ASUS TUF 18" A18 Black 2025

ASUS TUF 18" A18 Black 2025

ASUS
62 Overall Score
vs
Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P1 Gen 7 Black 2024

Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P1 Gen 7 Black 2024

Lenovo
79 Overall Score

Scores

Creator
ASUS
84
Lenovo
96
Developer
ASUS
76
Lenovo
93
Gaming
ASUS
78
Lenovo
88
Entertainment
ASUS
62
Lenovo
85
Business
ASUS
57
Lenovo
79
Student
ASUS
58
Lenovo
78
Compact
ASUS
40
Lenovo
62
Ai Llm
ASUS
51
Lenovo
59

Specifications

ASUS TUF 18" A18Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P1 Gen 7
Processor
CPU*Intel Core i9 13905H★Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
CPU Multi-Core Score
29,733
25,861
Cores816★
Frequency5.1 GHz★1.4 GHz
L3 Cache24 MB24 MB
Graphics
GPU*NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation★
GPU Benchmark Score
16,770
16,972
Typediscretediscrete
VRAM8 GB8 GB
VRAM TypeGDDR7GDDR6★
Memory & Storage
RAM64 GB64 GB
RAM Generation—LPDDR5X★
Storage 12 TB2 TB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size18"16"
Resolution—3840 px★
PanelIPSOLED★
Refresh Rate144 Hz★60 Hz
Brightness—400 nits★
Color Gamut—100% DCI-P3
Connectivity
USB-C Ports23★
USB Ports3★1
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMI—HDMI 2.1
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 7★
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3Bluetooth 5.4★
EthernetRJ45 LAN port—
Physical
Weight2.40 kg1.82 kg★
Battery90 Wh90 Wh
OSWindows 11 HomeWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

ASUS TUF 18" A18 Black 2025

  • Strong storage (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong ram (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong port selection (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong cpu (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
  • Below average portability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile

Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P1 Gen 7 Black 2024

  • Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong screen (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong storage (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average portability (25th percentile)

Pricing

ASUS TUF 18" A18 Black 2025 is MX$59,998 cheaper (2.4x less).

ASUS TUF 18" A18 Black 2025

Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P1 Gen 7 Black 2024

Verdict

★ Winner: Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P1 Gen 7

Scores 79 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 30 specs.

Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P1 Gen 7 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCompactCreatorStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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