Lenovo ThinkPad E16 vs HP Laptop 15 (2023)
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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
- Can run popular games at about 440-600% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 28% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~15%) battery – 47 against 41 watt-hours
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 42% sharper screen – 142 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the HP Laptop 15 (2023)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 170 grams less (around 0.37 lbs)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.76 kg (3.88 lbs) | 1.59 kg (3.51 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.1 x 247.5 x 19.85 mm 14.02 x 9.74 x 0.78 inches |
359.8 x 236 x 18.6 mm 14.17 x 9.29 x 0.73 inches |
| Area | 881 cm2 (136.6 inches2) | 849 cm2 (131.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.2% | ~79% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 7.2 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Rose gold |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36.1 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
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Laptop 15 (2023)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 297 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | - |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 4 (0P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (24EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | - | 6-10 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1065 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1320 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS | 0.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR4 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 192 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 12 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 6 |
| GPU performance | 2.7 TFLOPS | 0.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 222 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 40 GB | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Synaptic CX11880 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~77.6 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | No |
| 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 | 2x 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 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.8 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad E16:
- Models with an Intel processor support Thunderbolt 4, while those with AMD – not.
Notes on Laptop 15 (2023):
- Models with AMD CPU come with LPDDR5 memory instead of DDR4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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