Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 1 Black 2023

Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 1 Black 2023

Lenovo
52 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

Microsoft
75 Overall Score

Scores

Developer
Lenovo
61
Microsoft
81
Student
Lenovo
51
Microsoft
78
Business
Lenovo
58
Microsoft
77
Entertainment
Lenovo
55
Microsoft
74
Compact
Lenovo
42
Microsoft
72
Creator
Lenovo
29
Microsoft
35
Ai Llm
Lenovo
22
Microsoft
33
Gaming
Lenovo
16
Microsoft
20

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 1Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition
Processor
CPUAMD Ryzen 5 7530U★Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
CPU Multi-Core Score
15,048
No data
Cores612★
Frequency2.0 GHz3.4 GHz★
L3 Cache16 MB★6 MB
Graphics
GPU*AMD Radeon Graphics★Qualcomm Adreno GPU
GPU Benchmark Score
2,150
59
Typeintegratedintegrated
VRAM48 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR6★Shared
Memory & Storage
RAM24 GB64 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR4LPDDR5X★
Storage 1512 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size16"15"
Resolution1920 px2496 px★
PanelIPSIPS
Refresh Rate—120 Hz★
Brightness300 nits600 nits★
Color Gamut45% NTSCsRGB
Connectivity
USB-C Ports22
USB Ports2★1
Thunderbolt—USB4
HDMIHDMI 1.4b—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7★
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.4★
Ethernet100/1000M ethernet—
Physical
Weight1.97 kg1.66 kg★
Battery47 Wh66 Wh★
OSWindows 10 ProWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 1 Black 2023

  • Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Strong port selection (75th percentile)
  • Strong screen (68th percentile)
  • Below average portability (21st percentile)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025

  • Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong screen (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average gpu (27th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition

Scores 75 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 30 specs.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment