Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 Gray 2026
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average portability (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U |
| Cores | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | - | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 | 58.4 | 13.2 | 37.6 | 4.6 | 42.1 | 19.6 | 38 | 80.5 | 50.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 84.6 | 96.1 | 77.4 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 88.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.8 | 91.1 | 91.7 | 91.1 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 59.7 | 98.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 92.6 | 90.5 | 91.1 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.5 | 64.8 | 80.7 | 80.9 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.7 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.2 | 98.7 | 64.5 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 79.6 |
Usage Scores
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