Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G8 Review

CPU Intel Core 5 210H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1200
GPU Integrated Intel Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Battery 45 Wh
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G8 laptop
69.4 Overall Score

Overview

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 60.8
GPU 53.9
RAM 60.5
Ports 92.3
Screen 50.8
Portability 81
Storage 52.7
Reliability 77.9
Social Proof 40.8

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong port (92th percentile) 92th
  • Strong compact (81th percentile) 81th
  • Strong reliability (78th percentile) 78th

Cons

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core 5 210H
Cores 8
Frequency 2.2 GHz
L3 Cache 12 MB

Graphics

GPU Integrated Intel Graphics
Type integrated

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR5
Storage 512 GB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Display

Size 14"
Resolution 1920 (Full HD)
Panel IPS
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
Brightness 300 nits

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 2
USB Ports 2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI HDMI 2.1
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.3
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

Physical

Weight 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs
Battery 45 Wh
OS Windows 11 Pro

Value & Pricing

Price History

$1,080 $1,100 $1,120 $1,140 $1,160 May 11May 15 $1,151

vs Competition

Spec Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G8 Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US HP ZBook Ultra G1a
CPU Intel Core 5 210H Apple M5 AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Intel Core Ultra 7 256V AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380
RAM (GB) 16 24 128 32 32 16
Storage (GB) 512 2000 1024 1000 1000 1024
Screen 14" 1920x1200 14.2" 3024x1964 13.4" 2560x1600 13.3" 2880x1800 14" 2880x1800 14" 2880x1800
GPU Integrated Intel Graphics Apple M5 Pro 16-core AMD Radeon Intel Arc Intel Arc AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro Mac OS Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro
Weight (kg) 1.4 1.6 1.2 1 1.2 1.6
Battery (Wh) 45 - 70 - 15 74
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G8 60.853.960.592.350.88152.777.940.8
Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare 80.81857.270.897.966.289.595.880.4
ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 Compare 95.180.299.975.888.392.180.757.699.3
MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare 6263.68082.48994.872.757.687.7
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare 65.563.68064.292.684.372.777.994.3
HP ZBook Ultra G1a Compare 75.796.667.684.994.370.680.731.276.3