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Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 16" 2025, Core Ultra 7 356H, 32GB, 1TB SSD, RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell, Black
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16" 1920x1200
GPU NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 2 kg
Battery 90 Wh
73 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong cpu (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong gpu (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)
- Below average portability (19th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 3 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 356H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (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 5 x 2, Thunderbolt 4 x 1 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.0 kg / 4.4 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 16" | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-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 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 16" | 90.7 | 85.4 | 92.1 | 85.5 | 77.3 | 19.3 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 77 | 6.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 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 | 89.8 | 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 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall72.7
- AI/LLM53.7
- Gaming81.8
- Portability54.4
- Creator87.7
- Student67.2
- Business69.7
- Developer87.9
- Entertainment75.2
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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