[0xcafecafe]

Anecdata here but I bought a thinkpad T14 in 2022. My colleague bought the same at the same time. We both have identical machines except for me opting for an intel processor and him picking an AMD. My laptop has heating issues and terrible battery life. His lasts an entire day and no heating issues. Forums research shows others in the same timeframe are facing the same issue as me so it is entirely Intel related.

[sapiogram]

I'd still be more inclined to blame a software issue. Do you have the exact same software installed on both?

[0xcafecafe]

Yes. I have bare minimum s/w on the windows 11 that came with it.