Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 2 (16" AMD) vs Apple MacBook Pro 15 (2019)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 2 (16" AMD)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 53% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Better webcam recording quality
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB) and an SSD
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 15 (2019)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 170 grams less (around 0.37 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 83.6 against 71 watt-hours
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- 17% sharper screen – 221 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2 kg (4.41 lbs) | 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356 x 252 x 16.3-19.9 mm 14.02 x 9.92 x 0.64-0.78 inches |
349.3 x 240.7 x 15.5 mm 13.75 x 9.48 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 897 cm2 (139.1 inches2) | 841 cm2 (130.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.7% | ~81.8% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Silver, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 6500 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 48.1 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.4 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 221 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1650:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 77.4% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 76.4% | - |
| Response time | 25 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 230 W | 87 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 924 grams | 369 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 75 W | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 14 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1050 MHz | 350 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1402 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | 10.7 TFLOPS | 0.38 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR4 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | - |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 2.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 192 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 3 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | 74.7 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v5 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 4x USB 3.1 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | No | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 0.6 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 15.4 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on ThinkBook 16p Gen 2 (16" AMD):
- The camera can be either 720p or 1080p.
- One RAM slot is soldered.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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