Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 1
- AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
- AMD Radeon 680M
- 16.0″, WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS
- 512GB SSD
- 16GB LPDDR5
- 1.81 kg (4 lbs)
Pros
- Fantastic battery life
- Super rigid chassis
- Sleek design with a thought for the environment
- 98% sRGB coverage and accurate colors with our Gaming and Web design profile (BOE NE160WUM-N62 (LEN41B5)
- No PWM (BOE NE160WUM-N62 (LEN41B5)
- Charges via Type-C
- 2x USB4 + Gen 4 SSD support
- IR face recognition + fingerprint reader
Cons
- Pretty expensive
- Very limited I/O
- Soldered memory
Specs
- Display
- HDD/SSD
- 512GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- 16GB LPDDR5
- OS
- Windows 11 Home
- Body Material
- Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 354.4 x 237.4 x 15.8 mm (13.95" x 9.35" x 0.62")
- Weight
- 1.81 kg (4 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- 2x USB Type-C
- 4.0, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- Card Reader
- SD
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- FHD & IR
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Dual Array Microphone, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice
- Speakers
- 2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Nano Lock
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DISPLAY: 16.0-inch, 1920x1200, IPS
- Name
- BOE NE160WUM-N62
- Diagonal
- 16.0"
- Pixel density
- 141.51 ppi
- Brightness
- 455 cd/m2
- sRGB
- 98%
- PWM frequency
- No PWM (Flicker-Free)
- Panel Type
- IPS
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Becomes "Retina" from
- 24 inches (62 cm)
- Contrast
- 1670:1
- dE Color Checker
- 3.1 1.0
- PWM Rating
- 10.0: (safe)
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.

Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.

Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 1 in-depth review
The ThinkPad name is usually connected to the boring business laptop your corporate cousin brings all the time to family gatherings. However, this is a stigma Lenovo aims to break at the 30th anniversary of the brand. This is how the ThinkPad Z13 and Z16 were born. They are a fine piece of craftsmanship, which comes at a premium. Of course, this puts it in the clutches of fierce competitors such as the XPS series of Dell, and the MacBooks from Apple. Although we feel that neither the 13-inch nor the 16-inch models are mature enough to take on one of the most experienced premium laptops on the market, we think they are still no less interesting. In contrast to the Z13, the Z16 Gen 1 brings the 45W AMD Ryzen PRO CPUs. With that said, there is not a big difference between the Ryzen 500[...]
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Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options
Almost no upgrade options, but at least the memory is running at the maximum possible speeds at the time of writing this article. Check out all Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 1 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review. 1. Remove the bottom plate To access this notebook's internals, you need to undo 5 captive Phillips-head screws. Then, pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool, starting from the top two corners. 2. Battery The battery inside has a capacity of 72Wh. It lasts for 20 hours of Web browsing, or 18 hours and 30 minutes of video pla[...]
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CPU Performance: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU Performance: AMD Radeon 680M
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Some games you can play on this laptop

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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AMD Radeon 680M | 52 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 25 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 14 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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NORMAL
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HIGH
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AMD Radeon 680M | 121 FPS | 53 FPS | 28 FPS | 16 FPS |

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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AMD Radeon 680M | 100 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 83 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 48 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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AMD Radeon 680M | 32 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 23 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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AMD Radeon 680M | 63 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 29 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 24 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 16 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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AMD Radeon 680M | 1017 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 92 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon 680M | 109 FPS | 67 FPS | 29 FPS |

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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AMD Radeon 680M | 460 FPS | 327 FPS | 305 FPS |

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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AMD Radeon 680M | 611 FPS | 105 FPS | 54 FPS |

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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AMD Radeon 680M | 198 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 178 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 157 FPS PLAY VIDEO |