Component comparison
ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 vs ThinkPad P16 Gen 1
ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 vs ThinkPad P16 Gen 1 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
ThinkPad P15 Gen 2
- + USComp overall score (+9.0)
- + Gaming performance (+49.0)
- + Reliability (+2.0)
- + Value (+24.0)
- + CPU (+14.4)
B
ThinkPad P16 Gen 1
- + Performance (+17.1)
- + Mobility (+27.0)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
ThinkPad P15 Gen 2
|
Component B
ThinkPad P16 Gen 1
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 67.0 (+9.0) | 58.0 |
| Performance | 55.9 | 73.0 (+17.1) |
| Gaming performance | 64.0 (+49.0) | 15.0 |
| Mobility | 22.0 | 49.0 (+27.0) |
| Reliability | 47.0 (+2.0) | 45.0 |
| Value | 49.3 (+24.0) | 25.3 |
| Screen quality | 81.1 | — |
| CPU | 76.8 (+14.4) | 62.4 |
| GPU | 15.8 | — |
| Estimated price | $901 | $901 |
| Weight | 2.75 kg | — |
| Battery | — | — |
| Max RAM | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Release year | 2022 | 2022 |
| Modernity | 84.6 | 84.6 |
Based on the comparison:
ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 wins 5 of the comparable criteria.
The choice depends on your use case.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.8).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.8).