Component comparison
ThinkPad P15 Gen 1 vs ThinkPad P17 Gen 1
ThinkPad P15 Gen 1 vs ThinkPad P17 Gen 1 — 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 P15 Gen 1
- + LB overall score (+6.0)
- + Performance (+10.5)
- + Gaming performance (+8.0)
- + Mobility (+23.0)
- + Reliability (+8.0)
- + Value (+17.0)
- + GPU (+26.6)
- + Weight (-0.85 kg)
B
ThinkPad P17 Gen 1
- + CPU (+0.4)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
ThinkPad P15 Gen 1
|
Component B
ThinkPad P17 Gen 1
|
|---|---|---|
| LB overall score | 64.0 (+6.0) | 58.0 |
| Performance | 61.7 (+10.5) | 51.2 |
| Gaming performance | 47.0 (+8.0) | 39.0 |
| Mobility | 35.0 (+23.0) | 12.0 |
| Reliability | 37.0 (+8.0) | 29.0 |
| Value | 62.0 (+17.0) | 45.0 |
| Screen quality | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| CPU | 61.3 | 61.7 (+0.4) |
| GPU | 45.9 (+26.6) | 19.3 |
| Estimated price | $577 | $577 |
| Weight | 1.90 kg (-0.85 kg) | 2.75 kg |
| Battery | — | — |
| Max RAM | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Release year | 2020 | 2020 |
| Modernity | 69.2 | 69.2 |
Based on the comparison:
ThinkPad P15 Gen 1 wins 8 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).