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MagyarLenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 review - The inexpensive multimedia laptop with a Ryzen 7000
The ThinkBook series from Lenovo consists of models for private customers (IdeaPad, Yoga) and models for business use. This makes ThinkBooks interesting for private users, for example those working from home, as well as for smaller companies. We have tested the current 16-inch model, the ThinkBook 16 G6, which can be found for around US$870 and features an AMD Ryzen 5 processor as well as a matte IPS panel. It additionally has 16 GB RAM and a 512-GB PCIe SSD.
Possible competitors compared
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85.7 % | 11/2023 | Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP R5 7530U, Vega 7 | 1.8 kg | 17.5 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 88.1 % | 09/2023 | Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 R7 7730U, Vega 8 | 1.8 kg | 19.85 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 84.6 % | 07/2023 | Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 R5 7530U, Vega 7 | 2 kg | 18.99 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 86.6 % | 04/2023 | Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 i7-1355U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 2 kg | 16.99 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 80.7 % | 04/2023 | Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 R7 7730U, Vega 8 | 2 kg | 18.7 mm | 16.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 80.7 % | 06/2023 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U i5-1335U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.5 kg | 15.4 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case & connectivity
The laptop's silver case looks great and its aluminum lid features two different gray tones in combination with big "ThinkPad" writing. This color scheme continues on the base unit (which is made from plastic) and only the darker keyboard and black bezels offer some contrasting color. All-in-all, the ThinkBook doesn't seem to attract many fingerprint marks. Its weight of 1.8 kg is average and none of the comparison devices take up too big a space.
Its build quality is fine and we noted no creaking noises, however, the base unit can be noticeably pushed in and the bottom cover is just made from rough plastic, which doesn't feel too great. The lid is more stable but twisting it leads to halos on the screen. In addition, our test sample seems to have a slightly dented lid, which you can see in the left image below. The hinges are set nicely and allow for a maximum opening angle of 180 degrees. Its maintenance options are good thanks to its two SO DIMM slots and one M.2-2280 slot, plus, the WLAN module can also be switched out.
The ThinkBook has USB-C and USB-A ports, meaning you won't need any adapters in everyday use. It unfortunately doesn't feature USB 4.0 but it does have an HDMI 2.1 output. The SD card reader accepts full-featured SD cards and its transfer rates of 80-90 MB/s are respectable. The WLAN module (MediaTek MT7921) supports Bluetooth 5.1 and WLAN 6, however, its maximum speed is limited to 1,200 MBit/s, as shown in our WLAN test. This doesn't lead to any limitations in everyday use. The laptop's 1080p webcam does its job and takes decent photos in good lighting conditions.
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 (Angelibird AV Pro V60) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Average of class Office (8 - 82.7, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 (PNY EliteX-Pro60 V60 256 GB) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 (Angelibird AV Pro V60) | |
| Average of class Office (25 - 90.5, n=44, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 (PNY EliteX-Pro60 V60 256 GB) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Networking | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz |
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| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz |
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| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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Input devices - Numerical pad and illumination
Lenovo has given the ThinkBook a keyboard with a dedicated numerical keypad — although its keys are a little narrower. Typing feels nice on the keys which feature a lift of 1.5 mm and even writing longer texts feels comfortable, however, our test device couldn't quite live up to the more expensive ThinkPads or a few Yoga models. In dark surroundings, a white illumination with two brightness settings comes to the rescue. The arrow keys are nicely sized and there are dedicated keys for up and down. A fingerprint scanner is integrated into the power button.
When taking into account the base unit's size, the clickpad (120 x 75 mm) could be a little bigger, however, it works perfectly fine. It is nice and smooth and our clicks were recognized reliably. You should probably just tap it rather than actually clicking it, as it lets out quite a loud and cheap-sounding click noise.
Display - Matte IPS panel
The ThinkBook 16 G6 has a matte IPS panel with an aspect ratio of 16:10 featuring a resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 pixels. Subjectively, this display looks good with regard to the device's price class — even brighter surfaces don't appear grainy. Its reaction speeds are unproblematic and it doesn't use any PWM. One problem, however, is the pronounced halos around the edges of the display.
Lenovo has stated that the screen has a brightness of 300 cd/m² and this was confirmed in our measurements — we noted a maximum of 310 cd/m² and an average of 290 cd/m². Its black value is at a low 0.22 cd/m², leading to a maximum contrast ratio of more than 1,400:1 despite its average brightness values.
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Brightness Distribution: 86 %
Center on Battery: 309 cd/m²
Contrast: 1409:1 (Black: 0.22 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 6.2 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 5.3
ΔE Greyscale 3.8 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
42% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
59.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
40.4% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.22
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP LEN160WUXGA, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 MNG007DA1-C, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 Chi Mei 160JCA, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 LEN160FHD, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 LEN160WUXGA, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U BOE 18 NE156FHM-NS0, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | |
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| Display | 64% | 65% | 4% | -2% | 7% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 40.4 | 67.6 67% | 67.4 67% | 42 4% | 40 -1% | 43.17 7% |
| sRGB Coverage | 59.8 | 95.3 59% | 98.2 64% | 62.8 5% | 57.6 -4% | 65.03 9% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 42 | 70 67% | 69.5 65% | 43.5 4% | 41.3 -2% | 44.6 6% |
| Response Times | 10% | 20% | 8% | 7% | 47% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 32.8 ? | 32.4 ? 1% | 27.6 ? 16% | 31.8 ? 3% | 33 ? -1% | 20 ? 39% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 23.9 ? | 19.6 ? 18% | 18.2 ? 24% | 20.9 ? 13% | 20.2 ? 15% | 11 ? 54% |
| PWM Frequency | ||||||
| Screen | 35% | 16% | 7% | -2% | -13% | |
| Brightness middle | 310 | 404 30% | 301.3 -3% | 279.4 -10% | 392 26% | 308 -1% |
| Brightness | 290 | 389 34% | 269 -7% | 257 -11% | 371 28% | 290 0% |
| Brightness Distribution | 86 | 91 6% | 79 -8% | 81 -6% | 89 3% | 83 -3% |
| Black Level * | 0.22 | 0.24 -9% | 0.28 -27% | 0.18 18% | 0.25 -14% | 0.425 -93% |
| Contrast | 1409 | 1683 19% | 1076 -24% | 1552 10% | 1568 11% | 725 -49% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 6.2 | 2.1 66% | 3.1 50% | 5.12 17% | 7.3 -18% | 5.27 15% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 24.7 | 4.2 83% | 5.5 78% | 19.42 21% | 20.8 16% | 16.43 33% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 5.3 | 1.4 74% | 0.49 91% | 1.84 65% | 5.4 -2% | 2.58 51% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.8 | 3.3 13% | 3.9 -3% | 5.5 -45% | 6.5 -71% | 6.38 -68% |
| Gamma | 2.22 99% | 2.24 98% | 2.19 100% | 2.22 99% | 2.29 96% | 2.4 92% |
| CCT | 6011 108% | 7038 92% | 6186 105% | 6407 101% | 5993 108% | 7784 84% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 36% /
38% | 34% /
27% | 6% /
6% | 1% /
-1% | 14% /
0% |
* ... smaller is better
We tested the panel using the professional CalMAN software and in its delivered state, the laptop's screen had a bit of a yellow tint. Furthermore, it showed massive color deviations, making it clear that this is quite a cheap IPS panel. We managed to get the color tint under control by calibrating the display, but this reduced its maximum brightness by about 40 cd/m². However, the color deviations remained and together with its poor color space coverage (only 60 % sRGB), this makes the ThinkBook unsuitable for picture editing.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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| 23.9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 14.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 9.7 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. » 48 % 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 | ||
| 32.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 15.8 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. » 38 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to 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 17903 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Outside, the panel's brightness of 300 cd/m² makes it a little difficult to read from the display. The IPS screen's viewing angle stability is fine, however, looking at it from above and from a slight angle leads to quite a loss in contrast.
Performance - The ThinkBook with a Zen3 CPU
Testing conditions
The power mode can be switched via the Fn+Q key combination and you can choose between maximum performance (48/38 watts), intelligent cooling (38/28 watts) and battery saving mode (9 watts). The TDP settings differ significantly and you can easily use the intelligent performance mode for simple tasks; we used the maximum performance mode for the following benchmarks and measurements.
Processor - Ryzen 5 7530U
The AMD Ryzen 5 7530U offers six Zen 3 cores (max. 12 threads) — at the end of the day, this is basically an old Ryzen 5 5625U whose maximum clock rate has been raised by 200 MHz (max. 4.5 GHz). Its multi-core performance remains competitive and the Ryzen chip came between the Core i5-1335U and the Core i7-1355U in its competitors. However, the Zen 3 processor was clearly beaten when it came to single-core performance. All-in-all, this performance is sufficient for normal office applications and it also remains constant in battery mode. The processor's performance isn't entirely stable under continuous load, but its deficit of less than 5 % is very small. Further CPU benchmarks can be found in our tech section.
Cinebench R15 Multi continuous 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 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (6931 - 9347, n=8) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (1056 - 15743, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Average of class Office (529 - 1995, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (1371 - 1470, n=8) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (2833 - 3655, n=8) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (356 - 5904, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (181.3 - 764, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (528 - 574, n=8) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (1289 - 1599, n=8) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (160.8 - 2642, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (213 - 237, n=8) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Average of class Office (82.6 - 284, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Average of class Office (214 - 2844, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (330 - 469, n=7) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (32204 - 42364, n=7) | |
| Average of class Office (4226 - 62349, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (5113 - 5544, n=7) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (2233 - 6687, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average of class Office (1018 - 11980, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (5475 - 6648, n=7) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average of class Office (510 - 1974, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (1393 - 1498, n=7) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (8.17 - 11.6, n=7) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (1.55 - 17.4, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Average of class Office (31.3 - 117.5, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (44.6 - 58.1, n=7) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Average of class Office (0.4244 - 1.397, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (0.515 - 0.567, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
* ... 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 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (8845 - 10970, n=7) | |
| Average of class Office (763 - 24250, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (57481 - 68384, n=7) | |
| Average of class Office (4027 - 102228, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (1923 - 2323, n=7) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (279 - 4442, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (68103 - 78105, n=7) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (8031 - 113016, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (8277 - 9248, n=7) | |
| Average of class Office (404 - 14288, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (31632 - 37624, n=7) | |
| Average of class Office (2054 - 54365, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (33314 - 92360, n=7) | |
| Average of class Office (5226 - 147611, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (503 - 612, n=7) | |
| Average of class Office (67.6 - 1018, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (4593 - 5738, n=7) | |
| Average of class Office (432 - 12755, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (4814 - 48177, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (9832 - 19525, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
System performance
In everyday use, the ThinkBook 16 G6 is a fast-reacting system, which is also in part to do with its fast SSD. Inputs are executed promptly and we had no issues with lags or crashes during our test. Its synthetic benchmark results were also decent.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (5686 - 6209, n=7) | |
| Average of class Office (2325 - 7157, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (10016 - 11242, n=7) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (5095 - 20841, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (8983 - 9967, n=7) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10198, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Office (1912 - 9056, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4941 - 6093, n=7) | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=107, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1029 - 1336, n=6) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=107, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1115 - 1370, n=6) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average of class Office (340 - 1982, n=107, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (992 - 1390, n=6) | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=107, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (900 - 1096, n=6) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 6063 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (7158 - 88119, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (20155 - 42853, n=7) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (7325 - 87297, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (23068 - 40094, n=7) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (7579 - 94965, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (22954 - 41838, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 7530U (88.1 - 110.8, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Average of class Office (44.3 - 188.3, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latency
During our standardized latency test (surfing the Internet, 4K YouTube video, CPU load), the ThinkBook with the current BIOS version only showed slight limitations when using real-time audio applications.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage devices
Our test device's M.2-2280 slot is occupied by a compact M.2-2242 SSD from SK Hynix with a capacity of 512 GB, of which 419 GB are free to use after first starting up the ThinkPad. Unfortunately, the PCIe-4.0 SSD is only connected via PCIe 3.0, but it resulted in decent transfer rates (max. more than 3 GB/s). Further SSD benchmarks can be found here.
* ... smaller is better
Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
An integrated Radeon RX Vega 7 takes care of graphics calculations — it had to admit clear defeat to the other competitors when it came to performance. The slightly dated iGPU is powerful enough for basic tasks including playing high-resolution video, but not much more. At least, its performance remains stable in battery use and under continuous load.
If you want to use the ThinkBook 16 G6 to play games, then you will often be limited to minimum or medium details — even when running older or less demanding games. Further GPU benchmarks can be found here.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 5713 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 3165 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1275 points | |
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| Blender / v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD | |
| Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (570 - 1215, n=12) | |
| Average of class Office (322 - 1215, n=18, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Average of class Office (343 - 3786, n=110, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (556 - 878, n=24) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
* ... smaller is better
| The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Average of class Office (2.66 - 34, n=111, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Average of class Office (3.35 - 47.8, n=91, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (2.03 - 35.7, n=103, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP | |
Witcher 3 FPS diagram
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
| GTA V (2015) | 100.1 | 87.7 | 25 | 11.3 |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 65 | 20 | 12.9 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 111.5 | 87.8 | 49.1 | 45.8 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 33.7 | 17 | 11.9 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 37.5 | 30 | 26.2 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 44 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 78.7 | 29.7 | 24.5 | 20.6 |
| F1 2021 (2021) | 84.1 | 34.8 | 26.3 | 18.6 |
| F1 22 (2022) | 33.8 | 29.3 | 21.9 | |
| F1 23 (2023) | 30.4 | 26.2 | 19.5 |
Emissions & power
Noise emissions
In everyday use, the laptop's singular fan is often completely deactivated and even short load peaks are absorbed effortlessly. It does take about 30 seconds for the fans to switch on under full load. When gaming, you can expect about 32 dB(A) and during our stress test, we measured 41.4 dB(A) in maximum performance mode. This can of course be heard, but it elicits no annoying frequencies. When using the mode intelligent cooling, we measured a total of 38.8 dB(A) and in battery saving mode, we noted 28.4 dB(A). We didn't notice any other electrical noises coming from our test device.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 24.3 / 24.3 / 24.3 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 29.7 / 41.4 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: 24.3 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP Vega 7, R5 7530U, SK hynix HFS512GEJ9X125N | Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 Vega 8, R7 7730U, WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-1T00 | Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 Vega 7, R5 7530U, Kioxia BG5 KBG50ZNS512G | Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1355U, WD PC SN740 512GB SDDPMQD-512G-1101 | Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 Vega 8, R7 7730U, Samsung PM9B1 1024GB MZAL41T0HBLB | Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1335U, Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1 | |
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| Noise | 9% | -10% | -10% | -9% | -18% | |
| off / environment * | 24.3 | 22.4 8% | 23.6 3% | 22.8 6% | 24.2 -0% | 25.2 -4% |
| Idle Minimum * | 24.3 | 22.4 8% | 23.6 3% | 22.9 6% | 24.2 -0% | 25.2 -4% |
| Idle Average * | 24.3 | 22.4 8% | 23.6 3% | 22.9 6% | 24.2 -0% | 25.2 -4% |
| Idle Maximum * | 24.3 | 23.7 2% | 23.6 3% | 26.9 -11% | 28.7 -18% | 31.6 -30% |
| Load Average * | 29.7 | 24.8 16% | 40.3 -36% | 41.7 -40% | 33.1 -11% | 45.4 -53% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 32.1 | 29.8 7% | 44.2 -38% | 41.5 -29% | 41.8 -30% | |
| Load Maximum * | 41.4 | 36.1 13% | 44.2 -7% | 43.6 -5% | 41.8 -1% | 45.4 -10% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
In everyday use, the ThinkBook 16 G6's surface temperatures only rise by a small amount but under load, this changes significantly. The left half of the laptop gets considerably warmer, as the cooling unit with the singular fan is positioned here. Under load, we measured up to 50 °C on the bottom of the base unit, so in this case, you shouldn't place the device on your thighs during use. The area around the keyboard remains a bit cooler with temperatures hitting 40 °C at most — this is a lot more comfortable and apart from some warm fingers, it doesn't limit your typing at all. In the stress test with combined CPU/GPU load, the processor balanced out quickly at 38 watts and this remained stable.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 40.8 °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 50.5 °C / 123 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.1 °C / 81 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 30.8 °C / 87 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 27.1 °C / 80.8 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 (+0.6 °C / 1.1 F).
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 AMD Ryzen 5 7530U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 Intel Core i7-1355U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U Intel Core i5-1335U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | |
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| Heat | 5% | 10% | 10% | 6% | 1% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 40.8 | 46.1 -13% | 41.6 -2% | 37.6 8% | 51.4 -26% | 45.9 -13% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 50.5 | 52.2 -3% | 39 23% | 40 21% | 47.8 5% | 43.5 14% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 29.3 | 25.7 12% | 29.4 -0% | 30.4 -4% | 24.8 15% | 31.1 -6% |
| Idle Bottom * | 35.2 | 26.7 24% | 28.6 19% | 30.6 13% | 24.9 29% | 31.6 10% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The two stereo speakers left a good impression on us. Although their maximum volume is not particularly high, the sound is very balanced overall and their performance is definitely sufficient for some background music or videos.
Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 20.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.6% 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
» 15% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 82% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (6.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 10% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 87% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 21%, worst was 57%
Compared to all devices tested
» 7% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 91% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Power consumption
With a maximum idle consumption of 7.7 watts, the ThinkBook 16 G6 is a very frugal 16-inch device, but this is of course also due to its comparatively dim display. We measured a maximum of 66.6 watts during the stress test, so the limit of its 65-watt power supply (309 grams) was hit. However, since the consumption quickly levelled out at 58 watts, this should not be a major problem in practice.
| Off / Standby | 0.44 / 0.68 Watt |
| Idle | 3.7 / 7.1 / 7.7 Watt |
| Load |
43.9 / 66.6 Watt |
   
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Power consumption Witcher 3 / stress test
Power consumption with external monitor
Runtimes
Lenovo has only given the ThinkBook 16 G6 a 45 Wh battery, but thanks to its low consumption, decent runtimes can still be achieved. At 150 cd/m² (which corresponds to 79 % of the maximum brightness on our test device), the video test ran for around 11.5 hours and the WLAN test ran for just over 10 hours. At full display brightness, the result of the WLAN test dropped to ~8 hours. Overall, these are decent results, but with a larger battery, you could expect significantly better runtimes (and there is certainly enough space in the case). A full charge takes around 100 minutes with the device switched on, whereby 60 % is available again after just 30 minutes.
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP R5 7530U, Vega 7, 45 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 R7 7730U, Vega 8, 57 Wh | Dell Inspiron 16 7635 2-in-1 R5 7530U, Vega 7, 64 Wh | Lenovo Yoga 7 16IRL8 i7-1355U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 71 Wh | Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16ABR G8 R7 7730U, Vega 8, 52.5 Wh | Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U i5-1335U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 54 Wh | Average of class Office | |
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| Battery Runtime | 7% | 44% | -6% | 5% | -37% | -1% | |
| H.264 | 696 | 704 1% | 783 13% | 426 -39% | 705 ? 1% | ||
| WiFi v1.3 | 605 | 677 12% | 869 44% | 566 -6% | 585 -3% | 397 -34% | 592 ? -2% |
| Load | 77 | 114 | 124 | 66 | 121 | 117.7 ? | |
| Reader / Idle | 1560 | 1138 | 1436 ? |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - A big office laptop with a matte IPS display
Lenovo's ThinkBook 16 G6 is a big laptop for working from home which features a matte IPS panel without any PWM. Subjectively, its picture quality is good but due to its high color deviations and low color space coverage, it isn't suitable for editing pictures. Inside, its maximum brightness of 300 cd/m² is sufficient but outside, it might get a little harder to read from its display.
Its case also features an overall good quality and its SSD, WLAN and RAM modules can all be swapped out and upgraded. There are plenty of connectivity options and aside from an up-to-date HDMI output, out also has access to a speedy SD card reader. You just have to make do without USB 4.0
No highlights, but also no major weaknesses: The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 is a well-balanced and affordable laptop for working from home if you are looking for a decent keyboard and a large IPS screen.
The AMD Ryzen processor's model name may suggest that it features a modern Ryzen 7000 chip, however, at the end of the day, it is simply a two-year-old processor with slightly higher clocking Zen4 cores. In the multi-core tests, its performance was still competitive, but the Intel chips were much faster in the single-core tests. Either way, its performance is definitely still enough for normal office tasks. Despite its low battery capacity, the laptop's runtimes are actually decent. The Lenovo ThinkPad E16 is a slightly better office laptop which primarily benefits from an optional panel with a brightness of 400 cd/m² and full sRGB coverage. On the other hand, it uses a Zen 3 processor.
Price and availability
Currently, the ThinkBook 16 G6 can be found on Amazon for around US$870.
Lenovo ThinkBook 16 G6 ABP
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11/27/2023 v7
Andreas Osthoff
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.
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