Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250 2020
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 240 GB
Screen 12.5" 1280x720
GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.6 kg
37 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average screen (1st percentile)
- Below average storage (11th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average port selection (24th 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 Graphics 5500 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 240 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 12.5" |
| Resolution | 1280x720 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 0 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | No |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 12.5" 1280x720 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 5500 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 12.5" X250 | 62.9 | 29 | 13.5 | 23.5 | 1.2 | 96.5 | 10.5 | 80.9 | 67.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 85.1 | 95.9 | 74.5 | 99.2 | 69.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 89.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.6 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.3 | 88.9 | 60 | 98.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 66.6 | 32.9 | 97.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 86.9 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 9.1 | 94 | 60 | 54.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.8 | 90.8 | 57.3 | 79.7 | 80.9 | 80 |
Usage Scores
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