Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Review: AMD Ryzen vs. Intel

#ThinkPad #ThinkPad14s #Lenovo

Video Index:
00:00 Intro
01:35 Specs & Pricing
02:13 Unboxing
02:45 Size and Build
02:50 Ports
03:58 Internals & User Upgradeability
04:53 Wireless
05:12 Display
07:17 Webcam and Fingerprint Scanner
08:33 Keyboard, TouchPad & TrackPoint
09:20 Sound
10:07 Performance & Benchmarks
10:42 Gaming
11:26 Thermals
12:25 Battery Life & Charging
13:05 Pros & Cons
13:22 The Score
13:33 Final Thoughts

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[andrewmarcdavid]

**CORRECTION** These laptops were provided by Lenovo not HP, lol. Disregard that disclaimer

[maindimon]

The reason AMD version has a dimmer display on battery is because of a setting within "AMD Radeon Settings" software. You have to go to the 'display' tab and disable "Vari-Bright".

[jamiealger]

Possibly the most professional, detail-oriented review on Youtube. Thank you! I've just subscribed.

[ArtisticallyEligible]

really loving these recent videos comparing similar chassis and different CPU laptops (Intel vs AMD)

[xia]

TL;DR, get the AMD version if you don't need thunderbolt3.

[jetmartin]

Interesting that the web cam on the AMD version sounded sooo much better.

[stefanoberroither]

AMD has HDMI 2.0 vs. 1.4 on the Intel.

[lordcarnorjax]

A thing to note about the AMD model having a socketed Wi-Fi card. Lenovo whitelist Wi-Fi cards in the laptops BIOS so only certain models of cards will work so you couldn't just upgrade to a Wi-Fi6e adapter when they are released. It's a real pain. Apparently this is done for FCC compliance as only certain cards are tested with the antennae design.

[mrln.bllmnn]

I bought a T14 (non-s) with Ryzen 7 and 32GB RAM about a month ago and it fully replaced my desktop PC. It can handle older and less graphics intensive games very well and the cpu is insanely fast. ATM I'm using it with a Dell 32" 1440p Monitor over HDMI, but I also ordered some Dell 24" 1080p monitors with daisy chain support which I will use over USB-C to DP, planning on a setup with 32" 1440p + 3x 24" 1080p.

[mbc]

I actually bought a Thinkpad T14 AMD (no s) and it's a great laptop. Got it with 400 nits display and windows hello.

[cqdan]

love lenovo's optional 5-year international warranty, one of the few manufacturers that offer that unconditional international warranty

[misha]

Hey Andrew, this is off topic, but I just wanna thank you for making these tech videos because you helped me pick out a laptop for college :D

I ended up going with the HP Envy x360 13 inch and at first I thought it was rather small, but it actually works perfectly fine with my small hands lol. It was a much needed upgrade from my old laptop which was already 7 years old. Thank you again :)

[RyeRyeL]

I've tested both of these myself. The Intel variant constantly hit 99C and thermal throttled whilst the AMD machine maxed at 75C. This was the same for multiple machines. So I have no idea what's going on here, as they're the polar opposite to my results. Also the AMD 8 core 4750u ran cooler than the i5 (nevermind i7)

[KeithApp]

I think that may be my next laptop purchase. Currently own the Dell XPS13 (2018 version with nose camera at bottom of screen). Great review. That AMD processor seems to perform really well.

[johnpaulbacon]

Nice video. Looks like AMD is starting to compete with Intel in the laptop segment of the market ; where Intel has been the Only option for a long time - hopefully this will let the cost of the laptops to get better and have a larger selection.

[faizshaikh]

Hey Andrew! Amazing review! Thank you. Love your content

[retro_gamer_uk]

Hi Andrew, really enjoyed your review. I’d love one for the T14 versions, AMD vs Intel, and vs other laptops for things like light gaming as well as other uses. Graphical performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 pro integrated graphics vs others, even low end Nvidia discrete cards. I hear that Ryzen 7 pro option is really really good.

[alshakoush]

What is the deference between the 14s and the 14?

[FrankBruce]

This month I got the T14 Intel version from office and at this point it is a very competent workstation. About the Webcam the colour is for the lack of a better description washed. I use a headset so the sound quality during conferences is much clearer.

[CPO_]

Thanks very much for the detailed review! The Intel version seemed to have a more muffled microphone when you were testing the webcam. The speakers on both units sounded better (more depth) than that on the HP Elitebook 840 G7 reviewed in your other video.