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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
#334 NVIDIA GeForce MX250
16384 MB
512 GB
SSD
15.60-inch
1920x1080
1900 g
365.8 x 248 x 19.95
57 Wh
1800 Euro

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

 

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
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Noise Level

Idle
29.3 / 29.3 / 31.8 dB(A)
Load
33.5 / 35.8 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
  
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Audix TM1, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 29.4 dB(A)
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.32 / 0.65 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 4.1 / 8.3 / 11.8 Watt
Load midlight 61.6 / 69.4 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
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Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing (Edge)
10h 28min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
12h 05min
Load (maximum brightness)
3h 29min

Lenovo ThinkPad T590-20N4002VGE - 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

+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: 523 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k QD32: 639 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 4k: 167.6 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k: 40.7 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 512: 842 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 512: 767 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write Seq: 1614 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read Seq: 1486 MB/s
3DMark 06 - CPU CPU Score: 4396 Points
AS SSD Copy Game MB/s: 1384 MB/s
AS SSD Copy Program MB/s: 495.9 MB/s
AS SSD Copy ISO MB/s: 2625 MB/s
AS SSD Score Total: 4418 Points
AS SSD Score Write: 1829 Points
AS SSD Score Read: 1714 Points
AS SSD Access Time Write: 0.027 ms*
AS SSD Access Time Read: 0.067 ms*
AS SSD 4K-64 Write: 1439 MB/s
AS SSD 4K-64 Read: 1406 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Write: 153 MB/s
AS SSD 4K Read: 52.7 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Write: 2376 MB/s
AS SSD Seq Read: 2551 MB/s
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit: 193 Points
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit: 711 Points
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit: 99.6 %
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit: 105.7 fps
3DMark 11 Performance Combined: 4361 Points
3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 7483 Points
3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 4126 Points
3DMark 11 Performance: 4449 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Combined: 1339 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Physics: 3409 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics: 3858 Points
3DMark Fire Strike Score: 3194 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Physics: 2413 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Graphics: 23748 Points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score: 8009 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 1015 ms*
Octane V2 Total Score: 37546 Points
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K: 126.2 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K: 48.93 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq: 1345 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq: 1373 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q32T1: 383.8 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q32T1: 434.8 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write Seq Q32T1: 2966 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3230 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 960 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 1441 MB/s
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
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2: 5225 Points
PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2: 3885 Points
PCMark 10 Digital Content Creation: 3841 Points
PCMark 10 Productivity: 7443 Points
PCMark 10 Essentials: 8929 Points
PCMark 10 Score: 4547 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
BioShock Infinite Ultra Preset, DX11 (DDOF): 38 fps
BioShock Infinite High Preset: 97 fps
BioShock Infinite Medium Preset: 112 fps
BioShock Infinite Very Low Preset: 208 fps
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
The Witcher 3 Low Graphics & Postprocessing: 49.9 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
SD Card Reader JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs): 76.3 MB/s
SD Card Reader AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB): 84.1 MB/s
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 628 min
Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 37.2 ms*
Response Times Response Time Black / White: 27.2 ms*
Response Times PWM Frequency: 0 Hz
Emissions Fan Noise The Witcher 3 ultra: 33.5 dB(A)
Emissions Fan Noise: 35.8 dB(A)
Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 70.9 dB(A)
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 653 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 661 MBit/s
Power Consumption Witcher 3 ultra Efficiency: 0.2316 fps per Watt
Power Consumption Witcher 3 ultra: 54.4 Watt*
Display Display P3 Coverage: 38.79 %
Display sRGB Coverage: 58.3 %
Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 40.11 %
* Smaller values are better.
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Redaktion, 2014-09-29 (Update: 2014-09-29)