Key Differences

Advantages of Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2
Advantages of Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2025)

Specifications

Performance

CPU - Intel Core Ultra 5 125HIntel Core Ultra 5 125UIntel Core Ultra 5 135UIntel Core Ultra 7 155HIntel Core Ultra 7 155UIntel Core Ultra 7 165UAMD Ryzen 5 7535UAMD Ryzen 5 7535HSAMD Ryzen 7 7735UAMD Ryzen 7 7735HS Apple M5 (10-Core)
RAM - 8GB16GB32GB64GB - 16GB24GB32GB
Storage - 256GB512GB1024GB2048GB - 512GB1024GB2048GB4096GB
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 4.61 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz -
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 18 10
L3 Cache 18 MB -
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Apple M5 (10-core)
Fabrication process 5 nm 3 nm
TGP 28 W -
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2200 MHz 2240 MHz
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 5.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 9.6 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 1280
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 24 40

Display

Display - 1920 x 1200 (Non-Touch)1920 x 1200 (Touch)2560 x 1600 -
Size 11.5 x 6.8 cm 13.2 x 8.1 cm
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - Yes (24-120 Hz)
PPI 142 ppi 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 3024 x 1964 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Contrast 1000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 40.7% 88.8%
DCI-P3 color gamut 39.4% 100%
Response time 20 ms 48 ms

Battery

Full charging time 1:10 hr 1:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charge power 65 W 70 / 96 W
Weight of AC adapter 355 grams 232 / 367 grams

Design

Weight 1.78 kg (3.92 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs)
Dimensions 356.1 x 247.7 x 19.85 mm 14.02 x 9.75 x 0.78 inches 312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches
Area 882 cm2 (136.7 inches2) 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.2% ~84.6%
Side bezels 5.8 mm 3.4 mm
Colors Black Black, Silver
Material Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 135°

Cooling

Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) 36.3 dB 48 dB

Storage Details

Channels 1x256 GB 2x256 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 9600 MHz
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 64 GB -
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
NVMe Yes Yes

Audio

Audio chip Senary SN6141 -
Speakers 2.0 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~77 dB ~84.8 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional Yes
Infrared sensor Optional No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080

Ports

USB-A 2x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes No

Other

Battery - 47 Wh57 Wh -
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Max. fan speed (RPM) - -
Cable length - 2 meters