Lenovo ThinkPad T540p

laptop 2013 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~5h ⚖️ 2.49 kg ⚖️ balanced
LB Score
51
out of 100
Fit for you
45/100
✚ Strong: fit_price ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
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CPU
47
GPU
46
GeForce GT 730M
RAM max
16 GB
DDR3
Battery
48 Wh ~
~5h
Price
$147
market
Age
13 years
2013
📝 Our review

Lenovo ThinkPad T540p review

Lenovo ThinkPad T540p — from 2013, 2.49 kg, performance 35.

LB Score
51
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 51/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (93), weakest — Engineering CAD (22).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (93) · Gaming (73)

⚠ Weaknesses

Engineering CAD (22)

💰 Price trend

$1,300 $759 $217 2013: $1,300 2013 2014: $1,144 2015: $1,007 2016: $886 2017: $780 2018: $686 2019: $604 2020: $531 2021: $468 2022: $411 2023: $362 2024: $319 2025: $280 2026: $247 2026 2027: $217 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$81/year (6%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 51
CPU score 47 Office tier
GPU score 46 Mainstream tier
RAM max 16 GB Comfort
Weight 2.49 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
2013
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
tn
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i5 4300M , Intel Core i5 4300U , Intel Core i7 4600M , Core i3 4000M , Core i3 4100M , Core i5 4200M , Core i5 4210M , Core i5 4330M , Core i7 4700MQ , Core i7 4710MQ , Core i7 4800MQ , Core i7 4900MQ
Graphics
GeForce GT 730M
RAM (max)
16 GB DDR3
Weight
2.49 kg
Ports
7
Webcam
✓
TPM (security)
✓
Optical drive
✓
Battery
48 Wh~

Performance metrics

Performance 41
Portability 25
Light office 40
Gaming 73
Creative 42
Energy efficiency 52
Connectivity 93
Value 63
Color accuracy —

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

GeForce GT 730M (dGPU)
2 GB · DDR3
CUDA
1

🎮 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
Valorant 35 ⚠ Playable
GRID: Autosport 25 ✗ Low
Dota 2 21 ✗ Low
Wolfenstein: The New Order 14 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 4 10 ✗ Low
Fortnite 9 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3 8 ✗ Low
Watch Dogs 6 ✗ Low
Battlefield 5 5 ✗ Low
Counter-Strike 2 4 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 4 ✗ Low
Far Cry 5 4 ✗ Low
Forza Horizon 5 4 ✗ Low
Metro Exodus 3 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake 1 ✗ Low
💡 19 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
66%
RAM
200%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
235%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
469%
GPU
459%
RAM
400%
Fortnite ✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
287%
RAM
200%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
183%
RAM
267%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
96%
RAM
133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
164%
RAM
200%
Apex Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
115%
RAM
267%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
104%
GPU
153%
RAM
100%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
66%
RAM
100%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
469%
GPU
917%
RAM
800%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
67%
GPU
71%
RAM
200%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
104%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
117%
GPU
208%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
255%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
104%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
117%
GPU
148%
RAM
200%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
188%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
117%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
183%
RAM
200%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
188%
GPU
148%
RAM
200%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
261%
GPU
229%
RAM
267%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
168%
GPU
183%
RAM
200%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
168%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
188%
GPU
164%
RAM
267%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
391%
GPU
459%
RAM
267%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
183%
RAM
200%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
188%
GPU
306%
RAM
200%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
168%
GPU
229%
RAM
267%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
229%
RAM
267%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
112%
GPU
191%
RAM
133%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
115%
RAM
100%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
The Callisto Protocol ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
115%
RAM
200%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
147%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
112%
GPU
71%
RAM
100%
Black Myth Wukong ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
191%
RAM
100%
Ghost of Tsushima ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
115%
RAM
100%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
156%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
83%
RAM
200%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
147%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
94%
GPU
100%
RAM
133%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
459%
RAM
400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
261%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
235%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
261%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
134%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
313%
GPU
459%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
261%
GPU
382%
RAM
200%

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4 models in the series.

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2012
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$ $113
2015
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2015
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Configuration options

Available model options · 22 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (2)
1366 x 768 (HD) 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 4600
⚙ Processors (12)
Intel Core i5 (4th Gen) 4300M Intel Core i5 (4th Gen) 4300U Intel Core i7 4600M Core i3-4000M Core i3-4100M Core i5-4200M Core i5-4210M Core i5-4330M Core i7-4700MQ Core i7-4710MQ Core i7-4800MQ Core i7-4900MQ
🔲 Memory (1)
8 GB
🎮 Graphics (3)
Intel HD Graphics 4600 Intel HD Graphics 4400 GeForce GT 730M
💾 Storage (3)
250 GB SSD 256 GB SSD 500 GB HDD SATA

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