Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 2025, Intel Ultra 5-225U, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black
CPU Ultra 5-225U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.7 kg
Battery 48 Wh
49 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
- Below average portability (31st percentile)
- Below average social proof (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Ultra 5-225U |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 1.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ax |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.8 lbs |
| Battery | 48 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-R9641TB | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Ultra 5-225U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 48 | 54 | 70 | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 | 60.5 | 56.3 | 50 | 48.4 | 56.4 | 31.2 | 51 | 81.8 | 33.2 | 48.5 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-R9641TB Compare | 95.8 | 90.8 | 99.1 | 77.4 | 88.9 | 94.3 | 65.2 | 60.4 | 96 | 7.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall48.9
- AI/LLM21.9
- Gaming15.7
- Portability42.6
- Creator26.7
- Student57.9
- Business53
- Developer53.7
- Entertainment49.5
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Other Configurations31
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