Component comparison
ThinkPad P1 Gen 5 vs ThinkPad P1 Gen 3
ThinkPad P1 Gen 5 vs ThinkPad P1 Gen 3 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
This is a written comparison. A live side-by-side table gives sortable metrics, prices and your personal fit row.
⚖ Open live comparison →Advantages
A
ThinkPad P1 Gen 5
- + LB overall score (+11.0)
- + Performance (+14.1)
- + Gaming performance (+29.0)
- + Mobility (+13.0)
- + Reliability (+18.0)
- + Screen quality (+1.1)
- + GPU (+36.9)
- + Weight (-0.09 kg)
- + Release year (+2)
- + Modernity (+15.4)
B
ThinkPad P1 Gen 3
- + Value (+9.4)
- + CPU (+1.8)
- + Estimated price (-$324)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
ThinkPad P1 Gen 5
|
Component B
ThinkPad P1 Gen 3
|
|---|---|---|
| LB overall score | 75.0 (+11.0) | 64.0 |
| Performance | 75.8 (+14.1) | 61.7 |
| Gaming performance | 76.0 (+29.0) | 47.0 |
| Mobility | 48.0 (+13.0) | 35.0 |
| Reliability | 55.0 (+18.0) | 37.0 |
| Value | 52.6 | 62.0 (+9.4) |
| Screen quality | 51.1 (+1.1) | 50.0 |
| CPU | 59.5 | 61.3 (+1.8) |
| GPU | 82.8 (+36.9) | 45.9 |
| Estimated price | $901 | $577 (-$324) |
| Weight | 1.81 kg (-0.09 kg) | 1.90 kg |
| Battery | 90 Wh | — |
| Max RAM | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Release year | 2022 (+2) | 2020 |
| Modernity | 84.6 (+15.4) | 69.2 |
Based on the comparison:
ThinkPad P1 Gen 5 wins 10 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).