Component comparison
ThinkPad P17 Gen 2 vs ThinkPad P16 Gen 1
ThinkPad P17 Gen 2 vs ThinkPad P16 Gen 1 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
ThinkPad P17 Gen 2
- + USComp overall score (+5.0)
- + Performance (+9.6)
- + Mobility (+5.0)
- + Reliability (+4.0)
- + Value (+13.7)
- + CPU (+14.4)
B
ThinkPad P16 Gen 1
Components are close in specs
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
ThinkPad P17 Gen 2
|
Component B
ThinkPad P16 Gen 1
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 63.0 (+5.0) | 58.0 |
| Performance | 82.6 (+9.6) | 73.0 |
| Gaming performance | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Mobility | 54.0 (+5.0) | 49.0 |
| Reliability | 49.0 (+4.0) | 45.0 |
| Value | 39.0 (+13.7) | 25.3 |
| Screen quality | — | — |
| CPU | 76.8 (+14.4) | 62.4 |
| GPU | — | — |
| Estimated price | $901 | $901 |
| Weight | — | — |
| Battery | — | — |
| Max RAM | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Release year | 2022 | 2022 |
| Modernity | 84.6 | 84.6 |
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).