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Title: Is the Core Ultra 7 255H worth it in the ThinkPad E16 G3? We tested it
Post by: Redaktion on July 23, 2025, 19:19:38
Lenovo's affordable office laptop ThinkPad E16 G3 performed very well in our review. You can also get the more powerful Core Ultra 7 255H including the faster Arc Graphics 140T, but is it worth the additional charge? We tested it.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Is-the-Core-Ultra-7-255H-worth-it-in-the-ThinkPad-E16-G3-We-tested-it.1064961.0.html
Title: Re: Is the Core Ultra 7 255H worth it in the ThinkPad E16 G3? We tested it
Post by: Dnordic on July 24, 2025, 19:19:27
It's hard to believe a heat sink design is limiting power. Time for new thermal engineers. I am waiting as long as possible. 1.) windows 12 launch 2.) AI to further develop. I am thinking AI is beyond AMD and Intel capabilities. A 1200 - 1600 laptop 1 year old and not up to AI is a bad investment.
Title: Re: Is the Core Ultra 7 255H worth it in the ThinkPad E16 G3? We tested it
Post by: Gescom on September 23, 2025, 08:23:54
Thank you for the 255H version addon review, much appreciated.
Title: Re: Is the Core Ultra 7 255H worth it in the ThinkPad E16 G3? We tested it
Post by: Wirrkopf on October 11, 2025, 12:26:48
Quote from: Dnordic on July 24, 2025, 19:19:27It's hard to believe a heat sink design is limiting power.

The cooling design does not seem strong enough to handle the CPU heat. As a consequence the CPU throttles down or the TDP of the CPU have to be reduced. The heatsink design looks even cheaper than on NUCs.

Quote from: Dnordic on July 24, 2025, 19:19:27Time for new thermal engineers.

Yes. And this applies to almost any notebook-, nuc-, mini-pc manufacturer. Problem is: they don't care. They just don't f-cking care. And if they care, they do it in the worst way possible: "but can it cool down CPU heat if we increase fan speed and noise by 50%? Yes? Then make it so and call it a day."