Key Differences

Advantages of Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3
Advantages of Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2

Specifications

Performance

CPU - Intel Core 3 100UIntel Core 5 210HIntel Core 7 240HIntel Core Ultra 5 225UIntel Core Ultra 5 225HIntel Core Ultra 5 235UIntel Core Ultra 7 255HIntel Core Ultra 7 265UAMD Ryzen 3 210AMD Ryzen 5 220AMD Ryzen 5 230AMD Ryzen 7 250 - 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
RAM - 8GB12GB16GB32GB64GB - 8GB16GB32GB64GB
Storage - 256GB512GB1024GB2048GB - 256GB512GB1024GB2048GB
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 8 18
L3 Cache 10 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
Fabrication process 10 nm 5 nm
TGP 15 W 28 W
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 2200 MHz
FLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 DDR5
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 5.6 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 24

Display

Display - 1920 x 1200 (Non-Touch)1920 x 1200 (Touch)2560 x 1600 - 1920 x 1200 (Non-Touch)1920 x 1200 (Touch)2560 x 1600
Size 11.5 x 6.7 cm 11.5 x 6.8 cm
Type DDR5 DDR5
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
PPI 142 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Contrast 1000:1 1000:1
sRGB color space - 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 40.7%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 39.4%
Response time - 20 ms

Battery

Full charging time - 1:10 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 307 grams 355 grams

Design

Weight 1.63 kg (3.59 lbs) 1.78 kg (3.92 lbs)
Dimensions 356 x 249 x 10.10-17.05 mm 14.02 x 9.8 x 0.4-0.67 inches 356.1 x 247.7 x 19.85 mm 14.02 x 9.75 x 0.78 inches
Area 886 cm2 (137.4 inches2) 882 cm2 (136.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.7% ~84.2%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 5.8 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°

Cooling

Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) 40.5 dB 36.3 dB

Storage Details

Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 64 GB
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
NVMe Yes Yes

Audio

Audio chip Senary SN6147 Senary SN6141
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~80.9 dB ~77 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

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

Ports

USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x 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 Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

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

Other

Battery - 48 Wh64 Wh - 47 Wh57 Wh
Nvidia Optimus - Yes