Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 3 vs Acer Aspire X 16 AI (AX16-I71M)
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Review
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 3
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Advantages of the Acer Aspire X 16 AI (AX16-I71M)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 79-108% higher FPS
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 180 grams less (around 0.4 lbs)
- Features a much bigger (~81%) battery – 84 against 46.5 watt-hours
- Around 45% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 54% sharper screen – 212 versus 138 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.78 kg (3.92 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.2 x 253.4 x 19.57-24.75 mm 14.06 x 9.98 x 0.77-0.97 inches |
354.7 x 250.4 x 10.02-15.9 mm 13.96 x 9.86 x 0.39-0.63 inches |
| Area | 905 cm2 (140.3 inches2) | 888 cm2 (137.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82% | ~83.6% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 5 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 138 ppi | 212 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | - |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 100 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics | Intel Arc B370 |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 2 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 25 W | 25 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2450 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 2.5 TFLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 1203 |
| Solar Bay | - | 23119 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.7 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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