Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 2 vs P15v Gen 3
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 2
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 380 grams less (around 0.84 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 33-45% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P15v Gen 3
- Features a much bigger (~30%) battery – 68 against 52.5 watt-hours
- Around 10% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.71 kg (3.77 lbs) | 2.09 kg (4.61 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 361.9 x 255.5 x 21.1 mm 14.25 x 10.06 x 0.83 inches |
366.5 x 250 x 21.2-24.2 mm 14.43 x 9.84 x 0.83-0.95 inches |
| Area | 925 cm2 (143.4 inches2) | 916 cm2 (142 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% | ~73.2% |
| Side bezels | 8.6 mm | 10.6 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 40.5 dB | 37.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad P16s Gen 2
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
ThinkPad P15v Gen 3
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 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 |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 / 135 W | 135 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 300 / 356 grams | 498 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | 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 | 30 W | 35 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 930 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1395 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 4 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 456 | 442 |
| 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 | 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 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~76.2 dB | ~70.4 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 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.8 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.7 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).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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