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Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (2024)
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Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Our Verdict
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (2024)
Dell Pro Max 16 (2025)
The Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (2024) is better than the Dell Pro Max 16 (2025). Although the Lenovo uses older-generation components (Intel 14th Gen and NVIDIA Ada Generation), it can still provide more performance if you get a higher-end model with an Intel Core i7-14700HX and RTX4000/5000 discrete GPU. The Lenovo also has a more comfortable keyboard and higher-quality display options, including two 4k panels (IPS and OLED) with full P3 coverage.
Variants
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA005AUS) (Storm Gray - 2.5k/RTX 2000/i7-14700HX/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0056US) (Storm Gray - 2.5k/i7-14700HX/RTX 1000/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0059US) (Storm Gray - 2.5k/i7-14700HX/RTX 1000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0058US) (Storm Gray - 2.5k/i7-14700HX/RTX 3500/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0050US) (Storm Gray - 3.8k/i7-14700HX/RTX 1000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0051US) (Storm Gray - 3.8k/i7-14700HX/RTX 2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0052US) (Storm Gray - 3.8k/i7-14700HX/RTX 3500/64GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA004VUS) (Storm Gray - FHD+/i7-14700HX/RTX 1000/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0057US) (Storm Gray - FHD+/i7-14700HX/RTX 1000/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA004WUS) (Storm Gray - FHD+/i7-14700HX/RTX 1000/32GB/1TB)
- Pro Max 16 (D55TP) (Black - FHD+/Ultra 5 235H/16GB/256GB)
- Pro Max 16 (42VDY) (Black - FHD+/Ultra 7 255H/16GB/512GB)
- Pro Max 16 (362M3) (Black - FHD+/Ultra 7 255H/32GB/1TB)
- Pro Max 16 (MC16250) (Black - FHD+/Ultra 9 285H/32GB/256GB)
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
7.7
7.3
Keyboard
8.6
5.5
Portability
5.1
6.6
Battery
8.0
7.5
Brightness
9.6
7.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
8.5
8.0
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.5
7.0
Hinge Photo
Range
185°
185°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
No
Portability
5.1
6.6
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
16"
Thickness
1.3" (3.3 cm)
1.2" (3.2 cm)
Width
14.3" (36.4 cm)
14.1" (35.8 cm)
Depth
10.4" (26.5 cm)
10.1" (25.7 cm)
Volume
193.7 in³ (3,173.5 cm³)
176.9 in³ (2,898.2 cm³)
Weight
6.5 lbs (3.0 kg)
4.6 lbs (2.1 kg)
Charger Size
14.3 in³ (234.6 cm³)
11.9 in³ (195.4 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
0.8 lbs (0.4 kg)
Serviceability
8.5
8.9
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
8.0
8.5
RAM Slots
4
2
Storage Slots
2
2
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
3840 x 2400
1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
283 PPI
141 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
No
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
78%
86%
Refresh Rate
5.9
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
8.2
7.4
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,923 : 1
1,371 : 1
Brightness
9.6
7.3
Maximum Brightness
751 cd/m²
324 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
17 cd/m²
19 cd/m²
Reflections
8.8
6.9
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Matte
Total Reflections
2.44%
6.42%
Indirect Reflections
2.16%
5.2%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.29%
1.21%
Black Uniformity
6.9
7.1
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.389%
1.229%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
5.8
6.3
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
3.64
2.74
Avg. Gamma
1.99
2.27
Avg. Color dE
4.94
5.12
Avg. Color Temperature
6,029.2 K
7,023.4 K
Color Gamut
9.5
4.3
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
140.44%
65.8%
sRGB uv
132.95%
56.67%
Adobe RGB xy
89.82%
49.09%
Adobe RGB uv
95.14%
48.91%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.94%
48.81%
DCI P3 uv
99.94%
45.44%
Rec. 2020 xy
74.27%
35.02%
Rec. 2020 uv
77.15%
33.11%
Flicker
10
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.6
5.5
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.5
6.5
Numpad
Yes
Yes
Backlighting
Adjustable
No
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
64 gf
69 gf
Actuation Force
33 gf
32 gf
Pre-Travel
1.09 mm
1.08 mm
Total Travel
1.61 mm
1.65 mm
Touchpad
7.8
8.3
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.0
8.0
Size
11.6 in² (74.8 cm²)
17.1 in² (110.4 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
3
No
Speakers
8.6
6.0
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
81 dB SPL
80 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.2 dB
8.3 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.6
-1.5
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
375 Hz
446 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
14 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.2 dB
0.9 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.5
7.0
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.0
6.5
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
Yes
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
9.0
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
2
USB-C Ports
3
2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
No
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
2.0
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD Express 7.0
MicroSD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
Yes
Proprietary Port
Lenovo Power Connector
No
Security Lock
Yes
Yes
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i7-14700HX
Core Ultra 9 285H
Core Count
20
16
Thread Count
28
16
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
Intel
Model
RTX 1000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU
Arc Pro 140T GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
6 GB
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
60W
N/A
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
32 GB
Modules
2
2
Type
DDR5
DDR5
Speed
4,000 MHz
5,600 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
256 GB
Usable Capacity
955 GB
164 GB
Drive 1
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X162N
Micron 2550
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)
9.9
9.5
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,977 points
2,082 points
CPU Multi-Thread
16,890 points
14,889 points
GPU Compute
88,458 points
39,719 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
10
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
2,098 points
2,082 points
Multi-Thread
25,087 points
19,913 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.5
9.1
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
1.9 min
2.0 min
GPU Render Time
0.4 min
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
12 s
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.3
6.1
Basemark Image
Overall Score
90,770
25,786
Storage Drive Performance
9.5
9.3
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
2,143.9 MB/s
1,485.3 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,992.9 MB/s
3,257.0 MB/s
Random Write Speed
97.8 MB/s
89.7 MB/s
Random Read Speed
55.7 MB/s
49.0 MB/s
Battery
8.0
7.5
Capacity
94 Wh
64 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
10.1 hrs
9.2 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
6.3 hrs
7.8 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.6 hrs
1.5 hrs
Charge Time
1.9 hrs
2.4 hrs
Borderlands 3
7.2
5.5
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
88 fps
35 fps
1% Low
48 fps
25 fps
0.1% Low
29 fps
15 fps
1% Low Delta
9 ms
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
23 ms
38 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
189 fps
75 fps
Civilization VI
8.3
7.0
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
135 fps
57 fps
1% Low
80 fps
37 fps
0.1% Low
56 fps
36 fps
1% Low Delta
5 ms
9 ms
0.1% Low Delta
11 ms
11 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
372 fps
173 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.21 s
7.44 s
Counter-Strike 2
8.6
6.9
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
221fps
68fps
1% Low
72fps
40fps
0.1% Low
50fps
33fps
1% Low Delta
9 ms
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
15 ms
16 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
291fps
171fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
8.0
6.5
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
115 fps
37 fps
1% Low
72 fps
29 fps
0.1% Low
33 fps
27 fps
1% Low Delta
5 ms
8 ms
0.1% Low Delta
21 ms
10 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
172 fps
58 fps
Thermals And Noise
6.4
7.4
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
29 °C (84 °F)
32 °C (90 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
47 °C (117 °F)
41 °C (106 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
27.3 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
53.4 dBA
49.2 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
Yes
Performance Over Time
7.6
10
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
92 °C
81 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
12% loss
0% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
59 °C
57 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
3% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
No
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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