Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 2 vs P16 Gen 2

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Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 2 and P16 Gen 2 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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11.7
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Value Index
28.0
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 2
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 730 grams less (around 1.61 lbs)
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Around 38% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a a little bigger (~4%) battery – 94 against 90 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.22 kg (4.9 lbs) 2.95 kg (6.5 lbs)
Dimensions 365 x 262 x 24.66 mm
14.37 x 10.31 x 0.97 inches
364 x 266 x 30.23 mm
14.33 x 10.47 x 1.19 inches
Area 956 cm2 (148.2 inches2) 968 cm2 (150 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.6% ~76.7%
Side bezels 10.2 mm 9.7 mm
Colors Black Black, Gray
Material Plastic Top: Aluminum
Middle: Aluminum
Bottom: Plastic
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 2

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
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
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1 1200:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 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 Right, Bottom Bottom
Charge power 135 / 170 W 170 / 230 W
Weight of AC adapter 489 / 554 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 5 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 16 (8P + 8E)
Threads 22 24
L3 Cache 24 MB 30 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
Fabrication process 7 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 35 W 60 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 8 nm
FLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 64 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps ~11 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 5.8 TFLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1239 1142
Solar Bay - 20041
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 4
Max. ram size 96 GB 128 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 Realtek ALC3306
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes Yes
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 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x 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 Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.7 cm 11.5 x 6.76 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad P16v Gen 2:
    - The camera can be Full HD without an IR sensor.
Notes on ThinkPad P16 Gen 2:
    - Version with 13th generation CPU comes with DDR5 memory, with a lower frequency of 4800 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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