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Lenovo ThinkPad P73 Series

Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GEProcessor: Intel Coffee Lake i7-9850H, Intel Coffee Lake i9-9880H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop), NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop)
Display: 17.30 inch
Weight: 3.458kg, 3.491kg
Price: 3149, 4700 euro
Average Score: 81.2% - good
Average of 4 scores (from 5 reviews)
performance: 91%, features: 72%, display: 85%, mobility: 62%, workmanship: 83%, ergonomy: 91%, emissions: 90%

 

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Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGENotebook: Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR002DGE
Processor: Intel Coffee Lake i7-9850H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop) 6144 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 3.458kg
Price: 3149 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Reviews

86.6% Lenovo ThinkPad P73 Laptop Review: Big workstation slowed down by poor heat management | Notebookcheck
The highest level of performance – that is what the Lenovo ThinkPad P70 stands for. The recent Lenovo ThinkPad P73 contains Intel "Coffee Lake Refresh" CPUs and the Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000. In theory, this should guarantee an extremely high level of performance. In our comprehensive review however, the Lenovo ThinkPad P73 cannot fully deliver on its performance promise.

 

Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GENotebook: Lenovo ThinkPad P73-20QR0030GE
Processor: Intel Coffee Lake i9-9880H
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop) 8192 MB
Display: 17.30 inch, 16:9, 3840 x 2160 pixels
Weight: 3.491kg
Price: 4700 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 75% - good

Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)

 

Reviews

88.2% Lenovo ThinkPad P73 Review - Mobile Workstation with Core i9, RTX 4000 and 4K | Notebookcheck
The ThinkPad P73 has been around for a while, but Lenovo had to deliver some BIOS updates before the device could use the full potential of its components. Neither Intel, nor Nvidia, introduced major updates in the last 18 months, so the P73 is still up to date in the beginning of 2021.
75% Lenovo ThinkPad P73 review (Core i9-9880H, RTX Quadro 4000)
Source: Ultrabook Review English Archive.org version
In conclusion, as said earlier, this laptop proposes the potential buyer with a bargain: you’re supposed to accept the form-factor, but the laptop needs to compensate with top performance and thermals. Based on our test, the P73 fails to meet the last part of this bargain, at least in part, that’s why I find this a tough sell in its class. The Core i9 doesn’t reach its potential, and the top-tier RTX chips are lower-power implementations, not the full-size variants available with some of the competition.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/19/2019
Rating: Total score: 75%
75% Lenovo ThinkPad P73 review (Core i9-9880H, RTX Quadro 4000)
Source: Ultrabook Review English Archive.org version
In conclusion, as said earlier, this laptop proposes the potential buyer with a bargain: you’re supposed to accept the form-factor, but the laptop needs to compensate with top performance and thermals. Based on our test, the P73 fails to meet the last part of this bargain, at least in part, that’s why I find this a tough sell in its class. The Core i9 doesn’t reach its potential, and the top-tier RTX chips are lower-power implementations, not the full-size variants available with some of the competition.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/19/2019
Rating: Total score: 75%

Foreign Reviews

Lenovo ThinkPad P73 review și teste – workstation cu pedigree
Source: Giz.ro →EN Archive.org version
Positive: Classic design; solid workmanship; nice ergonomy; rich set of ports; excellent display; high performance; good cooling and silent system; large battery capacity. Negative: Short battery life; mediocre speakers.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/19/2019
Lenovo ThinkPad P73 review și teste – workstation cu pedigree
Source: Giz.ro →EN Archive.org version
Positive: Classic design; solid workmanship; nice ergonomy; rich set of ports; excellent display; high performance; good cooling and silent system; large battery capacity. Negative: Short battery life; mediocre speakers.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 11/19/2019

 

Comment

Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.

In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.

In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.


With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (Laptop): High-end professional laptop graphics card based on the consumer GeForce RTX 2070 (TU106 chip) of with 2,304 shaders and 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM. Compared to the desktop variant, the GPU is clocked lower. It offers certified drivers that are optimized for stability and performance.

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 (Laptop): Professional high-end laptop graphics card based on the TU104 chip with 2,560 shaders and 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM. Compared to the desktop variant, the GPU is clocked lower. Compared to consumer RTX cards, the Quadro RTX 4000 is positioned between the RTX 2070 and 2080.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.


Intel Coffee Lake:

i7-9850H: On Coffee Lake architecture based processor for big and heavy laptops. Integrates six processor cores clocked at 2.6 - 4.6 GHz (4 GHz with 6 cores) that support HyperThreading. Manufactured in an improved 14nm process (14nm++).

i9-9880H: On Coffee Lake architecture based processor for big and heavy laptops. Integrates six processor cores clocked at 2.9- 4.8 GHz (4.3 GHz with 6 cores) that support HyperThreading. Manufactured in an improved 14nm process (14nm++). Offers an unlocked multiplier that allows overclocking of the CPU.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.


» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.


3.458 kg:

A laptop with this weight is comparatively heavy and less designed for mobility than for use at the desk. Therefore, the devices tend to shine less with battery life than with a large screen and higher performance.

3.491 kg:


81.2%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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MSI WS75 9TL-496US
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Stefan Hinum, 2019-12- 3 (Update: 2019-12- 3)