Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G9 IRL 2026, Core 5 210H, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Arctic Gray
CPU Intel Core 5 210H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Core 5 210H
OS English Keyboard
Weight 3 kg
Battery 48 Wh
49 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong screen (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average portability (9th percentile)
- Below average social proof (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core 5 210H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Core 5 210H |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 3.0 kg / 6.7 lbs |
| Battery | 48 Wh |
| OS | English Keyboard |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G9 IRL | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 5 210H | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Intel Core 5 210H | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | English Keyboard | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 48 | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G9 IRL | 62.4 | 6.4 | 59.8 | 94.5 | 78.8 | 8.6 | 35.9 | 81.8 | 33.2 | 41.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 83.3 | 76.2 | 79.5 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 71.3 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 97.8 | 6.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 91.2 | 95.7 | 90.9 | 77.4 | 96.6 | 73.7 | 88.5 | 60.4 | 96 | 8.6 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.6 | 72.3 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.2 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.5 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.2 | 10.2 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 87.1 | 68.8 | 89.1 | 66.2 | 97.3 | 61.1 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.2 | 12.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall49.2
- AI/LLM17.6
- Gaming12
- Portability35.5
- Creator26.2
- Student56.2
- Business52.9
- Developer62.4
- Entertainment51
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Other Configurations6
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