Component comparison
ThinkPad P17 Gen 2 vs ThinkPad P15 Gen 1
ThinkPad P17 Gen 2 vs ThinkPad P15 Gen 1 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
ThinkPad P17 Gen 2
- + Performance (+20.9)
- + Mobility (+19.0)
- + Reliability (+12.0)
- + CPU (+15.5)
- + Release year (+2)
- + Modernity (+15.4)
B
ThinkPad P15 Gen 1
- + USComp overall score (+1.0)
- + Gaming performance (+32.0)
- + Value (+23.0)
- + Estimated price (-$324)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
ThinkPad P17 Gen 2
|
Component B
ThinkPad P15 Gen 1
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 63.0 | 64.0 (+1.0) |
| Performance | 82.6 (+20.9) | 61.7 |
| Gaming performance | 15.0 | 47.0 (+32.0) |
| Mobility | 54.0 (+19.0) | 35.0 |
| Reliability | 49.0 (+12.0) | 37.0 |
| Value | 39.0 | 62.0 (+23.0) |
| Screen quality | — | 50.0 |
| CPU | 76.8 (+15.5) | 61.3 |
| GPU | — | 45.9 |
| Estimated price | $901 | $577 (-$324) |
| Weight | — | 1.90 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 P17 Gen 2 wins 6 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).