Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 vs P14s Gen 4

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Battery 94 Wh
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RTX A500 Mobile 4GB
RAM
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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 and P14s Gen 4 important characteristics
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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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29.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
34.9
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.7x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a much bigger (~139%) battery – 94 against 39.3 watt-hours
  • Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Can run popular games at about 25-34% higher FPS
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 128GB)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 4
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1610 grams less (around 3.55 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Much smaller footprint: 25% more compact case (111.9 vs 150 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.95 kg (6.5 lbs) 1.34 kg (2.95 lbs)
Dimensions 364 x 266 x 30.23 mm
14.33 x 10.47 x 1.19 inches
317.7 x 227.36 x 17.95 mm
12.51 x 8.95 x 0.71 inches
Area 968 cm2 (150 inches2) 722 cm2 (112 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~76.7% ~78.7%
Side bezels 9.7 mm 8.1 mm
Colors Black, Gray Black, Gray
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Aluminum
Bottom: Plastic
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) - 46.2 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 142 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad P16 Gen 2
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
ThinkPad P14s Gen 4
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
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 Bottom Left
Charge power 170 / 230 W 65 / 100 W
Weight of AC adapter - 300 / 392 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo frequency 5 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 16 (8P + 8E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 24 16
L3 Cache 30 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 60 W 30 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 8 nm
FLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS 4 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 64 bit
Memory speed ~11 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 5.8 TFLOPS 4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1142 427
Solar Bay 20041 8929
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 4800 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 4 -
Max. ram size 128 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 Realtek ALC3287
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~78.1 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor Optional Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No Yes
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.76 cm 11.5 x 6.1 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad P16 Gen 2:
    - Version with 13th generation CPU comes with DDR5 memory, with a lower frequency of 4800 MHz.
Notes on ThinkPad P14s Gen 4:
    - The memory type can be either LPDDR5X (not upgradable, 16/32/64 GB soldered) or DDR5 (can be upgraded up to 48 GB).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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