Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 5 vs Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")

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Battery
92.2 Wh
CPU
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RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 5 and Pro 9i Aura Edition (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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9.3
(Bad)
Value Index
30.6
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 5
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 110 grams less (around 0.24 lbs)
Advantages of the Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 62-84% higher FPS
  • Features a much bigger (~54%) battery – 92.2 against 60 watt-hours
  • Around 20% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs) 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)
Dimensions 357.9 x 247.9 x 18.15 mm
14.09 x 9.76 x 0.71 inches
360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm
14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches
Area 887 cm2 (137.5 inches2) 894 cm2 (138.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.7% ~83%
Side bezels 6.6 mm 8 mm
Colors Black Gray
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) - 50.1 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
PPI 142 ppi 212 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Matte Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor - Yes
Display tests
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 170 / 245 W
Weight of AC adapter - 753 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 16 (4P + 12E)
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache 18 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core)
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 - 100 W
Nvidia Optimus - Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
FLOPS 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS 13.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR7 GDDR7
Memory bus 96 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~24 Gbps ~24 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1792 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 24 32
GPU performance 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS 13.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1686 2763
Solar Bay - 40893
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x16 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 7467 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 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC722-CG Cirrus Logic CS42L43
Speakers 2.0 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Power 2x2W 4x2W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~83.1 dB
Microphones 2 4

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 v6.0
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor Optional Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 -
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
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 Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Optional Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.7 cm 15.0 x 9.5 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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