Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1, Core i7-14650HX, 16GB, 1TB SSD, RTX 4060, Graphite Black
CPU Intel Core i7 14650HX
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16"
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 2.7 kg
49 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong cpu (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong storage (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average portability (9th percentile)
- Below average port selection (10th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 1.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Physical
| Weight | 2.7 kg / 6.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 14650HX | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1 | 88.2 | 90 | 36.3 | 9.9 | 39 | 9.3 | 65.2 | 81.8 | 0 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 83.3 | 76.2 | 79.5 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 71.2 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 6.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 5.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 14.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Jul 19, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall49
- AI/LLM37.4
- Gaming65.8
- Portability31.1
- Creator61.5
- Student39.5
- Business49
- Developer54.9
- Entertainment48.9
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Other Configurations11
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