Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 2 vs ThinkPad E16

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 2 and ThinkPad E16 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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30.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
27.6
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 2
  • Around 2.9x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Can run popular games at about 26-36% higher FPS
  • Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 52.5 against 47 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad E16
  • Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 40GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.71 kg (3.77 lbs) 1.76 kg (3.88 lbs)
Dimensions 361.9 x 255.5 x 21.1 mm
14.25 x 10.06 x 0.83 inches
356.1 x 247.5 x 19.85 mm
14.02 x 9.74 x 0.78 inches
Area 925 cm2 (143.4 inches2) 881 cm2 (136.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.3% ~84.2%
Side bezels 8.6 mm 5.8 mm
Colors Black, Gray Black
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) 40.5 dB 36.1 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 142 ppi 142 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
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1200:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Max. brightness
400 nits
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:20 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
Charge power 65 / 100 / 135 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 300 / 356 grams 297 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 16 8
L3 Cache 12 MB 10 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
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 30 W -
Nvidia Optimus Yes Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 12 nm
GPU base clock - 1065 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1320 MHz
FLOPS 4 TFLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB 2 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 64 bit 64 bit
Memory speed ~12 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 16
GPU performance 4 TFLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 456 222
Solar Bay 9556 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR4
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 1
Max. ram size - 40 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 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 Synaptic CX11880
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~76.2 dB ~77.6 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.2
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor Optional Optional
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 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.7 cm 11.5 x 6.8 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
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 ThinkPad E16:
    - Models with an Intel processor support Thunderbolt 4, while those with AMD – not.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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