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Lenovo ThinkPad E470

laptop 2016 14" dGPU ⏱ ~5h ⚖️ 1.90 kg ⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
35
out of 100
Fit for you
42/100
✚ Strong: fit_price ⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
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CPU
27
Core i5-7200U
GPU
12
GeForce 940MX
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
48 Wh ~
~5h
Price
$207
market
Age
10 years
2016

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 35/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (85), weakest — Gaming (15).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (85)

⚠ Weaknesses

Gaming (15)

Money & ownership

All money blocks on one card

Cost to own

Buying at listing price $207, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.

≈ $2.0/mo
Money could earn

Keeping the $207 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.

≈ $0.7/mo
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💰 Price trend

$1,300 $810 $319 2016: $1,300 2016 2017: $1,144 2018: $1,007 2019: $886 2020: $780 2021: $686 2022: $604 2023: $531 2024: $468 2025: $411 2026: $362 2026 2027: $319 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$94/year (7%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 35
CPU score 27 Basic tier
GPU score 12 Office tier
RAM max 32 GB Professional
Weight 1.90 kg Standard
Battery 48 Wh Standard

Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.

CPU generation

7th generation · model year 2016 — matches the model year

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The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.

Full specifications

Brand
Lenovo
Series
ThinkPad (other)
Type
Business
Release year
2016
Screen size
14"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i5 7200U , Core i3 6100U , Core i5 6200U , Core i7 6500U , Core i3 7100U , Core i7 7500U
Graphics
GeForce 940MX , GeForce 920MX
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR4
Weight
1.90 kg
Ports
6
Battery
48 Wh~

Configuration options

Available model options · 9 variants across 3 categories

⚙ Processors (6)
Intel Core i5 7200U Core i3-6100U Core i5-6200U Core i7-6500U Core i3-7100U Core i7-7500U
🎮 Graphics (2)
GeForce 940MX GeForce 920MX
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 620

Performance metrics

Performance 27
Portability 56
Light office 54
Gaming 15
Creative 35
Energy efficiency 59
Connectivity 85
Value 46
Color accuracy —

Processors (6)

Core i5-7200U
Intel · 7th · 2 cores
VM AVX2 AES
21
Core i3-6100U
Intel · 6th · 2 cores
VM AVX2 AES
24
Core i5-6200U
Intel · 6th · 2 cores
VM AVX2 AES
21
Core i7-6500U
Intel · 6th · 2 cores
VM AVX2 AES
27
Core i3-7100U
Intel · 7th · 2 cores
VM AVX2 AES
25
Core i7-7500U
Intel · 7th · 2 cores
VM AVX2 AES
23

Graphics (2 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce 940MX (dGPU)
4 GB · DDR3, GDDR5
CUDA
12
GeForce 920MX (dGPU)
? GB · —
6

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
Counter-Strike 2 — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V — 140 ✓ Comfortable
PUBG: Battlegrounds 14 140 ✓ Comfortable
Team Fortress 2 — 67 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant — 50 ⚠ Playable
Dota 2 — 48 ⚠ Playable
F1 2014 — 48 ⚠ Playable
FIFA 18 62 44 ⚠ Playable
Fortnite 44 44 ⚠ Playable
FIFA 19 71 41 ⚠ Playable
FIFA 17 — 38 ⚠ Playable
Sims 4 — 37 ⚠ Playable
Farming Simulator 17 — 34 ⚠ Playable
World of Warships — 26 ✗ Low
Destiny 2 15 23 ✗ Low
Dirt Rally — 23 ✗ Low
GRID: Autosport — 22 ✗ Low
Rainbow Six Siege — 22 ✗ Low
Civilization: Beyond Earth — 21 ✗ Low
Rocket League 31 21 ✗ Low
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 — 20 ✗ Low
Mad Max — 20 ✗ Low
X-Plane 11.11 32 19 ✗ Low
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare — 18 ✗ Low
F1 2020 23 18 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 4 18 18 ✗ Low
Prey 20 18 ✗ Low
F1 2017 21 17 ✗ Low
The Crew — 17 ✗ Low
The Evil Within — 17 ✗ Low
Battlefield 5 16 16 ✗ Low
Dirt Rally 2.0 20 16 ✗ Low
Need for Speed 2016 — 16 ✗ Low
Titanfall 2 — 16 ✗ Low
Call of Duty WWII 33 15 ✗ Low
Need for Speed Payback 15 — ✗ Low
Resident Evil 7 28 15 ✗ Low
Star Wars Battlefront — 15 ✗ Low
The Crew 2 14 15 ✗ Low
Battlefield 1 — 14 ✗ Low
Civilization 6 — 14 ✗ Low
Counter-Strike 2 — 14 ✗ Low
Dirt 4 27 14 ✗ Low
Dishonored 2 — 14 ✗ Low
F1 2018 16 14 ✗ Low
Far Cry 4 — 14 ✗ Low
For Honor 14 14 ✗ Low
Grand Theft Auto V — 14 ✗ Low
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor — 14 ✗ Low
No Man's Sky — 14 ✗ Low
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare — 13 ✗ Low
Just Cause 3 — 13 ✗ Low
Anno 2205 — 12 ✗ Low
Ashes of the Singularity 14 12 ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Unity — 12 ✗ Low
Fallout 4 — 12 ✗ Low
Far Cry 5 11 12 ✗ Low
Far Cry Primal 13 12 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3 — 12 ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Syndicate — 11 ✗ Low
Far Cry New Dawn 11 — ✗ Low
Ghost Recon Wildlands 11 11 ✗ Low
Risen 3: Titan Lords — 11 ✗ Low
Star Wars Battlefront 2 14 11 ✗ Low
Watch Dogs 2 — 11 ✗ Low
Assassin´s Creed Origins 10 10 ✗ Low
Batman: Arkham Knight — 10 ✗ Low
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 14 10 ✗ Low
Dragon Age: Inquisition — 10 ✗ Low
ELEX 13 10 ✗ Low
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 11 10 ✗ Low
Mass Effect Andromeda 15 10 ✗ Low
Rise of the Tomb Raider — 10 ✗ Low
Deus Ex Mankind Divided — 9 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 5 — 9 ✗ Low
Mafia 3 — 9 ✗ Low
Middle-earth: Shadow of War 13 9 ✗ Low
Ryse: Son of Rome — 9 ✗ Low
The Division — 9 ✗ Low
The Evil Within 2 9 — ✗ Low
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 9 ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11 8 ✗ Low
Hitman 2016 — 8 ✗ Low
Mirror's Edge Catalyst — 8 ✗ Low
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10 8 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 — 7 ✗ Low
Doom — 7 ✗ Low
Monster Hunter World 8 7 ✗ Low
Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War III 11 7 ✗ Low
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus 7 — ✗ Low
XCOM 2 11 7 ✗ Low
Ark Survival Evolved 7 6 ✗ Low
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 9 6 ✗ Low
Metro Exodus — 6 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake — 5 ✗ Low
💡 96 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
17%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
240%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
40%
RAM
400%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Fortnite ✗ Weak
CPU
49%
GPU
75%
RAM
400%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
178%
GPU
240%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
48%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
49%
GPU
25%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
43%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
49%
GPU
30%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy ✗ Weak
CPU
59%
GPU
40%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
178%
GPU
240%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
49%
GPU
34%
RAM
400%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
38%
GPU
17%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✗ Weak
CPU
49%
GPU
34%
RAM
400%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
267%
GPU
240%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
178%
GPU
240%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
38%
GPU
18%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
59%
GPU
40%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
55%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
59%
GPU
34%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus ✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
39%
RAM
400%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
107%
GPU
240%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
29%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
48%
RAM
400%
God of War ✗ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✗ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
40%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding ✗ Weak
CPU
107%
GPU
39%
RAM
400%
Control ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
40%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal ✗ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✗ Weak
CPU
148%
GPU
60%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✗ Weak
CPU
95%
GPU
48%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion ✗ Weak
CPU
95%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
107%
GPU
43%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
120%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
48%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics ✗ Weak
CPU
107%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown ✗ Weak
CPU
95%
GPU
60%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
29%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✗ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
60%
RAM
533%
Days Gone ✗ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
40%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✗ Weak
CPU
64%
GPU
50%
RAM
267%
Returnal ✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
30%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
29%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village ✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
34%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol ✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
30%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart ✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
64%
GPU
18%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong ✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
50%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima ✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
30%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 ✗ Weak
CPU
121%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
22%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
29%
RAM
400%
Lies of P ✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
26%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
178%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✗ Weak
CPU
148%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✗ Weak
CPU
134%
GPU
60%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
F1 24 ✗ Weak
CPU
148%
GPU
29%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat ✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
34%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
178%
GPU
120%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
148%
GPU
100%
RAM
400%

🔗 Same series

4 models in the series.

2017
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$ $275
2017
Lenovo ThinkPad E480
$ $256
2018
Lenovo ThinkPad E490
$ $243
2016
Lenovo ThinkPad E570
$ $228

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