Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 1
Profile
vs median📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 69/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (95), weakest — Portability (43).
Connectivity (95) · Light office (89)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Buying at listing price $566, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
Keeping the $566 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
💰 Price trend
Specs in context
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
10th generation · model year 2020 — matches the model year
The scale uses Intel-equivalent generation numbers: recent AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra families map onto the same scale.
Full specifications
- Brand
- Lenovo
- Series
- ThinkPad P15/P16/P17 (modern thick ws)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2020≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 10750H , Core i5 10400H , Core i7 10850H , Core i7 10875H , Core i9 10885H , Core i9 10980HK , Intel Xeon W-10855M , Intel Xeon W-10885M
- Graphics
- Quadro T1000 4GB
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR4
- Storage interface
- NVMe
- Weight
- 1.90 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Battery
- 68 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 10 variants across 3 categories
Performance metrics
Processors (6)
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 |
| FIFA 20 | 171 | 160 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GTA V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rocket League | 151 | 117 | ✓ Comfortable |
| FIFA 19 | 119 | 114 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 113 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rainbow Six Siege | — | 112 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 94 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Farming Simulator 19 | 107 | 86 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Escape from Tarkov | 88 | 68 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GRID 2019 | 77 | 65 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dirt Rally 2.0 | 81 | 64 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Doom Eternal | 78 | 64 | ✓ Comfortable |
| For Honor | 67 | 64 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2019 | 73 | 61 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Apex Legends | 74 | 58 | ⚠ Playable |
| Gears Tactics | 92 | 58 | ⚠ Playable |
| Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order | 67 | 58 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry 5 | 199 | 57 | ⚠ Playable |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 66 | 57 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | — | 53 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 53 | ⚠ Playable |
| Need for Speed Heat | 61 | 52 | ⚠ Playable |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | 61 | 51 | ⚠ Playable |
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 53 | 47 | ⚠ Playable |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 48 | 46 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rage 2 | 55 | 46 | ⚠ Playable |
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 47 | 44 | ⚠ Playable |
| Hunt Showdown | 51 | 44 | ⚠ Playable |
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 49 | 41 | ⚠ Playable |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 46 | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Battlefield 5 | 43 | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| Borderlands 3 | 59 | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 60 | 38 | ⚠ Playable |
| Anno 1800 | 53 | 37 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Division 2 | 39 | 36 | ⚠ Playable |
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 40 | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Metro Exodus | 43 | 32 | ⚠ Playable |
| Control | 42 | 31 | ⚠ Playable |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 42 | 31 | ⚠ Playable |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 47 | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
💻 Software compatibility
🔗 Same series
4 models in the series.
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.