Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Ultra vs Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 5

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Display 2880 x 1800
Battery 80.2 Wh
CPU
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Ultra and Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 5 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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26.1
(Mediocre)
Value Index
9.3
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 6 Ultra
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 76-104% higher FPS
  • Features a much bigger (~34%) battery – 80.2 against 60 watt-hours
  • Around 21% 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
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 5
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs) 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs)
Dimensions 356.9 x 248 x 15.4 mm
14.05 x 9.76 x 0.61 inches
357.9 x 247.9 x 18.15 mm
14.09 x 9.76 x 0.71 inches
Area 885 cm2 (137.1 inches2) 887 cm2 (137.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.9% ~83.7%
Side bezels 6.1 mm 6.6 mm
Colors Gray Black
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 48.5 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
PPI 212 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes -
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 800:1
sRGB color space 100% -
Adobe RGB profile 85.3% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 140 W Yes, 140 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 100 / 140 W 100 / 140 W
Weight of AC adapter 353 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 16 (4P + 12E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 16 12
L3 Cache 18 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) 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 90 W -
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
FLOPS 15.3 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 15.3 TFLOPS 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 3345 1686
Solar Bay 48191 -
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 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC722-CG
Speakers 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~85.6 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v6.0
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 1x 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) No Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel - 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 14.9 x 10.4 cm 11.5 x 6.7 cm
Surface Glass 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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