Lenovo ThinkPad E540
laptop
2013
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~5h
⚖️ 2.44 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
34
out of 100
Fit for you
42/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
42
Core i5-4200M
GPU
2
GeForce GT 740M
RAM max
16 GB
DDR3
Battery
48 Wh ~
~5h
Price
$132
market
Age
13 years
2013
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 34/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (98), weakest — Gaming (12).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (98)
⚠ Weaknesses
Gaming (12)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $132, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $1.3/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $132 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $0.5/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$81/year (6%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
34
CPU score
42
Office tier
GPU score
2
Office tier
RAM max
16 GB
Comfort
Weight
2.44 kg
Heavy
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
4th generation · model year 2013 — 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
- 2013
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1366x768
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 4200M , Core i3 4000M , Core i3 4100M , Core i5 4210M , Core i5 4300M , Core i7 4702MQ , Core i7 4712MQ , Pentium 3560M
- Graphics
- GeForce GT 740M
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB DDR3
- Storage interface
- non-NVMe
- Weight
- 2.44 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Battery
- 48 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 10 variants across 3 categories
⚙ Processors (8)
Intel Core i5 4200M
Core i3-4000M
Core i3-4100M
Core i5-4210M
Core i5-4300M
Core i7-4702MQ
Core i7-4712MQ
Pentium 3560M
🎮 Graphics (1)
GeForce GT 740M
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 4600
Performance metrics
Performance
22
Portability
27
Light office
40
Gaming
12
Creative
30
Energy efficiency
43
Connectivity
98
Value
63
Color accuracy
—
Processors (8)
Core i5-4200M
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
28
Core i3-4000M
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
23
Core i3-4100M
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
25
Core i5-4210M
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
29
Core i5-4300M
Intel · 4th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
30
Core i7-4702MQ
Intel · 4th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
42
Core i7-4712MQ
Intel · — · ? cores
21
Pentium 3560M
Intel · — · ? cores
6
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 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 | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2014 | — | 47 | ⚠ Playable |
| Valorant | — | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Sims 4 | — | 33 | ⚠ Playable |
| GRID: Autosport | — | 31 | ⚠ Playable |
| Dirt Rally | — | 22 | ✗ Low |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | — | 22 | ✗ Low |
| Dota 2 | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Alien: Isolation | — | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | — | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Civilization: Beyond Earth | — | 15 | ✗ Low |
| Metal Gear Solid V | — | 15 | ✗ Low |
| Rainbow Six Siege | — | 15 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield Hardline | — | 14 | ✗ Low |
| The Crew | — | 13 | ✗ Low |
| Mad Max | — | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Risen 3: Titan Lords | — | 12 | ✗ Low |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Just Cause 3 | — | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | — | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Star Wars Battlefront | — | 11 | ✗ Low |
| Evolve | — | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 4 | — | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | — | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Dragon Age: Inquisition | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Fallout 4 | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry Primal | 10 | 9 | ✗ Low |
| The Evil Within | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| Anno 2205 | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Assassin's Creed Syndicate | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Fortnite | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Watch Dogs | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Ryse: Son of Rome | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Assassin's Creed Unity | — | 6 | ✗ Low |
| XCOM 2 | 7 | 5 | ✗ Low |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | — | 4 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 5 | — | 4 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | 4 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | — | 4 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 3 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | 3 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | — | 3 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | — | 1 | ✗ Low |
💡 49 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
3%
RAM
200%
Grand Theft Auto V
✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Minecraft
✗ Weak
CPU
417%
GPU
22%
RAM
400%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
14%
RAM
200%
Valorant
✗ Weak
CPU
278%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
9%
RAM
267%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
5%
RAM
133%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
6%
RAM
267%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
93%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Dota 2
✗ Weak
CPU
278%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
60%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
76%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
League of Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
417%
GPU
45%
RAM
800%
Sims 4
✗ Weak
CPU
278%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
60%
GPU
3%
RAM
200%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
93%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
104%
GPU
10%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 4
✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
12%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
93%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
104%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Overwatch
✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
104%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
189%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
189%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
189%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
11%
RAM
267%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
189%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
149%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
149%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
8%
RAM
267%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
Rainbow Six Siege
✗ Weak
CPU
347%
GPU
22%
RAM
267%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
189%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Gears Tactics
✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
15%
RAM
200%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
149%
GPU
11%
RAM
267%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
189%
GPU
11%
RAM
267%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
189%
GPU
7%
RAM
200%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
9%
RAM
133%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
130%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
189%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
4%
RAM
200%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
130%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
5%
RAM
133%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
278%
GPU
22%
RAM
400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
208%
GPU
11%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
9%
RAM
200%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
6%
RAM
200%
Civilization 6
✗ Weak
CPU
278%
GPU
22%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✗ Weak
CPU
231%
GPU
19%
RAM
200%
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