Component comparison

ThinkPad P50 vs ThinkPad P51

ThinkPad P50 vs ThinkPad P51 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.

Advantages

A ThinkPad P50
  • + USComp overall score (+1.0)
  • + Gaming performance (+1.0)
  • + Value (+2.1)
  • + Estimated price (-$106)
B ThinkPad P51
  • + Performance (+1.9)
  • + Mobility (+2.0)
  • + Reliability (+2.0)
  • + CPU (+2.2)
  • + GPU (+2.6)
  • + Weight (-0.22 kg)
  • + Release year (+2)
  • + Modernity (+15.4)

Detailed spec comparison

Spec Component A
ThinkPad P50
Component B
ThinkPad P51
USComp overall score 46.0 (+1.0) 45.0
Performance 37.0 38.9 (+1.9)
Gaming performance 31.0 (+1.0) 30.0
Mobility 12.0 14.0 (+2.0)
Reliability 20.0 22.0 (+2.0)
Value 55.3 (+2.1) 53.1
Screen quality 50.0 50.0
CPU 47.2 49.4 (+2.2)
GPU 15.8 18.4 (+2.6)
Estimated price $189 (-$106) $295
Weight 2.82 kg 2.60 kg (-0.22 kg)
Battery
Max RAM 32 GB 32 GB
Release year 2015 2017 (+2)
Modernity 30.8 46.2 (+15.4)
Based on the comparison: ThinkPad P51 wins 8 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).