Lenovo ThinkPad W520
workstation
2011
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~7h
⚖️ 2.70 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
27
out of 100
Fit for you
33/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
28
Core i7-2860QM
GPU
2
RAM max
8 GB
DDR3
Battery
68 Wh ~
~7h
Price
$167
market
Age
15 years
2011
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 27/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Performance (13).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (100)
⚠ Weaknesses
Performance (13)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $167, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $2.5/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $167 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $0.6/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$135/year (6%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
27
CPU score
28
Basic tier
GPU score
2
Office tier
RAM max
8 GB
Standard
Weight
2.70 kg
Heavy
Battery
68 Wh
Large tier
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 (other)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2011
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 2860QM
- Graphics
- Quadro 2000M 2GB
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB DDR3
- Weight
- 2.70 kg
- Ports
- 9
- Battery
- 68 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 3 variants across 3 categories
⚙ Processors (1)
Intel Core i7 2860QM
🎮 Graphics (1)
Quadro 2000M 2GB
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Performance metrics
Performance
13
Portability
20
Light office
35
Gaming
24
Creative
30
Energy efficiency
34
Connectivity
100
Value
46
Color accuracy
—
Processors (1)
🎮
No FPS data for this model's GPU.
The GPU may be integrated or not yet benchmarked.
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Grand Theft Auto V
✗ Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
42%
RAM
200%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
80%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Minecraft
✗ Weak
CPU
281%
GPU
21%
RAM
200%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
51%
GPU
13%
RAM
100%
Valorant
✗ Weak
CPU
188%
GPU
42%
RAM
200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
8%
RAM
133%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
51%
GPU
4%
RAM
67%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
51%
GPU
5%
RAM
133%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
7%
RAM
50%
Dota 2
✗ Weak
CPU
188%
GPU
42%
RAM
200%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
51%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
40%
GPU
3%
RAM
50%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
51%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
League of Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
281%
GPU
42%
RAM
400%
Sims 4
✗ Weak
CPU
188%
GPU
42%
RAM
200%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
40%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
10%
RAM
100%
Forza Horizon 4
✗ Weak
CPU
80%
GPU
12%
RAM
100%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Overwatch
✗ Weak
CPU
113%
GPU
42%
RAM
200%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
113%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
11%
RAM
100%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✗ Weak
CPU
156%
GPU
11%
RAM
133%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
11%
RAM
100%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
113%
GPU
8%
RAM
133%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
11%
RAM
100%
Rainbow Six Siege
✗ Weak
CPU
234%
GPU
21%
RAM
133%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
Gears Tactics
✗ Weak
CPU
113%
GPU
14%
RAM
100%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
11%
RAM
133%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
11%
RAM
133%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
9%
RAM
67%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
80%
GPU
5%
RAM
50%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
80%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
88%
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
3%
RAM
50%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
9%
RAM
50%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
5%
RAM
50%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
11%
RAM
100%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
11%
RAM
100%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
88%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
80%
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
5%
RAM
67%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
188%
GPU
21%
RAM
200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
156%
GPU
11%
RAM
100%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
11%
RAM
100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
80%
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
156%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
80%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Civilization 6
✗ Weak
CPU
188%
GPU
21%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✗ Weak
CPU
156%
GPU
18%
RAM
100%
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