Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 (Intel)
business
2021
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~5h
⚖️ 1.70 kg
⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
59
out of 100
Fit for you
57/100
✚ Strong: fit_value
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
M2 · Refining requirements — on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.
Profile
vs medianCPU
70
GPU
45
GeForce MX350
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
45 Wh
~5h
Price
~$686
estimate
Age
5 years
2021
📝
Our review
Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 (Intel) review
Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 (Intel) — from 2021, 1.7 kg, performance 58.
LB Score
59
/100
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 59/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (98), weakest — 3D & video (42).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (98) · Energy efficiency (77)
💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$123/year (9%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
59
CPU score
70
High tier
GPU score
45
Mainstream tier
RAM max
32 GB
Professional
Weight
1.70 kg
Light tier
Battery
45 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 (other)
- Type
- Business≈
- Release year
- 2021≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 58%
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 1115G4 , Intel Core i5 1135G7 , Intel Core i7 1165G7
- Graphics
- GeForce MX350 2GB , GeForce MX450 2GB
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4≈
- Weight
- 1.70 kg
- Ports
- 5
- Thunderbolt
- ✓
- Battery
- 45 Wh
Performance metrics
Performance
58
Portability
49
Light office
73
Gaming
42
Creative
62
Energy efficiency
77
Connectivity
98
Value
67
Color accuracy
38
Graphics (2 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | FPS (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| CS:GO | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GTA V | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 88 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | 88 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | 85 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Fortnite | 61 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Battlefield 5 | 49 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry 5 | 34 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 34 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Witcher 3 | 33 | ⚠ Playable |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 10 | ✗ Low |
💡 16 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
65%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
895%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
149%
RAM
400%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
447%
RAM
800%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
280%
RAM
400%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
895%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
179%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
93%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
160%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
112%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy
✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
149%
RAM
200%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
895%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
128%
RAM
400%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
65%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
128%
RAM
400%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
895%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
149%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
203%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
249%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
128%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus
✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
144%
RAM
400%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
895%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
186%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
109%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
179%
RAM
400%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
186%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
149%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding
✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
144%
RAM
400%
Control
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
149%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
224%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
224%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
224%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
179%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
186%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
160%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
224%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
583%
GPU
447%
RAM
533%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
179%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
298%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
224%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
109%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
224%
RAM
533%
Days Gone
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
149%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
186%
RAM
267%
Returnal
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
109%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
128%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol
✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
112%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
186%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
69%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong
✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
186%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
186%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1
✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
224%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
224%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
81%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
109%
RAM
400%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
186%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
97%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
447%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
224%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
224%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
186%
RAM
400%
F1 24
✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
109%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
128%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
447%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
373%
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.
Configuration options
Available model options · 15 variants across 6 categories
🖥 Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 (Non-Touch)
1920 x 1080 (Touch)
⚙ Processors (3)
Intel Core i3 1115G4
Intel Core i5 1135G7
Intel Core i7 1165G7
🎮 Graphics (2)
GeForce MX350 2GB
GeForce MX450 2GB
🔲 Memory (4)
8GB
16GB
24GB
32GB
💾 Storage (3)
256GB
512GB
1024GB
🔋 Batteries (1)
45 Wh