Lenovo ThinkPad P1 16" Gen 8 Black 2025
The 1.84kg chassis combines an Intel Core Ultra 5 235H vPro chip, integrated Arc graphics, and smart cooling for efficient AI workloads, all on a vibrant 16-inch 500-nit, 100% sRGB panel. It stands out with Wi-Fi 7, Thunderbolt, and a 90Wh battery for all-day productivity in a portable form factor. Ideal for developers needing a vPro-managed mobile workstation for coding, AI-assisted tasks, and color-accurate visual work.
About This Laptop
The 1.84kg chassis combines an Intel Core Ultra 5 235H vPro chip, integrated Arc graphics, and smart cooling for efficient AI workloads, all on a vibrant 16-inch 500-nit, 100% sRGB panel. It stands out with Wi-Fi 7, Thunderbolt, and a 90Wh battery for all-day productivity in a portable form factor. Ideal for developers needing a vPro-managed mobile workstation for coding, AI-assisted tasks, and color-accurate visual work.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 235H
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 512 GB
- Screen 16" 1920x1200
- GPU Integrated Intel® Arc™ Graphics
- OS Windows 11
- Weight kg 1.8
- Battery wh 90
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong port (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong social proof (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong cpu (83th percentile) 83th
Cons
- Below average compact (24th percentile) 24th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 235H |
| Cores | 14 |
| Frequency | 4.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel® Arc™ Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4, Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.1 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 16" Gen 8 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 235H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 8192 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel® Arc™ Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 70 | - | 15 | 39 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 16" Gen 8 | 83.2 | 64 | 91.2 | 89.7 | 74.2 | 23.8 | 53.7 | 78.5 | 83.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.7 | 18.4 | 96.3 | 80.7 | 99.1 | 67.2 | 99.7 | 96.1 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.6 | 89.5 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.4 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 58.2 | 91.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 94.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 66.2 | 64 | 93.3 | 62.4 | 86.8 | 86.8 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 70.3 |
Usage Scores
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