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MagyarLenovo V15 Gen 2 AMD review: Hexa-core machine with a caveat
With the V15 Gen 2 AMD, Lenovo offers an affordable entry-level laptop that is the direct successor to the V15 ADA. The V15 series should be distinguished from the business class, which includes laptops like the Lenovo ThinkBook 16p, and from the slightly higher-quality office midrange, which Lenovo represents by the IdeaPad 5, for example.
In terms of the equipment, our test unit ranges in the middle of the field with its hexa-core AMD Ryzen 5 5500U Zen 2 Lucienne CPU, integrated Radeon RX Vega 7, 8 GB of RAM (expandable), 512-GB PCIe-3 NVMe SSD, and 1080p TN display. This configuration is available for about 600 Euros (~$653) or often for even less on sale. Other models are available with a Ryzen 7 5700U octa-core or Ryzen 3 5300U quad-core CPU and with up to 16 GB RAM preinstalled. According to the spec sheet, alternatively there is also an IPS panel available, but in practice such a model is hard to find.
In terms of Lenovo in-house devices, the IdeaPad 3 would be the most likely competitor. Other affordable entry-level devices include the HP 14s/15s, the HP 255 G7, the Asus Vivobook 15 and Asus ExpertBook B1, Dell's Inspiron 15 3511, the Acer Aspire 5 A515, and Fujitsu's Lifebook A3510. You can also add other comparison devices below each section.
Possible Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 % | 04/2022 | Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.6 kg | 19.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 76.5 % | 03/2021 | Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE Athlon 3150U, Vega 3 | 1.9 kg | 20 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 80.4 % | 12/2021 | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 R3 5300U, Vega 6 | 1.7 kg | 19.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 81.2 % | 01/2022 | Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) | 1.8 kg | 23.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 81 % | 02/2022 | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8 | 1.7 kg | 18 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 76.9 % | 09/2021 | HP 14s-fq1357ng R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.5 kg | 17.9 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1080 | |
| 80.5 % | 11/2021 | Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.8 kg | 18.6 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 79.9 % | 01/2022 | Dell Inspiron 15 3000 3511 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.7 kg | 18.99 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 84.8 % | 11/2021 | Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.7 kg | 19.4 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case and Equipment: SO-DIMM, USB-C & LAN at 1.64 kg (~3.6 lb)
The case of the Lenovo V15 Gen 2 is made of robust thermoplastics that hardly heat up even on hot days. The roughened surface offers a good grip but hardly prevents fingerprints from showing. The color is significantly darker than the light gray of the predecessor.
While the base unit is stiff and cannot be warped, pressure on the lid or attempts of warping it leads to changes in the image. The gaps are evenly spaced and there are no sharp edges. The keyboard top is pleasantly stable, which is not a given with entry-level devices. The hinge that goes across the whole width does a good job, but the lid still wobbles when you change the angle. It can be opened up to a maximum of 180 degrees.
Lenovo's IdeaPad 3, HP's 15s, and Fujitsu's LifeBook A3510 turn out worse here. Only the Asus ExpertBook B1 is more robust. Compared to the predecessor, the V15 is now more compact and about 200 grams (~7 oz) lighter. The screen-to-body ratio is a good 88%. At only 1.64 kg (~3.6 lb), it is slightly lighter than the 1.7 kg (~3.75 lb) specified by Lenovo, being the lightest device in our comparison.
Maintenance: In order to get inside, you have to remove 11 Philips screws and unclip some hooks with a prying tool. The Wi-Fi module can be replaced and likewise the battery and M.2 SSD, and you can also add a second SSD in the 2.5-inch format. There is also a RAM slot for a module with a capacity of up to 32 GB. There are either 4 + 4 GB or 8 + 8 GB build in, each with one of the modules soldered in. The Ethernet port is new. One of the USB-A ports has been replaced with the new USB-C port, but there is no SD card reader anymore.
Qualcomm's Wi-Fi 5 card delivers a reception performance that is good for its class at about 0.5 Gbit/s. While the model does not have WWAN, there is Bluetooth 5.0. The 0.3-MP webcam (640 x 480) is even worse than the usual 720p cameras that are miserable anyways. But at least there is a shutter to deactivate it. There is no fingerprint reader and no Windows Hello either. There is no bloatware besides a trial version of McAfee. Most other affordable devices look much worse in this regard.
Input Devices: Lenovo V15 with a crisp full-size keyboard
As typical for Lenovo, the keyboard can be called very good, even if it doesn't reach the top-tier status of the in-house ThinkPad brand. The keys are full-size, but for the sake of the number pad, some keys are smaller. The distance between the keys is very good, ensuring accurate typing.
The stroke is short but sufficient, and the pressure point is clearly noticeable. The key stroke feels crisp, and the keys offer a medium resistance. The keyboard doesn't bend down while typing, and the typing noise remains moderate. Unfortunately, the "Insert" function now shares its key, but "Delete" still has its separate key. "Home" and "End" also only share a key. The new color leads to a higher contrast, resulting in better readability, but this still doesn't make up for the lack of a keyboard illumination. Lenovo does provide some splash protection, though.
The slightly smallish touchpad is shifted to one side. It is responsive, and fingers can easily slide across its plastic surface. The integrated mouse keys have a short to medium stroke and feel crisp. However, the left click clatters slightly in our test unit.
The display of the Lenovo V15 G2 is dark, gray, and outdated
The 15.6-inch, matte display has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels but unfortunately uses the antiquated TN technology, which leads to significantly reduced viewing angles, in some cases limiting the work performance. While the contrast is almost twice as high as specified and as that of the predecessor, it is still insufficient to make black look like black.
The whole display is covered by a gray veil, colors appear very pale, and with color space coverage values of 58% sRGB and 40% AdobeRGB, the color reproduction is anything but accurate. The blue tint that we measure doesn't improve things, and you don't really want to look at the DeltaE values. At an average of 231 cd/m², the brightness is also rather meager, but the brightness distribution of 84% is okay.
All the competitors of the manufacturer have understood that TN displays shouldn't be used in a laptop, so we have a clear reason for complaints here. While there is also an option for an IPS panel according to the data sheet, in practice such a model will be very hard to find. In addition, we also measure PWM flickering at a frequency of 66 Hz at brightness levels below 70%.
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Brightness Distribution: 84 %
Center on Battery: 236 cd/m²
Contrast: 940:1 (Black: 0.25 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 10.59 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 5.41
ΔE Greyscale 12.5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
40.09% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
58.4% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
38.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.43
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE BOE CQ NT156FHM-N43, TN, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE Chi Mei CMN15F5, TN, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 BOE CQ NV156FHM-T07, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) BOE CQ NV156FHM-N48, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 CEC PANDA LM156LF-CL13, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS Samsung ATNA56YX03-0, OLED, 1920x1080, 15.60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -4% | 2% | 2% | -2% | 123% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 38.8 | 37.13 -4% | 40 3% | 39.9 3% | 38.09 -2% | 99.9 157% |
| sRGB Coverage | 58.4 | 55.8 -4% | 57.7 -1% | 58.9 1% | 57.3 -2% | 100 71% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 40.09 | 38.36 -4% | 41.2 3% | 41.3 3% | 39.35 -2% | 96.7 141% |
| Response Times | 16% | -34% | -74% | -47% | 57% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 38 ? | 26 ? 32% | 24.8 ? 35% | 45 ? -18% | 38 ? -0% | 0.89 ? 98% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 14 ? | 14 ? -0% | 28.4 ? -103% | 32 ? -129% | 27 ? -93% | 2.31 ? 83% |
| PWM Frequency | 66 ? | 60 ? -9% | ||||
| Screen | -4% | 33% | 39% | 41% | 63% | |
| Brightness middle | 235 | 232 -1% | 336.4 43% | 218 -7% | 229 -3% | 401 71% |
| Brightness | 231 | 211 -9% | 318 38% | 209 -10% | 224 -3% | 403 74% |
| Brightness Distribution | 84 | 82 -2% | 84 0% | 64 -24% | 73 -13% | 98 17% |
| Black Level * | 0.25 | 0.41 -64% | 0.24 4% | 0.11 56% | 0.12 52% | |
| Contrast | 940 | 566 -40% | 1402 49% | 1982 111% | 1908 103% | |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 10.59 | 6.83 36% | 6.46 39% | 4.89 54% | 3.76 64% | 3.24 69% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 22.08 | 18.77 15% | 19.75 11% | 8.3 62% | 5.97 73% | 6.42 71% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 5.41 | 2.09 61% | 3.88 28% | 4.44 18% | 2.13 61% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 12.5 | 8.52 32% | 5.6 55% | 2.57 79% | 3.01 76% | 2.7 78% |
| Gamma | 2.43 91% | 2.45 90% | 2.25 98% | 2.22 99% | 2.41 91% | 2.14 103% |
| CCT | 16404 40% | 9753 67% | 5934 110% | 6272 104% | 6484 100% | 6374 102% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 35 | |||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 56 | |||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 3% /
-1% | 0% /
17% | -11% /
15% | -3% /
19% | 81% /
76% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 14 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 7 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 7 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. » 29 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 38 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 19 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 19 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. » 49 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 66 Hz | ≤ 70 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 66 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 70 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 66 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17924 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Outdoors, the usability of the matte display is limited with its brightness of only 232 cd/m², and you can only use it in the shade.
Performance: Tripled with AMD hexa-core
Our test configuration offers a very powerful AMD Ryzen 5 5500U hexa-core processor that includes a RX Vega 7 iGPU. Alternative models have either an even more powerful octa-core or a more affordable quad-core processor. The CPUs are based on the Zen 2 architecture and not on Zen 3 like the Ryzen 5 5600U and 5650U, for example.
In terms of working memory, we have 8 GB of DDR4-3200 in dual-channel mode, 4 GB of which are soldered in. The RAM slot can be expanded up to a maximum of 32 GB. Other configurations offer 8 GB of soldered in plus 8 GB of slotted RAM.
Processor
AMD's Ryzen 5 5500U hexa-core processor has a clock speed between 2.1 and 4.0 GHz. It consumes 25 watts at 6 x 3.7 GHz for only a second. Even though the cooling should also be able to constantly maintain this, the design is probably prioritized for a quieter fan operation. You can still get more than sufficient performance at a constant 6 x 3.1 GHz with a consumption of 21 watts. There is no (!) performance drop after a 30-minute Cinebench loop, and the performance is also not reduced in battery mode.
The HP 14s with the Ryzen 5 5500 is throttled slightly due to the smaller case. The Ryzen 3 5300U in the IdeaPad 3 is surpassed by "only" 20%, which should also make the Ryzen 3 in the V15 G2 very interesting for those who want to save some money. The Intel CPUs have no chance in our comparison, and the predecessor with its AMD Athlon Gold 3150U is also surpassed even by a factor of three. Only AMD's octa-core in the Acer Aspire 5 is even faster.
Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE -1! | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE -2! | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average of class Office (1056 - 15743, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (6030 - 8565, n=19) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Average of class Office (529 - 1995, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1149 - 1183, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average of class Office (356 - 5904, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (2223 - 3316, n=20) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Average of class Office (181.3 - 764, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (449 - 461, n=19) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Average of class Office (160.8 - 2642, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (995 - 1412, n=20) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Average of class Office (82.6 - 284, n=118, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (170 - 179, n=18) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Average of class Office (214 - 2844, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (358 - 490, n=18) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average of class Office (4226 - 62349, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (29585 - 36896, n=18) | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Average of class Office (2233 - 6687, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (4174 - 4378, n=19) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Average of class Office (1018 - 11980, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (4063 - 5917, n=20) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Average of class Office (510 - 1974, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1070 - 1126, n=20) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average of class Office (1.55 - 17.4, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (6.7 - 9.74, n=20) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (60 - 80.7, n=17) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Average of class Office (31.3 - 117.5, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (0.607 - 0.67, n=19) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average of class Office (0.4244 - 1.397, n=119, last 2 years) | |
* ... 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
| Performance Rating | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (7222 - 10680, n=18) | |
| Average of class Office (763 - 24250, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (41815 - 58107, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Average of class Office (4027 - 102228, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Office (279 - 4442, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (1354 - 1907, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (68235 - 74033, n=18) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average of class Office (8031 - 113016, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (9007 - 10446, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average of class Office (404 - 14288, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (21894 - 30659, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average of class Office (2054 - 54365, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (31792 - 54455, n=18) | |
| Average of class Office (5226 - 147611, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (234 - 614, n=18) | |
| Average of class Office (67.6 - 1018, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (3943 - 5717, n=18) | |
| Average of class Office (432 - 12755, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Average of class Office (4814 - 48177, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (7765 - 22932, n=18) | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
System Performance
Our test unit performs at the top of the test field and the everyday performance also reflects this. Even browsing the web with multiple tabs while playing a 4K video and working in parallel with a video cutting application did not lead to any delays in the operations at all. The only thing is that the performance doesn't fit at all with the outdated display, which also reduces the overall impression here.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average of class Office (2325 - 7157, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4626 - 5301, n=13) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Average of class Office (5095 - 20841, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (8390 - 9789, n=13) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (6262 - 7958, n=13) | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10198, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Office (1912 - 9056, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4513 - 5540, n=13) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (958 - 1103, n=6) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1039 - 1153, n=6) | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average of class Office (340 - 1982, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (895 - 1054, n=6) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (918 - 1112, n=6) | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 5139 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average of class Office (7158 - 88119, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (19083 - 40547, n=18) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Average of class Office (7325 - 87297, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (23005 - 47024, n=18) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Office (7579 - 94965, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (20150 - 42337, n=18) | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (87.3 - 119, n=18) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
| Average of class Office (44.3 - 188.3, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latencies
The latencies are too high to allow for real-time video and audio processing without delays. The main culprits responsible for this are the network driver and the Direct-X driver. Most devices in our comparison field fare even worse in this regard.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE | |
| HP 14s-fq1357ng | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Solution
The Western Digital SN530 with 512 GB of storage is an M.2 NVMe SSD in the 2242 format and delivers the transfer rates we expect for PCIe 3 x 4. The V15 G2 also leads our comparison field here. There is also a 2.5-inch slot, but you will need the corresponding cable to use it. The M.2 slot will also fit longer PCIe SSDs (2280).
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-512G | Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE Vega 3, Athlon 3150U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-265G | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Vega 6, R3 5300U, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU | Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 Vega 8, R7 5700U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD | HP 14s-fq1357ng Vega 7, R5 5500U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD | Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS Vega 7, R5 5500U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-265G | Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G | |
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| AS SSD | -37% | -18% | -26% | -18% | -9% | -34% | 4% | |
| Copy Game MB/s | 1087 | 567 -48% | 623 -43% | 665 -39% | 1019 -6% | 442.2 -59% | ||
| Copy Program MB/s | 464.3 | 195.9 -58% | 250.9 -46% | 228 -51% | 597 29% | 241.2 -48% | ||
| Copy ISO MB/s | 1574 | 1438 -9% | 879 -44% | 1197 -24% | 1067 -32% | 892 -43% | ||
| Score Total | 3635 | 1388 -62% | 3191 -12% | 1915 -47% | 2399 -34% | 2469 -32% | 1659 -54% | 3392 -7% |
| Score Write | 1764 | 392 -78% | 1289 -27% | 903 -49% | 1164 -34% | 1263 -28% | 553 -69% | 1489 -16% |
| Score Read | 1247 | 693 -44% | 1288 3% | 705 -43% | 834 -33% | 819 -34% | 765 -39% | 1284 3% |
| Access Time Write * | 0.047 | 0.057 -21% | 0.101 -115% | 0.028 40% | 0.039 17% | 0.046 2% | 0.051 -9% | 0.051 -9% |
| Access Time Read * | 0.156 | 0.125 20% | 0.086 45% | 0.129 17% | 0.082 47% | 0.052 67% | 0.123 21% | 0.062 60% |
| 4K-64 Write | 1457 | 194.4 -87% | 1016 -30% | 701 -52% | 928 -36% | 1047 -28% | 323.1 -78% | 1170 -20% |
| 4K-64 Read | 992 | 446.8 -55% | 981 -1% | 457.8 -54% | 586 -41% | 582 -41% | 509 -49% | 1043 5% |
| 4K Write | 131.7 | 107.7 -18% | 113.5 -14% | 142.9 9% | 129.2 -2% | 141.9 8% | 137.2 4% | 223.3 70% |
| 4K Read | 41.3 | 34.95 -15% | 43.59 6% | 49.35 19% | 54.9 33% | 58.3 41% | 39.89 -3% | 48.31 17% |
| Seq Write | 1748 | 898 -49% | 1592 -9% | 587 -66% | 1072 -39% | 742 -58% | 931 -47% | 963 -45% |
| Seq Read | 2135 | 2114 -1% | 2635 23% | 1976 -7% | 1926 -10% | 1784 -16% | 2155 1% | 1928 -10% |
* ... smaller is better
* ... smaller is better
Constant Performance Reading: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics Card
In terms of the GPU, the successor to the Lenovo V15 also performs almost three times as fast as the RX Vega 3. In the synthetic benchmarks, the AMD RX Vega 7 also leaves almost all the other direct competitors behind, not the least because of the dual-channel mode of the RAM. Intel's Xe G7 (80EUs) has no chance here.
However, the Vega 7 is still only usable in a limited sense for playing modern games, and low to medium detail levels are needed. The gaming performance is not reduced in battery mode.
| 3DMark 06 Standard Score | 19827 points | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 5351 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 18854 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 3093 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1221 points | |
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | |
| 1280x720 Lowest Preset | |
| Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (20 - 55, n=9) | |
| Average of class Office (20 - 77, n=8, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| 1920x1080 Medium Preset | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| Average of class Office (9 - 30.8, n=7, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (9 - 20, n=9) | |
| 1920x1080 High Preset AA:SM | |
| Average of class Office (21 - 27.5, n=3, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (14 - 18, n=5) | |
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE | |
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
| GTA V (2015) | 89.1 | 76.2 | 30.1 | |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 53.5 | 34.6 | 17.2 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 96.7 | 77.1 | 48 | 44.8 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 32.3 | 16.6 | 11 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 41.1 | 31.9 | 28.7 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 41 | 19 | 18 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 74.3 | 29.1 | 24.2 | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) | 37 | 18 | 16 | |
| F1 2021 (2021) | 72.3 |
Emissions and Power Management: The Lenovo V15 G2 stays quiet and very cool
Noise Emissions
The fan already starts running under low CPU load of about 15%, for example when downloading via Steam at 50 Mbit/s. On the other hand, the noise level stays extremely low at this time and can even be completely avoided by changing the performance mode to "More efficient." Using that, the device runs with completely passive cooling even under full CPU load, while about two thirds of the performance still remain available.
In the "Best performance" mode, the fan only starts revving up audibly under combined load, for example when gaming. But at a maximum of 34.5 dB, the noise level even stays within limits here as well, particularly subjectively. The comparison devices get significantly louder, except for the ExpertBook B1. We do not notice any high-frequency noises such as coil whine.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 25 / 25 / 25 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 33.6 / 34.5 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: 25 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE Vega 7, R5 5500U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-512G | Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE Vega 3, Athlon 3150U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-265G | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 Vega 6, R3 5300U, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU | Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), i3-1005G1, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ256HAJD | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 Vega 8, R7 5700U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD | HP 14s-fq1357ng Vega 7, R5 5500U, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA512QFD | Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | -2% | -6% | -5% | -8% | -13% | 4% | |
| off / environment * | 25 | 25 -0% | 25.2 -1% | 25 -0% | 25 -0% | 26 -4% | 23.8 5% |
| Idle Minimum * | 25 | 25 -0% | 25.8 -3% | 25 -0% | 25 -0% | 26 -4% | 23.8 5% |
| Idle Average * | 25 | 25 -0% | 25.8 -3% | 25 -0% | 25 -0% | 26 -4% | 23.8 5% |
| Idle Maximum * | 25 | 26.3 -5% | 25.8 -3% | 25 -0% | 29.5 -18% | 31.6 -26% | 25 -0% |
| Load Average * | 33.6 | 31.5 6% | 32.3 4% | 39.2 -17% | 38.6 -15% | 41 -22% | 32.2 4% |
| Load Maximum * | 34.5 | 38 -10% | 44 -28% | 39 -13% | 38.6 -12% | 41 -19% | 32.2 7% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 32 | 32.2 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperatures
Even under combined load, no place on the laptop feels even hand warm. Since the fan vent points to the back, you don't notice any warm air blowing, for example when using the mouse. According to our measurements, the comparison devices remain even cooler, but this doesn't really matter anymore.
In the hour-long stress test, the CPU temperature stays at 57 °C (135 °F), and the fans are relatively quiet. If we also consider that the CPU stays slightly below its basic clock speed (2 GHz), we can conclude that Lenovo could have also tolerated higher temperatures and a higher TDP here. During idle operation, HWInfo shows a CPU temperature of 37 °C (99 °F).
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 40.4 °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 41.1 °C / 106 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 29.2 °C / 85 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 27.7 °C / 81.9 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.7 °C / 81.9 F (0 °C / 0 F).
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE AMD Athlon Gold 3150U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 AMD Ryzen 3 5300U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) Intel Core i3-1005G1, Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | HP 14s-fq1357ng AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | 24% | 19% | 22% | 7% | 8% | 3% | 10% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 40.4 | 32.1 21% | 31.2 23% | 34.4 15% | 40 1% | 37.7 7% | 43.8 -8% | 41.9 -4% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 41.1 | 31 25% | 43 -5% | 30.9 25% | 42.8 -4% | 45.6 -11% | 42.2 -3% | 48.6 -18% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 34.6 | 27.3 21% | 24.8 28% | 27.7 20% | 32.4 6% | 30.6 12% | 33.4 3% | 25.1 27% |
| Idle Bottom * | 40 | 29 27% | 28.2 29% | 29.2 27% | 29.4 26% | 29.8 25% | 32.6 18% | 26.4 34% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The highs and mids are reproduced very clearly, allowing you to watch movies comfortably. There is hardly any bass at all. At least, the neighbor won't complain about the noise at the maximum volume level. The audio port works without any problems with any headphone that doesn't have a high Ohm level.
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE audio analysis
(-) | not very loud speakers (65.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 27.6% lower than median
(-) | bass is not linear (16.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.2% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (23.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 64% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 28% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 66% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 27% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 16.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.7% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (14.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 8% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 89% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 14% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 82% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Power Consumption
A standby consumption of 0.3 watts promises a long time before you have to recharge the unused device. While the idle consumption looks a bit high, the battery life we measure during idle operation indicates a much lower consumption. The maximum consumption is 40.6 watts, so that the 65-Watt power supply is sufficiently sized.
| Off / Standby | 0.15 / 0.3 Watt |
| Idle | 6.5 / 7.5 / 8.3 Watt |
| Load |
29.7 / 40.6 Watt |
   
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Power Consumption The Witcher 3 / Stress Test
Power Consumption With External Monitor
Battery Life
Lasting for 8 hours in the WLAN test, where a browser script runs in balanced performance mode at 150 cd/m² brightness, the battery life is surprisingly good, if you consider the small 38-Wh battery. With this, the runtime is double that of the predecessor. Under full load, the Lenovo V15 Gen 2 AMD still lasts slightly longer than 1 hour. The V15 G2 can be completely recharged within about 100 minutes.
| Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE R5 5500U, Vega 7, 38 Wh | Lenovo V15-ADA 82C7009SGE Athlon 3150U, Vega 3, 35 Wh | Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 R3 5300U, Vega 6, 45 Wh | Fujitsu Lifebook A3510 (FPC04905BP) i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU), 45 Wh | Acer Aspire 5 A515-45-R4R1 R7 5700U, Vega 8, 48 Wh | Asus VivoBook 15 KM513UA-L503TS R5 5500U, Vega 7, 42 Wh | Asus ExpertBook B1 B1500CEAE, i5-1135G7 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 42 Wh | Average of class Office | |
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| Battery Runtime | -50% | 36% | -19% | 48% | -21% | -10% | 63% | |
| Reader / Idle | 944 | 1205 28% | 709 -25% | 1436 ? 52% | ||||
| H.264 | 371 | 525 42% | 705 ? 90% | |||||
| WiFi v1.3 | 479 | 241 -50% | 628 31% | 390 -19% | 652 36% | 382.9 -20% | 432 -10% | 594 ? 24% |
| Load | 64 | 95 48% | 107 67% | 53 -17% | 117.7 ? 84% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict: Light, expandable, fast, and quiet - if only there wasn't the TN display
The strengths of the Lenovo V15 G2 AMD lie in its expandability of the RAM and allowing you to use two SSDs, in its performance that goes beyond everyday applications thanks to AMD's hexa-core CPU and Vega-7 iGPU, in its good keyboard, and its relatively robust case. In addition, the battery life of the office laptop is also acceptable, and the device stays cool and relatively quiet.
The Lenovo V15 G2 AMD is an affordable and fast office device, but with its TN display, it isn't usable for everyone.
Its weaknesses include the stone age display with weak viewing angles and contrast, low brightness, and inaccurate color reproduction. In addition to a LAN port, there is now also USB-C, but Power Delivery and DisplayPort are not supported here. The SD card reader is completely left out. Those who are looking for similar strengths in an office device but only with a much better display should take a look at the Acer Aspire 5 A515-45, which is only about 50 to 100 Euros (~$54-$109) more expensive at 649 Euros (~$706) - depending on current sales. The Asus ExpertBook B1 for currently 666 Euros (~$725) is even better, offering a brighter IPS display and even better workmanship with similar features as the V15 Gen 2 but with a lower performance.
Price and Availability
The Lenovo V15 G2 AMD is available in a fairly similar configuration (Ryzen 5 5500U, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD) for example from Amazon for $557.
Lenovo V15 G2 ALC-82KD003XGE
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04/07/2022 v7
Marvin Gollor
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