Lenovo ThinkPad P1 16" Gen 8 Black 2025
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 16" 3840x2400
GPU NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR7
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 90 Wh
78 Overall Score
Price CA$9,939
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong screen (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong cpu (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average portability (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 4.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR7 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe 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 | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.1 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 16" Gen 8 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Creator A13V | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Core Ultra 9 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 3840x2400 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR7 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | - | 66 | 54 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 16" Gen 8 | 88.2 | 81.3 | 98.9 | 87.7 | 98.7 | 24.8 | 94.2 | 80.7 | 86.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.4 | 85 | 96.1 | 76.9 | 99.3 | 69.7 | 98.6 | 97.5 | 89.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.8 | 94.1 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.3 | 74.8 | 89.3 | 60 | 98.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 63.7 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.7 | 80 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 72.1 | 84.5 | 85 | 72 | 89.8 | 74.2 | 94.2 | 60 | 67.5 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF Compare | 96.2 | 93.6 | 89.9 | 97.6 | 92 | 42.2 | 80.3 | 9.8 | 96.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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