Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 5 2026, Core Ultra 7 356H, 64GB, 1TB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
RAM 64 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16"
49 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong cpu (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong storage (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average affordability (3rd percentile)
- Below average port selection (4th percentile)
- Below average portability (19th percentile)
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 356H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 5 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 356H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | - | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | - | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 5 | 90.7 | 56.3 | 93.7 | 3.5 | 19.9 | 19.4 | 65.2 | 81.8 | 41.5 | 2.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 87.1 | 68.8 | 89.1 | 66.3 | 97.3 | 61 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 12.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Oct 2, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall49.2
- AI/LLM36.2
- Gaming16.7
- Portability36.8
- Creator27.9
- Student46.8
- Business48.3
- Developer62
- Entertainment42
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Other Configurations6
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