Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 Review ( i7-13850HX, RTX 3500 Ada, 16' 165Hz, 64GB DDR5)

A review of the Lenovo ThinkBook P16 Gen 2 mobile workstation. (Intel i7-13850HX, 64GB DDR5-5600MHz, 1TB PCIe Gen4 NMVe M.2 2280 SSD, NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada 12GB GDDR6, 16" 165Hz IPS)

The ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 is Lenovo’s flagship mobile workstation. In traditional workstation fashion, it’s heavy and big to support desktop level 13th Gen HX processors and NVIDIA Ada graphics chips. Heavy duty cooling to keep thermals down and additional upgrade options. Up to 192GB of memory and 8TB of storage. Is it enough to keep it top of the pile?

00:00 Introduction
00:30 Design
01:20 Green Credentials
01:29 Upgrade Options
02:20 Display
03:25 Connectivity
04:18 Keyboard & Touchpad
05:09 Audio & Webcam
05:21 Audio Samples
05:57 Performance
06:55 Benchmarking Results
09:02 CPU, Fans & Temps
11:20 Target Audience
11:31 Graphics
12:00 Gaming
12:06 Gaming Samples
13:58 Security
14:20 Battery Life
14:47 The Good, The Bad and the Really Bad
14:49 So Strong
15:01 Good Inputs
15:14 Useful Upgrades
15:34 Cool Running
15:51 No RJ45
16:04 SSD Storage
16:18 That's Big!
16:27 Expensive
16:51 Competition
17:15 Summary
18:30 Outro

Gaming benchmarking results
Apex Legends 165 FPS 1440P Ultra
Red Dead Redemption 2 55 FPS 1440P Ultra
Skull and Bones 95 FPS 1440P Ultra
Far Cry 6 112 FPS 1440P Ultra
Counter Strike 2 270 FPS 1440P Ultra
GTA V 157 FPS 1440P Ultra
Hell Divers 2 68 FPS 1440P Ultra
Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty 58 FPS 1440P Ultra
Fortnite 60 FPS 1440P Ultra
Microsoft Flight Simulator 55 FPS 1440P Ultra
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 118 FPS 1440P Ultra

MUSIC: Limo Ride - TrackTribe

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UK Review model: 21FA000TMB

Alternative models:
Part Number: 21FACTO1WWGB2
£2,716.67p + VAT (£3,260 inc. VAT)
Intel i7-13850HX, 16GB, 512GB, NVIDIA RTRX 2000 Ada, 16" 2560x1600 IPS 165Hz,

Part Number: 21FACTO1WWGB3
£3,391.67p + VAT (£4,070 inc. VAT)
Intel i9-13950HX, 32GB DDR5-5600MHz, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada, 16" WQUXGA 3840x2400 IPS, 800 nits, 60Hz

Competition::
HP ZBook Fury G10
Dell Precision 7680
MSI CreatorPro Z16 HX Studio - A13V
HP ZBook Power G10
Lenovo ThinkPad P16v Gen 1 (Intel)

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[dt]

Good review.
I just ordered this P16 Gen 2 as well as a Gigabyte Aorus 17X. From my understanding, Lenovo has a good reliability record (even though the Thinkpads aren't IBM anymore) and I ordered it for that reliability. I find it odd that anyone would complain about it's size or weight. I want a large, well built computer that will last. My current one, an ASUS ROG G750JZ has lasted me 9 years as a work laptop (I work in automation) and is massive...17.3" screen and weighs about 10 lbs. It's 2.5" thick at the back. It still runs fantastically but is outdated and I'm running into software upgrade issues. I haven't had issues with portability, though I haven't had to take an airline flight in awhile. The Lenovo is only 16" and is missing the ethernet port, which was almost a dealbreaker for me. However, I managed to configure exactly what I wanted and Lenovo currently is running deals so I got it at 50% off (I also bought a USB to Ethernet adapter, and additional support).

The Aorus has everything I want...size, ports, 2 drives, metal case, but is lacking in one thing...a long track record (I would also need to upgrade one of the drives). From what I'm reading, they are a great laptop if they work. If they don't, the customer service sucks and you're gonna have a bad time. I ordered the Lenovo a week later when I found their deal. I haven't received either laptop yet so not sure what to do. I'm planning on keeping the Lenovo and I'll either keep the Aorus as a backup or return it right away.

I wouldn't touch Dell or HP with a ten foot pole. I have never known Dell to be any good. Anywhere I have worked, their products have been a nightmare. HP sucks as a company and their Compaqs always had compatibility issues with automation software. I'm not sure about the quality and compatibility of their latest offerings but my trust level isn't there.

I'm curious, if you're still looking at comments from this video, what is your opinion of Gigabyte, and the Aorus 17X?

[thesun___]

I was thinking of buying this laptop, but that sixty hertz refresh rate on the four K OLED model is such a deal breaker.

[AnonymousHippo]

Will Thinkpad be coming back out with a 17" or larger screen in the 4th quarter 2024 or during 2025?

[blamedrop]

It would be great if you could include these things in the review as well:
- showing BIOS and going quickly through all it's menus to show what configuration options are available
- showing `powercfg /a` output in Windows command-line (or `cat /sys/power/mem_sleep` on Linux) to see if the device supports the S3 sleep (suspend-to-RAM)
Thanks!

[crazyelf]

I have this laptop with the RTX 5000 Ada and the 4k OLED. I wish that the speakers were better, that they had an Ethernet port, and Lenovo included a haptic touchpad like on the Thinkpad Z16 Gen 2. Another thing that the laptop needs is another M.2 Slot and ideally one PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot for future-proofing.

I also can't get the HDR to work in the hybrid integrated graphics mode. This means that the battery life is really bad

Overall, not a perfect laptop, but a solid laptop overall. .

[bgnr]

Please review the Thinkbook 14 AMD too!😅

[philippeannet]

Will have a look at HP, but the package I'm looking at in Belgium right now (13980HX, RTX2000 ada, 128GB RAM, 2TB, 4K OLED) at 3.7k€ (incl. taxes) seems unbeatable... a MBP with similar performance and storage is around 6K (I'm looking to replace my current MBP i9, but 6K is definitely above what I'm willing to spend on a laptop !)

[jzhai]

Hello, I work in the construction industry. I want to know which one of the Thinkpad P16 Gen2 and Fury G10 has passed the Mil-Std-810H certification, and which one has a stronger body and is not easy to deform and damage? I want to use it in relatively harsh conditions. Please recommend it. Thank you.

[LucianLatife]

Great review! Would you go for this or the Fury G10?

[hansintakt]

Hello, very helpful information. Would you say that the P16 is noticably more silent than the P1 models?