Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 6 vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
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Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 6
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 2.3x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Easier to carry: weighs 260 grams less (around 0.57 lbs)
- Performs significantly better (up to 57%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Better webcam recording quality
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 96GB) and an SSD
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 100 against 90 watt-hours
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 59% sharper screen – 226 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.78 kg (3.92 lbs) | 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.5 x 253.8 x 17.3 mm 14.15 x 9.99 x 0.68 inches |
357.9 x 245.9 x 16.2 mm 14.09 x 9.68 x 0.64 inches |
| Area | 912 cm2 (141.4 inches2) | 880 cm2 (136.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.4% | ~84.3% |
| Side bezels | 7.4 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 5616 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 48 dB | 46.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 226 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 3072 x 1920 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1331:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 88.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 99.4% |
| Response time | - | 43 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 170 / 230 W | 96 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 558 grams | 359 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (6P + 8E) | 6 |
| Threads | 20 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 35 W | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 1000 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.3 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~11 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 4.3 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 805 | 219 |
| Solar Bay | 14246 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 2666 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 96 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81.8 dB | ~82.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v5 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | - |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 4x USB 3.1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 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 | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.7 cm | 15.5 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad P1 Gen 6:
- Models with NVIDIA RTX 3500/4000/5000 Ada or RTX4060/4080/4090 support a single M.2 SSD (up to 4TB), while versions with RTX A1000/2000 Ada – two M.2 SSDs.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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