Lenovo ThinkPad E16 vs ThinkBook 16p Gen 4
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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
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 440 grams less (around 0.97 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 4
- Can run popular games at about 177-242% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 3.7x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Around 3.3x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~70%) battery – 80 against 47 watt-hours
- 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.76 kg (3.88 lbs) | 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.1 x 247.5 x 19.85 mm 14.02 x 9.74 x 0.78 inches |
354.6 x 255 x 19.9 mm 13.96 x 10.04 x 0.78 inches |
| Area | 881 cm2 (136.6 inches2) | 904 cm2 (140.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.2% | ~82.1% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 5 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 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36.1 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 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 | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 230 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 297 grams | 775 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| 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 | - | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1065 MHz | 1905 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1320 MHz | 2220 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS | 11.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 2.7 TFLOPS | 11.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 222 | 2513 |
| Solar Bay | - | 33651 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 40 GB | 32 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Synaptic CX11880 | Realtek ALC3306-CG |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~77.6 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| 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 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.8 cm | 13.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad E16:
- Models with an Intel processor support Thunderbolt 4, while those with AMD – not.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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