Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen 1
workstation
2021
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~7h
⚖️ 1.75 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
61
out of 100
Fit for you
59/100
✚ Strong: fit_value
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
70
Core i5-1135G7
GPU
20
Quadro P520
RAM max
64 GB
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh ~
~7h
Price
$451
market
Age
5 years
2021
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 61/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (95), weakest — Gaming (22).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (95) · Light office (83)
⚠ Weaknesses
Gaming (22)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $451, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $6.8/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $451 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $1.6/mo
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$296/year (13%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
61
CPU score
70
High tier
GPU score
20
Light tier
RAM max
64 GB
Professional
Weight
1.75 kg
Light tier
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
11th generation · model year 2021 — matches the model year
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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 P1/P14s/P15s/P16s (thin flagship ws)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2021
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 1135G7 , Intel Core i7 1165G7 , Core i5 10210U , Core i5 10310U , Core i7 10510U , Core i7 10610U , Core i7 10710U , Core i7 10810U
- Graphics
- Quadro P520 2GB
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 1.75 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Battery
- 68 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 10 variants across 3 categories
⚙ Processors (8)
Intel Core i5 1135G7
Intel Core i7 1165G7
Core i5-10210U
Core i5-10310U
Core i7-10510U
Core i7-10610U
Core i7-10710U
Core i7-10810U
🎮 Graphics (1)
Quadro P520 2GB
• Igpu (1)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Performance metrics
Performance
55
Portability
48
Light office
83
Gaming
22
Creative
61
Energy efficiency
75
Connectivity
95
Value
76
Color accuracy
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Processors (8)
Core i5-1135G7
Intel · 11th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
58
Core i7-1165G7
Intel · 11th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
70
Core i5-10210U
Intel · 10th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
46
Core i5-10310U
Intel · 10th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
32
Core i7-10510U
Intel · 10th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
44
Core i7-10610U
Intel · 10th · 4 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
34
Core i7-10710U
Intel · 10th · 6 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
40
Core i7-10810U
Intel · 10th · 6 cores
VM
AVX2
AES
38
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 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | — | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Fortnite | — | 27 | ✗ Low |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 4 | — | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Battlefield 5 | — | 20 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | 20 | 20 | ✗ Low |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | — | 20 | ✗ Low |
| Darksiders III | 23 | 19 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | — | 19 | ✗ Low |
| Anno 1800 | 25 | 15 | ✗ Low |
| F1 2019 | 16 | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | — | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 13 | — | ✗ Low |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 14 | 13 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | — | 10 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | — | 8 | ✗ Low |
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 15 | 7 | ✗ Low |
| Control | 12 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 7 | 6 | ✗ Low |
| Borderlands 3 | 10 | 5 | ✗ Low |
💡 25 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
29%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
201%
RAM
999%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
127%
GPU
126%
RAM
800%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
80%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
42%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
72%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
50%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
156%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
29%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
127%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
700%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
100%
GPU
31%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
156%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
175%
GPU
91%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
200%
GPU
112%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
156%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
175%
GPU
65%
RAM
800%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
175%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
80%
RAM
800%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
318%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
318%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
280%
GPU
65%
RAM
800%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
101%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
250%
GPU
80%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
250%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
280%
GPU
72%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
583%
GPU
201%
RAM
999%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
318%
GPU
80%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
280%
GPU
134%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
250%
GPU
101%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
101%
RAM
999%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
318%
GPU
67%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
84%
RAM
533%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
233%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
50%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
219%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
167%
GPU
31%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
318%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
233%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
37%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
219%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
44%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
201%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
350%
GPU
101%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
84%
RAM
800%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
389%
GPU
49%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
200%
GPU
57%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
467%
GPU
201%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
389%
GPU
168%
RAM
800%
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