Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 vs Dell Latitude 3550
47
out of 100
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38
out of 100
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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 Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2
- Around 2.8x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 47 against 42 watt-hours
- Provides 82% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 220 nits
- 42% sharper screen – 142 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 3550
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 30-41% higher FPS
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.78 kg (3.92 lbs) | 1.81 kg (3.99 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.1 x 247.7 x 19.85 mm 14.02 x 9.75 x 0.78 inches |
359 x 239.69 x 18.13-20.4 mm 14.13 x 9.44 x 0.71-0.8 inches |
| Area | 882 cm2 (136.7 inches2) | 860 cm2 (133.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.2% | ~78% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 6.8 mm |
| Colors | Black | Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
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 | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36.3 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad E16 Gen 2
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Latitude 3550
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 500:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 40.7% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 39.4% | - |
| Response time | 20 ms | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 60 / 65 / 100 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 355 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 18 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 28 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1155 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 1477 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | DDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 6 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 473 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Senary SN6141 | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~77 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.8 cm | 11.5 x 6.7 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad E16 Gen 2:
- The camera may have FHD or HD resolution depending on the configuration.
- There is a fully aluminum model weighing 3.99 pounds (1.81 kg).
- The AMD version doesn’t support Thunderbolt 4 and includes DDR5 memory at 4800 MHz, in contrast to the Intel version at 5600 MHz.
Notes on Latitude 3550:
- A laptop with 13th gen CPU comes with HDMI 1.4 and DDR5 5200 MHz memory, while with 14th processors it has HDMI 2.0 and 5600 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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