ThinkPad P series
The ThinkPad P series line of laptops is produced by Lenovo and was introduced by the company as a successor to the previous ThinkPad W series. With 15" and 17" screens, the ThinkPad P series saw the reintroduction of physically large laptops into the ThinkPad line. Marketed largely as portable workstations.,[1] many P series laptops can be configured with high-end quad-core or hexa-core Intel processors[2] as well as ECC memory (only with Xeon CPUs) and a discrete Nvidia Quadro GPU. The P series offers ISV certifications from software vendors such as Adobe and Autodesk for various CAD software.[1] The P52 and P72 models are the last current Lenovo laptops with dedicated magnesium structural frames.
| Developer | Lenovo |
|---|---|
| Product family | ThinkPad |
| Type | Laptop (mobile workstation), Desktop replacement |
| Release date | 2015 |
| Predecessor | ThinkPad W series |
All 15" and 17" models have a modern 6-row ThinkPad Precision Keyboard (with Numeric Keypad and optional backlight), TrackPoint and trackpad, and optional fingerprint reader. The HQ processor-based models (such as a P50/P70 and above) use only 170 W AC power adapters, or optional 230 W adapters with high-end 17" configurations.
Models
| ThinkPad P (2015-2019) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ThinkPad T Series-based | |||||
| P*0 (2015) |
P*1 (2017) |
P*2 (2018) |
P*3 (2019) | ||
| 14" | Yoga | P40 Yoga | |||
| Slim | P43s | ||||
| 15" | Ultrabook | P1 (gen 1) | P1 (gen 2) | ||
| Slim | P50s | P51s | P52s | P53s | |
| Standard | P50 | P51 | P52 | P53 | |
| 17" | Standard | P70 | P71 | P72 | P73 |
| Docks | |||||
| ThinkPad Basic Docking Station ThinkPad Pro Docking Station ThinkPad Ultra Docking Station |
P50s, P51s | ||||
| ThinkPad 230W Workstation Dock | P50, P51 P70, P71 |
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| ThinkPad Basic Docking Station (USB-C) ThinkPad Pro Docking Station (USB-C) ThinkPad Ultra Docking Station (USB-C) |
P52s, P53s; P43s | ||||
| ThinkPad Thunderbolt Workstation Dock | P52, P72,[3] P1 | ||||
First Generation
The first generation comes with a variety of "high-end" options such as Intel Xeon processors, 4K screens and DDR4 RAM up to 64 GB. 1080p screens and Intel Core Series CPUs come standard along with PCIe SSDs. The P Series introduced a cooling system known as FLEX that features two fans connected by a heat pipe and located near the CPU and GPU. A three-button touchpad is included.
P40 Yoga
P40 Yoga is a version of the ThinkPad Yoga 460 with Nvidia Quadro graphics.
P50s
ThinkPad P50s is an update of ThinkPad W550s, focused on mobility. Its chassis is based on that of the T560.[4]
P50
The ThinkPad P50, while having a 15-inch display, shared little in design with the W541 which it replaced. Its ports had been re-arranged, it was slightly thinner than its predecessor, and it reintroduced indicator lights for hard drive activity. It supports up to three internal storage devices and has a single USB Type-C Thunderbolt 3 port while also featuring Mini DisplayPort and HDMI connections. Weighing 2.54 kilograms and having thickness of 2.59 centimeters, the P50 was lighter than previous W series laptops.[5]
P70
The ThinkPad P70 has a 17-inch display. It weighs 3.45 kilograms and is 3.05 centimeters thick. It supports up to four internal storage devices and includes two USB Type-C Thunderbolt 3 ports.[5]
| CPU | Chipset | Memory (max) | Graphics | Dimensions (mm) | Weight | Storage | Display | Battery | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.1" | ||||||||||
| P40 Yoga[6] | Intel i7-6500U (2x 2.5 GHz, 4MB) or i7-6600U (2x 2.6 GHz, 4MB) |
16 GB DDR3L-1600 (1 slot) | Intel HD 520 + Nvidia Quadro M500M |
19.9 × 338 × 236 | 1.83 kg | 1× SATA | 1920×1080 IPS touch | 53 Whr (3 Cell) | ||
| 15.6" | ||||||||||
| P50s[7][8] | 7th Gen Intel Core i5-6300U (2x 2.4 GHz, 3MB) i7-6500U (2x 2.5 GHz, 4MB) or i7-6600U (2x 2.6 GHz, 4MB) |
32 GB DDR3L-1600
(2 slots) |
Intel HD 520 + NVIDIA Quadro M500M 2 GB DDR3 |
380.6 × 258.2 × 22.45 mm (15 × 10.2 × 0.9 in) |
2.25 kg (4.97 lb) | 1× SATA or M.2 (NVME) | 1366×768 TN 1920×1080 IPS 15.5": 2880×1620 IPS |
48-104 WHr (3 or 4+6 Cell) | ||
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| P50[9] | 6th Gen Intel Core i7-6700HQ (4× 2.6 GHz, 6MB) i7-6820HQ (4× 2.7 GHz, 8MB) or Xeon E3-1505M v5 (4× 2.8 GHz 8MB) or E3-1535M v5 (4× 2.9 GHz 8MB) |
Intel CM236 | 64 GB DDR4-2133 (4 slots) opt. ECC |
Intel HD 530 or P530 + NVIDIA Quadro M1000M 4 GB or M2000M 4 GB |
377.4 × 252.3 × 24.5–25.9 (14.9 × 9.9 × 0.96–1.02 in) |
2.5 kg (5.5 lb) | 1× SATA 2× M.2 (NVME) |
1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPS opt. multitouch |
66/90 WHr
(4 or 6 Cell) | |
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| 17.3" | ||||||||||
| P70[10] | 6th Gen Intel Core i7-6700HQ (4× 2.6 GHz, 6MB) i7-6820HQ (4× 2.7 GHz, 8MB) or Xeon E3-1505M v5 (4× 2.8 GHz 8MB) or E3-1535M v5 (4× 2.9 GHz 8MB) |
Intel CM236 | 64 GB DDR4-2133 (4 slots) opt. ECC |
Intel HD 530 or P530 + MXM
NVIDIA Quadro M3000M |
416 × 275.5 × 30–31.5 (16.4 × 10.8 × 1.17–1.2 in) |
3.43 kg (7.6 lb) | 1× SATA + 1× SATA 1× M.2 (NVME) |
1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPS opt. multitouch |
96 WHr (8 Cell) | |
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Second Generation
P51s
The P51s chassis was based on the T570 chassis.[11] The CPU and integrated chipset was updated to Kaby Lake-U.
P51
A minor update to the P50, which included the updated CM238 chipset.[12]
P71
A minor update to the P70 including the updated CM238 chipset.[13]
| CPU | Chipset | Memory (max) | Graphics | Dimensions (mm) | Weight | Storage | Display | Battery | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.6" | ||||||||||
| P51s[14][15] | Intel Core
i7-6500U (2x 2.5 GHz, 4MB), |
32 GB DDR4-2400 (2 slots) |
Intel HD 520 or 620 +NVIDIA Quadro M520 (2 GB GDDR5) |
365.8 × 252.8 × 20 - 20.2 mm | 2 kg | 1× 7-mm 2.5" SATA or M.2 (NVME) 1× M.2 (NVME) |
1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPS opt. multitouch |
48-104 WHr
(3 or 4+6 Cell) | ||
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| P51[16][17] | 7th Gen Intel Core i7 or Xeon E3-1500 v6 |
Intel CM238 | 64 GB DDR4-2400 (4 slots, dual channel), opt. ECC |
Intel HD 630 or P630 + NVIDIA Quadro M520 (2 GB) or M2200 (4 GB GDDR5) |
377.4 × 252.8 24.5 - 29.4 mm (regular) 32.7 (touch) |
2.55 kg (n/t) 2.82 kg (touch) |
1× 7-mm 2.5" SATA 2× M.2 (NVME) |
1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPS opt. multitouch |
66/90 WHr (4 or 6 Cell) | |
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| 17.3" | ||||||||||
| P71[18] | 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700HQ or i7-7820HQ or Xeon E3-1500 v6 |
Intel CM238 | 64 GB DDR4-2400 (4 slots, dual channel), opt. ECC |
Intel HD 630 or P630 + MXM NVIDIA Quadro |
416 × 275.5 × 30 - 34.2 mm (16.4 × 10.8 × 1.2 -1.35 in)[lower-alpha 1] |
3.3 kg | 1× 7-mm SATA + 1× SATA 2× M.2 (NVME) |
1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPS opt. multitouch |
96 WHr
(8 Cell) | |
Third generation
P1
The ThinkPad P1 was based on the first generation of ThinkPad X1 Extreme. It features Intel Xeon CPUs and Nvidia Quadro graphics.[19]
P52s
Based on the ThinkPad T580, the P52s features a camera shutter, lateral instead of bottom-mounted docking port, and quad-core Ultrabook CPUs. The P52s includes quad-core Kaby Lake-R 15W CPUs and Nvidia Quadro P500 GPUs.[20]
P52
The P52 was an update to the P51 which introduced Coffee Lake CPUs, all with 6 cores and 12 threads, the CM246 chipset, and Nvidia Pascal GPUs. It removed the mechanical docking port and ExpressCard slot, and features a narrower keyboard which is present on other ThinkPads[21]
P72
The P72 was a redesign of the P71 with hardware upgrades similar to those of the P52. It also features the narrower keyboard of the P52;[22] the first 17" ThinkPad with a soldered GPU.
| CPU | Chipset | Memory (max) | Graphics | Dimensions (mm) | Weight | Storage | Display | Battery | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.6" | ||||||||||
| P52s[23] | Intel Core
i5-8350U (4x 1.7 GHz, 6MB), |
32 GB DDR4-2400
(2 slots) |
Intel UHD 620 + NVIDIA Quadro P500 (2 GB GDDR5) |
366 × 253 × 20 - 20.2 mm | 2 kg | 1× 7-mm 2.5" SATA 1× M.2 |
1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPS opt. multitouch |
48-104 WHr (3 or 4+6 Cell) | ||
| ||||||||||
| P1[24] | 8th Gen Intel Core i5-8400H (4x 2.5 GHz, 8MB) i7-8750H (6x 2.2 GHz, 9MB), i7-8850H (6x 2.6 GHz, 9MB), or Xeon E-2176M (6x 2.7 GHz, 12 MB) |
Intel CM246 | 64 GB DDR4-2666 (2 slots), or 64 GB ECC |
Intel UHD 630 + NVIDIA Quadro P1000 Max-Q (4 GB) or P2000 Max-Q (4 GB) |
362 x 245.7 x 18.4 mm | 1.7 kg (n/t)
1.8 kg (touch) |
2× M.2 (NVME) | 1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPS opt. multitouch |
80 WHr | |
| 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 (one Always On),
2 USB Type-C / Thunderbolt 3 (with the Power Delivery and DP), HDMI 2.0, Ethernet extension connector, 1 3.5 audio combo jack, smart card reader (option), 4-in-1 reader (SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC) | ||||||||||
| P52[25] | 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H (6x 2.2 GHz, 9MB), i7-8850H (6x 2.6 GHz, 9MB), i9-8950HK (6x 2.9 GHz, 12 MB) or Xeon E-2176M (6x 2.7 GHz, 12 MB) |
Intel CM246 | 128 GB DDR4-2400 (4 slots, dual channel), or 64 GB ECC |
Intel UHD 630 or P630 + NVIDIA Quadro P1000 (4 GB) P2000 (4 GB), or P3200 (6 GB) |
377.4 × 252.8 24.5 - 29.4 mm (regular) 32.7 (touch) |
2.45 kg (n/t)
2.9 kg (touch) |
1× 7-mm 2.5" SATA 2× M.2 (NVME) |
1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPS opt. multitouch |
90 WHr | |
| 17.3" | ||||||||||
| P72[26] | 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H (6x 2.2 GHz, 9MB), i7-8850H (6x 2.6 GHz, 9MB), i9-8950HK (6x 2.9 GHz, 12 MB) or Xeon E-2176M (6x 2.7 GHz, 12 MB) or Xeon E-2186M (6x 2.9 GHz, 12 MB) |
Intel CM246 | 128 GB DDR4-2400 (4 slots, dual channel), or 64 GB ECC |
Intel UHD 630 or P630 + NVIDIA Quadro P600 (4 GB) P2000 (4 GB) P3200 (6 GB) P4200 (8 GB) or P5200 (16 GB) |
416 x 281 x 24.5-29.4 mm | 3.4 kg | 1× 7-mm SATA 2× M.2 (NVME) |
1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPS opt. multitouch |
99 WHr | |
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Fourth generation
P43s
| 14.3" | CPU | Chipset | Memory (max) | Graphics | Dimensions (mm) | Weight | Storage | Display | Battery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P43s[27] | Intel Core i7-8565U (4x 1.8 GHz, 8MB), i7-8665U (4x 1.9 GHz, 8MB) |
40/48 GB DDR4-2400
(1 slot, 8/16 GB soldered) |
NVIDIA Quadro P520 2 GB GDDR5 | 329 x 227 x 17.9 (mm) | 1.55 kg (FHD)
1.47 kg (WQHD) |
1×M.2 2280 SSD SATA 6.0 Gbit/s
1×M.2 2280 SSD PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 |
1920×1080 IPS
1920×1080 IPS Multi-touch 2560×1440 IPS HDR |
50 WHr | |
P1 Gen 2
| 15.6" | CPU | Chipset | Memory (max) | Graphics | Dimensions (mm) | Weight | Storage | Display | Battery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1
Gen 2[28] |
Intel Core i5-9400H (4x 2.5 GHz, 8MB) i7-9750H (6x 2.6 GHz, 12 MB) |
Intel CM246 | 64 GB 2666MHz DDR4
64 GB 2666MHz ECC (Only with Xeon Processor) |
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Intel UHD Graphics P630 and NVIDIA Quadro T1000 4 GB Intel UHD Graphics P630 and NVIDIA Quadro T2000 4 GB |
Non-touch:
361.8 x 245.7 x 18.4 mm Multi-touch: 361.8 x 245.7 x 18.7 mm |
Non-touch model:
starting at 3.75 lb / 1.7 kg Multi-touch model: starting at 4.0 lb / 1.81 kg |
2x M.2 | FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080) UHD (3840x2160) UHD (3840x2160) Multi-touch |
80 WHr |
P53 and P53s
| 15.6" | CPU | Chipset | Memory (max) | Graphics | Dimensions (mm) | Weight | Storage | Display | Battery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P53[29] | Intel Core i5-9400H (4x 2.5 GHz, 8MB) i7-9850H (6x 2.6 GHz, 12 MB) i9-9880H (8x 2.3 GHz, 16 MB) Intel Xeon E-2276M (6x 2.8 GHz, 12 MB) |
128 GB DDR4-2666 (4 slots) | NVIDIA Quadro T1000 / T2000 4 GB RTX3000 6 GB / RTX4000 8 GB/ RTX5000 16 GB |
377.4 x 252.3 x 24.5 mm | 2.5+ kg | 2x M.2, 1× 7-mm 2.5" SATA (T Graphics) or 3x M.2 (RTX Graphics) |
1920x1080 IPS 3840x2160 IPS 3840x2160 OLED Multi-touch |
90 Whr | |
| P53s[30] | Intel Core i7-8565U (4x 1.8 GHz, 8MB), i7-8665U (4x 1.9 GHz, 8MB) |
40/48 GB DDR4-2400
(1 slot, 8/16 GB soldered) |
Intel UHD 620 + NVIDIA Quadro P520 (2 GB GDDR5) |
366 x 248 x 19.1 mm | 1.75 kg | 1× M.2
(NVME, opt. Optane) |
1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPS opt. multitouch |
57 WHr | |
P73
| 17.3" | CPU | Chipset | Memory (max) | Graphics | Dimensions (mm) | Weight | Storage | Display | Battery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P73[31] | Intel Core i5-9400H (4x 2.5 GHz, 8MB) i7-9750H (6x 2.6 GHz, 12 MB) |
Intel CM246 | 128 GB DDR4-2666 (4 slots, dual channel), or 128 GB ECC Supported only by the Xeon Processor |
NVIDIA Quadro P620 (4 GB GDDR5)
T2000 (4 GB GDDR5) RTX 3000 (6 GB GDDR6, VR ready) RTX 4000 Max-Q (8 GB GDDR6, VR ready) RTX 5000 Max-Q (16 GB GDDR6, VR ready) |
416 x 281 x 25.9-31 mm | Starting at 7.5 lb (3.4kg) | 2 x M.2
1x 1× 7-mm 2.5" SATA |
FHD (1920x1080)
UHD (3840x2160) Dolby Vision HDR |
99 WHr |
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