Lenovo ThinkPad P1 16" Gen 8 Black 2025
Leveraging an Intel Core Ultra 7 265H processor with a dedicated AI Boost NPU delivering 13 TOPS, the integrated Intel Arc 140T GPU with 16GB VRAM accelerates AI tasks efficiently. Its 16-inch 1920x1200 IPS panel reaches 500 nits and full sRGB coverage, while the 1.84kg body carries a 90Wh battery and Intel Evo certification for sustained portability. This workstation targets developers and business users needing AI-assisted workflows and color-accurate visuals, not gaming.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Arc 140T
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 90 Wh
65 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong cpu (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average portability (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc 140T |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
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 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 265H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel Arc 140T | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 16" Gen 8 | 87.4 | 65.7 | 90.1 | 86.2 | 77.5 | 24.7 | 51.7 | 80.9 | 44.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 85.2 | 95.8 | 74.2 | 99.2 | 69.2 | 98.5 | 97.7 | 88.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.6 | 94.3 | 91.3 | 89.9 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 88.9 | 60 | 98.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93.1 | 90.1 | 89.9 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 66.6 | 32.9 | 97.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.2 | 86.8 | 98.6 | 97.7 | 9.2 | 94 | 60 | 54 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.6 | 28.3 | 80.1 | 59.3 | 89.2 | 57.5 | 79.7 | 80.9 | 95 |
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