Lenovo ThinkPad L15 Gen 2 (Intel)

laptop 2021 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~5h ⚖️ 2.00 kg ⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
65
out of 100
Fit for you
62/100
✚ Strong: fit_value ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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CPU
70
Celeron 6305
GPU
45
GeForce MX450
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
45 Wh
~5h
Price
$447
market
Age
5 years
2021
📝 Our review

Lenovo ThinkPad L15 Gen 2 (Intel) review

Lenovo ThinkPad L15 Gen 2 (Intel) — from 2021, 2 kg, performance 65.

LB Score
65
/100
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ThinkPad L15 Gen 2 (Intel) vs

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 65/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Portability (40).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (100) · Photo & design (82)

💰 Price trend

$1,300 $952 $604 2021: $1,300 2021 2022: $1,144 2023: $1,007 2024: $886 2025: $780 2026: $686 2026 2027: $604 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$123/year (9%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 65
CPU score 70 High tier
GPU score 45 Mainstream tier
RAM max 64 GB Professional
Weight 2.00 kg Standard
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 L13/L14/L15/L16
Type
Business
Release year
2021
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i3 1115G4 , Intel Core i5 1135G7 , Intel Core i5 1145G7 , Intel Core i7 1165G7 , Intel Core i7 1185G7 , Celeron 6305
Graphics
GeForce MX450 2GB , Radeon RX Vega Graphics
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR4
Weight
2.00 kg
Ports
5
Thunderbolt
✓
Battery
45 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 65
Portability 40
Light office 80
Gaming 42
Creative 62
Energy efficiency 78
Connectivity 100
Value 79
Color accuracy —

Processors (1)

Celeron 6305
Intel · — · ? cores
—

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce MX450 (dGPU)
2 GB · GDDR5, GDDR6
CUDA 7.5
45

🎮 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
800%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
149%
RAM
800%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
447%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
280%
RAM
800%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
179%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
93%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
160%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
112%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
149%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
128%
RAM
800%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
65%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
128%
RAM
800%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
69%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
149%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
203%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
249%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
128%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
144%
RAM
800%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
895%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
109%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
179%
RAM
800%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
149%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
144%
RAM
800%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
149%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
224%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
179%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
160%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
583%
GPU
447%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
179%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
298%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
224%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
109%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
224%
RAM
999%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
149%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
167%
GPU
186%
RAM
533%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
112%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
109%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
128%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
69%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
186%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
112%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
81%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
219%
GPU
109%
RAM
800%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
97%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
447%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
224%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
186%
RAM
800%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
109%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
128%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
447%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
373%
RAM
800%

🔗 Same series

4 models in the series.

2020
Lenovo ThinkPad L14
$ $328
2021
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 2 (Intel)
$ $345
2020
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 1
$ $264
2023
Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 4
$ $447

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Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

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Configuration options

Available model options · 23 variants across 7 categories

🖥 Displays (3)
1366 x 768 1920 x 1080 (Non-Touch) 1920 x 1080 (Touch)
• Igpu (1)
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
⚙ Processors (6)
Intel Core i3 1115G4 Intel Core i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5 1145G7 Intel Core i7 1165G7 Intel Core i7 1185G7 Celeron 6305
🔲 Memory (6)
4GB 8GB 12GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
💾 Storage (4)
128GB 256GB 512GB 1024GB
🎮 Graphics (2)
GeForce MX450 2GB Radeon RX Vega Graphics
🔋 Batteries (1)
45 Wh

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