Lenovo V15 Gen 3 – Top 5 Pros and Cons
The Lenovo V-series produces some very affordable notebooks that also manage to bring powerful hardware, so if it’s performance per dollar you’re after, you’ll rarely find a better deal. It’s got both AMD and Intel hardware, so regardless of where your allegiances lie, you can have new hardware with performance and efficiency. We found ourselves with an Intel model, sporting the Alder Lake U-series. Still, even if you’ve decided to pick an AMD model, which brings its own benefits, you can still go through the review to find out how the laptop’s other characteristics do, like the build quality, audio, and display, which remain the same.
Today we’re presenting you with LaptopMedia’s top 5 picks about the Lenovo V15 Gen 3.
Lenovo V15 Gen 3: Full Specs / In-depth Review
4 reasons to BUY the Lenovo V15 Gen 3
1. Input devices
The keyboard comes with a full-sized layout that includes a NumPad. It lacks a backlight but offers spill resistance, so slight liquids aren’t an issue. Just keep the sugary stuff away because you don’t want to clean a sticky mess. It feels good to type on, with long key travel and clicky feedback. There is a slight problem with the latter, however, it’s rather non-uniform, as some keys feel softer than others. The touchpad is responsive and accurate, while the Mylar surface keeps it smooth and almost Glass-like.
2. Performance
We decided to splurge for the most powerful configuration available, with the Core i7-1255U, which has 10 cores and 12 threads. It generates good results in both Cinebench R23 and Photoshop, so you can do even heavier work on it.
Resultaten är från Cinebench R23 CPU-testet (ju högre poäng, desto bättre)
3. Cooling
The way the V15 achieves such results is with a simple cooling setup that offers one heat pipe and one fan.
Max CPU load
| Intel Core i7-1255U (15W TDP) | 0:02 – 0:10 sec | 0:15 – 0:30 sec | 10:00 – 15:00 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo V15 Gen 3 | 3.75 GHz @ 2.84 GHz @ 82°C @ 51W | 2.69 GHz @ 2.02 GHz @ 76°C @ 31W | 2.18 GHz @ 1.69 GHz @ 61°C @ 19W |
| Acer Aspire 3 (A317-54) | 3.58 GHz @ 2.68 GHz @ 70°C @ 43W | 3.53 GHz @ 2.47 GHz @ 74°C @ 37W | 2.92 GHz @ 2.26 GHz @ 69°C @ 28W |
| HP EliteBook 860 G9 | 3.23 GHz @ 2.57 GHz @ 85°C @ 41W | 3.09 GHz @ 2.46 GHz @ 86°C @ 38W | 1.82 GHz @ 1.58 GHz @ 57°C @ 16W |
| HP 15 (15-dw4000) | 3.19 GHz @ 2.42 GHz @ 69°C @ 40W | 1.90 GHz @ 1.49 GHz @ 57°C @ 17W | 1.91 GHz @ 1.49 GHz @ 56°C @ 17W |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 4 | 3.44 GHz @ 2.63 GHz @ 78°C @ 43W | 2.98 GHz @ 2.24 GHz @ 75°C @ 36W | 2.15 GHz @ 1.57 GHz @ 70°C @ 23W |
| MSI Modern 15 (B12M) | 3.63 GHz @ 2.68 GHz @ 78°C @ 44W | 3.63 GHz @ 2.65 GHz @ 86°C @ 44W | 3.26 GHz @ 2.40 GHz @ 85°C @ 35W |
In short loads, the Core i7-1255U reaches the highest clock speeds that we’ve seen from the chip. In medium and long loads, it has a more subdued approach.
Comfort during full load
This also helps it remain cool and quiet on the outside, as there’s no excessive noise coming from the fan, and the base heats up just to 42°C.
4. Upgradeability
The Lenovo V15 offers up to 8GB of soldered DDR4 memory, as well as one SODIMM slot. For storage, there’s one M.2 slot as well as a 2.5-inch drive bay for a SATA SSD.
Here is our detailed teardown video, which shows how to upgrade the laptop.
1 reason NOT to buy the Lenovo V15 Gen 3
1. Display quality
The V-series traditionally doesn’t offer very good displays, with the V15 offering either a 1080p TN panel or a 1080p IPS panel. We had the TN option, which we wouldn’t recommend to anyone. The viewing angles are narrow, while the panel only gets as high as 270 nits and has a low contrast ratio of 230:1. It also covers about 50% of the sRGB and 39% of the DCI-P3 gamut.
The color accuracy with the factory settings was horrendous, with a dE value of 12. Applying our Design and Gaming profile lowers it to 3.5, which still isn’t as low as 2.0. Here you can compare the results of the test with the stock settings (left) and with our profile applied (right).
Buy our profiles
Since our profiles are tailored for each individual display model, this article and its respective profile package are meant for Lenovo V15 Gen 3 configurations with 15.6″ BOE NT156FHM-N43 (BOE08D5) (1920 x 1080) TN.
*Should you have problems with downloading the purchased file, try using a different browser to open the link you’ll receive via e-mail. If the download target is a .php file instead of an archive, change the file extension to .zip or contact us at [email protected].
Read more about the profiles HERE.
Förutom att du får effektiva och hälsovänliga profiler, stöder du genom att köpa LaptopMedias produkter även utvecklingen av våra labb, där vi testar enheter för att kunna producera så objektiva recensioner som möjligt.
Kontorsarbete
Office Work bör främst användas av användare som tillbringar större delen av tiden med att titta på text, tabeller eller bara surfar. Denna profil syftar till att ge bättre tydlighet och skärpa genom att bibehålla en platt gammakurva (2.20), native färgtemperatur och perceptuellt korrekta färger.
Design och Spel
Denna profil riktar sig till designers som arbetar professionellt med färger, samt för spel och filmer. Design and Gaming tar skärmpanelerna till sina gränser och gör dem så exakta som möjligt i sRGB IEC61966-2-1-standarden för webb och HDTV, vid vitpunkt D65.
Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminerar den skadliga pulsbreddsmoduleringen (PWM) och minskar det negativa blå ljuset som påverkar våra ögon och vår kropp. Eftersom den är skräddarsydd för varje panel lyckas den hålla färgerna perceptuellt korrekta. Health-Guard simulerar papper så att trycket på ögonen minskar avsevärt.
Få alla 3 profiler med 33% rabatt
All Lenovo V15 Gen 3 configurations:
Author: Severin Kolakov
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