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Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 2 vs Dell Alienware m18

46 out of 100
Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 2
VS
55 out of 100
Dell Alienware m18
Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 2
Dell Alienware m18
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Battery
97 Wh
CPU
GPU RTX A500 Mobile 4GB
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 2 and Dell Alienware m18 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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VS
26.8
(Mediocre)
Value Index
23.5
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 2
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 2520 grams less (around 5.56 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 12% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Much smaller footprint: 30% more compact case (143.4 vs 203.5 square inches)
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Dell Alienware m18
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 480 versus 60 Hz
  • Performs significantly better (up to 4.6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Can run popular games at about 112-152% higher FPS
  • Features a much bigger (~85%) battery – 97 against 52.5 watt-hours
  • Around 58% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
ThinkPad P16s Gen 2
vs
Alienware m18

Case

Weight 1.71 kg (3.77 lbs) 4.23 kg (9.33 lbs)
Dimensions 361.9 x 255.5 x 21.1 mm
14.25 x 10.06 x 0.83 inches		 410.3 x 319.9 x 24.1-26.7 mm
16.15 x 12.59 x 0.95-1.05 inches
Area 925 cm2 (143.4 inches2) 1313 cm2 (203.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.3% ~71.6%
Side bezels 8.6 mm 11.3 mm
Colors Black, Gray Black, Gray
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Aluminum
Bottom: Plastic
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 2 4
Noise level (max. load) 40.5 dB 56.7 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 18 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 480 Hz
PPI 142 ppi 126 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
Alienware m18
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
ThinkPad P16s Gen 2
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~26% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time - 3 ms
Max. brightness
ThinkPad P16s Gen 2 +33%
400 nits
Alienware m18
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Bottom
Charge power 65 / 100 / 135 W 300 / 330 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 300 / 356 grams 1478 / 1512 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz 4.9 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 14 (6P + 8E)
Threads 16 20
L3 Cache 12 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

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

GPU name
TGP 30 W 115 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock - 2070 MHz
GPU boost clock - 2370 MHz
FLOPS 4 TFLOPS 12.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 64 bit 96 bit
Memory speed ~12 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 4 TFLOPS 12.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 456 3117
Solar Bay 9556 40590
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 4800 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 64 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 1 4
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 Realtek ALC3254
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~76.2 dB ~83.8 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional No
Infrared sensor Optional Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No 1x v1.4
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Mechanical
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.8 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.7 cm 13.1 x 8.0 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad P16s Gen 2:
    - The memory type can be either LPDDR5X (not upgradable, 16/32/64 GB soldered) or DDR5 (can be upgraded up to 48 GB).
Notes on Alienware m18:
    - Optional CherryMX low-profile mechanical switches.
    - Supports a maximum of 9 TB of storage (2x4 TB + 2x512 TB).
    - The RAM can operate at up to 5800 MHz, thanks to the XMP profiles.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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