Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 3 Black
The Intel Core Ultra 5 225U 12-core chip with its dedicated AI Boost NPU provides efficient multitasking and local AI processing, paired with a generous 32GB of DDR5 RAM. Robust security features like the IR webcam with privacy shutter, fingerprint reader, and facial recognition set it apart for business use. This notebook is best for developers and enterprise users who need a secure, reliable workstation for coding and productivity, not graphics-intensive tasks.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2.2 kg
Battery 48 Wh
56 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong port selection (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)
- Below average portability (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 1.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| Battery | 48 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 3 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | Apple (20-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 48 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 100 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 16" E16 Gen 3 | 58.4 | 55.5 | 86.9 | 84.3 | 57.8 | 16 | 79.7 | 81 | 2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.3 | 74.4 | 65.6 | 86.4 | 99.2 | 69.1 | 94 | 97.6 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA Compare | 94.7 | 85.3 | 91.4 | 72.1 | 86.4 | 94.2 | 79.7 | 60.2 | 75.6 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 66.6 | 32.9 | 97.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 86.9 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.2 | 94 | 60.2 | 54.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.6 | 90.9 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 81 | 80.1 |
Price
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Other Configurations34
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