Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 6 Mobile Workstation (I7-13800H, 16" 4K OLED Touch, RTX 4060) Review

A review of the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 6 mobile workstation. (Intel i7-13800H, 32GB DDR5 5600MHz, 1TB PCIe Gen4 NMVe M.2 2280 SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU)
The Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 6 takes over from the identical X1 Extreme model as a powerful content creator mobile workstation. Available with consumer GeForce GPUs and professional graphics options up to NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada. New 45 watt Raptor Lake H-series processors and several display options. Are the top components enough to justify the high price tag?
00:00 Introduction
00:33 Design
02:15 Display
03:21 Connectivity
04:02 Keyboard & Touchpad
04:56 Audio & Webcam
05:15 Audio Samples
06:00 Performance
06:54 Benchmarking Results
09:16 Target Audience
09:29 Graphics
10:29 Gaming
10:37 Gaming Samples
12:00 Battery Life
12:34 Security
12:57 The Good, The Bad and the Really Bad
12:59 Gorgeous OLED
13:10 Performance King
13:31 Build Quality
13:41 Poor Speakers
13:53 No Ethernet
14:03 Weak Battery Life
14:16 Expensive
14:30 Competition
15:03 Summary
16:21 Outro
Gaming benchmarking results
43 FPS 1440p Cyberpunk 2077
105+ FPS 1440p Ultra - Apex Legends
65+ FPS 1440p Ultra - Grand Theft Auto V
63 FPS 1080p High - Microsoft Flight Simulator
35+ FPS 1440p Ultra - Red Dead Redemption 2
104 FPS 1080p Ultra - Far Cry 6
98 FPS 1440p - Counter Strike 2
84 FPS 1080p Ultra - Forza Horizon 5
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UK Review SKU: 21FV000LUK
(Intel i7-13800H, 32GB DDR5 5600MHz, 1TB PCIe Gen4 NMVe M.2 2280 SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU)
Alternative Models
Part Number: 21FVCTO1WWGB1 (£2051.99p inc. VAT)
Intel® Core™ i7-13700H Processor, NVIDIA® RTX™ A1000 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6, 8 GB DDR5-5600MHz (SODIMM), 256 GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal, 16" WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 100%sRGB, 300 nits, 60Hz, Low Blue Light
Part Number: 21F8CTO1WWGB2 (£2459.99p inc. VAT)
Intel® Core™ i7-13800H vPro® Processor, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6, 16 GB DDR5-5600MHz (SODIMM), 512 GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal, 16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600), IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 100%sRGB, 500 nits, 165Hz
Competition::
HP ZBook Studio G10
Dell Precision 7680
Apple MacBook Pro 16
Razer Blade 16 2023
CreatorPro Z16 HX Studio - B13V
Dell XPS 17
ASUS ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED (H7604)
#Lenovo #P1Gen6 #ThinkPad

[@DK-od1nm]

Brilliant presentation & story telling. Not a single word which the non native English speaker can't understand 👍

[@user-gh1rg7uw6i]

Thank you for review. It is very detailed and interesting

[@xuefengyan2723]

great review, nice job！going to get this one instead of hp zbook studio g10.😊

[@tgj1313]

Besides the PC specification, one of the advantages of Lenovo PC is that you have the option to purchase extended warranty with various options. And for such high priced PC, the workstation will be your work horse for many years!

[@papagen00]

I have the P1 Gen 6 RTX A2000 FHD+. In balanced mode, the battery lasts a whopping 9 hours before 10% low battery warning. Re: speakers I actually think they sound above average for classical music/opera, but most of time I wear my Focal Bathys ANC headphone.

[@ojwh]

Interesting specs.

[@typerightseesight]

Do they make 4050 18" options?

[@edwardhamilton]

would you go with this or the HP Fury G10?

[@investor.z]

I want it.

[@drishalballaney6590]

the biggest disappointment with this gen of most of the 16in series is the missing Ethernet port..like wtf, there is definitely more than enough space, why did they have to get rid of it?? is that not the main purpose of going larger size for more ports??(since I am using ethernet most of the time for a more stable connection and lower latency).

[@Dovecomputers]

It's crazy. Even the larger ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 doesn't have an ethernet port. Missing a trick, they should be adding 2.5G ethernet ports!

[@drishalballaney6590]

@@Dovecomputers This exactly, maybe they want us to spend more money on getting usb to Ethernet adapter it seems. If possible please do complain to lenovo about missing usb ports just incase if they sort it out in the next gen

[@costinchivu9744]

An ethernet dongle is included in the package

[@drishalballaney6590]

@@costinchivu9744 but still I dont wanna accidently forget an ethernet dongle while travelling

[@VernJ-ry3ec]

​@@costinchivu9744There shouldn't be a need for one with a machine that size. It's not a thin and light but a mobile work station. Pure laziness by Lenovo.

[@nandgates8204]

does it work with a stylus? do you need a particular model/screen?

[@Dovecomputers]

I don't believe you can with this touchscreen. Lenovo doesn't offer a pen as an accessory for this model.

[@MnemonicCarrier]

I had the P1 gen 4, and was really disappointed with it. I'd love something like this with an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS or even Ryzen 7 7840U (and an option to purchase it without a discrete GPU).

[@Dovecomputers]

I know it's not a workstation but the Yoga Slim 7 14" is a fantastic device with the AMD Ryzen 7 7840S processor.

[@user-gh1rg7uw6i]

You can look for t16 gen 2 AMD or p16s gen 2 amd. There is also HP Elitebook 865 gen10

[@b.c.2177]

The ThinkPad P1 is a powerful laptop, but it consumes a significant amount of power and requires a larger and heavier power adapter, as well as a power adapter with two entries for docking station. Due to these reasons, I decided not to purchase the P1 but instead opted for the ThinkPad P16s with an Intel i7-1270 processor. This model requires only one Thunderbolt 4 cable for both power and data, making it more power-efficient and mobile. Its power adapter of 65 W with USB type C is very small and lightweight. I even purchased an additional, even smaller power adapter from Anker, with 3 entries which charges my laptop and phone. For me, it is important to have just one, small power adapter for all my devices when traveling. Therefore, the ThinkPad P16s is a performance-oriented option while also being more energy-efficient and portable compared to the P1 model. It almost never gets hot and is at much better price.

[@glennreeves4542]

specced similar, the lenovo is more expensive than the zbook studio g10

[@popokatapetl6995]

Uhh noice laptop to bad there is no AMD cpu, to bad

[@imranvp]

The big issue with these machines is the inefficient Intel chips. Come Arrow Lake and then subsequently Lunar Lake CPUs and then we'll see how truly portable these Thinkpads on steroids are gonna be!