MSI Venture A14 AI+ (A3HM) vs Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel)
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Venture A14 AI+ (A3HM)
- Features a much bigger (~32%) battery – 75 against 57 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 (Intel)
- Can run popular games at about 249-340% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 4.3x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 42% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 350 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 315.6 x 235.5 x 19.3-21.6 mm 12.43 x 9.27 x 0.76-0.85 inches |
325.5 x 227.6 x 11.2-15.1 mm 12.81 x 8.96 x 0.44-0.59 inches |
| Area | 743 cm2 (115.2 inches2) | 741 cm2 (114.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.5% | ~76.7% |
| Side bezels | 7.1 mm | 12 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 45.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
| Contrast | - | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 90 W | 100 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 396 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (3P + 3E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 12 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 840M | Arc Graphics 130T |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2900 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS | 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory type | DDR5 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1.5 TFLOPS | 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 126 | 1969 |
| Solar Bay | 6667 | 25982 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 96 GB | 96 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~86.7 dB |
| Microphones | 3 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 11.5 x 6.0 cm |
| Surface | - | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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