Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 in review: Quiet office laptop with long battery life
The newest incarnation of the business classic bets on an established platform: Externally and internally, there are barely any changes compared with its predecessor ThinkPad T16 G1. Pretty much only the CPU is updated, from Alder Lake to Raptor Lake. The competitors are laptops like the Acer TravelMate P4, the Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 and the HP EliteBook 865 G9.
Information regarding the chassis, connectivity and input devices can be found in the review of the ThinkPad T16 G1.
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Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
90 % | 08/2023 | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE i7-1355U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.8 kg | 20.5 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
86 % | 04/2023 | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.6 kg | 18.5 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
87.2 % | 12/2022 | HP EliteBook 865 G9 R7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M | 1.9 kg | 19 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
85.6 % | 05/2023 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.6 kg | 12.5 mm | 16.00" | 2880x1800 |
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Size and weight comparison
Display - 16:10, low power, bright
Lenovo puts a matte 16:10 low power display (16 inch, 1,920 x 1,200) into the ThinkPad T16 Gen 2. On the plus side for this panel, there is no PWM, it has a good contrast ratio and a comparatively high screen brightness.
There are four screen options for the T16 G2. Most interesting seems the available OLED screen, which offers a higher resolution (3,840 x 2,160), better black value and a larger color gamut cover than the other displays.
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Brightness Distribution: 86 %
Center on Battery: 446 cd/m²
Contrast: 1394:1 (Black: 0.32 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.5 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5.1, calibrated: 1
ΔE Greyscale 1.6 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
69.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
96.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
67% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.24
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE Lenovo MNG007JA1-2, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN BOE BOE0A32, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | HP EliteBook 865 G9 X160NV42, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 Samsung ATNA60CL03-0, AMOLED, 2880x1800, 16.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE MNG007DA1-C, IPS-LED, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 B160UAN01.K, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | |
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Display | -41% | 5% | 31% | -0% | 13% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 67 | 38.9 -42% | 71.4 7% | 99.7 49% | 66.7 0% | 80.1 20% |
sRGB Coverage | 96.9 | 58.1 -40% | 99.3 2% | 100 3% | 95.7 -1% | 100 3% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 69.3 | 40.2 -42% | 73.2 6% | 97 40% | 69.1 0% | 80.5 16% |
Response Times | 46% | -15% | 92% | 3% | 16% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 32 ? | 20 ? 37% | 35.5 ? -11% | 2 ? 94% | 32.1 ? -0% | 27 ? 16% |
Response Time Black / White * | 20 ? | 9 ? 55% | 23.5 ? -18% | 2 ? 90% | 18.9 ? 5% | 17 ? 15% |
PWM Frequency | 56.7 | |||||
Screen | -124% | -15% | 177% | -15% | -85% | |
Brightness middle | 446 | 269 -40% | 865 94% | 412 -8% | 417 -7% | 404 -9% |
Brightness | 414 | 265 -36% | 771 86% | 412 0% | 388 -6% | 391 -6% |
Brightness Distribution | 86 | 94 9% | 72 -16% | 98 14% | 81 -6% | 80 -7% |
Black Level * | 0.32 | 0.305 5% | 0.3 6% | 0.015 95% | 0.24 25% | 0.29 9% |
Contrast | 1394 | 882 -37% | 2883 107% | 27467 1870% | 1738 25% | 1393 0% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.5 | 4.89 -226% | 2.4 -60% | 2.34 -56% | 1.7 -13% | 3.9 -160% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.2 | 8.81 -300% | 5.8 -164% | 3.34 -52% | 3.5 -59% | 8.5 -286% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1 | 5.12 -412% | 1.5 -50% | 2.95 -195% | 1.4 -40% | 1.7 -70% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.6 | 2.91 -82% | 3.8 -138% | 2.78 -74% | 2.4 -50% | 5.4 -238% |
Gamma | 2.24 98% | 2.28 96% | 2.36 93% | 2.5 88% | 2.16 102% | 2.21 100% |
CCT | 6482 100% | 6920 94% | 6922 94% | 6879 94% | 6924 94% | 6242 104% |
Total Average (Program / Settings) | -40% /
-82% | -8% /
-11% | 100% /
134% | -4% /
-9% | -19% /
-50% |
* ... smaller is better
The screen shows a good color accuracy ex factory: With a deltaE of just 1.5, the panel is well below the critical mark (deltaE < 3). A calibration lowers the value to 1 and creates more balanced grey scale values. The panel pretty much covers the sRGB gamut, but not the wider AdobeRGB or DCI P3 gamuts. The same is true for most of the competitors. Only the OLED panel of the Galaxy Book3 Pro covers the DCI P3 color gamut.
The color profile we created is available for download for free. A link is available in the grey box above.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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20 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 10 ms rise | |
↘ 10 ms fall | ||
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 36 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (21.8 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
32 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 15 ms rise | |
↘ 17 ms fall | ||
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 35 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (34.3 ms). |
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
Screen flickering / PWM not detected | |||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18732 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. |
The IPS panel offers viewing angle stability. Using it in the outdoors is certainly possible, if the sun does not shine directly onto the screen.
Performance - Lenovo laptop utilizes Raptor Lake
Lenovo continues to drive double tracked and still offers both Intel (Raptor Lake) and AMD (Ryzen 7000) CPUs in the ThinkPad T16 G2 - we are reviewing an Intel model. The available Intel models cost between €1,380 and €2,200 in Germany. The reviewed variant roughly costs €1,850, a mid range model.
Testing conditions
Instead of their own energy profiles, Lenovo ThinkPads use the Windows profiles. Depending on the chosen profile, the CPU/GPU performance varies widely. The profiles "best performance" (for benchmarks) and "balanced" (battery life) were used.
Best Performance | Balanced | Best battery life | |
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Power Limit 1 (HWiNFO) | 45 Watt | 14 Watt | 11 Watt |
Power Limit 2 (HWiNFO) | 64 Watt | 20 Watt | 11 Watt |
Processor
The Core i7-1355U (Raptor Lake) use two performance cores (hyperthreading, 1.7 to 5 GHz) and eight efficiency cores (no hyperthreading, 1.2 to 3.7 GHz). In total, there are 10 CPU cores with 12 threads.
The three energy profiles have a strong impact on the available multi core performance, while the single core performance that impacts every day usage is less effected. "Balanced" delivers below average (multi) or exactly average (single) performance. "Best Performance" delivers above average results.
The CPU pretty much performs identical in battery or plugged-in usage. Only when the profile "Best Performance" is selected does the battery life impact the performance, as the Power Limit 1 is set to just 27 W.
Best performance | Balanced | Best battery life | |
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CB 15 (Multi) | 1.616 pts/1.210 pts | 957 pts | 595 pts |
CB 15 (Single) | 257 pts/248 pts | 228 pts | 202 pts |
The CB15 loop test shows: sustained load results in the Power Limit 1 - as well as the clock rates - decreasing from the first to the seventh iteration. Afterwards, the performance is steady. "Balanced" only uses the CPU boost performance for a very short time, with the CPU basically reverting to base clocks for most of the test.
Cinebench R15 Multi sustained load loop test
Cinebench R23 | |
Multi Core | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (7015 - 10252, n=15) | |
Average of class Office (830 - 14919, n=126, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Single Core | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (1687 - 1889, n=15) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Average of class Office (321 - 1995, n=125, last 2 years) |
Cinebench R20 | |
CPU (Multi Core) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (2849 - 3907, n=13) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Average of class Office (323 - 5790, n=127, last 2 years) | |
CPU (Single Core) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (654 - 725, n=13) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Average of class Office (114 - 764, n=127, last 2 years) |
Cinebench R15 | |
CPU Multi 64Bit | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (1206 - 1735, n=13) | |
Average of class Office (160.8 - 2492, n=128, last 2 years) | |
CPU Single 64Bit | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (237 - 264, n=13) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Average of class Office (82.6 - 284, n=124, last 2 years) |
Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
Average of class Office (215 - 3895, n=128, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (349 - 503, n=13) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 |
7-Zip 18.03 | |
7z b 4 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (30255 - 41541, n=13) | |
Average of class Office (4226 - 61902, n=127, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (5393 - 5911, n=13) | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Average of class Office (2059 - 6687, n=128, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
Geekbench 5.5 | |
Multi-Core | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (7635 - 9159, n=13) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Average of class Office (1018 - 11744, n=126, last 2 years) | |
Single-Core | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (1740 - 1872, n=13) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Average of class Office (594 - 1974, n=126, last 2 years) |
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (7.83 - 10.6, n=13) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Average of class Office (0.63 - 17.4, n=127, last 2 years) |
LibreOffice - 20 Documents To PDF | |
Average of class Office (23.6 - 210, n=126, last 2 years) | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (41.1 - 108.6, n=13) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 |
R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean | |
Average of class Office (0.4244 - 2.07, n=127, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (0.4593 - 0.832, n=13) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Average of class Office (109 - 24250, n=126, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (5981 - 8040, n=13) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (3414 - 101262, n=126, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (30754 - 42706, n=13) |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (1539 - 2193, n=13) | |
Average of class Office (125 - 4418, n=125, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (58796 - 66907, n=13) | |
Average of class Office (3308 - 113016, n=126, last 2 years) |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Average of class Office (404 - 14169, n=126, last 2 years) | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (4216 - 5129, n=13) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (1864 - 54003, n=126, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (15169 - 20021, n=13) |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (189 - 147611, n=126, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (32647 - 75408, n=13) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (488 - 684, n=13) | |
Average of class Office (67.6 - 987, n=126, last 2 years) |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Average of class Office (59 - 12755, n=126, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (3036 - 4267, n=13) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (21800 - 44217, n=13) | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average of class Office (2193 - 48177, n=126, last 2 years) | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
System performance
The system works without stuttering, providing enough performance for office and web-browsing and older games (low settings). For sustained load, the cooling system of the laptop is not powerful enough. Also, Lenovo wastes some performance potential, as the memory (16 GB, DDR5-5200) only runs in single-channel mode. By putting in a memory module to achieve dual-channel mode, performance can be enhanced.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Score | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (5524 - 5933, n=11) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (2325 - 7157, n=108, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (10605 - 11822, n=12) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (5095 - 20841, n=108, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Average of class Office (3053 - 10099, n=108, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (6864 - 7536, n=12) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (5770 - 6712, n=11) | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Average of class Office (1912 - 8987, n=108, last 2 years) |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1478 - 1623, n=12) | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Average of class Office (498 - 1804, n=99, last 2 years) |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1444 - 1625, n=12) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Average of class Office (557 - 1870, n=99, last 2 years) |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1563 - 1732, n=12) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Average of class Office (424 - 1875, n=99, last 2 years) |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1230 - 1525, n=12) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Average of class Office (441 - 2017, n=99, last 2 years) | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 |
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2 | 4252 points | |
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2 | 3183 points | |
PCMark 10 Score | 5658 points | |
Help |
AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (35017 - 71600, n=13) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (7158 - 71600, n=127, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (38551 - 58600, n=13) | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (7325 - 70553, n=127, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (35910 - 93342, n=13) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (7579 - 91257, n=127, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Average of class Office (57.8 - 336, n=128, last 2 years) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Average Intel Core i7-1355U (73.7 - 107.4, n=13) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latency
The standardized LatencyMon test (browsing, 4K video, Prime95 CPU load) showed some DPC latency issues. The system seems to struggle with real time audio. Future software updates may solve this issue or make it worse.
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 |
* ... smaller is better
Mass storage
A Union Memory SSD with a capacity of 1 TB (PCIe 4, M.2 2280) serves as system storage. It is fast, but not among the fastest SSDs. Positive: We did not detect any thermal throttling under sustained load. The ThinkPad T16 does not offer a slot for a second SSD.
* ... smaller is better
Sustained load read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU & gaming performance
The Iris Xe G7 iGPU offers 96 Execution Units and reaches a peak clock rate of 1,3 GHz. This clock rate can be held indefinitely during the Witcher 3 load test ("Best performance"). With the "Balanced" profile, the the GPU is limited to 1 GHz. The GPU allows for playing less demanding games with lower settings. The ThinkPad T16 is no gaming laptop.
The benchmark results are average ("Best performance") or below average ("Balanced"). In any case, the GPU performance is limited due to the single-channel RAM. Thus, it can be improved by upgrading the system with a second RAM module.
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (2867 - 7471, n=182) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (599 - 12195, n=122, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
3DMark | |
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (13162 - 38040, n=160) | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (5681 - 58068, n=104, last 2 years) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (2286 - 6143, n=194) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Average of class Office (712 - 8815, n=123, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (707 - 1871, n=191) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (242 - 3186, n=119, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
3DMark 06 Standard Score | 26538 points | |
3DMark 11 Performance | 6643 points | |
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 18921 points | |
3DMark Fire Strike Score | 4249 points | |
3DMark Time Spy Score | 1648 points | |
Help |
The Witcher 3 - 1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (21.4 - 74.1, n=169) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (7.82 - 89, n=103, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1280x720 Lite Quality | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (14.9 - 56.5, n=163) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (5.42 - 94, n=121, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
Strange Brigade - 1280x720 lowest AF:1 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (48.5 - 107.3, n=149) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (16.3 - 173, n=116, last 2 years) | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (20.6 - 78.5, n=195) | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Average of class Office (7.8 - 104.2, n=129, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 |
X-Plane 11.11 - 1280x720 low (fps_test=1) | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE | |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 | |
HP EliteBook 865 G9 | |
Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (13.4 - 88.4, n=195) | |
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 | |
Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
Average of class Office (9.12 - 109.9, n=127, last 2 years) |
Witcher 3 FPS diagram
low | med. | high | ultra | |
The Witcher 3 (2015) | 84.3 | 50.4 | 26.4 | 13.5 |
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 108.8 | 82.7 | 60.3 | 50.3 |
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 38.6 | 20.8 | 15.5 | |
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 53.9 | 40.4 | 35.9 | |
Far Cry 5 (2018) | 43 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Strange Brigade (2018) | 84.3 | 32.9 | 27.2 | 22 |
F1 23 (2023) | 25.6 | 24.4 | 19 |
Emissions - ThinkPad T16 produces low emissions
Noise
The Lenovo ThinkPad T16 has a low noise output, just like its predecessor. The fan is often standing still or, if it is working, very quiet. Even in quiet surroundings, it is barely audible. "Best performance" combined with the stress test leads to a noise output of 38.6 dB(a).
Noise Level
Idle |
| 24 / 24 / 26.8 dB(A) |
Load |
| 26.8 / 38.6 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24 dB(A) |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1355U, Lenovo UMIS AM6A0 RPETJ512MKP1QDQ | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK | HP EliteBook 865 G9 Radeon 680M, R7 PRO 6850U, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1340P, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE Radeon 660M, R5 PRO 6650U, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ | |
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Noise | -15% | 8% | -20% | 5% | 8% | |
off / environment * | 24 | 25.4 -6% | 23 4% | 25.2 -5% | 23.1 4% | 23.3 3% |
Idle Minimum * | 24 | 25.4 -6% | 23 4% | 25.2 -5% | 23.1 4% | 23.3 3% |
Idle Average * | 24 | 25.4 -6% | 23 4% | 25.2 -5% | 23.1 4% | 23.3 3% |
Idle Maximum * | 26.8 | 25.4 5% | 23 14% | 29.3 -9% | 23.1 14% | 23.3 13% |
Load Average * | 26.8 | 43.9 -64% | 29.1 -9% | 46.4 -73% | 25.4 5% | 25.1 6% |
Witcher 3 ultra * | 38.9 | 29.1 25% | 35.93 8% | 32.1 17% | ||
Load Maximum * | 38.6 | 43.7 -13% | 32.9 15% | 46.4 -20% | 39.1 -1% | 34 12% |
* ... smaller is better
Heat
The laptop gets only moderately warm. The highest temperature hot spots (43 to 46 degrees Celsius / 109 to 115 F) were measured during the load tests (stress test, Witcher 3). In everyday use, the ThinkPad laptop stays cool.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 40.5 °C / 105 F, compared to the average of 34.2 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 42.7 °C / 109 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.5 °C / 80 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 33.3 °C / 92 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 30.8 °C / 87.4 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.8 °C / 82 F (-3 °C / -5.4 F).
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | HP EliteBook 865 G9 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, AMD Radeon 680M | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 Intel Core i5-1340P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, AMD Radeon 660M | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | |
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Heat | -6% | 6% | -10% | 13% | -12% | |
Maximum Upper Side * | 40.5 | 38.6 5% | 39.4 3% | 41.6 -3% | 34.6 15% | 45 -11% |
Maximum Bottom * | 42.7 | 44.4 -4% | 47.6 -11% | 45 -5% | 41.5 3% | 42.8 -0% |
Idle Upper Side * | 28.2 | 28.9 -2% | 23.6 16% | 31 -10% | 22.6 20% | 33 -17% |
Idle Bottom * | 28 | 34 -21% | 24.1 14% | 33.6 -20% | 24.5 12% | 33.6 -20% |
* ... smaller is better
Stress test
The stress test (Prime95 and FurMark for one hour) is an extreme scenario to asses system stability under load. CPU (P cores: 3.2 GHz; E cores: 2.5 to 2.6 GHz) and GPU (1.3 GHz) start out with high clock rates, which decrease during the test.
Speakers
The stereo speakers produce an acceptable sound, which does lack base though.
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 26.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 33% of all tested devices in this class were better, 8% similar, 59% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 43% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 50% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 26%, worst was 134%
HP EliteBook 865 G9 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 19.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.2% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 91% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 11% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 86% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 26%, worst was 134%
Energy management - the ThinkPad delivers strong battery life
Power consumption
We did not detect any unexpected behavior in terms of power management. Stress test and Witcher 3 test show a decreasing power consumption during the test. The supplied charger (65 W) is sufficient for the maximum consumption.
Off / Standby | 0.3 / 0.6 Watt |
Idle | 3.1 / 6.4 / 6.8 Watt |
Load |
29.3 / 64.6 Watt |
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE i7-1355U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Lenovo UMIS AM6A0 RPETJ512MKP1QDQ, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | HP EliteBook 865 G9 R7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ512HBLU, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, WD PC SN740 256GB SDDPNQD-256G, AMOLED, 2880x1800, 16.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE R5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK, IPS-LED, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Average of class Office | |
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Power Consumption | -29% | -58% | -16% | -17% | -2% | -42% | -22% | |
Idle Minimum * | 3.1 | 5.2 -68% | 5.3 -71% | 3.9 -26% | 3.2 -3% | 2.9 6% | 5.2 ? -68% | 4.25 ? -37% |
Idle Average * | 6.4 | 7.1 -11% | 12.8 -100% | 4.8 25% | 8.1 -27% | 6 6% | 8.44 ? -32% | 7.41 ? -16% |
Idle Maximum * | 6.8 | 9.6 -41% | 14.1 -107% | 10 -47% | 8.6 -26% | 6.9 -1% | 10.6 ? -56% | 9.12 ? -34% |
Load Average * | 29.3 | 47 -60% | 48.5 -66% | 44 -50% | 45.4 -55% | 27.3 7% | 44.7 ? -53% | 39.9 ? -36% |
Witcher 3 ultra * | 41.5 | 43.3 -4% | 48.7 -17% | 42.3 -2% | 40 4% | 42.6 -3% | ||
Load Maximum * | 64.6 | 56 13% | 56.6 12% | 63 2% | 59.6 8% | 81.53 -26% | 66.1 ? -2% | 57.7 ? 11% |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption Witcher 3 / stress test
Power consumption external monitor
Battery life
The 16 inch laptop reaches 11:30 h in the WiFi test (simulated web browsing) and 13:44 h in the video test (Big Buck Bunny, H.264, FHD, looped). Both tests are performed in the "Balanced" mode with special energy saver modes off and a screen brightness of 150 cd/m². For the video test, the WiFi modules are turned off.
Overall, the Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 delivers great battery life numbers that even beat out its predecessor - despite the lower capacity battery of this variant (52.5 Wh vs. 86 Wh). This 86 Wh is optional for the T16 G2. Thanks to the 76 Wh battery, the EliteBook 865 G9 delivers even better battery life numbers.
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE i7-1355U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 52.5 Wh | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 56 Wh | HP EliteBook 865 G9 R7 PRO 6850U, Radeon 680M, 76 Wh | Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16 i5-1340P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 76 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21CH004MGE R5 PRO 6650U, Radeon 660M, 52.5 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G1 21BWS00200 i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 86 Wh | Average of class Office | |
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Battery Runtime | -19% | 11% | 7% | -29% | 11% | -10% | |
Reader / Idle | 1169 | 1821 56% | 1372 ? 17% | ||||
H.264 | 824 | 1112 35% | 861 4% | 652 -21% | 623 -24% | 684 ? -17% | |
WiFi v1.3 | 690 | 562 -19% | 899 30% | 613 -11% | 635 -8% | 846 23% | 587 ? -15% |
Load | 154 | 106 -31% | 119 -23% | 64 -58% | 208 35% | 115.7 ? -25% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - Upper class business laptop
The combination of the Core i7-1355U and 16 GB RAM (running in single channel mode) has no trouble with office tasks and web-browsing. In any case, it is recommended to upgrade the memory by putting in a second RAM module to unlock the full performance of the laptop.
Lenovo is mostly just maintaining the existing platform with the ThinkPad T16 G2: Alder Lake gets swapped out for Raptor Lake - not many other features are changed compared with the predecessor.
A relatively low weight of ca. 1.7 kg, a compact chassis and great battery life (WiFi: 11:34 h) - the T16 is without a doubt a very mobile laptop. Positive: Two USB C ports with Thunderbolt 4 enable both PD charging and an easy integration into existing work-setups. Also, the newest incarnation of the ThinkPad T16 scores points with its low emissions.
The large 16 inch laptop (1,920 x 1,200, IPS, sRGB, low power) in the work-friendly 16:10 format has left a good impression. If users have needs of higher contrast ratios and better color gamut coverage, a T16 model with OLED (3,840 x 2,400) is available.
A viable alternative to the ThinkPad is the HP EliteBook 865 G9. It offers more computing performance, a much brighter screen and even better battery life. It also has an LTE modem and is not very expensive.
Pricing and availability
The review variant of the Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 costs €1,849 or €1,669 (education pricing) from Campuspoint.de.
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 G2 21HH003AGE
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08/07/2023 v7
Sascha Mölck
Transparency
The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.