Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (Intel) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)

Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (Intel), vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery - 57 W
- 75 W
n/a
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
- Intel Core Ultra 5 135H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
- Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
- Apple M3
- Apple M3 Pro
- Apple M3 Max
Storage - 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 8192 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 96 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 18 GB
- 24 GB
- 36 GB
- 48 GB
- 64 GB
- 96 GB
- 128 GB

Review

Key Specs Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (Intel) and Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.61 kg 1.55 kg
Pixel size 325.5x227.6x18.5 mm 312.6x221.2x15.5 mm
Area 741 cm² 691 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 82.3 % 84.6 %
Side bezels 6.6 mm 3.4 mm
Colors Black - Black
- Silver
- Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 135 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count12
Cooler speedn/a6800 RPM
Noise Level46.8 dB48.5 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14.5 in 14.2 in
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a Yes (24-120 Hz)
Pixel density 156 ppi 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 3024x1964 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor No Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (Intel)
400 nits
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
600 nits
Contrast1000:11000000:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a100 %
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
Response timen/a72 ms

Battery

Capacity 57 Wh 70 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 2:00 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 100 W
Charge Port Location Left Left, Right
Charge Power 100/135 W 70/96 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight 527 g 273/315 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 125H Apple M3
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 4.05 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.5 GHz n/a
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 18 8
L3 Cache 18 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Apple M3 GPU
Process tech. 7 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (Intel)
2264
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
2871
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (Intel)
10745
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
11434
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (Intel)
1648
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
1835
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo Thinkpad P14s Gen 5 (Intel)
12545
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
9989

GPU Model

GPU Model RTX 500 Mobile (Ada) 4GB Apple M3 GPU (10-core)
TGP 50 W 15 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes n/a
Graphics Type Discrete Integrated
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency n/a 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 1600 MHz
FLOPS 7.8 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Video Memory 4 n/a
Memory Type GDDR6 LPDDR5
Tire Width 64 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 16 Gbit/s 6.4 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2048 1280
TMUs 64 80
ROPs 32 40

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 5600 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
Max RAM 96 n/a

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 2x256 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 1 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 256 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset Realtek ALC3287 n/a
Audio Formats 2.0 4.2
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Max Volume 87 dB 84 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6E
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Fingerprint sensor Yes Yes
IR sensor Optional No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 2560x1440 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.2No
USB-C2x4.03x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesNo
Card ReaderNoYes
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size11.5x6.0 cm13.2x8.1 cm
SurfacePlasticGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo

Note

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023):

The M3 Maxversion of the 14-inch MacBook is only available with a 30-core GPU, not the 40-core as listed in the specs. It's approximately 25% slower and features a 384-bit wide memory bus.

* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023) the clear winner in this comparison.

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