Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 1
workstation
2018
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~7h
⚖️ 2.45 kg
⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
56
out of 100
Fit for you
51/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
60
Xeon E-2176M
GPU
39
Quadro P2000
RAM max
—
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh ~
~7h
Price
$459
market
Age
8 years
2018
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 56/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (90), weakest — Portability (27).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (90) · Photo & design (84)
⚠ Weaknesses
Portability (27)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $459, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $6.9/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $459 price invested at 4.21%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Nov 2, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $1.6/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$229/year (10%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
56
CPU score
60
Mainstream tier
GPU score
39
Light tier
Weight
2.45 kg
Heavy
Battery
68 Wh
Large tier
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
CPU generation
8th generation · model year 2018 — matches the model year
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Full specifications
- Brand
- Lenovo
- Series
- ThinkPad P1/P14s/P15s/P16s (thin flagship ws)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2018
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 3840x2160
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Xeon E-2176M , Core i5 8400H , Core i7 8750H , Core i7 8850H
- Graphics
- Quadro P2000 4GB
- Weight
- 2.45 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Battery
- 68 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 5 variants across 2 categories
⚙ Processors (4)
Intel Xeon E-2176M
Core i5-8400H
Core i7-8750H
Core i7-8850H
🎮 Graphics (1)
Quadro P2000 4GB
Performance metrics
Performance
49
Portability
27
Light office
71
Gaming
48
Creative
49
Energy efficiency
62
Connectivity
90
Value
65
Color accuracy
—
Processors (4)
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Farming Simulator 17 | — | 162 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Fortnite | 144 | 144 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 53 | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | — | 130 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rocket League | 164 | 110 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 102 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 95 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Prey | 89 | 78 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Battlefield 5 | — | 75 | ✓ Comfortable |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 86 | 72 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Forza Horizon 4 | — | 70 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2017 | 89 | 63 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2018 | 77 | 61 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Doom | — | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Metal Gear Solid V | — | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Resident Evil 7 | 119 | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dirt 4 | 105 | 59 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | — | 52 | ⚠ Playable |
| Civilization 6 | — | 51 | ⚠ Playable |
| Fallout 4 | — | 51 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry 5 | 47 | 47 | ⚠ Playable |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of War | 61 | 41 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | — | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Witcher 3 | — | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| Hitman 2016 | — | 37 | ⚠ Playable |
| Ashes of the Singularity | 41 | 36 | ⚠ Playable |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Metro Exodus | — | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | — | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Deus Ex Mankind Divided | — | 34 | ⚠ Playable |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 42 | 33 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 33 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Evil Within 2 | 32 | 29 | ✗ Low |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 35 | 26 | ✗ Low |
| Ark Survival Evolved | 30 | 19 | ✗ Low |
💡 39 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
57%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
784%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
131%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
595%
GPU
392%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
245%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
784%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
157%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
108%
GPU
82%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
140%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
108%
GPU
98%
Hogwarts Legacy
✓ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
131%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
784%
Baldur's Gate 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
112%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
57%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
112%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
595%
GPU
784%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
784%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
60%
Battlefield 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
131%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
178%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
218%
Forza Horizon 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
112%
Metro Exodus
✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
127%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
784%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
163%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
96%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
157%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
270%
GPU
163%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✓ Runs well
CPU
270%
GPU
131%
Death Stranding
✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
127%
Control
✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
131%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
270%
GPU
196%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
196%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
270%
GPU
196%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
157%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
163%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
140%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
196%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
392%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
270%
GPU
157%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
261%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
196%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
198%
GPU
96%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
270%
GPU
196%
Days Gone
✓ Runs well
CPU
270%
GPU
131%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
163%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
170%
GPU
98%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
198%
GPU
96%
Resident Evil Village
✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
112%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
98%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
163%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
142%
GPU
60%
Black Myth Wukong
✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
163%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
163%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
98%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
270%
GPU
196%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
196%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
71%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
186%
GPU
96%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
163%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
85%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
392%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
196%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
196%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
163%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
331%
GPU
96%
Need for Speed Heat
✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
112%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
392%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
327%
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