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MagyarLenovo V17-IIL review: A quiet home office laptop with a good display
Lenovo's V series represents the entry level series into the business laptop segment. You can find simple office laptops that don't strain your budget too much and are thus suited for private as well as business users. The 17.3-inch model we are testing here is run by a Core i3-1005G1 processor and available for barely 600 Euros (~$729). The competitors include devices such as the HP 17 and the Asus Vivobook 17 F712.
Possible Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 % | 05/2021 | Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE i3-1005G1, UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) | 2.2 kg | 19.9 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 75.2 % | 05/2020 | HP 17-by2437ng i3-10110U, UHD Graphics 620 | 2.4 kg | 24.5 mm | 17.30" | 1600x900 | |
| 77 % | 09/2020 | Asus VivoBook 17 F712FA-AU518T i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620 | 2.3 kg | 21.4 mm | 17.30" | 1920x1080 |
Case and Equipment - The V17 does not offer USB-C
Lenovo uses a dark grey (Iron Grey) plastic case with matte, smooth surfaces. The top of the base unit is printed with a pattern that is supposed to simulate a discretely brushed surface. While the case shows good workmanship, it lacks stability. The base unit and lid can be warped too easily. This means that the laptop should be used in a fixed location on top of a flat surface. The battery is built-in, and you can access the insides after removing the bottom of the case.
The limited amount of connections consists of three USB-A ports (2x USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1x USB 2.0), one HDMI port, and an audio combo port. The storage card reader belongs to the slower models (reference card: Angelbird SD Card AV PRO UHS-II 128GB V60), and SD cards cannot be fully inserted but stick out by about 16 mm (~0.6 in).
The WLAN chip (Intel AX201) supports the 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax standards and offers Bluetooth 5 functionality. The transfer rates determined under optimal conditions (no additional WLAN devices in close proximity and close distance between laptop and Server PC) turn our very good.
Connection Equipment
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Asus VivoBook 17 F712FA-AU518T (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB) | |
| Average of class Office (8 - 82.7, n=49, last 2 years) | |
| HP 17-by2437ng (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Asus VivoBook 17 F712FA-AU518T (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 64GB) | |
| Average of class Office (25 - 90.5, n=43, last 2 years) | |
| HP 17-by2437ng (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
Input Devices - The Lenovo laptop does not offer a keyboard illumination
Lenovo has equipped the V17 with a chiclet keyboard that does not offer any illumination. The keys, whose surface is only slightly rough, offer a short stroke and clear pressure point. While typing, the keyboard bounces back slightly. Overall, Lenovo has delivered a keyboard that is suitable for everyday tasks here.
The mouse replacement is a multitouch capable ClickPad (~10.5 x 7 cm, ~4.1 x 2.8 in) whose embedded keys also offer a short stroke and clear pressure point. The smooth pad surface allows fingers to slide easily. The ClickPad also responds to input in the corners.
Display - IPS onboard
The brightness (309.4 cd/m²) and contrast (1000:1) of the 17.3-inch display (1920 x 1080 pixels) fulfill the requirements. A positive aspect of the display is the lack of PWM flickering.
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Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 330 cd/m²
Contrast: 1000:1 (Black: 0.33 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.82 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 3.58 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
97% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
63% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
70.1% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97.1% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
68.5% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.42
| Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE AU Optronics B173HAN04.3, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30 | HP 17-by2437ng BOE NT173WDM-N21, TN LED, 1600x900, 17.30 | Asus VivoBook 17 F712FA-AU518T BOE NV173FHM-N49, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30 | Lenovo V340-17IWL 81RG001YGE CMN N173HCE-E31 CMN1738, , 1920x1080, 17.30 | |
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| Display | -23% | -42% | -2% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 68.5 | 53.6 -22% | 39.03 -43% | 67.5 -1% |
| sRGB Coverage | 97.1 | 74 -24% | 58.4 -40% | 94.2 -3% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 70.1 | 53.9 -23% | 40.32 -42% | 68 -3% |
| Response Times | 25% | 41% | 7% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 39 ? | 42 ? -8% | 24 ? 38% | 37 ? 5% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 28 ? | 12 ? 57% | 16 ? 43% | 25.8 ? 8% |
| PWM Frequency | 250 ? | 25000 ? | ||
| Screen | -112% | -41% | -15% | |
| Brightness middle | 330 | 222 -33% | 288 -13% | 284 -14% |
| Brightness | 309 | 208 -33% | 262 -15% | 268 -13% |
| Brightness Distribution | 88 | 89 1% | 83 -6% | 77 -12% |
| Black Level * | 0.33 | 0.649 -97% | 0.24 27% | 0.23 30% |
| Contrast | 1000 | 342 -66% | 1200 20% | 1235 24% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.82 | 11.77 -317% | 6.14 -118% | 4.98 -77% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.27 | 20.78 -231% | 18.55 -196% | 8.45 -35% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.58 | 14.31 -300% | 4.55 -27% | 5.3 -48% |
| Gamma | 2.42 91% | 2.24 98% | 2.37 93% | 2273 0% |
| CCT | 6994 93% | 19250 34% | 7161 91% | 7065 92% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 63 | 48 -24% | 37 -41% | 61 -3% |
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 97 | 74 -24% | 58.1 -40% | 94 -3% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 3.5 | 4.6 | 1.87 | |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -37% /
-76% | -14% /
-30% | -3% /
-10% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 28 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 15 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 13 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 67 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 39 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 19 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 20 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. » 53 % 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 not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
In the state of delivery, the display shows a good color reproduction and its color deviation of slightly less than 3 just barely meets the target value (Delta E < 3). The display does not suffer from a blue tint. The AdobeRGB (63%) and sRGB (97%) color spaces are not fully covered.
Since the IPS panel has stable viewing angles, it can be read from any position. You should also be able to read the display outdoors, as long as the sun is not too bright.
Performance - The Core i3 runs at full speed
With the V17-IIL, Lenovo offers a simple 17.3-inch office laptop that is targeted toward private and professional users. The laptop offers sufficient computing performance for office and Internet applications.
Test Conditions
The laptop offers the three power profiles "Intelligent Cooling," "Highest Performance," and "Battery Saver" mode. You can switch between the profiles by using the "Fn" + "Q" key combination or via the preinstalled Lenovo Vantage software. We ran our test with the "Intelligent Cooling" mode activated. With this, the laptop already runs at full speed, and the "Highest Performance" mode does not offer any additional performance - but this might look different with other equipment configurations of the V17.
Processor
The Core i3-1005G1 dual-core processor (Ice Lake) runs at a basic clock speed of 1.2 GHz, which can be increased up to 3.4 GHz via Turbo. Hyper threading (two threads per core) is supported.
The processor runs through the multi-thread test of the Cinebench R15 benchmarks at 3.4 GHz and the single-thread test at between 1.5 and 3.4 GHz. In battery operation, the clock speeds are at 1.6 GHz (multi-thread) and 1.2 to 1.6 GHz (single-thread).
We evaluate whether the CPU Turbo is used constantly in mains operation by running the multi-thread test of the Cinebench R15 benchmarks for at least 30 minutes in a constant loop. The CPU runs constantly at maximum speed.
* ... smaller is better
System Performance
The system runs smoothly and well-rounded. We did not run into any problems. The processor used delivers sufficient performance for office and Internet applications. The results in the PCMark benchmarks turn out good.
The working memory (8 GB, DDR4-3200, 4 GB module + 4 GB onboard) runs in dual-channel mode. Lenovo limits the available maximum amount of working memory in the V17 series to 12 GB. Nonetheless, the devices also support larger capacities, and we were able to equip a model with a 32-GB module, which means that you can expand the storage up to 36 GB.
| PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2 | 3200 points | |
| PCMark 8 Creative Score Accelerated v2 | 3218 points | |
| PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2 | 2618 points | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 3422 points | |
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DPC Latencies
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Asus VivoBook 17 F712FA-AU518T | |
| HP 17-by2437ng | |
| Lenovo V340-17IWL 81RG001YGE | |
| Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Solution
A Samsung NVMe SSD (M.2-2242, but M.2-2280 models will also fit), which offers an overall capacity of 256 GB, serves as the system drive. Its transfer rates turn out good. While the laptop generally offers additional space for a 2.5-inch storage medium, we were unable to install the corresponding drive, since neither the necessary SATA slot nor an insertion frame were included.
An additional hint: If you consider replacing the SSD, you have to choose a model that does not have any elements on the side that faces the main board. Since there is a flat cable connection below the SSD, other models won't fit.
| Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE Samsung PM991 MZALQ256HAJD | HP 17-by2437ng Toshiba KBG30ZMV256G | Asus VivoBook 17 F712FA-AU518T Intel SSD 660p SSDPEKNW512G8 | Lenovo V340-17IWL 81RG001YGE Lenovo UMIS AM610 RPFTJ256PDD2MWX | Average Samsung PM991 MZALQ256HAJD | Average of class Office | |
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| CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 | -21% | 1% | -61% | -27% | 76% | |
| Write 4K | 170.5 | 126.7 -26% | 180.3 6% | 64.1 -62% | 170.7 ? 0% | 158.7 ? -7% |
| Read 4K | 56.5 | 52.5 -7% | 62.1 10% | 10.54 -81% | 45.2 ? -20% | 61.7 ? 9% |
| Write Seq | 847 | 669 -21% | 972 15% | 296.2 -65% | 419 ? -51% | 2427 ? 187% |
| Read Seq | 1168 | 881 -25% | 1608 38% | 525 -55% | 1237 ? 6% | 2611 ? 124% |
| Write 4K Q32T1 | 449.8 | 272.2 -39% | 397.4 -12% | 220.5 -51% | 281 ? -38% | 400 ? -11% |
| Read 4K Q32T1 | 489.3 | 483.5 -1% | 343 -30% | 274.7 -44% | 333 ? -32% | 519 ? 6% |
| Write Seq Q32T1 | 1034 | 796 -23% | 973 -6% | 294.4 -72% | 476 ? -54% | 3062 ? 196% |
| Read Seq Q32T1 | 2123 | 1503 -29% | 1779 -16% | 873 -59% | 1492 ? -30% | 4260 ? 101% |
| AS SSD | -48% | -4% | -49% | -34% | 69% | |
| Seq Read | 1734 | 1359 -22% | 1679 -3% | 758 -56% | 1551 ? -11% | 3168 ? 83% |
| Seq Write | 911 | 759 -17% | 910 0% | 278 -69% | 392 ? -57% | 2085 ? 129% |
| 4K Read | 50.7 | 45.04 -11% | 56.1 11% | 28.09 -45% | 41.3 ? -19% | 56.3 ? 11% |
| 4K Write | 134.5 | 105.7 -21% | 153.6 14% | 74.1 -45% | 120.6 ? -10% | 158.6 ? 18% |
| 4K-64 Read | 467.5 | 628 34% | 324.4 -31% | 480.5 3% | 313 ? -33% | 1069 ? 129% |
| 4K-64 Write | 706 | 333.8 -53% | 792 12% | 273.3 -61% | 321 ? -55% | 1482 ? 110% |
| Access Time Read * | 0.117 | 0.09 23% | 0.088 25% | 0.134 -15% | 0.154 ? -32% | 0.08014 ? 32% |
| Access Time Write * | 0.028 | 0.157 -461% | 0.046 -64% | 0.065 -132% | 0.037 ? -32% | 0.06444 ? -130% |
| Score Read | 692 | 809 17% | 548 -21% | 584 -16% | 510 ? -26% | 1442 ? 108% |
| Score Write | 932 | 515 -45% | 1037 11% | 375 -60% | 481 ? -48% | 1850 ? 98% |
| Score Total | 1954 | 1722 -12% | 1849 -5% | 1242 -36% | 1208 ? -38% | 3986 ? 104% |
| Copy ISO MB/s | 774 | 448.4 -42% | 801 3% | 290 -63% | 458 ? -41% | 1677 ? 117% |
| Copy Program MB/s | 356.3 | 248.3 -30% | 340.9 -4% | 220 -38% | 245 ? -31% | 515 ? 45% |
| Copy Game MB/s | 572 | 416.4 -27% | 568 -1% | 280 -51% | 350 ? -39% | 1186 ? 107% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -35% /
-38% | -2% /
-2% | -55% /
-53% | -31% /
-31% | 73% /
71% |
* ... smaller is better
Constant Performance Reads: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics Card
Intel's UHD Graphics G1 graphics core supports DirectX 12 and runs at speeds of up to 900 MHz. The 3DMark results range at normal levels for this GPU.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 2174 points | |
| 3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 57993 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 7703 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 1265 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 453 points | |
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Gaming Performance
The V17 is able to bring several of the games from our database smoothly to the screen, but only at low resolutions and low detail settings. This goes for games that only pose moderate demands on the hardware.
| Strange Brigade - 1280x720 lowest AF:1 | |
| Average of class Office (16.3 - 175.7, n=109, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (28.6 - 37.3, n=3) | |
| Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE | |
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 78.5 | 34.1 | 22 | 20.4 |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 23.5 | 11.4 | 10.7 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 30.6 | 11.7 | 12.5 | |
| Crysis Remastered (2020) | 22.8 | 5.66 | ||
| Serious Sam 4 (2020) | 33.6 | |||
| Mafia Definitive Edition (2020) | 11.9 | 5.6 | ||
| Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020) | 13 | 7 | ||
| Hitman 3 (2021) | 20.6 | 8.3 | ||
| Outriders (2021) | 25.6 | 13.6 |
Emissions and Power Management - The Lenovo laptop hardly heats up
Noise Emissions
The 17.3-inch laptop does not produce a lot of noise. During idle operation and under low load, the fan usually remains turned off and there is complete silence. Under higher load, the fan only revs up a bit, and the maximum noise level is 33.4 dB(A).
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 25.5 / 29 / 29 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 30.1 / 33.4 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: 25.5 dB(A) | ||
Temperature
The CPU and GPU run through our stress test (Prime95 and Furmark running for at least one hour) at 2.4 to 2.5 GHz and 900 MHz respectively. The stress test represents an extreme scenario that does not occur like that in everyday operation. We use this test to evaluate whether the system also remains stable under full load.
The heat development is very limited. During the stress test, we register temperatures below 40 ºC (104 ºF) at all the measurement points. In everyday operation, the temperature values remain within the green range throughout.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 37.7 °C / 100 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 35.1 °C / 95 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.7 °C / 78 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 25.2 °C / 77.4 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 (+2.5 °C / 4.5 F).
Speakers
While the stereo speakers produce a decent sound, there is hardly any bass. In addition, the maximum volume turns our relatively low.
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE audio analysis
(-) | not very loud speakers (69 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 28.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.7% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (22.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 54% of all tested devices in this class were better, 10% similar, 36% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 60% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 34% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Power Consumption
There is nothing conspicuous in terms of the power consumption of the Lenovo laptop. After all, there is only a frugal Core i3 processor inside. The values remain at a normal level of the hardware used here. The power supply is rated at 65 watts.
| Off / Standby | 0.4 / 0.45 Watt |
| Idle | 4.4 / 10 / 11.7 Watt |
| Load |
/ 42 Watt |
   
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Battery Life
The V17 achieves a runtime of 6:09 hours in our realistic WLAN test, which simulates the load when displaying websites via a script.
Pros
Cons
Verdict
Although Lenovo primarily targets small businesses with the V17-IIL, the devices should also find some buyers in the private as well as the business segments.
The Lenovo V17-IIL - a simple office laptop for stationary operation.
With a Core i3-1005G1 processor, 8 GB of working memory (dual-channel mode; 4 GB module + 4 GB onboard, max. 36 GB), and a 256-GB NVMe SSD, the laptop is well-equipped for office and Internet operation. A positive point: the CPU is able to run constantly at full power. Overall, the 17.3-inch laptop produces very little noise and there is hardly any heat development.
While the battery life would be quite okay, the fact that the case is not particularly robust prohibits mobile usage. It is best if the laptop remains stationary on a desk or other flat place. The display (FHD, IPS) scores with stable viewing angles, a matte surface, good color reproduction, and good color space coverage. The brightness and contrast fulfill the requirements. In addition, there is a keyboard well-suited for everyday typing tasks - but unfortunately without a keyboard illumination.
Price and Availability
The Lenovo V17-IIL in the tested configuration (Core i3-1005G1, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Windows 10 Home) is available in Germany for 599 Euros (~$727) from Notebooksbilliger.de. While the V17-IIL is currently unavailable from Lenovo in the US, it can be purchased from international vendors such as this, or alternative configurations are available under the "IdeaPad 3" label for example from BestBuy.com for ~$630.
Lenovo V17-IIL 82GX008TGE
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05/15/2021 v7
Sascha Mölck
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