Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 16" 2025, Core Ultra 9 285HX, 64GB, 2TB SSD, RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell, aluminum alloy
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 16" 3200x2000
GPU NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell
OS Windows
Weight 4 kg
Battery 90 Wh
65 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong cpu (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong screen (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong ram (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average portability (8th percentile)
- Below average port selection (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX |
| Cores | 24 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell |
| Type | Discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 3200x2000 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
Physical
| Weight | 4.0 kg / 8.9 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 16" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 3200x2000 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 16" | 98.9 | 85.4 | 95.7 | 20.4 | 96.2 | 8 | 93.9 | 81.8 | 0 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.9 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.4 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 5.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 8.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.2 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.3 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 14 |
Usage Scores
- Overall65.4
- AI/LLM44.4
- Gaming79.5
- Portability43.6
- Creator86
- Student55.7
- Business69.1
- Developer80.6
- Entertainment73.1
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