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Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G3-21SSS00F00 - Reviews and Specs

Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G3-21SSS00F00
Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G3-21SSS00F00
This page provides reviews and specifications about the Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G3-21SSS00F00 of the series ThinkPad E16 G3.

Pros

+ Aluminum chassis
+ very good 120 Hz screen
+ Thunderbolt 4
+ long battery runtime
+ good system performance
+ 2x SSD slots
+ 2x RAM slots for up to 128 GB
+ comfortable keyboard

Cons

- low GPU performance
- review unit w/ single channel memory
- no card reader

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G3-21SSS00F00
Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G3-21SSS00F00 (ThinkPad E16 G3 Series)
Processor
Intel Core Ultra 5 225U 12c/14t, 2 x 4.8 GHz Intel Redwood Cove P-Core, 8 x 3.8 GHz Intel Skymont E-Core, 2 x 2.4 GHz Intel Crestmont E-Core, 52 W PL2 / Short Burst, 35 W PL1 / Sustained, Arrow Lake-U
Graphics adapter
Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Meteor / Arrow Lake), Core: 1350 MHz, 32.0.101.6452
Memory
16 GB 
, DDR5-5600, Single-Channel, 2 slots, max. 128 GB
Display
16.00 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 189 PPI, MNG007DAB-1, IPS, glossy: no, 120 Hz, Adaptive Sync
Mainboard
Intel Arrow Lake-U PCH
Storage
SK Hynix PVC10 HFS001TEM4X169N, 1024 GB 
, 895 GB free
Soundcard
Intel Arrow Lake-U/H PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps, 1 USB4 40 Gbps, 1 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm Audio, 1 Fingerprint Reader
Networking
Intel Ethernet Connection I219-V (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.3
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 17.1 x 356 x 249 ( = 0.67 x 14.02 x 9.8 in)
Battery
64 Wh, 4178 mAh Lithium-Ion
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Camera
Webcam: 1080p w/ shutter + IR
Primary Camera: 2 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo (2x 2W), Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 65W PSU, 36 Months Warranty
Weight
1.708 kg ( = 60.25 oz / 3.77 pounds), Power Supply: 307 g ( = 10.83 oz / 0.68 pounds)
Price
899 Euro

 

Price comparison

Average Score: 89.15% - very good
Average of 2 scores (from 1 reviews)
price: 87%, performance: 71%, features: 72%, display: 84% mobility: 85%, workmanship: 87%, ergonomy: 92%, emissions: 89%

Reviews for the Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G3-21SSS00F00

87.3% Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G3 Review - Affordable office laptop is even better with a 120 Hz display | Notebookcheck
Lenovo updates its affordable office laptop ThinkPad E16 G3 with Intel's Arrow Lake processors as well as a new high-resolution 120 Hz display. The battery runtime is long, and you can install up to 128 GB RAM.
91% Notebook mit toller Handhabung: Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G3 im Test
Source: Chip.de German DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/12/2026
Rating: Total score: 91% price: 87% performance: 88% display: 80% mobility: 93%

Comment

Intel Graphics 4-Core iGPU (Arrow Lake): Integrated graphics card based on the Xe LPG architecture (similar to the dedicated Arc GPUs, but with a focus on efficiency). Provides 4 Xe cores (64 Xe vector engines) and 4 ray tracing units.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Ultra 5 225U: High-end mobile processor based on the Meteor Lake architecture. Offers 2 performance cores with up to 4.8 GHz (incl. SMT) and 8+2 efficiency cores with up to 3.8 GHz and can therefore process 14 threads simultaneously. Similar to the Core Ultra 5 135U, however, the Compute-Tile is manufactured in the new Intel 3 process and offers higher clocked CPU cores.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


 

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DeepL / Ninh Duy, 2026-06-29 (Update: 2026-06-29)