Lenovo ThinkPad P43s
workstation
2018
14"
dGPU
⏱ ~7h
⚖️ 1.55 kg
⚖️ GPU-bound
LB Score
44
out of 100
Fit for you
51/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
Your focus
Performance 20%
Mobility 20%
Reliability 20%
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Profile
vs medianCPU
39
Core i7-8665U
GPU
20
Quadro P520
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh ~
~7h
Price
$256
market
Age
8 years
2018
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 44/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (95), weakest — Gaming (22).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (95) · Light office (70)
⚠ Weaknesses
Gaming (22)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $256, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $3.8/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $256 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
≈ $0.9/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
44
CPU score
39
Office tier
GPU score
20
Light tier
RAM max
32 GB
Professional
Weight
1.55 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
8th generation · model year 2018 — matches the model year
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Full specifications
- Brand
- Lenovo
- Series
- ThinkPad P43s (entry ws)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2018≈
- Screen size
- 14"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 8665U , Core i5 8365U , Core i7 8565U
- Graphics
- Quadro P520 2GB
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 1.55 kg
- Ports
- 6
- Battery
- 68 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 5 variants across 3 categories
⚙ Processors (3)
Intel Core i7 8665U
Core i5-8365U
Core i7-8565U
🎮 Graphics (1)
Quadro P520 2GB
• Igpu (1)
Intel UHD Graphics 620
Performance metrics
Performance
35
Portability
67
Light office
70
Gaming
22
Creative
46
Energy efficiency
70
Connectivity
95
Value
56
Color accuracy
—
Processors (3)
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
77%
GPU
29%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
193%
GPU
402%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
385%
GPU
201%
RAM
800%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
126%
RAM
400%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
402%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
80%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
42%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
72%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
50%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
67%
RAM
200%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
402%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
57%
RAM
400%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
55%
GPU
29%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
57%
RAM
400%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
385%
GPU
402%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
402%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
55%
GPU
31%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
110%
GPU
112%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
86%
GPU
57%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
65%
RAM
400%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
154%
GPU
402%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
96%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
175%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
175%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
65%
RAM
400%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
214%
GPU
101%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
138%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
138%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
72%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
128%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
321%
GPU
201%
RAM
533%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
175%
GPU
80%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
154%
GPU
134%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
138%
GPU
101%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
101%
RAM
533%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
175%
GPU
67%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
84%
RAM
267%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
50%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
128%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
57%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
50%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
120%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
31%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
84%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
50%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
128%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
37%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
120%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
77%
GPU
44%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
201%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
214%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
193%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
F1 24
✗ Weak
CPU
214%
GPU
49%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
57%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
257%
GPU
201%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
214%
GPU
168%
RAM
400%
≅ Similar by specs
Similar performance profile across other series and brands.
≈ Similar class
Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.