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Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2, Core i7-1165G7, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i7 1165G7
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
OS Windows 11 Pro
36 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong affordability (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average port selection (4th percentile)
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
- Below average cpu (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1165G7 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 1165G7 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 59 | 63 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 | 34 | 47.2 | 36.3 | 3.5 | 19.9 | 38.6 | 35.8 | 81.8 | 41.5 | 80 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 79.5 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 24 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 37.1 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 90.1 | 68.8 | 89.7 | 58.1 | 82.3 | 87.1 | 65.2 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 34.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 79.5 | 13 | 79.5 | 58.1 | 89.3 | 59.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 94.6 | 13.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall35.6
- AI/LLM18.8
- Gaming11.5
- Portability36.4
- Creator17.7
- Student58.7
- Business38.5
- Developer36.2
- Entertainment31.4
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