Lenovo ThinkPad E590
Profile
vs median📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 45/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Photo & design (24).
Connectivity (100) · Energy efficiency (71)
Photo & design (24)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Buying at listing price $226, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
Keeping the $226 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
💰 Price trend
Specs in context
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
8th generation · model year 2018 — matches the model year
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
- 2018≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 8265U , Core i3 8145U , Core i7 8565U
- Graphics
- Radeon RX 550X
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 2.12 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Battery
- 48 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 5 variants across 3 categories
Performance metrics
Processors (3)
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 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 52 | ⚠ Playable |
| For Honor | 27 | 25 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 1 | — | 24 | ✗ Low |
| F1 2018 | 26 | 20 | ✗ Low |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | — | 20 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 20 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | 21 | 18 | ✗ Low |
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 21 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 10 | 9 | ✗ Low |
💻 Software compatibility
🔗 Same series
4 models in the series.
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.