LG Gram Pro 17 vs Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7

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Display 2560 x 1600
Battery
90 Wh
CPU
GPU GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of LG Gram Pro 17 and Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 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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20.5
(Mediocre)
Value Index
23.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the LG Gram Pro 17
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 530 grams less (around 1.17 lbs)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • 25% sharper screen – 178 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
  • Can run popular games at about 82-112% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.3x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 90 against 77 watt-hours
  • Around 11% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (132.5 vs 156.1 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.29 kg (2.84 lbs) 1.82 kg (4.01 lbs)
Dimensions 379.4 x 265.4 x 12.9-14.6 mm
14.94 x 10.45 x 0.51-0.57 inches
354.4 x 241.2 x 17.05 mm
13.95 x 9.5 x 0.67 inches
Area 1007 cm2 (156.1 inches2) 855 cm2 (132.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.2% ~86.8%
Side bezels 6.6 mm 4.9 mm
Colors White, Black Black
Material Top: Aluminum
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) - 53.3 dB

Display

Size 17 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 178 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Screen space comparison
Gram Pro 17
17″ (16:10 ratio) = 129.9 in2
ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~12% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1500:1 1200:1
sRGB color space - 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 99% -
Response time 30 ms -
Max. brightness
400 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 1:38 hr
Battery type Li-Ion 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 / 90 W 135 / 170 W
Cable length 2 meters -
Weight of AC adapter 152 grams 488 / 548 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 18 18
L3 Cache 18 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 7 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP - 60 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock - 1425 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1740 MHz
FLOPS 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS 10.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~12 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 3072
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 96
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 48
GPU performance 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS 10.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
7682
Blender GPU 764 2494
Solar Bay 14904 35524
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 7467 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 1
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 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3306
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x3W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~81.4 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v7
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.4
Fingerprint Optional Yes
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 1x 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) No No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.1 x 8.3 cm 13.5 x 8.5 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Gram Pro 17:
    - The integrated graphics model has a 77 Wh battery, the discrete graphics model a 90 Wh battery.
Notes on ThinkPad P1 Gen 7:
    - The new LPCAMM2 memory module is used; it is single but operates in dual-channel mode.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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