Introduction

Focused on Performance & Productivity
Powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra processors, the first generation of the 16" ThinkPad L16 laptop taps into AI-assisted productivity like never before. Enjoy optimized performance with workloads pushed to dedicated AI engines, which means you can conveniently multitask — even when unplugged— moving from app to app, without worrying about depleting the battery. Bump up performance even more when you choose Intel vPro®, which delivers multilayer security, reliable stability, and complete management for IT.

Increased Use of Recycled Materials
Even with all its productivity-enhancing features, this ThinkPad was designed with recycling in mind. We used recycled post-consumer content (PCC) in various components, including 90% in the speaker enclosure, 90% in the battery compartment, and 90% in the power adapter. Keycaps use 70-80% PCC recycled plastic, while the keyboard frame relies on 60% PCC. The bottom cover uses 50% PCC and the display uses 50%. Plus, the packaging is 100% plastic-free and Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) certified.

Power Collaborations on Dazzling Display
Dive into smart digital collaboration with our vibrant display options. Revel in the vast screen real estate, offering an immersive meeting platform. Prioritizing your eye health, we have even dialed down blue light emissions. Your collaborations are not just online, they are on-point and larger-than-life as you look picture-perfect in every video call. Plus, the conversations are crystal clear with suppressed background noise, thanks to Dolby Voice® and bigger speakers boosting the audio experience with Dolby Audio™.

You Spoke. We Listened.
We’ve redesigned the legendary ThinkPad keyboard, making it even better! Tactile markings on significant keys and an LED Braille dome to indicate the power port make it easier for visually impaired people to correctly identify. We swapped the locations of the Ctrl and Fn keys. And the TrackPad is now 115mm / 4.53". Our iconic red TrackPoint still lets you navigate — double tap to open the customizable quick settings menu to optimize audio-video settings (TPQM). We’ve also improved air intake and venting, resulting in a thermal design that increases performance.

Enterprise-Grade Security
Access the ThinkPad L16 laptop securely with the fingerprint reader or zero-touch facial recognition using the optional infrared camera. The added protection of ThinkShield, our suite of hardware and software components, also includes discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM), Microsoft Secured-core PC enablement (on select models), and a self-healing BIOS. Choose the Intel vPro® platform with multilayer security like integrated Intel® Hardware Shield to steer clear of cyberattacks and ransomware. With ThinkPad, you can trust that we’ve got you covered.

Engineered to Endure With Easy Upgrades
The ThinkPad L16 laptop makes it easy to replace and repair your system with convenient customer replaceable units (CRUs), even if you have no tech expertise! In fact, for its ease of maintenance and remarkable do-it-yourself serviceability, this laptop boasts an industry-leading 9/10 on the iFixit Repairability Score. So, whether your goal is to upgrade components down the road or extend the lifecycle of your device with a simple repair, you can trust our support services to keep your system — and by default, your business — up and running.
Specifications may vary depending upon region / model.

Design

Product type

Laptop

Product colour

Black

Form factor

Clamshell

Housing material

Polycarbonate (PC), Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

Display

Display diagonal

40.6 cm (16")

Display resolution

1920 x 1200 pixels

Touchscreen

No

HD type

WUXGA

Panel type

IPS

LED backlight

Yes

Native aspect ratio

16:10

Anti-glare screen

Yes

Display brightness

300 cd/m²

RGB colour space

NTSC

Colour gamut

45%

Maximum refresh rate

60 Hz

Contrast ratio (typical)

1000:1

Processor

Processor manufacturer

Intel

Processor family

Intel Core Ultra 7

Processor generation

Intel Core Ultra (Series 1)

Processor model

155U

Processor cores

12

Processor threads

14

Processor boost frequency

4.8 GHz

Performance cores

2

Efficient cores

8

Low Power Efficient-cores

2

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

4.8 GHz

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

3.8 GHz

Low Power Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

2.1 GHz

Performance-core base frequency

1.7 GHz

Efficient-core base frequency

1.2 GHz

Low Power Efficient-core Base Frequency

700 MHz

Processor cache

12 MB

Processor cache type

Smart Cache

Processor base power

15 W

Maximum turbo power

57 W

Neural processor unit (NPU)

Neural processor unit (NPU)

Intel AI Boost

Maximum frequency NPU

1.4 GHz

Sparsity support

Yes

Windows Studio effects support

Yes

AI datatype support on NPU

FP16, FP32, Int8

AI software frameworks supported by NPU

DirectML, ONNX RT, OpenVINO, Windows ML

Memory

Internal memory

32 GB

Internal memory type

DDR5-SDRAM

Memory clock speed

5600 MHz

Memory form factor

SO-DIMM

Memory layout (slots x size)

2 x 16 GB

Memory slots

2x SO-DIMM

Maximum internal memory

64 GB

Memory channels

Dual-channel

Storage

Total storage capacity

1 TB

Storage media

SSD

Total SSDs capacity

1 TB

Number of SSDs installed

1

SSD capacity

1 TB

SSD interface

PCI Express 4.0

NVMe

Yes

SSD form factor

M.2

Optical drive type

No

Card reader integrated

No

Graphics

Discrete graphics card model

Not available

On-board graphics card

Yes

On-board GPU manufacturer

Intel

Discrete graphics card

No

On-board graphics card model

Intel Graphics

Audio

Audio system

Dolby Audio

Number of built-in speakers

2

Speaker power

2 W

Built-in microphone

Yes

Number of microphones

2

Camera

Front camera

Yes

Front camera resolution (numeric)

5 MP

Infrared (IR) camera

Yes

Privacy camera

Yes

Privacy type

Privacy shutter

Network

Top Wi-Fi standard

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Wi-Fi standards

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Mobile network connection

No

Antenna type

2x2

WLAN controller model

Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211

WLAN controller manufacturer

Intel

Ethernet LAN

Yes

Ethernet LAN data rates

100,1000 Mbit/s

Bluetooth

Yes

Bluetooth version

5.3

WWAN

Upgradable

Ports & interfaces

USB 2.0 ports quantity

1

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity

2

USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantity

1

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports

1

HDMI ports quantity

1

HDMI version

2.1

Thunderbolt 4 ports quantity

1

Intel® Thunderbolt 4

Yes

Combo headphone/mic port

Yes

USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode

Yes

USB Power Delivery

Yes

USB Sleep-and-Charge

Yes

USB Sleep-and-Charge ports

1

Performance

Motherboard chipset

Intel SoC

Keyboard

Pointing device

ThinkPad UltraNav

Keyboard language

Belgian

Numeric keypad

Yes

Keyboard backlit

Yes

Spill-resistant keyboard

Yes

Software

Operating system architecture

64-bit

Operating system language

Dutch, French, English, Italian, German

Operating system installed

Windows 11 Pro

Battery

Battery technology

Lithium Polymer (LiPo)

Battery capacity

57 Wh

Fast charging

Yes

Power

AC adapter power

65 W

AC adapter frequency

50/60 Hz

AC adapter input voltage

100 - 240 V

AC adapter output current

1 A

Security

Cable lock slot

Yes

Cable lock slot type

Kensington

Fingerprint reader

Yes

Smart card reader

Yes

Windows Hello

Yes

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Yes

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version

2.0

Password protection

Yes

Password protection type

BIOS, Power on, Supervisor

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

5 - 35 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

5 - 43 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

8 - 95%

Storage relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 95%

Maximum shipping altitude

3048 m

Certificates

Certification

ErP Lot 6 ErP Lot 26 MIL-STD-810H

Sustainability

Sustainability compliance

Yes

Sustainability certificates

TCO, ENERGY STAR, EPEAT Gold, RoHS

Weight & dimensions

Width

357.2 mm

Depth

253.4 mm

Height

20.8 mm

Weight

1.77 kg