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Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 3 (Intel)
Lenovo's ThinkPad L16 Gen 3 (Intel) is a 16-inch business laptop with a 1920x1200 IPS display and Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips. In the US it is sold with the Core Ultra 5 325, 16GB and 512GB from about $1,569; other markets go up to the Core Ultra 7 365 and 64GB of RAM.
Pros
- 16-inch 16:10 WUXGA IPS display rated at 400 nits, with touch and non-touch versions
- Two SODIMM slots support up to 64GB of DDR5-5600, and the M.2 2280 slot takes up to 2TB (PCIe 5.0 option)
- Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, three USB-A, HDMI 2.1 and Gigabit Ethernet
- Intel Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4, with a 57Wh battery option and a 65W USB-C charger
Cons
- Weighs from 1.78kg and is up to 24.75mm thick
- 60Hz display with only 45% NTSC coverage
- Only one M.2 SSD slot
- Independent performance and battery testing is not yet available
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Intel Core Ultra 5 325, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 3 (Intel)
Display
- Screen size
- 16 ″
- Panel type
- IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 400 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Intel Core Ultra 5 325
- Graphics
- Intel Graphics (integrated)
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- DDR5-5600 (2x SODIMM)
- Storage
- 512 GB
- Storage type
- NVMe SSD (M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0 x4)
Battery
- Capacity
- 57 Wh
- Charging
- 65 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.78 kg
- Thickness
- 24.8 mm
- Material
- PC-ABS
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x USB-C (Thunderbolt 4, USB PD, DisplayPort 2.1), 3x USB-A (2x 5Gbps, one of them always-on; 1x USB 2.0), HDMI 2.1 (4K/60Hz), Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45), 3.5mm combo audio jack
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Webcam
- 720p HD or 5.0MP + IR camera with privacy shutter
- Biometrics
- Match-on-chip fingerprint reader in the power button (optional); IR camera for Windows Hello
Software
- Operating system
- Windows 11 Pro
Quick answers
Is the Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 3 (Intel) good in 2026?
The Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 3 (Intel) earns an Inno Score of 39.6/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Lenovo's ThinkPad L16 Gen 3 (Intel) is a 16-inch business laptop with a 1920x1200 IPS display and Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips. In the US it is sold with the Core Ultra 5 325, 16GB and 512GB from about $1,569; other markets go up to the Core Ultra 7 365 and 64GB of RAM.
What are the key specs of the Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 3 (Intel)?
Processor: Intel Core Ultra 5 325 · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 16 ″ · Weight: 1.78 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 3 (Intel)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Panasonic TOUGHBOOK 56, HP Victus 16 (2024), Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Gen 10 (15AHP10) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
