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MagyarLenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 review: 80 W GeForce RTX 4080 for ultrathin workstation
We recently reviewed the ThinkPad P1 G6 with the Core i9-13900H CPU, RTX 2000 GPU, and 1600p IPS display and found it to be a very competitive 16-inch workstation. This time, we're ready to check out a second configuration with the Core i7-13800H, GeForce RTX 4080 GPU, and 2400p OLED display to see how the different specifications might impact performance, battery life, internal hardware, and more.
Note that the ThinkPad P1 16 series should not be confused with the ThinkPad P16 series which consists a larger and heavier models with faster Core HX-series options.
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Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90.1 % | 12/2023 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU | 1.9 kg | 17.5 mm | 16.00" | 3480x2400 | |
| 91.7 % | 10/2023 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE i9-13900H, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | 1.9 kg | 17.5 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 89.8 % | 11/2021 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 i7-11850H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | 2 kg | 17.7 mm | 16.00" | 3840x2400 | |
| 91 % | 02/2023 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 i9-12950HX, RTX A5500 Laptop GPU | 3 kg | 30.23 mm | 16.00" | 3840x2400 | |
| 89 % | 08/2023 | Dell Precision 5000 5680 i9-13900H, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | 2.3 kg | 22.17 mm | 16.00" | 3840x2400 | |
| 92.3 % | 09/2023 | HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | 2.6 kg | 28.5 mm | 16.00" | 3840x2400 |
SD Card Reader
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
Communication
While receive rates are steady, transmit rates tend to be slower and with more fluctuations than expected even after repeat testing.
Webcam
The unit has been configured with a 5 MP 1440p webcam compared to the 2 MP 1080p webcam on our original RTX 2000-powered review for a sharper picture.
IR and a physical shutter come standard.
Maintenance
When compared to the ThinkPad P1 G6 RTX 2000 configuration, the RTX 4080 configuration integrates an expanded cooling solution with a larger fan in order to accommodate the more demanding GPU. Unfortunately, this comes at the cost of two expansion slots as shown by the comparison images below.
Accessories And Warranty
There are no included extras in the box other than the usual AC adapter and paperwork. Disappointingly, the standard limited warranty is only 12 months if purchased in the US compared to 36 months for many Dell Precision models.
Display — HDR400 With DCI-P3 Colors
The 4K OLED panel offers superior colors, faster response times, touchscreen functionality, and a denser native resolution than the 2K IPS panel on our earlier RTX 2000-powered configuration. However, these benefits come at the cost of a slower native refresh rate of only 60 Hz and a dimmer maximum brightness as shown by our table below. Thus, the IPS panel might be preferable depending on your application. It's too bad that Lenovo doesn't offer 120 Hz OLED options a la the Vivobook Pro 16X.
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Brightness Distribution: 98 %
Center on Battery: 375.1 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.16 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 1.4 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
97.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.2
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS Samsung ATNA60YV04-0, OLED, 3480x2400, 16.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE NE160QDM-NY1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 LP160UQ1-SPB1, IPS LED, 3840x2400, 16.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 LP160UQ1-SPB1, IPS, 3840x2400, 16.00 | Dell Precision 5000 5680 Samsung 160YV03, OLED, 3840x2400, 16.00 | HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 AUO87A8, IPS, 3840x2400, 16.00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -21% | -5% | -7% | 0% | -5% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 99.8 | 68.1 -32% | 85.7 -14% | 82.9 -17% | 99.9 0% | 98 -2% |
| sRGB Coverage | 100 | 97.5 -2% | 99.4 -1% | 98.9 -1% | 100 0% | 99.9 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 97.9 | 70.2 -28% | 98.9 1% | 95.9 -2% | 97.5 0% | 86.2 -12% |
| Response Times | -583% | -2435% | -2313% | -0% | -530% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 1.69 ? | 13.7 ? -711% | 55.2 ? -3166% | 45.6 ? -2598% | 1.68 ? 1% | 11.9 ? -604% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 1.73 ? | 9.6 ? -455% | 31.2 ? -1703% | 36.8 ? -2027% | 1.77 ? -2% | 9.6 ? -455% |
| PWM Frequency | 60 ? | 60 ? 0% | ||||
| Screen | 12% | -22% | -27% | -81% | -14% | |
| Brightness middle | 375.1 | 521 39% | 630 68% | 601.9 60% | 345.7 -8% | 514.6 37% |
| Brightness | 379 | 484 28% | 622 64% | 569 50% | 349 -8% | 495 31% |
| Brightness Distribution | 98 | 89 -9% | 90 -8% | 77 -21% | 98 0% | 90 -8% |
| Black Level * | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.46 | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.16 | 1.2 -3% | 2.2 -90% | 2.45 -111% | 3.59 -209% | 2.4 -107% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.94 | 2.5 15% | 5 -70% | 4.46 -52% | 7.02 -139% | 4.86 -65% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.4 | 1.4 -0% | 2.7 -93% | 2.6 -86% | 3.1 -121% | 1 29% |
| Gamma | 2.2 100% | 2.25 98% | 2.26 97% | 2.3 96% | 2.13 103% | 2.3 96% |
| CCT | 6325 103% | 6682 97% | 6886 94% | 6805 96% | 6448 101% | 6553 99% |
| Contrast | 1447 | 1537 | 1281 | 1119 | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1 | 1 | 0.99 | 0.4 | ||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -197% /
-105% | -821% /
-456% | -782% /
-437% | -27% /
-41% | -183% /
-105% |
* ... smaller is better
The display comes pre-calibrated with average grayscale and color deltaE values of just 1.4 and 1.16, respectively. Further calibration is therefore not necessary for most users.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.73 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.77 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.96 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 5 % 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 | ||
| 1.69 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.89 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.8 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 4 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 60 Hz | ≤ 100 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 60 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 100 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 60 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17903 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Pulse-width modulation is present on all brightness levels as to be expected from an OLED panel. We're able to detect a frequency of 239 Hz from 0 to 57 percent brightness and 60 Hz from 58 to 100 percent brightness.
Performance
Testing Conditions
We set Windows to Performance mode prior to running the benchmarks below. Lenovo Vantage does not include any specialized power profiles to keep things simple.
Only Optimus 1.0 is supported with no Advanced Optimus or MUX options which is a bit disappointing considering the high-end RTX 4080 GPU.
Processor
The Core i7-13800H in our unit is only 3 to 5 percent slower than the Core i9-13900H configuration even after accounting for any throttling behavior. This difference is essentially negligible for the vast majority of users. Buyers hunting for more tangible performance boosts should instead consider the ThinkPad P16 series which ships with Core HX-series CPUs.
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 R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED H7604 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| MSI Raider GE68 HX 13VG, i7-13700HX | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y5CTO1WW (3050 Ti) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| LG Gram 2in1 16 16T90R - G.AA78G | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1 Core i5-1335U | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED H7604 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| MSI Raider GE68 HX 13VG, i7-13700HX | |
| Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1 Core i5-1335U | |
| LG Gram 2in1 16 16T90R - G.AA78G | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y5CTO1WW (3050 Ti) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED H7604 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| MSI Raider GE68 HX 13VG, i7-13700HX | |
| LG Gram 2in1 16 16T90R - G.AA78G | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1 Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y5CTO1WW (3050 Ti) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED H7604 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| MSI Raider GE68 HX 13VG, i7-13700HX | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y5CTO1WW (3050 Ti) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| LG Gram 2in1 16 16T90R - G.AA78G | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1 Core i5-1335U | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| LG Gram 2in1 16 16T90R - G.AA78G | |
| MSI Raider GE68 HX 13VG, i7-13700HX | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1 Core i5-1335U | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED H7604 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y5CTO1WW (3050 Ti) | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| LG Gram 2in1 16 16T90R - G.AA78G | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y5CTO1WW (3050 Ti) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E16 G1-21JUS08X00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| MSI Raider GE68 HX 13VG, i7-13700HX | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED H7604 | |
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
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 -9! | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
System Performance
PCMark scores are comparable if not slightly faster than the RTX 2000-powered ThinkPad P1 G6 configuration due mostly to the faster RTX 4080 GPU. Note that memory performance is slow since our unit has been configured with just one RAM module in single-channel mode instead of two.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU () | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 8019 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-13800H () | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
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DPC Latency
LatencyMon reveals DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs of our homepage and 75 dropped frames when playing a one-minute long 4K60 video. The latter is particularly disappointing given the price and professional aspect of the model. It also suggests driver issues or poor handling of background applications that could interrupt the window in focus.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5680 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 | |
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Storage Devices
Our test unit ships with the Kioxia XG8 KXG8AZNV1T02 instead of the SK Hynix PC711 on our original ThinkPad P1 G6. Overall performance is generally slower particularly when writing data, but read rates are nonetheless excellent with just slight throttling after about 3 minutes of stress.
Note that certain configurations of the ThinkPad P1 G6 can support more than one internal M.2 SSD. However, this particular review configuration can only support one drive.
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Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
Nvidia Control Panel lists a maximum graphics power of 105 W. In reality, however, we're only able to reach a maximum of 80 W according to GPU-Z. Overall performance is subsequently 15 to 20 percent slower than the average laptop in our database with the same mobile GeForce RTX 4080 GPU as this particular GPU is more commonly running at higher power ceilings.
Regardless, graphics performance is still well ahead of the RTX 2000 in most benchmarks save for the Specviewperf Siemens NX and Medical tests. For faster performance, Lenovo offers the RTX 5000 at the highest-end configuration.
Running on Balanced mode instead of Performance mode impacts GPU performance while the CPU remains largely unaffected as shown by our Fire Strike results in the table below.
| Power Profile | Physics Score | Graphics Score | Combined Score |
| Performance Mode | 29543 | 33402 | 12423 |
| Balanced Mode | 30978 (-0%) | 25806 (-23%) | 9616 (-23%) |
| Battery Power | 21163 (-28%) | 18870 (-44%) | 4960 (-60%) |
| 3DMark Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Razer Blade 16 Early 2023 RTX 4090 -34! | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 -1! | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE -17! | |
| Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED H7604 -17! | |
| Gigabyte Aero 16 YE5 -2! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 -11! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y5CTO1WW (3050 Ti) -36! | |
| LG Gram 2in1 16 16T90R - G.AA78G -36! | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 38087 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 28105 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 13863 points | |
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| F1 22 | |
| 1920x1080 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (72.3 - 124.2, n=13) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED H7604 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (55.4 - 79, n=11) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED H7604 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| 3840x2160 Ultra High Preset AA:T AF:16x | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (25.8 - 39.6, n=8) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | |
| 1920x1080 Badass Preset (DX12) | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (112.9 - 167.1, n=7) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| 2560x1440 Badass Preset (DX12) | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (85 - 114.8, n=7) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| 3840x2160 Badass Preset (DX12) | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (46.4 - 60.3, n=7) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | |
| 1920x1080 Ultra Preset | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (124.8 - 181.2, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16 2023 M3 Pro | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra Preset | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (88.7 - 129.3, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| 3840x2160 Ultra Preset | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (48.8 - 68.4, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty | |
| 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (83.9 - 127.1, n=9) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16 2023 M3 Pro | |
| LG Gram 2in1 16 16T90R - G.AA78G | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (56.2 - 86.3, n=9) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| 3840x2160 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (25.8 - 39.8, n=4) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| 3840x2160 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset + DLSS Quality + FG | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (48.4 - 53.7, n=3) | |
Frame rates when idling on Witcher 3 would be steady throughout save for one instance where performance dipped to the 90 FPS range as shown by the graph below. The sudden drop is likely due to poor handling of background applications.
Witcher 3 FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K DLSS | 4K | |
| GTA V (2015) | 120.3 | 106.4 | 120.3 | ||||
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 130.4 | 78.5 | |||||
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 191.8 | 169 | 155.8 | 147.3 | 144.6 | ||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 135.3 | 102.6 | 61.5 | ||||
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 171.1 | 150.8 | 118.6 | 103 | |||
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 149 | 126 | 71 | ||||
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) | 118.6 | 85 | 46.4 | ||||
| F1 22 (2022) | 202 | 81.5 | 55.4 | 29.7 | |||
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 124.8 | 88.7 | 48.8 | ||||
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 103.8 | 90.9 | 59.9 | 52.5 | 25.8 |
Emissions
System Noise
Fan noise is louder than on the RTX 2000-powered configuration when running demanding loads. When running Witcher 3, for example, fan noise would range between 47 and 55 dB(A) compared to just 41 to 48 dB(A) on the lesser configuration. Otherwise, the system does an excellent job at remaining quiet for long periods when running simpler processes like browsers or video streaming.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 22.5 / 22.5 / 22.5 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 28.7 / 54.4 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 22.5 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, i7-13800H, Kioxia XG8 KXG8AZNV1T02 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, i7-11850H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, WDC PC SN810 2TB | Dell Precision 5000 5680 NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, i9-13900H, 2x SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N RAID 0 | HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, i9-13950HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N | |
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| Noise | -11% | -9% | -2% | -5% | -7% | |
| off / environment * | 22.5 | 24.5 -9% | 23.8 -6% | 23.1 -3% | 22.8 -1% | 22.9 -2% |
| Idle Minimum * | 22.5 | 24.5 -9% | 23.8 -6% | 23.1 -3% | 23 -2% | 22.9 -2% |
| Idle Average * | 22.5 | 24.5 -9% | 23.8 -6% | 23.1 -3% | 23 -2% | 22.9 -2% |
| Idle Maximum * | 22.5 | 24.5 -9% | 28.3 -26% | 23.1 -3% | 23 -2% | 28.5 -27% |
| Load Average * | 28.7 | 48 -67% | 38.6 -34% | 28.9 -1% | 37.2 -30% | 40.6 -41% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 47.5 | 40.7 14% | 47.4 -0% | 51.6 -9% | 51 -7% | 44.1 7% |
| Load Maximum * | 54.4 | 48 12% | 47.4 13% | 51.4 6% | 51 6% | 45.8 16% |
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Temperature
Surface temperatures can be quite warm even when simply idling on desktop since the fans tend to be lethargic until much higher loads are introduced. Hot spots on the keyboard and bottom surfaces can 45 C and 49 C, respectively, compared to 51 C and 32 C on the competing Dell Precision 5680.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 42 °C / 108 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 45.2 °C / 113 F, compared to the average of 41.3 °C / 106 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 29 °C / 84 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 36.1 °C / 97 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 30.8 °C / 87.4 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.8 °C / 82 F (-3 °C / -5.4 F).
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS Intel Core i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 Intel Core i7-11850H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU | Dell Precision 5000 5680 Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 Intel Core i9-13950HX, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | |
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| Heat | 1% | -1% | -4% | 3% | -2% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 42 | 47.1 -12% | 51 -21% | 44.8 -7% | 50.2 -20% | 44.8 -7% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 45.2 | 56.5 -25% | 53.5 -18% | 49.8 -10% | 32 29% | 50 -11% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 33 | 28.1 15% | 28.8 13% | 30.6 7% | 37.4 -13% | 34.4 -4% |
| Idle Bottom * | 37 | 27.6 25% | 29.3 21% | 38.6 -4% | 31.2 16% | 31.8 14% |
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Stress Test
When under Prime95 stress, the CPU would boost to 4.1 GHz and 111 W for only the first couple of seconds before falling and stabilizing at 75 W and the 2.5 to 3.1 GHz range. Most notably, core temperature would stabilize at a very warm 97 C to suggest that the processor is pushing the cooling solution to its limits in order to maximize Turbo Boost potential.
Graphics performance is reduced if running on Balanced mode instead of Performance mode as mentioned above. For example, the GPU would stabilize at 1890 MHz, 79 W, and 77 C when running Witcher 3 on Performance mode compared to just 1470 MHz, 52 W, and 67 C when on Balanced mode.
| CPU Clock (GHz) | GPU Clock (MHz) | Average CPU Temperature (°C) | Average GPU Temperature (°C) | |
| System Idle | -- | -- | 53 | 43 |
| Prime95 Stress | -- | -- | 2.5 - 3.1 | 97 |
| Prime95 + FurMark Stress | ~2.1 - 3.1 | ~1071 | 86 | 72 |
| Witcher 3 Stress (Balanced mode) | 0.8 | 1470 | 69 | 67 |
| Witcher 3 Stress (Performance mode) | ~0.8 | 1890 | 79 | 77 |
Speakers
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (85.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 7.7% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 17% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 77% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 18%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 10% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 87% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Energy Management
Power Consumption
Our test unit is generally more demanding than the lesser RTX 2000-powered configuration which explains the shorter battery life in our next section. Running Witcher 3 to represent demanding loads, for example, would consume 37 percent more power.
We're able to record a maximum draw of 197 W from the medium-sized (~17 x 8.8 x 2.5 cm) 230 W AC adapter when the CPU and GPU are each at 100 percent utilization.
| Off / Standby | 0.06 / 1.4 Watt |
| Idle | 8 / 9.5 / 23.7 Watt |
| Load |
97.2 / 197.2 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Kioxia XG8 KXG8AZNV1T02, OLED, 3480x2400, 16.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE i9-13900H, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, SK Hynix PC711 1TB HFS001TDE9X084N, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 i7-11850H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS LED, 3840x2400, 16.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 i9-12950HX, RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, WDC PC SN810 2TB, IPS, 3840x2400, 16.00 | Dell Precision 5000 5680 i9-13900H, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, 2x SK hynix PC801 HFS512GEJ9X101N RAID 0, OLED, 3840x2400, 16.00 | HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N, IPS, 3840x2400, 16.00 | |
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| Power Consumption | 5% | -15% | -51% | 0% | -46% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 8 | 8.3 -4% | 8.1 -1% | 7.5 6% | 8 -0% | 15.3 -91% |
| Idle Average * | 9.5 | 14.5 -53% | 20.2 -113% | 20.1 -112% | 10.4 -9% | 18.2 -92% |
| Idle Maximum * | 23.7 | 15.3 35% | 21.9 8% | 40 -69% | 30.5 -29% | 28 -18% |
| Load Average * | 97.2 | 91.8 6% | 88.2 9% | 137 -41% | 75.4 22% | 137.9 -42% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 144 | 104.7 27% | 149 -3% | 208 -44% | 134 7% | 189.4 -32% |
| Load Maximum * | 197.2 | 164.5 17% | 170.6 13% | 285.9 -45% | 175 11% | 202 -2% |
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Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Runtimes are significantly shorter than on the RTX 2000-powered configuration by over half due to the more demanding OLED display and faster GPU. We're only able to clock in just over 4 hours of real-world WLAN browsing even when on the Balanced power profile.
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS i7-13800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE i9-13900H, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, 90 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00 i7-11850H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, 90 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 i9-12950HX, RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, 94 Wh | Dell Precision 5000 5680 i9-13900H, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, 98 Wh | HP ZBook Fury 16 G10 i9-13950HX, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, 95 Wh | |
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| Battery Runtime | 125% | 65% | 39% | 135% | 73% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 252 | 567 125% | 417 65% | 350 39% | 592 135% | 435 73% |
| H.264 | 674 | 429 | ||||
| Load | 67 | 74 | 101 | |||
| Reader / Idle | 1072 |
Pros
Cons
Verdict — Faster Performance At The Cost Of Battery Life
The ThinkPad P1 G6 offers a wide range of configuration levels including IPS, OLED, Core i7, Core i9, and GeForce RTX or RTX Ada GPU options. Based on our time with two very different configurations, the two processor options (Core i7-13800H vs. Core i9-13900H) have minimal differences between them meaning it would be wise to go with the cheaper Core i7 and then spend the extra dollars elsewhere.
As for the display, it's a toss up between 1600p IPS and 2400p OLED. The former offers a faster native refresh rate and a brighter maximum brightness while the latter offers touchscreen, DCI-P3 colors, minimal ghosting, and HDR400 support. Future models may incorporate 120 Hz OLED panels which are becoming more common on models like the Asus VivoBook.
The ThinkPad P1 G6 offers high performance-per-volume albeit at the cost of battery life, louder fans, and limited upgrades when compared to its lesser configurations.
Configuring faster GPU options such as the RTX 5000 or our RTX 4080 instead of the RTX 2000 entails some disadvantages. Internal storage upgrades become more limited, fan noise becomes louder under load, and battery life takes a noticeable hit. We also have to mention the frame rate stutters when video streaming and the relatively low 80 W TGP ceiling. Even so, the ThinkPad P1 G6 is one of the fastest mobile workstations of its size and weight. For something reasonably faster, you'd have to consider the chunkier ThinkPad P16 series instead.
Price and Availability
Lenovo is now shipping the ThinkPad P1 G6 in multiple configurations starting at $1680 USD for the base Core i7/RTX A1000/1200p IPS configuration up to $2700 and up if configured with the RTX 4080.
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12/08/2023 v7
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