Component comparison
ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 vs ThinkPad P17 Gen 1
ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 vs ThinkPad P17 Gen 1 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
ThinkPad P15 Gen 2
- + USComp overall score (+9.0)
- + Performance (+4.6)
- + Gaming performance (+25.0)
- + Mobility (+10.0)
- + Reliability (+18.0)
- + Value (+4.2)
- + Screen quality (+31.1)
- + CPU (+15.1)
- + Release year (+2)
- + Modernity (+15.4)
B
ThinkPad P17 Gen 1
- + GPU (+3.5)
- + Estimated price (-$324)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
ThinkPad P15 Gen 2
|
Component B
ThinkPad P17 Gen 1
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 67.0 (+9.0) | 58.0 |
| Performance | 55.9 (+4.6) | 51.2 |
| Gaming performance | 64.0 (+25.0) | 39.0 |
| Mobility | 22.0 (+10.0) | 12.0 |
| Reliability | 47.0 (+18.0) | 29.0 |
| Value | 49.3 (+4.2) | 45.0 |
| Screen quality | 81.1 (+31.1) | 50.0 |
| CPU | 76.8 (+15.1) | 61.7 |
| GPU | 15.8 | 19.3 (+3.5) |
| Estimated price | $901 | $577 (-$324) |
| Weight | 2.75 kg | 2.75 kg |
| Battery | — | — |
| Max RAM | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Release year | 2022 (+2) | 2020 |
| Modernity | 84.6 (+15.4) | 69.2 |
Based on the comparison:
ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 wins 10 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).