Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P16 Gen 3 Black 2026
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 3840x2400
GPU NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2.5 kg
Battery 100 Wh
67 Overall Score
Price CA$8,006
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong port selection (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong cpu (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong gpu (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)
- Below average portability (12th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 30 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 3840x2400 (4K UHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 800 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.5 kg / 5.5 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P16 Gen 3 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 16" 3840x2400 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | 72 | - | 71 | 66 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P16 Gen 3 | 93 | 92 | 87.5 | 98.1 | 98.7 | 11.7 | 68.2 | 80.4 | 1.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.5 | 84.5 | 96.1 | 77.4 | 99.3 | 69.6 | 98.7 | 97.4 | 88.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 89 | 90.9 | 91.8 | 91.1 | 96.3 | 74.8 | 89.5 | 59.5 | 98.2 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.3 | 92.5 | 90.7 | 91.1 | 96.3 | 73.5 | 68.2 | 32.6 | 97.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 26.6 | 98.7 | 64.5 | 90.9 | 57 | 80.7 | 80.4 | 79.8 |
| MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 Compare | 96.3 | 93.7 | 61.6 | 91.1 | 89.9 | 9.3 | 62.9 | 59.5 | 89.6 |
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