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Name: Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NC0003GE
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Lenovo ThinkPad E590 (i7-8565U, UHD 620, FHD) Laptop Review by Benjamin Herzig

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Lenovo ThinkPad T590-20N4002VGE

Lenovo ThinkPad T590 business laptop review: Large & lightweight, but bad screen by Benjamin Herzig

#454 Intel Core i7-8565U

#595 Intel UHD Graphics 620

16384 MB

512 GB

SSD

15.60-inch

1920x1080

1923 g

369 x 252.5 x 19.9

45 Wh

950 Euro

#454 Intel Core i7-8565U » 100%

#334 NVIDIA GeForce MX250 » 56%

16384 MB » 100%

512 GB » 100%

SSD

15.60-inch » 100%

1920x1080 » 100%

1900 g » 99%

365.8 x 248 x 19.95 » 98%

57 Wh » 127%

1800 Euro » 189%

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NC0003GE (ThinkPad E590 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i7-8565U 4 x 1.8 - 4.6 GHz (Intel Core i7)

Graphics adapter

Intel UHD Graphics 620

Memory

16 GB

, DDR4-2400, 1 of 2 slots free, max 64GB

Display

15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, LP156WFC-SPDB, IPS LED, glossy: no

Mainboard

Intel Cannon Lake-U PCH-LP Premium

Storage

Toshiba KBG30ZMT512G, 512 GB

, M.2 2280, PCIe NVMe, 440 GB free

Soundcard

Intel Cannon Lake-H/S - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)

Connections

1 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: Combo audio, Card Reader: MicroSD, 1 Fingerprint Reader

Networking

Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wireless-AC 9260 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.0

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 19.9 x 369 x 252.5 ( = 0.78 x 14.53 x 9.94 in)

Battery

45 Wh Lithium-Ion

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit

Camera

Webcam: 720p

Additional features

Speakers: 2 W stereo, Keyboard: 6 row chiclet with numpad, Keyboard Light: yes, Lenovo Vantage, McAfee LiveSafe, Microsoft Office Trial, Dolby Audio Premium, 12 Months Warranty

Weight

1.923 kg ( = 67.83 oz / 4.24 pounds), Power Supply: 337 g ( = 11.89 oz / 0.74 pounds)

Price

950 Euro

Links

Lenovo homepage
Lenovo notebook section

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Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad T590-20N4002VGE (ThinkPad T590 Series)

Processor

Intel Core i7-8565U 4 x 1.8 - 4.6 GHz (Intel Core i7)

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce MX250 - 2048 MB VRAM, Core: 1582 MHz, Memory: 1752 MHz, 1D13, ForceWare 419.72, Optimus

Memory

16 GB

, DDR4-2400, 8 GB soldered + 8 GB SO-DIMM, max. 40 GB

Display

15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, LP156WFC-SPD1, aSi IPS LED, glossy: no

Mainboard

Intel Cannon Lake-U PCH-LP Premium

Storage

Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G, 512 GB

, M.2 2280, PCIe NVMe, 445 GB free

Soundcard

Intel Cannon Lake-LP - cAVS

Connections

3 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: Combo audio, Card Reader: microSD, 1 SmartCard, 1 Fingerprint Reader

Networking

Intel Ethernet Connection I219-V (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 5.0, Fibocom L830-EB, LTE, GPS

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 19.95 x 365.8 x 248 ( = 0.79 x 14.4 x 9.76 in)

Battery

57 Wh Lithium-Ion

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit

Camera

Webcam: 720p with Infrared & ThinkShutter

Additional features

Speakers: 2 W stereo, Keyboard: 6 row chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 65 W charger, Lenovo Vantage, Microsoft Office Trial, 36 Months Warranty

Weight

1.9 kg ( = 67.02 oz / 4.19 pounds), Power Supply: 357 g ( = 12.59 oz / 0.79 pounds)

Price

1800 Euro

Links

Lenovo homepage
Lenovo notebook section

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253 cd/m²	254 cd/m²	257 cd/m²
258 cd/m²	254 cd/m²	252 cd/m²
250 cd/m²	233 cd/m²	250 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

LP156WFC-SPDB tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 258 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 251.2 cd/m² Minimum: 2.1 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Center on Battery: 251 cd/m²
Contrast: 1270:1 (Black: 0.2 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.6 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 4.9
ΔE Greyscale 3.1 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
57.1% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
36.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
39.47% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
57.5% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
38.21% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.22

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)


248 cd/m²	249 cd/m²	246 cd/m²
266 cd/m²	276 cd/m²	248 cd/m²
280 cd/m²	279 cd/m²	268 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

LP156WFC-SPD1 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 280 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 262.2 cd/m² Minimum: 2.2 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 277 cd/m²
Contrast: 1200:1 (Black: 0.23 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.6 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 4.7
ΔE Greyscale 3 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
58.1% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
36.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
40.11% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
58.3% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
38.79% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.18

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

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Noise Level

Idle		29.3 / 29.3 / 29.3 dB(A)
Load		30.6 / 30.6 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Audix TM1, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 29.3 dB(A)

Noise Level

Idle		29.3 / 29.3 / 31.8 dB(A)
Load		33.5 / 35.8 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Audix TM1, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 29.4 dB(A)

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.63 / 0.78 Watt
Idle	3.72 / 7.8 / 10.32 Watt
Load	30.24 / 44 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.32 / 0.65 Watt
Idle	4.1 / 8.3 / 11.8 Watt
Load	61.6 / 69.4 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.

Battery Runtime

Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)		18h 18min
WiFi Websurfing (Edge)		6h 23min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p		8h 26min
Load (maximum brightness)		1h 45min

Battery Runtime

WiFi Websurfing (Edge)		10h 28min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p		12h 05min
Load (maximum brightness)		3h 29min

Lenovo ThinkPad E590-20NC0003GE - 2019-09-26 09/26/2019 v7
Redaktion

Chassis

83 / 98 → 85%

Keyboard

89%

Pointing Device

88%

Connectivity

63 / 80 → 79%

Weight

64 / 20-75 → 80%

Battery

74%

Display

83%

Games Performance

51 / 78 → 65%

Application Performance

70 / 95 → 74%

Temperature

92%

Noise

96%

Audio

52%

Camera

41 / 85 → 48%

Average

73%

83%

Office - Weighted Average

Lenovo ThinkPad T590-20N4002VGE - 2019-09-26 09/26/2019 v7
Redaktion

Chassis

84 / 98 → 86%

Keyboard

91%

Pointing Device

91%

Connectivity

74 / 80 → 92%

Weight

64 / 20-75 → 80%

Battery

89%

Display

83%

Games Performance

63 / 78 → 80%

Application Performance

87 / 95 → 91%

Temperature

86%

Noise

95%

Audio

40%

Camera

37 / 85 → 44%

Average

76%

87%

Office - Weighted Average

Pros
+	solid chassis
+	comfortable keyboard
+	excellent mouse input device
+	very cool & quiet
+	expandability (2x RAM, HDD + SSD)
+	better CPU performance than predecessor
Cons
-	only microSD card-reader
-	rather bad battery life
-	LCD: Poor color-gamut coverage & backlight-bleeding
-	extremely slow PCIe NVMe SSD
-	only one-year warranty
-	USB port on the right only supports USB 2.0

Pros
+	robust chassis
+	more compact & lighter than the preceding model
+	plentiful connectivity options
+	very comfortable input-devices, keyboard with numblock
+	25 W version of the MX250
+	fan mostly stays quiet
+	good warranty package
+	very good battery life
Cons
-	worse than average FHD screen
-	no full-size SD card-reader
-	Thunderbolt 3 only connected with two PCIe lanes
-	chassis is difficult to open
-	high outer temperatures
-	less flexible without PowerBridge

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 4k QD32: 155.8 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 4k QD32: 523 MB/s » 336%

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k QD32: 231.7 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k QD32: 639 MB/s » 276%

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 4k: 96.1 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 4k: 167.6 MB/s » 174%

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k: 43.61 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k: 40.7 MB/s » 93%

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 512: 585 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 512: 842 MB/s » 144%

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 512: 758 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 512: 767 MB/s » 101%

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write Seq: 779 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write Seq: 1614 MB/s » 207%

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read Seq: 947 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read Seq: 1486 MB/s » 157%

AS SSD Copy Game MB/s: 599 MB/s

AS SSD Copy Game MB/s: 1384 MB/s » 231%

AS SSD Copy Program MB/s: 209.7 MB/s

AS SSD Copy Program MB/s: 495.9 MB/s » 236%

AS SSD Copy ISO MB/s: 876 MB/s

AS SSD Copy ISO MB/s: 2625 MB/s » 300%

AS SSD Score Total: 2139 Points

AS SSD Score Total: 4418 Points » 207%

AS SSD Score Write: 649 Points

AS SSD Score Write: 1829 Points » 282%

AS SSD Score Read: 999 Points

AS SSD Score Read: 1714 Points » 172%

AS SSD Access Time Write: 0.188 ms*

AS SSD Access Time Write: 0.027 ms* » 14%

AS SSD Access Time Read: 0.081 ms*

AS SSD Access Time Read: 0.067 ms* » 83%

AS SSD 4K-64 Write: 488 MB/s

AS SSD 4K-64 Write: 1439 MB/s » 295%

AS SSD 4K-64 Read: 825 MB/s

AS SSD 4K-64 Read: 1406 MB/s » 170%

AS SSD 4K Write: 81.8 MB/s

AS SSD 4K Write: 153 MB/s » 187%

AS SSD 4K Read: 38.82 MB/s

AS SSD 4K Read: 52.7 MB/s » 136%

AS SSD Seq Write: 789 MB/s

AS SSD Seq Write: 2376 MB/s » 301%

AS SSD Seq Read: 1348 MB/s

AS SSD Seq Read: 2551 MB/s » 189%

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 178 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 193 Points » 108%

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 553 Points

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 711 Points » 129%

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit: 97.8 %

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit: 99.6 % » 102%

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit: 47.13 fps

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit: 105.7 fps » 224%

3DMark 11 Performance Combined: 1554 Points

3DMark 11 Performance Combined: 4361 Points » 281%

3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 4753 Points

3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 7483 Points » 157%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 1844 Points

3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 4126 Points » 224%

3DMark 11 Performance: 1989 Points

3DMark 11 Performance: 4449 Points » 224%

3DMark Fire Strike Combined: 368 Points

3DMark Fire Strike Combined: 1339 Points » 364%

3DMark Fire Strike Physics: 4932 Points

3DMark Fire Strike Physics: 3409 Points » 69%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: 1183 Points

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: 3858 Points » 326%

3DMark Fire Strike Score: 1068 Points

3DMark Fire Strike Score: 3194 Points » 299%

3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Physics: 3489 Points

3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Physics: 2413 Points » 69%

3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Graphics: 9446 Points

3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Graphics: 23748 Points » 251%

3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score: 6847 Points

3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score: 8009 Points » 117%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 2622 ms*

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 1015 ms* » 39%

Octane V2 Total Score: 13935 Points

Octane V2 Total Score: 37546 Points » 269%

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K: 53.4 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K: 126.2 MB/s » 236%

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K: 33.03 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K: 48.93 MB/s » 148%

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq: 624 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq: 1345 MB/s » 216%

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq: 835 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq: 1373 MB/s » 164%

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q32T1: 87.4 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q32T1: 383.8 MB/s » 439%

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q32T1: 135.9 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q32T1: 434.8 MB/s » 320%

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq Q32T1: 784 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq Q32T1: 2966 MB/s » 378%

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq Q32T1: 1623 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3230 MB/s » 199%

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 960 MB/s

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 1441 MB/s

PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2: 3596 Points

PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2: 5225 Points » 145%

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2: 2577 Points

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2: 3885 Points » 151%

JetStream 1.1 Total Score: 107.6 Points

PCMark 10 Digital Content Creation: 2264 Points

PCMark 10 Digital Content Creation: 3841 Points » 170%

PCMark 10 Productivity: 3381 Points

PCMark 10 Productivity: 7443 Points » 220%

PCMark 10 Essentials: 5450 Points

PCMark 10 Essentials: 8929 Points » 164%

PCMark 10 Score: 2486 Points

PCMark 10 Score: 4547 Points » 183%

BioShock Infinite Ultra Preset, DX11 (DDOF): 8.4 fps

BioShock Infinite Ultra Preset, DX11 (DDOF): 38 fps » 452%

BioShock Infinite High Preset: 26.3 fps

BioShock Infinite High Preset: 97 fps » 369%

BioShock Infinite Medium Preset: 32.4 fps

BioShock Infinite Medium Preset: 112 fps » 346%

BioShock Infinite Very Low Preset: 62.5 fps

BioShock Infinite Very Low Preset: 208 fps » 333%

The Witcher 3 Low Graphics & Postprocessing: 16.6 fps

The Witcher 3 Low Graphics & Postprocessing: 49.9 fps » 301%

The Witcher 3 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+): 12.6 fps

The Witcher 3 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off): 21 fps

The Witcher 3 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing: 35.8 fps

Rise of the Tomb Raider Lowest Preset: 21.5 fps

SD Card Reader JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs): 77.6 MB/s

SD Card Reader JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs): 76.3 MB/s » 98%

SD Card Reader AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB): 85.2 MB/s

SD Card Reader AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB): 84.1 MB/s » 99%

Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 383 min

Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 628 min » 164%

Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 40 ms*

Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 37.2 ms* » 93%

Response Times Response Time Black / White: 27.6 ms*

Response Times Response Time Black / White: 27.2 ms* » 99%

Response Times PWM Frequency: 0 Hz

Emissions Fan Noise: 30.6 dB(A)

Emissions Fan Noise: 35.8 dB(A) » 117%

Emissions Fan Noise The Witcher 3 ultra: 33.5 dB(A)

Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 70 dB(A)

Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 70.9 dB(A) » 101%

Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 592 MBit/s

Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 653 MBit/s » 110%

Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 683 MBit/s

Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 661 MBit/s » 97%

Display Display P3 Coverage: 38.21 %

Display Display P3 Coverage: 38.79 % » 102%

Display sRGB Coverage: 57.5 %

Display sRGB Coverage: 58.3 % » 101%

Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 39.47 %

Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 40.11 % » 102%

3DMark 06 - CPU CPU Score: 4396 Points

Geekbench 4.4 Compute OpenCL Score: 38048

Geekbench 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core Score: 15668

Geekbench 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core Score: 5547

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core): 472 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core): 1571 Points

Blender v2.79 BMW27 CPU: 687 Seconds*

7-Zip 18.03 7z b 4: 20861 MIPS

7-Zip 18.03 7z b 4 -mmt1: 4814 MIPS

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 4k Preset: 5.5 fps

Civilization VI Ultra Preset: 20.3 fps

Civilization VI High Preset: 22.7 fps

Civilization VI Medium Preset: 62.2 fps

Civilization VI Minimum Preset: 123.3 fps

X-Plane 11.11 high (fps_test=3): 9.8 fps

X-Plane 11.11 med (fps_test=2): 9.8 fps

X-Plane 11.11 low (fps_test=1): 18.8 fps

Dota 2 Reborn ultra (3/3) best looking: 7.8 fps

Dota 2 Reborn high (2/3): 8.6 fps

Dota 2 Reborn med (1/3): 21.8 fps

Dota 2 Reborn min (0/3) fastest: 71 fps

Power Consumption Witcher 3 ultra Efficiency: 0.2316 fps per Watt

Power Consumption Witcher 3 ultra: 54.4 Watt*

* Smaller values are better.

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