Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 250 GB
Screen 12.5" 1366x768
GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500
OS Windows 10 Pro
42 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong portability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average storage (11th percentile)
- Below average port selection (11th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 5500 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 250 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 12.5" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 250 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 12.5" 1366x768 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 5500 | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 66 | 65 | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250 | 62.8 | 97.4 | 13.5 | 11 | 4 | 95.6 | 10.7 | 80.7 | 67.8 |
| 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 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.5 | 65.5 | 67.2 | 78.6 | 74.5 | 82.2 | 79.7 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US Compare | 70.9 | 65.5 | 80.2 | 72.2 | 94.7 | 32.6 | 88.7 | 80.7 | 95.2 |
Price
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