Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 (AMD) vs Dell Pro 16

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 (AMD) and Dell Pro 16 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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26.9
(Mediocre)
Value Index
27.9
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 (AMD)
  • Around 2.7x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 8-11% higher FPS
  • Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 52.5 against 45 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.71 kg (3.77 lbs) 1.92 kg (4.23 lbs)
Dimensions 359.7 x 251.7 x 18.14-23.5 mm
14.16 x 9.91 x 0.71-0.93 inches
358 x 251.82 x 18.89-20.85 mm
14.09 x 9.91 x 0.74-0.82 inches
Area 905 cm2 (140.3 inches2) 902 cm2 (139.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82% ~82.3%
Side bezels 7.5 mm 6.7 mm
Colors Black Black, Silver
Material Aluminum Magnesium alloy
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) 48.5 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
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 Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% 52%
Adobe RGB profile 67.8% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 65.8% 42%
Response time 26 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.25 V
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 65 / 100 W 60 / 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 319 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 6 (3P + 3E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 16 MB 10 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 840M Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
Fabrication process 4 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 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 4 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 400 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2900 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 DDR5
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 5.6 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 16
GPU performance 1.5 TFLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 121 -
Solar Bay 7482 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 96 GB 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 1x128 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 Realtek ALC3204
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~79.6 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes 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 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
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 -
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.7 cm 11.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Plastic -
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Pro 16:
    - The 128 GB variant uses UFS 3.1 storage soldered directly to the motherboard.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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