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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" E16 Gen 1 Gray 2026
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1200
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Battery 52 Wh
68 Overall Score
Price $1,339
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong compact (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong gpu (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 8540U |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 (1Gbps) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.2 lbs |
| Battery | 52 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" E16 Gen 1 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 8540U | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 52 | 72 | - | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" E16 Gen 1 | 61.8 | 69.1 | 62.6 | 92 | 54.5 | 76.9 | 18.7 | 78.6 | 43.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 81.8 | 18.5 | 81.2 | 79.5 | 99 | 70.4 | 98.6 | 96.2 | 95.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 72.6 | 89.9 | 58.2 | 97.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.7 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 58.2 | 85 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.8 | 60.2 | 83.9 | 82.7 | 71.6 | 77.5 | 69.5 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
Price
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