Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 vs Dell Pro Max 16
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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 T1g Gen 8
- Easier to carry: weighs 240 grams less (around 0.53 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 60-82% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a much bigger (~41%) battery – 90 against 64 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (132.4 vs 142 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Pro Max 16
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.84 kg (4.06 lbs) | 2.08 kg (4.59 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 354.3 x 241 x 9.9-15.8 mm 13.95 x 9.49 x 0.39-0.62 inches |
358 x 256 x 15.08-19.08 mm 14.09 x 10.08 x 0.59-0.75 inches |
| Area | 854 cm2 (132.4 inches2) | 916 cm2 (142 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~86.9% | ~81% |
| Side bezels | 4.8 mm | 6.7 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Magnesium alloy |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 47.8 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 | Adaptive Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 15.6 V |
| Full charging time | 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 | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 140 W | 100 / 130 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 415 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 14 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 140T | Arc Graphics 140T |
| Fabrication process | 3 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 | 75 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 13.4 TFLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3328 | 1792 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 104 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 13.4 TFLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2777 | 1702 |
| Solar Bay | 46109 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x16 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Cirrus Logic CS42L43 | Realtek ALC3329 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~85.6 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | 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) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 13.5 x 8.5 cm | 12.5 x 8.8 cm |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Pro Max 16:
- DDR5 memory runs at either 5600 MHz or 6400 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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