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Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (Intel)
Lenovo's ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (Intel) is a 16-inch business laptop with an aluminum body, two DDR5 and two M.2 slots and a 120Hz option, sold with Core 3/5/7 and Core Ultra 5/7/9 chips. Specs here are for the Core Ultra 5 225U with 16GB, 1TB, the 2560x1600 120Hz panel and 64Wh battery. Lenovo announced April 2025 availability from EUR 679 excluding VAT; its US store listed it from $923.
Pros
- Optional 16-inch 2560x1600 IPS at 120Hz with variable refresh and 100% sRGB, rated 400 nits (about 446 nits measured in review testing)
- Ran 12 hours 49 minutes in a Wi-Fi web-browsing test at 150 nits from the 64Wh battery in review testing
- Two DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM slots and two M.2 SSD slots (2242 and 2280) allow upgrades, with up to 64GB of memory listed by Lenovo
- Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, Gigabit Ethernet and two USB-A ports, plus an optional fingerprint reader and IR camera
- Aluminum top and bottom covers on this configuration, MIL-STD-810H tested, with a 1.65kg starting weight
Cons
- The Core Ultra 5 225U's 4-core Intel Graphics are weak; the Core Ultra 7 255H version with Arc 140T was about 120% faster in review synthetic graphics tests (helped by dual-channel memory)
- The reviewed unit shipped with a single memory module (single-channel), and its Geekbench 6 multi-core score of 9,276 trailed the 255H version's 14,088
- No card reader, and the base 1920x1200 panel is only 300 nits, 45% NTSC and 60Hz
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (Intel)
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- IPS (anti-glare, non-touch, VRR)
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 400 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225U
- Graphics
- Intel Graphics (integrated)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600 (SO-DIMM, 2 slots)
- Storage
- 1,024 GB
- Storage type
- PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (M.2 2242, second M.2 2280 slot)
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,390Bottom 15%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 9,276Bottom 8%
Battery
- Capacity
- 64 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 12.8 h
- Charging
- 65 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.65 kg
- Thickness
- 21.2 mm
- Material
- Aluminum top and bottom (PC-ABS bottom on some configurations)
Connectivity
- Ports
- 1x Thunderbolt 4 (USB4 40Gbps, USB PD, DisplayPort 2.1), 1x USB-C 20Gbps (PD, DP 1.4, optional), 1x USB-A 10Gbps (always-on), 1x USB-A 5Gbps, HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K/60Hz), RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet, 3.5mm combo jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (Wi-Fi 7 on some configurations)
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Webcam
- 1080p with IR and privacy shutter (5MP or 720p on some configurations)
- Biometrics
- Fingerprint reader in power button and IR face unlock (both optional)
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 (Home or Pro)
Quick answers
Is the Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (Intel) good in 2026?
The Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (Intel) earns an Inno Score of 46.7/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Lenovo's ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (Intel) is a 16-inch business laptop with an aluminum body, two DDR5 and two M.2 slots and a 120Hz option, sold with Core 3/5/7 and Core Ultra 5/7/9 chips. Specs here are for the Core Ultra 5 225U with 16GB, 1TB, the 2560x1600 120Hz panel and 64Wh battery. Lenovo announced April 2025 availability from EUR 679 excluding VAT; its US store listed it from $923.
What are the key specs of the Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (Intel)?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 5 225U · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 1.65 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (Intel)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 Aura Edition, Framework Laptop 16 (AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series), HP OmniBook X 14 (2026) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
