Lenovo ThinkPad P52

workstation 2018 15.6" dGPU โฑ ~7h โš–๏ธ 2.45 kg โš–๏ธ GPU-bound
USComp Score
40
out of 100
Fit for you
46/100
โœš Strong: fit_price โš  Weak: fit_mobility
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Related resources

CPU
58
GPU
32
Quadro P1000
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh~
~7h
Price
$475
market
Age
8 years
2018
๐Ÿ“ Our review

Lenovo ThinkPad P52 review

Lenovo ThinkPad P52 โ€” from 2018, 2.45 kg, performance 48.

USComp Score
40
/100
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๐Ÿ“Œ Quick verdict

Overall score 40/100. Strongest suit โ€” Connectivity (100), weakest โ€” Portability (27).

โœ“ Strengths

Connectivity (100) ยท Photo & design (80)

โš  Weaknesses

Portability (27)

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 P50-P53/P71-P72 (legacy ws)
Type
Workstation
Release year
2018โ‰ˆ
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i7 8850H
Graphics
Quadro P1000 4GB
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR4
Weight
2.45 kg
Ports
8
Battery
68 Wh~

Performance metrics

Performance 48
Portability 27
Light office 74
Gaming 34
Creative 46
Energy efficiency 62
Connectivity 100
Value 55
Color accuracy โ€”

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

Quadro P1000 (dGPU)
4 GB ยท GDDR5
CUDA
32

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
FIFA 19 108 100 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Valorant โ€” 100 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Rocket League 124 82 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Dota 2 โ€” 75 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Fortnite โ€” 65 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Rainbow Six Siege โ€” 63 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Counter-Strike 2 โ€” 55 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Battlefield 5 โ€” 45 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Forza Horizon 4 โ€” 45 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Doom โ€” 43 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
For Honor 44 42 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Call of Duty WWII 81 41 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
F1 2018 53 41 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Battlefield 1 โ€” 39 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Star Wars Battlefront 2 45 38 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Civilization 6 โ€” 34 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Far Cry 5 32 32 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Forza Horizon 5 โ€” 30 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Rise of the Tomb Raider โ€” 30 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
The Witcher 3 โ€” 30 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Ghost Recon Wildlands 32 29 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โ€” 26 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Cyberpunk 2077 โ€” 21 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Metro Exodus โ€” 21 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Resident Evil 4 Remake โ€” 21 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 25 18 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
๐Ÿ’ก 30 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
115%
GPU
46%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V โœ“ Runs well
CPU
288%
GPU
637%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Minecraft โœ“ Runs well
CPU
576%
GPU
318%
RAM
800%
Fortnite โœ“ Runs well
CPU
105%
GPU
199%
RAM
400%
Valorant โœ“ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
637%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โœ“ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
127%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring โœ— Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
66%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
114%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends โœ— Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
80%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy โœ“ Runs well
CPU
128%
GPU
106%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
637%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
Starfield โœ— Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
46%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone โœ— Weak
CPU
105%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
League of Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
576%
GPU
637%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
637%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
82%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
128%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
145%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
177%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus โœ“ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
103%
RAM
400%
Overwatch โœ“ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
637%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds โœ“ Runs well
CPU
144%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov โœ“ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
127%
RAM
400%
God of War โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding โœ“ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
103%
RAM
400%
Control โœ“ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight โœ“ Runs well
CPU
320%
GPU
159%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
127%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion โœ“ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
114%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege โœ“ Runs well
CPU
480%
GPU
318%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
127%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics โœ“ Runs well
CPU
230%
GPU
212%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown โœ“ Runs well
CPU
206%
GPU
159%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands โœ— Weak
CPU
192%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
159%
RAM
533%
Days Gone โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
106%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo โœ“ Runs well
CPU
137%
GPU
133%
RAM
267%
Returnal โœ— Weak
CPU
164%
GPU
80%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
192%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village โœ— Weak
CPU
164%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol โœ— Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart โœ“ Runs well
CPU
180%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
137%
GPU
49%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong โœ“ Runs well
CPU
115%
GPU
133%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima โœ“ Runs well
CPU
115%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 โœ— Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
80%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
262%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales โœ“ Runs well
CPU
192%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor โœ— Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
58%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
180%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Lies of P โœ“ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest โœ— Weak
CPU
115%
GPU
69%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
318%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
320%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey โœ“ Runs well
CPU
288%
GPU
159%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla โœ“ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
133%
RAM
400%
F1 24 โœ— Weak
CPU
320%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat โœ— Weak
CPU
164%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
384%
GPU
318%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order โœ“ Runs well
CPU
320%
GPU
265%
RAM
400%

๐Ÿ”— Same series

4 models in the series.

2017
Lenovo ThinkPad P51
Score โ€”
$$340
2018
Lenovo ThinkPad P72
Score โ€”
$$462
2019
Lenovo ThinkPad P53
Score โ€”
$$592
2017
Lenovo ThinkPad P71
Score โ€”
$$532

โ‰… Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

Dell ยท 2018
Precision 3541
$$368
cpuโ‰ˆ59, ramโ‰ˆ64
Dell ยท 2020
Precision 3560
$$345
cpuโ‰ˆ70, ramโ‰ˆ64
Dell ยท 2019
Precision 3540
$$309
cpuโ‰ˆ38, ramโ‰ˆ32
Dell ยท 2020
Precision 3550
$$345
cpuโ‰ˆ46, ramโ‰ˆ64

โ‰ˆ Similar class

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

Dell ยท 2018
Precision 5530
$$326
Dell ยท 2019
Precision 7740
$$398
HP ยท 2018
ZBook Studio G5
$$325
HP ยท 2020
ZBook Firefly 14 G7
$$362

Configuration options

Available model options ยท 3 variants across 3 categories

โš™ Processors (1)
Intel Core i7 8850H
๐ŸŽฎ Graphics (1)
Quadro P1000 4GB
โ€ข Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 620