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MagyarLenovo ThinkPad E16 G1 AMD Review - Large office laptop with AMD power and WQHD display
Larger laptops are getting more popular and Lenovo expands its affordable ThinkPad E-series with a 16-inch model for the home office. The new ThinkPad E16 G1 is available with Intel as well as AMD processors. The hardware options are pretty much identical to the smaller ThinkPad E14 G5, and Lenovo also uses some of the same components like the motherboard, for example.
Our review unit is a campus model equipped with the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, 24 GB RAM, a 1 TB SSD as well as the 400-nit WQHD-IPS screen for 938 Euros (without operating system). The WQHD panel is not available in all regions yet, but can be selected in Lenovo’s own online shop as an upgrade for around 100 Euros.
Potential rivals
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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| 88.1 % | 09/2023 | Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 R7 7730U, Vega 8 | 1.8 kg | 19.85 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 86 % | 04/2023 | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.6 kg | 18.5 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 | |
| 85.1 % | 11/2022 | Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE R5 5500U, Vega 7 | 1.7 kg | 18.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 85 % | 08/2022 | HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA i7-1255U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.7 kg | 19.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case - ThinkPad E16 G1 with aluminum chassis
Unsurprisingly, the new ThinkPad E16 G1 is a larger version of the familiar ThinkPad E14 G5. The black office laptop is immediately recognizable as a ThinkPad and the E16 fells comfortable in professional environments. Whether you call the design timeless or boring is obviously up to you. The surfaces (lid, base unit as well as bottom cover) are very susceptible to fingerprints, so you will have to clean them on a regular basis. Similar to other current ThinkPad models there is a camera bump, which does not look good, but it makes it easier to open the lid.
The E16 G1 leaves a decent quality impression and Lenovo uses aluminum both for the lid as well as the base unit. The bottom cover on the other hand is made of cheap and rough plastic, where fingerprints are even more visible. We are not completely convinced by the stability of the base unit since we can easily dent the center and we can also slightly twist it, but there are no creaking sounds. The lid allows minor twisting as well, but the overall impression is better and we cannot provoke image distortions. The central hinge keeps the lid well in position and there is only minor bouncing, but it is tricky to open the lid with one hand. The maximum opening angle is 180 degrees.
The E16 G1 is one of the largest models within our comparison group consisting of 15.6 as well as 16-inch laptops, but the differences are not huge. It is also the heaviest models at slightly more than 1.8 kg; the compact 65-Watt power adapter tips the scale at 300 grams.
Connectivity - Wi-Fi 6E, but no USB 4.0
Lenovo covers all the bases with HDMI, USB-C as well as USB-A and you do not need any adapters, but the standards are only the bare minimum. Only one of the two USB-C ports supports the 3.2 Gen.2 standard and there is no sign of USB 4.0. The HDMI output is also limited to the old 1.4b standard, so you should connect external high-resolution screens via USB-C if possible. There is no card reader, despite the larger chassis.
Communication
In addition to the Gigabit Ethernet port, you also get a modern Wi-Fi module (MediaTek RZ616). It supports the latest Wi-Fi 6E standard for 6 GHz networks as well as Bluetooth 5.2. We were not able to use the corresponding 6 GHz network of our reference router from Asus and had to use the 5 GHz network instead. The transfer rates were very high and steady, only the transfer rates while receiving files could be a bit higher. However, there are no limitations in practice.
| Networking | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| 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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| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 |
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| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz |
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| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz |
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Webcam
The 1080p webcam takes better pictures compared to previous 720p modules and it takes decent pictures in good lighting conditions. In addition to a mechanical shutter, Lenovo also includes an IR module for facial recognition via Windows Hello.
Maintenance
The bottom cover is secured by multiple Philips screws as well as several plastic clips. The cover is still firmly attached once you loosen the screws (do not remove them completely) and you should carefully try to loosen the clips starting at the rear with a suitable tool. Once inside you will find the motherboard of the ThinkPad E14 G5, which means there is a large area without components due to the larger chassis. The maintenance options are good overall: You can replace the Wi-Fi module, there is a RAM slot and you can install to M.2-SSDs (1x M.2-2280 & 1x M.2.2242).
Input Devices - 1.5 mm travel and numpad
Lenovo uses the additional width of the chassis to integrate a dedicated numpad. The keys are a bit narrower than the majority of keys, but this does not limit the usability. The typing experience itself is similar to the smaller ThinkPad E14 G5 with the same key travel of 1.5 mm. Typing is comfortable and precise, but it is not a highlight like it used to be on older ThinkPad models and subjectively, we slightly prefer the current keyboards of HP’s EliteBooks. A two-stage white illumination helps in darker environments. The power button is located on the right side above the keyboard and also acts as fingerprint scanner.
You can either use the clickpad or the TrackPoint for cursor movements. Once you get used to the latter, it is comfortable to use and the three corresponding mouse buttons also work well, but the clicking sound is uneven and a bit too loud. The gliding capabilities of the clickpad could be a bit better and our fingers got stuck a bit from time to time. The mechanical click is not perfect, either, since the clicking mechanism on the left side is very heavy on our review unit.
Display - ThinkPad with bright WQHD panel
Lenovo offers different display for the ThinkPad E16 G1, which are all based on the IPS technology. The default screens (16:10) offer a resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels as well as a brightness of 300 nits (45 % NTSC, with and without touch, 100 % sRGB optional). Our review unit is equipped with the high-resolution WQHD panel with 2560 x 1600 pixels as well as a higher brightness of 400 nits. The subjective picture impression is very good and bright surfaces do not look grainy, despite the matte surface. We did not detect PWM flickering and backlight bleeding is not a big issue.
We can confirm the advertised brightness with a maximum value of 410 nits (389 nits on average). The black value is low at 0.24 cd/m², which results in a very good maximum contrast ratio of almost 1700:1. The response times are inconspicuous and there is no ghosting.
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Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 405 cd/m²
Contrast: 1683:1 (Black: 0.24 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.1 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 1.4
ΔE Greyscale 3.3 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
70% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
95.3% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
67.6% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.24
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 MNG007DA1-C, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN BOE BOE0A32, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U BOE 18 NE156FHM-NS0, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE Chi Mei N156HCA-EAC, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA Chi Mei CMN1512, , 1920x1080, 15.60 | |
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| Display | -41% | -35% | -34% | -36% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 67.6 | 38.9 -42% | 43.17 -36% | 43.8 -35% | 42.76 -37% |
| sRGB Coverage | 95.3 | 58.1 -39% | 65.03 -32% | 65.5 -31% | 63.9 -33% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 70 | 40.2 -43% | 44.6 -36% | 45.4 -35% | 44.2 -37% |
| Response Times | 46% | 41% | 0% | 6% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 32.4 ? | 20 ? 38% | 20 ? 38% | 30 ? 7% | 28 ? 14% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 19.6 ? | 9 ? 54% | 11 ? 44% | 21 ? -7% | 20 ? -2% |
| PWM Frequency | |||||
| Screen | -70% | -90% | -43% | -87% | |
| Brightness middle | 404 | 269 -33% | 308 -24% | 291 -28% | 234 -42% |
| Brightness | 389 | 265 -32% | 290 -25% | 271 -30% | 218 -44% |
| Brightness Distribution | 91 | 94 3% | 83 -9% | 86 -5% | 85 -7% |
| Black Level * | 0.24 | 0.305 -27% | 0.425 -77% | 0.375 -56% | 0.17 29% |
| Contrast | 1683 | 882 -48% | 725 -57% | 776 -54% | 1376 -18% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.1 | 4.89 -133% | 5.27 -151% | 4.17 -99% | 5.04 -140% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 4.2 | 8.81 -110% | 16.43 -291% | 7.18 -71% | 18.04 -330% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.4 | 5.12 -266% | 2.58 -84% | 4.13 -195% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.3 | 2.91 12% | 6.38 -93% | 3.31 -0% | 4.43 -34% |
| Gamma | 2.24 98% | 2.28 96% | 2.4 92% | 2.23 99% | 2.41 91% |
| CCT | 7038 92% | 6920 94% | 7784 84% | 6457 101% | 6350 102% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -22% /
-48% | -28% /
-60% | -26% /
-34% | -39% /
-63% |
* ... smaller is better
Our analysis with the professional CalMAN software (X-Rite i1 Pro 2) reveals a minor blue cast out of the box, but the color deviations are already low. We were able to improve the picture quality even further with our own calibration (profile can be downloaded for free in the box above), but this is not really necessary considering this is an office laptop. The small sRGB gamut is almost covered completely.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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| 19.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 9.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 10.4 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. » 37 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 32.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 15.4 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 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
The matte panel is an advantage outdoors and the brightness is not reduced on battery power. Very bright environments (in direct sunlight, for example) are too challenging and you cannot see the display contents comfortably anymore, but otherwise, there are no issues. The viewing angle stability of the IPS screen is very good.
Performance - Ryzen 7000 with Zen 3
Review settings
Lenovo implemented its own power profiles into the default Windows settings a while ago. We used the setting Best performance, where the CPU can consume 30 Watts, for our benchmarks and measurements below. The other profiles are more efficient with a consumption of 20 Watts (Balanced) and 10 Watts (Best power efficiency), respectively.
Processor - Ryzen 7 7730U
AMD’s Ryzen 7 7730U is currently used in a number of affordable laptops and we already reviewed it a couple of times as well. Even though the model designation suggests a modern AMD processor, this is pretty much the old Ryzen 7 5825U. It still uses old Zen 3 cores with a maximum clock of 4.5 GHz.
The CPU performance is almost completely stable during our Cinebench R15 Multi loop and the multi-core performance is still very competitive despite the old Zen 3 cores. Intel’s modern CPUs only have an advantage in single-core tests thanks to their performance cores, but they also consume more power. All in all, the Ryzen 7 7730U offers sufficient performance for all common office tasks.
The CPU performance is completely stable on battery power. More CPU benchmarks are listed in our tech section.
Cinebench R15 Multi loop
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 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (7286 - 11490, n=6) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (1056 - 15743, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average of class Office (529 - 1995, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (1335 - 1466, n=6) | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (2849 - 4267, n=6) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (356 - 5904, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average of class Office (181.3 - 764, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (533 - 573, n=6) | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (1588 - 1942, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (160.8 - 2642, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (221 - 233, n=6) | |
| Average of class Office (82.6 - 284, n=118, last 2 years) | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Average of class Office (214 - 2844, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (277 - 374, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (40263 - 51898, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (4226 - 62349, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (5222 - 5426, n=6) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Average of class Office (2233 - 6687, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (6747 - 8257, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average of class Office (1018 - 11980, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (1464 - 1500, n=6) | |
| Average of class Office (510 - 1974, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (9.91 - 13.7, n=6) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (1.55 - 17.4, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Average of class Office (31.3 - 117.5, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (48.4 - 53.6, n=6) | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Average of class Office (0.4244 - 1.397, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (0.515 - 0.543, n=6) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
* ... 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 7 7730U | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (11322 - 13069, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (763 - 24250, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (72772 - 83307, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (4027 - 102228, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (2424 - 2782, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (279 - 4442, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (86118 - 95529, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Average of class Office (8031 - 113016, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (10753 - 11716, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Average of class Office (404 - 14288, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (40080 - 45955, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (2054 - 54365, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Average of class Office (5226 - 147611, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (42560 - 56403, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (646 - 733, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Average of class Office (67.6 - 1018, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (5986 - 6886, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Average of class Office (432 - 12755, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (4814 - 48177, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (13747 - 19447, n=6) | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
System Performance
The subjective performance impression is very good and all inputs are executed without noticeable delays. It also performs well in synthetic benchmarks and we did not experience any issues during our review period.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (5285 - 6403, n=6) | |
| Average of class Office (2325 - 7157, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (10084 - 11458, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average of class Office (5095 - 20841, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (8443 - 9761, n=6) | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10198, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (4705 - 6561, n=6) | |
| Average of class Office (1912 - 9056, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1296 - 1350, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1301 - 1354, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1372 - 1461, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Average of class Office (340 - 1982, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (955 - 1086, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 6049 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (7158 - 88119, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (34315 - 42873, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (7325 - 87297, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (38520 - 39632, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average of class Office (7579 - 94965, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (29984 - 41796, n=6) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7730U (94.4 - 110.6, n=6) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (44.3 - 188.3, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
Our standardized latency test (web browsing, 4K YouTube playback, CPU load) shows some limitations for our review unit with the current BIOS version when you want to use real-time audio applications.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
The ThinkPad E16 G1 offers two PCIe-3.0-x4 slots for SSDs and the regular M.2-2280 slot is occupied by default, but you can easily expand the storage capacity with an additional M.2-2242 drive. Our review unit is equipped with the 1 TB version of the WD SN740, which offers good transfer rates. However, the performance starts to fluctuate under sustained workloads, but this does not affect your everyday office workloads. You can use around 914 GB for your own files after the initial set-up. More SSD benchmarks are listed here.
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance - RX Vega 8
The Ryzen 7 7730U is equipped with the old Radeon RX Vega 8 iGPU, which is also used for the smaller ThinkPad E14 G5. Unsurprisingly, the results in the GPU benchmarks are identical and the performance is completely sufficient for standard office tasks. The Vega 8 can still keep up with the Iris Xe Graphics G7, which is still used for Intel’s latest Raptor Lake chips.
The overall gaming performance is very low and you are often limited to low/medium details when you want to play in 1080p, even for older titles. The graphics performance is stable during longer gaming sessions as well as on battery power. More GPU benchmarks are available here.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 5976 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 3223 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1328 points | |
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| Blender / v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD | |
| Average of class Office (322 - 1215, n=18, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (477 - 1133, n=12) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Average of class Office (343 - 3786, n=109, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (463 - 758, n=18) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
* ... smaller is better
The Witcher 3: 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
GTA V: 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark: 1920x1080 High Quality
Strange Brigade: 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Dota 2 Reborn: 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
X-Plane 11.11: 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
| Performance Rating | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U -1! | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| The Witcher 3 / Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
| Average of class Office (2.66 - 34, n=110, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| GTA V / Highest Settings possible | |
| Average of class Office (3.35 - 47.8, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark / High Quality | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Average of class Office (2.03 - 35.7, n=102, last 2 years) | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Strange Brigade / ultra | |
| Average of class Office (6.6 - 56.5, n=96, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| Dota 2 Reborn / ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Average of class Office (7.8 - 121.2, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| X-Plane 11.11 / high (fps_test=3) | |
| Average of class Office (5.55 - 92.6, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U | |
| Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE | |
| HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA | |
Witcher 3 FPS chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
| GTA V (2015) | 92 | 79 | 22.1 | 8.92 |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 63 | 20 | 12.9 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 107.8 | 85.5 | 50.7 | 47.7 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 33.7 | 17.1 | 12.4 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 40.9 | 31.4 | 27.8 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 44 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 75.5 | 29.3 | 24.5 | 20.9 |
| F1 2021 (2021) | 83.1 | 37.7 | 28.4 | 19.9 |
| F1 22 (2022) | 33.7 | 30.1 | 22.5 | |
| F1 23 (2023) | 31.2 | 27.4 | 20.9 |
Emissions - Quiet office laptop
System Noise
The cooling solution is identical to the smaller ThinkPad E14 G5, but the larger ThinkPad E16 G1 stays noticeably quieter. Even with the Best performance power profile, the fan rarely starts spinning during regular use and even if it is running, you can only hear a very quiet murmur. The large office laptop is also quieter under load at up to 36 dB(A). If you want an even quieter laptop, you should select the Best power efficiency profile, which results in 27 dB(A) during the stress test, which is hardly audible at all. Our review unit did not produce any other electronic noises like coil whine.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 22.4 / 22.4 / 23.7 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 24.8 / 36.1 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: 22.4 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 Vega 8, R7 7730U, WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-1T00 | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK | Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1335U, Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1 | Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE Vega 7, R5 5500U, Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD | HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1255U, SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N | |
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| Noise | -24% | -30% | -15% | -7% | |
| off / environment * | 22.4 | 25.4 -13% | 25.2 -13% | 25.5 -14% | 25.5 -14% |
| Idle Minimum * | 22.4 | 25.4 -13% | 25.2 -13% | 25.5 -14% | 25.5 -14% |
| Idle Average * | 22.4 | 25.4 -13% | 25.2 -13% | 25.5 -14% | 25.5 -14% |
| Idle Maximum * | 23.7 | 25.4 -7% | 31.6 -33% | 25.5 -8% | 25.5 -8% |
| Load Average * | 24.8 | 43.9 -77% | 45.4 -83% | 28.5 -15% | 28 -13% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 29.8 | ||||
| Load Maximum * | 36.1 | 43.7 -21% | 45.4 -26% | 45.6 -26% | 27.7 23% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
There are no problems with the surface temperatures in light workloads where the chassis hardly warms up at all. However, the quieter fan is noticeable under load and the surface temperatures are higher compared to the ThinkPad E14 G5, despite the larger chassis. We measure more than 50 °C at the center of the bottom, so you should not put the E16 on your lap in this scenario. The right side of the chassis stays cooler in general since there are no components located here.
The CPU power consumption quickly levels off at 25 Watts during our stress test with combined CPU/iGPU load.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 46.1 °C / 115 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 52.2 °C / 126 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.8 °C / 77 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 35.3 °C / 96 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 28.2 °C / 82.8 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 (-0.5 °C / -0.9 F).
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U Intel Core i5-1335U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | |
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| Heat | -2% | -6% | -4% | -9% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 46.1 | 38.6 16% | 45.9 -0% | 42.2 8% | 40.5 12% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 52.2 | 44.4 15% | 43.5 17% | 48.8 7% | 47.6 9% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 25.7 | 28.9 -12% | 31.1 -21% | 27.8 -8% | 32.6 -27% |
| Idle Bottom * | 26.7 | 34 -27% | 31.6 -18% | 32.3 -21% | 34.2 -28% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The two stereo speakers offer a decent sound quality, especially for an affordable office laptop. The ThinkPad also has a noticeable advantage over rivals like the HP ProBook 450 G9 in this regard.
Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 23.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (1.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 14% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 80% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 21% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 74% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 41.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.8% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (26% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 77% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 16% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 77% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 19% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Energy Management - AMD laptop with good stamina
Power Consumption
Our consumption measurements do not reveal any surprises, but the maximum idle consumption is a bit higher compared to some rivals due to the higher screen brightness. We measure up to 56 Watts under load, which levels off at around 48 Watts after a couple of minutes. The 65W power adapter is therefore completely sufficient.
| Off / Standby | 0.52 / 0.88 Watt |
| Idle | 4.1 / 9.6 / 10.2 Watt |
| Load |
47.3 / 55.7 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 R7 7730U, Vega 8, WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-1T00, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Micron 2450 512GB MTFDKBA512TFK, IPS, 1920x1200, 16.00 | Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U i5-1335U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Samsung PM991a MZ9LQ512HBLU-00BD1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE R5 5500U, Vega 7, Samsung PM991A MZALQ256HBJD, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA i7-1255U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, SK Hynix HFM512GD3JX013N, , 1920x1080, 15.60 | Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Average of class Office | |
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| Power Consumption | 2% | 25% | 5% | 19% | -1% | 7% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 4.1 | 5.2 -27% | 3.5 15% | 4.2 -2% | 4.5 -10% | 5.25 ? -28% | 4.3 ? -5% |
| Idle Average * | 9.6 | 7.1 26% | 7 27% | 8.3 14% | 7.3 24% | 7.82 ? 19% | 7.35 ? 23% |
| Idle Maximum * | 10.2 | 9.6 6% | 7.6 25% | 10.4 -2% | 8.1 21% | 9.25 ? 9% | 9.15 ? 10% |
| Load Average * | 47.3 | 47 1% | 33 30% | 49 -4% | 32.8 31% | 45.3 ? 4% | 41.1 ? 13% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 46.7 | 43.3 7% | 32.7 30% | 39.7 15% | 32 31% | ||
| Load Maximum * | 55.7 | 56 -1% | 44 21% | 49.3 11% | 47 16% | 60.1 ? -8% | 58.1 ? -4% |
* ... smaller is better
Power consumption Witcher 3 / Stress test
Power consumption with external screen
Battery Runtime
The 16-inch panel seems to be more efficient at 150 nits compared to the 2.2K display of the smaller ThinkPad E14 G5 since the results are better despite the similar 57 Wh battery. Our video test runs for 11:44h and the Wi-Fi test for 11:17h, which are very good results. Only the Wi-Fi runtime result at full brightness is worse at slightly less than 7 hours. These results are better compared to the rivals. The battery can be drained in around 80 minutes under load since the CPU performance is not reduced on battery power.
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 R7 7730U, Vega 8, 57 Wh | Acer TravelMate P4 TMP416-51-55KN i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 56 Wh | Samsung Galaxy Book3 15, Core i5-1335U i5-1335U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 54 Wh | Lenovo ThinkBook 15 G3 ACL 21A400B2GE R5 5500U, Vega 7, 45 Wh | HP ProBook 450 G9 6A180EA i7-1255U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 51 Wh | Average of class Office | |
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| Battery Runtime | -17% | -8% | -28% | 72% | 14% | |
| H.264 | 704 | 426 -39% | 705 ? 0% | |||
| WiFi v1.3 | 677 | 562 -17% | 397 -41% | 486 -28% | 604 -11% | 594 ? -12% |
| Load | 77 | 121 57% | 196 155% | 117.7 ? 53% | ||
| Witcher 3 ultra | 162 | 152 ? |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - ThinkPad E also convinces with a larger screen
The new ThinkPad E16 G1 is pretty much what you would expect from a larger ThinkPad E14: You get a larger display and a keyboard with a dedicated numpad. Otherwise, the differences are marginal and Lenovo uses some components from the smaller model like the mainboard as well as the battery, which saves the manufacturer some money. Considering this is an entry-level business laptop, we can understand this procedure.
Like the optional 2.2K screen on the smaller 14-inch model, we are really happy with the optional WQHD screen for an office notebook. The picture quality of the matte IPS screen is very good, there is no PWM flickering and the response times are inconspicuous. The panel is also very efficient at lower brightness levels, which results in long battery runtimes.
The performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U is identical to the smaller model and even though it is not the latest processor, the multi-core performance is still completely competitive. Contrary to most Intel laptops, the performance is also very stable and the GPU performance of the Vega 8 is also comparable to the current Intel CPUs.
The ThinkPad E16 G1 AMD offers good system performance, long battery runtime, a large WQHD panel as well as a good price-performance ratio.
There are obviously drawbacks like the dated port standards or the lack of a card reader. We also have to repeat our criticism about the development of Lenovo’s keyboards. The ThinkPad E16 G1 also uses a keyboard with 1.5 mm key travel, which is just not as good as the older versions with 1.8 mm travel. And considering the size of the ThinkPad E16 G1, we do not think a 0.3 mm thicker keyboard would have made a difference.
The Acer TravelMate P4 offers similar performance figures, but offers more modern ports as well as a card reader. HP’s ProBook 450 G9 on the other hand still uses smaller and darker 15.6-inch panels, and the performance is lower as well. The silver chassis on the other hand is less susceptible to fingerprints.
Price and Availability
The new ThinkPad E16 G1 can be configured in Lenovo's online shop starting at $473 right now. Our review unit retails for around $960 with Windows 11 Home.
Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00
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09/14/2023 v7
Andreas Osthoff
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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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