Dell XPS 15 L502X vs Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (AMD)

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XPS 15 L502X compared with ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (AMD)

	DellXPS 15 L502X	LenovoThinkPad E16 Gen 3 (AMD)
Overview
Released
Released	2011	April 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	15.6″	16″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080	1920 × 1200 (better)
Panel
Panel	–	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	–	300 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	15.6-inch TrueLife LCD; main Full HD RGBLED screen. HD WLED and HD multi-touch WLED options also appear in Dell's setup guide; 1366 × 768 HD resolution confirmed by Notebookcheck	WUXGA IPS, 300 nits, 45% NTSC, 16:10; non-touch or in-cell touch
Colour range
Colour range	–	45% NTSC
Screen finish
Screen finish	Glossy TrueLife surface	Anti-glare
Display features
Display features	60 Hz refresh and up to 135° opening in the maker guide. Notebookcheck measured 262.2 cd/m² average brightness on the tested Full HD panel; maker brightness is not published	800:1 contrast; TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light; 90.7% screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-2410M	AMD Ryzen 3 210, AMD Ryzen 5 220, AMD Ryzen 5 230 or AMD Ryzen 7 250
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	4, 6 or 8
CPU threads
CPU threads	4	8, 12 or 16
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M	Radeon 740M Graphics, Radeon 760M Graphics or Radeon 780M Graphics
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	–	16 TOPS
Memory
Memory	4 GB	8 GB, 16 GB or 32 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	500 GB	256 GB to 1 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	Second-generation Core i3, i5 or i7 options with Intel HM67 chipset. Listed Core i5-2410M, 4 GB, 500 GB and Full HD pairing is the exact April 2011 European Notebookcheck configuration	Ryzen 3 210 (4 cores), Ryzen 5 220 or 230 (6 cores) and Ryzen 7 250 (8 cores), codenamed Hawk Point; Ryzen 5 PRO 215 and PRO 230 by special bid
GPU
GPU	Intel HD Graphics with NVIDIA Optimus; GeForce GT 525M with 1 GB DDR3 or GeForce GT 540M with 2 GB DDR3	Integrated AMD Radeon 740M, 760M or 780M, shared memory, DirectX 12
AI engine
AI engine	–	Ryzen AI NPU up to 16 TOPS on the Ryzen 5 230 and Ryzen 7 250; none on the Ryzen 3 210 and Ryzen 5 220
Memory type
Memory type	DDR3-1066 or DDR3-1333; two user-accessible SO-DIMM slots, 2 GB minimum and 8 GB maker maximum	DDR5-5600 in two SODIMM slots, dual-channel, up to 64 GB (64 GB by special bid)
Storage type
Storage type	Listed configuration has a 500 GB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive and Blu-ray combo drive. Hard-drive replacement requires further disassembly than the memory cover, according to Notebookcheck	One M.2 2242 and one M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (one SSD fitted); up to 1 TB per drive, Opal 2.0
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 15.76 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	–	64 Wh
Weight
Weight	–	1.71 kg
Thickness
Thickness	38.2 mm	17.05 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	381 × 265.4 mm	356 × 249 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Six-cell or nine-cell lithium-ion packs, 11.1 V; maker does not publish capacity or a fixed runtime. Notebookcheck identifies its nine-cell pack as 90 Wh. Maker says configurable to less than 2.8 kg with six-cell battery; no exact minimum weight is published. Body height varies from 32.2 to 38.2 mm, and the nine-cell pack raises it further	48 Wh or 64 Wh Li-ion; Ryzen 7 250 with WUXGA non-touch, MobileMark 30 up to 10.6 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 10.0 hr video and 15.26 hr idle, local video up to 15.76 hr (64 Wh) or 12.16 hr (48 Wh); Ryzen 5 230 with 64 Wh, local video up to 13.85 hr
Charger
Charger	90 W or 130 W adapter; 100–240 V AC input	65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including a slim wall-mount version; offerings vary by country
Fast charging
Fast charging	Approximately four hours with the computer switched off	Rapid Charge Pro to 50% in 30 minutes (48 Wh); Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (64 Wh)
Materials
Materials	Aluminium surfaces and silver finish described by Notebookcheck	Aluminium top cover; aluminium or PC-ABS plastic bottom cover
Colours
Colours	–	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	3 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, 2 × headphone jack	USB4, USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, depending on installed module	Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Optional Bluetooth	5.4 or 5.3, depending on the Wi-Fi card
Webcam
Webcam	2 MP, 720p video	5MP, 1080p with IR, or 720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	Two USB 3.0 Type-A and one eSATA/USB combo with PowerShare, HDMI, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, headphone output, headphone/digital S/PDIF combo and microphone input; nine-format card reader. Optional TV tuner with MCX antenna connector, WWAN, WiMAX and WiDi depend on configuration	USB-C (USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 1.4a; USB-C 5 Gbps with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 1.4; USB-A 5 Gbps; USB-A 10 Gbps (Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45); 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack
External displays
External displays	–	Up to three external displays (four including the built-in); USB4 up to 8K 60 Hz, USB-C and HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	QWERTY, AZERTY or Kanji; 87 keys on European layout, optional backlighting	6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit, with numeric keypad; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint
Trackpad
Trackpad	100 × 56 mm active area with separate buttons and multi-touch gestures	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 67 × 115 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Two 4 W main speakers and 12 W subwoofer; Realtek ALC665 audio controller	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos, audio by Harman
Microphones
Microphones	–	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, noise cancelling
Biometrics
Biometrics	–	Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera (1080p hybrid) for Windows Hello