Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen 2 laptop review: Ultrabook workstation now with Nvidia T500

Tiger & Turing. P15s, round two: Even with the newest components, the Lenovo ThinkPad P15s does not turn into a performance champion. But perhaps it doesn't have to, and the ThinkPad ultrabook workstation can still be a good catch for users with the corresponding needs.

Benjamin Herzig, 👁 Andreas Osthoff (translated by Mark Riege), 06/16/2021 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 ...

A mobile workstation - this kind of laptop is supposed to be heavy, thick, and expensive. While you might think that, in previous years manufacturers also started to expand their portfolios with more affordable, thinner and lighter models, in order to cover all usage scenarios.

The Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen 2 is a mobile workstation of this "alternative" type. In the ThinkPad P portfolio, which is particularly targeted toward users that need to run CAD applications, the models with the "s" suffix represent the affordable entry level. In contrast to the ThinkPad P15 Gen 1, the P15s Gen 2 contains Tiger Lake UP3 CPUs. In addition, our test configuration includes a 1-TB SSD, 32 GB of RAM, a 4K UHD display, and the Nvidia T500 GPU - for the Lenovo ThinkPad P15s G2, this is a top configuration.

Test device courtesy of Lenovo Deutschland

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Possible Competitors in Comparison

Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
85 %	06/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE i7-1165G7, T500 Laptop GPU	1.9 kg	19.1 mm	15.60"	3840x2160
83 %	01/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE i7-10510U, Quadro P520	1.8 kg	19.1 mm	15.60"	3840x2160
86 %	03/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE i7-10750H, Quadro T1000 (Laptop)	2.7 kg	31.45 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
84 %	04/2021	HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA i7-1165G7, T500 Laptop GPU	1.8 kg	19.2 mm	15.60"	1920x1080
81 %	10/2020	Dell Precision 3000 3551 i9-10885H, Quadro P620	2.2 kg	24.92 mm	15.60"	1920x1080

Case and Equipment remain unchanged from the Lenovo ThinkPad P15s G1

We already saw the ThinkPad P15s Gen 2 case in various other models: ThinkPad T590, P53s, T15 Gen 1, T15 Gen 2, and P15s Gen 1, all of which used the same design. However, its lifespan is noticeably nearing its end, since the Lenovo ThinkPad P15s G2 has to make do without some new features that other ThinkPads of the 2021 generation can offer, such as the integration of the fingerprint reader into the power button, or the taller 16:10 format, for example. One novelty of the P15s Gen 2 is the availability of a silver-gray color variant with an aluminum lid. However, our test unit is the classic model in black. In terms of the quality, there continues to be no reason for complaint. The P15s Gen 2 has a sturdy plastic case with a magnesium core and a comfortable rubberized surface that is a bit prone to show dirt, though.

While everything remains the same on the exterior, there are at least some changes in terms of the connection equipment. The Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen 2 now offers two Thunderbolt 4 ports instead of the Thunderbolt 3 connections, and as a first in the P series, Lenovo offers a Wi-Fi 6e module. In this case, it is the Intel Wireless AX210, which is the most current Intel Wi-Fi solution.

Size Comparison

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Dell Precision 3000 3551 HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA ❌

SDCardreader Transfer Speed
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Dell Precision 3000 3551 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	153.9 MB/s ∼100% +154%
Average of class Workstation (26.5 - 220, n=28, last 2 years)	138 MB/s ∼90% +128%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	86.8 MB/s ∼56% +43%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	78.5 MB/s ∼51% +30%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE (AV Pro V60)	60.6 MB/s ∼39%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Dell Precision 3000 3551 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	188.7 MB/s ∼100% +112%
Average of class Workstation (31.6 - 244, n=26, last 2 years)	161 MB/s ∼85% +81%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)	159 MB/s ∼84% +78%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE (AV Pro V60)	89.1 MB/s ∼47%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	85.5 MB/s ∼45% -4%

Networking
iperf3 Client (transmit) TCP 1 m 4M x10
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1364 (710^min - 1483^max) MBit/s ∼100% +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	1333 (518^min - 1475^max) MBit/s ∼98%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1330 (606^min - 1481^max) MBit/s ∼98% 0%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (675 - 1602, n=14)	1172 MBit/s ∼86% -12%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1167 (1092^min - 1233^max) MBit/s ∼86% -12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1163 (1043^min - 1246^max) MBit/s ∼85% -13%
iperf3 Client (receive) TCP 1 m 4M x10
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1544 (769^min - 1615^max) MBit/s ∼100% +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	1486 (1320^min - 1592^max) MBit/s ∼96%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1407 (1295^min - 1454^max) MBit/s ∼91% -5%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1396 (1215^min - 1505^max) MBit/s ∼90% -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1338 (1044^min - 1432^max) MBit/s ∼87% -10%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (914 - 1716, n=14)	1274 MBit/s ∼83% -14%

; iperf3 Client (receive) TCP 1 m 4M x10; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1486 (1320-1592)

; iperf3 Client (transmit) TCP 1 m 4M x10; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1308 (518-1475)

ColorChecker Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE: 7.48 ∆E min: 2.33 - max: 13.07 ∆E

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Input Devices: The ThinkPad P15s 2021 continues to offer a 1.8 mm stroke

As one of the few ThinkPads of 2021, the Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen 2 continues to offer a keyboard with a 1.8-mm stroke. In terms of the comfort, this means that it offers the same excellent typing experience as its predecessor. Since all the ThinkPad laptops that were redesigned this year only offer a 1.5-mm stroke, we expect this to be the same in the ThinkPad P15s Gen 3 next year.

Lenovo also uses an old design in terms of the TrackPoint keys above the touchpad that still have an angled surface. This is certainly not any worse than the newer, flat design. In addition to the obligatory TrackPoint, there is of course also a touchpad in form of a ClickPad without its own keys. With its plastic surface, its quality is not quite as high as that of a glass touchpad, but we have no complaints about its usability.

Keyboard area (picture of ThinkPad T590)

The 4K UHD display is convincing throughout

When buying the P15s G2, you have the choice between Full-HD (1920 x 1080) with or without touch, and 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) without touch. The 15.6-inch displays all have a matte surface and offer the 16:9 format - the Lenovo ThinkPad P15s does not follow the trend toward 16:10 yet.

At 600 cd/m², the 4K UHD LCD used here is supposed to be twice as bright as the available Full-HD panels. We are able to confirm this value specified by Lenovo with our measurements, and at an average of 609 cd/m², the panel even exceeds the specified value.

Subpixel grid of the Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen 2

Hardly any backlight bleeding (here pictured amplified)


587 cd/m²	619 cd/m²	644 cd/m²
583 cd/m²	604 cd/m²	630 cd/m²
583 cd/m²	597 cd/m²	634 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

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X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 644 cd/m² Average: 609 cd/m² Minimum: 14.2 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 91 %
Center on Battery: 596 cd/m²
Contrast: 1776:1 (Black: 0.34 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 0.9 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.6, calibrated: 0.8
ΔE Greyscale 1.1 | 0.64-98 Ø5.8
98.6% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
84.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
97.78% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98.67% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
84.48% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.15

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	Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE MNF601EA1-1, IPS LED, 3840x2160, 15.60	Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE MNF601EA1-1, IPS LED, 3840x2160, 15.60	Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE N156HCE-EN1, a-Si IPS LED, 1920x1080, 15.60	HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA LGD069B, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60	Dell Precision 3000 3551 LG Philips 156WFD, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Display		1%	-20%	-16%	-53%
Display P3 Coverage	84.48	85.82 2%	66.57 -21%	68.62 -19%	37.5 -56%
sRGB Coverage	98.67	99.4 1%	92.25 -7%	98.53 0%	56.46 -43%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	97.78	98.69 1%	67.09 -31%	70.03 -28%	38.74 -60%
Response Times		-6%	-22%	-39%	6%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	40 (19.6, 20.4)	42 (20, 22) -5%	41.2 (22, 19.2) -3%	56 (27.2, 28.8) -40%	29.6 (16.4, 13.2) 26%
Response Time Black / White *	23.2 (10.8, 12.4)	24.8 (12.4, 12.4) -7%	32.8 (18.8, 14) -41%	32 (18, 14) -38%	26.4 (14, 12.4) -14%
PWM Frequency			24270
Screen		-50%	-166%	-138%	-173%
Brightness middle	604	628 4%	338 -44%	397 -34%	235.5 -61%
Brightness	609	608 0%	304 -50%	402 -34%	228 -63%
Brightness Distribution	91	90 -1%	81 -11%	84 -8%	89 -2%
Black Level *	0.34	0.38 -12%	0.45 -32%	0.13 62%	0.25 26%
Contrast	1776	1653 -7%	751 -58%	3054 72%	942 -47%
Colorchecker DeltaE2000 *	0.9	2.3 -156%	5.5 -511%	5.9 -556%	5.44 -504%
Colorchecker DeltaE2000 max. *	2.6	4.9 -88%	11.5 -342%	9.4 -262%	13.58 -422%
Colorchecker DeltaE2000 calibrated *	0.8	1.2 -50%	1.9 -138%	1.1 -38%	5.2 -550%
Greyscale DeltaE2000 *	1.1	3.8 -245%	7.8 -609%	8.8 -700%	3.1 -182%
Gamma	2.15 ^102%	2.22 ^99%	2.24 ^98%	2.47 ^89%	2.42 ^91%
CCT	6656 ^98%	6914 ^94%	6764 ^96%	6416 ^101%	7070 ^92%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	84.5	85.6 1%	60 -29%	63.7 -25%	35.5 -58%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	98.6	99.4 1%	92.1 -7%	98.5 0%	56.1 -43%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-18% / -35%	-69% / -121%	-64% / -103%	-73% / -128%

* ... smaller is better

Display Response Times

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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
23.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 10.8 ms rise
23.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 12.4 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 0.8 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 36 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (24 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
40 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 19.6 ms rise
40 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 20.4 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.8 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 47 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (38.1 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

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 not detected

In comparison: 52 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 14793 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 2500000) Hz was measured.

The color accuracy of the ThinkPad display is already good in the state of delivery. The contrast of 1776:1 as well as the excellent values of the color space coverage are also convincing, and the wide AdobeRGB color space is almost completely covered.

Better performance due to Intel Tiger Lake

In terms of the available processors, Lenovo offers the Intel Core i5-1135G7, i5-1145G7, i7-1165G7, and i7-1185G7 for the ThinkPad P15s Gen 2. In contrast to the smaller P14s Gen 2, there are no AMD chips available. In addition to the integrated Intel GPU, all the models also include the Nvidia T500 GPU.

There are 8 to 16 GB DDR4-3200 memory modules soldered in, and with the additional SO-DIMM, up to 48 GB are possible. The storage solution consists of an M.2-2280 SSD.

Processor

The Intel Core i7-1165G7 is a current UP3 Tiger Lake processor with four cores that have a clock speed between 2.8 and 4.7 GHz - the exact clock speed depends on the power limit. For this CPU, the consumption that is possible to maintain constantly ranges between 12 and 28 watts. You can find a comparison with other CPUs in our CPU list.

The processor in the Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen 2 is able to use up to 47 watts, but only for a few seconds. After that, the consumption levels out initially at 35 watts and after about 10 minutes it drops to around 20 watts. Overall, the ThinkPad laptop delivers a very good performance in the Cinebench benchmark, running about as fast as the comparable HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 and clearly faster than its predecessor, the P15s Gen 1.

The Intel chip is also able to develop its full performance in battery operation.

Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7: Ø884 (837.5-1003.59)

Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U: Ø634 (593.24-703.32)

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H: Ø1307 (1278.98-1363.42)

HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7: Ø807 (800.7-849.53)

Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H: Ø1152 (1113.77-1263.86)

Cinebench R20: CPU (Single Core) | CPU (Multi Core)
Cinebench R23: CPU (Single Core) | CPU (Multi Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Single 64Bit | CPU Multi 64Bit
Blender 2.79: BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.3: 64 Bit Single-Core Score | 64 Bit Multi-Core Score
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	586 Points ∼100% +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	567 Points ∼97%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (471 - 588, n=59)	554 Points ∼95% -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	491 Points ∼84% -13%
Average of class Workstation (374 - 586, n=36, last 2 years)	478 Points ∼82% -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U	467 Points ∼80% -18%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H	460 Points ∼78% -19%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	3147 Points ∼100% +61%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H	2798 Points ∼89% +44%
Average of class Workstation (988 - 4161, n=37, last 2 years)	2666 Points ∼85% +37%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	2069 Points ∼66% +6%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1285 - 2657, n=59)	1983 Points ∼63% +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	1949 Points ∼62%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U	1602 Points ∼51% -18%

Cinebench R23 / CPU (Single Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	1478 Points ∼100%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1263 - 1534, n=37)	1428 Points ∼97% -3%
Average of class Workstation (1162 - 1493, n=11, last 2 years)	1289 Points ∼87% -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	1271 Points ∼86% -14%

Cinebench R23 / CPU (Multi Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	8012 Points ∼100% +41%
Average of class Workstation (4239 - 10074, n=11, last 2 years)	7201 Points ∼90% +27%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	5679 Points ∼71%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (3773 - 6862, n=42)	5163 Points ∼64% -9%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	229 Points ∼100% +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	221 Points ∼97%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (199 - 230, n=53)	218 Points ∼95% -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	205 Points ∼90% -7%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H	197 Points ∼86% -11%
Average of class Workstation (155 - 229, n=42, last 2 years)	196 Points ∼86% -11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U	185 Points ∼81% -16%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	1363 (1278.98^min - 1363.42^max) Points ∼100% +36%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H	1264 (1113.77^min - 1263.86^max) Points ∼93% +26%
Average of class Workstation (452 - 1726, n=44, last 2 years)	1165 Points ∼85% +16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	1004 (837.5^min - 1003.59^max) Points ∼74%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (599 - 1027, n=61)	860 Points ∼63% -14%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	850 (800.7^min - 849.53^max) Points ∼62% -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U	703 (593.24^min - 703.32^max) Points ∼52% -30%

Blender 2.79 / BMW27 CPU
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U	703 Seconds * ∼100% -23%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (468 - 958, n=58)	612 Seconds * ∼87% -7%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	577 Seconds * ∼82% -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	571 Seconds * ∼81%
Average of class Workstation (273 - 881, n=34, last 2 years)	479 Seconds * ∼68% +16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	359.7 Seconds * ∼51% +37%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H	348 Seconds * ∼50% +39%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	5443 MIPS ∼100% 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	5420 MIPS ∼100%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H	5397 MIPS ∼99% 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	5243 MIPS ∼96% -3%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (4651 - 5507, n=58)	5225 MIPS ∼96% -4%
Average of class Workstation (4417 - 5703, n=35, last 2 years)	5115 MIPS ∼94% -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U	4693 MIPS ∼86% -13%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	36927 MIPS ∼100% +73%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H	36740 MIPS ∼99% +72%
Average of class Workstation (16182 - 48730, n=35, last 2 years)	31549 MIPS ∼85% +48%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	23707 MIPS ∼64% +11%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (15556 - 27405, n=58)	23025 MIPS ∼62% +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	21346 MIPS ∼58%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U	19247 MIPS ∼52% -10%

Geekbench 5.3 / 64 Bit Single-Core Score
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	1556 Points ∼100% +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	1537 Points ∼99%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (882 - 1595, n=57)	1517 Points ∼97% -1%
Average of class Workstation (1124 - 1626, n=28, last 2 years)	1311 Points ∼84% -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	1304 Points ∼84% -15%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H	1216 Points ∼78% -21%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U	1206 Points ∼78% -22%

Geekbench 5.3 / 64 Bit Multi-Core Score
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H	6914 Points ∼100% +30%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	6355 Points ∼92% +19%
Average of class Workstation (3852 - 8491, n=29, last 2 years)	6264 Points ∼91% +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	5337 Points ∼77%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1821 - 5926, n=57)	5138 Points ∼74% -4%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	4955 Points ∼72% -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U	4484 Points ∼65% -16%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H	10.6 fps ∼100% +41%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	10.6 fps ∼100% +41%
Average of class Workstation (4.2 - 13.6, n=34, last 2 years)	8.69 fps ∼82% +16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	7.51 fps ∼71%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	6.74 fps ∼64% -10%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1.39 - 8.47, n=58)	6.35 fps ∼60% -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U	5.24 fps ∼49% -30%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U	66 s * ∼100% -48%
Average of class Workstation (41.3 - 106, n=27, last 2 years)	54.7 s * ∼83% -23%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	54 s * ∼82% -21%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (21.5 - 88.1, n=57)	48.3 s * ∼73% -8%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H	45.9 s * ∼70% -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	44.6 s * ∼68%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	41.5 s * ∼63% +7%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U	0.637 sec * ∼100% -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H	0.612 sec * ∼96% -9%
Average of class Workstation (0.55 - 0.695, n=26, last 2 years)	0.601 sec * ∼94% -7%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (0.552 - 1.002, n=58)	0.591 sec * ∼93% -5%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H	0.572 sec * ∼90% -1%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7	0.564 sec * ∼89% -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7	0.564 sec * ∼89%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

1004 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

134 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

99.6 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

221 Points

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... in comparison

System Performance

There is nothing to complain about in terms of the system performance, and the ThinkPad laptop also scores well in the PCMark 10 benchmark.

PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation

PCMark 10 / Score
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G	5620 Points ∼64% +7%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV1T02	5550 Points ∼63% +6%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (5237 - 5550, n=3)	5356 Points ∼61% +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	5237 Points ∼60%
Average of class Workstation (2817 - 6939, n=39, last 2 years)	5165 Points ∼59% -1%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Quadro P620, i9-10885H, Toshiba Kioxia XG6 KXG60PNV512G	5127 Points ∼58% -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Quadro P520, i7-10510U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	4623 Points ∼53% -12%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Quadro P620, i9-10885H, Toshiba Kioxia XG6 KXG60PNV512G	10242 Points ∼89% +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G	9907 Points ∼86% +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	9540 Points ∼83%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV1T02	9334 Points ∼81% -2%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (8765 - 9540, n=3)	9213 Points ∼80% -3%
Average of class Workstation (5223 - 10829, n=39, last 2 years)	9168 Points ∼80% -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Quadro P520, i7-10510U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	9100 Points ∼79% -5%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	9317 Points ∼83%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV1T02	8870 Points ∼79% -5%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (8337 - 9317, n=3)	8841 Points ∼79% -5%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Quadro P620, i9-10885H, Toshiba Kioxia XG6 KXG60PNV512G	7831 Points ∼70% -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G	7826 Points ∼70% -16%
Average of class Workstation (3998 - 9317, n=39, last 2 years)	7548 Points ∼68% -19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Quadro P520, i7-10510U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	7234 Points ∼65% -22%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Quadro T1000 (Laptop), i7-10750H, Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G	6214 Points ∼40% +39%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV1T02	5604 Points ∼36% +25%
Average of class Workstation (2329 - 10441, n=39, last 2 years)	5548 Points ∼36% +24%
Average Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (4477 - 5604, n=3)	5186 Points ∼33% +16%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Quadro P620, i9-10885H, Toshiba Kioxia XG6 KXG60PNV512G	4560 Points ∼29% +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	4477 Points ∼29%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Quadro P520, i7-10510U, Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	4075 Points ∼26% -9%

PCMark 10 Score		5237 points
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DPC Latencies

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE T500 Laptop GPU, i7-1165G7, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	5064.3 μs * ∼100%

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Storage Solution

The M.2-2280 SSD used in the Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen 2 has a capacity of 1 TB and comes from Western Digital. Compared to the Samsung SSD of the predecessor, it is faster overall, but the differences are small.

	Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR	Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Toshiba XG6 KXG6AZNV512G	HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV1T02	Dell Precision 3000 3551 Toshiba Kioxia XG6 KXG60PNV512G	Average WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00	Average of class Workstation
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		-11%	-7%	-12%	-18%	-10%	-14%
Write 4K	237.6	142.8 -40%	129.5 -45%	140.6 -41%	120.9 -49%	169 (92.3 - 238, n=3) -29%	169 (86.3 - 1107, n=37, last 2 years) -29%
Read 4K	54.71	47.51 -13%	49.54 -9%	52.78 -4%	46.79 -14%	47.6 (40.1 - 54.7, n=3) -13%	49.4 (31.1 - 74.9, n=37, last 2 years) -10%
Write Seq	2603	2051 -21%	2379 -9%	1844 -29%	1916 -26%	2602 (2466 - 2736, n=3) 0%	1969 (1100 - 2874, n=37, last 2 years) -24%
Read Seq	1889	2219 17%	1989 5%	2108 12%	2216 17%	2084 (1889 - 2381, n=3) 10%	1932 (1072 - 2543, n=37, last 2 years) 2%
Write 4K Q32T1	505.1	470.6 -7%	663 31%	418 -17%	393.9 -22%	391 (250 - 505, n=3) -23%	447 (312 - 666, n=37, last 2 years) -12%
Read 4K Q32T1	606	419.5 -31%	425.2 -30%	476.8 -21%	375.1 -38%	481 (376 - 606, n=3) -21%	474 (289 - 745, n=37, last 2 years) -22%
Write Seq Q32T1	2795	3011 8%	2960 6%	3064 10%	2795 0%	2792 (2791 - 2795, n=3) 0%	2494 (853 - 3148, n=37, last 2 years) -11%
Read Seq Q32T1	3448	3563 3%	3182 -8%	3289 -5%	3106 -10%	3377 (3253 - 3448, n=3) -2%	3264 (2201 - 3567, n=37, last 2 years) -5%

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3448 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 2795 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 606 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 505.1 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 1889 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 2603 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 54.71 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 237.6 MB/s

Constant Performance Reads: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

: Ø1633 (1457.71-3448.77)

Graphics Card

The Nvidia T500 replaces the Nvidia Quadro P520, meaning that Turing has arrived in the low-end segment for the first time. Compared to the GeForce GPUs, the main advantage of this graphics chip is its ISV certification with particular drivers. Technically, the GPU corresponds roughly to the Nvidia GeForce MX450. You can compare the Nvidia T500 with this and other GPUs in our GPU list.

Lenovo provides the dedicated graphics chip with a thermal budget of 18 watts. With this, the ThinkPad P15s 2021 is 13 to 59% faster than the predecessor, depending on the 3DMark test. However, compared to the ZBook Firefly 15 G8, this result is weak, since that performed 25 to 39% better.

The full graphics performance is also available in battery operation.

3DMark 11 | 3DMark | SPECviewperf 13 | SPECviewperf 2020

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Workstation (3870 - 32999, n=41, last 2 years)	15591 Points ∼100% +130%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	11377 Points ∼73% +68%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	8475 Points ∼54% +25%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (6767 - 8475, n=4)	7808 Points ∼50% +15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	6767 Points ∼43%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H	6115 Points ∼39% -10%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 NVIDIA Quadro P620, Intel Core i9-10885H	5850 Points ∼38% -14%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	4243 Points ∼27% -37%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Workstation (3030 - 24354, n=40, last 2 years)	11710 Points ∼100% +217%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	8757 Points ∼75% +137%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	5141 Points ∼44% +39%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H	4843 Points ∼41% +31%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 NVIDIA Quadro P620, Intel Core i9-10885H	4600 Points ∼39% +24%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (3696 - 5141, n=4)	4322 Points ∼37% +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	3696 Points ∼32%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	3281 Points ∼28% -11%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Workstation (918 - 9956, n=41, last 2 years)	4432 Points ∼100% +185%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	3273 Points ∼74% +111%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	2127 Points ∼48% +37%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (1554 - 2127, n=4)	1814 Points ∼41% +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	1554 Points ∼35%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 NVIDIA Quadro P620, Intel Core i9-10885H	1393 Points ∼31% -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	1024 Points ∼23% -34%

SPECviewperf 13
Solidworks (sw-04)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	105.63 fps ∼100% +31%
Average of class Workstation (37.3 - 217, n=39, last 2 years)	104 fps ∼98% +29%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	93.61 fps ∼89% +16%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 NVIDIA Quadro P620, Intel Core i9-10885H	86.71 fps ∼82% +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H	84.24 fps ∼80% +5%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (64.9 - 93.6, n=4)	80.7 fps ∼76% 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	80.4 fps ∼76%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	60.5 fps ∼57% -25%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
Average of class Workstation (19.7 - 465, n=38, last 2 years)	163 fps ∼100% +129%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	133.06 fps ∼82% +87%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H	103.7 fps ∼64% +46%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	90.8 fps ∼56% +27%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 NVIDIA Quadro P620, Intel Core i9-10885H	89.03 fps ∼55% +25%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (71.2 - 90.8, n=4)	79.2 fps ∼49% +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	71.24 fps ∼44%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	49.83 fps ∼31% -30%
Showcase (showcase-02)
Average of class Workstation (12.6 - 127, n=37, last 2 years)	56.5 fps ∼100% +235%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	45.71 fps ∼81% +171%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H	27.56 fps ∼49% +63%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 NVIDIA Quadro P620, Intel Core i9-10885H	25.28 fps ∼45% +50%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	23.87 fps ∼42% +41%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (16 - 23.9, n=3)	18.9 fps ∼33% +12%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	16.88 fps ∼30%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	14.52 fps ∼26% -14%
Medical (medical-02)
Average of class Workstation (6.8 - 133, n=38, last 2 years)	53.1 fps ∼100% +102%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	41.62 fps ∼78% +58%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	36.14 fps ∼68% +37%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (24.8 - 36.1, n=4)	29.6 fps ∼56% +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	26.29 fps ∼50%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 NVIDIA Quadro P620, Intel Core i9-10885H	25.1 fps ∼47% -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	19.34 fps ∼36% -26%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H	11.93 fps ∼22% -55%
Maya (maya-05)
Average of class Workstation (29.4 - 341, n=38, last 2 years)	129 fps ∼100% +157%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	113.3 fps ∼88% +126%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H	72.28 fps ∼56% +44%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 NVIDIA Quadro P620, Intel Core i9-10885H	68.29 fps ∼53% +36%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	61.96 fps ∼48% +23%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (48.5 - 62, n=4)	53.5 fps ∼41% +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	50.21 fps ∼39%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	40.97 fps ∼32% -18%
Energy (energy-02)
Average of class Workstation (0.72 - 57.3, n=38, last 2 years)	20.8 fps ∼100% +141%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	15.62 fps ∼75% +81%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	12.41 fps ∼60% +44%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (8.57 - 12.4, n=4)	9.61 fps ∼46% +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	8.62 fps ∼41%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 NVIDIA Quadro P620, Intel Core i9-10885H	8.07 fps ∼39% -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H	3.15 fps ∼15% -63%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	0.77 fps ∼4% -91%
Creo (creo-02)
Average of class Workstation (27.8 - 320, n=38, last 2 years)	131 fps ∼100% +130%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	109.53 fps ∼84% +92%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	74.3 fps ∼57% +30%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H	68.84 fps ∼53% +21%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 NVIDIA Quadro P620, Intel Core i9-10885H	66.15 fps ∼50% +16%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (55.8 - 74.3, n=4)	62.1 fps ∼47% +9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	56.99 fps ∼44%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	36.01 fps ∼27% -37%
Catia (catia-05)
Average of class Workstation (27.7 - 339, n=38, last 2 years)	142 fps ∼100% +69%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	130.52 fps ∼92% +56%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	95.78 fps ∼67% +14%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (81.9 - 95.8, n=4)	88.6 fps ∼62% +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	83.92 fps ∼59%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H	79.44 fps ∼56% -5%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 NVIDIA Quadro P620, Intel Core i9-10885H	76.55 fps ∼54% -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	48.59 fps ∼34% -42%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Average of class Workstation (20 - 232, n=39, last 2 years)	109 fps ∼100% +126%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	98.51 fps ∼90% +104%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	57.91 fps ∼53% +20%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 NVIDIA Quadro P620, Intel Core i9-10885H	55.22 fps ∼51% +15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 NVIDIA Quadro P1000, Intel Core i7-8750H	53.08 fps ∼49% +10%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (45.2 - 57.9, n=4)	51 fps ∼47% +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	48.19 fps ∼44%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	25.31 fps ∼23% -47%

SPECviewperf 2020
1920x1080 Solidworks (solidworks-05)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	78.79 fps ∼100% +102%
Average of class Workstation (23.4 - 153, n=11, last 2 years)	60.6 fps ∼77% +55%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	43.59 fps ∼55% +12%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (37.8 - 43.6, n=3)	40.2 fps ∼51% +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	39.05 fps ∼50%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	26.4 fps ∼34% -32%
1920x1080 Siemens NX (snx-04)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	132.67 fps ∼100% +93%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	93.1 fps ∼70% +35%
Average of class Workstation (19.5 - 184, n=11, last 2 years)	87.2 fps ∼66% +27%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (66.2 - 93.1, n=3)	76.1 fps ∼57% +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	68.84 fps ∼52%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	49.66 fps ∼37% -28%
1920x1080 Medical (medical-03)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	19.16 fps ∼100% +75%
Average of class Workstation (7.5 - 38.3, n=11, last 2 years)	16.8 fps ∼88% +53%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	14.74 fps ∼77% +34%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (10.7 - 14.7, n=3)	12.1 fps ∼63% +10%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	10.96 fps ∼57%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	8.33 fps ∼43% -24%
1920x1080 Maya (maya-06)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	134.31 fps ∼100% +128%
Average of class Workstation (48 - 222, n=11, last 2 years)	98.7 fps ∼73% +67%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	78.11 fps ∼58% +32%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (59 - 78.1, n=3)	65.5 fps ∼49% +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	59.01 fps ∼44%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	50.12 fps ∼37% -15%
1920x1080 Energy (energy-03)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	15.63 fps ∼100% +81%
Average of class Workstation (0.77 - 35.7, n=11, last 2 years)	12.6 fps ∼81% +46%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	11.96 fps ∼77% +38%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (8.62 - 12, n=3)	9.74 fps ∼62% +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	8.65 fps ∼55%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	0.77 fps ∼5% -91%
1920x1080 Creo (creo-03)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	67.51 fps ∼100% +131%
Average of class Workstation (23 - 101, n=11, last 2 years)	49.1 fps ∼73% +68%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	41.95 fps ∼62% +43%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (29.3 - 42, n=3)	34.7 fps ∼51% +19%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	29.28 fps ∼43%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	24.11 fps ∼36% -18%
1920x1080 CATIA (catia-06)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	33.57 fps ∼100% +87%
Average of class Workstation (10.6 - 60.5, n=11, last 2 years)	27.8 fps ∼83% +55%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	23.22 fps ∼69% +29%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (16.5 - 23.2, n=3)	19.2 fps ∼57% +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	17.95 fps ∼53%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	12.9 fps ∼38% -28%
1920x1080 3ds Max (3dsmax-07)
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop), Intel Core i7-10750H	45.26 fps ∼100% +110%
Average of class Workstation (11.6 - 86.4, n=11, last 2 years)	35.1 fps ∼78% +63%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	28.9 fps ∼64% +34%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (19.6 - 28.9, n=3)	23.3 fps ∼51% +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-1165G7	21.57 fps ∼48%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE NVIDIA Quadro P520, Intel Core i7-10510U	11.78 fps ∼26% -45%

3DMark 11 Performance		6293 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		3406 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		1627 points
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Gaming Performance

The Nvidia T500 is designed for professional applications and gaming is not one of its specialties. But this does not mean that it is unusable for this purpose, even if you cannot play modern games at the highest detail settings. However, you can completely forget about gaming in 4K resolution.

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1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Average of class Workstation (8.4 - 110, n=37, last 2 years)	49.7 fps ∼100% +194%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)	35 (28^min - 41^max) fps ∼70% +107%
HP ZBook Firefly 15 G8 2C9R7EA Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU	22.3 (16^min, 17^P1 - 25^max) fps ∼45% +32%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (16.9 - 22.3, n=4)	19.5 fps ∼39% +15%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU	16.9 (13^min - 20^max) fps ∼34%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H, NVIDIA Quadro P620	16.5 (14^min - 19^max) fps ∼33% -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P1000	15.7 fps ∼32% -7%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Average of class Workstation (12.3 - 199, n=33, last 2 years)	85.6 fps ∼100% +201%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)	62.9 (51^min - 70^max) fps ∼73% +121%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H, NVIDIA Quadro P620	31.5 (28^min - 35^max) fps ∼37% +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P1000	29.9 fps ∼35% +5%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (27.6 - 31.4, n=3)	29.1 fps ∼34% +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU	28.4 (23^min - 32^max) fps ∼33%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA Quadro P520	18.7 (15^min - 23^max) fps ∼22% -34%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Workstation (20.2 - 309, n=35, last 2 years)	136 fps ∼100% +170%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen1-20ST000DGE Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Laptop)	114 (96^min - 128^max) fps ∼84% +126%
Lenovo ThinkPad P52 20MAS03N00 Intel Core i7-8750H, NVIDIA Quadro P1000	53.8 fps ∼40% +7%
Average NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU (50 - 56.9, n=3)	52.4 fps ∼39% +4%
Dell Precision 3000 3551 Intel Core i9-10885H, NVIDIA Quadro P620	51.7 (49^min - 55^max) fps ∼38% +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE Intel Core i7-1165G7, NVIDIA T500 Laptop GPU	50.4 (42^min - 56^max) fps ∼37%
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen1-20T4000JGE Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA Quadro P520	26.3 (16^min - 33^max) fps ∼19% -48%
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Average of class Workstation (42.7 - 375, n=34, last 2 years)	197 fps ∼100% +73%

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit in comparison
Toshiba Satellite W30Dt-A-100 (min) A4-1200, Radeon HD 8180	33
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Alienware 17 R5 i7-8750H, GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile	993
Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US R5 5500U, Vega 7	995
Razer Blade 15 RTX 2070 Max-Q i7-8750H, GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q	999
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE i7-1165G7, T500 Laptop GPU	1004
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s G2 i7 i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	1005
Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-79BY i7-8750H, GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile	1007
Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen2-20TA000DGE i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	1007
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(max) R9 5950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX	4492

3DMark 11 in comparison
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex-1570 81CA000RUS (min) i5-8550U, GeForce MX130	28
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Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 13 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	6260
Lenovo Yoga 730-15IKB i5-8550U, GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile	6282
GPD Win 3 i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	6290
Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE i7-1165G7, T500 Laptop GPU	6293
Honor MagicBook Pro 10210U i5-10210U, GeForce MX350	6296
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7-14ARE R7 4800U, Vega 8 R4000	6301
Acer Spin 3 SP313-51N-56YV i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs	6313
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AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (max) R9 5950X, Radeon RX 6900 XT	42418

Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen 2 laptop review: Ultrabook workstation now with Nvidia T500

Possible Competitors in Comparison

Case and Equipment remain unchanged from the Lenovo ThinkPad P15s G1

Size Comparison

Connection Equipment

Input Devices: The ThinkPad P15s 2021 continues to offer a 1.8 mm stroke

The 4K UHD display is convincing throughout

Display Response Times

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Better performance due to Intel Tiger Lake

Processor

System Performance

DPC Latencies

Storage Solution

Constant Performance Reads: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

Graphics Card

Gaming Performance