Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 2024, Core Ultra 7 155H, 16GB, 512GB SSD, RTX 500 Ada Generation, Black

The ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 is a solid business laptop with a strong CPU, decent GPU, and best-in-class ports. The display is the main letdown, dim and washed out. Worth buying if you value reliability and connectivity over screen quality.

The Core Ultra 7 155H sits in the 76th percentile for CPUs in our database, which means it's well above average but not chasing desktop replacements. The RTX 500 lands at 75th percentile for GPUs, so it'll handle light 3D work, photo editing, and even some casual gaming without breaking a sweat. The 16GB of DDR5 is solid but unremarkable at the 60th percentile, and the 512GB SSD is right at the middle of the pack. Port selection is where this thing shines, 90th percentile, with dual Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, Ethernet, and plenty of USB. The weakest link is AI and LLM workloads at 34.3 out of 100, so don't expect to run big local models on this.

Against the Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max, this thing gets smoked on raw performance and display quality, but it's also way cheaper and runs Windows. The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 and HP OMEN Transcend 14 both offer better screens and gaming chops, but they're less focused on business reliability. The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition has a nicer display and better battery life, but no discrete GPU. The MSI Raider is a different beast entirely, bigger, heavier, and aimed at gamers. The P14s carves out a niche as a portable business machine with just enough GPU to matter.

Pricing is all over the map depending on where you shop. In the US you're looking at USD 1,880 to USD 2,049, which is reasonable for a business laptop with a discrete GPU. But in Europe the spread is wild, EUR 2,357 to EUR 3,914, and that top end is hard to justify for these specs. Canadian buyers see CAD 2,792 to CAD 3,189. If you're in Europe, shop carefully because the same machine costs nearly EUR 1,600 more at the wrong retailer. At the low end of those ranges, it's a fair deal. At the high end, you're paying workstation money for a mid-tier config.

The ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 is Lenovo doing what Lenovo does best: a no-nonsense workhorse that won't win beauty contests but will get your stuff done. The Core Ultra 7 155H is a legit 16-core chip, and pairing it with an RTX 500, even a 4GB one, gives this thing more graphics muscle than your average office laptop. At 1.61kg with a 75Wh battery, it's built to leave the desk without leaving you hunting for outlets.

The catch? That display. A 14.5-inch 1920x1200 IPS panel at 60Hz with 300 nits and 45% NTSC coverage is fine for spreadsheets, but it's the kind of screen that makes you squint in a sunny conference room. For a machine aimed at creators and business users, the color coverage is a real compromise.

Skip this if you do serious color-critical work. The 45% NTSC coverage means photos and videos will look off, and 300 nits is rough in bright rooms. If you need a great display, look at the Surface Laptop 7th Edition or a MacBook Pro instead. Also skip it if you run local AI models, the 34.3 AI score tells you everything you need to know.

Buy this if you need a dependable Windows laptop for business work, light creative tasks, and the occasional render or export. The port selection and build quality are the real selling points, and the Core Ultra 7 keeps things snappy. Just know you're accepting a mediocre screen and limited upgrade headroom. It's a tool, not a toy, and it's good at being a tool.