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Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (2021)
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Size
16"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
16"
Operating System
macOS
Our Verdict
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (2021)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
The Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (2021) and the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) are both 16 inch mobile workstations; however, the ThinkPad runs Windows, while the MacBook Pro 16 runs macOS. The MacBook Pro 16 has a sturdier build, a much better haptic touchpad, a significantly better webcam, and longer battery life. However, the ThinkPad has more ports, its keyboard feels more comfortable to type on for extended periods, and its memory and storage are user-upgradeable. The ThinkPad is also a newer model with more powerful CPU and GPU options providing better performance.
Variants
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3008BUS) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3003LUS) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3007HUS) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y30085US) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11800H/T1200/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3007KUS) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11800H/T1200/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3003MUS) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11800H/T1200/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3008QUS) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11850H/RTX 3070/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3008GUS) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11850H/RTX 3070/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3003CUS) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11850H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3007JUS) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11850H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3008DUS) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11850H/RTX A3000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3003BUS) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11850H/T1200/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y30048US) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i9-11950H/RTX A5000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y30088US) (Deep Black - 4K/Non Touch/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y30036US) (Deep Black - 4K/Non Touch/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3003WUS) (Deep Black - 4K/Non Touch/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3008EUS) (Deep Black - 4K/Non Touch/i7-11850H/RTX A3000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3008FUS) (Deep Black - 4K/Non Touch/i7-11850H/RTX A4000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3008HUS) (Deep Black - 4K/Non Touch/i7-11850H/RTX A4000/64GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3008MUS) (Deep Black - 4K/Non Touch/i9-11950H/RTX 3080/64GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3004CUS) (Deep Black - 4K/Non Touch/i9-11950H/RTX A5000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3008KUS) (Deep Black - 4K/Non Touch/i9-11950H/RTX A5000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3008JUS) (Deep Black - 4K/Non Touch/i9-11950H/RTX A5000/64GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3008CUS) (Deep Black - 4K/Touch/i7-11800H/T1200/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3003NUS) (Deep Black - 2.5K/W-11855M/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3003MCA) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11800H/T1200/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3004HUS) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11850H/RTX 3070/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3003BCA) (Deep Black - 2.5K/i7-11850H/T1200/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3005CUS) (Deep Black - 4K/Non Touch/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P1 Gen 4 (20Y3004DUS) (Deep Black - 4K/Touch/W-11855M/RTX A2000/64GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MVVM2L/A) (Silver - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MVVJ2LL/A) (Space Gray - i7-9750H/Radeon Pro 5300M/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MVVK2LL/A) (Space Gray - i9-9880H/Radeon Pro 5500M/16GB/1TB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
7.1
7.9
Build Quality
7.0
9.5
Battery
6.0
7.2
Touchpad
7.4
9.7
Keyboard
8.2
6.9
Portability
7.1
7.7
Ports
9.0
6.5
Webcam & Microphone
6.2
8.2
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
7.0
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.4
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
134°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
7.1
7.7
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
16"
Thickness
0.9" (2.4 cm)
0.6" (1.6 cm)
Width
14.2" (36.0 cm)
14.1" (35.8 cm)
Depth
10.0" (25.5 cm)
9.7" (24.7 cm)
Volume
134.4 in³ (2,203.2 cm³)
86.2 in³ (1,411.9 cm³)
Weight
4.1 lbs (1.9 kg)
4.3 lbs (2.0 kg)
Charger Size
14.8 in³ (242.6 cm³)
11.3 in³ (185.6 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.2 lbs (0.5 kg)
0.8 lbs (0.4 kg)
Serviceability
9.1
2.8
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
9.0
5.5
RAM Slots
2
0
Storage Slots
2
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
No
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2560 x 1600
3072 x 1920
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
189 PPI
226 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
85%
87%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.7
7.6
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,538 : 1
1,496 : 1
Brightness
7.7
8.7
Maximum Brightness
364 cd/m²
496 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
4 cd/m²
5 cd/m²
Reflections
7.4
8.9
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.16%
1.69%
Indirect Reflections
3.76%
0.17%
Calculated Direct Reflections
1.41%
1.52%
Black Uniformity
8.0
8.3
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.860%
0.777%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.3
6.8
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
22°
25°
Color Washout From Right
25°
27°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
24°
40°
Color Shift From Right
43°
44°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
23°
29°
Brightness Loss From Right
27°
28°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
22°
33°
Gamma Shift From Right
26°
35°
Vertical Viewing Angle
5.9
6.6
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
23°
24°
Color Washout From Above
24°
26°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
25°
37°
Color Shift From Above
33°
44°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
24°
28°
Brightness Loss From Above
26°
30°
Black Level Raise From Below
29°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
21°
28°
Gamma Shift From Above
23°
25°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
9.0
9.4
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
2.08
2.0274
Avg. Gamma
2.12
2.1628
Avg. Color dE
2.02
1.3813
Avg. Color Temperature
6,870.3 K
6,899.1 K
Color Gamut
8.1
9.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
96.9%
99.99%
sRGB uv
94.33%
99.99%
Adobe RGB xy
75.05%
88.38%
Adobe RGB uv
84.96%
93.57%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
74.73%
99.88%
DCI P3 uv
78.65%
99.82%
Rec. 2020 xy
53.97%
73.42%
Rec. 2020 uv
58.53%
76.37%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.2
6.9
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
6.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
67 gf
62 gf
Actuation Force
34 gf
44 gf
Pre-Travel
1.17 mm
0.82 mm
Total Travel
1.68 mm
1.09 mm
Touchpad
7.4
9.7
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
7.5
9.5
Size
11.8 in² (75.9 cm²)
24.8 in² (160.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
3
No
Speakers
9.1
8.9
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
79 dB SPL
82 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.2 dB
5.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-0.3
2.2
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
236 Hz
155 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.6 dB
2.1 dB
Webcam & Microphone
6.2
8.2
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
5.5
8.5
Resolution
1080p
720p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
9.0
6.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
0
USB-C Ports
2
4
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 3
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 2
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
Lenovo Power Connector
No
Security Lock
Yes
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth
5.2
5.0
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i7-11800H
Core i9-9880H
Core Count
8
8
Thread Count
16
16
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
AMD
Model
RTX A2000
Radeon Pro 5500M
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
4 GB
4 GB
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
16 GB
Modules
2
2 (Soldered)
Type
DDR4
DDR4
Speed
3,200 MHz
2,667 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
950 GB
983 GB
Drive 1
Samsung MZVL21T0HCLR-00BL7
Apple SSD AP1024N
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.4
8.5
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,536 points
1,164 points
CPU Multi-Thread
8,075 points
6,795 points
GPU Compute
63,846 points
28,987 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.5
8.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,472 points
1,191 points
Multi-Thread
10,491 points
8,792 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
8.9
7.8
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
4.1 min
4.4 min
GPU Render Time
0.8 min
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
23 s
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
8.0
6.9
Basemark Image
Overall Score
55,610
37,312
Storage Drive Performance
9.6
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,750.2 MB/s
1,886.2 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,201.9 MB/s
2,820.4 MB/s
Random Write Speed
93.8 MB/s
97.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
68.2 MB/s
68.2 MB/s
Battery
6.0
7.2
Capacity
90 Wh
100 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
7.9 hrs
9.6 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
3.3 hrs
6.5 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.4 hrs
1.0 hrs
Charge Time
1.8 hrs
2.5 hrs
Borderlands 3
5.7
1.1
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
52 fps
7 fps
1% Low
28 fps
1 fps
0.1% Low
12 fps
1 fps
1% Low Delta
16 ms
534 ms
0.1% Low Delta
63 ms
946 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
115 fps
30 fps
Civilization VI
7.7
5.3
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
84 fps
43 fps
1% Low
53 fps
23 fps
0.1% Low
51 fps
22 fps
1% Low Delta
7 ms
20 ms
0.1% Low Delta
8 ms
22 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
258 fps
80 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.65 s
10.77 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
9.4
8.8
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
253 fps
110 fps
1% Low
132 fps
N/A
0.1% Low
76 fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
4 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
9 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
420 fps
143 fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
6.8
6.0
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
69 fps
49 fps
1% Low
44 fps
31 fps
0.1% Low
21 fps
16 fps
1% Low Delta
8 ms
12 ms
0.1% Low Delta
34 ms
44 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
100 fps
71 fps
Thermals And Noise
6.7
6.4
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
37 °C (98 °F)
29 °C (85 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
50 °C (122 °F)
50 °C (123 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
45.0 dBA
50.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
8.3
10
Performance Over Time Image
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
95 °C
96 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
10% loss
0% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
74 °C
75 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
macOS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
Yes
Biometrics
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
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