Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen 2 vs ThinkBook 15 Gen 3 (AMD)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen 2
- Features a bigger (~27%) battery – 57 against 45 watt-hours
- Around 10% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen 3 (AMD)
- Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (130 vs 140.6 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 365.8 x 248 x 19.1 mm 14.4 x 9.76 x 0.75 inches |
357 x 235 x 18.9 mm 14.06 x 9.25 x 0.74 inches |
| Area | 907 cm2 (140.5 inches2) | 839 cm2 (130.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~74% | ~73.9% |
| Side bezels | 10.2 mm | 12.4 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 37.6 dB | 45.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 147 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 800:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 60.1% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 61.5% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 40.1% | - |
| Response time | 25 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 363 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Radeon RX Vega 6 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 15 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 0 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1500 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.822 TFLOPS | - |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR4 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~8-10 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 8 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 48 GB | 40 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | 76.3 dB | 81.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.8 mm | - |
| Size | - | 10.5 x 7.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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