Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 workstation review: Faster than the Dell Precision 7670
The ThinkPad P16 G1 is a new generation of 16-inch ThinkPad workstations designed to surpass the existing 16-inch ThinkPad P1 series. It carries some of the fastest mobile CPUs and workstation GPUs currently available up to the Core i9-12950HX and RTX A5500, respectively, to be one of the fastest mobile workstations in the market. Our unit as configured retails for approximately $9000 USD. Of course, lower-end SKUs with slower integrated UHD graphics or the Intel ARC Pro A30M are also available with starting prices of $3400 instead.
The model competes directly with other high-end mobile workstations and some Nvidia Studio laptops like the Dell Precision 7670, Asus ProArt StudioBook Pro 16, MSI CreatorPro Z16P, or the HP ZBook Studio 16 G9. See our full review on the ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A2000 configuration to learn more about the chassis and other physical features of the model. This review will focus on what users can expect from the ThinkPad P16 G1 in terms of performance if configuring with the highest-end CPU and GPU options.
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Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 % v7 (old) | 02 / 2023 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 i9-12950HX, RTX A5500 Laptop GPU | 3 kg | 30.23 mm | 16.00" | 3840x2400 | |
v (old) | 12 / 2021 | Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 W-11955M, RTX A5000 Laptop GPU | 2.4 kg | 21.4 mm | 16.00" | 3840x2400 | |
| 89.1 % v7 (old) | 12 / 2022 | Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance i9-12950HX, RTX A5500 Laptop GPU | 2.8 kg | 25.95 mm | 16.00" | 3840x2400 | |
| 88.2 % v7 (old) | 02 / 2023 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB i7-12850HX, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU | 3 kg | 30.23 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 84.3 % v7 (old) | 11 / 2022 | MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST i7-12700H, RTX A3000 Laptop GPU | 2.4 kg | 19 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 90.1 % v7 (old) | 11 / 2022 | HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA i7-12800H, RTX A2000 Laptop GPU | 1.8 kg | 19 mm | 16.00" | 3840x2400 |
Case
SD Card Reader
The integrated card reader offers just average transfer rates. Moving 1 GB of pictures from our UHS-II test card to desktop takes about 14 seconds compared to under half that on the Precision 7670. For a high-end mobile workstation like our ThinkPad P1, we were expecting a little bit more.
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST (AV Pro V60) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA (Angelbird AV PRO V60) | |
| Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB (AV Pro V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST (AV Pro V60) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA (Angelbird AV PRO V60) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB (AV Pro V60) | |
Communication
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
Webcam
Maintenance
The bottom panel is secured by 12 Philips screws. The keyboard must be removed to access the WAN module, primary M.2 SSD slot, and two of the four SODIMM slots. Lenovo has an official maintenance manual for end users to follow.
Interestingly, the ThinkPad P16 G1 is one of the very few laptops shipping with a removable GPU. Swapping out a laptop graphics card is not typically recommended except for servicing or replacement purposes.
Accessories and Warranty
There are no extras in the retail box other than the AC adapter and paperwork.
A one-year limited warranty applies whereas the Dell Precision 7670 comes with three years as standard. Lenovo offers on-site service during the one year duration if needed, however.
Display
Lenovo offers four different 60 Hz display options all of which are Pantone factory calibrated with DC dimming. Our measurements below reflect only the bolded option while our second unit with the RTX A2000 GPU comes equipped with the 1600p option.
- 1920 x 1200, non-touch, IPS, 300-nits, matte, 100% sRGB
- 2560 x 1600, non-touch, IPS, 400-nits, matte, 100% sRGB
- 3840 x 2400, non-touch, IPS, 600-nits, matte, 100% AdobeRGB
- 3840 x 2400, touch, OLED, 400-nits, glossy, 100% DCI-P3
Our independent measurements can confirm the full AdobeRGB coverage and 600-nit brightness. Brightness distribution, however, is only average despite the 600-nit target. The top left quadrant of our display, for example, is 29 percent brighter than the bottom right quadrant (642 nits vs. 497 nits). Opting for the OLED panel would improve brightness distribution, but we expected better from our IPS panel when considering the asking price of the ThinkPad P1 G1.
It's worth noting that Lenovo utilizes the same LP160UQ1-SPB1 IPS panel on the ThinkPad P1 G1 for its other 16-inch ThinkPad models including the ThinkPad P1 G4 and ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4.
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Brightness Distribution: 77 %
Center on Battery: 601.9 cd/m²
Contrast: 1281:1 (Black: 0.47 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.45 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.9
ΔE Greyscale 2.6 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
95.9% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
82.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.3
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 LP160UQ1-SPB1, IPS, 3840x2400, 16" | Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 ATNA60YV02-0, OLED, 3840x2400, 16" | Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance Samsung 160YV03, OLED, 3840x2400, 16" | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB NE160QDM-N63 , IPS LED, 2560x1600, 16" | MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST B160QAN02.N, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA BOE0A52, IPS, 3840x2400, 16" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 8% | 8% | -12% | 3% | 3% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 82.9 | 99.9 21% | 99.9 21% | 71.5 -14% | 97.6 18% | 97.5 18% |
| sRGB Coverage | 98.9 | 100 1% | 100 1% | 100 1% | 99.9 1% | 99.9 1% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 95.9 | 98.6 3% | 98.1 2% | 73.3 -24% | 87.4 -9% | 86.3 -10% |
| Response Times | 96% | 96% | 23% | 76% | 75% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 45.6 ? | 2 ? 96% | 1.84 ? 96% | 37.7 ? 17% | 12.8 ? 72% | 15.3 ? 66% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 36.8 ? | 2 ? 95% | 1.92 ? 95% | 26.3 ? 29% | 7.4 ? 80% | 6.1 ? 83% |
| PWM Frequency | 240 ? | 59.52 ? | ||||
| Screen | -2% | -36% | -4% | 9% | 16% | |
| Brightness middle | 601.9 | 353 -41% | 325.2 -46% | 424 -30% | 407 -32% | 554 -8% |
| Brightness | 569 | 360 -37% | 328 -42% | 398 -30% | 388 -32% | 516 -9% |
| Brightness Distribution | 77 | 96 25% | 97 26% | 90 17% | 88 14% | 84 9% |
| Black Level * | 0.47 | 0.24 49% | 0.36 23% | 0.47 -0% | ||
| Contrast | 1281 | 1767 38% | 1131 -12% | 1179 -8% | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.45 | 2.45 -0% | 4.59 -87% | 2.6 -6% | 1.3 47% | 1 59% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 4.46 | 3.75 16% | 7.65 -72% | 4.9 -10% | 2.5 44% | 2.4 46% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.6 | 1.88 28% | 2.5 4% | 4.1 -58% | 2.1 19% | 1.6 38% |
| Gamma | 2.3 96% | 2.31 95% | 2.1 105% | 2.13 103% | 2.26 97% | 2.29 96% |
| CCT | 6805 96% | 6441 101% | 6541 99% | 7252 90% | 6437 101% | 6458 101% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 2.77 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | ||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 34% /
19% | 23% /
-0% | 2% /
-2% | 29% /
18% | 31% /
22% |
* ... smaller is better
The color profile can be changed via the pre-installed X-Rite Color Assistant software. It appears to be buggy at the moment since colors are not as accurate as they should be out-of-the-box despite the full AdobeRGB coverage of our panel. When set to sRGB mode, for example, average grayscale and color deltaE values would be just 2.6 and 2.45, respectively, compared to 4.8 and 3.87 when set to AdobeRGB mode.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 36.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 19.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 17.2 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 94 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 45.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 21.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 24.4 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 76 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.8 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8684 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Outdoor visibility is decent as the display is brighter than on most other laptops where the 300 to 400 nit range is more common. It's still recommended to work under shade whenever possible, however, as direct sunlight will degrade image quality and colors.
Performance
Testing Conditions
We set our unit to Performance mode and dGPU mode via Windows and the Nvidia control panel, respectively, prior to running any performance benchmarks below. It's recommended that users become familiar with the pre-installed Lenovo Vantage software as it is the central hub for Lenovo-specific BIOS updates, features, warranty status, and more.
There are no Xeon CPU options and so ECC RAM is unsupported. However, the ECC state for the GPU can be toggled on or off via the Nvidia control panel.
Processor
Raw multi-thread performance is about 10 percent faster than the Core i9-12900H in the competing MSI CreatorPro Z16P. Upgrading from the Core i7-12850HX configuration to our Core i9-12950HX one will boost performance by 15 percent. Perhaps most notably, the Precision 7670 is roughly 15 to 20 percent slower even though it ships with the same Core i9-12950HX CPU as our Lenovo.
Turbo Boost sustainability is good but not perfect. When running CineBench R15 xT in a loop, for example, the original score of 3141 points would fall to ~2830 points over time for a performance dip of 10 percent.
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 | 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
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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 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 -9! | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX (15499 - 22868, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX (77846 - 115907, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX (3426 - 5069, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX (102752 - 104726, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX (10134 - 12823, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX (37146 - 57340, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX (72599 - 181128, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX (8455 - 12432, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX (35479 - 42655, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
System Performance
PCMark scores are some of the highest we've seen on any mobile workstation. Our system even edges out the Dell Precision 7670 which ships with the same CPU and GPU options as the ThinkPad P16 G1.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU (6883 - 7236, n=3) | |
| Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU (10898 - 11465, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU (8054 - 9489, n=3) | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU (9155 - 9944, n=3) | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU (1801 - 1889, n=3) | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU (1684 - 1785, n=3) | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU (2042 - 2192, n=3) | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU (1501 - 1585, n=3) | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 7236 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX (59731 - 64732, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX (59744 - 70359, n=7) | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| Average Intel Core i9-12950HX (57750 - 67899, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
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DPC Latency
LatencyMon reveals minor DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs of our homepage which is disappointing for a workstation. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise excellent with just a single dropped frame during our test video.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
Whereas our A2000 configuration would ship with a Micron 3400 SSD, our A5500 configuration ships with a WD SN810 OPAL SSD instead. Sequential read and write rates are comparable between the two, but our WD drive appears to have issues maintaining maximum transfer rates after about 5 minutes of stress as shown by our comparison graph below.
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Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
The RTX A5500 in our Lenovo is performing roughly 10 percent faster than the same GPU in the competing Precision 7670. This is despite the fact that the GPU in the Dell is rated for a 135 W TGP versus the 130 W TGP in our Lenovo according to the Nvidia control panel. Moving down to the lower-end RTX A2000 SKU will reduce graphics performance by as much as 50 to 65 percent.
| 3DMark Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Lenovo Legion 7 16IAX7-82TD004SGE -34! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Dell Precision 7000 7670 Performance -1! | |
| Average NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU | |
| Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 W7600H5A-2BL2 -19! | |
| MSI WE76 11UM-456 -9! | |
| HP ZBook Fury 15 G8 -1! | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST -17! | |
| HP ZBook Studio 15 G8 -17! | |
| HP ZBook Studio G7 -17! | |
| HP ZBook Studio 16 G9 62U04EA -9! | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5470 -9! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 21D6001DMB -17! | |