Lenovo ThinkPad Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 Business Laptop, 16" 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 Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 Business Laptop, 16" laptop
60.3 Overall Score

Overview

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 67.1
GPU 68.3
RAM 85.4
Ports 23.7
Screen 47
Portability 18.5
Storage 83.2
Reliability 74.5

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong ram (81th percentile) 85th
  • Strong storage (78th percentile) 83th
  • Strong reliability (75th percentile) 75th

Cons

  • Below average port (21th percentile) 19th
  • Below average compact (22th percentile) 24th

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 Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 Business Laptop, 16" ASUS ROG Flow ASUS ROG Flow - AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 AMD Radeon Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) Lenovo ThinkPad Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 16" UHD+ OLED Touchscreen MSI Creator MSI Creator M14 A13V A13VF-081US 14" 2.8K Laptop, HP ZBook HP 14" ZBook Ultra G1a Multi-Touch Mobile
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 7735U AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Apple M5 Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core i7 13620H AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395
RAM (GB) 32 128 32 64 32 128
Storage (GB) 1024 1024 4096 2048 2048 2048
Screen 16" 1920x1200 13.4" 2560x1600 14.2" 3024x1964 16" 3840x2160 14" 2880x1800 14" 2880x1800
GPU AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme AMD Radeon 8060 Apple (10-Core) NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 AMD Radeon
OS Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Pro, English Windows 11 Home (MSI recommends Windows 11 Pro for business) Windows 11 Pro
Weight (kg) - 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.6 2.5
Battery (Wh) - 70 72 90 - 74