Lenovo ThinkPad L470
laptop
2017
14"
dGPU
⏱ ~5h
⚖️ 2.03 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
34
out of 100
Fit for you
38/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
25
Core i5-7300U
GPU
3
Radeon R5 M430
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
48 Wh ~
~5h
Price
$189
market
Age
9 years
2017
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 34/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (80), weakest — 3D & video (15).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (80)
⚠ Weaknesses
3D & video (15)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $189, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $1.8/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $189 price invested at 4.21%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 2, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $0.7/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$99/year (8%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
34
CPU score
25
Basic tier
GPU score
3
Office tier
RAM max
32 GB
Professional
Weight
2.03 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 2017 — 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 L13/L14/L15/L16
- Type
- Business
- Release year
- 2017≈
- Screen size
- 14"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 7300U , Core i3 6006U , Core i3 6100U , Core i5 6200U , Core i5 6300U , Core i3 7100U , Core i5 7200U , Core i7 7500U , Core i7 7600U
- Graphics
- Radeon R5 M430
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 2.03 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Battery
- 48 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 11 variants across 3 categories
⚙ Processors (9)
Intel Core i5 7300U
Core i3-6006U
Core i3-6100U
Core i5-6200U
Core i5-6300U
Core i3-7100U
Core i5-7200U
Core i7-7500U
Core i7-7600U
🎮 Graphics (1)
Radeon R5 M430
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 620
Performance metrics
Performance
23
Portability
52
Light office
54
Gaming
16
Creative
31
Energy efficiency
61
Connectivity
80
Value
36
Color accuracy
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Processors (9)
Core i5-7300U
Intel · 7th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
23
Core i3-6006U
Intel · 6th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
20
Core i3-6100U
Intel · 6th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
24
Core i5-6200U
Intel · 6th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
21
Core i5-6300U
Intel · 6th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
22
Core i3-7100U
Intel · 7th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
25
Core i5-7200U
Intel · 7th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
21
Core i7-7500U
Intel · 7th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
23
Core i7-7600U
Intel · 7th · 2 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
24
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 |
| Valorant | — | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Dota 2 | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Farming Simulator 17 | — | 17 | ✗ Low |
| Dirt Rally | — | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Rainbow Six Siege | — | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Star Wars Battlefront | — | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry Primal | 9 | — | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | — | 9 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Fortnite | — | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 5 | — | 3 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | 3 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | — | 3 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | 2 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | — | 2 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 1 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | — | 1 | ✗ Low |
💡 21 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
4%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V
✗ Weak
CPU
125%
GPU
60%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
10%
RAM
400%
Minecraft
✗ Weak
CPU
250%
GPU
30%
RAM
800%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
19%
RAM
400%
Valorant
✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
60%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
12%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
6%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
11%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
8%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
10%
RAM
200%
Dota 2
✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
60%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
36%
GPU
4%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
League of Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
250%
GPU
60%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
60%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
36%
GPU
5%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
10%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
14%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4
✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
17%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
10%
RAM
400%
Overwatch
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
60%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
7%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
12%
RAM
400%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
10%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
10%
RAM
400%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
10%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
15%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
15%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
15%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
12%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
11%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
15%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege
✗ Weak
CPU
209%
GPU
30%
RAM
533%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
12%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
20%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
15%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
7%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
15%
RAM
533%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
10%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
60%
GPU
13%
RAM
267%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
7%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
8%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
78%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
60%
GPU
5%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
13%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
8%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
114%
GPU
15%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
83%
GPU
15%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
5%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
78%
GPU
7%
RAM
400%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
50%
GPU
7%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
30%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
15%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
125%
GPU
15%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
13%
RAM
400%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
7%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
9%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6
✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
30%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✗ Weak
CPU
139%
GPU
25%
RAM
400%
🔗 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.
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