Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 (AMD) vs Dell Pro 16 Plus
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Review
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 4 (AMD)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 130 grams less (around 0.29 lbs)
- Around 32% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 52.5 against 45 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 96GB)
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Dell Pro 16 Plus
- Can run popular games at about 66-90% higher FPS
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.71 kg (3.77 lbs) | 1.84 kg (4.06 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 251.4 x 19.85-20.55 mm 14.09 x 9.9 x 0.78-0.81 inches |
| Area | 905 cm2 (140.3 inches2) | 900 cm2 (139.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82% | ~82.5% |
| Side bezels | 7.5 mm | 6.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: 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) | 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 |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 51% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 67.8% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 65.8% | - |
| Response time | 26 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
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 / 100 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 319 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (3P + 3E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 840M | Intel Arc Graphics 130V |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 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 | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 600 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2900 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | - |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | - |
| GPU performance | 1.5 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 121 | 583 |
| Solar Bay | 7482 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x16 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 96 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 ALC3287 | Cirrus CS42L43 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~79.6 dB | ~88.9 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 | 2560 x 1440 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.7 cm | 12.5 x 8.8 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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