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Lenovo LOQ Essential 15IRH11
Lenovo's LOQ Essential 15IRH11 is a 15.3-inch budget gaming laptop with a 165Hz 1920x1200 IPS display, a 60Wh battery and a 75W RTX 3050. It was on sale in Hong Kong by mid-August 2026; Lenovo estimates a US start of $979.99 from October. Specs here are for the top Core 7 230H, RTX 3050 6GB, 32GB, 1TB model; the base uses a Core 5 205H, RTX 3050 4GB, 8GB and 512GB.
Pros
- 15.3-inch 1920x1200 IPS display with 165Hz refresh, 16:10 aspect ratio and 100% sRGB coverage
- 10-core Core 7 230H (6 P-cores and 4 E-cores, up to 5.2GHz) with a 75W RTX 3050 Laptop GPU and 6GB of GDDR6
- Two DDR5 SODIMM slots take up to 32GB, and a second M.2 slot is left free for storage expansion
- Ports include three USB-A, a USB-C port with 65-100W power input, HDMI 2.1 and Gigabit Ethernet
Cons
- Lenovo rates the 60Wh battery at only up to 3.2 hours in MobileMark 30 and 4 hours of local video playback
- Display tops out at 300 nits with 100% sRGB coverage and no factory color calibration
- Wi-Fi 6 only, with a 720p webcam and no fingerprint reader
- All-plastic chassis that starts at 2.1kg and is up to 23.25mm thick
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Intel Core 7 230H, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Lenovo LOQ Essential 15IRH11
Display
- Screen size
- 15.3 ″
- Panel type
- IPS
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Refresh rate
- 165 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 300 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core 7 230H
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU (6GB GDDR6, 75W)
- RAM
- 32 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5200 (2x SODIMM)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- NVMe SSD (M.2 2242, PCIe 4.0)
Battery
- Capacity
- 60 Wh
- Charging
- 135 W
Design
- Weight
- 2.1 kg
- Thickness
- 23.3 mm
- Material
- PC-ABS plastic
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB-A (5Gbps), 1x USB-A (10Gbps), 1x USB-C (5Gbps, USB PD input 65-100W), HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K/60Hz), Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45), 3.5mm combo audio jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Webcam
- 720p HD with E-shutter
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Home
Quick answers
Is the Lenovo LOQ Essential 15IRH11 good in 2026?
The Lenovo LOQ Essential 15IRH11 earns an Inno Score of 45.2/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Lenovo's LOQ Essential 15IRH11 is a 15.3-inch budget gaming laptop with a 165Hz 1920x1200 IPS display, a 60Wh battery and a 75W RTX 3050. It was on sale in Hong Kong by mid-August 2026; Lenovo estimates a US start of $979.99 from October. Specs here are for the top Core 7 230H, RTX 3050 6GB, 32GB, 1TB model; the base uses a Core 5 205H, RTX 3050 4GB, 8GB and 512GB.
What are the key specs of the Lenovo LOQ Essential 15IRH11?
Processor: Intel Core 7 230H · RAM: 32 GB · Screen size: 15.3 ″ · Weight: 2.1 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Lenovo LOQ Essential 15IRH11?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are ASUS TUF Gaming A15 (2024), HP EliteBook 6 G1a 14, MSI Katana 15 HX B14W — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
