Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" W540, Core i7-4700MQ, 4GB, 120GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i7 4700MQ
RAM 4 GB
Storage 120 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA Quadro K1100M
OS Windows 10 Pro
22 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong affordability (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)
- Below average social proof (3rd percentile)
- Below average storage (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 4700MQ |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro K1100M |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 120 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/g/n |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000Mbps |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" W540 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 4700MQ | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 120 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 512 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro K1100M | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 73 | 59 | 54 | 63 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" W540 | 16.3 | 18.3 | 2.3 | 18.8 | 19.9 | 38.6 | 5.9 | 81.8 | 3.4 | 76.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 73 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall22
- AI/LLM6.8
- Gaming5.3
- Portability27.3
- Creator8.7
- Student43.7
- Business25.3
- Developer19.3
- Entertainment18
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Other Configurations5
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