Lenovo LOQ Essential 15.6" 83LK00C9US Luna Grey
An Intel Core i5-12450HX and RTX 4050 drive a 15.6-inch 144Hz 100% sRGB IPS display for smooth 1080p gaming. The 1.9kg build and color-accurate screen add portability for content consumption. It best suits students and casual gamers needing everyday entertainment and 1080p play, though 8GB RAM limits developer multitasking.
About This Laptop
An Intel Core i5-12450HX and RTX 4050 drive a 15.6-inch 144Hz 100% sRGB IPS display for smooth 1080p gaming. The 1.9kg build and color-accurate screen add portability for content consumption. It best suits students and casual gamers needing everyday entertainment and 1080p play, though 8GB RAM limits developer multitasking.
- CPU Intel Core i5 12450HX
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage 512 GB
- Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
- OS Windows 11 Home
- Weight kg 1.9
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong gpu (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong screen (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average ram (23th percentile) 23th
- Below average port (31th percentile) 31th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12450HX |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 6 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 144 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.9 kg / 4.2 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo LOQ Essential 15.6" 83LK00C9US | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 12450HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 8192 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | Apple (40-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 70 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo LOQ Essential 15.6" 83LK00C9US | 58.1 | 75.8 | 23.1 | 31.2 | 67.7 | 41.6 | 39.3 | 78.5 | 86.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.7 | 18.4 | 96.3 | 80.7 | 99.1 | 67.2 | 99.7 | 96.1 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.6 | 89.5 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.4 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 58.2 | 87.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 94.2 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.7 | 60.2 | 84.2 | 83.8 | 71.6 | 77 | 81.5 | 31.7 | 94.2 |
Usage Scores
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