Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 workstation review: Heavy with supercharged graphics
Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada debuts with impressive numbers.
The 130 W TGP graphics option makes this one of the fastest 16-inch workstations in Lenovo's portfolio. However, aspects like temperature and fan noise are warmer and noisier than average, respectively, as a result of the demanding GPU.Allen Ngo Published 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 ...
Verdict — Power Comes At A Cost
The ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 prioritizes performance even if it means a bigger, heavier, louder, and warmer system. If you can cope with the disadvantages, then you'll find its 130 W RTX 4000 Ada to be a monster of a mobile workstation.
The ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 powers through demanding workloads with its demanding 130 W TGP graphics to set it apart from most other 16-inch workstations.
Perhaps the most notable drawback is that the GPU may throttle about 10 percent after a few minutes of stress to suggest that the cooling solution can't sustain the full demands of the GPU indefinitely. Battery life is also very short at just a few hours at most. Even so, the ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 is still one of the fastest workstations for its 16-inch size class.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
Lenovo is now shipping the ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 directly from its online store starting at $1850 or $3770 USD if configured with the RTX 4000. A small number of SKUs are also available through Amazon.
Price comparison
Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Geizhals | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 85.9%  | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 Intel Core i7-14700HX ⎘ NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Listenpreis 3500 USD Geizhals Suche | 3.1 kg | 30.23 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI IPS |
2. 90.2% v7 (old)  | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE Intel Core i7-13700HX ⎘ NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | 3 kg | 30.23 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI IPS LED | |
3. 88.6% v7 (old)  | Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U ⎘ AMD Radeon 780M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | 1.8 kg | 24.4 mm | 16.00" 3840x2400 283 PPI OLED | |
4. 91% v7 (old)  | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 Intel Core i9-12950HX ⎘ NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Listenpreis 9000 USD | 3 kg | 30.23 mm | 16.00" 3840x2400 283 PPI IPS |
5. 85.4%  | HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS ⎘ NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | 2.2 kg | 22.9 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI IPS | |
6. 88.3% v7 (old)  | Dell Precision 5690 Intel Core Ultra 9 185H ⎘ Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | 2.3 kg | 22.17 mm | 16.00" 3840x2400 283 PPI OLED |
Lenovo is updating its premium ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 lineup with newer Raptor Lake-HX Refresh CPUs for Q4 2024 to replace the original Raptor Lake-HX options released earlier this year. Chassis design otherwise remains unchanged and so all our impressions on the original ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 review apply here as well including the ports.
Our test unit comes equipped with the Core i7-14700HX CPU and 130 W Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada GPU compared to the Core i7-13700HX and 80 W RTX 2000 in our first ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 review. The performance uptick is significant as our data below will show.
Competitors to the ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 include other high-performance 16-inch mobile workstations like the HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A or Dell Precision 5690.
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Specifications
Case
SD Card Reader
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
Communication
Webcam
Maintenance
Sustainability
Lenovo incorporates a significant amount of recycled materials during production including 50 percent recycled aluminum for the outer lid (A cover), 90 percent magnesium for the keyboard deck (C cover), and >85 percent post-consumer content plastics for the key caps, battery pack, and speakers.
The packaging is plastic-free and fully recyclable.
Accessories And Warranty
There are no extras in the box other than the AC adapter and paperwork. However, it should be noted that our unit ships with a larger 230 W AC adapter instead of the 170 W adapter on our first ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 due to our more demanding RTX 4000 Ada GPU.
A three-year manufacturer warranty applies as standard.
Display
Interestingly, our 1600p165 IPS panel is from a different manufacturer when compared to the 1600p165 IPS panel on our first ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 unit (NE160QDM-NY1 vs. MNG007DA1-9). Core attributes and brightness are otherwise nearly identical between them. Other display options are available including 2400p OLED and 1200p IPS.
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Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 531.5 cd/m²
Contrast: 1399:1 (Black: 0.38 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 1.82 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.83}
calibrated: 0.63
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 1.2 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5.1}
70.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
96.9% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
68.4% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.15
CCT: 6484 K
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 NE160QDM-NY1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16", 165 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE MNG007DA1-9, IPS LED, 2560x1600, 16", 165 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE ATNA60YV04-0, OLED, 3840x2400, 16", 60 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 LP160UQ1-SPB1, IPS, 3840x2400, 16", 60 Hz | HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A AUOA0A9, IPS, 2560x1600, 16", 120 Hz | Dell Precision 5690 Samsung 160YV03, OLED, 3840x2400, 16", 60 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 3% | 29% | 20% | 1% | 29% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 68.4 | 71 4% | 99.9 46% | 82.9 21% | 69.1 1% | 99.8 46% |
| sRGB Coverage | 96.9 | 99.2 2% | 100 3% | 98.9 2% | 97.7 1% | 100 3% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 70.6 | 73.2 4% | 96.9 37% | 95.9 36% | 71 1% | 96.6 37% |
| Response Times | 4% | 88% | -248% | 10% | 86% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 14.1 ? | 12.8 ? 9% | 1.5 ? 89% | 45.6 ? -223% | 13.6 ? 4% | 1.7 ? 88% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 9.9 ? | 10.1 ? -2% | 1.3 ? 87% | 36.8 ? -272% | 8.4 ? 15% | 1.7 ? 83% |
| PWM Frequency | 60 | 60 ? | ||||
| Screen | -59% | -54% | -22% | -52% | -49% | |
| Brightness middle | 531.5 | 510 -4% | 416 -22% | 601.9 13% | 470.7 -11% | 348.1 -35% |
| Brightness | 499 | 517 4% | 421 -16% | 569 14% | 431 -14% | 351 -30% |
| Brightness Distribution | 89 | 89 0% | 98 10% | 77 -13% | 88 -1% | 97 9% |
| Black Level * | 0.38 | 0.37 3% | 0.47 -24% | 0.57 -50% | ||
| Contrast | 1399 | 1378 -2% | 1281 -8% | 826 -41% | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.82 | 2.6 -43% | 1.3 29% | 2.45 -35% | 2.16 -19% | 4.18 -130% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 4.1 | 5.2 -27% | 2.8 32% | 4.46 -9% | 4.39 -7% | 6.68 -63% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.63 | 2.3 -265% | 2.9 -360% | 1.37 -117% | 0.97 -54% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.2 | 3.6 -200% | 1.8 -50% | 2.6 -117% | 3.7 -208% | 1.7 -42% |
| Gamma | 2.15 102% | 2.26 97% | 2.25 98% | 2.3 96% | 2.38 92% | 2.2 100% |
| CCT | 6484 100% | 5969 109% | 6574 99% | 6805 96% | 6765 96% | 6198 105% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -17% /
-37% | 21% /
-10% | -83% /
-47% | -14% /
-32% | 22% /
-7% |
* ... smaller is better
The display comes pre-calibrated against the sRGB standard with average grayscale deltaE values of just 1.2 and 1.82, respectively. An end-user calibration is therefore not required for most.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9.9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 5 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 4.9 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 25 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 14.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 6.7 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 7.4 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 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 26 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32 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 8320 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance
Testing Conditions
We set Windows to Performance mode and the GPU to discrete mode prior to running the benchmarks below. The system does not support Advanced Optimus according to Nvidia Control Panel, but MUX is supported via the BIOS.
Processor
The Core i7-14700HX is a healthy boost over the Core i7-13700HX with a 20 to 25 percent uptick in multi-thread performance. SKUs with the Core i9-13980HX are still available which can provide even faster performance than our Core I7-14700HX despite being an older processor.
Performance sustainability is good but could be better. When running CineBench R15 xT in a loop, for example, our initial score of 3930 points would drop by 10 percent after just a few loops.
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 6.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
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
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 -2! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE -2! | |
| Average of class Workstation | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 21KV001SGE | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G9 -2! | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST -2! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16v G1 AMD | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 16 G9-6B897EA -2! | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (14807 - 17562, n=7) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Average of class Workstation (10200 - 16855, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 21KV001SGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16v G1 AMD | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Single-Core | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6 21FV001KUS | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (2378 - 2975, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G6-21FV000DGE | |
| Average of class Workstation (2352 - 2949, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16v G1 AMD | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 21KV001SGE | |
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 6.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
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 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (16932 - 23676, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (86338 - 116556, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (4008 - 5567, n=7) | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (129836 - 152200, n=7) | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (11704 - 14434, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (42125 - 58380, n=7) | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (82161 - 113157, n=7) | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (1177 - 1682, n=7) | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (9029 - 12928, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (39151 - 49671, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
Stress Test
Core temperatures are quite high when the system is stressed leading to very warm surface temperatures as noted in the Temperature section below. When running Prime95 or Cyberpunk 2077, for example, the CPU would reach well over 80 C and sometimes even 100 C. Package power draw and thus clock rate would fluctuate between 66 W and 90 W in order to keep temperatures in check as shown by our screenshots below.
GPU board power draw can reach the full 130 W as advertised when running Cyberpunk 2077 on Performance mode. However, GPU temperature would be relatively high at over 85 C and so frame rates will eventually drop in response as mentioned in our GPU Performance section. Core clock, memory clock, and board power draw would drop even further if gaming on Balanced mode instead.
| CPU Clock (GHz) | GPU Clock (MHz) | Average CPU Temperature (°C) | Average GPU Temperature (°C) | |
| System Idle | -- | -- | 49 | 36 |
| Prime95 Stress | 2.6 - 3.1 | -- | 85 - 100 | 49 |
| Prime95 + FurMark Stress | 1.8 | 2115 | 98 | 83 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress (Balanced mode) | 0.8 | 1425 | 69 | 67 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress (Performance mode) | 1.0 | 1995 | 82 | 85 |
System Performance
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 8353 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (63949 - 78742, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (68593 - 86175, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (64033 - 76689, n=7) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-14700HX (82.7 - 96.4, n=7) | |
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DPC Latency
LatencyMon reveals slight DPC issues when running opening multiple browser tabs of our homepage. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise perfect with no dropped frames recorded.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
No changes to storage options or SSD performance have been observed between our two ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 test units.
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Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
The 130 W RTX 4000 Ada in our Lenovo is very potent for a mobile GPU beating out even the 95 W RTX 5000 Ada in the Precision 5690 by healthy margins. 3DMark results, for example are anywhere between 10 to 40 percent higher and similar results can be drawn when running SpecViewPerf.
| Power Profile | Graphics Score | Physics Score | Combined Score |
| Performance Mode | 40179 | 30534 | 14840 |
| Balanced Mode | 32889 (-18%) | 29923 (-2%) | 13007 (-12%) |
| Battery Mode | 23401 (-42%) | 27793 (-9%) | 8510 (-42%) |
Dropping down to Balanced mode from Performance mode impacts graphics performance somewhat significantly as shown by our Fire Strike results table above.
| 3DMark Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 -3! | |
| Average NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU -3! | |
| Dell Precision 5690 -3! | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G9 -3! | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 -3! | |
| MSI CreatorPro Z16P B12UKST -19! | |
| HP ZBook Power 15 G10 -11! | |
| Asus ExpertBook B6 Flip B6602FC2 -19! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16v G1 AMD -18! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS -19! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE -19! | |
| HP ZBook Firefly 16 G9-6B897EA -19! | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 39943 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 61459 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 32984 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 16013 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 3624 points | |
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Gaming Performance
Though not optimized for gaming, the RTX 4000 Ada is still a powerhouse especially when considering its 130 W TGP ceiling. Gaming performance is most similar to a high-end gaming laptop running on the mobile GeForce RTX 4080.
| Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Dell Precision 5690 -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 -1! | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE -1! | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE -1! | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | |
| 1920x1080 High Preset AA:T | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | |
| 1920x1080 High Preset (FSR off) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| HP ZBook Power 15 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16v G1 AMD | |
| 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Dell Precision 5000 5490 | |
| HP ZBook Power 15 G10 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16v G1 AMD | |
| 2560x1440 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 | |
| Average NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU (n=1) | |
| Dell Precision 5690 | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| HP ZBook Power 15 G10 | |
Unfortunately, there is slight performance loss when running Cyberpunk 2077. Frame rates would dip from ~103 to ~96 after just a few minutes of idling in the game and results would not improve after repeat testing. This suggests that the GPU could have potentially benefited from a more capable cooling solution.
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 185.8 | 183.9 | 179.4 | 125.6 | 118.7 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 215.4 | 189.7 | 185.2 | 164.4 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 207 | 185.3 | 150 | 119.5 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 166.8 | 144 | 113.1 | ||
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 168 | 148 | 138 | 128 | 125 |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 452 | 372 | 323 | 292 | 210 |
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (2022) | 275.4 | 232.6 | 171.4 | 137.1 | 92 |
| F1 22 (2022) | 275 | 264 | 238 | 95.5 | 65.7 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 178.3 | 160.6 | 141.6 | 137 | 90.7 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 129.3 | 115.1 | 108.4 | 98.3 | 68.5 |
Emissions — Loud And In Charge
System Noise
The fans in our unit tend to increase in RPM and noise more readily when compared to our lesser RTX 2000 Ada configuration. Thus, owners can expect more fan pulsing and fan noise changes when running different types of loads. Demanding loads like games would induce a fan noise of 53 dB(A) to be one of the loudest 16-inch workstations we've tested.
Running Cyberpunk 2077 on Balanced mode instead of Performance mode would reduce fan noise noticeably from 52.8 dB(A) to 47.9 dB(A). However, this comes at the cost of performance as noted in our GPU Performance section above.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 29.1 / 29.1 / 29.1 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 41 / 52.9 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: 23.9 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, i7-14700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, i7-13700HX, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N | Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE Radeon 780M, R7 PRO 7840U, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, i9-12950HX, WDC PC SN810 2TB | HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, R7 8845HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB | Dell Precision 5690 NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, Ultra 9 185H, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0) | |
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| Noise | 6% | 17% | 17% | 18% | 5% | |
| off / environment * | 23.9 | 23.5 2% | 22.6 5% | 23.1 3% | 23.5 2% | 23.4 2% |
| Idle Minimum * | 29.1 | 23.5 19% | 22.6 22% | 23.1 21% | 23.8 18% | 23.6 19% |
| Idle Average * | 29.1 | 29.2 -0% | 22.6 22% | 23.1 21% | 24.2 17% | 24.9 14% |
| Idle Maximum * | 29.1 | 29.5 -1% | 22.6 22% | 23.1 21% | 24.2 17% | 30.9 -6% |
| Load Average * | 41 | 32.7 20% | 37.8 8% | 28.9 30% | 25.4 38% | 40.4 1% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 52.8 | 43 19% | ||||
| Load Maximum * | 52.9 | 56.6 -7% | 40.5 23% | 51.4 3% | 45 15% | 51.9 2% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 50.6 | 40.3 | 51.6 | 48.3 |
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Temperature
Surface temperatures are expectedly warmer than on our first ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 test unit due to our more demanding 130 W RTX 4000 Ada GPU, but the difference is wider than expected. Average temperature across the C and D covers can reach 43 C compared to only 32 C on our lesser-equipped configuration when running demanding loads.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 46.6 °C / 116 F, compared to the average of 38.2 °C / 101 F, ranging from 22.2 to 69.8 °C for the class Workstation.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 51 °C / 124 F, compared to the average of 41.2 °C / 106 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23.9 °C / 75 F, compared to the device average of 32 °C / 90 F.
(-) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 39.6 °C / 103 F, compared to the average of 32 °C / 90 F for the class Workstation.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (35.6 °C / 96.1 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.9 °C / 82.2 F (-7.7 °C / -13.9 F).
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 Intel Core i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A5500 Laptop GPU | HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | Dell Precision 5690 Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU | |
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| Heat | 3% | -2% | -17% | 6% | -3% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 46.6 | 47.2 -1% | 42.7 8% | 44.8 4% | 40.6 13% | 46.6 -0% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 51 | 39.5 23% | 47.2 7% | 49.8 2% | 40.6 20% | 33 35% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 24.8 | 28.1 -13% | 27.8 -12% | 30.6 -23% | 26 -5% | 32.4 -31% |
| Idle Bottom * | 25.6 | 25.3 1% | 28.4 -11% | 38.6 -51% | 26.6 -4% | 29.4 -15% |
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Speakers
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 10.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.4% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 32% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 59% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 18%, worst was 35%
Compared to all devices tested
» 22% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 74% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, 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 24%, worst was 134%
Energy Management
Power Consumption
Idling on desktop can demand as much as 25 W compared to only 16 W on the lesser-equipped RTX 2000 configuration. When running demanding loads like games, the delta can be as wide as 80 W for a 55 percent increase in consumption. Make sure you're using the more capable 230 W AC adapter to get the most out of the RTX 4000 configuration.
| Off / Standby | 0.08 / 2.3 Watt |
| Idle | 7.9 / 13.1 / 24.2 Watt |
| Load |
127.4 / 248.5 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE i7-13700HX, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N, IPS LED, 2560x1600, 16" | Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE R7 PRO 7840U, Radeon 780M, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X162N, OLED, 3840x2400, 16" | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 i9-12950HX, RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, WDC PC SN810 2TB, IPS, 3840x2400, 16" | HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A R7 8845HS, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Dell Precision 5690 Ultra 9 185H, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, 2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0), OLED, 3840x2400, 16" | |
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| Power Consumption | 7% | 55% | -27% | 47% | 8% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 7.9 | 9.3 -18% | 6.1 23% | 7.5 5% | 4.6 42% | 7.9 -0% |
| Idle Average * | 13.1 | 14.1 -8% | 6.5 50% | 20.1 -53% | 10 24% | 12 8% |
| Idle Maximum * | 24.2 | 15.5 36% | 7 71% | 40 -65% | 10.6 56% | 28.6 -18% |
| Load Average * | 127.4 | 133.6 -5% | 56.6 56% | 137 -8% | 60.9 52% | 98.8 22% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * | 219 | 92.8 58% | ||||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * | 225 | 96.8 57% | ||||
| Load Maximum * | 248.5 | 179.6 28% | 68.3 73% | 285.9 -15% | 154.8 38% | 174.8 30% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 144.9 | 61.2 | 208 | 144.5 |
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Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Runtimes are poorer than what we recorded on the lesser ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 configuration by more than half even when set to Balanced mode and 150 nit brightness. The difference can be mostly attributed to the lack of Advanced Optimus support on our RTX 4000 Ada unit and so the discrete GPU is never fully disabled.
Deactivating the dGPU via BIOS should improve runtimes to be closer to what we recorded on our first ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 test unit.
Charging from empty to full capacity takes about 130 minutes even with Lenovo Quick Charge enabled.
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 i7-14700HX, NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, 94 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G2 21FA000FGE i7-13700HX, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, 94 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad P16s G2 21K9000CGE R7 PRO 7840U, Radeon 780M, 84 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 G1 RTX A5500 i9-12950HX, RTX A5500 Laptop GPU, 94 Wh | HP ZBook Power 16 G11 A R7 8845HS, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, 83 Wh | Dell Precision 5690 Ultra 9 185H, NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU, 98 Wh | |
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| Battery Runtime | 248% | 329% | 136% | 293% | 271% | |
| WiFi v1.3 | 148 | 515 248% | 635 329% | 350 136% | 582 293% | 549 271% |
| H.264 | 797 | |||||
| Load | 92 | 103 | ||||
| Reader / Idle | 1566 |
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Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2
- 10/25/2024 v8
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