Verdict: Lunar Lake in the ThinkPad T14 is a win
Intel has done it again with Lunar Lake. For an office laptop like the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6, it is just the perfect platform: Very long battery life, low heat-output and fan noise as well as great everyday performance. Seeing Lunar Lake in the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 line was a surprise to be sure, but a very welcome one, as it is a bit cheaper than an X1 Carbon or T14s, making Lunar Lake more accessible for more people.
The only real drawback of this version is the lack of RAM upgradeability, which the other versions of the ThinkPad T14 G6 offer. If you want that, this T14 Gen 6 with Lunar Lake may not be the right choice. But for many users, this device delivers an excellent balance, making it a very nice workhorse.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 with Intel Lunar Lake, namely with the basic Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, starts at around $1,300 over at Lenovo.com.
Table of Contents
- Verdict: Lunar Lake in the ThinkPad T14 is a win
- Specifications: Core Ultra 7 258V and Low Power IPS screen
- Case: Solid Lenovo ThinkPad T series chassis
- Connectivity: This ThinkPad T14 lacks upgradeable RAM
- Input Devices: Same great ThinkPad keyboard as always
- Display: Low Power IPS screen is much brighter this year
- Performance: Intel Lunar Lake brings some gains
- Emissions: Lenovo laptop stays cool and quiet
- Energy Management: Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 lasts over 19 hrs
- Notebookcheck Rating
- Potential Competitors in Comparison
When you think ThinkPad, chances are you think about a ThinkPad T series. The ThinkPad T series has been iconic and the quintessential ThinkPad laptop ever since its introduction in the year 2000. Over the years, the design and positioning of the series has changed: It used to be an all-round laptop with executive quality, more akin to what the ThinkPad X1 is now. Nowadays, machines like the 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 we are testing today, are more of a mid-range line, the bread and butter of the ThinkPad laptop lineup.
The ThinkPad T14 is one of the most typical office laptops for company fleets on the markets, and Lenovo offers it in a few different flavors. We are reviewing the Intel variant, and to be specific, the model with Intel Lunar Lake, also known as Intel Core Ultra 200V. Intel's most efficient CPU already shined in other business laptops - promising good things for this year's ThinkPad T14 G6.
Specifications: Core Ultra 7 258V and Low Power IPS screen
Case: Solid Lenovo ThinkPad T series chassis
Nothing has changed compared to the earlier Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5, at least on the outside. The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 does not stray far from the ThinkPad formula. The outer hull is made out of a composite plastic, which is reinforced in the area of the base unit with a magnesium frame. This makes for a construction that is both robust and not too expensive, while also being reasonably lightweight.
Except for the screen bezel, the chassis is covered with a rubberized coating, making the plastic nice to the touch, but also fingerprint prone. Overall, it is a classic design that may not turn heads, but it will probably keep the laptop working for many, many years, if past T series are an indication.
Two small hinges hold the screen, enabling up to 180 degrees as well as one-handed opening. The hinges with their black metal caps hold the screen without much wobble.
All 14-inch business laptops in our comparison are in the 1.4 to 1.5 kg range. The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 is slightly thicker than the competition from Dell and HP, but otherwise very comparable in size.
Connectivity: This ThinkPad T14 lacks upgradeable RAM
Lenovo keeps a well-rounded port selection, with two Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI and two USB-A ports, so users have both legacy ports and modern capabilities. In addition, an RJ45-Ethernet port will prove very useful for system admins and network engineers.
Communication
The Intel BE201 is a modern Wi-Fi 7 module that also offers Bluetooth 5.4. It delivers fast transfer rates, especially when receiving data.
Besides Wi-Fi and RJ45-Ethernet, the Lenovo ThinkPad laptop also offers optional 5G. Our model is not equipped with WWAN, but the necessary antennas, the nanoSIM slot and the open M.2 2242 slot are there, so you can upgrade it later.
Webcam
Lenovo puts in a 5.0 Mpix webcam. The image quality is certainly acceptable for video calls, but nothing special.
Security
As a business laptop, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G6 Intel has the standard array of security features, including dTPM, a bottom cover tamper detection, a Kensington lock slot and a mechanical privacy shutter for the webcam. In addition, Lenovo builds it with a Smartcard reader, an IR webcam for face recognition and a fingerprint sensor, all of which are for secure log-in.
Accessories
Apart from the 65 W USB-C charger, there are no additional accessories included with the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6.
Maintenance
Removing the bottom cover is easy, the same is true for the keyboard. In the second case, you need to loosen two screws on the bottom, to remove the bottom, it's a total of seven screws. A few clips on the rear and sides have to be opened, too, with a plastic spudger being the tool of choice.
Once inside, there is less to do than on most other T series ThinkPads. The reason for that is of course the Lunar Lake platform of this specific model of the ThinkPad T14, which means the RAM is soldered on the CPU package. At least the SSD is upgradeable, as is WWAN, as there are an open M.2 2242 slot and antennas for 5G. Not as nice: Soldered USB-C ports and Wi-Fi. Better: the battery is easily replaceable, as it is not connected via a cable and the Philips head screws are captive, just like with the bottom cover.
Sustainability
One of the standout sustainability advances from the Lenovo ThinkPad line has been the 100 percent plastic free packaging. The materials of the laptop itself are not quite as sustainable, but at least, they are partially recycled. Lenovo publishes the CO2 emissions of the laptop's production (151 kg/CO2 equivalent). As usual with ThinkPads, replacement parts and repair manuals are available, both in written form and video, and Lenovo usually updates the firmware for many years.
Warranty
In the country of origin, Germany, Lenovo gives the ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 a three-year warranty. This warranty applies internationally as well, though that does not apply to add-on services, like on-site support. The only part that is under warranty for three years is the battery; the device has one year of battery warranty.
Input Devices: Same great ThinkPad keyboard as always
Keyboard
Do not mess with good: The keyboard of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 remains unchanged. Rounded Chiclet keys with 1.5 mm travel offer a very comfortable typing experience, making typing long texts, like this review, enjoyable. The keyboard layout is one of the best of the market, with nicely spaced arrow keys and grouped F keys. In addition, the keyboard has a two stage white LED backlight, making typing in the dark comfortable.
Touchpad & TrackPoint
Mouse input is a mixed story: The touchpad of the ThinkPad is good, but the TrackPoint is excellent. Of course, most users will prefer the touchpad, which could be a bit bigger. Also, the haptic quality of the plastic surface is OK, but glass would be preferable. The touchpad is a mechanical clickpad, only the bottom area is clickable.
If you can use the TrackPoint, it is a great option. With the three dedicated mouse buttons above the touchpad, using the device is a breeze, if you know how to use the pointing stick.
Display: Low Power IPS screen is much brighter this year
For the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 Intel with Lunar Lake, Lenovo offers four matte WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200) IPS LCDs with a 14-inch size and 16:10 aspect ratio. An OLED screen is available, but not in combination with Lunar Lake - Lenovo only offers it on the Intel Arrow Lake configurations.
- Base display: 400 cd/m², 45 % NTSC
- Base display w/touch: 400 cd/m², 45 % NTSC, On-Cell Multitouch
- Low Power screen: 500 cd/m², 100 % sRGB, low power consumption
- ePrivacy screen: 500 cd/m², 100 % sRGB, On-Cell Multitouch, ThinkPad Privacy Guard
Compared with the predecessor, the screen brightness is markedly improved, exceeding the promised 500 cd/m². None of the competitors delivers this screen brightness.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 554 cd/m²
Contrast: 2308:1 (Black: 0.24 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 1.5 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.79}
calibrated: 0.9
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 2.7 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5}
69.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
98.3% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
67.7% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.25
CCT: 6882 K
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE MNE007JA1-3, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE MNE007JA1-2, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", Hz | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET LGD079D, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Dell Pro 14 Premium LG Phillips 140WT1, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 60 Hz | Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG B140UAN02.2, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE B140UAN02.1, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14", 60 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -4% | -1% | 28% | 7% | 7% | |
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 67.7 | 64.9 -4% | 67.1 -1% | 99 46% | 75.9 12% | 74.6 10% |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 98.3 | 94.6 -4% | 96 -2% | 100 2% | 99 1% | 100 2% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 69.9 | 67.2 -4% | 69.2 -1% | 95.8 37% | 75.7 8% | 76.2 9% |
| Response Times | 13% | 19% | 94% | 1% | -4% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 40.2 ? | 34 ? 15% | 31.4 ? 22% | 1.4 ? 97% | 40.7 ? -1% | 44 ? -9% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 29.1 ? | 26.2 ? 10% | 24.5 ? 16% | 2.7 ? 91% | 28.2 ? 3% | 28.9 ? 1% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | 241.1 ? | |||||
| PWM Amplitude * (%) | 32 | |||||
| Screen | 3% | -47% | -31% | -56% | -22% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 554 | 382 -31% | 444 -20% | 392.3 -29% | 437 -21% | 474 -14% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 516 | 373 -28% | 434 -16% | 392 -24% | 426 -17% | 439 -15% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 91 | 94 3% | 94 3% | 95 4% | 83 -9% | 89 -2% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.24 | 0.23 4% | 0.19 21% | 0.23 4% | 0.22 8% | |
| Contrast (:1) | 2308 | 1661 -28% | 2337 1% | 1900 -18% | 2155 -7% | |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.5 | 1.1 27% | 3.4 -127% | 3.39 -126% | 3.9 -160% | 2.2 -47% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 3.4 | 2.3 32% | 7 -106% | 6.53 -92% | 6.6 -94% | 4.4 -29% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.9 | 0.9 -0% | 1.7 -89% | 0.99 -10% | 1.9 -111% | 1.6 -78% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.7 | 1.5 44% | 5.2 -93% | 1.1 59% | 4.7 -74% | 3 -11% |
| Gamma | 2.25 98% | 2.17 101% | 2.04 108% | 2.23 99% | 2.38 92% | 2.31 95% |
| CCT | 6882 94% | 6664 98% | 6295 103% | 6502 100% | 7444 87% | 6880 94% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 4% /
3% | -10% /
-28% | 30% /
5% | -16% /
-34% | -6% /
-13% |
* ... smaller is better
Color reproduction is significantly improved after a calibration with the X-Rite i1Profiler and the i1basic Pro 3. The low Colorchecker deltaE of 0.9 means that the color accuracy is excellent. The profile we created is available in the gray box above for a free download.
Lenovo promises 100 percent sRGB for this specific panel, it reaches 98.3 percent. This should be enough for basic color work.
Outdoors, the screen is very usable, especially when no direct sunlight is involved. Thanks to the matte screen surface and high brightness, the ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 is outdoor capable.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 29.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 13.5 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 15.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 77 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.3 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 40.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 18.3 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 21.9 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. » 62 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (31.7 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 8152 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance: Intel Lunar Lake brings some gains
In total, Lenovo offers four different Lunar Lake CPUs in the ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 Intel: The Intel Core Ultra 5 228V, Ultra 5 238V, Ultra 7 258V and Ultra 7 268V. Accordingly, either the Intel ARC 130V or the ARC 140V serve as iGPUs.
As with all Lunar Lake systems, the RAM is soldered on package. Intel uses up to 32 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory - if you want upgradeable memory, you have to look at the Intel Arrow Lake or AMD version of the ThinkPad T14 Gen 6. There is a single M.2 2280 SSD with up to 2 TB.
Testing Conditions
As always, Lenovo uses the Windows settings for the power modes. There are three that regulate the power consumption of the CPU via the power limits (PL1 = power consumption under sustained load, PL2 = peak power consumption), All our benchmarks were performed in "Best Performance":
- Best battery life: PL1 10 W / PL2 37 W
- Balanced: PL1 14 W / PL2 37 W
- Best Performance: PL1 22.5 W / PL2 37 W
Processor
The Intel Core Ultra 7 258V is an Intel processor with eight cores (4x P cores, 4x E cores) that clock up to 4.8 GHz. Check out our CPU list for comparisons with other processors.
Overall, the CPU performance is improved over the older Meteor Lake model, though we see that improvement mainly when it comes to single core loads. Multicore performance is about the same as it was for the older ThinkPad T14 Gen 5, lacking behind even older AMD CPUs.
There was no throttling 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 6.5: 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 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (1577 - 22808, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (7920 - 11097, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (1664 - 1957, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Average of class Office (708 - 2130, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average of class Office (590 - 8840, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (3130 - 4314, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (643 - 749, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Average of class Office (285 - 815, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (246 - 3380, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (1280 - 1656, n=23) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (258 - 298, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (99.5 - 312, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Average of class Office (158 - 1956, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (315 - 452, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (7532 - 76886, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (28482 - 36724, n=23) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (5265 - 5869, n=23) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (3046 - 6497, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Geekbench 6.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (8964 - 11334, n=23) | |
| Average of class Office (757 - 17846, n=87, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Geekbench 6.5 / Single-Core | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (2593 - 2795, n=23) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average of class Office (462 - 2894, n=88, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (7574 - 9918, n=23) | |
| Average of class Office (1532 - 16999, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (1891 - 2046, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average of class Office (510 - 2128, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (9.65 - 14.2, n=23) | |
| Average of class Office (1.72 - 26, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (41.5 - 129.6, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (41.1 - 59.3, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Average of class Office (0.4098 - 1.06, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (0.443 - 0.4998, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
* ... 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 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (1685 - 31245, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (8454 - 12781, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (40875 - 63401, n=23) | |
| Average of class Office (8977 - 125394, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (590 - 5755, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (1930 - 2817, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (20636 - 115197, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (48816 - 49818, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average of class Office (1064 - 18321, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (3817 - 4440, n=23) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (21670 - 33565, n=23) | |
| Average of class Office (4415 - 66922, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (7254 - 155900, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (30957 - 40753, n=23) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Average of class Office (138.6 - 1366, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (422 - 632, n=23) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (859 - 17834, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (4258 - 6930, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (44223 - 55458, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (11090 - 65229, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
System Performance
Thanks to the higher single core performance, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 Intel does very well in our system performance benchmarks. It feels very smooth in everyday use.
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 | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG -1! | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (6265 - 7314, n=22) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (2823 - 7735, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (9295 - 11467, n=22) | |
| Average of class Office (6567 - 11594, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (7357 - 9619, n=22) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10925, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (8914 - 10308, n=22) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (2049 - 12660, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (1551 - 1742, n=21) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 2010, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (1479 - 1684, n=21) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1880, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (1727 - 1977, n=21) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (319 - 2361, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (1246 - 1411, n=21) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 1877, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (219 - 317, n=21) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (121 - 455, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (199.5 - 291, n=21) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (80 - 328, n=79, last 2 years) | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Average of class Office (391 - 1966, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V (468 - 559, n=23) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 7184 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (104408 - 114336, n=23) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average of class Office (20075 - 109192, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (82846 - 89417, n=23) | |
| Average of class Office (10084 - 128030, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (108842 - 117989, n=23) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (20073 - 117989, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Average of class Office (7.6 - 162.9, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (95 - 101.1, n=23) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
The Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 Intel struggles with DPC related audio and streaming drop-outs, which is also confirmed by our YouTube test. A software update may be able to improve this situation.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
Lenovo uses a fast NVMe PCIe 5.0 SSD from Samsung in the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6. The PM91E is an M.2 2280 drive that outperforms all the other SDDs in our comparison. However, there are some throttling issues under sustained load, so the good performance will not hold up forever.
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
The major advantage of the Lunar Lake version of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6: The graphics performance is massively improved, thanks to the Intel ARC Graphics 140V. Even light gaming is a possibility with this model, although that certainly is not the priority with a business machine like the ThinkPad laptop.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 12026 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 9082 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 4518 points | |
Help | ||
* ... smaller is better
| Performance rating - Percent | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE -1! | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET -1! | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE -1! | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG -1! | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (6.13 - 29.6, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET | |
| Average of class Office (3.98 - 47.8, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Dell Pro 14 Premium | |
| Average of class Office (12.9 - 62, n=51, last 2 years) | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 159.9 | 155.7 | 74.4 | 27.9 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 100.8 | 91 | 79.1 | 87.2 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 96.6 | 51.6 | 36.3 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 35.9 | 33.4 | 31.5 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 43.2 | 33.9 | 29.9 | 28.7 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 48.2 | 38.8 | 33.4 | 28.3 |
| F1 25 (2025) | 78.2 | 65.8 | 51.7 | 16.1 |
Emissions: Lenovo laptop stays cool and quiet
System Noise
Of the business laptops in our comparison, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 has the lowest maximum noise under load (38.5 dB(a)) - no doubt thanks to the efficiency of Lunar Lake, as the T14 Gen 5 reached a noise level of 43.9 dB(a) in comparison with the identical cooling system.
We did not detect any coil whine with this Lenovo laptop.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 25.1 / 25.1 / 27.1 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 34.8 / 38.5 dB(A) |
 | ||
30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
||
min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25.1 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET R7 250, Radeon 780M | Dell Pro 14 Premium Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V | Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG R5 8540U, Radeon 740M | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE R7 8840U, Radeon 780M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | 1% | -0% | -0% | -3% | 4% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 25.1 | 24.6 2% | 23.7 6% | 23.1 8% | 24.9 1% | 23.1 8% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 25.1 | 24.6 2% | 23.7 6% | 23.1 8% | 24.9 1% | 23.1 8% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 25.1 | 24.6 2% | 23.7 6% | 23.1 8% | 24.9 1% | 23.1 8% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 27.1 | 26.2 3% | 23.7 13% | 23.1 15% | 28 -3% | 23.1 15% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 34.8 | 29.6 15% | 39.1 -12% | 38.2 -10% | 35.7 -3% | 23.1 34% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 38.3 | 40.3 -5% | 42.4 -11% | 44.2 -15% | 41.8 -9% | 47.1 -23% |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 38.5 | 43.9 -14% | 42.3 -10% | 44.2 -15% | 41.6 -8% | 47.2 -23% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
Despite the lower fan noise, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 Intel stays significantly cooler than the ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 Intel. This laptop does not even cross the 40 degrees Celsius mark, staying pretty cool all around.
In the stress test, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G6 Intel holds its performance without any throttling.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 39.7 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 34.3 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 38.1 °C / 101 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 22.6 °C / 73 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 28.7 °C / 84 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the class Office.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 23.7 °C / 74.7 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(+) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.6 °C / 81.7 F (+3.9 °C / 7 F).
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET R7 250, Radeon 780M | Dell Pro 14 Premium Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V | Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG R5 8540U, Radeon 740M | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE R7 8840U, Radeon 780M | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | -15% | -7% | 6% | -5% | -35% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 39.7 | 40.5 -2% | 41.3 -4% | 33 17% | 37.5 6% | 51 -28% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 38.1 | 49.3 -29% | 40.5 -6% | 28 27% | 41.1 -8% | 61.5 -61% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 24.3 | 29.5 -21% | 27.4 -13% | 28 -15% | 27 -11% | 31.3 -29% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 27.7 | 29.9 -8% | 28.6 -3% | 28.8 -4% | 29.3 -6% | 33.6 -21% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
Delivering volume, but lacking the bass - that is how one can summarize the speaker performance of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6. The speakers are certainly usable, but they lack some fidelity for listening to music, due to the lack of base.
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (85.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 16.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 17% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 76% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 25% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 69% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (88.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.7% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | reduced highs - on average 5.3% lower than median
(+) | highs are linear (6.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 2% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 6% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 92% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Energy Management: Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 lasts over 19 hrs
Power Consumption
In terms of the power consumption, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 performs about the same as its predecessor - at least when it comes to our idle and stress tests. The real strength of Lunar Lake when it comes to power consumption only appears during low intensity loads.
The maximum power consumption of 60.3 W is no challenge for the 65 W USB-C charger.
| Off / Standby | 0.3 / 0.6 Watt |
| Idle | 2.6 / 5.2 / 6.2 Watt |
| Load |
40.1 / 60.3 Watt |
   
| |
Key:
min: ,
med: ,
max: Metrahit Energy | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake), WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET R7 250, Radeon 780M, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL81T0HELB-00BTW, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Dell Pro 14 Premium Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V, Kioxia BG6 KBG6AZNV1T02, OLED, 2880x1800, 14" | Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG R5 8540U, Radeon 740M, SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X110N, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE R7 8840U, Radeon 780M, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N, IPS LED, 1920x1200, 14" | Average Intel Arc Graphics 140V | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -3% | -8% | -10% | -30% | -12% | -18% | -34% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 2.6 | 2.6 -0% | 3.2 -23% | 3.5 -35% | 5.9 -127% | 2.7 -4% | 3.69 ? -42% | 4.54 ? -75% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 5.2 | 5.1 2% | 5.2 -0% | 4.3 17% | 7.8 -50% | 4.9 6% | 6.22 ? -20% | 7.44 ? -43% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 6.2 | 6.5 -5% | 6.1 2% | 7.9 -27% | 8.2 -32% | 5.2 16% | 8.09 ? -30% | 8.84 ? -43% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 40.1 | 37.5 6% | 41.8 -4% | 38.9 3% | 36.3 9% | 45.6 -14% | 39.6 ? 1% | 41.3 ? -3% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 27.4 | 37.8 -38% | 42.1 -54% | 39 -42% | 39.1 -43% | 47.3 -73% | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 45.2 | 36.6 19% | 41.6 8% | 38.7 14% | 39 14% | 47.3 -5% | ||
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 60.3 | 63.8 -6% | 50.5 16% | 60.7 -1% | 48.9 19% | 66.3 -10% | 61 ? -1% | 62.5 ? -4% |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Battery life is where Lunar Lake shines: Our review unit runs for over 19 hrs, almost double the predecessor in our Wi-Fi web surfing test (150 cd/m² screen brightness). This is a device with all-day battery life, at least as far as a typical working day is concerned.
| Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, 57 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE Ultra 7 155U, Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake), 52.5 Wh | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET R7 250, Radeon 780M, 62 Wh | Dell Pro 14 Premium Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V, 60 Wh | Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG R5 8540U, Radeon 740M, 53 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE R7 8840U, Radeon 780M, 52.5 Wh | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery runtime | -18% | -7% | -22% | -18% | -5% | -11% | |
| WiFi v1.3 (h) | 19.4 | 11.3 -42% | 14.2 -27% | 15.2 -22% | 9.8 -49% | 10.3 -47% | 12.4 ? -36% |
| Load (h) | 1.6 | 1.7 6% | 1.8 13% | 1.8 13% | 2.2 38% | 1.844 ? 15% |
Notebookcheck Rating
The same solid platform of the T series, but with the efficient Lunar Lake platform. A combination that works for us and for the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6, which has little in terms of real weaknesses.
Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE
- 11/13/2025 v8
Benjamin Herzig
Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 88.9%  | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 21QG001VGE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $2,097.95 List Price: 1960 Euro | 1.5 kg | 22 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
2. 86.6%  | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G5 21ML005JGE Intel Core Ultra 7 155U ⎘ Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake) ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,603.47 List Price: 1719 Euro | 1.5 kg | 21.7 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
3. 87.3%  | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 14 AD3E9ET AMD Ryzen 7 250 ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $2,014.06 List Price: 1695 Euro | 1.4 kg | 19.1 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
4. 86.4%  | Dell Pro 14 Premium Intel Core Ultra 7 268V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $1,399.00 Dell Pro 14 Plus Business La... 2. $2,999.00 Dell Pro 14 Premium Laptop -... 3. $1,499.00 Dell Pro 14 Plus Business La... List Price: 2500 USD | 1.3 kg | 17.95 mm | 14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED |
5. 84.4%  | Acer TravelMate P4 14 TMP414-42-TCO-R6KG AMD Ryzen 5 8540U ⎘ AMD Radeon 740M ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | List Price: 1080€ | 1.4 kg | 21 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
6. 86.3%  | Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 21MC003QGE AMD Ryzen 7 8840U ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $940.95 List Price: 1889 Euro | 1.5 kg | 21.5 mm | 14.00" 1920x1200 162 PPI IPS LED |
Transparency
The selection of devices to be reviewed is made by our editorial team. The test sample was provided to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or retailer for the purpose of this review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review. As an independent media company, Notebookcheck is not subjected to the authority of manufacturers, retailers or publishers.
This is how Notebookcheck is testing
Every year, Notebookcheck independently reviews hundreds of laptops and smartphones using standardized procedures to ensure that all results are comparable. We have continuously developed our test methods for around 20 years and set industry standards in the process. In our test labs, high-quality measuring equipment is utilized by experienced technicians and editors. These tests involve a multi-stage validation process. Our complex rating system is based on hundreds of well-founded measurements and benchmarks, which maintains objectivity. Further information on our test methods can be found here.
No comments for this article
