Lenovo ThinkPad T520
laptop
2012
15.6"
dGPU
โฑ ~5h
โ๏ธ 2.56 kg
โ๏ธ GPU-bound
USComp Score
13
out of 100
Fit for you
22/100
โ Strong: fit_price
โ Weak: fit_reliability
M2 ยท Refining requirements โ on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.
Profile
vs medianCPU
9
GPU
2
NVS 4200M
RAM max
8 GB
DDR3
Battery
48 Wh~
~5h
Price
$135
market
Age
14 years
2012
๐
Our review
Lenovo ThinkPad T520 review
Lenovo ThinkPad T520 โ from 2012, 2.56 kg, performance 5.
USComp Score
13
/100
๐ Quick verdict
Overall score 13/100. Strongest suit โ Connectivity (93), weakest โ Performance (5).
โ Strengths
Connectivity (93)
โ Weaknesses
Performance (5)
๐ฐ Price trend
2012
$1,300
2013
$1,144
2014
$1,007
2015
$886
2016
$780
2017
$686
2018
$604
2019
$531
2020
$468
2021
$411
2022
$362
2023
$319
2024
$280
2025
$247
2026
$217
2027
$191
๐ Loses ~$77/year (6%).
Full specifications
- Brand
- Lenovo
- Series
- ThinkPad T14/T4xx/T16
- Type
- Business
- Release year
- 2012โ
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1600x900
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 2450M
- Graphics
- NVS 4200M
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB DDR3
- Weight
- 2.56 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Battery
- 48 Wh~
Performance metrics
Performance
5
Portability
23
Light office
28
Gaming
23
Creative
28
Energy efficiency
27
Connectivity
93
Value
11
Color accuracy
โ
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
๐ฎ Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | FPS (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| CS:GO | 240 | โ ะะพะผัะพััะฝะพ |
| Overwatch | 240 | โ ะะพะผัะพััะฝะพ |
| GTA V | 140 | โ ะะพะผัะพััะฝะพ |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 140 | โ ะะพะผัะพััะฝะพ |
| Valorant | 27 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| Dota 2 | 12 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| The Witcher 3 | 6 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 5 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| Fortnite | 1 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
| Metro Exodus | 1 | โ ะะธะทัะบะธะน |
๐ก 12 games in the database for this GPU. โ playable (โฅ60 FPS), โ medium (30-59), โ low (<30).
๐ป Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
โ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
2%
RAM
100%
Grand Theft Auto V
โ Weak
CPU
47%
GPU
31%
RAM
200%
Cyberpunk 2077
โ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Minecraft
โ Weak
CPU
95%
GPU
16%
RAM
200%
Fortnite
โ Weak
CPU
17%
GPU
10%
RAM
100%
Valorant
โ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
31%
RAM
200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
โ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
6%
RAM
133%
Elden Ring
โ Weak
CPU
17%
GPU
3%
RAM
67%
Red Dead Redemption 2
โ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Apex Legends
โ Weak
CPU
17%
GPU
4%
RAM
133%
Hogwarts Legacy
โ Weak
CPU
21%
GPU
5%
RAM
50%
Dota 2
โ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
31%
RAM
200%
Baldur's Gate 3
โ Weak
CPU
17%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Starfield
โ Weak
CPU
14%
GPU
2%
RAM
50%
Call of Duty: Warzone
โ Weak
CPU
17%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
League of Legends
โ Weak
CPU
95%
GPU
31%
RAM
400%
Sims 4
โ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
31%
RAM
200%
Helldivers 2
โ Weak
CPU
14%
GPU
2%
RAM
100%
Battlefield 5
โ Weak
CPU
21%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Far Cry 5
โ Weak
CPU
24%
GPU
7%
RAM
100%
Forza Horizon 4
โ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
9%
RAM
100%
Forza Horizon 5
โ Weak
CPU
21%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Metro Exodus
โ Weak
CPU
24%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Overwatch
โ Weak
CPU
38%
GPU
31%
RAM
200%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
โ Weak
CPU
24%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
โ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Escape from Tarkov
โ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
God of War
โ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Horizon Zero Dawn
โ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Death Stranding
โ Weak
CPU
38%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Control
โ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Doom Eternal
โ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
Batman: Arkham Knight
โ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
8%
RAM
133%
Hitman 3
โ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
Flight Simulator 2020
โ Weak
CPU
34%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Watch Dogs Legion
โ Weak
CPU
34%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Borderlands 3
โ Weak
CPU
38%
GPU
6%
RAM
133%
Anno 1800
โ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
Rainbow Six Siege
โ Weak
CPU
79%
GPU
16%
RAM
133%
The Division 2
โ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Gears Tactics
โ Weak
CPU
38%
GPU
10%
RAM
100%
Hunt Showdown
โ Weak
CPU
34%
GPU
8%
RAM
133%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
โ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Mafia Definitive Edition
โ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
8%
RAM
133%
Days Gone
โ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
5%
RAM
100%
Ghostwire Tokyo
โ Weak
CPU
23%
GPU
6%
RAM
67%
Returnal
โ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
4%
RAM
50%
Dying Light 2
โ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Resident Evil Village
โ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
The Callisto Protocol
โ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Atomic Heart
โ Weak
CPU
30%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Alan Wake 2
โ Weak
CPU
23%
GPU
2%
RAM
50%
Black Myth Wukong
โ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
6%
RAM
50%
Ghost of Tsushima
โ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
The Last of Us Part 1
โ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
4%
RAM
50%
Diablo 4
โ Weak
CPU
43%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
โ Weak
CPU
32%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
โ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
3%
RAM
100%
Dead Space Remake
โ Weak
CPU
30%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Lies of P
โ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
Sons of the Forest
โ Weak
CPU
19%
GPU
3%
RAM
67%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
โ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
16%
RAM
200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
โ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
โ Weak
CPU
47%
GPU
8%
RAM
100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
โ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
6%
RAM
100%
F1 24
โ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Need for Speed Heat
โ Weak
CPU
27%
GPU
4%
RAM
100%
Civilization 6
โ Weak
CPU
63%
GPU
16%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
โ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
13%
RAM
100%
๐ Same series
4 models in the series.
โ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
โ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.
Configuration options
Available model options ยท 3 variants across 3 categories
โ Processors (1)
Intel Core i5 2450M
๐ฎ Graphics (1)
NVS 4200M
โข Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 3000