Verdict: Strix Point does great in the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD
Among this year's 14-inch ThinkPad laptops, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD stands out. It is the only model that is being offered with AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX Strix Point processors, like the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in our review unit. The performance is great and far better than the Ryzen AI 7 available in other ThinkPad models. Luckily, this performance does not come at the cost of fan noise or extreme case temperatures, either.
Where the ThinkPad P14s G6 stumbles a bit is battery life, which is just mediocre. Also, our unit has some coil whine. Weird to us is the limitation of the Ryzen 9 unit in terms of the screen: The 2.8K OLED screen is only available on Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 models, a limitation by that seems unnatural. Overall, the ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD is a strong compact mobile workstation, even though GPU performance would be significantly better if Lenovo were to offer an RTX Pro GPU - or AMD Strix Halo.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD starts at $1,119 as of this review over at lenovo.com. A model with a similar configuration to the one we tested costs $1,579.
- $1,499.99Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 14" AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360-32 GB - 1 TB SSD - English - Black - Windows 11 Pro - AMD Radeon 880M - 400 NIT WUXGA (1920 x 1200) Touchscreen - Copilot+
- $1,399.99Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Business Laptop (14" FHD+ Anti-Glare, Snapdragon X Elite, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) Backlit, Fingerprint, 1080p IR Webcam, Wi-Fi 7, 3-Yr Warranty, Win 11 Pro, 2025 AI Copilot+ PC
Table of Contents
- Verdict: Strix Point does great in the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD
- Specifications: Ryzen AI 9 HX and low power WUXGA IPS screen
- Case: ThinkPad P14s G6 AMD is a typical Lenovo ThinkPad
- Connectivity: Lenovo laptop with great upgradeability
- Input Devices: ThinkPad keyboard as comfy as ever
- Display: 2.8K OLED screen is kept away from the Ryzen 9 model
- Performance: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX brings the heat without getting hot
- Emissions: ThinkPad P14s G6 AMD does not get very loud
- Energy Management: Battery life of ThinkPad laptop is just OK
- Notebookcheck Rating
- Potential Competitors in Comparison
14-inch workstation laptops have been a part of Lenovo's ThinkPad lineup since 2019's Lenovo ThinkPad P43s. However, the small ThinkPad workstations were never particularly great, as they were simply rebranded versions of their T series counterparts with ISV certified GPU drivers.
Lenovo aims to change this state of affairs with the new Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD. This new Lenovo laptop is still based on the ThinkPad T series, but it offers a real benefit over the otherwise identical ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 AMD: Strix Point. Only the ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD contains the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, the first and so far only ThinkPad with this powerful twelve core processor. This is the model that we are testing here.
June 23, 2025 11:41 AM GMT update: Further battery testing resuts added.
Specifications: Ryzen AI 9 HX and low power WUXGA IPS screen
Case: ThinkPad P14s G6 AMD is a typical Lenovo ThinkPad
This workstation laptop is a ThinkPad through and through. The black boxy case is made out of reinforced plastic, with an internal magnesium structure frame inside. All surfaces, apart from the screen bezel, are covered with a rubbery coat of paint. The stability of the chassis is great, and it feels very robust, although designs with more metal chassis part have an edge in terms of stiffness. One disadvantage of the black, rubbery surfaces: They get dirty rather quickly. The surface feels nice on the skin, providing a high usability for the Lenovo ThinkPad.
A smooth opening with one hand, no wobbling and a 180-degree opening angle: The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD provides all that, thanks to the two small black metal drop-down hinges.
Owing to its plastic build, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD is thicker and bigger than the aluminum-made HP ZBook Ultra - which however is also more expensive than the ThinkPad laptop.
Connectivity: Lenovo laptop with great upgradeability
Lenovo is a bit more conservative than HP in terms of the port selection when you compare the P14s G6 with the ZBook Ultra G1a. Lenovo includes one more USB-A, while HP has one more USB-C. Unfortunately, the ThinkPad can only be charged from the left side. On a positive note, the P14s Gen 6 AMD has a full-size RJ45 Ethernet port, a rarity nowadays.
Communication
Besides the wired Gigabit Ethernet connection, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD also offers modern Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4. Transfer speeds are good, especially when downloading data.
5G/LTE is not an option on the model we tested, but both upgradeable and models pre-equipped with WWAN are optionally available. This is something HP does not offer on the ZBook Ultra, but it does on the HP ZBook Firefly.
Webcam
The 5.0 Mpix webcam is passable, but nothing more. For everyday usage in video calls, it is OK.
Security
Being based on the purebred business line of the ThinkPad T series, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD has the full suit of security features. This includes a physical webcam shutter for privacy, a Smartcard reader, Kensington lock as well as a dedicated TPM chip and Fingerprint reader.
Accessories
Apart from the 65 W USB-C charger, there are no additional accessories in the box.
Maintenance
In total, there are seven screws on the bottom of the ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD that hold the bottom cover in place. In addition, several clips on the back of the ThinkPad laptop have to be loosened with a plastic pry tool.
Inside, users can upgrade the RAM as well as the SSD. The Wi-Fi is soldered and there is an open M.2 2242 slot, but since there are no antennas and no SIM slot, a WWAN card can not be added. The battery is user-replaceable too, and its screws can not get lost, same for the screws of the bottom cover - they are captive.
In addition, the keyboard is user-replaceable. Two of the screws on the bottom hold it in place. After they are loosened, the keyboard can be slit back and swiftly removed.
Sustainability
Lenovo does a lot for sustainability: The packaging of the ThinkPad laptop is plastic free and Lenovo also uses recycled materials for some parts, like the keyboard keys. The CO2 output from the production of this model sits at 179 kg/CO2 equivalent, and the device has several sustainability certifications, like EPEAT Gold. Since it is a ThinkPad, Lenovo provides repair manuals in both video and text, as well as replacement parts and driver/firmware updates for many years.
Warranty
Lenovo gives the ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD 36 months of warranty. For the first year, it is an on-site Premier support warranty in the country of origin, Germany. Afterward, it becomes a bring-in warranty. As this is a business model, the warranty applies internationally as well.
Input Devices: ThinkPad keyboard as comfy as ever
Keyboard
The full-size keyboard of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD is excellent. It is a 1.5 mm travel keyboard with a two-stage white LED-backlight. Providing a great typing experience, typing long texts on this keyboard is a breeze. The layout is very good, too, with dedicated nav keys, grouped F keys and bigger arrow keys than most other laptops.
Touchpad
Lenovo does not change its tried and true mouse-pointing solution, which includes both a touchpad and a red TrackPoint pointing stick with three dedicated buttons. The TrackPoint has its strengths when it comes to precise movement, especially when using the laptop in close-quarters or with gloves, as well as minimizing the hand movement to move the pointer while typing. Its middle button can be used for scrolling or the classic middle click function.
The touchpad, which is made out of plastic and measures 11,5 x 6 cm, is a clickpad that can be pressed down in the lower half. The mechanical click is rather loud on our unit, but the overall experience is good, even though a glass surface would be better.
Display: 2.8K OLED screen is kept away from the Ryzen 9 model
There are five screen options in total for the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD. All of them have the 14-inch size and 16:10 aspect ratio:
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), IPS, 400 cd/m², 45 % NTSC, matte
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), IPS, 400 cd/m², 45 % NTSC, matte, On-Cell Touch
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), IPS, 500 cd/m², 100 % sRGB, matte, Low Power
- WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200), IPS, 500 cd/m², 100 % sRGB, matte, On-Cell Touch, Privacy Guard
- 2.8K (2,880 x 1,800), OLED, 500 cd/m², 100 % DCI-P3, semi-matte/semi-glossy, HDR
Strangely, Lenovo keeps the OLED screen to the models with Ryzen AI 5 and Ryzen AI 7 only, so the Ryzen 9 HX version is limited to a WUXGA resolution.
The WUXGA screen in our model is much brighter than the equivalent screen in last year's ThinkPad P14s Gen 5, with an average brightness of 545 cd/m². As usual with the Low power WUXGA screens, it is a rather slow panel.
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Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 558 cd/m²
Contrast: 1744:1 (Black: 0.32 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.7 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.83, calibrated: 0.7
ΔE Greyscale 3.5 | 0.09-98 Ø5.1
69.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98.6% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
67.1% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.1
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE NE140WUM-N6M, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE ATNA40YK20-0, OLED IPS, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 Samsung SDC41B3, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz | HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A CMN1435, IPS, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 AUO6DA8, IPS, 2560x1600, 14", 120 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 LEN145-3K, IPS, 3072x1920, 14.5", 120 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 30% | 29% | 1% | 24% | 25% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 67.1 | 99.9 49% | 99.7 49% | 68.7 2% | 98.9 47% | 98.4 47% |
| sRGB Coverage | 98.6 | 100 1% | 100 1% | 98.2 0% | 99.9 1% | 100 1% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 69.2 | 97.3 41% | 95.6 38% | 70.8 2% | 86.6 25% | 87.4 26% |
| Response Times | 91% | 96% | -52% | 60% | 15% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 31.1 ? | 2.4 ? 92% | 0.94 ? 97% | 56.2 ? -81% | 12.3 ? 60% | 30.2 ? 3% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 20.5 ? | 2 ? 90% | 1.01 ? 95% | 25.2 ? -23% | 8.3 ? 60% | 15 ? 27% |
| PWM Frequency | 240 ? | 492.6 | ||||
| PWM Amplitude * | 25 | 43 | ||||
| Screen | -108% | -3% | -7% | -3% | -10% | |
| Brightness middle | 558 | 410 -27% | 384.7 -31% | 397 -29% | 554.1 -1% | 439 -21% |
| Brightness | 545 | 414 -24% | 387 -29% | 367 -33% | 540 -1% | 406 -26% |
| Brightness Distribution | 91 | 98 8% | 99 9% | 86 -5% | 93 2% | 87 -4% |
| Black Level * | 0.32 | 0.25 22% | 0.58 -81% | 0.32 -0% | ||
| Contrast | 1744 | 1588 -9% | 955 -45% | 1372 -21% | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.7 | 4.8 -78% | 3.36 -24% | 2.35 13% | 2.54 6% | 2.1 22% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 5.3 | 9.7 -83% | 6.45 -22% | 4.68 12% | 4.99 6% | 6.2 -17% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.7 | 4.9 -600% | 0.65 7% | 1.15 -64% | 0.56 20% | 0.8 -14% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.5 | 1.8 49% | 1 71% | 2.4 31% | 1 71% | 3.9 -11% |
| Gamma | 2.1 105% | 2.23 99% | 2.26 97% | 2.067 106% | 2.3 96% | 2.2 100% |
| CCT | 7191 90% | 6299 103% | 6380 102% | 6409 101% | 6556 99% | 7013 93% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 4% /
-40% | 41% /
22% | -19% /
-12% | 27% /
12% | 10% /
1% |
* ... smaller is better
Ex factory, the panel is a bit too cool. We were able to correct this with a calibration with the X-Rite i1Pro 3 and the X-Rite i1Profiler. After the calibration, we measured an excellent Colorchecker deltaE of 0.7, which indicates mostly correct colors. The profile we created is available to download for free in the gray box above, as always.
Lenovo claims 100 percent coverage of the sRGB color gamut, we can confirm that claim. This panel is therefore usable for simple photo editing.
With over 500 cd/m² of brightness and a matte surface, the screen is usable outside the office, even when the sun is shining.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 20.5 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 8.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 12.3 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. » 43 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (20.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 31.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13.5 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 17.6 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. » 40 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (32.1 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| 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 8350 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX brings the heat without getting hot
Three AMD CPUs and the iGPUs are available in the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G6 AMD, being paired up. This includes the Ryzen AI 5 Pro 340 with the Radeon 840M, Ryzen AI 7 Pro 350 with the Radeon 860M and the Ryzen AI 9 HX Pro 370 with the Radeon 890M.
Lenovo offers the ThinkPad laptop with up to 96 GB DDR5-5600 memory (2x 48 GB SO-DIMM) and 2 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSDs.
Testing Conditions
Lenovo uses three distinct power profiles, which all influence the power consumption of the AMD processor and thus its performance with the power limits (PL1 = sustained power consumption, PL2 = maximum consumption):
- Best battery life: PL1 20 W / PL2 27 W
- Balanced: PL1 32 W / PL2 40 W
- Best performance: PL1 36 W / 51 W
We used the "Best performance" profile for our benchmarks.
Processor
The AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX Pro 370 is a twelve core chip and the lowest-ranged HX-chip in AMD's current Strix Point lineup. There are four bigger Zen5 cores (up to 5.1 GHz) and eight smaller Zen5c cores (up to 3.3 GHz), the CPU has a TDP (thermal design power) range of 28 to 54 W. Our CPU comparison table can be used to compare it with other processors.
The performance of the HX processor is impressive, considering that the cooling is handled by a single fan and unchanged compared with the previous Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 AMD. On average, there is a 13 percent performance uplift as well as a 10 percent uplift compared to the Meteor Lake based ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 Intel - which has a different cooling system with two fans and thus higher power limits. Of course, HP's ZBook Ultra G1a with Strix Halo is far beyond the reach of the P14s Gen 6. On average, the Ryzen AI Max CPU is roughly 25 percent faster.
CPU performance is not at all throttled in battery mode.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
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 6.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
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 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 | |
| Average of class Workstation | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (11507 - 30706, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (1581 - 2178, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (4530 - 11816, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (612 - 827, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (1863 - 4784, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (191.4 - 307, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Average of class Workstation (102 - 270, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (51096 - 109760, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Average of class Workstation (4981 - 6960, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Multi-Core | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (14066 - 14739, n=2) | |
| Average of class Workstation (10200 - 16855, n=25, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Single-Core | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (2864 - 2912, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Workstation (2352 - 2949, n=25, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (8863 - 19316, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Average of class Workstation (1740 - 2115, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (14.4 - 33, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Average of class Workstation (40.4 - 56.9, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 | |
| Average of class Workstation (0.3825 - 0.4888, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
* ... smaller is better
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 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 | |
| Average of class Workstation | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Average of class Workstation (10658 - 61611, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (56664 - 183843, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (2608 - 8341, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Average of class Workstation (84022 - 144411, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Average of class Workstation (7906 - 29343, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (27301 - 97385, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (56077 - 187841, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (742 - 2057, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Average of class Workstation (5580 - 32891, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (24325 - 93684, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
System Performance
System performance is very good and overall even slightly better than the HP ZBook Ultra G1a.
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| Performance Rating | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, AMD Radeon 890M | |
| Average of class Workstation | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A -5! | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (6336 - 8587, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, AMD Radeon 890M (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, AMD Radeon 890M (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Average of class Workstation (9647 - 12197, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, AMD Radeon 890M (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (8829 - 10820, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (7589 - 15093, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, AMD Radeon 890M (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, AMD Radeon 890M (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (1574 - 2037, n=24, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, AMD Radeon 890M (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (1473 - 1902, n=24, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, AMD Radeon 890M (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (1655 - 2412, n=24, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, AMD Radeon 890M (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (1304 - 1730, n=24, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, AMD Radeon 890M (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (259 - 415, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, AMD Radeon 890M (n=1) | |
| Average of class Workstation (199.4 - 338, n=23, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (433 - 591, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, AMD Radeon 890M (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
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| PCMark 10 Score | 7389 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Average of class Workstation (34323 - 164795, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (30787 - 121563, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| Average of class Workstation (39166 - 214520, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Average of class Workstation (83.4 - 165.2, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
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DPC Latency
There are some problems with DPC latency related dropouts, but they were much less severe than the comparison devices.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
Lenovo uses a fast M.2 2280 SSD made by SK Hynix with a capacity of 1 TB. It places in the mid-range in our benchmark ranking, and the performance under sustained load is mostly stable.
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
Graphics performance is not the strongest suite of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD. While there is still a considerable performance uptick with the AMD Radeon 890M compared to the earlier Radeon 780M (plus 11 percent in the 3DMark benchmarks, plus 9 percent in the SPECviewperf suite), it still lags behind the old Nvidia RTX 500 Ada of last year's ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 Intel. The AMD Radeon RX 8060S of Strix Halo and the HP ZBook Ultra is far out of reach. Basic modern games are possible in lower settings and CAD is also enabled by the Radeon GPU, but users should not expect wonders of this iGPU.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 13627 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 8042 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 3601 points | |
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| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (19.6 - 113.5, n=18, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (18.3 - 126.7, n=22, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 | |
| Average of class Workstation (35.8 - 360, n=21, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 166.6 | 143.5 | 71.7 | 29 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 158 | 121.2 | 90 | 79.8 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 82.9 | 40.8 | 26.4 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 80 | 63.7 | 49.6 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 46 | 34.6 | 29.4 | 27.4 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 47.7 | 26.5 | ||
| F1 24 (2024) | 89.4 | 78.9 | 60.1 | 14.3 |
Emissions: ThinkPad P14s G6 AMD does not get very loud
System Noise
Noise emissions are definitely improved on the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD compared to its predecessor. The fan noise is reduced from a maximum of 50.8 dB(a) under maximum load to 44.9 dB(a). The fan is also less loud under average load, with 36.5 dB(a) instead of 40.9 dB(a).
Some coil whine was definitely noticeable with this ThinkPad laptop - unfortunately.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 24.5 / 24.5 / 24.5 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 36.5 / 44.9 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.5 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE Radeon 890M, Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE Radeon 780M, R7 PRO 8840HS, Kioxia KXG8AZNV2T04 V2 | HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 Radeon RX 8060S, Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, WDC PC SN810 2TB | HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A Radeon 760M, R5 PRO 7640HS, Samsung PM9B1 512GB MZVL4512HBLU | HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 RTX A500 Laptop GPU, Ultra 7 165H, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV512G | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, Ultra 7 155H, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ | |
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| Noise | -2% | -6% | -8% | -2% | -5% | |
| off / environment * | 24.5 | 23.3 5% | 23.9 2% | 25 -2% | 24.3 1% | 24.6 -0% |
| Idle Minimum * | 24.5 | 23.3 5% | 23.9 2% | 25 -2% | 24.6 -0% | 24.6 -0% |
| Idle Average * | 24.5 | 23.3 5% | 23.9 2% | 26 -6% | 25.2 -3% | 24.6 -0% |
| Idle Maximum * | 24.5 | 23.3 5% | 26.8 -9% | 27 -10% | 26.8 -9% | 27.5 -12% |
| Load Average * | 36.5 | 40.9 -12% | 42.2 -16% | 45 -23% | 38.9 -7% | 41.2 -13% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 44.7 | 49.8 -11% | 49.1 -10% | 41.8 6% | 46.8 -5% | |
| Load Maximum * | 44.9 | 50.8 -13% | 49.2 -10% | 46 -2% | 45.8 -2% | 46.8 -4% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 45 |
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Temperature
Despite the reduced fan noise, the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD does not get any hotter than the ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 AMD. The maximum temperature reaches 50.5 degrees Celsius or 123 F in the behind the keyboard, in an area users will luckily rarely touch. The palmrest gets slightly warm, but not overtly.
We did not detect any throttling during the stress test.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 50.5 °C / 123 F, compared to the average of 38.2 °C / 101 F, ranging from 22.2 to 69.8 °C for the class Workstation.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 50.2 °C / 122 F, compared to the average of 41.2 °C / 106 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.6 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 35.5 °C / 96 F, compared to the average of 32 °C / 90 F for the class Workstation.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 31.6 °C / 88.9 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.9 °C / 82.2 F (-3.7 °C / -6.7 F).
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, AMD Radeon 890M | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, AMD Radeon 780M | HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, AMD Radeon RX 8060S | HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS, AMD Radeon 760M | HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 Intel Core Ultra 7 165H, NVIDIA RTX A500 Laptop GPU | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | |
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| Heat | -1% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 3% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 50.5 | 50 1% | 41.4 18% | 50 1% | 42.8 15% | 41.3 18% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 50.2 | 50.1 -0% | 36.6 27% | 51 -2% | 44 12% | 47 6% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 29.1 | 30.1 -3% | 34 -17% | 25 14% | 30.6 -5% | 30.2 -4% |
| Idle Bottom * | 30.1 | 30.2 -0% | 33.6 -12% | 27 10% | 31.4 -4% | 33.2 -10% |
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Speakers
Sound quality is not one of the best categories for the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G6 AMD. The speakers are not very loud, and they lack bass.
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 16.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (3.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 48% of all tested devices in this class were better, 11% similar, 41% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 18%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 31% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 61% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (88.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 91% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 18%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 4% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 94% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Energy Management: Battery life of ThinkPad laptop is just OK
Power Consumption
Power consumption of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD is neither great nor terrible. It tends to be lower than the OLED-equipped models, but is not that low for a laptop with a low power IPS screen.
The charger delivers 65 W to the ThinkPad laptop, which is not quite enough for the maximum power consumption of 67.5 W.
| Off / Standby | 0.4 / 1.3 Watt |
| Idle | 4.7 / 7.7 / 8 Watt |
| Load |
53.3 / 67.5 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, Radeon 890M, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE R7 PRO 8840HS, Radeon 780M, Kioxia KXG8AZNV2T04 V2, OLED IPS, 2880x1800, 14" | HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, Radeon RX 8060S, WDC PC SN810 2TB, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A R5 PRO 7640HS, Radeon 760M, Samsung PM9B1 512GB MZVL4512HBLU, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 Ultra 7 165H, RTX A500 Laptop GPU, Kioxia XG8 KXG80ZNV512G, IPS, 2560x1600, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 Ultra 7 155H, Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, Lenovo UMIS AM630 RPETJ1T24MGE2QDQ, IPS, 3072x1920, 14.5" | Average AMD Radeon 890M | Average of class Workstation | |
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| Power Consumption | 3% | -65% | 16% | -35% | -71% | -18% | -78% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 4.7 | 5.3 -13% | 6.9 -47% | 3 36% | 6.6 -40% | 7.5 -60% | 6.06 ? -29% | 7.71 ? -64% |
| Idle Average * | 7.7 | 5.8 25% | 7.7 -0% | 4 48% | 12.7 -65% | 13.5 -75% | 8.16 ? -6% | 11.4 ? -48% |
| Idle Maximum * | 8 | 6.7 16% | 14.7 -84% | 8 -0% | 13.3 -66% | 14.2 -78% | 9.63 ? -20% | 16.2 ? -103% |
| Load Average * | 53.3 | 56 -5% | 83.3 -56% | 56 -5% | 67 -26% | 100.2 -88% | 64.6 ? -21% | 84.7 ? -59% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 58.3 | 59.6 -2% | 110.9 -90% | 63.4 -9% | 86.7 -49% | |||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * | 58.6 | 58.4 -0% | 110.5 -89% | 58.1 1% | 84.6 -44% | |||
| Load Maximum * | 67.5 | 65.7 3% | 126.3 -87% | 66 2% | 94.9 -41% | 137.4 -104% | 78.1 ? -16% | 146.9 ? -118% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 58.2 |
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Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
The battery life of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD is certainly OK, but not great. With nine hours out of the internal 57 Wh battery, the battery life is usable, but pales in comparison to non-workstation models like the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 AMD.
June 23, 2025 11:41 AM GMT update: With the Wi-Fi testing done at the highest brightness setting, the P14s Gen 6 AMD lasted around 7 hrs.
| Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370, Radeon 890M, 57 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE R7 PRO 8840HS, Radeon 780M, 52.5 Wh | HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395, Radeon RX 8060S, 74.5 Wh | HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A R5 PRO 7640HS, Radeon 760M, 51 Wh | HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 Ultra 7 165H, RTX A500 Laptop GPU, 56 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 Ultra 7 155H, Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, 75 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 21M2S00G00 Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, Radeon 880M, 58 Wh | Average of class Workstation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | -11% | -25% | 40% | -8% | 5% | 45% | 7% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 559 | 371 -34% | 421 -25% | 782 40% | 517 -8% | 473 -15% | 847 52% | 518 ? -7% |
| Load | 63 | 71 13% | 78 24% | 87 38% | 76.5 ? 21% |
Notebookcheck Rating
The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD offers a very good CPU performance in a compact chassis. However, if maximum battery life or a great GPU performance are needed, the ThinkPad P14s G6 might not be the best choice.
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE
- 06/22/2025 v8
Benjamin Herzig
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 81.6%  | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 21RV0017GE AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370 ⎘ AMD Radeon 890M ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,283.00 Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 A... 2. $1,499.99 Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 1... 3. $1,399.99 Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 B... List Price: 2289 Euro | 1.4 kg | 22 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
2. 81%  | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21ME000TGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,449.99 List Price: 2195 Euro | 1.4 kg | 21.5 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED IPS |
3. 87.4%  | HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 ⎘ AMD Radeon RX 8060S ⎘ 128 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $3,299.43 HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14" Touch... 2. $2,137.08 HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14" Touch... 3. $2,448.60 HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14" Touch... List Price: 4000 USD | 1.6 kg | 18.5 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
4. 87.4% v7 (old)  | HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 A AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 7640HS ⎘ AMD Radeon 760M ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,149.99 HP Zbook Firefly G10 Mobile ... 2. $1,089.99 HP ZBook Firefly G10 Mobile ... 3. $1,199.99 HP ZBook Firefly G10 Mobile ... List Price: 1200 EUR | 1.5 kg | 20 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS |
5. 80.3%  | HP ZBook Firefly 14 G11 Intel Core Ultra 7 165H ⎘ NVIDIA RTX A500 Laptop GPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: $2,347.99 List Price: 3500 USD | 1.5 kg | 19.2 mm | 14.00" 2560x1600 216 PPI IPS |
6. 82.5%  | Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G5 21G3S00A00 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H ⎘ Nvidia RTX 500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU ⎘ 65 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,325.95 List Price: 1929€ | 1.7 kg | 22 mm | 14.50" 3072x1920 250 PPI IPS |
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