Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 2 Review

CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
OS Windows 11 Pro
Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 2 laptop
59.4 Overall Score

Overview

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 70.1
GPU 71.1
RAM 86.9
Ports 27
Screen 52
Portability 16.8
Storage 84.7
Reliability 75.6

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong ram (81th percentile) 87th
  • Strong storage (78th percentile) 85th
  • Strong reliability (75th percentile) 76th

Cons

  • Below average port (21th percentile) 17th
  • Below average compact (22th percentile) 27th

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7735U
Cores 8
Frequency 2.7 GHz
L3 Cache 16 MB

Graphics

GPU AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme
Type discrete

Memory & Storage

RAM 32 GB
RAM Generation DDR5
Storage 1 TB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Display

Size 16"
Resolution 1920 (Full HD)

Connectivity

HDMI HDMI

Physical

OS Windows 11 Pro

Value & Pricing

Price History

$975 $980 $985 $990 $995 $1,000 Feb 18Mar 21 $989

vs Competition

Spec Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 2 Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Nano-Texture Glass, ASUS ROG Flow ASUS ROG Flow - AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 AMD Radeon Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7735U Apple M5 AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100
RAM (GB) 32 24 128 32 32 32
Storage (GB) 1024 2048 1024 1000 1000 1000
Screen 16" 1920x1200 14.2" 3024x1964 13.4" 2560x1600 14" 2880x1800 13.3" 2880x1800 13.8" 2304x1536
GPU AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme Apple (10-Core) AMD Radeon 8060 Intel Arc Graphics Intel Arc Graphics Qualcomm X1
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) - 1.5 1.2 1.2 1 1.3
Battery (Wh) - 72 70 - - -
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageReliability
Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 2 70.171.186.9275216.884.775.6
Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare 82.920.668.590.796.973.495.294.8
ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 Compare 95.580.999.598.989.893.476.655.8
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare 6966.686.990.793.584.972.375.6
MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare 65.766.686.998.490.695.572.355.8
Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare 954286.994.881.28772.375.6