Lenovo ThinkPad P43s

workstation 2018 14" dGPU โฑ ~7h โš–๏ธ 1.55 kg โš–๏ธ GPU-bound
USComp Score
29
out of 100
Fit for you
49/100
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Related resources

CPU
39
GPU
20
Quadro P520
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh~
~7h
Price
$256
market
Age
8 years
2018
๐Ÿ“ Our review

Lenovo ThinkPad P43s review

Lenovo ThinkPad P43s โ€” from 2018, 1.55 kg, performance 35.

USComp Score
29
/100
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๐Ÿ“Œ Quick verdict

Overall score 29/100. Strongest suit โ€” Connectivity (95), weakest โ€” Gaming (18).

โœ“ Strengths

Connectivity (95) ยท Light office (70)

โš  Weaknesses

Gaming (18)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Price trend

2018
$2,200
2019
$1,760
2020
$1,408
2021
$1,126
2022
$901
2023
$721
2024
$577
2025
$461
2026
$369
2027
$295
๐Ÿ“‰ Loses ~$229/year (10%).

Full specifications

Brand
Lenovo
Series
ThinkPad P43s (entry ws)
Type
Workstation
Release year
2018โ‰ˆ
Screen size
14"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i7 8665U
Graphics
Quadro P520 2GB
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR4
Weight
1.55 kg
Ports
6
Battery
68 Wh~

Performance metrics

Performance 35
Portability 67
Light office 70
Gaming 18
Creative 44
Energy efficiency 70
Connectivity 95
Value 53
Color accuracy โ€”

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

Quadro P520 (dGPU)
2 GB ยท GDDR5
CUDA
20

๐ŸŽฎ Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO โ€” 240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Overwatch โ€” 240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
GTA V โ€” 140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
PUBG: Battlegrounds โ€” 140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Dota 2 โ€” 60 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Valorant โ€” 60 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Fortnite โ€” 27 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Counter-Strike 2 โ€” 21 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Forza Horizon 4 โ€” 21 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Battlefield 5 โ€” 20 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Far Cry 5 20 20 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Rise of the Tomb Raider โ€” 20 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Darksiders III 23 19 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โ€” 19 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
The Witcher 3 โ€” 19 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Anno 1800 25 15 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
F1 2019 16 14 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Forza Horizon 5 โ€” 14 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 13 โ€” โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
X-Plane 11.11 14 13 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Cyberpunk 2077 โ€” 10 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Resident Evil 4 Remake โ€” 8 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Total War: Three Kingdoms 15 7 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Control 12 6 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Metro Exodus 7 6 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Borderlands 3 10 5 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
๐Ÿ’ก 26 games in the database for this GPU. โœ“ playable (โ‰ฅ60 FPS), โš  medium (30-59), โœ— low (<30).

๐Ÿ’ป Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
29%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V โœ“ Runs well
CPU
193%
GPU
402%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 โœ— Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Minecraft โœ“ Runs well
CPU
385%
GPU
201%
RAM
800%
Fortnite โœ— Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
126%
RAM
400%
Valorant โœ“ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
402%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โœ— Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
80%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring โœ— Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
42%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
72%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends โœ— Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
50%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy โœ— Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
67%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
402%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
57%
RAM
400%
Starfield โœ— Weak
CPU
55%
GPU
29%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone โœ— Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
57%
RAM
400%
League of Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
385%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
402%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
55%
GPU
31%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
110%
GPU
112%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
57%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus โœ— Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
65%
RAM
400%
Overwatch โœ“ Runs well
CPU
154%
GPU
402%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds โœ— Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov โœ— Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
God of War โœ— Weak
CPU
175%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn โœ— Weak
CPU
175%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding โœ— Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
65%
RAM
400%
Control โœ— Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight โœ“ Runs well
CPU
214%
GPU
101%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 โœ— Weak
CPU
138%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion โœ— Weak
CPU
138%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
72%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
128%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege โœ“ Runs well
CPU
321%
GPU
201%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
175%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics โœ“ Runs well
CPU
154%
GPU
134%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown โœ“ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
101%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands โœ— Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition โœ“ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
101%
RAM
533%
Days Gone โœ— Weak
CPU
175%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo โœ— Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
84%
RAM
267%
Returnal โœ— Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
50%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village โœ— Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
57%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol โœ— Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart โœ— Weak
CPU
120%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
31%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong โœ— Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
84%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima โœ— Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 โœ— Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
50%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales โœ“ Runs well
CPU
128%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor โœ— Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
37%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
120%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Lies of P โœ— Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest โœ— Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
44%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
201%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
214%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey โœ“ Runs well
CPU
193%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla โœ— Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
F1 24 โœ— Weak
CPU
214%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat โœ— Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
57%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
201%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order โœ“ Runs well
CPU
214%
GPU
168%
RAM
400%

โ‰… Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

Dell ยท 2018
Precision 5530
$$326
cpuโ‰ˆ58, ramโ‰ˆ32
Dell ยท 2019
Precision 7740
$$398
cpuโ‰ˆ62, ramโ‰ˆ64
HP ยท 2018
ZBook Studio G5
$$325
cpuโ‰ˆ58, ramโ‰ˆ64
HP ยท 2020
ZBook Firefly 14 G7
$$362
cpuโ‰ˆ34, ramโ‰ˆ64

โ‰ˆ Similar class

Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

Dell ยท 2018
Precision 3541
$$368
Dell ยท 2020
Precision 3560
$$345
Dell ยท 2019
Precision 3540
$$309
Dell ยท 2020
Precision 3550
$$345

Configuration options

Available model options ยท 3 variants across 3 categories

โš™ Processors (1)
Intel Core i7 8665U
๐ŸŽฎ Graphics (1)
Quadro P520 2GB
โ€ข Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 620