Lenovo ThinkPad T520
laptop
2012
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~5h
⚖️ 2.56 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
17
out of 100
Fit for you
25/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
9
Core i5-2450M
GPU
1
NVS 4200M
RAM max
8 GB
DDR3
Battery
48 Wh ~
~5h
Price
$135
market
Age
14 years
2012
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 17/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (93), weakest — Performance (5).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (93)
⚠ Weaknesses
Performance (5)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $135, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $1.3/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $135 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 ~$77/year (6%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
17
CPU score
9
Basic tier
GPU score
1
Office tier
RAM max
8 GB
Standard
Weight
2.56 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.
Full specifications
- Brand
- Lenovo
- Series
- ThinkPad T14/T4xx/T16
- Type
- Business
- Release year
- 2012≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1600x900
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 2450M
- Graphics
- NVS 4200M
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB DDR3
- Storage interface
- non-NVMe
- Weight
- 2.56 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Battery
- 48 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 3 variants across 3 categories
⚙ Processors (1)
Intel Core i5 2450M
🎮 Graphics (1)
NVS 4200M
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Performance metrics
Performance
5
Portability
23
Light office
28
Gaming
27
Creative
30
Energy efficiency
27
Connectivity
93
Value
15
Color accuracy
—
Processors (1)
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | FPS (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Dota 2 | 12 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2 | ✗ Low |
| Fortnite | 1 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 1 | ✗ Low |
💡 12 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
2%
RAM
100%
Grand Theft Auto V
✗ Weak
CPU
47%
GPU
29%
RAM
200%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Minecraft
✗ Weak
CPU
95%
GPU
14%
RAM
200%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
17%
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
Valorant
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
29%
RAM
200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
6%
RAM
133%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
17%
GPU
3%
RAM
67%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
17%
GPU
4%
RAM
133%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
21%
GPU
5%
RAM
50%
Dota 2
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
29%
RAM
200%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
17%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
14%
GPU
2%
RAM
50%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
17%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
League of Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
95%
GPU
29%
RAM
400%
Sims 4
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
29%
RAM
200%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
14%
GPU
2%
RAM
100%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
21%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
24%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Forza Horizon 4
✗ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
21%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
24%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Overwatch
✗ Weak
CPU
38%
GPU
29%
RAM
200%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
24%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
38%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
7%
RAM
133%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
34%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
34%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
38%
GPU
5%
RAM
133%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Rainbow Six Siege
✗ Weak
CPU
79%
GPU
14%
RAM
133%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Gears Tactics
✗ Weak
CPU
38%
GPU
10%
RAM
100%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
34%
GPU
7%
RAM
133%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
7%
RAM
133%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
23%
GPU
6%
RAM
67%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
4%
RAM
50%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
30%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
23%
GPU
2%
RAM
50%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
6%
RAM
50%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
4%
RAM
50%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
30%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
3%
RAM
67%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
14%
RAM
200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
47%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Civilization 6
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
14%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
12%
RAM
100%
🔗 Same series
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≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.
Series review
Lenovo ThinkPad T14/T4xx/T16 series guide