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Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 laptop review: Traditional workstation with new GPUs

Still up to date? The Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 is a traditional mobile workstation with a large chassis and a focus on performance. To this end, it's equipped with the latest 45-watt CPUs from Intel as well as new professional graphics cards from Nvidia. However, the cooling system in particular doesn't fully deliver.

With the ThinkPad P15, Lenovo continues to offer a traditional mobile workstation where high performance and good maintenance options continue to play an important role, rather than achieving the slimmest design possible. Lenovo used a completely new case for the first generation of the ThinkPad P15, and it has now been adopted without changes for the second generation. The processors have been updated to the latest 45-watt CPUs from Intel (Tiger Lake H45 Core i5, i7, i9 or Xeon), and the graphics cards have also been updated to the new RTX A GPUs from Nvidia (successor to the Quadro GPUs).

Our test unit with the model number 20YQ001JGE costs 2,850 Euros (~$3,304) (or 2,500 Euros (~$2,898) in the case of the corresponding Campus model), and it's a mid-range configuration equipped with the Core i7-11800H, 32 GB of RAM, a 512 GB PCIe SSD, the new RTX A3000, and a 1080p display with a brightness of 500 cd/m². Users who don't need ISV certifications should take a look at the identically built ThinkPad T15g Gen 2, which is powered by the consumer GeForce GPUs.

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE (ThinkPad P15 G2 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-11800H 8 x 2.3 - 4.6 GHz, 80 W PL2 / Short Burst, 60 W PL1 / Sustained, Tiger Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU - 6 GB VRAM, Core: 1695 MHz, Memory: 1375 MHz, 110 W TDP, 471.41, Optimus
Memory
32 GB 
, DDR4-3200, dual-channel, 2x 16 GB, 4 slots, max. 128 GB
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, N156HCE_GN1, IPS, glossy: no, 60 Hz
Mainboard
Intel WM590 (Tiger Lake PCH-H)
Storage
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV512G, 512 GB 
, 422 GB free
Soundcard
Intel Tiger Lake PCH-H - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 3 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, Card Reader: SD (UHS-II), 1 SmartCard, 1 Fingerprint Reader
Networking
Intel Ethernet Controller I225-V (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 31.5 x 375.4 x 252.3 ( = 1.24 x 14.78 x 9.93 in)
Battery
94 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64 Bit
Camera
Webcam: 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: stereo (2x 2W), Keyboard: chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 230W PSU, 36 Months Warranty
Weight
2.867 kg ( = 101.13 oz / 6.32 pounds), Power Supply: 876 g ( = 30.9 oz / 1.93 pounds)
Price
2 Euro
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Possible contenders in comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
87.2 %
10/2021
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
i7-11800H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
2.9 kg31.5 mm15.60"1920x1080
87.8 %
08/2021
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
1.9 kg18 mm15.60"3840x2160
90.2 %
01/2021
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
W-10885M, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
2.4 kg25.9 mm15.60"3840x2160
87.8 %
08/2020
Dell Precision 7550
W-10885M, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
2.8 kg27.36 mm15.60"3840x2160
83.4 %
08/2020
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
i9-10980HK, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
2.3 kg19.8 mm15.60"1920x1080
85.6 %
03/2021
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
i7-10750H, Quadro T1000 (Laptop)
2.7 kg31.45 mm15.60"1920x1080

Case - Traditional ThinkPad

The P15 Gen 2 can still be immediately recognized as a classic ThinkPad, which is probably boring for some users, but it's functional at least. The outside is almost entirely made of plastic, and while it feels quite nice to the touch (not too rough), it's also pretty susceptible to dirt. Subjectively, the quality impression is definitely higher in the competition from Dell or HP.

The P15 Gen 2 doesn't look modern at all in terms of design, either. You will probably be surprised by the massive display bezels when opening the lid for the first time. From a design point of view, this could easily be a 2015 laptop. A 16-inch display using a 16:10 aspect ratio could have certainly been installed here. Although the focus is on performance in a mobile workstation, there's definitely still room for improvement when it comes to its design.

The stability of the structure, which is made of plastic and fiberglass and is also reinforced by the familiar magnesium roll cage at the base unit, continues to be very good. it's almost impossible to dent the base unit, and even energetic typing is no problem at all. Only the bottom left of the keyboard yields a bit as in the predecessor, but more about that later. The plastic is also a little flexible above the smart card reader. The two hinges are well aligned (maximum opening angle of 180 degrees), but they are no longer able to support the screen at very narrow angles. On the other hand, the lid itself is very sturdy, and the display doesn't show any problems, even when we apply localized pressure.

When comparing the size of the ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 to other devices, you quickly notice that it's quite bulky, since it's not only the heaviest, but also the largest device in our comparison group. Besides the weight of almost 2.9 kg, you should also factor in about 900 grams for the power adapter when transporting the device.

Size comparison

375.4 mm / 14.8 inch 252.3 mm / 9.93 inch 31.5 mm / 1.24 inch 2.9 kg6.32 lbs375.4 mm / 14.8 inch 252.3 mm / 9.93 inch 31.45 mm / 1.238 inch 2.7 kg6.03 lbs360 mm / 14.2 inch 242 mm / 9.53 inch 27.36 mm / 1.077 inch 2.8 kg6.23 lbs357 mm / 14.1 inch 242.5 mm / 9.55 inch 25.9 mm / 1.02 inch 2.4 kg5.37 lbs358 mm / 14.1 inch 248 mm / 9.76 inch 19.8 mm / 0.78 inch 2.3 kg4.99 lbs354 mm / 13.9 inch 235 mm / 9.25 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 1.9 kg4.29 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

Connectivity - P15 with Thunderbolt 4

The P15 Gen 2 once again offers plenty of ports. The layout of the ports on the back has undergone a slight change, but it's very similar in principle. Thanks to the new components, however, we now have the faster Thunderbolt 4 ports as well as an HDMI 2.1 output. The layout is good overall, but we would've liked to have at least one of the USB-C ports placed at the side.

Back: RJ45 (2.5 Gb/s), power supply (slim tip), 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gb/s, DisplayPort ALT Mode 1.4, Power Delivery 3.0), USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gb/s, DisplayPort ALT Mode power supply 1.4, Power Delivery)
Back: RJ45 (2.5 Gb/s), power supply (slim tip), 2x Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gb/s, DisplayPort ALT Mode 1.4, Power Delivery 3.0), USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gb/s, DisplayPort ALT Mode power supply 1.4, Power Delivery)
Left: HDMI 2.1, USB-A (3.2 Gen 1), SIM card, 3.5 mm audio
Left: HDMI 2.1, USB-A (3.2 Gen 1), SIM card, 3.5 mm audio
Right: Smart card reader, SD reader, USB-A (3.2 Gen 1), Kensington
Right: Smart card reader, SD reader, USB-A (3.2 Gen 1), Kensington

SD card reader

The P15 G2 is still equipped with a very fast SD card reader. We measure transfer rates of over 200 MB/s with our reference card (AV Pro V60).

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
219.7 MB/s +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
  (AV Pro V60)
200 MB/s
Dell Precision 7550
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
188.2 MB/s -6%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
170 MB/s -15%
Average of class Workstation
  (54.8 - 200, n=16, last 2 years)
95.8 MB/s -52%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
86.8 MB/s -57%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
  (AV Pro V60)
73.8 MB/s -63%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
211.4 MB/s +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
  (AV Pro V60)
207 MB/s
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
206.5 MB/s 0%
Dell Precision 7550
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
196.4 MB/s -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
  (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
159 MB/s -23%
Average of class Workstation
  (78.6 - 226, n=16, last 2 years)
125.6 MB/s -39%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
  (AV Pro V60)
88.6 MB/s -57%

Communication

Besides the faster wired network connection (2.5 Gb/s), Lenovo also equips the P15 Gen 2 with the latest Wi-Fi module from Intel (AX210), which supports the modern Wi-Fi 6E standard as well as Bluetooth 5.2. The transfer rates are very good in our standardized test with the Netgear Nighthawk RAX120 router, and we didn't experience any issues in practice. The necessary antennas for a WWAN module are already installed, but 5G modules are not supported yet.

A WWAN module (LTE) is already installed
A WWAN module (LTE) is already installed
The WLAN module can be replaced.
The WLAN module can be replaced.
Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1476 (1355min - 1581max) MBit/s +7%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1419 (1169min - 1609max) MBit/s +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
1382 (746min - 1521max) MBit/s
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1364 (710min - 1483max) MBit/s -1%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
  (675 - 1602, n=27)
1166 MBit/s -16%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1011 (507min - 1065max) MBit/s -27%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
843 (792min - 896max) MBit/s -39%
iperf3 receive AX12
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
1529 (1364min - 1645max) MBit/s
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1363 (1311min - 1453max) MBit/s -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1338 (1044min - 1432max) MBit/s -12%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1316 (579min - 1479max) MBit/s -14%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
  (914 - 1716, n=27)
1309 MBit/s -14%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
899 (873min - 913max) MBit/s -41%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
876 (448min - 896max) MBit/s -43%
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Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1528 (1364-1645)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1357 (746-1521)

Webcam

Lenovo continues to use the familiar 720p webcam, which doesn't produce good images even in good lighting conditions. At least there's a mechanical shutter and an IR sensor for facial recognition via Windows Hello.

ColorChecker
7.2 ∆E
10.4 ∆E
10.7 ∆E
7.9 ∆E
9.9 ∆E
6.1 ∆E
10.4 ∆E
9 ∆E
12.3 ∆E
5.6 ∆E
5.2 ∆E
6.5 ∆E
6.2 ∆E
2.9 ∆E
9.8 ∆E
5.2 ∆E
9.4 ∆E
3.6 ∆E
2.9 ∆E
1.7 ∆E
2.5 ∆E
1.7 ∆E
1.9 ∆E
3.4 ∆E
ColorChecker Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE: 6.35 ∆E min: 1.67 - max: 12.26 ∆E

Maintenance

There's a maintenance hatch at the bottom, which allows you to quickly reach two of the four RAM slots and two of the three M.2-2280 slots. In order to access the rest of the components, though, you have to remove the keyboard, which isn't exactly trivial considering that there are additional covers here. To access the fans, the entire bottom cover needs to be removed. All in all, the maintenance options are very good, although it's important to understand what you're doing.

Maintenance hatch at the bottom (2x SODIMM, 2x M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 x4)
Maintenance hatch at the bottom (2x SODIMM, 2x M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 x4)
Components under the keyboard (WLAN/WWAN, 2x SODIMM, 1x M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 x4)
Components under the keyboard (WLAN/WWAN, 2x SODIMM, 1x M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 x4)

Warranty

The ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 ships with a three-year warranty including on-site service by default. Optionally, you can extend the scope of the warranty as well as the warranty period for an additional charge.

Input devices - The P15 clatters a bit once again

The input devices have also remained unchanged compared to the predecessor. Users still get the same generous key travel (1.8 mm) and therefore one of the best keyboards in the mobile sector. Furthermore, the manufacturer doesn't let the additional space of the base unit go to waste and installs a full-fledged numeric keypad. The two-stage white keyboard backlight allows typing comfortably in darker environments. However, there is one weakness: Just like in the predecessor, the keys in the lower left area rattle slightly, which affects the perceived quality a bit.

The ClickPad is slightly offset to the left and sits centered below the TrackPoint. The dedicated keys have been fitted properly, and they produce a muffled and high-quality clicking sound. The ClickPad itself doesn't rattle, either, and both input options work smoothly overall.

Input devices
Input devices
Keyboard backlight
Keyboard backlight

Display - 1080p HDR 500

Subpixel grid
Subpixel grid
Visible screen bleeding at the edges
Visible screen bleeding at the edges

Our test device is equipped with the optional 1080p panel that has a brightness of 500 cd/m². In addition, there are two 4K displays (IPS or OLED) available. As before, all displays feature the 16:9 aspect ratio. Our test device's subjective image impression is very good because bright surfaces don't look grainy despite the matte surface. Furthermore, response times are decent, meaning that there is no bothersome ghosting to be seen.

The 500-nit panel also performs much better overall than the standard 300-nit counterpart that we reviewed in the predecessor, P15 Gen 1. The display just misses the advertised brightness with around 490 cd/m², but the black level is slightly high. Nevertheless, the contrast ratio is still good at over 1,200:1.

488
cd/m²
477
cd/m²
492
cd/m²
495
cd/m²
498
cd/m²
494
cd/m²
498
cd/m²
471
cd/m²
495
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
N156HCE_GN1 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 498 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 489.8 cd/m² Minimum: 12 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 95 %
Center on Battery: 499 cd/m²
Contrast: 1277:1 (Black: 0.39 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.1 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.8
ΔE Greyscale 3.4 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
70.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
68.6% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.32
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
N156HCE_GN1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
SDC4145, OLED, 3840x2160, 15.60
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
LG Philips LGD0661, IPS, 3840x2160, 15.60
Dell Precision 7550
AU Optronics B156ZAN, IPS, 3840x2160, 15.60
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
AU Optronics B156HAB03.0, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
N156HCE-EN1, a-Si IPS LED, 1920x1080, 15.60
Display
27%
20%
19%
-10%
-5%
Display P3 Coverage
68.6
99.9
46%
95.6
39%
82.1
20%
62.8
-8%
66.6
-3%
sRGB Coverage
99.8
100
0%
99.8
0%
99.6
0%
86.9
-13%
92.3
-8%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
70.6
95.3
35%
84.5
20%
96.8
37%
63.6
-10%
67.1
-5%
Response Times
27%
-87%
-75%
-50%
-41%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
37.6 ?(18, 19.6)
2.4 ?(1, 1.4)
94%
56 ?(27.6, 28.4)
-49%
51.2 ?(24.4, 26.8)
-36%
44.8 ?(21.2, 23.6)
-19%
41.2 ?(22, 19.2)
-10%
Response Time Black / White *
16 ?(6, 10)
2.4 ?(1.1, 1.3)
85%
36 ?(20.4, 15.6)
-125%
34 ?(20, 14)
-113%
28.8 ?(17.2, 11.6)
-80%
32.8 ?(18.8, 14)
-105%
PWM Frequency
26040 ?(50, 118)
240.4 ?(52)
-99%
24270
-7%
Screen
-71%
-40%
-69%
-73%
-75%
Brightness middle
498
379.6
-24%
672.8
35%
473.5
-5%
374.5
-25%
338
-32%
Brightness
490
380
-22%
674
38%
461
-6%
363
-26%
304
-38%
Brightness Distribution
95
95
0%
89
-6%
90
-5%
91
-4%
81
-15%
Black Level *
0.39
0.5
-28%
0.55
-41%
0.42
-8%
0.45
-15%
Contrast
1277
1346
5%
861
-33%
892
-30%
751
-41%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
2.1
5.15
-145%
3.48
-66%
4.8
-129%
4.05
-93%
5.5
-162%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
5.6
7.79
-39%
9.44
-69%
8.73
-56%
8.17
-46%
11.5
-105%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
0.8
3.1
-288%
3.03
-279%
3.08
-285%
4.36
-445%
1.9
-138%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
3.4
2.6
24%
3.1
9%
5.6
-65%
2.6
24%
7.8
-129%
Gamma
2.32 95%
1.99 111%
2.04 108%
2.34 94%
2.21 100%
2.24 98%
CCT
7162 91%
6166 105%
6380 102%
7549 86%
7027 93%
6764 96%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
75.2
86.4
56.4
60
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
100
99.7
86.3
92.1
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-6% / -26%
-36% / -34%
-42% / -51%
-44% / -56%
-40% / -54%

* ... smaller is better

The factory calibration is decent, but we can see a slight blue tint in grayscales, and the color temperature is also a bit too cool. This "trick" is frequently used to increase the brightness. After our calibration (CalMAN and X-Rite i1 Pro 2), brightness drops slightly (~475 cd/m²), but there's no longer a color tint in return.

CalMAN - Grayscales
CalMAN - Grayscales
CalMAN - Saturation
CalMAN - Saturation
CalMAN - ColorChecker
CalMAN - ColorChecker
CalMAN - Grayscales calibrated
CalMAN - Grayscales calibrated
CalMAN - Saturation calibrated
CalMAN - Saturation calibrated
CalMAN - ColorChecker calibrated
CalMAN - ColorChecker calibrated

The 1080p panel covers the small sRGB color space entirely, and thanks to the low color deviations, this display is suitable for editing pictures/videos in this color space with color accuracy. Users who need a larger color space will inevitably have to go for one of the two 4K displays, which will then cover either the DCI-P3 (OLED) or AdobeRGB (IPS) color spaces.

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. DCI-P3
vs. DCI-P3
vs. AdobeRGB
vs. AdobeRGB

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
16 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 6 ms rise
↘ 10 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 32 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
37.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 18 ms rise
↘ 19.6 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 48 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM detected 26040 Hz ≤ 50 % brightness setting
≤ 118 cd/m² brightness

The display backlight flickers at 26040 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 50 % (118 cd/m²) and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting.

The frequency of 26040 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering.

Flickering occurs at relatively low brightness settings, so extended use at this brightness setting or lower can cause eyestrain.

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17924 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Due to its size and weight, the P15 Gen 2 is certainly not the perfect travel companion, but you can work quite comfortably outdoors thanks to the matte and bright panel. The IPS panel's viewing-angle stability is very good as well.

Outdoors (cloudy day)
Outdoors (cloudy day)
Outdoors (cloudy day)
Outdoors (cloudy day)
Viewing-angle stability
Viewing-angle stability

Performance - Tiger Lake H45 and Nvidia RTX

Besides the latest 45-watt CPUs from Intel (Tiger Lake H), Lenovo also uses the new professional RTX GPUs from Nvidia as an option; AMD CPUs or graphics cards are not available. Lenovo doesn't provide its own performance modes and integrates the controls into the normal Windows performance slider (left-click on the battery icon in the taskbar). We'll still go into the exact configuration, but in general, Lenovo grants more importance to the graphics card now, reducing the processor's TDP values a bit.

Processor - Core i7-11800H

Intel's Core i7-11800H CPU offers eight cores (16 threads) and reaches a maximum clock speed of 4.6 GHz or 4.2 GHz for all cores. The power limits are 80 and 60 watts and therefore slightly lower than in the predecessor. The overall performance output is decent, but we would've liked to see more leeway here. Generally, users who buy a mobile workstation also want the highest possible performance. However, gaming laptops, among others, often provide better performance, and that's without mentioning the latest AMD CPUs. This means that users who want the highest possible CPU performance won't find what they're looking for here.

Nevertheless, the ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 can position itself at the top of our comparison group, since the slim ZBook Studio 15 G8 is the only one that we have tested with the latest CPUs so far. The CPU performance remains consistent on battery power. Further CPU benchmarks are available in our database.

Cinebench R15 Multi endurance test

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Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø1784 (1751.62-1891.16)
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8 Intel Core i9-11950H: Ø1806 (1765.46-1841.11)
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7 Intel Xeon W-10885M: Ø1573 (1552.67-1628.27)
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7 Intel Xeon W-10885M: Ø1079 (1047.23-1088.67)
Dell Precision 7550 Intel Xeon W-10885M: Ø1606 (1577.91-1652.14)
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US Intel Core i9-10980HK: Ø1668 (1647.11-1843.74)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H: Ø1307 (1278.98-1363.42)
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH-82JU00C6GE-FL AMD Ryzen 7 5800H: Ø2123 (2107.59-2141.44)
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø2136 (2089.97-2164.85)
CPU measurements during the Cinebench R15 Multi loop
CPU measurements during the Cinebench R15 Multi loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Average of class Workstation
  (4332 - 24560, n=27, last 2 years)
15280 Points +32%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
12166 (11410min - 12166.4max) Points +5%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (6508 - 14088, n=48)
11650 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
11619 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
8012 Points -31%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
6893 (6336.38min - 6892.81max) Points -41%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Average of class Workstation
  (1144 - 2106, n=27, last 2 years)
1757 Points +17%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
1569 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
1500 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (1386 - 1522, n=45)
1497 Points 0%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
1300 Points -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
1271 Points -15%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Workstation
  (1669 - 9329, n=28, last 2 years)
5803 Points +32%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
4660 Points +6%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (2498 - 5408, n=50)
4459 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
4389 Points
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
4161 Points -5%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
3930 Points -10%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
3835 Points -13%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
2727 Points -38%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
3147 Points -28%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Workstation
  (528 - 816, n=28, last 2 years)
684 Points +18%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
610 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
580 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (520 - 586, n=47)
576 Points -1%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
502 Points -13%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
499 Points -14%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
500 Points -14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
491 Points -15%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
488 Points -16%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Workstation
  (706 - 3625, n=27, last 2 years)
2369 Points +25%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (1342 - 2173, n=50)
1894 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
1891 (1751.62min - 1891.16max) Points
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
1841 (1765.46min - 1841.11max) Points -3%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
1714 (1647.11min - 1843.74max) Points -9%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
1652 (1577.91min - 1652.14max) Points -13%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
1628 (1552.67min - 1628.27max) Points -14%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
1089 (1047.23min - 1088.67max) Points -42%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
1363 (1278.98min - 1363.42max) Points -28%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Workstation
  (166.2 - 301, n=27, last 2 years)
255 Points +11%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
236 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
229 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (201 - 231, n=46)
225 Points -2%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
211 Points -8%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
209 Points -9%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
210 Points -8%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
208 Points -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
205 Points -10%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
412 Seconds * -53%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
359.7 Seconds * -33%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
281 Seconds * -4%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (217 - 454, n=46)
277 Seconds * -3%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
273 Seconds * -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
270 Seconds *
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
254 Seconds * +6%
Average of class Workstation
  (137 - 684, n=27, last 2 years)
251 Seconds * +7%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Workstation
  (20087 - 99351, n=27, last 2 years)
61316 MIPS +25%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
50050 MIPS +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
49080 MIPS
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
48730 MIPS -1%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (33718 - 56758, n=46)
48384 MIPS -1%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
48044 MIPS -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
36927 MIPS -25%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
36204 MIPS -26%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Workstation
  (4777 - 6670, n=27, last 2 years)
5925 MIPS +8%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
5773 MIPS +5%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
5703 MIPS +4%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
5495 MIPS 0%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (5138 - 5732, n=46)
5492 MIPS 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
5485 MIPS
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
5335 MIPS -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
5243 MIPS -4%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Average of class Workstation
  (5022 - 17487, n=27, last 2 years)
11710 Points +29%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
9100 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (4655 - 9851, n=40)
8551 Points -6%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
8378 Points -8%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8347 Points -8%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
7286 Points -20%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
6948 Points -24%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
6355 Points -30%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Average of class Workstation
  (1474 - 2095, n=27, last 2 years)
1830 Points +16%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
1702 Points +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
1582 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (1429 - 1625, n=40)
1561 Points -1%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
1341 Points -15%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
1340 Points -15%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
1331 Points -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
1304 Points -18%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Workstation
  (5.09 - 26, n=27, last 2 years)
17 fps +22%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
14.5 fps +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
13.9 fps
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (7.38 - 17.4, n=46)
13.8 fps -1%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
13.1 fps -6%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
13 fps -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
10.6 fps -24%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
8.89 fps -36%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
58.1 s * -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
54 s * -11%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
48.6 s * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
48.5 s *
Average of class Workstation
  (36.5 - 95.2, n=27, last 2 years)
48.1 s * +1%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
46.5 s * +4%
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (38.6 - 59.9, n=45)
46.5 s * +4%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
44 s * +9%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Intel Core i7-10750H
0.612 sec * -8%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Intel Core i9-10980HK
0.574 sec * -1%
Dell Precision 7550
Intel Xeon W-10885M
0.57 sec * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Intel Core i7-11800H
0.568 sec *
Average Intel Core i7-11800H
  (0.548 - 0.615, n=46)
0.566 sec * -0%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Intel Xeon W-10885M
0.551 sec * +3%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Intel Core i9-11950H
0.551 sec * +3%
Average of class Workstation
  (0.3876 - 0.544, n=27, last 2 years)
0.4606 sec * +19%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1891 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
290 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
229 Points
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System performance

The system performance is excellent, which is confirmed by both our subjective impression of performance as well as by the benchmarks. The P15 Gen 2 benefits from the fast PCIe 4.0 SSD and the powerful graphics card, and there are no bottlenecks. In practice, all commands are executed immediately, and there are no constraints when switching graphics (Optimus), either.

PCMark 10 / Score
Average of class Workstation
  (5488 - 8587, n=26, last 2 years)
6880 Points +5%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
6751 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV512G
6564 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  ()
6564 Points 0%
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
5904 Points -10%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
5846 Points -11%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
5733 Points -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G
5620 Points -14%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
10829 Points +6%
Average of class Workstation
  (9151 - 12197, n=26, last 2 years)
10541 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV512G
10196 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  ()
10196 Points 0%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
9915 Points -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G
9907 Points -3%
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
9811 Points -4%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
9530 Points -7%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Average of class Workstation
  (7846 - 10820, n=26, last 2 years)
9145 Points +9%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
8877 Points +5%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
8461 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV512G
8415 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  ()
8415 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G
7826 Points -7%
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
7735 Points -8%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
7384 Points -12%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
9952 Points +11%
Average of class Workstation
  (5399 - 13947, n=26, last 2 years)
9286 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV512G
8947 Points
Average Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  ()
8947 Points 0%
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
7360 Points -18%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
7269 Points -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G
6214 Points -31%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
5640 Points -37%
PCMark 10 Score
6564 points
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DPC latencies

With the current BIOS version, the ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 shows significant issues in our standardized latency test. Interestingly, the P15 Gen 1 predecessor performed very well here, so we suspect that there's a driver problem that can hopefully be fixed quickly.

LatencyMon - Overview
LatencyMon - Overview
LatencyMon - Drivers
LatencyMon - Drivers
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
10043 μs * -58%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV512G
6356 μs *
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
3413 μs * +46%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
3260 μs * +49%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
1508 μs * +76%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G
635 μs * +90%

* ... smaller is better

Storage

The P15 Gen 2 can accommodate a total of three M.2-2280 SSDs. The fast PCIe 4.0 slot, which has been occupied by a correspondingly fast drive (Kioxia XG7) in our test device, is located under the keyboard. The two slots under the maintenance hatch at the bottom support the somewhat slower PCIe 3.0 x4 standard.

Our test device comes with a 512 GB PCIe 4.0 SSD that reaches very high transfer rates of over 5 GB/s. After the initial boot, there's still 422 GB available. Additional SSD benchmarks can be found here.

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV512G
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
Dell Precision 7550
SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G
Average Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV512G
 
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6
-21%
-19%
-27%
-10%
-17%
0%
Write 4K
141.1
110.5
-22%
114.1
-19%
121
-14%
185.8
32%
129.5
-8%
141.1 ?()
0%
Read 4K
58.8
51.8
-12%
57.2
-3%
42.16
-28%
47.21
-20%
49.54
-16%
58.8 ?()
0%
Write Seq
3320
2071
-38%
2580
-22%
2150
-35%
2874
-13%
2379
-28%
3320 ?()
0%
Read Seq
2994
2505
-16%
2527
-16%
1755
-41%
1786
-40%
1989
-34%
2994 ?()
0%
Write 4K Q32T1
626
429.8
-31%
480.2
-23%
395.3
-37%
466.8
-25%
663
6%
626 ?()
0%
Read 4K Q32T1
401.8
418.3
4%
387.6
-4%
381.8
-5%
563
40%
425.2
6%
402 ?()
0%
Write Seq Q32T1
3742
3060
-18%
2996
-20%
2730
-27%
3091
-17%
2960
-21%
3742 ?()
0%
Read Seq Q32T1
5097
3539
-31%
2853
-44%
3468
-32%
3395
-33%
3182
-38%
5097 ?()
0%
AS SSD
-20%
-34%
-40%
-3%
-25%
-9%
Seq Read
5105
2953
-42%
2127
-58%
2028
-60%
2321
-55%
2747
-46%
4551 ?(3997 - 5105, n=2)
-11%
Seq Write
1815
1691
-7%
1296
-29%
1193
-34%
2620
44%
1192
-34%
1432 ?(1049 - 1815, n=2)
-21%
4K Read
47.46
43.98
-7%
54.8
15%
42.31
-11%
48.57
2%
46.49
-2%
46.2 ?(45 - 47.5, n=2)
-3%
4K Write
137.3
105.4
-23%
110.8
-19%
105.5
-23%
165.1
20%
131.9
-4%
4K-64 Read
2112
1065
-50%
1420
-33%
1128
-47%
1712
-19%
1431
-32%
4K-64 Write
1702
1957
15%
2012
18%
1537
-10%
2174
28%
1437
-16%
Access Time Read *
0.065
0.04
38%
0.046
29%
0.069
-6%
0.057
12%
0.102
-57%
0.1105 ?(0.065 - 0.156, n=2)
-70%
Access Time Write *
0.03
0.105
-250%
0.099
-230%
0.106
-253%
0.068
-127%
0.031
-3%
0.033 ?(0.03 - 0.036, n=2)
-10%
Score Read
2670
1404
-47%
1687
-37%
1373
-49%
1993
-25%
1752
-34%
Score Write
2021
2232
10%
2253
11%
1762
-13%
2601
29%
1688
-16%
Score Total
5885
4297
-27%
4770
-19%
3801
-35%
5630
-4%
4261
-28%
Copy ISO MB/s
2054
2474
20%
2779
35%
1768
-14%
2589
26%
2054 ?()
0%
Copy Program MB/s
714
1074
50%
123.3
-83%
627
-12%
791
11%
714 ?()
0%
Copy Game MB/s
1431
1929
35%
440.8
-69%
1477
3%
1625
14%
1431 ?()
0%
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-21% / -20%
-27% / -28%
-34% / -36%
-7% / -5%
-21% / -21%
-5% / -6%

* ... smaller is better

Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV512G
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 5097 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 3742 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 401.8 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 626 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 2994 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 3320 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 58.8 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 141.1 MB/s

Continuous load read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Graphics card - Nvidia RTX A3000

GPU-Z Nvidia RTX A3000
GPU-Z Nvidia RTX A3000

The new Nvidia RTX A3000 is based on the GA104 chip and offers 256 CUDA cores more than the consumer version, the GeForce RTX 3060. In the P15 Gen 2, the GPU operates with a TGP of 110 watts, which makes it one of the fastest models (a maximum of 130 watts is possible). However, the biggest difference to the consumer GPUs are the special drivers along with the software certifications that ensure that the corresponding applications run smoothly.

In the normal DirectX benchmarks (e.g. 3DMark), everything depends on the GPU's performance. At times, the RTX A3000 is almost on par with the RTX 3070 and also ahead of the old high-end Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q GPU, but a fast RTX 3060 with 130 watts (like in the Legion 5), for example, is still a few percentage points ahead. On the other hand, the old RTX 3000 is clearly outperformed (+50%).

In the professional SPECviewperf benchmarks, the new RTX A3000 also does very well, and depending on the scenario, it can once again overtake the old Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q.

The GPU performance remains stable even under continuous load, but you have to deal with a deficit of about 25% on battery power, since the GPU's power consumption is limited to 50 watts here. Further comparisons with other graphics cards are available in our GPU Benchmarks article.

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH-82JU00C6GE-FL
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
29164 Points +6%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
28908 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
27523 Points
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK
27290 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), Intel Core i9-9880H
27002 Points -2%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
26369 Points -4%
Dell Precision 7550
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
26242 Points -5%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (23699 - 27523, n=3)
25737 Points -6%
Average of class Workstation
  (7432 - 54334, n=27, last 2 years)
23492 Points -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-9850H
17569 Points -36%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
17523 Points -36%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
11377 Points -59%
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH-82JU00C6GE-FL
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
21806 Points +7%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
21399 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
20417 Points
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK
20164 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), Intel Core i9-9880H
20079 Points -2%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
19759 Points -3%
Dell Precision 7550
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
19342 Points -5%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (17034 - 20417, n=3)
19054 Points -7%
Average of class Workstation
  (4816 - 35868, n=27, last 2 years)
16582 Points -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-9850H
13802 Points -32%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
13617 Points -33%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
8757 Points -57%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH-82JU00C6GE-FL
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8844 Points +17%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
7909 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), Intel Core i9-9880H
7717 Points +2%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK
7645 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
7536 Points
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
7443 Points -1%
Dell Precision 7550
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
7349 Points -2%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (6530 - 7536, n=3)
7129 Points -5%
Average of class Workstation
  (1882 - 16218, n=27, last 2 years)
6506 Points -14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-9850H
5503 Points -27%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
5048 Points -33%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
3273 Points -57%
SPECviewperf 13
Solidworks (sw-04)
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), Intel Core i9-9880H
178.9 fps +14%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK
158.9 fps +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
156.7 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (149.8 - 156.7, n=3)
152.7 fps -3%
Average of class Workstation
  (91.8 - 227, n=26, last 2 years)
152.1 fps -3%
Dell Precision 7550
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
150.4 fps -4%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
142.6 fps -9%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
126.7 fps -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-9850H
109.6 fps -30%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
105.6 fps -33%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
92.3 fps -41%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), Intel Core i9-9880H
357.1 fps +43%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK
306.1 fps +22%
Dell Precision 7550
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
295.2 fps +18%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
285.1 fps +14%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (233 - 279, n=3)
254 fps +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
250.2 fps
Average of class Workstation
  (48.9 - 551, n=26, last 2 years)
242 fps -3%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
195.8 fps -22%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-9850H
160.6 fps -36%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
133.1 fps -47%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
18.89 fps -92%
Showcase (showcase-02)
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), Intel Core i9-9880H
100.3 fps +12%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
100.3 fps +12%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK
98.7 fps +10%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
95.7 fps +6%
Dell Precision 7550
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
95.2 fps +6%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (84.1 - 99.9, n=3)
91.3 fps +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
89.9 fps
Average of class Workstation
  (24.8 - 190.3, n=26, last 2 years)
82.2 fps -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-9850H
73.3 fps -18%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
71.5 fps -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
45.71 fps -49%
Medical (medical-02)
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), Intel Core i9-9880H
102.5 fps +15%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK
102.5 fps +15%
Dell Precision 7550
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
97.7 fps +10%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (89.2 - 102.8, n=3)
95.6 fps +7%
Average of class Workstation
  (34.5 - 176.2, n=26, last 2 years)
91.1 fps +2%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
90.8 fps +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
89.2 fps
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
69.5 fps -22%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
56.8 fps -36%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-9850H
53.9 fps -40%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
41.62 fps -53%
Maya (maya-05)
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), Intel Core i9-9880H
286.1 fps +35%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK
231.3 fps +9%
Average of class Workstation
  (77.5 - 449, n=26, last 2 years)
220 fps +4%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (194.8 - 228, n=3)
212 fps 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
211.4 fps
Dell Precision 7550
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
210.4 fps 0%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
200.8 fps -5%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
200.5 fps -5%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
160.8 fps -24%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-9850H
155.4 fps -26%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
113.3 fps -46%
Energy (energy-02)
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), Intel Core i9-9880H
45.02 fps +9%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (41.2 - 45.1, n=3)
43.5 fps +6%
Average of class Workstation
  (7.71 - 109.7, n=26, last 2 years)
41.3 fps 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
41.21 fps
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
39.92 fps -3%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK
38.34 fps -7%
Dell Precision 7550
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
36.8 fps -11%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
27.08 fps -34%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-9850H
25.76 fps -37%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
21.17 fps -49%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
15.62 fps -62%
Creo (creo-02)
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), Intel Core i9-9880H
269.9 fps +29%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK
238.4 fps +14%
Dell Precision 7550
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
224.9 fps +7%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
223.1 fps +6%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (186.9 - 235, n=3)
211 fps +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
209.6 fps
Average of class Workstation
  (76.8 - 398, n=25, last 2 years)
205 fps -2%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
168.3 fps -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-9850H
160.6 fps -23%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
156.8 fps -25%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
109.5 fps -48%
Catia (catia-05)
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), Intel Core i9-9880H
277.3 fps +8%
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK
259.7 fps +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
256.5 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (231 - 257, n=3)
247 fps -4%
Dell Precision 7550
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
242.9 fps -5%
Average of class Workstation
  (99.5 - 409, n=26, last 2 years)
231 fps -10%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
225.3 fps -12%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
194.8 fps -24%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-9850H
185.8 fps -28%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
130.5 fps -49%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
127.9 fps -50%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop), Intel Core i9-9880H
184.3 fps +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
179 fps
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10980HK
178.3 fps 0%
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
177.3 fps -1%
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
176.8 fps -1%
Dell Precision 7550
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Intel Xeon W-10885M
176.2 fps -2%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (145.9 - 181, n=3)
168.6 fps -6%
Average of class Workstation
  (61.6 - 284, n=25, last 2 years)
155.6 fps -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-9850H
149.4 fps -17%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
134.6 fps -25%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
98.5 fps -45%
SPECviewperf 2020
1920x1080 Solidworks (solidworks-05)
Average of class Workstation
  (46.3 - 347, n=27, last 2 years)
156 fps +5%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (147.4 - 170.1, n=3)
155.1 fps +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
147.9 fps
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
93.8 fps -37%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
78.8 fps -47%
1920x1080 Siemens NX (snx-04)
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (232 - 284, n=3)
256 fps +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
249.8 fps
Average of class Workstation
  (48.5 - 554, n=27, last 2 years)
236 fps -6%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
184 fps -26%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
132.7 fps -47%
1920x1080 Medical (medical-03)
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (42.7 - 46.6, n=3)
44.6 fps +5%
Average of class Workstation
  (13.5 - 92, n=27, last 2 years)
43.6 fps +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
42.66 fps
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
33.9 fps -21%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
19.16 fps -55%
1920x1080 Maya (maya-06)
Average of class Workstation
  (86.9 - 460, n=27, last 2 years)
246 fps +4%
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (207 - 287, n=3)
243 fps +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
236.8 fps
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
177 fps -25%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
134.3 fps -43%
1920x1080 Creo (creo-03)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
124.5 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (101.1 - 124.5, n=3)
115.1 fps -8%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
101 fps -19%
Average of class Workstation
  (44.5 - 169.5, n=27, last 2 years)
99.1 fps -20%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
67.5 fps -46%
1920x1080 CATIA (catia-06)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
80.5 fps
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (73.7 - 80.5, n=3)
78.2 fps -3%
Average of class Workstation
  (21 - 130, n=27, last 2 years)
65.9 fps -18%
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
56.4 fps -30%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
33.57 fps -58%
1920x1080 3ds Max (3dsmax-07)
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
  (69.7 - 103, n=3)
83.6 fps +7%
Average of class Workstation
  (28.3 - 174.7, n=27, last 2 years)
78.5 fps 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
78.2 fps
HP ZBook Studio G7
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Max-Q, Intel Core i9-10885H
65.5 fps -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H
45.26 fps -42%
3DMark Vantage P Result
71308 points
3DMark 11 Performance
23888 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
18291 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
7779 points
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Gaming performance

Gaming is also possible without issues using the professional GPU drivers, and we didn't experience any hiccups in our benchmarks. Overall, gaming performance is very good, and even modern games run at the native 1080p resolution using the highest settings. More gaming benchmarks are available here.

CPU and GPU measurements during our The Witcher 3 test
CPU and GPU measurements during our The Witcher 3 test

The Witcher 3 FPS diagram

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Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE i7-11800H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU: Ø69.8 (66-74)
low med. high ultra
GTA V (2015) 180 174 158 90.1
The Witcher 3 (2015) 335 222 152 69.8
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 164 148 142 132
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 160 101 75.1
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 124 105 85.1
Far Cry 5 (2018) 115 111 103
Strange Brigade (2018) 365 183 151 114
Far Cry New Dawn (2019) 127 103 98 87
Borderlands 3 (2019) 129 115 87 69
Gears Tactics (2020) 306 173 123 87
F1 2020 (2020) 264 164 151 114
Death Stranding (2020) 159 133 124 120
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) 139 104 94 83
Watch Dogs Legion (2020) 98 93 86 39
Dirt 5 (2020) 183 111 89 72
Assassin´s Creed Valhalla (2020) 110 79 68 51
Immortals Fenyx Rising (2020) 133 90 82 77
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 (2020) 110 71 60 51
Hitman 3 (2021) 227 146 129 118
F1 2021 (2021) 266 172 154 82.9

Emissions - The P15 works up a sweat

Noise emissions

The two fans in the P15 Gen 2 are often completely turned off when doing less demanding activities, and you won't be bothered by electronic noises or coil whine, either. However, as soon as you put the device under more load, the fans quickly kick in and also reach levels of over 45 dB(A). When gaming and under dedicated CPU or GPU load, noise is often in the range between 45 and 47 dB(A), but under combined load or with very demanding games, a maximum of 54.9 dB(A) can quickly be reached. This makes the new P15 Gen 2 very loud and even louder than the predecessor, which was admittedly only equipped with the weaker Quadro T1000 GPU in the test.

Noise Level

Idle
24.3 / 24.3 / 28.6 dB(A)
Load
47.5 / 54.9 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 24.3 dB(A)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV512G
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i9-11950H, Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR
Dell Precision 7550
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, W-10885M, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, i9-10980HK, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G
Noise
5%
5%
-2%
-13%
6%
off / environment *
24.3
23.5
3%
26.4
-9%
25.8
-6%
26
-7%
24.9
-2%
Idle Minimum *
24.3
25.3
-4%
26.4
-9%
25.8
-6%
32
-32%
24.9
-2%
Idle Average *
24.3
25.3
-4%
26.4
-9%
25.8
-6%
32
-32%
24.9
-2%
Idle Maximum *
28.6
25.3
12%
26.4
8%
25.9
9%
32
-12%
28.8
-1%
Load Average *
47.5
41.2
13%
31.7
33%
51.2
-8%
42
12%
37.7
21%
Load Maximum *
54.9
49.4
10%
47
14%
51.9
5%
59.7
-9%
44.6
19%
Witcher 3 ultra *
49.4
47
51.9
47.4
37.7

* ... smaller is better

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2033.330.33232.331.829.530.328.32538.935.835.531.736.63732.130.73134.431.33431.833.73325.930.24033.831.735.432.233.233.925.830.15035.532.535.531.829.334.125.425.96333.431.732.429.528.430.724.825.58031.139.232.328.622.427.818.323.410030.631.83427.820.828.11920.212526.833.530.226.82130.619.22016024.731.127.124.721.527.417.21820024.332.828.526.22327.817.518.325024.734.728.426.522.229.618.319.331525.937.330.427.921.331.51517.440026.936.830.528.419.63212.917.850027.338.431.929.819.832.712.614.963028.340.232.630.418.134.912.213.680027.542.233.431.118.135.311.913100027.641.932.830.516.934.911.311.512502943.334.131.417.436.810.911.2160028.443.533.931.41736.411.912.1200028.445.434.732.216.737.411.511.7250027.944.634.731.716.537.211.511.7315029.945.134.833.116.337.711.811.7400027.444.235.933.713.837.312.112.2500021.542.129.726.212.534.112.112.3630018.242.126.923.112.731.312.312.5800016.238.623.319.512.727.712.412.51000014.335.218.915.712.623.512.312.61250013.932.516.714.712.621.21212.41600012.925.113.61312.21511.512.1SPL39.154.945.142.728.647.524.325N3104.941.15.90.60.7median 26.9median 38.6median 30.5median 27.9median 17median 32median 12.2median 12.5Delta4.35.24.95.143.91.52.3hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseLenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE

Temperature

Despite the high noise levels, the P15 Gen 2 struggles with very high case temperatures, and it definitely shouldn't be placed on the lap when under load. We measured over 50 °C (~122 °F) at several points at the bottom under high load, and even more than 60 °C (~140 °F) at one measuring point. The top of the base unit also gets noticeably warm, but only in the two upper corners, which is why there are no problems when typing.

We are a bit disappointed by the results of the stress test. Although the GPU performance remains almost stable, the CPU doesn't even work at the nominal 45 watts. One has to wonder here what Lenovo is doing with the P15 Gen 2's cooling when there are thinner (and significantly cheaper) gaming laptops like the in-house Legion 5 15 with better cooling (45 watts for the CPU and 115 watts for the GPU in the stress test) and even lower temperatures. Moreover, it's doubtful that the P15 Gen 2's cooling is not further overtaxed due to the more powerful components (especially the GPUs).

CPU and GPU measurements during the stress test
CPU and GPU measurements during the stress test
Max. Load
 47.6 °C
118 F
42 °C
108 F
49.7 °C
121 F
 
 37.8 °C
100 F
41.8 °C
107 F
40.9 °C
106 F
 
 27.1 °C
81 F
35.1 °C
95 F
33.9 °C
93 F
 
Maximum: 49.7 °C = 121 F
Average: 39.5 °C = 103 F
59.6 °C
139 F
63.2 °C
146 F
51.1 °C
124 F
54.8 °C
131 F
60.1 °C
140 F
44.6 °C
112 F
36.1 °C
97 F
36.5 °C
98 F
24.8 °C
77 F
Maximum: 63.2 °C = 146 F
Average: 47.9 °C = 118 F
Power Supply (max.)  45.2 °C = 113 F | Room Temperature 22 °C = 72 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900
(-) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 39.5 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 32 °C / 90 F for the devices in the class Workstation.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 49.7 °C / 121 F, compared to the average of 38.1 °C / 101 F, ranging from 22.2 to 69.8 °C for the class Workstation.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 63.2 °C / 146 F, compared to the average of 41.3 °C / 106 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.3 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 37.9 °C / 100 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (35.1 °C / 95.2 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.8 °C / 82 F (-7.3 °C / -13.2 F).
Surface temperatures in the stress test (top)
Surface temperatures in the stress test (top)
Surface temperatures in the stress test (bottom)
Surface temperatures in the stress test (bottom)

Speakers

The speakers still offer an average performance, and much there's a lot of potential for improvement here, which is also proven by the direct competition from Dell or HP.

dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2030.331.52532.134.13125.926.74025.8275025.427.36324.827.58018.327.61001931.912519.237.316017.239.620017.546.325018.349.13151554.340012.957.150012.658.963012.263.580011.969.1100011.369.9125010.972.2160011.969200011.565.6250011.564.5315011.857.3400012.158.6500012.159.7630012.361.8800012.461.61000012.356.1125001246.61600011.541.6SPL24.378N0.638.7median 12.2median 58.6Delta1.59.535.333.235.327.226.527.224.825.524.823.72323.727.921.227.936.922.636.935.824.835.845.322.145.350.627.850.658.520.258.563.517.563.563.616.263.662.416.962.461.116.461.162.515.362.56614.86668.414.568.469.414.369.472.214.372.269.814.169.865.314.565.367.914.667.966.114.166.16913.86968.213.968.267.814.367.864.213.964.263.913.763.965.413.365.457.113.457.180.126.680.149.80.949.8median 65.3median 14.5median 65.33.91.93.937.837.137.833.63333.62425.52425.325.225.326.924.726.931.32131.329.222.229.242.720.142.749.319.149.355.416.955.45816.25861.615.761.666.117.166.167.115.167.169.214.369.274.614.174.675.513.675.572.113.372.174.913.374.975.713.675.773.113.573.17113.57167.913.667.961.51461.562.613.662.664.613.964.669.613.969.669.914.169.965.613.765.663.913.163.983.62683.658.70.758.7median 67.1median 13.9median 67.151.55hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseLenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGEHP ZBook Fury 15 G7Dell Precision 7550
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 7.5% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (20.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 68% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 26% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 18%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 50% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 42% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

HP ZBook Fury 15 G7 audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 4% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 94% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 18%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Dell Precision 7550 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.5% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.7% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 14% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 83% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 18%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 8% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 89% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy management - ThinkPad with good endurance

Energy consumption

230-watt power adapter (slim tip)
230-watt power adapter (slim tip)

Lenovo was able to reduce idle consumption a bit, and the bright 500 cd/m² panel doesn't seem to have a massive impact on consumption rates, either. There are no surprises under load, and the included 230-watt power adapter is definitely sufficient and even has enough headroom left to charge the battery under load.

Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.18 / 1.2 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 6.3 / 10.7 / 11.6 Watt
Load midlight 99.3 / 210 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
i7-11800H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, Kioxia XG7 KXG7AZNV512G, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM981a MZVLB2T0HALB, OLED, 3840x2160, 15.60
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
W-10885M, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR, IPS, 3840x2160, 15.60
Dell Precision 7550
W-10885M, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, SK Hynix PC601A NVMe 1TB, IPS, 3840x2160, 15.60
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
i9-10980HK, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE
i7-10750H, Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G, a-Si IPS LED, 1920x1080, 15.60
Average NVIDIA RTX A3000 Laptop GPU
 
Average of class Workstation
 
Power Consumption
-51%
-16%
-38%
-78%
-2%
-21%
-15%
Idle Minimum *
6.3
11
-75%
4.6
27%
8.2
-30%
13.8
-119%
8.4
-33%
8.23 ?(6.3 - 10.8, n=3)
-31%
Idle Average *
10.7
18.8
-76%
13.6
-27%
16.8
-57%
18.4
-72%
12.3
-15%
14.6 ?(10.7 - 16.7, n=3)
-36%
Idle Maximum *
11.6
31.7
-173%
21.5
-85%
24.4
-110%
41.5
-258%
14.2
-22%
15.3 ?(11.6 - 17.5, n=3)
-32%
Load Average *
99.3
105.2
-6%
113.1
-14%
131
-32%
110.5
-11%
96
3%
109.3 ?(99.3 - 117, n=3)
-10%
Witcher 3 ultra *
154
148
4%
157.5
-2%
156.6
-2%
151.6
2%
95
38%
Load Maximum *
210
171.8
18%
199
5%
201.8
4%
227.1
-8%
168.8
20%

* ... smaller is better

Energy consumption during The Witcher 3 / stress test

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Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø154.3 (144-174)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø175.7 (153-203)

Battery life

Charging time
Charging time

With the large 94 Wh battery, real-world runtimes of about 10 hours are possible in our Wi-Fi and video tests (both with 150 cd/m²). Battery life is reduced to just under 6.5 hours in the Wi-Fi test when we the display's brightness is set to maximum. On the other hand, the laptop's battery dies after about 80 minutes under load. It takes 110 minutes to completely charge the device when it's turned on, but 50% of the capacity is available again after about 26 minutes.

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing (Edge 93)
9h 56min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge 93)
6h 34min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
9h 59min
Load (maximum brightness)
1h 18min
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE
i7-11800H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU, 94 Wh
HP ZBook Studio 15 G8
i9-11950H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 83 Wh
HP ZBook Fury 15 G7
W-10885M, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, 94 Wh
Dell Precision 7550
W-10885M, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, 95 Wh
MSI WS66 10TMT-207US
i9-10980HK, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, 99.99 Wh
Average of class Workstation
 
Battery Runtime
-1%
-7%
-16%
-15%
5%
H.264
599
WiFi v1.3
596
369
-38%
515
-14%
534
-10%
469
-21%
Load
78
106
36%
79
1%
62
-21%
71
-9%

Pros

+ excellent maintenance and upgradeability options
+ robust case
+ improved GPU performance
+ very good configuration
+ long battery life
+ extensive warranty

Cons

- keyboard rattles at the bottom left
- very high temperatures and noise levels
- less performance than some gaming laptops under combined load
- extremely wide display bezels

Verdict - The P15 Gen 2 shows particular weaknesses in its cooling system

In review: Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2. Test device provided by:
In review: Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2. Test device provided by:

Traditionally, mobile workstations offer the highest performance and are easy to maintain. In return, users are happy to put up with larger and thicker cases. However, this no longer applies in full. Yes, the maintenance options of the current ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 are excellent, but the expensive workstation suffers especially in terms of performance and cooling. Inevitably, you have to ask yourself why you still need such a thick case nowadays when the performance (both of the CPU and the GPU) as well as the temperatures are worse than in modern gaming laptops or even thinner mobile workstations at times. For the CPU, we would've also wished for a slightly more dynamic management (higher TDP under CPU-only load).

The ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 is very disappointing, and it struggles with high temperatures and loud fans under load. However, the new RTX A3000 delivers good performance and provides a significant boost compared to the old Quadro GPUs.

Overall, the concept of the P15 Gen 2 seems a bit outdated by now, partly due to the massive screen bezels. The manufacturer could have easily installed a 16-inch display (16:10) here as in the new ThinkPad P1 Gen 4, for example.

The P15 Gen 2 offers a pleasing range of ports, maintenance options, and input devices, and the bright 1080p display does a good job, but we would've liked to see a better cooling system. However, especially because of the high performance in graphics and professional applications, the P15 Gen 2 still gets a good score. We're already eager to see how the new workstation models from Dell, HP, and MSI will perform.

Price and availability

At the time of writing, you can find multiple configurations of the ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 on Lenovo's online store. There are currently two versions that feature the RTX A300 GPU: One with the Core i7-11800H CPU, 64 GB of RAM, a 1 TB PCIe SSD, and an HDR 400 Dolby Vision 600-nit UHD (3840x2160) IPS display ($4,799), and the second one that only differs in terms of the CPU with the Core i9-11950H, and the RAM with only 32 GB ($5,109.00).

If you can do with less graphics performance, there are other models to suit your needs with prices starting at around $2,949.

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE - 09/29/2021 v7
Andreas Osthoff

Chassis
81 / 98 → 83%
Keyboard
89%
Pointing Device
88%
Connectivity
72 / 80 → 91%
Weight
57 / 10-66 → 85%
Battery
86 / 95 → 91%
Display
90%
Games Performance
95%
Application Performance
94%
Temperature
65 / 95 → 68%
Noise
75 / 90 → 84%
Audio
70%
Camera
28 / 85 → 33%
Average
78%
87%
Workstation - Weighted Average

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Andreas Osthoff, 2021-10- 3 (Update: 2021-10- 3)