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  4. Design
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    6. In The Box
  5. Display
    1. Screen Specs
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Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) vs MSI WS76 (2021)

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021)
MSI WS76 (2021)

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Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Picture
MSI WS76 (2021) Picture
Size
15.6"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
17.3"
Operating System
Windows 10

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)
  • WS76 (11UK-448CA) (Core Black - 120Hz/i9/RTX A3000/32GB/1TB)
  • WS76 (11UM-447CA) (Core Black - 120Hz/i9/RTX A5000/64GB/1TB)
  • WS76 (11UK-470) (Core Black - 144Hz/i7/RTX A3000/32GB/1TB)
  • WS76 (11UK-469) (Core Black - 144Hz/i9/RTX A3000/32GB/1TB)
  • WS76 (11UM-459) (Core Black - 144Hz/i9/RTX A5000/32GB/1TB)
  • WS76 (11UM-468) (Core Black - 144Hz/i9/RTX A5000/64GB/1TB)

Review

See Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) review

See MSI WS76 (2021) review

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Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021)

MSI WS76 (2021)

The MSI WS76 (2021) is better than the Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021). The MSI feels sturdier and is slightly more portable due to its slimmer and lighter design. It also has a better webcam, a more responsive touchpad, and better-sounding speakers. The MSI performs better over time because it doesn't lose any CPU performance under load, but the fans get much louder than the Lenovo's.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

School 

7.0
7.2

Battery 
 

6.9
6.0

Portability 
 

5.0
5.7

Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Style Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Style Photo
MSI WS76 (2021) Style Photo

Form Factor 
 

Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)

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Build Quality 
 

8.0
8.5

Build Quality Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Build Quality Photo
MSI WS76 (2021) Build Quality Photo

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Hinge 
 

9.5
9.2

Hinge Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Hinge Photo
MSI WS76 (2021) Hinge Photo

Range 
 

195°
145°

Stability 
 

Good
Good

One Finger Lift 
 

Yes
Yes

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Portability 
 

5.0
5.7

Dimensions Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Dimensions Photo
MSI WS76 (2021) Dimensions Photo

Size 
 

15.6"
17.3"

Thickness 
 

1.5" (3.9 cm)
1.0" (2.5 cm)

Width 
 

14.8" (37.5 cm)
15.6" (39.5 cm)

Depth 
 

9.9" (25.2 cm)
10.2" (26.0 cm)

Volume 
 

224.9 in³ (3,685.5 cm³)
156.7 in³ (2,567.5 cm³)

Weight 
 

6.3 lbs (2.8 kg)
5.1 lbs (2.3 kg)

Charger Size 
 

14.8 in³ (242.6 cm³)
21.3 in³ (348.8 cm³)

Charger Weight 
 

1.2 lbs (0.5 kg)
1.9 lbs (0.9 kg)

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Serviceability 
 

6.0
6.5

Internals Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Internals Photo
MSI WS76 (2021) Internals Photo

Ease Of Access 
 

4.0
7.0

RAM Slots 
 

4
0

Storage Slots 
 

3
2

Replaceable Battery 
 

No
Yes

Replaceable Wireless Adapter 
 

No
Yes

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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) In The Box Photo
MSI WS76 (2021) In The Box Photo

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Display

Screen Specs 
 

Display Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Display Photo
MSI WS76 (2021) Display Photo

Resolution 
 

1920 x 1080
3840 x 2160

Aspect Ratio 
 

16:9
16:9

Pixel Density 
 

141 PPI
255 PPI

Panel Type 
 

IPS
IPS

Touch Screen 
 

No
No

Screen-To-Body Ratio 
 

75%
85%

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Refresh Rate 
 

5.9
7.7

Motion Blur  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Motion Blur
MSI WS76 (2021) Motion Blur

Refresh Rate 
 

60 Hz
120 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

No
No

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Contrast 
 

7.0
6.8

Contrast Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Contrast Photo
MSI WS76 (2021) Contrast Photo

Native Contrast 
 

1,131 : 1
1,035 : 1

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Brightness  
 

6.5
8.2

Maximum Brightness 
 

255 cd/m²
434 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness 
 

3 cd/m²
22 cd/m²

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Reflections 
 

7.8
7.3

Reflections Photo Off  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Reflections Photo Off
MSI WS76 (2021) Reflections Photo Off

Reflections Photo Max  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Reflections Photo Max
MSI WS76 (2021) Reflections Photo Max

Screen Finish 
 

Matte
Matte

Total Reflections 
 

4.07%
5.5%

Indirect Reflections 
 

2.53%
4.27%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

1.55%
1.23%

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Black Uniformity 
 

5.6
8.7

Black Uniformity Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Black Uniformity Photo
MSI WS76 (2021) Black Uniformity Photo

Uniformity (Std. Dev.) 
 

2.287%
0.700%

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Horizontal Viewing Angle 
 

6.5
6.3

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video  

Horizontal Chroma Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Horizontal Chroma Picture
MSI WS76 (2021) Horizontal Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Left 
 

24°
25°

Color Washout From Right 
 

26°
27°

Horizontal Hue Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Horizontal Hue Picture
MSI WS76 (2021) Horizontal Hue Picture

Color Shift From Left 
 

34°
24°

Color Shift From Right 
 

42°
33°

Horizontal Lightness Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Horizontal Lightness Picture
MSI WS76 (2021) Horizontal Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Left 
 

26°
26°

Brightness Loss From Right 
 

29°
29°

Black Level Raise From Left 
 

60°
60°

Black Level Raise From Right 
 

60°
60°

Gamma Shift From Left 
 

23°
22°

Gamma Shift From Right 
 

27°
25°

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Vertical Viewing Angle 
 

6.8
6.3

Vertical Viewing Angle Video  

Vertical Chroma Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Vertical Chroma Picture
MSI WS76 (2021) Vertical Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Below 
 

28°
25°

Color Washout From Above 
 

29°
26°

Vertical Hue Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Vertical Hue Picture
MSI WS76 (2021) Vertical Hue Picture

Color Shift From Below 
 

36°
24°

Color Shift From Above 
 

43°
31°

Vertical Lightness Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Vertical Lightness Picture
MSI WS76 (2021) Vertical Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Below 
 

29°
26°

Brightness Loss From Above 
 

31°
28°

Black Level Raise From Below 
 

45°
45°

Black Level Raise From Above 
 

45°
45°

Gamma Shift From Below 
 

29°
25°

Gamma Shift From Above 
 

34°
26°

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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy 
 

9.1
8.4

White Balance Screencap  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) White Balance Screencap
MSI WS76 (2021) White Balance Screencap

Gamma Curve Screencap  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Gamma Curve Screencap
MSI WS76 (2021) Gamma Curve Screencap

Color Screencap  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Color Screencap
MSI WS76 (2021) Color Screencap

Avg. White Balance dE 
 

2.23
2.85

Avg. Gamma 
 

2.14
2.3

Avg. Color dE 
 

1.79
1.98

Avg. Color Temperature 
 

6,985 K
6,077.7 K

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Color Gamut 
 

8.4
8.3

Gamut SDR  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Gamut SDR
MSI WS76 (2021) Gamut SDR

sRGB xy 
 

99.2%
99.25%

sRGB uv 
 

99.15%
98.36%

Adobe RGB xy 
 

74.3%
75.35%

Adobe RGB uv 
 

85.37%
85.11%

Gamut HDR  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Gamut HDR
MSI WS76 (2021) Gamut HDR

DCI P3 xy 
 

74.4%
75.42%

DCI P3 uv 
 

80.83%
80.09%

Rec. 2020 xy 
 

53.43%
54.11%

Rec. 2020 uv 
 

59.17%
58.39%

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Flicker 
 

10
10

Flicker Graph  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Flicker Graph
MSI WS76 (2021) Flicker Graph

Flicker-Free 
 

Yes
Yes

Flicker Frequency 
 

No Flicker
No Flicker

Flicker Active Below 
 

0%
0%

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Interface

Keyboard 
 

8.2
7.8

Keyboard Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Keyboard Photo
MSI WS76 (2021) Keyboard Photo

Typing Quality 
 

8.0
7.5

Numpad 
 

Yes
Yes

Backlighting 
 

Adjustable
Adjustable

Key Switch Actuation Graph  

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Operating Force 
 

62 gf
66 gf

Actuation Force 
 

31 gf
36 gf

Pre-Travel 
 

1.10 mm
1.17 mm

Total Travel 
 

1.67 mm
1.85 mm

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Touchpad 
 

7.3
8.1

Touchpad Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Touchpad Photo
MSI WS76 (2021) Touchpad Photo

Tracking Quality 
 

7.5
8.5

Size 
 

10.9 in² (70.0 cm²)
11.2 in² (72.0 cm²)

Material 
 

Glass
Glass

Dedicated Buttons 
 

3
No

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Speakers 
 

7.4
8.5

Frequency Response Plot  

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Max Volume 
 

76 dB SPL
81 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

5.6 dB
5.7 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

-2.7
0.9

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.) 
 

570 Hz
344 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.) 
 

10 kHz
20 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol. 
 

0.3 dB
0.5 dB

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Webcam & Microphone 
 

7.0
7.4

Webcam Video Sample  

Video Quality 
 

6.5
7.5

Resolution 
 

720p
720p

Position 
 

Top Center
Top Center

Privacy Cover 
 

Yes
No

Face Unlock 
 

No
Yes

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Connectivity

Ports 
 

9.0
9.5

Ports Photo  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Ports Photo
MSI WS76 (2021) Ports Photo

USB-A Ports 
 

2
2

USB-C Ports 
 

3
2

Thunderbolt 
 

Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4

USB-C Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

USB-C Display Out 
 

Yes
Yes

HDMI 
 

2.0
2.1

DisplayPort 
 

No
No

3.5mm Jack 
 

Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader 
 

SD UHS 2
SD UHS 1

Ethernet 
 

Yes
Yes

Proprietary Port 
 

Lenovo Power Connector
No

Security Lock 
 

Yes
Yes

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Wireless Communication 
 

Wi-Fi 
 

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

Bluetooth 
 

5.3
5.3

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Configuration

CPU 
 

Brand 
 

Intel
Intel

Model 
 

Core i7-11800H
Core i9-11900H

Core Count 
 

8
8

Thread Count 
 

16
16

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GPU 
 

Brand 
 

NVIDIA
NVIDIA

Model 
 

Quadro T1200
RTX A3000

Dedicated/Integrated 
 

Dedicated
Dedicated

VRAM Size 
 

4 GB
6 GB

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RAM 
 

Capacity 
 

16 GB
32 GB

Modules 
 

2
2

Type 
 

DDR4
DDR4

Speed 
 

3,200 MHz
3,200 MHz

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Storage 
 

Advertised Capacity 
 

512 GB
1,000 GB

Usable Capacity 
 

441 GB
927 GB

Drive 1 
 

Micron MTFDKBA512TFH
Micron MTFDKBA1T0TFH

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
9.6

Geekbench Image  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Geekbench Image
MSI WS76 (2021) Geekbench Image

CPU Single-Thread 
 

1,521 points
1,627 points

CPU Multi-Thread 
 

7,472 points
8,047 points

GPU Compute 
 

46,317 points
98,450 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
MSI WS76 (2021) Cinebench R23 Photo

Single-Thread 
 

1,514 points
1,582 points

Multi-Thread 
 

11,619 points
9,760 points

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Blender (3D Rendering) 
 

8.8
8.8

Blender Image  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Blender Image
MSI WS76 (2021) Blender Image

CPU Render Time 
 

4.0 min
4.6 min

GPU Render Time 
 

1.1 min
0.5 min

GPU Render Time (Optix) 
 

65 s
18 s

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Basemark GPU (Game Scene) 
 

7.7
9.2

Basemark Image  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Basemark Image
MSI WS76 (2021) Basemark Image

Overall Score 
 

50,280
85,287

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Storage Drive Performance 
 

9.4
8.8

Storage Performance Image  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Storage Performance Image
MSI WS76 (2021) Storage Performance Image

Sequential Write Speed 
 

1,710.8 MB/s
2,283.5 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed 
 

3,557.7 MB/s
4,026.5 MB/s

Random Write Speed 
 

85.4 MB/s
67.2 MB/s

Random Read Speed 
 

54.9 MB/s
25.8 MB/s

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Battery 
 

6.9
6.0

Capacity 
 

94 Wh
100 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing) 
 

8.2 hrs
7.5 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback) 
 

7.8 hrs
5.5 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming) 
 

1.3 hrs
1.4 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.0 hrs
3.1 hrs

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Borderlands 3 
 

5.4
7.2

Borderlands 3 Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

38 fps
86 fps

1% Low 
 

25 fps
50 fps

0.1% Low 
 

17 fps
26 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

14 ms
9 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

32 ms
26 ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low 
 

96 fps
156 fps

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Civilization VI 
 

7.4
8.3

Civilization VI Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

75 fps
120 fps

1% Low 
 

48 fps
77 fps

0.1% Low 
 

47 fps
60 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

8 ms
5 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

8 ms
8 ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum 
 

246 fps
201 fps

Avg. Turn Time 
 

8.25 s
6.83 s

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 
 

8.9
9.5

CS:GO graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

248 fps
333 fps

1% Low 
 

110 fps
159 fps

0.1% Low 
 

49 fps
97 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

5 ms
3 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

16 ms
7 ms

Avg. FPS On Low 
 

433 fps
507 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
5.9

SOTTR Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

60 fps
72 fps

1% Low 
 

36 fps
29 fps

0.1% Low 
 

20 fps
18 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

11 ms
21 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

34 ms
43 ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest 
 

110 fps
76 fps

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Thermals And Noise 
 

7.1
7.1

Keyboard Temps Picture  

Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 (2021) Keyboard Temps Picture
MSI WS76 (2021) Keyboard Temps Picture

Keyboard Temp While Idle 
 

35 °C (95 °F)
29 °C (84 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load 
 

48 °C (119 °F)
41 °C (106 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle 
 

25.0 dBA
30.0 dBA

Fan Noise Under Load 
 

42.5 dBA
52.0 dBA

Power & Fan Control App 
 

No
Yes

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Performance Over Time 
 

8.7
9.9

Performance Over Time Graph  

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Performance Over Time Image  

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CPU Temp (Cinebench) 
 

100 °C
75 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench) 
 

8% loss
0% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven) 
 

77 °C
75 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven) 
 

0% loss
1% loss

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Additional Features And Software

Software 
 

Operating System 
 

Windows 11
Windows 10

Additional Software 
 

Yes
Yes

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Extra Features 
 

RGB Illumination 
 

No
No

Touch Pen 
 

No
No

Secondary Display 
 

No
No

Biometrics 
 

Fingerprint Sensor
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor

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