Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 Laptop Review: Intel's Tiger Lake quad-core beats AMD's hexa-core

[Redaktion]

It has been some time since Lenovo released the AMD Ryzen 4000 variant. Now there is an Intel-based version of the ThinkPad E14 Gen 2. The new ThinkPad laptop gets a Thunderbolt port, which is a novelty for this model, and offers plenty of CPU performance.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-E14-Gen-2-Laptop-Review-Intel-s-Tiger-Lake-quad-core-beats-AMD-s-hexa-core.515944.0.html

[Mathew]

So a power hungry 8 thread cpu beats a low power 6 thread cpu by a small margin, costs 400 euros more, has a huge list of drawbacks and still gets 85%.

[Benjamin Herzig]

The AMD 6 core is not "low power", it consumes 25 Watt as well. Maybe you should inform yourself correctly before you comment.

[Prash]

Ideally, the author should have compared the new laptop with i7 chip with the same laptop using AMD Ryzen 7 series. Chips such as 4500u are made for mid range performance laptops.

[Benjamin Herzig]

Ideally, the author should have compared the new laptop with i7 chip with the same laptop using AMD Ryzen 7 series. Chips such as 4500u are made for mid range performance laptops.

You are right, but unfortunately, we have not tested the ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 with the Ryzen 7, only with Ryzen 5. That is why we have put the bigger E15 with the R7 into the CPU comparison charts, but that isn't a perfect comparison either.

It still is a valid comparison though - the last gen ThinkPad E14 with Intel Comet Lake had no chance against the Ryzen 4000 chips, no matter if equipped with i5 or i7. This new model is much more competitive.

If possible, we will try to get a review unit of the E14 Gen 2 Intel with an i5, which would be a more perfect comparison.

[Grinnie Jax]

But will it beat Cesanne? I think you'll have to write opposite headline soon.

[Benjamin Herzig]

But will it beat Cesanne? I think you'll have to write opposite headline soon.

Maybe not, but wouldn't bet on this model getting Cezanne - as it is a more budget oriented package, Lucienne might be more likely.

[kek]

Leave it to AMD fagns to cry when their CPU is not always the recommended option.

[xpclient]

This laptop coming to India interestingly is advertised as having an option of 300 nits display and 100% sRGB: https://i.imgur.com/iTmKzQW.png

I hope you also review the E15, L14 and L15. As these are all very interesting Tiger Lake laptops.

Lenovo made it a tough choice to choose:

Lenovo ThinkPad E14/E15:
- 1 x SODIMM (Single channel DDR4 memory)
- Lighter weight than L-series (1.5 kg)
- 2 x M.2 NVMe SSD
- 1 x Thunderbolt 4 (<= but same and the only port is used for charging so can't use DisplayPort or Thunderbolt 4 or USB function in it without separate hub/dock), 1 x USB 3.0 Type-A, 1 x USB 2.0 Type-A

Lenovo ThinkPad L14/L15:
- 2 x SODIMM (Dual channel DDR4 memory)
- Heavier than E-series (2 kg)
- 1 x M.2 SSD
- 1 x Thunderbolt 4, 2 x USB 3.0 Type-A, +1 x USB 3.0 Type-C (for charging also or DisplayPort or USB)

Both have HDMI out + RJ45 (Ethernet)

[Zulny R]

But will it beat Cesanne? I think you'll have to write opposite headline soon.

Maybe not, but wouldn't bet on this model getting Cezanne - as it is a more budget oriented package, Lucienne might be more likely.

Lucienne is enough, put R5 4600U (those 6 core 12 thread) and it easily beat 1165G7, so is R5 5500U

[Dimitry]

But will it beat Cesanne? I think you'll have to write opposite headline soon.

Maybe not, but wouldn't bet on this model getting Cezanne - as it is a more budget oriented package, Lucienne might be more likely.

1029 Euros for a *budget oriented* E-series notebook, and the title is "Cheap TrackPoint Tiger". What drugs are you smokin' bro?

[Benjamin Herzig]

€1,029 for the top of the line model (we tested the most expensive E14 Gen 2 Intel configuration) is quite cheap for a ThinkPad here in Europe. The cheapest ThinkPad T series costs several hundred € more, especially with 16 GB RAM and a 512 GB SSD.

[28WTDPisalie]

Guys your attempts to compare it to Ryzen make no sense. At 15W TDP Ryzen 2 is far better than 11gen Intel and most laptops run ultravolt so...

[ofcourse]

So a power hungry 8 thread cpu beats a low power 6 thread cpu by a small margin, costs 400 euros more, has a huge list of drawbacks and still gets 85%.

It gets extra points for being Intel. Don't you know that?

[Benjamin Herzig]

It gets extra points for being Intel. Don't you know that?

The ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 AMD achieved a higher score of 86 %.