Razer Blade 17 (2022) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T16
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Razer Blade 17 (2022)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 360 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 226-308% higher FPS
- Around 2.4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~56%) battery – 82 against 52.5 watt-hours
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad T16
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1110 grams less (around 2.45 lbs)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (143.4 vs 159.2 square inches)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.75 kg (6.06 lbs) | 1.64 kg (3.62 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 395 x 260 x 19.9 mm 15.55 x 10.24 x 0.78 inches |
361.9 x 255.5 x 20.5 mm 14.25 x 10.06 x 0.81 inches |
| Area | 1027 cm2 (159.2 inches2) | 925 cm2 (143.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% | ~80.3% |
| Side bezels | 6 mm | 8.6 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | 4 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 49.1 dB | 34 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 360 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Blade 17 (2022)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
ThinkPad T16
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~11% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1393:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 80.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 80.1% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 22 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:30 hr |
| 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 | 280 W | 45 / 65 / 135 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 794 grams | 300 / 541 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (6P + 8E) | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 115-130 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1504 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1802 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS | 2.703 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 16 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 48 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | - | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
| Loudness | ~70 dB | ~75.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 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 | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 11.5 x 6.7 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Blade 17 (2022):
- Razer has made an improvement to the audio system on the 2022 Blade 17 model by upgrading the number of speakers from 4 to 8.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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