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- Main Differences
- Design
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- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
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Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (2024) vs Dell XPS 16 (2024)
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Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (2024)
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Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA005AUS) (Storm Gray - 2.5k/RTX 2000/i7-14700HX/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0056US) (Storm Gray - 2.5k/i7-14700HX/RTX 1000/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0059US) (Storm Gray - 2.5k/i7-14700HX/RTX 1000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0058US) (Storm Gray - 2.5k/i7-14700HX/RTX 3500/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0050US) (Storm Gray - 3.8k/i7-14700HX/RTX 1000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0051US) (Storm Gray - 3.8k/i7-14700HX/RTX 2000/32GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0052US) (Storm Gray - 3.8k/i7-14700HX/RTX 3500/64GB/1TB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA004VUS) (Storm Gray - FHD+/i7-14700HX/RTX 1000/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA0057US) (Storm Gray - FHD+/i7-14700HX/RTX 1000/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (21FA004WUS) (Storm Gray - FHD+/i7-14700HX/RTX 1000/32GB/1TB)
- XPS 16 (XPS9640-7097SLV-PUS) (Platinum - FHD/Non-Touch/Core Ultra 7 155H/RTX 4050/16GB/1TB)
- XPS 16 (XPS9640-9196SLV-PUS) (Platinum - FHD/Non-Touch/Core Ultra 9/RTX 4060/32GB/1TB)
- XPS 16 (XPS9640) (Platinum - OLED/Touch/Core Ultra 9/RTX 4060/32GB/1TB)
- XPS 16 (XPS9640-9158SLV-PUS) (Platinum - OLED/Touch/Core Ultra 9/RTX 4060/32GB/1TB)
Our Verdict
Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (2024)
Dell XPS 16 (2024)
The Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (2024) and the Dell XPS 16 (2024) are both high-end laptops designed to handle demanding tasks. However, the Lenovo is better suited for professional workloads like 3D modeling and simulations because it's available with NVIDIA RTX Ada Generation Laptop GPUs, whereas the Dell is better suited for content creation because it's available with the more mainstream NVIDIA GeForce GPUs. As for the CPU, you'll get more performance out of the Lenovo's Intel Raptor Lake CPUs, but the Dell's Meteor Lake CPUs have a Neural Processing Unit to speed up A.I. tasks and low-power E-cores to help prolong battery life. Each laptop has its pros and cons when it comes to the user experience; the Dell has a more premium, sleeker design, but the Lenovo has a wider port selection, and its keyboard and touchpad are easier to get used to. The Lenovo also has more optional features, like cellular connectivity and NFC support.
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
7.6
7.9
Portability
5.1
7.2
Ports
9.0
6.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
8.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.5
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
185°
140°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
5.1
7.2
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
16"
Thickness
1.3" (3.3 cm)
0.8" (2.1 cm)
Width
14.3" (36.4 cm)
14.1" (35.8 cm)
Depth
10.4" (26.5 cm)
9.4" (24.0 cm)
Volume
193.7 in³ (3,173.5 cm³)
110.1 in³ (1,804.3 cm³)
Weight
6.5 lbs (3.0 kg)
4.9 lbs (2.2 kg)
Charger Size
14.3 in³ (234.6 cm³)
8.6 in³ (140.8 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
0.9 lbs (0.4 kg)
Serviceability
8.5
5.8
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
8.0
7.5
RAM Slots
4
0
Storage Slots
2
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
3840 x 2400
3840 x 2400
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
283 PPI
278 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
OLED
Touch Screen
No
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
78%
94%
Refresh Rate
5.9
7.0
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
90 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
8.2
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,923 : 1
50,750 : 1
Brightness
9.6
7.5
Maximum Brightness
751 cd/m²
349 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
17 cd/m²
21 cd/m²
Reflections
8.8
9.0
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Matte
Glossy
Total Reflections
2.44%
1.72%
Indirect Reflections
2.16%
0.95%
Calculated Direct Reflections
0.29%
0.77%
Black Uniformity
6.9
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.389%
0.239%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.6
7.0
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
24°
34°
Color Washout From Right
25°
36°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
33°
20°
Color Shift From Right
44°
21°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
26°
39°
Brightness Loss From Right
27°
41°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
28°
36°
Gamma Shift From Right
31°
39°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.3
7.0
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
25°
35°
Color Washout From Above
24°
35°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
27°
20°
Color Shift From Above
31°
21°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
27°
40°
Brightness Loss From Above
28°
39°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
24°
38°
Gamma Shift From Above
24°
37°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
5.8
8.1
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
3.64
1.86
Avg. Gamma
1.99
2.26
Avg. Color dE
4.94
3.53
Avg. Color Temperature
6,029.2 K
6,364.5 K
Color Gamut
9.5
9.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
140.44%
139.33%
sRGB uv
132.95%
131.26%
Adobe RGB xy
89.82%
89.33%
Adobe RGB uv
95.14%
94.38%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
99.94%
99.98%
DCI P3 uv
99.94%
99.98%
Rec. 2020 xy
74.27%
73.68%
Rec. 2020 uv
77.15%
76.16%
Flicker
10
8.1
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
720 Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.6
7.7
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.5
7.5
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
64 gf
71 gf
Actuation Force
33 gf
39 gf
Pre-Travel
1.09 mm
0.63 mm
Total Travel
1.61 mm
1.18 mm
Touchpad
7.8
7.4
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.0
6.5
Size
11.6 in² (74.8 cm²)
20.2 in² (130.5 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
3
No
Speakers
8.6
8.1
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
81 dB SPL
80 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.2 dB
5.5 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.6
-0.9
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
375 Hz
236 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.2 dB
4.3 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.5
8.7
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.0
9.0
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
Yes
No
Face Unlock
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
9.0
6.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
0
USB-C Ports
3
3
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
No
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD Express 7.0
MicroSD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
Lenovo Power Connector
No
Security Lock
Yes
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core i7-14700HX
Core Ultra 9 185H
Core Count
20
16
Thread Count
28
22
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Model
RTX 1000 Ada Generation Laptop GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
6 GB
8 GB
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
32 GB
Modules
2
8 (Soldered)
Type
DDR5
LP-DDR5x
Speed
4,000 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
955 GB
937 GB
Drive 1
SK Hynix HFS001TEJ9X162N
Samsung PM9A1 NVMe 1024GB
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.9
9.8
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,977 points
1,797 points
CPU Multi-Thread
16,890 points
13,367 points
GPU Compute
88,458 points
89,534 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
10
9.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
2,098 points
1,817 points
Multi-Thread
25,087 points
15,060 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.5
9.3
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
1.9 min
2.6 min
GPU Render Time
0.4 min
0.4 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
12 s
12 s
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.3
9.6
Basemark Image
Overall Score
90,770
104,141
Storage Drive Performance
9.5
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
2,143.9 MB/s
1,778.8 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,992.9 MB/s
4,531.2 MB/s
Random Write Speed
97.8 MB/s
88.8 MB/s
Random Read Speed
55.7 MB/s
64.6 MB/s
Battery
8.0
7.8
Capacity
94 Wh
100 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
10.1 hrs
9.5 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
6.3 hrs
9.4 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.6 hrs
2.4 hrs
Charge Time
1.9 hrs
2.7 hrs
Borderlands 3
7.2
6.1
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
88 fps
70 fps
1% Low
48 fps
32 fps
0.1% Low
29 fps
11 fps
1% Low Delta
9 ms
17 ms
0.1% Low Delta
23 ms
74 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
189 fps
112 fps
Civilization VI
8.3
7.7
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
135 fps
107 fps
1% Low
80 fps
57 fps
0.1% Low
56 fps
40 fps
1% Low Delta
5 ms
8 ms
0.1% Low Delta
11 ms
16 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
372 fps
120 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.21 s
7.22 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Counter-Strike 2
8.6
7.4
Avg. FPS
221fps
92fps
1% Low
72fps
46fps
0.1% Low
50fps
37fps
1% Low Delta
9 ms
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
15 ms
16 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
291fps
177fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
8.0
7.4
Avg. FPS
115 fps
95 fps
1% Low
72 fps
57 fps
0.1% Low
33 fps
25 fps
1% Low Delta
5 ms
7 ms
0.1% Low Delta
21 ms
29 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
172 fps
115 fps
Thermals And Noise
6.4
8.2
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
29 °C (84 °F)
36 °C (97 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
47 °C (117 °F)
39 °C (103 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
27.3 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
53.4 dBA
40.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
Yes
Performance Over Time
7.6
7.2
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
92 °C
83 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
12% loss
20% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
59 °C
60 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
3% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
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