Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 review: Business laptop is better with AMD Zen4

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Drive Performance rating - Percent
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
 

89 pt

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

81.9 pt

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

76.9 pt

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

76.6 pt

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

70.2 pt

Average of class Office
 

64.5 pt

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

52 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

3659 (3522.59min - 3659.34max) MB/s +10%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

3634 (3544.14min - 3634.15max) MB/s +9%

Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (3028 - 4104, n=9)

3467 MB/s +4%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

3340 (3248.9min - 3340.13max) MB/s

Average of class Office
  (121 - 4681, n=78, last 2 years)

2822 MB/s -16%

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

2759 (2685.61min - 2758.8max) MB/s -17%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

2443 (2427.84min - 2443.39max) MB/s -27%

seq write
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (2298 - 4533, n=9)

3259 MB/s +5%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

3199 (3158.1min - 3198.58max) MB/s +3%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

3104 (2953.84min - 3104.41max) MB/s

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

3017 (2926.39min - 3016.59max) MB/s -3%

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

3000 (2672.09min - 2999.56max) MB/s -3%

Average of class Office
  (43 - 5020, n=78, last 2 years)

2790 MB/s -10%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

1776 (1737.28min - 1776.3max) MB/s -43%

seq q8 t1 read
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

7002 (6108.79min - 7002.39max) MB/s 0%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

6999 (6129.25min - 6999.09max) MB/s

Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (6023 - 7058, n=9)

6878 MB/s -2%

Average of class Office
  (124.2 - 13163, n=78, last 2 years)

5394 MB/s -23%

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

5080 (4484.81min - 5080.14max) MB/s -27%

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

4845 MB/s -31%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

3519 (2577.61min - 3518.81max) MB/s -50%

seq q8 t1 write
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (4913 - 5265, n=9)

4991 MB/s +1%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

4957 (4934.18min - 4957.25max) MB/s

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

4913 (4874.41min - 4912.79max) MB/s -1%

Average of class Office
  (46.7 - 9814, n=78, last 2 years)

3995 MB/s -19%

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

3743 (3714.18min - 3743.27max) MB/s -24%

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

3398 (2948.41min - 3398.23max) MB/s -31%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

2210 (2175.38min - 2210.17max) MB/s -55%

4k q1 t1 read
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

79.8 (77.82min - 79.8max) MB/s +16%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

78.8 (76.59min - 78.83max) MB/s +14%

Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (57.3 - 95.2, n=9)

70.2 MB/s +2%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

69 (65.74min - 69.01max) MB/s

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

57 (56.14min - 57.04max) MB/s -17%

Average of class Office
  (5.55 - 93.1, n=78, last 2 years)

56 MB/s -19%

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

47.6 (45.01min - 47.56max) MB/s -31%

4k q1 t1 write
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

261 (241.37min - 260.67max) MB/s +91%

Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (106.2 - 270, n=9)

157.9 MB/s +16%

Average of class Office
  (1.23 - 281, n=78, last 2 years)

144 MB/s +6%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

136.4 (129.83min - 136.35max) MB/s 0%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

136.3 (127.95min - 136.27max) MB/s

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

131.4 (129.27min - 131.42max) MB/s -4%

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

119 (115.89min - 119.03max) MB/s -13%

4k q32 t16 read
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

1827 (1766.49min - 1827.28max) MB/s +96%

Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (635 - 3896, n=9)

1545 MB/s +66%

Average of class Office
  (7.49 - 5684, n=78, last 2 years)

1170 MB/s +26%

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

1025 (959.27min - 1025.21max) MB/s +10%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

931 (883.78min - 930.56max) MB/s

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

675 (656.71min - 674.92max) MB/s -27%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

476 (466.05min - 475.52max) MB/s -49%

4k q32 t16 write
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

1681 (635.26min - 1681.27max) MB/s +313%

Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (349 - 3717, n=9)

1147 MB/s +182%

Average of class Office
  (1.5 - 3920, n=78, last 2 years)

788 MB/s +94%

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

445 (439.44min - 445.36max) MB/s +9%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

407 (399.28min - 407.44max) MB/s

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

363 (340.85min - 363.36max) MB/s -11%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

360 (355.44min - 360.36max) MB/s -12%

AS SSD
Score Total
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (4533 - 9056, n=7)

6168 Points +25%

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

5546 Points +13%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

4928 Points

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

4744 Points -4%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

4533 Points -8%

Average of class Office
  (799 - 10473, n=77, last 2 years)

4076 Points -17%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

3533 Points -28%

Score Read
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

2034 Points +46%

Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (1283 - 3368, n=7)

1964 Points +41%

Average of class Office
  (383 - 3839, n=77, last 2 years)

1400 Points +1%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

1391 Points

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

1380 Points -1%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

1283 Points -8%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

1028 Points -26%

Score Write
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (2703 - 4018, n=7)

3289 Points +13%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

2921 Points

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

2725 Points -7%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

2703 Points -7%

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

2496 Points -15%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

2029 Points -31%

Average of class Office
  (247 - 4689, n=77, last 2 years)

2022 Points -31%

Seq Read
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (4590 - 5623, n=7)

5163 MB/s +7%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

5053 MB/s +5%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

4825 MB/s

Average of class Office
  (925 - 8704, n=77, last 2 years)

4070 MB/s -16%

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

3965 MB/s -18%

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

3912.13 MB/s -19%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

3017.95 MB/s -37%

Seq Write
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

3194.48 MB/s +22%

Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (2443 - 4482, n=7)

3121 MB/s +20%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

2609 MB/s

Average of class Office
  (294 - 5704, n=77, last 2 years)

2599 MB/s 0%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

2443 MB/s -6%

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

2420 MB/s -7%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

1520.78 MB/s -42%

4K Read
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

72.5 MB/s +13%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

72.35 MB/s +13%

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

71.29 MB/s +12%

Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (63.9 - 84.6, n=7)

71.2 MB/s +11%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

63.9 MB/s

Average of class Office
  (18 - 88.2, n=77, last 2 years)

56.4 MB/s -12%

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

52.2 MB/s -18%

4K Write
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

227.17 MB/s +44%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

197.6 MB/s +25%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

180.5 MB/s +14%

Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (146.2 - 231, n=7)

179.6 MB/s +14%

Average of class Office
  (28.2 - 245, n=77, last 2 years)

162.2 MB/s +3%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

157.8 MB/s

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

142.6 MB/s -10%

4K-64 Read
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

1571.21 MB/s +86%

Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (705 - 2721, n=7)

1376 MB/s +63%

Average of class Office
  (272 - 3209, n=77, last 2 years)

936 MB/s +11%

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

932 MB/s +10%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

844 MB/s

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

705 MB/s -16%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

654.24 MB/s -22%

4K-64 Write
Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (2278 - 3339, n=7)

2797 MB/s +12%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

2502 MB/s

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

2340 MB/s -6%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

2278 MB/s -9%

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

1949.21 MB/s -22%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

1678.93 MB/s -33%

Average of class Office
  (147.4 - 3987, n=77, last 2 years)

1600 MB/s -36%

Access Time Read
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

0.11 ms * -340%

Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

0.098 ms * -292%

Average of class Office
  (0.025 - 0.302, n=76, last 2 years)

0.08376 ms * -235%

Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (0.025 - 0.064, n=7)

0.04114 ms * -65%

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

0.038 ms * -52%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

0.028 ms * -12%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

0.025 ms *

Access Time Write
Dell Latitude 7440
Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV

0.091 ms * -250%

Average of class Office
  (0.016 - 0.625, n=77, last 2 years)

0.07074 ms * -172%

HP EliteBook 845 G10 5Z4X0ES
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPNQD-512G

0.027 ms * -4%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4-21F8002TGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

0.026 ms *

Average Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU
  (0.019 - 0.027, n=7)

0.02343 ms * +10%

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G4 21F6005GGE
Samsung PM9A1a MZVL21T0HDLU

0.023 ms * +12%

Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14
WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101

0.017 ms * +35%

* ... smaller is better