Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 5 vs Acer Swift Edge 16 AI (SFE16-I51)
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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 5
- Can run popular games at about 86-117% higher FPS
- Around 58% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Acer Swift Edge 16 AI (SFE16-I51)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 540 grams less (around 1.19 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~8%) battery – 65 against 60 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs) | 1.25 kg (2.76 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.9 x 247.9 x 18.15 mm 14.09 x 9.76 x 0.71 inches |
357.15 x 244.64 x 14.6 mm 14.06 x 9.63 x 0.57 inches |
| Area | 887 cm2 (137.5 inches2) | 874 cm2 (135.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.7% | ~85% |
| Side bezels | 6.6 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Magnesium alloy |
| 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 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | - |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | - |
| Contrast | 800:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 100 / 140 W | 100 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 2 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 25 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2450 MHz |
| FLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1792 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 1686 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC722-CG | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| 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 | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.7 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | - |
| 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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