Lenovo ThinkPad T420s
laptop
2011
14"
iGPU
⏱ ~5h
⚖️ 1.78 kg
LB Score
24
out of 100
Fit for you
30/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
M2 · Refining requirements — on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.
Profile
vs medianRelated resources
CPU
11
GPU
0
iGPU
RAM max
8 GB
DDR3
Battery
48 Wh ~
~5h
Price
$122
market
Age
15 years
2011
📝
Our review
Lenovo ThinkPad T420s review
Lenovo ThinkPad T420s — from 2011, 1.78 kg, performance 5.
LB Score
24
/100
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 24/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (93), weakest — Performance (5).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (93)
⚠ Weaknesses
Performance (5)
💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$74/year (6%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
24
CPU score
11
Basic tier
RAM max
8 GB
Standard
Weight
1.78 kg
Light tier
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
- 2011
- Screen size
- 14"
- Resolution
- 1366x768
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 2520M
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB DDR3
- Weight
- 1.78 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Battery
- 48 Wh~
Performance metrics
Performance
5
Portability
60
Light office
18
Gaming
59
Creative
12
Energy efficiency
33
Connectivity
93
Value
14
Color accuracy
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🎮
No FPS data for this model's GPU.
The GPU may be integrated or not yet benchmarked.
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
22%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Grand Theft Auto V
✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
0%
RAM
200%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Minecraft
✗ Weak
CPU
112%
GPU
0%
RAM
200%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
20%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Valorant
✗ Weak
CPU
75%
GPU
0%
RAM
200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
0%
RAM
133%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
20%
GPU
0%
RAM
67%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
20%
GPU
0%
RAM
133%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
25%
GPU
0%
RAM
50%
Dota 2
✗ Weak
CPU
75%
GPU
0%
RAM
200%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
20%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
16%
GPU
0%
RAM
50%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
20%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
League of Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
112%
GPU
0%
RAM
400%
Sims 4
✗ Weak
CPU
75%
GPU
0%
RAM
200%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
16%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
25%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
28%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Forza Horizon 4
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
25%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
28%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Overwatch
✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
0%
RAM
200%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
28%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
22%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
51%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
51%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
51%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✗ Weak
CPU
62%
GPU
0%
RAM
133%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
51%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
40%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
40%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
0%
RAM
133%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Rainbow Six Siege
✗ Weak
CPU
93%
GPU
0%
RAM
133%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
51%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Gears Tactics
✗ Weak
CPU
45%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
40%
GPU
0%
RAM
133%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
51%
GPU
0%
RAM
133%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
51%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
0%
RAM
67%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
0%
RAM
50%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
22%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
35%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
0%
RAM
50%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
22%
GPU
0%
RAM
50%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
22%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
22%
GPU
0%
RAM
50%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
51%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
22%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
35%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
22%
GPU
0%
RAM
67%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
75%
GPU
0%
RAM
200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✗ Weak
CPU
62%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
56%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
62%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
Civilization 6
✗ Weak
CPU
75%
GPU
0%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✗ Weak
CPU
62%
GPU
0%
RAM
100%
🔗 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 · 2 variants across 2 categories
⚙ Processors (1)
Intel Core i5 2520M
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 3000