i7-1260P
2419 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
2289 Points -5%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1280P
1809 Points -25%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P
1805 Points -25%
Average of class Office
  (313 - 4109, n=84, last 2 years)
1741 Points -28%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P
1740 Points -28%
Geekbench 5.5 - OpenCL Score
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
61067 Points +72%
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (35554 - 39355, n=2)
37455 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
NVIDIA GeForce MX550, Intel Core i7-1260P
35554 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
32859 Points -8%
Average of class Office
  (3474 - 53547, n=87, last 2 years)
21000 Points -41%
Lenovo Yoga 9 14IRP G8
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1360P
20890 Points -41%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1280P
19840 Points -44%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P
19352 Points -46%
3DMark 11 Performance
10068 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
5764 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
2695 points
Help
Blender: v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX | v3.3 Classroom CUDA | v3.3 Classroom CPU | v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD
Blender / v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
NVIDIA GeForce MX550, Intel Core i7-1260P
236 Seconds *
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (n=1)
236 Seconds * -0%
Average of class Office
  (94 - 110, n=3, last 2 years)
102 Seconds * +57%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
53 Seconds * +78%
Blender / v3.3 Classroom CUDA
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
NVIDIA GeForce MX550, Intel Core i7-1260P
262 Seconds *
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (n=1)
262 Seconds * -0%
Average of class Office
  (155 - 175, n=3, last 2 years)
164.3 Seconds * +37%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
91 Seconds * +65%
Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU
Average of class Office
  (245 - 3964, n=86, last 2 years)
705 Seconds * -12%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1280P
637 Seconds * -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
NVIDIA GeForce MX550, Intel Core i7-1260P
629 Seconds *
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX550
  (n=1)
629 Seconds * -0%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P
617 Seconds * +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
525 Seconds * +17%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
456 Seconds * +28%
Blender / v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD
Average of class Office
  (296 - 1133, n=13, last 2 years)
616 Seconds *
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
335 Seconds *

* ... smaller is better

Performance Rating | The Witcher 3 | GTA V | Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | Strange Brigade | Dota 2 Reborn | X-Plane 11.11
Performance Rating - Percent
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
100 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
63.3 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
46.5 pt
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
36.4 pt
Average of class Office
 
35.2 pt
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
34.6 pt
The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
44.2 (42min, 42P1) fps +84%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
24 (22min, 22P1) fps
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
23.9 (21min, 22P1) fps 0%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
16.4 (14min) fps -32%
Average of class Office
  (3.8 - 34, n=59, last 2 years)
15.7 fps -35%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
14.2 (12min, 13P1) fps -41%
GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
67.5 (9.08min, 43.5P1) fps +100%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
33.7 (2.89min, 5.52P1) fps
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
22.2 (1.572min, 15.4P1) fps -34%
Average of class Office
  (3.98 - 47.8, n=76, last 2 years)
14.5 fps -57%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
10.2 (4.45min, 7.3P1) fps -70%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
10.2 (4.53min, 6.85P1) fps -70%
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
50.1 fps +141%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
23 fps +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
20.8 fps
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
18.5 fps -11%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
18.4 fps -12%
Average of class Office
  (4.18 - 35.7, n=84, last 2 years)
17.6 fps -15%
Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
86 (52.1min, 63.8P1) fps +91%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
45 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
41 fps -9%
Average of class Office
  (9.6 - 58.7, n=67, last 2 years)
29.3 fps -35%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
28.6 (9min, 10.9P1) fps -36%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
27.4 (5min, 6.13P1) fps -39%
Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
109.1 (95.7min) fps +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
101.1 (86.8min) fps
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
63.1 (53.8min) fps -38%
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
61.8 (53.6min) fps -39%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
59.1 (52min) fps -42%
Average of class Office
  (13.4 - 121.2, n=91, last 2 years)
52.8 fps -48%
X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
82.3 fps +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550
73.4 fps
HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
33.7 fps -54%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M
33.5 fps -54%
Average of class Office
  (8.88 - 92.6, n=83, last 2 years)
30.1 fps -59%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
29.8 fps -59%

The Witcher 3 FPS Chart

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Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400 i7-1260P, GeForce MX550: Ø24 (22-26)
lowmed.highultra4K
GTA V (2015) 159.9 152.3 73.4 33.7
The Witcher 3 (2015) 149 89 48 24
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 142.1 127 110.4 101.1
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 69.2 34.3 20.8
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 109.9 95.2 73.4
Far Cry 5 (2018) 95 40 32 30
Strange Brigade (2018) 147 59 51 45
F1 2021 (2021) 152.7 53.5 47.4 25.7
F1 22 (2022) 59.4 51.3 41.2 28.1

Emissions and Power Management

Noise Levels

The Intel model of the ThinkPad T14 G3 is a very quiet companion under low load, but the high-speed revving of the fan is a bit annoying. Even though the speed is reduced quickly, the fan initially revs up very noticeably. Under heavier load, the device then also becomes slightly louder overall than the AMD version, and we measure a maximum of almost 40 dB(A) while gaming and during the stress test. Our test unit doesn't produce any other electronic noises.

Noise Level

Idle
23.6 / 23.6 / 23.6 dB(A)
Load
35.1 / 39.6 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
  
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 23.6 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs203131.43230.72526.128.127.729.13125.326.926.5234031.132.230.533.55024.527.423.823.46323.125.722.323.1802020.318.619.310018.219.41716.512518.720.217.117.616016.918.215.917.320020.320.417.719.325018.920.816.618.431518.921.515.216.740019.423.411.815.250020.425.111.217.363022.42611.218.380025.430.29.818.9100025.429.310.417.9125024.928.99.718.9160022.727.510.117.6200023.227.510.517.525002731.710.820315022.927.611.317.540002327.111.718.2500021.626.21213630016.523.512.212.8800014.118.412.212.61000012.815.812.212.11250012.313.912.212.11600011.814.811.711.7SPL35.139.623.629.4N230.51.1median 20.3median 23.5median 11.8median 17.5Delta3.24.52.22.4hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseLenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
GeForce MX550, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR		Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G		HP EliteBook 840 G9
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1280P, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF		SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW		Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
Noise
1%
-3%
-14%
0%
off / environment *
23.6
24.2
-3%
24.3
-3%
24.4
-3%
23.5
-0%
Idle Minimum *
23.6
24.2
-3%
24.5
-4%
24.4
-3%
23.5
-0%
Idle Average *
23.6
24.2
-3%
24.5
-4%
24.4
-3%
23.5
-0%
Idle Maximum *
23.6
25.8
-9%
26
-10%
27.8
-18%
25.9
-10%
Load Average *
35.1
32.2
8%
32.3
8%
43.3
-23%
33.8
4%
Witcher 3 ultra *
39.6
34.1
14%
39
2%
48.2
-22%
35.4
11%
Load Maximum *
39.6
38.8
2%
44.7
-13%
48.8
-23%
40.6
-3%

* ... smaller is better

Temperatures

Lenovo has a good grip on the surface temperatures of the ThinkPad T14 G3 overall, but under low load, the device unfortunately already gets slightly warmer than the AMD model. Under heavier load, we measure a maximum temperature slightly higher than 40 °C (104 °F), so this doesn't result in any limitations here, and you can still type comfortably and also keep the device on your lap. 

During the stress test, the GPU performance remains stable at around 30 watts, but the processor has to throttle its performance massively after a few minutes, dropping from a maximum of 50 watts to only 15 watts. If you look at the consumption, you can also immediately see that the 65-Watt power supply will never be able to provide sufficient power here, but more on that later.

CPU-/iGPU measurements in the stress test
CPU-/iGPU measurements in the stress test
Max. Load
 42.4 °C
108 F		44.1 °C
111 F		45.5 °C
114 F		 
 40.1 °C
104 F		43.8 °C
111 F		46.4 °C
116 F		 
 34.5 °C
94 F		27.4 °C
81 F		33.2 °C
92 F		 
Maximum: 46.4 °C = 116 F
Average: 39.7 °C = 103 F
42.8 °C
109 F		43.1 °C
110 F		39 °C
102 F
36.4 °C
98 F		42.4 °C
108 F		38.7 °C
102 F
31.2 °C
88 F		32.3 °C
90 F		31.8 °C
89 F
Maximum: 43.1 °C = 110 F
Average: 37.5 °C = 100 F
Power Supply (max.)  43.1 °C = 110 F | Room Temperature 21.4 °C = 71 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900
(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 39.7 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the devices in the class Office.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 46.4 °C / 116 F, compared to the average of 34.3 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 43.1 °C / 110 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 29.9 °C / 86 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 37.5 °C / 100 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (34.5 °C / 94.1 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.6 °C / 81.7 F (-6.9 °C / -12.4 F).
Surface temperatures in the stress test (top)
Surface temperatures in the stress test (top)
Surface temperatures in the stress test (bottom)
Surface temperatures in the stress test (bottom)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
Intel Core i7-1260P, NVIDIA GeForce MX550		Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M		HP EliteBook 840 G9
Intel Core i7-1280P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs		SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU		Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
Heat
6%
27%
-3%
7%
Maximum Upper Side *
46.4
48.2
-4%
32.8
29%
48.4
-4%
43.1
7%
Maximum Bottom *
43.1
52.8
-23%
36.6
15%
57.1
-32%
42
3%
Idle Upper Side *
33.9
24.4
28%
21.6
36%
28.1
17%
29.4
13%
Idle Bottom *
31.4
24.5
22%
22.2
29%
29
8%
29.4
6%

* ... smaller is better

Speakers

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs203232.82527.730.83126.525.84030.531.85023.823.36322.323.48018.619.71001722.412517.128.416015.934.220017.741.525016.646.931515.255.840011.861.350011.262.363011.266.18009.866100010.464.112509.765.2160010.167.4200010.566.6250010.866.6315011.368.7400011.766.250001263.7630012.265.7800012.262.71000012.261.11250012.263.11600011.754.8SPL23.677.8N0.541.6median 11.8median 63.1Delta2.28.13030.227.931.722.127.32731.227.735.219.749.717.354.317.461.317.463.916.16413.870.51369.812.171.811.37410.371.710.673.110.275.210.17510.372.710.473.11171.81169.711.676.911.971.212.173.812.473.812.471.512.569.412.676.312.371.123.585.50.572median 12.1median 71.811.8hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseLenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400 audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 24.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (18% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 27% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 66% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 35% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 58% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (85.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 5% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (5.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Power Consumption

The battery is used at the beginning of the stress tests, since the power supply is not sufficient.
The battery is used at the beginning of the stress tests, since the power supply is not sufficient.

The Intel model consumes more power than the AMD version throughout all scenarios, even during idle operation (but the different panel might also play a role here). In addition, the 65-Watt power supply is not sufficiently sized under load, since the device has to draw power from the battery in the first three minutes here, with the battery capacity also dropping to ~95%. Only after the processor levels out at 15 watts (see above) is the power supply able to provide sufficient power during the stress test.

We have to say that Lenovo clearly limits the performance in this scenario. Using a 100-Watt power supply, we were able to measure a maximum consumption of 101 watts at the beginning of the stress test, before it then leveled out at ~85 watts. With this, the CPU performance would also be better, but on the other hand, that would also have an effect on the fan noise and surface temperatures as well.

Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.33 / 0.8 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 4.3 / 6.2 / 7 Watt
Load midlight 63.5 / 66.1 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
GeForce MX550, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR		Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, Kioxia BG5 KBG5AZNV512G		HP EliteBook 840 G9
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1280P, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N BF		SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW		Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Silicon Motion PCIe-8 SSD 1TB
Power Consumption
26%
10%
-63%
-55%
Idle Minimum *
4.3
2.4
44%
2.2
49%
7.5
-74%
6.5
-51%
Idle Average *
6.2
5.3
15%
5.3
15%
10.4
-68%
13.7
-121%
Idle Maximum *
7
5.6
20%
8.5
-21%
11.4
-63%
14.4
-106%
Load Average *
63.5
39.7
37%
54.3
14%
83.3
-31%
64.6
-2%
Witcher 3 ultra *
52.5
42.8
18%
51
3%
92.7
-77%
57.2
-9%
Load Maximum *
66.1
50.6
23%
67.3
-2%
110.3
-67%
90.9
-38%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption The Witcher 3 / Stress Test

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Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø52.5 (51.3-57.1)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø65.1 (64.1-66.1)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø5.94 (5.12-7.99)

Power Consumption with External Monitor

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Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø54.5 (38.8-66.1)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø66.1 (65.9-66.1)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø39.3 (31.6-66.2)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø63.3 (51.4-66.3)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø47.8 (44.9-64.2)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø53.1 (51.9-57)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø6.96 (6.19-9.27)

Battery Life

The same behavior continues in the battery tests, and the Intel model is clearly surpassed by the AMD version in our two WLAN tests (once at full brightness and then at 150 cd/m²). We measure between 7-8 hours when surfing, while the AMD model lasted ~9.5-13 hours.

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 110)
8h 07min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge 110)
7h 00min
Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
R7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M, 52.5 Wh
772 min +59%
Average of class Office
  (230 - 1614, n=89, last 2 years)
634 min +30%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, 99.8 Wh
607 min +25%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
i7-1260P, GeForce MX550, 52.5 Wh
487 min
HP EliteBook 840 G9
i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 51 Wh
457 min -6%
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 60 Wh
451 min -7%
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE
R7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M, 52.5 Wh
581 min +38%
SCHENKER Vision 14 2022 RTX 3050 Ti
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, 99.8 Wh
479 min +14%
Average of class Office
  (291 - 720, n=43, last 2 years)
479 min +14%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400
i7-1260P, GeForce MX550, 52.5 Wh
420 min
Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 60 Wh
290 min -31%

Pros

+ high system performance
+ many connections including TB4
+ Wi-Fi 6E, PCIe 4.0, and LTE
+ decent 16:10 display
+ better gaming performance than the AMD model
+ WWAN ready
+ expandable RAM

Cons

- insufficient power supply
- limited performance in the stress test
- higher power consumption than the AMD model
- worse keyboard than the predecessor

Verdict - The ThinkPad T14 G3 is better with AMD

Testing the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3. Test unit provided by campuspoint.de
Testing the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3. Test unit provided by campuspoint.de

Looking at the ThinkPad T14 G3 by itself, it is a good business laptop also with the Intel/Nvidia combination with slightly more graphics performance than the aged iGPU from Intel. Compared to the AMD version, there are a couple of advantages, such as the higher single-core performance of the Intel processor and the slightly better gaming performance of the dedicated GeForce MX550. In addition, the Intel model also offers Thunderbolt 4 and there is a SO-DIMM slot, allowing you to expand the working memory. 

On the other hand, there are also disadvantages such as the significantly higher power consumption under load, with the included 65-Watt power supply being much too weak, resulting in artificial throttling of the performance under combined CPU/GPU load. The fan also gets louder, and the battery life turns out shorter. At the same time, the AMD processor performs at the same level in the multicore tests, while consuming less power.

Due to the additional graphics card, the ThinkPad T14 G3 also consumes more power, while the additional performance compared to the AMD version is very small. So the additional module is hardly worthwhile, and those who can make do without Thunderbolt 4 will get the better business laptop with a longer battery life if they choose the AMD version of the ThinkPad T14 G3.

Another problem is the panel situation, but that also goes for all the models of the ThinkPad T14 G3. For example, the LG panel left a better impression in the test than the model from AU Optronics, even though it was the 14-inch LowPower display in both cases. We already saw this panel lottery in earlier models, and you unfortunately never know in advance which panel is used. 

Even though the T14 G3 has already been on the market for some time, the new mobile Raptor Lake CPUs from Intel are a rather disappointing update overall, and at this point, we don't know when the new AMD models will arrive. At least, we don't expect an update within the next few months.

Price and Availability

The Intel version of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3 is available from Lenovo starting from $1012.32, with the Nvidia configuration starting from $1067.52.

Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21AJS00400 - 03/21/2023 v7 (old)
Andreas Osthoff

Chassis
84 / 98 → 86%
Keyboard
88%
Pointing Device
89%
Connectivity
73 / 80 → 91%
Weight
69 / 20-75 → 89%
Battery
80%
Display
84%
Games Performance
78 / 78 → 100%
Application Performance
94 / 95 → 98%
Temperature
87%
Noise
85%
Audio
74%
Camera
40 / 85 → 48%
Average
79%
86%
Office - Weighted Average

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Andreas Osthoff, 2023-03-21 (Update: 2023-03-21)