Verdict - ThinkPad T16 G5 is let down by the poor screen
The new ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 is a rather underwhelming business laptop with a premium price tag. The chassis changes are good and the improved repairability is definitely an advantage, but the overall user experience is affected by the poor screen. It only covers the sRGB gamut by 60 % and the image quality is pretty poor, which is hard to accept for premium T-series. There are optional screens with more color gamut, but no options with higher resolutions and/or refresh rates. The other problem of our entry-level review unit is the rather disappointing performance in general with the old Zen 4 processor, 16 GB RAM and the small 512 GB SSD.
There are obviously positive aspects as well, including the connectivity features and ports including Wi-Fi 7 as well as Thunderbolt 4, the comfortable input devices and also the long battery runtime. We were also surprised by the sound quality, which is very good, not only for a business laptop. The fan is also very quiet, but spins up occasionally even while idling, which is annoying. All in all, the T16 Gen 5 is a good business laptop, but it is held back by the display. We strongly recommend you get the better display option if you are interested in this device.
Pros
Cons
- $1,299.95Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 Business Laptop 16 FHD+ Display, Intel Ultra 5-225U (Beats i7-1355U), 16GB DDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD, 5MB Webcam, Fingerprint, Backlit KB, WiFi 6E, RJ-45, Win 11 Pro
- $1,199.99Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 Laptop - Intel Core Ultra 5 225U, 16GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, W11 Pro, 16" WUXGA IPS, Non-Touch - Eclipse Black (21QE005WUS)
- $1,599.99Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 Copilot+ Business Laptop 16.0" FHD+ IPS (AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (> Ultra 7 255U), 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Backlit KB, Fingerprint, 2 Thunderbolt 4, IR Webcam, Win 11 Pro)
The ThinkPad T16 is Lenovo's premium business laptop with a large 16-inch screen and there have been some changes for the new G5 generation. You can still decide between AMD and Intel chips and our review unit today is the entry-level model with an AMD Ryzen PRO CPU, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD as well as the standard IPS screen. While the specs are mediocre, the price is still pretty high at $1639.
Specifications
Case and Connectivity
Lenovo changed the chassis construction for the new Gen 5 model of the T16, even though the overall visual appearance is still pretty much the same as before, including the camera bump. The most obvious change is the new central hinge design (instead of two smaller hinges), so the lower bezel is a bit smaller. The overall quality is still excellent, even though it might not feel very premium due to the use of plastic. The surfaces do not attract as much dirt as expected and the stability is excellent without any creaking sounds. The hinges are well adjusted and the maximum opening angle is 180 degrees. Maintenance options are limited to a single M.2-2280 SSD, you get two regular SO-DIMM slots for RAM and you can clean the fan.
Connectivity is very good with Wi-Fi 7, Gigabit-Ethernet and antennas for an LTE module (antennas preinstalled) as well as a sufficient number of ports including Thunderbolt 4. Wi-Fi 7 performance is okay and stable around 2 Gbps and the 5 MP camera with mechanical shutter (and IR) takes decent pictures.
| Networking | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| iperf3 transmit RT-BE96U WiFi7 | |
| iperf3 receive RT-BE96U WiFi7 | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
Input Devices
The backlit keyboard still features a travel of 1.5 mm and the familiar shape, but the lettering has changed and is now in the middle of the keys. The typing experience is very good with crisp key strokes. You also get a numpad on the right side. The T16 still features the Trackpoint with mechanical keys and they work very well. The clickpad itself is shifted toward the left side and a bit smaller (11.5 x 6.7 cm) but offers good gliding capabilities and the mechanical clicks in the lower half are not too loud.
Display - Mediocre IPS screen
This is probably the most controversial section, because even though this is a premium business laptop, Lenovo only offers Full-HD panel with 60 Hz and the basic panel in our review unit only covers around ~60 % of the sRGB color gamut. The image quality is therefore not great and colors look a bit pale. The brightness is actually decent at 450 nits on average, but the black value is affected (0.51), so the contrast ratio is only 939:1. There is some backlight bleeding at higher brightness levels, but the response times are okay and there is no PWM flickering.
Our analysis with the professional CalMAN software once again confirms that this is a budget IPS panel. While the grayscale performance is decent, the color accuracy is simply pretty bad and this cannot be fixed with our own calibration, either. The panel simply cannot represent colors accurately. Considering the price range, an IPS screen with 100 % sRGB should be the default option.
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Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 479 cd/m²
Contrast: 939:1 (Black: 0.51 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 4.1 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.73}
calibrated: 3.8
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 1.7 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø4.97}
42% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
61.1% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
40.7% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.25
CCT: 6777 K
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE N160JCA-ELN, IPS, 1920x1200, 16", 60 Hz | Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M BOE NV160WUM-N43, IPS, 1920x1200, 16", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 N160JCA-GT1, IPS, 1920x1200, 16", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE N160JCA-EEM, LED IPS, 1920x1200, 16", 60 Hz | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI IPS, 1920x1200, 16", 60 Hz | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA NE160QDM-NX4, IPS, 2560x1600, 16", 144 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -3% | 61% | -12% | 66% | 65% | |
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 40.7 | 39.9 -2% | 65.9 62% | 35.7 -12% | 68.5 68% | 68.5 68% |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 61.1 | 58 -5% | 97.2 59% | 52.9 -13% | 98.6 61% | 98.3 61% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 42 | 41 -2% | 68 62% | 37.1 -12% | 70.4 68% | 69.4 65% |
| Response Times | -30% | -4% | -66% | -85% | -16% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 32.6 ? | 33.7 ? -3% | 35.3 ? -8% | 57.4 ? -76% | 50.2 ? -54% | 35.6 ? -9% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 14.2 ? | 22.1 ? -56% | 14.2 ? -0% | 22.1 ? -56% | 30.7 ? -116% | 17.5 ? -23% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | ||||||
| Screen | -18% | 5% | -21% | 21% | 14% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 479 | 362.3 -24% | 489 2% | 440 -8% | 439.2 -8% | 413 -14% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 452 | 342 -24% | 469 4% | 424 -6% | 405 -10% | 408 -10% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 89 | 88 -1% | 90 1% | 86 -3% | 88 -1% | 94 6% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.51 | 0.5 2% | 0.26 49% | 0.25 51% | 0.31 39% | 0.2 61% |
| Contrast (:1) | 939 | 725 -23% | 1881 100% | 1760 87% | 1417 51% | 2065 120% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.1 | 5.63 -37% | 4.3 -5% | 6.8 -66% | 2.2 46% | 3.6 12% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 16.8 | 18.23 -9% | 7 58% | 25.6 -52% | 4.31 74% | 7.1 58% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 3.8 | 3.39 11% | 0.9 76% | 5.8 -53% | 0.49 87% | 1.5 61% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.7 | 2.7 -59% | 5.8 -241% | 4 -135% | 3.2 -88% | 4.6 -171% |
| Gamma | 2.25 98% | 2.19 100% | 2.61 84% | 2.21 100% | 2.3 96% | 2.25 98% |
| CCT | 6777 96% | 6147 106% | 6195 105% | 5985 109% | 6438 101% | 7461 87% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -17% /
-17% | 21% /
16% | -33% /
-25% | 1% /
16% | 21% /
20% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 14.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 5.7 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 8.5 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. » 35 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (19.9 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 32.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 16 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 16.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 44 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (31.1 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 52 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 7816 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance
Testing Conditions
Lenovo's own power modes are synced with the Windows settings. We used the Best Performance mode for our benchmarks.
Processor
The AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 215 (Hawk Point) offer eight cores (4x Zen 4, 4x Zen 4c) and is a very slow processor for a 2026 model. It is sufficient for basic office tasks, but the T16 G5 is also available with Zen 5 Gorgon Point CPUs (up to Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450). The CPU can consume up to 51 Watts for a brief moment and then levels off at 32 Watts, so the performance is at least stable, both under sustained workloads as well as battery power.
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 6.6: Multi-Core | Single-Core
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 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Average of class Office (1673 - 22808, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (10024 - 10048, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (1705 - 1721, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average of class Office (708 - 2130, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Average of class Office (648 - 8840, n=73, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (3903 - 3937, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (664 - 668, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Average of class Office (345 - 816, n=73, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Average of class Office (250 - 3380, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (1604 - 1617, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (262 - 269, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Average of class Office (99.5 - 312, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Average of class Office (158 - 1940, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (314 - 333, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average of class Office (7098 - 76886, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (41255 - 43292, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (6118 - 6220, n=2) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Average of class Office (3387 - 6469, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Geekbench 6.6 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Average of class Office (757 - 17846, n=83, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (8056 - 9960, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Geekbench 6.6 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (2459 - 2580, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Average of class Office (462 - 2894, n=84, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Average of class Office (1483 - 16999, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (7113 - 8181, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (1829 - 1906, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Average of class Office (811 - 2128, n=72, last 2 years) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (12.6 - 13.3, n=2) | |
| Average of class Office (2.21 - 26, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average of class Office (41.5 - 102.3, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (53.7 - 55.9, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Average of class Office (0.4098 - 0.888, n=74, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (0.4599 - 0.4599, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
* ... 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 | CPU CheckMate
| Performance rating | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI -1! | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 -1! | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE -1! | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE -1! | |
| Average of class Office | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (15376 - 16708, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Office (2083 - 31245, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (67522 - 67527, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Office (8191 - 125394, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M (v6.92.6600) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (2879 - 2903, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Office (433 - 5755, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 (v6.92.6600) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Office (22784 - 115197, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (n=1) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M (v6.92.6600) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (8768 - 8966, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Office (1378 - 18321, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (35610 - 36315, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Office (4601 - 66922, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (52198 - 53125, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Office (4854 - 155900, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA (v6.92.6600) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Office (114.6 - 1366, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (556 - 658, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE (v6.92.6600) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (7900 - 8875, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Office (1109 - 17834, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE (v6.92.6600) | |
| Average of class Office (11090 - 65229, n=80, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (22912 - 39642, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA (v6.92.6600) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M (v6.92.6600) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU CheckMate | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (n=1) | |
| Average of class Office (377 - 5270, n=9, last 2 years) | |
System Performance
Thanks to the SSD, the T16 G5 is still a snappy system and you can upgrade the RAM with a second module (max. 64 GB, Gorgon Point SKUs up to 96 GB). We did not experience any stability issues.
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| Performance rating | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215, AMD Radeon 740M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Average of class Office (2601 - 9298, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215, AMD Radeon 740M (5756 - 6092, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Average of class Office (3245 - 11594, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215, AMD Radeon 740M (9146 - 9657, n=2) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215, AMD Radeon 740M (9306 - 10938, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average of class Office (5336 - 17243, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Average of class Office (2049 - 13541, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215, AMD Radeon 740M (5761 - 6134, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215, AMD Radeon 740M (1472 - 1569, n=2) | |
| Average of class Office (381 - 2010, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215, AMD Radeon 740M (1485 - 1501, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Average of class Office (464 - 1880, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215, AMD Radeon 740M (1541 - 1779, n=2) | |
| Average of class Office (319 - 2361, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average of class Office (360 - 1690, n=75, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215, AMD Radeon 740M (1212 - 1269, n=2) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Average of class Office (129.9 - 455, n=73, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215, AMD Radeon 740M (276 - 292, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215, AMD Radeon 740M (235 - 250, n=2) | |
| Average of class Office (104.2 - 313, n=76, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average of class Office (391 - 1297, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215, AMD Radeon 740M (538 - 579, n=2) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
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| PCMark 10 Score | 6092 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average of class Office (20075 - 110930, n=77, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (35500 - 65990, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average of class Office (10084 - 128030, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (30310 - 61156, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Average of class Office (20073 - 119858, n=78, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (42605 - 78416, n=2) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 215 (105.8 - 108, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Average of class Office (7.6 - 162.9, n=73, last 2 years) | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
Our standardized latency test shows some issues for the ThinkPad T16 G5 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 EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average of class Office (365 - 98089, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
The T16 G5 AMD offers a single M.2-2280 slot (PCIe 4.0 for Hawk point models) and our review unit is equipped with a Samsung PM9C1b with a capacity of just 512 GB (423 GB free). Transfer rates are okay and stay stable under sustained workloads.
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
The integrated Radeon 740M can handle basic office task, but is a pretty slow iGPU in general and gaming is pretty much impossible except for very simple titles in combination with low settings. With a dual-channel RAM setup, you can expect around 25 % more performance.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 5699 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 3257 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1354 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 202 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light Score | 1175 points | |
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| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Average of class Office (245 - 3219, n=73, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Radeon 740M (510 - 687, n=5) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
* ... smaller is better
| Cyberpunk 2077 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average of class Office (3.1 - 61.5, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 | |
| HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI | |
| Average of class Office (12.9 - 142.1, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA | |
| Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 100.6 | 91.5 | 29.3 | 11.7 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 115.4 | 87 | 53.5 | 47.6 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 35.9 | 17.7 | 12.9 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 34.4 | 26 | 21.4 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 73.2 | 28.6 | 24.3 | 21 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 17.2 | 13.5 | 11 | 10.6 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (2023) | 19.3 | 14.9 | 11.1 | 9.53 |
| F1 24 (2024) | 36.3 | 31.9 | 23.7 | 5.51 |
Emissions & Power Consumption
System Noise
The T16 G5 is a very quiet device in general and the fan noise is not too loud even under maximum load (34 dB(A)), but the problem is that the fan occasionally starts spinning for about two seconds even while idling. This is not loud, but just annoying and we hope Lenovo fixes this behavior with a BIOS update. There were no other electronic noises.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 24.6 / 24.6 / 26.4 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 28.6 / 34.2 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: 24.6 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE R5 PRO 215, Radeon 740M | Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M R7 250, Radeon 780M | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M | Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE R5 PRO 215, Radeon 740M | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA Ultra 5 225H, Arc 130T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | -4% | -7% | -9% | -17% | 3% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 24.6 | 22.6 8% | 26.3 -7% | 25.6 -4% | 22.7 8% | 23.2 6% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 24.6 | 22.8 7% | 26.3 -7% | 25.6 -4% | 22.8 7% | 23.2 6% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 24.6 | 22.9 7% | 26.3 -7% | 25.6 -4% | 22.8 7% | 23.2 6% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 26.4 | 23.5 11% | 26.3 -0% | 27.1 -3% | 24.7 6% | 23.2 12% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 28.6 | 35 -22% | 34.2 -20% | 34.5 -21% | 46 -61% | 26.3 8% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 34.2 | 41.1 -20% | 34.2 -0% | 38.3 -12% | 48.7 -42% | 35.4 -4% |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 34.2 | 41.3 -21% | 36.2 -6% | 38.4 -12% | 49.5 -45% | 38.8 -13% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The T16 G5 does not have any temperature issues and even the hot spots only reach around 40 °C under load. During the stress test, the CPU once again runs at 32 Watts (72 °C).
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 37 °C / 99 F, compared to the average of 34.3 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 40.9 °C / 106 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.4 °C / 76 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 32 °C / 90 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the class Office.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 31.6 °C / 88.9 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.5 °C / 81.5 F (-4.1 °C / -7.4 F).
| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE R5 PRO 215, Radeon 740M | Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M R7 250, Radeon 780M | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M | Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE R5 PRO 215, Radeon 740M | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA Ultra 5 225H, Arc 130T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | 3% | -12% | -10% | -1% | -8% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 37 | 35.8 3% | 44.4 -20% | 37.3 -1% | 38 -3% | 40.7 -10% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 40.9 | 36 12% | 53.8 -32% | 44.5 -9% | 33.4 18% | 47.8 -17% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 24.9 | 25.6 -3% | 24.9 -0% | 28 -12% | 28 -12% | 26 -4% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 26.4 | 26.6 -1% | 25.6 3% | 31.1 -18% | 28.2 -7% | 27 -2% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
Lenovo has improved the speaker quality (2x 2W) and the sound is actually surprisingly good, not only for a business laptop. The microphones also work really well, so a headset is not really necessary for good audio quality in conference calls.
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 9.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 2% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 6% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 92% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 17.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (1.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 11% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 87% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (76.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.6% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (17.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 25% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 67% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 32% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 59% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (88.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | reduced highs - on average 8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (14.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 13% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 83% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 20% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 76% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (86.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (9.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 1% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 99% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 9.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.6% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 15% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 82% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 21%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 22% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 74% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Power Consumption
Our consumption measurements do not reveal any surprises. The maximum idle value is 8.1 Watts and we measure up to ~80 Watts at the beginning of the stress test, which quickly levels off at around 52 Watts. The 100W power adapter is therefore more than sufficient.
| Off / Standby | 0.17 / 0.57 Watt |
| Idle | 3.7 / 7.4 / 8.1 Watt |
| Load |
40.8 / 78.9 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE R5 PRO 215, Radeon 740M, Samsung PM9C1b MZVL8512HFLU-00BLL, IPS, 1920x1200, 16" | Dynabook Tecra A60 A65-M R7 250, Radeon 780M, Samsung PM9C1 MZVL8512HELU, IPS, 1920x1200, 16" | Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 21QQS06M00 Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N, IPS, 1920x1200, 16" | Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 21SC0029GE R5 PRO 215, Radeon 740M, Kioxia BG6 KBG6AZNV512G, LED IPS, 1920x1200, 16" | HP EliteBook 8 G1a 16 AI Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M, Micron 3500 MTFDKBA512TGD, IPS, 1920x1200, 16" | Asus ExpertBook B5 B5605CCA Ultra 5 225H, Arc 130T, Micron 2500 MTFDKBA512QGN, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Average AMD Radeon 740M | Average of class Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -6% | -7% | 0% | -15% | -15% | 1% | -2% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 3.7 | 3.9 -5% | 3.1 16% | 4.1 -11% | 2.9 22% | 4.7 -27% | 4.54 ? -23% | 4.4 ? -19% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 7.4 | 7.8 -5% | 8.4 -14% | 8.5 -15% | 6.5 12% | 9.7 -31% | 6.94 ? 6% | 7.42 ? -0% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 8.1 | 8.4 -4% | 9.1 -12% | 9.1 -12% | 6.7 17% | 10.1 -25% | 8.28 ? -2% | 8.65 ? -7% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 40.8 | 52.2 -28% | 53.3 -31% | 44.9 -10% | 65.6 -61% | 44.2 -8% | 40.6 ? -0% | 42.5 ? -4% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 43.7 | 46.9 -7% | 42.6 3% | 37.9 13% | 62.8 -44% | 50.9 -16% | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 45.1 | 50.2 -11% | 48.6 -8% | 37.5 17% | 65.8 -46% | 50.3 -12% | ||
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 78.9 | 62.6 21% | 83.9 -6% | 65 18% | 80.6 -2% | 69.6 12% | 59.4 ? 25% | 64.3 ? 19% |
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Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
The battery is not secured by screws anymore and can easily be replaced if necessary, but the capacity is lower than before (75 vs. 86 Wh). In our Wi-Fi test at 150 nits, the new G5 model lasts almost 16 hours. This is a good result and only around 1.5 hours shorter compared to the old G4 model. At full brightness, the review unit manages 11.5 hours, which is impressive, while the (slightly brighter) G4 review unit lasted ~10.5 hours.
Notebookcheck Rating
Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 22AN001WGE
- 06/10/2026 v8
Andreas Osthoff
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
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