Lenovo ThinkPad P51
Profile
vs median📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 46/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (100), weakest — Portability (22).
Connectivity (100)
Portability (22)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Buying at listing price $340, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
Keeping the $340 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
7th generation · model year 2017 — 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 P50-P53/P71-P72 (legacy ws)
- Type
- Workstation
- Release year
- 2017≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 7820HQ , Core i7 6820HQ , Core i7 7700HQ , Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6
- Graphics
- Quadro M1200 4GB
- RAM (max)
- 32 GB DDR4
- Weight
- 2.60 kg
- Ports
- 7
- Battery
- 68 Wh~
Configuration options
Available model options · 6 variants across 3 categories
Performance metrics
Processors (4)
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | FPS (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | 80 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| Fortnite | 45 | ⚠ Playable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Doom | 37 | ⚠ Playable |
| Batman: Arkham Knight | 35 | ⚠ Playable |
| Battlefield 5 | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30 | ⚠ Playable |
| Rise of the Tomb Raider | 28 | ✗ Low |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 26 | ✗ Low |
| Far Cry 5 | 24 | ✗ Low |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 21 | ✗ Low |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16 | ✗ Low |
| Metro Exodus | 14 | ✗ Low |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 14 | ✗ Low |
💻 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.