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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Build Quality
    3. Hinge
    4. Portability
    5. Serviceability
    6. In The Box
  5. Display
    1. Screen Specs
    2. Refresh Rate
    3. Contrast
    4. Brightness
    5. Reflections
    6. Black Uniformity
    7. Horizontal Viewing Angle
    8. Vertical Viewing Angle
    9. Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
    10. Color Gamut
    11. Flicker
  6. Interface
    1. Keyboard
    2. Touchpad
    3. Speakers
    4. Webcam & Microphone
  7. Connectivity
    1. Ports
    2. Wireless Communication
  8. Configuration
    1. CPU
    2. GPU
    3. RAM
    4. Storage
  9. Performance
    1. Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
    2. Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
    3. Blender (3D Rendering)
    4. Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
    5. Storage Drive Performance
    6. Battery
    7. Borderlands 3
    8. Civilization VI
    9. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    10. Counter-Strike 2
    11. Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
    12. Thermals And Noise
    13. Performance Over Time
  10. Additional Features And Software
    1. Software
    2. Extra Features
  11. Comments

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)

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Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Picture
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Picture

Variants

  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ004RUS) (Black - 4K/IPS/W-11855M/RTX A4000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ009VUS) (Black - 4K/IPS/W-11855M/RTX A4000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ004MUS) (Black - 4K/IPS/W-11855M/RTX A4000/64GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ0089US) (Black - 4K/IPS/W-11855M/RTX A4000/64GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ009WUS) (Black - 4K/IPS/W-11855M/RTX A5000/128GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ0034US) (Black - 4K/IPS/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ0087US) (Black - 4K/IPS/i7-11800H/RTX A3000/64GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ004GUS) (Black - 4K/IPS/i7-11800H/RTX A3000/64GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ004NUS) (Black - 4K/IPS/i7-11800H/T1200/16GB/512GB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ0086US) (Black - 4K/IPS/i7-11800H/T1200/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ003JUS) (Black - 4K/IPS/i7-11850H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ004QUS) (Black - 4K/IPS/i9-11950H/RTX A3000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ0088US) (Black - 4K/IPS/i9-11950H/RTX A3000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ009TUS) (Black - 4K/IPS/i9-11950H/RTX A4000/64GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ009UUS) (Black - 4K/IPS/i9-11950H/RTX A5000/128GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ004TUS) (Black - 4K/IPS/i9-11950H/RTX A5000/128GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ003EUS) (Black - 4K/IPS/i9-11950H/RTX A5000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ003KUS) (Black - 4K/OLED/i7-11850H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ0045US ) (Black - 4K/OLED/i9-11950H/RTX A4000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ004SUS) (Black - FHD/300 nits/i5-11500H/T1200/16GB/512GB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ009QUS) (Black - FHD/300 nits/i5-11500H/T1200/16GB/512GB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ0085US) (Black - FHD/300 nits/i7-11800H/T1200/16GB/512GB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ009RUS) (Black - FHD/300 nits/i7-11800H/T1200/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ0046US) (Black - FHD/500 nits/W-11855M/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ0032US ) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/16GB/512GB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ003WUS) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ001KGE ) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i7-11800H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ001JGE) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i7-11800H/RTX A3000/32GB/512GB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ003YUS) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i7-11800H/RTX A4000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ0031US) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i7-11800H/T1200/16GB/512GB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ0084US) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i7-11800H/T1200/16GB/512GB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ003AUS) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i7-11850H/RTX A2000/16GB/512GB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ0044US) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i7-11850H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ0030US) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i7-11850H/RTX A3000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ003PUS) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i7-11850H/RTX A4000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ003PCA) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i7-11850H/RTX A4000/32GB/1TB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ009SUS) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i9-11950H/RTX A2000/16GB/512GB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ004HUS) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i9-11950H/RTX A2000/16GB/512GB)
  • ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (20YQ003FUS) (Black - FHD/500 nits/i9-11950H/RTX A2000/32GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MK1H3LL/A) (Silver - M1 Max/10‑core CPU/32‑core GPU/32GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MK1F3LL/A) (Silver - M1 Pro chip/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MK1E3LL/A) (Silver - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MK1A3LL/A) (Space Gray - M1 Max/10‑core CPU/32‑core GPU/32GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (MK193LL/A) (Space Gray - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/1TB)
  • MacBook Pro 16 (‎MK183LL/A) (Space Gray - M1 Pro/10‑core CPU/16‑core GPU/16GB/512GB)

Our Verdict

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)

Choosing between the Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) and the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) depends on your operating system preference, the applications you use, and whether portability and user experience matter to you. The Apple is a more premium and portable device and generally offers a better user experience. However, the Lenovo might be a good option if you don't travel with the laptop and use it mainly with an external display and peripherals. The performance varies depending on which configuration you get; just keep in mind that the Apple's M1 Pro and Max SoCs have dedicated media encoders and decoders that improve performance significantly in applications that can take advantage of them, which synthetic benchmarks don't always show.

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Main Differences for
School

Threshold 

0.10

School 

7.0
8.6

Battery 
 

6.9
9.4

Portability 
 

5.0
7.2

Touchpad 
 

7.3
9.7

Build Quality 
 

8.0
9.5

Webcam & Microphone 
 

7.0
9.1

Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Style Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Style Photo
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Style Photo

Form Factor 
 

Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
9.5

Build Quality Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Build Quality Photo
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Build Quality Photo
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Hinge 
 

9.5
9.1

Hinge Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Hinge Photo
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Hinge Photo

Range 
 

195°
135°

Stability 
 

Good
Good

One Finger Lift 
 

Yes
Yes
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Portability 
 

5.0
7.2

Dimensions Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Dimensions Photo
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Dimensions Photo

Size 
 

15.6"
16"

Thickness 
 

1.5" (3.9 cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)

Width 
 

14.8" (37.5 cm)
14.0" (35.6 cm)

Depth 
 

9.9" (25.2 cm)
9.8" (24.8 cm)

Volume 
 

224.9 in³ (3,685.5 cm³)
91.6 in³ (1,500.9 cm³)

Weight 
 

6.3 lbs (2.8 kg)
4.7 lbs (2.2 kg)

Charger Size 
 

14.8 in³ (242.6 cm³)
13.3 in³ (218.3 cm³)

Charger Weight 
 

1.2 lbs (0.5 kg)
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
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Serviceability 
 

6.0
3.5

Internals Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Internals Photo
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Internals Photo

Ease Of Access 
 

4.0
6.0

RAM Slots 
 

4
0

Storage Slots 
 

3
0

Replaceable Battery 
 

No
Yes

Replaceable Wireless Adapter 
 

No
No
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) In The Box Photo
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) In The Box Photo
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Display

Screen Specs 
 

Display Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Display Photo
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Display Photo

Resolution 
 

1920 x 1080
3456 x 2234

Aspect Ratio 
 

16:9
16:10

Pixel Density 
 

141 PPI
254 PPI

Panel Type 
 

IPS
IPS

Touch Screen 
 

No
No

Screen-To-Body Ratio 
 

75%
91%
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Refresh Rate 
 

5.9
8.7

Motion Blur  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Motion Blur
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Motion Blur

Refresh Rate 
 

60 Hz
120 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

No
Apple ProMotion
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Contrast 
 

7.0
10

Contrast Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Contrast Photo
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Contrast Photo

Native Contrast 
 

1,131 : 1
50,250 : 1
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Brightness  
 

6.5
8.5

Maximum Brightness 
 

255 cd/m²
469 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness 
 

3 cd/m²
4 cd/m²
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Reflections 
 

7.8
8.8

Reflections Photo Off  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Reflections Photo Off
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Reflections Photo Off

Reflections Photo Max  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Reflections Photo Max
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Reflections Photo Max

Screen Finish 
 

Matte
Glossy

Total Reflections 
 

4.07%
1.91%

Indirect Reflections 
 

2.53%
0.18%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

1.55%
1.73%
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Black Uniformity 
 

5.6
10

Black Uniformity Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Black Uniformity Photo
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Black Uniformity Photo

Uniformity (Std. Dev.) 
 

2.287%
0.355%
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Horizontal Viewing Angle 
 

6.5
6.9

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video  

Horizontal Chroma Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Horizontal Chroma Picture
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Horizontal Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Left 
 

24°
25°

Color Washout From Right 
 

26°
29°

Horizontal Hue Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Horizontal Hue Picture
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Horizontal Hue Picture

Color Shift From Left 
 

34°
39°

Color Shift From Right 
 

42°
47°

Horizontal Lightness Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Horizontal Lightness Picture
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Horizontal Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Left 
 

26°
28°

Brightness Loss From Right 
 

29°
32°

Black Level Raise From Left 
 

60°
60°

Black Level Raise From Right 
 

60°
60°

Gamma Shift From Left 
 

23°
33°

Gamma Shift From Right 
 

27°
38°
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Vertical Viewing Angle 
 

6.8
7.0

Vertical Viewing Angle Video  

Vertical Chroma Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Vertical Chroma Picture
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Vertical Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Below 
 

28°
26°

Color Washout From Above 
 

29°
31°

Vertical Hue Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Vertical Hue Picture
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Vertical Hue Picture

Color Shift From Below 
 

36°
38°

Color Shift From Above 
 

43°
45°

Vertical Lightness Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Vertical Lightness Picture
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Vertical Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Below 
 

29°
29°

Brightness Loss From Above 
 

31°
34°

Black Level Raise From Below 
 

45°
45°

Black Level Raise From Above 
 

45°
45°

Gamma Shift From Below 
 

29°
28°

Gamma Shift From Above 
 

34°
33°
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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy 
 

9.1
9.9

White Balance Screencap  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) White Balance Screencap
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) White Balance Screencap

Gamma Curve Screencap  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Gamma Curve Screencap
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Gamma Curve Screencap

Color Screencap  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Color Screencap
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Color Screencap

Avg. White Balance dE 
 

2.23
1.46

Avg. Gamma 
 

2.14
2.22

Avg. Color dE 
 

1.79
1

Avg. Color Temperature 
 

6,985 K
6,709.7 K
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Color Gamut 
 

8.4
9.5

Gamut SDR  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Gamut SDR
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Gamut SDR

sRGB xy 
 

99.2%
99.94%

sRGB uv 
 

99.15%
99.76%

Adobe RGB xy 
 

74.3%
88.91%

Adobe RGB uv 
 

85.37%
94.33%

Gamut HDR  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Gamut HDR
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Gamut HDR

DCI P3 xy 
 

74.4%
99.73%

DCI P3 uv 
 

80.83%
99.09%

Rec. 2020 xy 
 

53.43%
72.6%

Rec. 2020 uv 
 

59.17%
73.59%
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Flicker 
 

10
10

Flicker Graph  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Flicker Graph
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Flicker Graph

Flicker-Free 
 

Yes
No

Flicker Frequency 
 

No Flicker
> 1000Hz

Flicker Active Below 
 

0%
0%
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Interface

Keyboard 
 

8.2
8.0

Keyboard Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Keyboard Photo
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Keyboard Photo

Typing Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Numpad 
 

Yes
No

Backlighting 
 

Adjustable
Adjustable

Key Switch Actuation Graph  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Operating Force 
 

62 gf
59 gf

Actuation Force 
 

31 gf
41 gf

Pre-Travel 
 

1.10 mm
0.78 mm

Total Travel 
 

1.67 mm
0.86 mm
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Touchpad 
 

7.3
9.7

Touchpad Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Touchpad Photo
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Touchpad Photo

Tracking Quality 
 

7.5
9.5

Size 
 

10.9 in² (70.0 cm²)
24.8 in² (160.0 cm²)

Material 
 

Glass
Glass

Dedicated Buttons 
 

3
No
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Speakers 
 

7.4
8.4

Frequency Response Plot  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Max Volume 
 

76 dB SPL
76 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

5.6 dB
4.9 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

-2.7
0.7

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.) 
 

570 Hz
116 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.) 
 

10 kHz
20 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol. 
 

0.3 dB
1.5 dB
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Webcam & Microphone 
 

7.0
9.1

Webcam Video Sample  

Video Quality 
 

6.5
9.5

Resolution 
 

720p
1080p

Position 
 

Top Center
Top Center

Privacy Cover 
 

Yes
No

Face Unlock 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Ports 
 

9.0
8.5

Ports Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Ports Photo
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Ports Photo

USB-A Ports 
 

2
0

USB-C Ports 
 

3
3

Thunderbolt 
 

Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4

USB-C Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

USB-C Display Out 
 

Yes
Yes

HDMI 
 

2.0
2.0

DisplayPort 
 

No
No

3.5mm Jack 
 

Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader 
 

SD UHS 2
SD UHS 2

Ethernet 
 

Yes
No

Proprietary Port 
 

Lenovo Power Connector
Apple MagSafe 3

Security Lock 
 

Yes
No
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Wireless Communication 
 

Wi-Fi 
 

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Bluetooth 
 

5.3
5.0
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Configuration

CPU 
 

Brand 
 

Intel
Apple

Model 
 

Core i7-11800H
M1 Max

Core Count 
 

8
10

Thread Count 
 

16
10
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GPU 
 

Brand 
 

NVIDIA
Apple

Model 
 

Quadro T1200
M1 Max

Dedicated/Integrated 
 

Dedicated
Integrated

VRAM Size 
 

4 GB
N/A
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RAM 
 

Capacity 
 

16 GB
32 GB

Modules 
 

2
Unknown

Type 
 

DDR4
LP-DDR5

Speed 
 

3,200 MHz
6,400 MHz
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Storage 
 

Advertised Capacity 
 

512 GB
512 GB

Usable Capacity 
 

441 GB
463 GB

Drive 1 
 

Micron MTFDKBA512TFH
Apple SSD AP512R

Drive 1 Type  

SSD
SSD

Drive 2 
 

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive

Drive 2 Type  

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics) 
 

9.1
9.7

Geekbench Image  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Geekbench Image
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Geekbench Image

CPU Single-Thread 
 

1,521 points
1,784 points

CPU Multi-Thread 
 

7,472 points
12,733 points

GPU Compute 
 

46,317 points
68,226 points
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Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering) 
 

9.6
9.6

Cinebench R23 Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Cinebench R23 Photo
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Cinebench R23 Photo

Single-Thread 
 

1,514 points
1,535 points

Multi-Thread 
 

11,619 points
12,390 points
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Blender (3D Rendering) 
 

8.8
7.9

Blender Image  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Blender Image
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Blender Image

CPU Render Time 
 

4.0 min
4.1 min

GPU Render Time 
 

1.1 min
N/A

GPU Render Time (Optix) 
 

65 s
N/A
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Basemark GPU (Game Scene) 
 

7.7
9.0

Basemark Image  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Basemark Image
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Basemark Image

Overall Score 
 

50,280
80,945
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Storage Drive Performance 
 

9.4
9.5

Storage Performance Image  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Storage Performance Image
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Storage Performance Image

Sequential Write Speed 
 

1,710.8 MB/s
4,506.1 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed 
 

3,557.7 MB/s
4,846.1 MB/s

Random Write Speed 
 

85.4 MB/s
54.2 MB/s

Random Read Speed 
 

54.9 MB/s
57.5 MB/s
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Battery 
 

6.9
9.4

Capacity 
 

94 Wh
100 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing) 
 

8.2 hrs
15.0 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback) 
 

7.8 hrs
8.4 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming) 
 

1.3 hrs
2.1 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.0 hrs
2.1 hrs
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Borderlands 3 
 

5.4
6.0

Borderlands 3 Graph  

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See details on graph tool

Avg. FPS 
 

38 fps
48 fps

1% Low 
 

25 fps
30 fps

0.1% Low 
 

17 fps
16 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

14 ms
12 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

32 ms
43 ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low 
 

96 fps
58 fps
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Civilization VI 
 

7.4
6.8

Civilization VI Graph  

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See details on graph tool

Avg. FPS 
 

75 fps
52 fps

1% Low 
 

48 fps
37 fps

0.1% Low 
 

47 fps
33 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

8 ms
8 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

8 ms
11 ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum 
 

246 fps
97 fps

Avg. Turn Time 
 

8.25 s
9.69 s
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 
 

8.9
9.1

CS:GO graph  

See details on graph tool
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) CS:GO graph

Avg. FPS 
 

248 fps
129 fps

1% Low 
 

110 fps
N/A

0.1% Low 
 

49 fps
N/A

1% Low Delta 
 

5 ms
N/A

0.1% Low Delta 
 

16 ms
N/A

Avg. FPS On Low 
 

433 fps
162 fps
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Counter-Strike 2 
 

CS2 Graph  

Avg. FPS 
 

1% Low 
 

0.1% Low 
 

1% Low Delta 
 

0.1% Low Delta 
 

Avg. FPS On Low 
 

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider 
 

6.3
6.0

SOTTR Graph  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Avg. FPS 
 

60 fps
93 fps

1% Low 
 

36 fps
25 fps

0.1% Low 
 

20 fps
11 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

11 ms
29 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

34 ms
77 ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest 
 

110 fps
134 fps
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Thermals And Noise 
 

7.1
7.7

Keyboard Temps Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Keyboard Temps Picture
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) Keyboard Temps Picture

Keyboard Temp While Idle 
 

35 °C (95 °F)
25 °C (77 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load 
 

48 °C (119 °F)
45 °C (112 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle 
 

25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA

Fan Noise Under Load 
 

42.5 dBA
43.4 dBA

Power & Fan Control App 
 

No
No
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Performance Over Time 
 

8.7
9.8

Performance Over Time Graph  

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Performance Over Time Image  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Performance Over Time Image

CPU Temp (Cinebench) 
 

100 °C
93 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench) 
 

8% loss
1% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven) 
 

77 °C
88 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven) 
 

0% loss
0% loss
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Additional Features And Software

Software 
 

Operating System 
 

Windows 11
macOS

Additional Software 
 

Yes
None
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Extra Features 
 

RGB Illumination 
 

No
No

Touch Pen 
 

No
No

Secondary Display 
 

No
No

Biometrics 
 

Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
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Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)

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