Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 AMD laptop review: Quiet and efficient workhorse with Ryzen power

Name: Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE
Brand: Lenovo

Better than the X1 Carbon. Lenovo refuses to offer its X1 models with AMD CPUs - perhaps there is an exclusive contract with Intel. The next best model with the AMD Ryzen 6000 is the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3. Even though it is positioned below the X1 Carbon in Lenovo's lineup, it is better in many ways.

Benjamin Herzig, 👁 Benjamin Herzig (translated by Mark Riege), Published 01/19/2023 🇩🇪 🇸🇪 ...

AMD Business Laptop ThinkPad Windows Zen Zen 3 (Vermeer)

Lenovo's lineup for business customers is clearly aligned: The standard laptop for the office is the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3. For the executive floor and particularly mobile users, Lenovo offers the significantly more expensive ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10. And if that is too expensive but mobility is still important, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 represents another option that is supposed to combine the best from both models. An advantage compared to the ThinkPad X1 Carbon is that the T14s is also available with AMD processors, such as the AMD Ryzen Pro 6850U included in our test unit today.

Since the T14s G3 always uses the same case, regardless of whether it houses an Intel or AMD processor, this review is a test update. You can find information on the case and design, the equipment, and the input devices in our review of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 Intel.

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Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE (ThinkPad T14s G3 Series)

Processor

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U 8 x 2.7 - 4.7 GHz, 30 W PL2 / Short Burst, 24 W PL1 / Sustained, Rembrandt-U PRO (Zen 3+)

Graphics adapter

AMD Radeon 680M

Memory

16 GB

, LPDDR5-6400, on-board, quad-channel

Display

14.00 inch 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixel 161 PPI, MNE007JA1-1, LTPS IPS LED, glossy: yes

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N, 512 GB

, M.2 2280, NVMe PCIe 4.0, 416 GB free

Soundcard

Realtek ALC3287

Connections

2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 1 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

Networking

Qualcomm WCN685x (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.1

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 16.9 x 317.5 x 226.9 ( = 0.67 x 12.5 x 8.93 in)

Battery

57 Wh Lithium-Polymer

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit

Camera

Webcam: 1080p w/IR & ThinkShutter

Additional features

Speakers: 2 W stereo, Keyboard: 6 row chiclet full size, 1.5 mm travel, Keyboard Light: yes, 65 Watt USB-C charger, Lenovo Commercial Vantage, Lenovo View, 36 Months Warranty

Weight

1.319 kg ( = 46.53 oz / 2.91 pounds), Power Supply: 340 g ( = 11.99 oz / 0.75 pounds)

Price

1820 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.

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Possible Competitors in Comparison

Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
90.6 %	01/2023	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE R7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	1.3 kg	16.9 mm	14.00"	1920x1200
89.1 %	12/2022	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	1.3 kg	16.9 mm	14.00"	1920x1200
90.1 %	03/2022	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 R7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	1.3 kg	16.14 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
89.8 %	08/2022	Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	1.5 kg	13.94 mm	14.00"	2560x1600
88.6 %	11/2022	HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA R5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	1.4 kg	19 mm	14.00"	1920x1200

Size Comparison

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CC001RGE Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 DIN A4 ❌

Connections

The connections are almost identical to those of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 Intel. The only difference is that instead of two Thunderbolt 4 ports, the ThinkPad T14s G3 AMD offers one USB 4 connection and one USB-C port that supports a maximum of USB 3.2 Gen 2. Both connections can be used for charging via USB-C power delivery, and both also have the DisplayPort alternate mode. To test this, we connected a Thunderbolt 3 eGPU and a Thunderbolt display to the ThinkPad, and both ran without any problems using the USB 4 port.

Left: USB 4, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI, USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, 3.5mm audio

Right: smartcard reader, USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, Kensington Lock

Communication

The communication equipment is identical, except for the WiFi chip: While the T14s G3 Intel has a WiFi module from Intel, the T14s G3 AMD uses a WiFi chip from Qualcomm. The performance specs are almost identical, and both solutions also perform similarly well in the benchmarks.

Networking
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1718 (1651^min - 1748^max) MBit/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Qualcomm WCN685x	1712 (1683^min - 1735^max) MBit/s
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Qualcomm Fast Connect 6900 Wi-Fi 6E Dual Band Simultaneous	1709 (1678^min - 1739^max) MBit/s 0%
Average Qualcomm WCN685x (852 - 1777, n=18)	1579 MBit/s -8%
Average of class Office (104.2 - 1752, n=91, last 2 years)	1243 MBit/s -27%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Qualcomm WCN685x	1594 (818^min - 1650^max) MBit/s
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211	1562 (825^min - 1656^max) MBit/s -2%
Average Qualcomm WCN685x (521 - 1838, n=18)	1269 MBit/s -20%
Average of class Office (47.8 - 1793, n=89, last 2 years)	1098 MBit/s -31%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Qualcomm WCN685x; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1567 (818-1650)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1535 (825-1656)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Qualcomm WCN685x; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1711 (1683-1735)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1717 (1651-1748)

Webcam

The 1080p webcam is identical to that in the ThinkPad T14s G3 Intel.

ColorChecker Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE: 16.69 ∆E min: 2.01 - max: 31.39 ∆E

Low-Power Display with a Matte Surface

Subpixel matrix of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3

Backlight bleeding (here pictured amplified)

In terms of the display, there are also many similarities to the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 Intel. The available display options as well as the display model used in our test unit are identical. Even the model numbers of the 14-inch, 16:10 display are the same: MNE007JA1-1. This is a power-saving low-power panel on IPS basis with a WUXGA resolution (1.920 x 1.200).

Lenovo specifies a brightness value of 400 cd/m², but the display of our Intel test unit remained far below that. Fortunately, our ThinkPad T14s G3 AMD test unit does not confirm this result, and at about 379 cd/m² on average, it is much closer to the target value than the T14s G3 Intel, which only offered 301 cd/m².


383 cd/m²	392 cd/m²	382 cd/m²
369 cd/m²	396 cd/m²	365 cd/m²
367 cd/m²	390 cd/m²	366 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

MNE007JA1-1 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 396 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 378.9 cd/m² Minimum: 4.4 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 92 %
Center on Battery: 396 cd/m²
Contrast: 1523:1 (Black: 0.26 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.3 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.7
ΔE Greyscale 1.6 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
71.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
69.4% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.14

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE MNE007JA1-1, LTPS IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14.00	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE MNE007JA1-1, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14.00	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 NE140FHM-N61, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14.00	Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 AU Optronics B140QAN, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.00	HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AUOA49A, IPS, 1920x1200, 14.00
Display		-2%	-5%	8%	5%
Display P3 Coverage	69.4	67.8 -2%	69.7 0%	79.4 14%	75.4 9%
sRGB Coverage	99.8	98.6 -1%	91.8 -8%	100 0%	100 0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	71.4	70.1 -2%	67.2 -6%	79.4 11%	76.6 7%
Response Times		-16%	-137%	-60%	-39%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	36.3 ?(16.4, 19.8)	41.4 ?(18.8, 22.6) -14%	84 ?(42, 42) -131%	63.6 ?(33.2, 30.4) -75%	58.8 ?(26.8, 32) -62%
Response Time Black / White *	23.1 ?(10.4, 12.7)	27.2 ?(14, 13.2) -18%	56 ?(26, 30) -142%	33.6 ?(17.2, 16.4) -45%	26.7 ?(10.9, 15.8) -16%
PWM Frequency			2451 ?(50)
Screen		-34%	-147%	-41%	-28%
Brightness middle	396	312 -21%	397 0%	517.7 31%	408 3%
Brightness	379	301 -21%	386 2%	493 30%	402 6%
Brightness Distribution	92	93 1%	88 -4%	90 -2%	92 0%
Black Level *	0.26	0.16 38%	0.28 -8%	0.33 -27%	0.24 8%
Contrast	1523	1950 28%	1418 -7%	1569 3%	1700 12%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	1.3	2.2 -69%	5.8 -346%	3.38 -160%	2.09 -61%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	2.7	5.6 -107%	12.6 -367%	6.25 -131%	5.09 -89%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	0.7	1.3 -86%	1.9 -171%	0.41 41%	1.56 -123%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	1.6	2.7 -69%	8.3 -419%	4 -150%	1.7 -6%
Gamma	2.14 ^103%	2.11 ^104%	2.07 ^106%	2.13 ^103%	2.138 ^103%
CCT	6554 ^99%	6196 ^105%	6867 ^95%	6186 ^105%	6628 ^98%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-17% / -25%	-96% / -115%	-31% / -33%	-21% / -22%

* ... smaller is better

The DeltaE values are already very low in the state of delivery, and an average of 1.3 in the Calman ColorChecker is very good. Through a calibration with the X-Rite i1Pro 2 Colorimeter, we are even able to further improve the ColorChecker DeltaE value to an excellent 0.7, which corresponds to an accurate color display without any tint. As always, you can download the profile we created from the link above for free.

Lenovo advertises 100% sRGB for the low-power panel, and we measure 99.8%. This means that nothing should prevent you from using it for image processing tasks at a simple level. However, for the display of the wider AdobeRGB and DCI-P3 color spaces, you'd need to use an external display.

The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 3 shows itself quite usable outdoors, but this isn't particularly surprising, since the brightness is relatively high and it offers a matte display surface.

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
23.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 10.4 ms rise
23.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 12.7 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. » 47 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
36.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 16.4 ms rise
36.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 19.8 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 46 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (33.7 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 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Performance: Ryzen 6000 beats Intel in the multicore performance significantly

Lenovo sells the ThinkPad T14s G3 AMD with two different processor options: the AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U and the Ryzen 5 Pro 6650U. There is no dedicated GPU, and you have to use the integrated AMD Radeon, which is more powerful in the Ryzen 7 (Radeon 680M) than in the Ryzen 5 (Radeon 660M). The working memory is soldered in. Lenovo uses the most current LPDDR5-6400 storage. The maximum available is 32 GB, but for less demanding customers, 8 and 16 GB are also offered. As the storage solution, there is an M.2-2280 SSD that is connected via NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4.

Test Conditions

Lenovo doesn't use its own power management software in its ThinkPad laptops, but the performance modes can be selected directly from the Windows Settings. There are three different modes that differ in terms of the power consumption limits (PL2, which is the short-term power limit, and PL1, which is the long-term power limit):

Best Power Efficiency: PL2 12 Watt, PL1 12 Watt
Balanced: PL2 24 Watt, PL1 16.5 Watt
Best Performance: PL2 30 Watt, PL1 24 Watt

We run our performance tests solely using the "Best Performance" mode, and "Balanced" is used during the WiFi battery test.

Processor

The AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 6850U is a processor of the Ryzen 6000 generation with the codename "Rembrandt." This is a Zen3+ chip with a total of 8 cores and 16 threads. The maximum clock speed is 4.7 GHz and the basic clock speed 2.7 GHz. AMD specifies the typical TDP of this CPU as 15 to 28 watts. You can find more extensive benchmark comparisons in our CPU benchmark list.

In the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3, the Ryzen 7 delivers a very good performance. In the multicore benchmarks, the T14s places above all the models from the competitors, even in the performance under constant load. However, the picture changes in the single-core performance, where the current Intel model and also the Apple M2 perform slightly better. In addition, the CPU performance overall is minimally better in the ThinkPad T14 G3 with the same processor.

The CPU performance is not limited in battery operation.

Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U: Ø1600 (1589.76-1685.63)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U: Ø1261 (1213-1587)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U: Ø1458 (1453.17-1466.65)

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U: Ø1267 (1223.84-1572.02)

HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U: Ø1350 (1336.5-1379.88)

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P: Ø1333 (1063.15-1615.77)

Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2 Apple M2: Ø1229 (1226.62-1232.55)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U: Ø1673 (1654.33-1766.16)

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
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 ^-1! Intel Core i7-1265U	81.1 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	78.1 pt
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	77.2 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	76.6 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	74.5 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	72.4 pt
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2 ^-5! Apple M2	70.8 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	70.3 pt
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	67 pt
Average of class Office	62.6 pt

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (9923 - 11026, n=6)	10327 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	10032 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	10031 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	9679 Points -4%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U	9219 (7725.92^min - 9218.73^max) Points -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	9208 Points -8%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2 Apple M2	8745 Points -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	8716 (8655.84^min - 8715.53^max) Points -13%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	8513 Points -15%
Average of class Office (1056 - 15743, n=122, last 2 years)	8116 Points -19%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U	1820 Points +20%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	1683 Points +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	1621 Points +7%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2 Apple M2	1581 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	1520 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	1493 Points -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (1409 - 1520, n=6)	1488 Points -2%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	1475 Points -3%
Average of class Office (529 - 1995, n=121, last 2 years)	1462 Points -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	1431 Points -6%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	4203 Points +8%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (3784 - 4457, n=6)	4099 Points +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	3879 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	3702 Points -5%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U	3584 Points -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	3537 Points -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	3417 Points -12%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	3291 Points -15%
Average of class Office (356 - 5904, n=120, last 2 years)	3121 Points -20%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2 Apple M2	2349 Points -39%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U	701 Points +18%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	645 Points +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	618 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	594 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (587 - 596, n=6)	591 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	587 Points -1%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	574 Points -3%
Average of class Office (181.3 - 764, n=120, last 2 years)	562 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	558 Points -6%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2 Apple M2	381 Points -36%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	1766 (1654.33^min - 1766.16^max) Points +5%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (1652 - 1901, n=6)	1757 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	1686 (1589.76^min - 1685.63^max) Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	1616 (1063.15^min - 1615.77^max) Points -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	1587 (1213^min - 1587^max) Points -6%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U	1572 (1223.84^min - 1572.02^max) Points -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	1467 (1453.17^min - 1466.65^max) Points -13%
Average of class Office (160.8 - 2642, n=120, last 2 years)	1405 Points -17%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	1380 (1336.5^min - 1379.88^max) Points -18%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2 Apple M2	1229 (1226.62^min, 1226.74^P1 - 1232.55^max) Points -27%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U	260 Points +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	242.3 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	241 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	237 Points -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (228 - 241, n=6)	236 Points -2%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	234 Points -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	227 Points -6%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2 Apple M2	223 Points -7%
Average of class Office (82.6 - 284, n=118, last 2 years)	218 Points -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	174.8 Points -27%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2 Apple M2	595 Seconds * -94%
Average of class Office (214 - 2844, n=121, last 2 years)	534 Seconds * -75%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	366 Seconds * -20%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	365 Seconds * -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	352 Seconds * -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	345 Seconds * -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	306 Seconds *
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (282 - 307, n=6)	298 Seconds * +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	297 Seconds * +3%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	49615 MIPS +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	48204 MIPS
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (44011 - 50871, n=6)	48015 MIPS 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	44266 MIPS -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	40671 MIPS -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	38643 MIPS -20%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U	38437 MIPS -20%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	37635 MIPS -22%
Average of class Office (4226 - 62349, n=121, last 2 years)	34839 MIPS -28%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U	5444 MIPS +2%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	5427 MIPS +2%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (5057 - 5542, n=6)	5347 MIPS 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	5338 MIPS
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	5314 MIPS 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	5231 MIPS -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	5222 MIPS -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	5123 MIPS -4%
Average of class Office (2233 - 6687, n=121, last 2 years)	5026 MIPS -6%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U	8981 Points +14%
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2 Apple M2	8962 Points +14%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	8739 Points +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	8571 Points +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	7967 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	7884 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (7044 - 8050, n=6)	7789 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	6889 Points -13%
Average of class Office (1018 - 11980, n=122, last 2 years)	6683 Points -15%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	6313 Points -20%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Apple MacBook Pro 13 2022 M2 Apple M2	1937 Points +31%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U	1773 Points +20%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	1712 Points +16%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	1643 Points +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	1514 Points +2%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (1433 - 1533, n=6)	1489 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	1481 Points
Average of class Office (510 - 1974, n=122, last 2 years)	1480 Points 0%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	1442 Points -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	1436 Points -3%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	13.3 fps +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (11.7 - 13.5, n=6)	12.8 fps +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	12.4 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	11.3 fps -9%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U	10.6 fps -15%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	10.2 fps -18%
Average of class Office (1.55 - 17.4, n=120, last 2 years)	9.27 fps -25%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	9.18 fps -26%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	8.14 fps -34%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	60.1 s * -16%
Average of class Office (31.3 - 117.5, n=120, last 2 years)	56.4 s * -9%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (46.3 - 58, n=6)	52.9 s * -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	51.8 s *
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	51.4 s * +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	49.1 s * +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	47.1 s * +9%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U	47 s * +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	44.9 s * +13%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Average of class Office (0.4244 - 1.397, n=119, last 2 years)	0.586 sec * -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	0.536 sec * -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P	0.528 sec * -2%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (0.507 - 0.544, n=6)	0.525 sec * -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	0.523 sec * -1%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	0.521 sec * -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	0.518 sec *
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U	0.5 sec * +3%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U	0.4666 sec * +10%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

1686 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

144.1 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.9 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

241 Points

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... in comparison

Performance Rating
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	90.5 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	88 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	84.3 pt
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	73.6 pt
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	69.3 pt
Average of class Office	65.2 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	62.4 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	57.1 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (11272 - 12485, n=6)	11862 KRay/s +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	11296 KRay/s
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	9963 KRay/s -12%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	9627 KRay/s -15%
Average of class Office (763 - 24250, n=120, last 2 years)	8374 KRay/s -26%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	8178 KRay/s -28%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	6659 KRay/s -41%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	6624 KRay/s -41%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (72242 - 79484, n=6)	75580 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	72393 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	64861 Points -10%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	61337 Points -15%
Average of class Office (4027 - 102228, n=120, last 2 years)	44553 Points -38%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	41649 Points -42%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	37760 Points -48%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	33366 Points -54%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (2419 - 2638, n=6)	2520 MB/s +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	2421 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	2259 MB/s -7%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	2183 MB/s -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	2072 MB/s -14%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	2055 MB/s -15%
Average of class Office (279 - 4442, n=119, last 2 years)	1953 MB/s -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	1562 MB/s -35%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (86644 - 92945, n=6)	88685 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	87943 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	83425 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	76881 Points -13%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	72317 Points -18%
Average of class Office (8031 - 113016, n=120, last 2 years)	67103 Points -24%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	67017 Points -24%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	62221 Points -29%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (10917 - 11637, n=6)	11277 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	11085 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	9974 Points -10%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	8886 Points -20%
Average of class Office (404 - 14288, n=120, last 2 years)	6626 Points -40%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	5135 Points -54%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	4890 Points -56%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	4473 Points -60%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (39609 - 43843, n=6)	41195 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	39771 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	35619 Points -10%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	33765 Points -15%
Average of class Office (2054 - 54365, n=120, last 2 years)	23439 Points -41%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	20804 Points -48%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	18819 Points -53%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	16668 Points -58%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	91726 MB/s +91%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (45568 - 50859, n=6)	48032 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	47956 MB/s
Average of class Office (5226 - 147611, n=120, last 2 years)	46963 MB/s -2%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	42966 MB/s -10%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	42116 MB/s -12%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	39260 MB/s -18%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	34449 MB/s -28%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (641 - 713, n=6)	676 MB/s +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	650 MB/s
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	632 MB/s -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	594 MB/s -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	580 MB/s -11%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	540 MB/s -17%
Average of class Office (67.6 - 1018, n=120, last 2 years)	535 MB/s -18%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	452 MB/s -30%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (5967 - 6637, n=6)	6260 KRay/s +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	5967 KRay/s
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	5479 KRay/s -8%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	5175 KRay/s -13%
Average of class Office (432 - 12755, n=120, last 2 years)	4459 KRay/s -25%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	4376 KRay/s -27%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	3928 KRay/s -34%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	3467 KRay/s -42%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	47031 MPixel/s +81%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	40762 MPixel/s +57%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Core i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	36837 MPixel/s +42%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	25949 MPixel/s
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (19707 - 26584, n=6)	24709 MPixel/s -5%
Average of class Office (4814 - 48177, n=120, last 2 years)	24531 MPixel/s -5%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	19643 MPixel/s -24%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	19340 MPixel/s -25%

System Performance

In PCMark 10, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 takes the top spot. While the same is not the case in the CrossMark, the distance to the top is not very large there either. So it is not surprising, that the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 3 runs very fast and smooth in everyday operation.

PCMark 10 / Score
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	6152 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (5873 - 6152, n=6)	6036 Points -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	5933 Points -4%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Radeon 660M, R5 PRO 6650U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	5675 Points -8%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U	5474 Points -11%
Average of class Office (2325 - 7157, n=105, last 2 years)	5348 Points -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	5069 Points -18%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U	10904 Points +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	10331 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	9872 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	9848 Points
Average of class Office (5095 - 20841, n=105, last 2 years)	9832 Points 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (9151 - 10263, n=6)	9721 Points -1%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Radeon 660M, R5 PRO 6650U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	9701 Points -1%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	9237 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	8891 Points
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Radeon 660M, R5 PRO 6650U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	8763 Points -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (8435 - 8891, n=6)	8625 Points -3%
Average of class Office (3041 - 10198, n=105, last 2 years)	7449 Points -16%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U	6962 Points -22%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	6796 Points -24%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	7217 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (6796 - 7417, n=6)	7126 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	5938 Points -18%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U	5865 Points -19%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Radeon 660M, R5 PRO 6650U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	5837 Points -19%
Average of class Office (1912 - 9056, n=105, last 2 years)	5810 Points -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	5271 Points -27%

CrossMark / Overall
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U	1597 Points +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	1506 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	1430 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	1345 Points -6%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (1154 - 1430, n=6)	1342 Points -6%
Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=106, last 2 years)	1325 Points -7%

CrossMark / Productivity
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U	1557 Points +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	1475 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	1426 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	1357 Points -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (1188 - 1426, n=6)	1356 Points -5%
Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=106, last 2 years)	1340 Points -6%

CrossMark / Creativity
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U	1706 Points +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	1618 Points +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	1523 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	1423 Points -7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (1180 - 1523, n=6)	1406 Points -8%
Average of class Office (340 - 1982, n=106, last 2 years)	1362 Points -11%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U	1417 Points +19%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	1295 Points +8%
Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=106, last 2 years)	1195 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	1194 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M (990 - 1243, n=6)	1136 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	1102 Points -8%

PCMark 10 Score		6152 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	72204 MB/s +52%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	60812 MB/s +28%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	47562 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (31003 - 48605, n=6)	44970 MB/s -5%
Average of class Office (7158 - 88119, n=121, last 2 years)	42885 MB/s -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	41057 MB/s -14%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	31014 MB/s -35%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	63895 MB/s +60%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	60586 MB/s +52%
Average of class Office (7325 - 87297, n=121, last 2 years)	43181 MB/s +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	39944 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (34682 - 45079, n=6)	39700 MB/s -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	37791 MB/s -5%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	34690 MB/s -13%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	64549 MB/s +27%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	58298 MB/s +14%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	50920 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (34532 - 51096, n=6)	47984 MB/s -6%
Average of class Office (7579 - 94965, n=121, last 2 years)	46727 MB/s -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	41204 MB/s -19%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	34563 MB/s -32%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M	115.9 ns *
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U (92 - 135.3, n=6)	113.3 ns * +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8	110 ns * +5%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	102.2 ns * +12%
Average of class Office (44.3 - 188.3, n=122, last 2 years)	96.5 ns * +17%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M	91.6 ns * +21%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	91.2 ns * +21%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latencies

While the measured DPC latencies are not particularly high, they are still problematic for real-time audio and video work, at least in the version we tested, with the state of drivers that are current at the time of our testing.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	3558 μs * -552%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Radeon 660M, R5 PRO 6650U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	1605.5 μs * -194%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	943 μs * -73%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U	798.1 μs * -46%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	545.7 μs *

* ... smaller is better

Storage Solution

The Hynix SSD of our test unit of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 offers a 512 GB capacity. The M.2-2280 SSD is connected via the fast NVMe PCIe 4.0 standard, achieving better benchmark results than all the competitors in our comparison. However, under constant load, there can be some performance drops, which might be due to some thermal limitations.

AS SSD

DiskSpd

SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N

Sequential Read: 2860MB/s

Sequential Write: 1718MB/s

4K Read: 51.93MB/s

4K Write: 135.21MB/s

4K-64 Read: 751.92MB/s

4K-64 Write: 1926.82MB/s

Access Time Read: 0.061ms

Access Time Write: 0.028ms

Copy ISO: 2105.46MB/s

Copy Program: 393.76MB/s

Copy Game: 1161.18MB/s

Score Read: 1090Points

Score Write: 2234Points

Score Total: 3837Points

Drive Performance Rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Average of class Office	87.6 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	79.2 pt
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	79.2 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	76.3 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	75.8 pt
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	65.5 pt
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	59.7 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	2733 (2624.58^min - 2732.8^max) MB/s +51%
Average of class Office (482 - 4554, n=107, last 2 years)	2476 MB/s +36%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	2376 (2353.33^min - 2376.14^max) MB/s +31%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	1889 (1867.34^min - 1888.69^max) MB/s +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	1814 (1799.32^min - 1814.39^max) MB/s
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	1814 MB/s 0%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	1698 (1682.54^min - 1698.27^max) MB/s -6%
seq write
Average of class Office (333 - 5842, n=107, last 2 years)	2382 MB/s +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	2284 (2236.61^min - 2283.64^max) MB/s
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	2284 MB/s 0%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	2170 (1948.97^min - 2169.92^max) MB/s -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	1892 (1745.95^min - 1892.46^max) MB/s -17%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	1875 (1847.46^min - 1875.09^max) MB/s -18%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	1513 (1495.06^min - 1513.21^max) MB/s -34%
seq q8 t1 read
Average of class Office (535 - 7120, n=107, last 2 years)	4026 MB/s +13%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	3620 (2848.98^min - 3619.78^max) MB/s +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	3569 (3249.75^min - 3568.72^max) MB/s
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	3569 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	3567 (3093.3^min - 3567.46^max) MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	3159 (2470.03^min - 3158.91^max) MB/s -11%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	2955 (2757.27^min - 2955.27^max) MB/s -17%
seq q8 t1 write
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	3296 (3265.03^min - 3296.3^max) MB/s
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	3296 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	3150 (3140.5^min - 3149.92^max) MB/s -4%
Average of class Office (276 - 6791, n=107, last 2 years)	3030 MB/s -8%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	2765 (2526.65^min - 2764.81^max) MB/s -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	2374 (2063.66^min - 2374.32^max) MB/s -28%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	1632 (1626.03^min - 1632.3^max) MB/s -50%
4k q1 t1 read
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	62.8 (60.54^min - 62.75^max) MB/s +19%
Average of class Office (17.7 - 89.9, n=107, last 2 years)	57.7 MB/s +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	53.9 (53.01^min - 53.89^max) MB/s +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	52.8 (52.12^min - 52.82^max) MB/s
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	52.8 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	48.4 (47.37^min - 48.36^max) MB/s -8%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	44.9 (43.07^min - 44.86^max) MB/s -15%
4k q1 t1 write
Average of class Office (32 - 429, n=107, last 2 years)	161.5 MB/s +19%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	153.4 (150.89^min - 153.41^max) MB/s +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	138.5 (136.39^min - 138.45^max) MB/s +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	136 (132.51^min - 136.03^max) MB/s
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	136 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	124 (120.61^min - 123.62^max) MB/s -9%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	117.4 (115.93^min - 117.39^max) MB/s -14%
4k q32 t16 read
Average of class Office (184.2 - 4425, n=107, last 2 years)	1274 MB/s +57%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	1132 (1018.62^min - 1131.5^max) MB/s +40%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	810 (760.4^min - 810.14^max) MB/s
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	810 MB/s 0%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	784 (752.28^min - 784.23^max) MB/s -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	667 (661.25^min - 666.78^max) MB/s -18%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	489 (472.27^min - 489.19^max) MB/s -40%
4k q32 t16 write
Average of class Office (192.2 - 3254, n=107, last 2 years)	937 MB/s +124%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	418 (407.41^min - 417.91^max) MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	418 (406.66^min - 418.33^max) MB/s
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	418 MB/s 0%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	379 (355.42^min - 379.43^max) MB/s -9%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	337 (333.73^min - 337.21^max) MB/s -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	278 (273.17^min - 278.38^max) MB/s -33%

AS SSD
Score Total
Average of class Office (704 - 9204, n=103, last 2 years)	3986 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	3837 Points
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	3837 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	3662 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	3624 Points -6%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	2607 Points -32%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	2239 Points -42%
Score Read
Average of class Office (252 - 3364, n=103, last 2 years)	1442 Points +32%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	1326 Points +22%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	1090 Points
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	1090 Points 0%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	1064 Points -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	1059 Points -3%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	1009 Points -7%
Score Write
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	2234 Points
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	2234 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	2078 Points -7%
Average of class Office (320 - 4111, n=103, last 2 years)	1850 Points -17%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	1719 Points -23%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	1129 Points -49%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	675 Points -70%
Seq Read
Average of class Office (508 - 5796, n=103, last 2 years)	3168 MB/s +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	2888 MB/s +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	2860 MB/s
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	2860 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	2806 MB/s -2%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	2642.2 MB/s -8%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	2472.02 MB/s -14%
Seq Write
Average of class Office (304 - 5880, n=103, last 2 years)	2085 MB/s +21%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	1718 MB/s
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	1718 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	1576 MB/s -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	1391 MB/s -19%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	1386.77 MB/s -19%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	1309.38 MB/s -24%
4K Read
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	62.95 MB/s +21%
Average of class Office (18.7 - 91.1, n=103, last 2 years)	56.3 MB/s +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	51.93 MB/s
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	51.9 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	49 MB/s -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	48 MB/s -8%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	44.98 MB/s -13%
4K Write
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	192.34 MB/s +42%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	169 MB/s +25%
Average of class Office (35.4 - 350, n=103, last 2 years)	158.6 MB/s +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	135.21 MB/s
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	135.2 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	125 MB/s -8%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	118.54 MB/s -12%
4K-64 Read
Average of class Office (182.3 - 2713, n=103, last 2 years)	1069 MB/s +42%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	996 MB/s +32%
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	752 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	751.92 MB/s
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	736.38 MB/s -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	723 MB/s -4%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	717.11 MB/s -5%
4K-64 Write
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	1927 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	1926.82 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	1750 MB/s -9%
Average of class Office (132.3 - 3394, n=103, last 2 years)	1482 MB/s -23%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	1455 MB/s -24%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	879.06 MB/s -54%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	343.94 MB/s -82%
Access Time Read
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	0.093 ms * -52%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	0.085 ms * -39%
Average of class Office (0.022 - 0.295, n=103, last 2 years)	0.08014 ms * -31%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	0.061 ms *
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	0.061 ms * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	0.06 ms * +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	0.059 ms * +3%
Access Time Write
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1	0.117 ms * -318%
Average of class Office (0.017 - 0.619, n=103, last 2 years)	0.06444 ms * -130%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU	0.033 ms * -18%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	0.031 ms * -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	0.028 ms *
Average SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N ()	0.028 ms * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	0.022 ms * +21%

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE: Ø3319 (1606.14-3568.51)

Graphics

The AMD Radeon 680M is an integrated GPU that, just like nearly all present-day iGPUs, does not have a single megabyte of video memory of its own. This RNDA2 GPU in the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 achieves benchmark results that are far ahead of the competitors with Intel GPUs, regardless of whether we look at the 3DMark tests or at our games benchmarks, although we admit that those are less meaningful for a business laptop. What might be more interesting is perhaps Blender v3.3, where the Radeon 680M in the Lenovo ThinkPad runs about twice as fast as the Radeon 660M of the HP EliteBook 845 G9 during the HIP test. With this, the ThinkPad T14s G3 AMD can also be used quite well for rendering.

3DMark Performance Rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance Rating - Percent
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	100 pt
Average AMD Radeon 680M	94 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	90.7 pt
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1265U	65.8 pt
Average of class Office	57.5 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	57.2 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	56.8 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1235U	55.9 pt
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	49.4 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	10343 Points +8%
Average AMD Radeon 680M (6858 - 11605, n=32)	9979 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	9608 Points
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1265U	6231 Points -35%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	6084 Points -37%
Average of class Office (1474 - 13132, n=113, last 2 years)	6062 Points -37%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	5482 Points -43%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1235U	5441 Points -43%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	5314 Points -45%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	46247 Points +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	43489 Points
Average AMD Radeon 680M (24634 - 50120, n=25)	40724 Points -6%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1265U	29113 Points -33%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	28661 Points -34%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1235U	24638 Points -43%
Average of class Office (5681 - 58068, n=93, last 2 years)	24010 Points -45%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	21857 Points -50%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	19632 Points -55%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	7050 Points +10%
Average AMD Radeon 680M (3791 - 7593, n=33)	6660 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	6431 Points
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1265U	5046 Points -22%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	4602 Points -28%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1235U	4369 Points -32%
Average of class Office (712 - 9228, n=114, last 2 years)	4191 Points -35%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	3967 Points -38%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	3447 Points -46%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	2289 Points +18%
Average AMD Radeon 680M (1359 - 2607, n=33)	2221 Points +15%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	1938 Points
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1265U	1570 Points -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	1522 Points -21%
Average of class Office (242 - 3242, n=110, last 2 years)	1372 Points -29%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1235U	1276 Points -34%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U	1182 Points -39%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	1149 Points -41%

3DMark 11 Performance		9637 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		29621 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		5908 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		2171 points
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v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	755 Seconds * -134%
Average of class Office (322 - 1215, n=18, last 2 years)	739 Seconds * -130%
Average AMD Radeon 680M (270 - 555, n=29)	349 Seconds * -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	335 Seconds * -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	322 Seconds *
v3.3 Classroom CPU
Average of class Office (343 - 3786, n=109, last 2 years)	909 Seconds * -72%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs, Intel Core i5-1235U	780 Seconds * -48%
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1265U	729 Seconds * -38%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CB00DCGE Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs, Intel Core i7-1260P	707 Seconds * -34%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Radeon 660M, AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U	626 Seconds * -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	528 Seconds *
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G3-21CF004NGE AMD Radeon 680M, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U	525 Seconds * +1%
Average AMD Radeon 680M (389 - 572, n=29)	474 Seconds * +10%

* ... smaller is better

Performance Rating - Percent
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M	96.8 pt
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	81.2 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 ^-1! AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	74.8 pt
Average of class Office	68.6 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	65.9 pt
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, AMD Radeon 660M	59.3 pt

The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M	24.5 (19^min) fps
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	14.4 (13^min) fps -41%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	14 (13^min, 13^P1) fps -43%
Average of class Office (2.66 - 34, n=110, last 2 years)	13.8 fps -44%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	12.5 (3.35^min, 5.87^P0.1, 7.15^P1) fps -49%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, AMD Radeon 660M	12.3 (9^min) fps -50%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M	21.7 fps
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	17 fps -22%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	14.6 fps -33%
Average of class Office (2.03 - 35.7, n=102, last 2 years)	14.4 fps -34%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, AMD Radeon 660M	11.4 fps -47%

Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M	38.3 (9.8^min, 26.4^P1) fps
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	26.4 (7.3^min, 9.46^P1) fps -31%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	24.8 (18^min, 19.8^P1) fps -35%
Average of class Office (6.6 - 56.5, n=96, last 2 years)	24 fps -37%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	19.7 (5.5^min, 7.13^P1) fps -49%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, AMD Radeon 660M	18.4 (13.1^min, 15^P1) fps -52%

Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	57.4 (49.4^min) fps +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M	56.6 (49^min) fps
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	52.5 (46.8^min) fps -7%
Average of class Office (7.8 - 121.2, n=123, last 2 years)	46.3 fps -18%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, AMD Radeon 660M	43.8 (38.9^min) fps -23%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	43.3 (39.5^min) fps -23%

X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	36.6 fps +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	31.4 fps +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M	31.2 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	30.8 fps -1%
Average of class Office (5.55 - 92.6, n=123, last 2 years)	28.2 fps -10%
HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, AMD Radeon 660M	25.4 fps -19%

The Witcher 3 FPS Chart

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE R7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M: Ø26 (25-27)

	low	med.	high	ultra
The Witcher 3 (2015)	119.7		40.5	24.5
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	109.1	90.4	66.3	56.6
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	58.7	30.4	21.7
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	50.7	38.6	31.2
Strange Brigade (2018)	133.7	54.7	45.1	38.3

Emissions: ThinkPad T14s G3 with an almost silent fan

Noise Levels

When we started testing the noise levels of the ThinkPad T14s G3, we first wondered whether the fan was working, since the ThinkPad laptop stayed very quiet. During idle operation, it remains completely quiet throughout, and even our test for average loads does not cause the fan to activate. Only under maximum load, the cooling finally activates, but even then, it remains practically silent at only 27.3 dB(a). All the comparison models without exception show higher fan noise levels.

We do not notice any coil whine in the T14s Gen 3.

Noise Level

Idle		22.8 / 22.8 / 22.8 dB(A)
Load		22.8 / 27.3 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 22.8 dB(A)

	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1235U, SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 Vega 8, R7 PRO 5850U, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ	Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1265U	HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA Radeon 660M, R5 PRO 6650U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU
Noise		-16%	-21%	-26%	-23%
off / environment *	22.8	24.6 -8%	26.81 -18%	23.7 -4%	24 -5%
Idle Minimum *	22.8	24.6 -8%	26.81 -18%	23.7 -4%	24 -5%
Idle Average *	22.8	24.6 -8%	26.81 -18%	23.7 -4%	25 -10%
Idle Maximum *	22.8	24.6 -8%	26.81 -18%	23.7 -4%	26 -14%
Load Average *	22.8	26.1 -14%	30.16 -32%	35.1 -54%	34 -49%
Witcher 3 ultra *	27.5	35.9 -31%		43.3 -57%	38 -38%
Load Maximum *	27.3	36.3 -33%	33.98 -24%	43 -58%	38 -39%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Generally, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 3 stays very cool, and even under load, almost none of the measurement spots exceeds the 40-degree Celsius mark (104 °F). The one exception is the area in the center of the keyboard around the TrackPoint, where particularly the gap between the keys reaches temperatures in the 47.7 to 49.2 °C (118 - 120 °F) range. On a positive note, the palm rest remains comfortably cool in all cases.

We do not see any throttling at all during the stress test. Even after one hour, the processor is able to keep its long-term power limit of 24 watts.

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


31 °C 88 F	35.7 °C 96 F	35.9 °C 97 F
30.2 °C 86 F	49.2 °C 121 F	38.1 °C 101 F
24.1 °C 75 F	26.1 °C 79 F	25.9 °C 79 F

Maximum: 49.2 °C = 121 F
Average: 32.9 °C = 91 F


35.5 °C 96 F	37.2 °C 99 F	32.5 °C 91 F
35.9 °C 97 F	35.4 °C 96 F	30.1 °C 86 F
27.9 °C 82 F	27 °C 81 F	25.2 °C 77 F

Maximum: 37.2 °C = 99 F
Average: 31.9 °C = 89 F

Power Supply (max.) 31.1 °C = 88 F | Room Temperature 21.1 °C = 70 F | Fluke 62 Max+

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


24.7 °C 76 F	27.8 °C 82 F	25.5 °C 78 F
23.8 °C 75 F	31.1 °C 88 F	24.3 °C 76 F
23.3 °C 74 F	23.2 °C 74 F	23.1 °C 74 F

Maximum: 31.1 °C = 88 F
Average: 25.2 °C = 77 F


25.5 °C 78 F	26 °C 79 F	24.7 °C 76 F
25.3 °C 78 F	25.4 °C 78 F	24.2 °C 76 F
24 °C 75 F	24 °C 75 F	23 °C 73 F

Maximum: 26 °C = 79 F
Average: 24.7 °C = 76 F

Power Supply (max.) 25.5 °C = 78 F | Room Temperature 21 °C = 70 F | Fluke 62 Max+

Max. Load

Idle

Witcher 3


34.9 °C 95 F	37.5 °C 100 F	38.3 °C 101 F
32.5 °C 91 F	47.7 °C 118 F	38.8 °C 102 F
27.2 °C 81 F	27 °C 81 F	28.2 °C 83 F

Maximum: 47.7 °C = 118 F
Average: 34.7 °C = 94 F


36.1 °C 97 F	40.1 °C 104 F	35.6 °C 96 F
37.5 °C 100 F	36.3 °C 97 F	32 °C 90 F
29.9 °C 86 F	29.6 °C 85 F	27.8 °C 82 F

Maximum: 40.1 °C = 104 F
Average: 33.9 °C = 93 F

Power Supply (max.) 35.5 °C = 96 F | Room Temperature 21.3 °C = 70 F | Fluke 62 Max+

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 32.9 °C / 91 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 49.2 °C / 121 F, compared to the average of 34.2 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 37.2 °C / 99 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.2 °C / 77 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 34.7 °C / 94 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 28.2 °C / 82.8 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.7 °C / 81.9 F (-0.5 °C / -0.9 F).

	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)	Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs	HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, AMD Radeon 660M
Heat		-1%	2%	11%	-0%
Maximum Upper Side *	49.2	43.6 11%	44.2 10%	39.2 20%	44 11%
Maximum Bottom *	37.2	42 -13%	38.9 -5%	44.8 -20%	45 -21%
Idle Upper Side *	31.1	28.1 10%	27.7 11%	21.4 31%	27 13%
Idle Bottom *	26	28.9 -11%	28.3 -9%	22.4 14%	27 -4%

* ... smaller is better

Speakers

The speakers are an aspect, where the ThinkPad T series is clearly surpassed by the high-end models of the X1 series. The stereo speakers above the keyboard produce a sound that is balanced in the mids and highs but also very quiet, lacking the bass.

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

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE audio analysis

(-) | not very loud speakers (70.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 16.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 13% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 83% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 20% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 76% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CC001RGE audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (75.09 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 13.2% lower than median
(-) | bass is not linear (16% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 92% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 12% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 85% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Power Management: AMD Ryzen 6000 ensures high efficiency

Power Consumption

The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 AMD is an extremely efficient laptop. Compared to the ThinkPad T14s G3 Intel, it is around 8% more efficient on average. The distance to the HP EliteBook 845 G9, which consumes 22% more power on average, is even larger.

The ThinkPad laptop consumes a maximum of around 48.5 watts, so its power consumption is more than covered by its 65-Watt charger.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.4 / 0.5 Watt
Idle	2.2 / 4.4 / 5.1 Watt
Load	33.3 / 48.5 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE R7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M, SK Hynix PC711 512GB HFS512GDE9X081N, LTPS IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14.00	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, SK Hynix HFS512 GDE9X081N, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14.00	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 R7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 14.00	Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, , IPS, 2560x1600, 14.00	HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA R5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU, IPS, 1920x1200, 14.00	Average AMD Radeon 680M	Average of class Office
Power Consumption		-8%	-15%	-27%	-22%	-102%	-57%
Idle Minimum *	2.2	2.3 -5%	3.16 -44%	2.9 -32%	3 -36%	6.75 ?(2.2 - 10.8, n=30) -207%	4.3 ?(2.2 - 9.6, n=107, last 2 years) -95%
Idle Average *	4.4	4.6 -5%	5.6 -27%	5.8 -32%	5 -14%	8.75 ?(4.4 - 12.8, n=30) -99%	7.35 ?(3.8 - 20.6, n=107, last 2 years) -67%
Idle Maximum *	5.1	5.6 -10%	7.13 -40%	6.6 -29%	9 -76%	10.3 ?(5.1 - 18.6, n=30) -102%	9.15 ?(5.1 - 23.9, n=107, last 2 years) -79%
Load Average *	33.3	37.1 -11%	30.86 7%	49.2 -48%	41 -23%	52.8 ?(20 - 77.7, n=30) -59%	41.1 ?(8.7 - 77.9, n=106, last 2 years) -23%
Witcher 3 ultra *	40.1	32.8 18%	37 8%	35.3 12%	32.6 19%
Load Maximum *	48.5	65.8 -36%	46.55 4%	63.1 -30%	50 -3%	69.4 ?(48 - 103.2, n=30) -43%	58.1 ?(11.1 - 101.4, n=107, last 2 years) -20%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption The Witcher 3 / Stress Test

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø40.1 (38.1-41.2)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø41.2 (40.3-48.6)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø3.65 (3.37-5.59)

Power Consumption With External Monitor

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø41.3 (40-48.2)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø41.8 (37.3-45.2)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø42.3 (38.4-48.8)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø40.6 (39.3-42.4)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø7.6 (6.32-20.2)

Battery Life

All the ThinkPad T14s models, regardless of their generation and which processor they use, have a battery capacity of 57 Wh. With this internal battery, the Lenovo laptop achieves a runtime of about 12 hours in the WiFi test at 150 cd/m² display brightness. Interestingly, this is worse than the ThinkPad T14s G2 AMD predecessor, but also significantly longer than the T14s G3 Intel, which lasted less than 10 hours.

Battery Runtime

WiFi Websurfing (Edge 108)		11h 58min
Load (maximum brightness)		2h 28min

	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE R7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M, 57 Wh	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21BR00CDGE i5-1235U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 57 Wh	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 20XGS01100 R7 PRO 5850U, Vega 8, 57 Wh	Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1 i7-1265U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 60 Wh	HP EliteBook 845 G9 6F6H9EA R5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M, 51 Wh	Average of class Office
Battery Runtime		-35%	-5%	2%	1%	-19%
WiFi v1.3	718	576 -20%	877 22%	767 7%	728 1%	594 ?(300 - 1137, n=107, last 2 years) -17%
Load	148	76 -49%	101 -32%	143 -3%		117.7 ?(56 - 218, n=67, last 2 years) -20%

Pros

+ matte low-power display in 16:10

+ high CPU performance

+ excellent input devices

+ especially robust and compact

+ extremely quiet

+ good equipment with USB 4 and upgradable LTE

+ long battery life

Cons

- display with clouding and ghosting

- soldered RAM and WiFi module

Verdict: The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 is a winner

Testing the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 AMD, test unit provided by campuspoint

If there was a corresponding laptop for the ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 with an AMD CPU, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 3 AMD would not be far from that. It is the model that comes closest to this idea.

The combination of the AMD Ryzen CPUs of the 6000 series and the T14s platform is a great success. This is a Lenovo laptop that practically doesn't have any weaknesses, aside from the upgradeability and a few weak points in the low power display. It is relatively light and compact, while at the same time still being robust, due to the combination of light metals and carbon fiber. The ThinkPad T14s G3 offers equipment suitable for businesses including USB 4, very good input devices, and a matte and bright display. The Ryzen 7 Pro delivers a high performance without driving up the power consumption too high. The result is a good battery life and a fan that almost always remains quiet.

Compact, robust, fast, and with a long battery life: the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 3 AMD has many positive attributes

So it is not surprising that the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 earns a very good evaluation of around 91%. With that, it is well-positioned in the business market. The hottest competitors come from HP in form of the HP EliteBook 845 G9 and from Dell in form of the Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1. In the comparison with its competitors, the ThinkPad impresses particularly with its lower weight, longer battery life, and significantly more quiet fans.

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Price and Availability

The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 AMD is available directly from Lenovo starting from around $984. A configuration similar to our test unit is also available from B&H for around $1999, for example.

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Chassis

89 / 98 → 90%

Keyboard

91%

Pointing Device

92%

Connectivity

68 / 80 → 86%

Weight

71 / 20-75 → 93%

Battery

89%

Display

92%

Games Performance

77 / 78 → 98%

Application Performance

93 / 95 → 98%

Temperature

90%

Noise

100%

Audio

63%

Camera

30 / 85 → 36%

Average

80%

91%

Office - Weighted Average

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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > Reviews > Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 AMD laptop review: Quiet and efficient workhorse with Ryzen power

Benjamin Herzig, 2023-01-19 (Update: 2023-01-21)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 AMD laptop review: Quiet and efficient workhorse with Ryzen power

Possible Competitors in Comparison

Size Comparison

Connections

Communication

Webcam

Low-Power Display with a Matte Surface

Display Response Times

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Performance: Ryzen 6000 beats Intel in the multicore performance significantly

Test Conditions

Processor

Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test

System Performance

DPC Latencies

Storage Solution

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics

The Witcher 3 FPS Chart

Emissions: ThinkPad T14s G3 with an almost silent fan

Noise Levels

Temperature

Speakers

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 21CQ002LGE audio analysis

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10 21CC001RGE audio analysis

Power Management: AMD Ryzen 6000 ensures high efficiency

Power Consumption

Power Consumption The Witcher 3 / Stress Test

Power Consumption With External Monitor

Battery Life

Pros

Cons

Verdict: The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G3 is a winner

Price and Availability

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