LENOVO Thinkpad L490 20Q50030GE vs Apple MacBook Pro M5 16GB Unified Memory 512GB SSD Silver Laptop Comparison

LENOVO Thinkpad L490 20Q50030GE and Apple MacBook Pro M5 16GB Unified Memory 512GB SSD Silver are both laptops with the same RAM Size (16 GB), SSD Capacity (512 GB) and HDMI Ports (1). The main differences are in better single-core performance (+187%), better multithreading performance (+373%), CPU and CPU Cores.

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LENOVO Thinkpad L490 20Q50030GE	Apple MacBook Pro M5 16GB Unified Memory 512GB SSD Silver
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Brand LENOVO	Brand Apple
Model 20Q50030GE	Model MDE44LL/A MDE44T/A MDE44B/A MDE44D/A MDE44N/A MDE44Y/A MDE44FN/A
Release Date -	Release Date 📅 October 2025
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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Single-Core Performance (Charts) (-187%)	Single-Core Performance (Charts) (0%)
Workstation Performance (Charts) (-373%)	Workstation Performance (Charts) (0%)
Gaming Performance (Charts) n/a	Gaming Performance (Charts) n/a
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CPU Intel i5-8265U	CPU Apple M5
CPU Cores 4	CPU Cores 10
CPU Clock Rate 1600 MHz	CPU Clock Rate 3050 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate 3900 MHz	CPU Turbo Clock Rate 4610 MHz
RAM Size 16 GB	RAM Size 16 GB
Memory Type DDR4	Memory Type -
GPU Intel UHD Graphics	GPU Apple (10 Core)
SSD Capacity 512 GB	SSD Capacity 512 GB
SSD Type NVMe,PCI Express	SSD Type NVMe, PCI Express
Screen Size 14"	Screen Size 14.2"
Resolution 1920 x 1080	Resolution 3024 x 1964
Panel Type IPS	Panel Type Liquid Retina
Refresh Rate 60 Hz	Refresh Rate 120 Hz
Front Camera Yes	Front Camera -
Front Camera Resolution HD	Front Camera Resolution -
Dimensions 335 mm x 235 mm x 22.5 mm	Dimensions 313 mm x 221 mm x 15 mm
Operating System Windows 10 Pro	Operating System macOS
Weight 1.69 Kg	Weight 1.55 Kg
Battery Capacity 45 Wh	Battery Capacity -
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A Ports 2	USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A Ports -
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C Ports 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type C Ports -
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C Ports 1	USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C Ports -
Thunderbolt 4 Ports -	Thunderbolt 4 Ports 3
Ethernet Ports 1	Ethernet Ports -
Ethernet Speed 10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Ethernet Speed -
HDMI Ports 1	HDMI Ports 1
HDMI Version 1.4b	HDMI Version 2.1
Fingerprint Reader Yes	Fingerprint Reader Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 5	Wi-Fi Generation 6E
Keyboard Backlit Yes	Keyboard Backlit Yes