Lenovo ThinkBook 14" 14s Gray 2020
Combining a quad-core i7-8565U with 32GB of RAM and a 2TB NVMe SSD, this 1.31kg aluminum ultrabook offers substantial memory and storage in a compact chassis. It ships with Linux Mint pre-installed and includes a discrete Radeon 540X GPU for light graphics acceleration, all within a durable metal build. This configuration is best for Linux developers and business users who need a portable workstation with massive local storage and memory for virtualization or large datasets.
CPU Intel Core i7 8565U
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Radeon 540X 2GB
OS Linux
Weight 1.3 kg
55 Overall Score
Price £1,904
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong portability (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong ram (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8565U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon 540X 2GB |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 2 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | HDMI |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lbs |
| OS | Linux |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkBook 14" 14s | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8565U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon 540X 2GB | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Linux | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkBook 14" 14s | 9 | 38.5 | 68.4 | 49.6 | 41.5 | 85.2 | 94.2 | 80.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 83.7 | 96.2 | 76.9 | 99.2 | 68.9 | 98.6 | 97.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 89.3 | 59.6 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 67.5 | 32.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 63.6 | 95.7 | 87.1 | 80.3 | 80.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.5 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 80.5 | 91.2 | 96.1 | 72.4 | 59.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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