Component comparison
ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 vs ThinkPad P16v Gen 1
ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 vs ThinkPad P16v Gen 1 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
ThinkPad P16 Gen 3
- + LB overall score (+29.0)
- + Performance (+17.3)
- + Gaming performance (+73.0)
- + Reliability (+32.0)
- + Value (+45.3)
- + CPU (+42.9)
- + Max RAM (+128 GB)
- + Release year (+2)
- + Modernity (+7.7)
B
ThinkPad P16v Gen 1
- + Mobility (+13.0)
- + Estimated price (-$634)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
ThinkPad P16 Gen 3
|
Component B
ThinkPad P16v Gen 1
|
|---|---|---|
| LB overall score | 85.0 (+29.0) | 56.0 |
| Performance | 86.7 (+17.3) | 69.5 |
| Gaming performance | 88.0 (+73.0) | 15.0 |
| Mobility | 29.0 | 42.0 (+13.0) |
| Reliability | 81.0 (+32.0) | 49.0 |
| Value | 62.9 (+45.3) | 17.6 |
| Screen quality | 51.1 | — |
| CPU | 100.0 (+42.9) | 57.1 |
| GPU | 66.9 | — |
| Estimated price | $1,760 | $1,126 (-$634) |
| Weight | 2.54 kg | — |
| Battery | 99 Wh | — |
| Max RAM | 192 GB (+128 GB) | 64 GB |
| Release year | 2025 (+2) | 2023 |
| Modernity | 100.0 (+7.7) | 92.3 |
Based on the comparison:
ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 wins 9 of the comparable criteria.
The choice depends on your use case.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.8).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.8).