Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250 Black 2015
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 12.5" 1366x768
GPU Intel HD 5500 Graphics
OS Windows 10 Home
39 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong social proof (76th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average port selection (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD 5500 Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 12.5" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
| Panel | LCD |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | No |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Creator A13V | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 12.5" 1366x768 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel HD 5500 Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 90 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250 | 62.8 | 13.5 | 37 | 28.7 | 4 | 95.6 | 16.2 | 80.7 | 75.5 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.1 | 71.4 | 65.6 | 53.4 | 86.8 | 91 | 79.7 | 97.5 | 98.8 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 88.4 | 68.1 | 90.2 | 59.8 | 81.8 | 86.8 | 61.2 | 59.9 | 98.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 80.2 | 59.8 | 89.1 | 57.3 | 79.7 | 80.7 | 95.2 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 71.8 | 84.6 | 84.4 | 69 | 89.5 | 73.4 | 94 | 59.9 | 67.8 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare | 96 | 93 | 89.6 | 99.9 | 91.8 | 9.8 | 79.7 | 9.7 | 82.9 |
Price
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