The ThinkPad P series is a line of workstation laptop computers (mobile workstations) produced by Lenovo as part of the ThinkPad product family. Originally introduced in 2015 as a successor to the previous ThinkPad W series, the P series are the most technologically advanced ThinkPad products offered by Lenovo.
Overview With 15.6" and 17.3" (later 16" only) screens, the ThinkPad P series saw the reintroduction of physically large laptops into the ThinkPad line. Marketed largely as portable workstations, many P series laptops can be configured with high-end mobile workstation-class Intel processors as well as error correction code (ECC) memory (only with Xeon and select Core HX processors) and a discrete Nvidia Quadro GPU. The P series offers independent software vendor (ISV) certifications from software vendors such as Adobe and Autodesk for various computer-aided design (CAD) software.
All 16" models have a standard 6-row ThinkPad Precision Keyboard (with Numeric Keypad and optional backlight), TrackPoint and touchpad, and optional fingerprint reader. In 2022, the 15.6" and 17.3" configurations have been dropped in favor of a 16" one, with the Core HX series, which replaced the mobile Xeon W line.
Models
+ThinkPad P series (2015–2024)ScreenTypeP*12017P*22018P*3201920202021202220232024202514"Flipbook/EntryEntry (slim)P43sP14s Gen 1P14s Gen 2P14s Gen 3P14s Gen 4P14s Gen 5P14s Gen 615.6"UltrabookP1 Gen 1P1 Gen 2P1 Gen 3 replaced by 16" lineEntry (slim)P51sP52sP53sP15s Gen 1P15s Gen 2 replaced by P16sValue/MainstreamP15v Gen 1P15v Gen 2P15v Gen 3replaced by P16vPerformanceP51P52P53P15 Gen 1P15 Gen 2 replaced by P1616"UltrabookP1 Gen 4P1 Gen 5P1 Gen 6P1 Gen 7P1 Gen 8T1g Gen 8 Entry (slim) P16s Gen 1 P16s Gen 2 P16s Gen 3P16s Gen 4Value/MainstreamP16v Gen 1P16v Gen 2P16v Gen 3PerformanceP16 Gen 1P16 Gen 2P16 Gen 317.3"P71P72P73P17 Gen 1P17 Gen 2 replaced by P16 DocksBasic Docking StationPro Docking StationUltra Docking StationP50s, P51sreplaced by USB-C docking stations230 W Workstation DockP50, P51P70, P71replaced by Thunderbolt Workstation DockBasic Docking Station (USB-C)Pro Docking Station (USB-C)Ultra Docking Station (USB-C)P52sP43sP53sP14s Gen 1P15s Gen 1P15v Gen 1ThunderboltWorkstation DockP1 Gen 1P52P72P1 Gen 2P53P73P1 Gen 3P15 Gen 1P17 Gen 1P15v Gen 1P1 Gen 4P15 Gen 2P17 Gen 2P15v Gen 2P1 Gen 5P16 Gen 1P15v Gen 3P1 Gen 6P16 Gen 2P16v Gen 1
First generation
The first generation was announced at Autodesk University 2015 alongside the ThinkStation P310. It comes with a variety of “high-end” options such as Intel Xeon E3-1500M v5 processors, 4K IPS screens and DDR4 ECC RAM up to 64 GB. 1080p screens and 6th generation Core CPUs come standard along with PCI Express SSDs. The P series introduced a cooling system known as FLEX (Full Load Experience) 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.
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 2.5 kilograms and having thickness of 2.6 centimeters, the P50 was lighter than previous W series laptops.
P70 The ThinkPad P70 marks the return of 17.3" option in the ThinkPad line. It has up to a Xeon E3-1500M series CPU, an Nvidia Quadro GPU, weighs 3.4 kilograms and is 3.1 centimeters thick. It supports up to four internal storage devices and includes two USB Type-C Thunderbolt 3 ports.
Model Dimensions (mm)Weight (min)CPUChipsetMemory (max)GraphicsStorageDisplayBatteryOperating System14.1"P40 Yoga19.9 × 338 × 236 colspan="2" Intel HD 520+ Glare: 2560×1440 IPS Touch
Anti-glare: 1920×1080 IPS TouchWindows 10 Pro Linux
Ubuntu Linux15.6"P50377.4 × 252.3 × 24.5–25.9mm (14.9 × 9.9 × 0.96–1.02 in) 6th Gen Intel Core i7-6700HQ (4C8T 2.6 GHz/3.5 GHz Turbo) i7-6820HQ (4C8T 2.7 GHz/3.6 GHz Turbo) Intel Xeon E3-1500M v5 E3-1505M v5 (4C8T 2.8 GHz/3.7 GHz Turbo) E3-1535M v5 (4C8T 2.9 GHz/3.8 GHz Turbo)IntelCM23664 GB DDR4-2133 non-ECC or64 GB DDR4 ECC (Xeon Processors Only)(4 slots)One 2.5" SATA Drive Two M.2 x4(NVMe)1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPS opt. multitouchWindows 10 Pro Linux
Ubuntu Linux 4 USB 3.0, 1 Always-on Charging1 HDMI 1.4 1 mini-DP 1.2 1 Thunderbolt 3 1 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet 1 Docking connector 1 3.5 audio Combo Jack1 Smart Card Reader (option) 1 ExpressCard / 34mm 4-in-1 SD card reader (SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC) P50s380.6 × 258.2 × 22.45mm (15 × 10.2 × 0.9 in) colspan="2" Intel HD 520+ One 2.5" SATA Drive Two M.2 x2(NVMe)1366×768 TN1920×1080 IPS 15.5": 2880×1620 IPSWindows 10 Pro Linux
Ubuntu Linux 3 USB 3.0, 1 Always-on Charging 1 HDMI 1 mini-DP 1 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet 1 Docking connector 1 3.5 audio Combo Jack 1 Smart Card Reader (option) 4-in-1 SD card reader (MMC/SDHC/SDXC, CPRM not supported) Micro-SIM-card slot 17.3"P70416 × 275.5 × 30–31.5 (16.4 × 10.8 × 1.17–1.2 in) 6th Gen Intel Core i7-6700HQ (4C8T 2.6 GHz/3.5 GHz Turbo) i7-6820HQ (4C8T 2.7 GHz/3.6 GHz Turbo) Intel Xeon E3-1500M v5 E3-1505M v5 (4C8T 2.8 GHz/3.7 GHz Turbo) E3-1575M v5 (4C8T 3 GHz/3.9 GHz Turbo)IntelCM23664 GB DDR4 2133 MHz non-ECC or64 GB DDR4 ECC (Xeon Processors Only)(4 slots)Intel HD 530 (Core Processors) Intel HD P530 (E3-1505M v5) Intel Iris Pro P580 (E3-1575M v5) + MXM One 2.5" SATA Drive One ThinkPad UltraBay Two M.2 x4(NVMe)1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPS opt. multitouchWindows 10 Pro Linux
Ubuntu Linux 4 USB 3.0, 1 Always-on Charging 1 HDMI 1.4 1 mini-DP 1.2 1 USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 1 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet 1 Docking connector 1 3.5 audio Combo Jack 1 Smart Card Reader (option) 1 ExpressCard / 34mm 4-in-1 SD card reader (SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC) optical drive ultrabay (option)
Second generation P51 A minor update to the P50, which included the updated CM238 chipset and either 7th generation Kaby Lake-H Core i7 processors or Xeon E3-1500M v6 processors.
P51s The P51s chassis was based on the T570's. The CPU and integrated chipset was updated to Kaby Lake-U.
P71 A minor update to the P70, which included the updated CM238 chipset and either 7th generation Kaby Lake-H Core i7 processors or Xeon E3-1500M v6 processors, as well as Pascal-based Quadro GPUs.
Model Dimensions (mm)Weight (min)CPUChipsetMemory (max)GraphicsStorageDisplayBatteryOperating System15.6" P51377.4 × 252.824.5 - 29.4mm (regular) 32.7 (touch) (touch)6th Gen Intel Core i7 i7-6820HQ (4C8T 2.7 GHz/3.6 GHz Turbo) Intel Xeon E3-1500M v5 E3-1505M v5(4C8T 2.8 GHz/3.7 GHz Turbo) 7th Gen Intel Core i7 i7-7700HQ (4C8T 2.8 GHz/3.8 GHz Turbo) i7-7820HQ (4C8T 2.9 GHz/3.9 GHz Turbo) Intel Xeon E3-1500M v6 E3-1505M v6 (4C8T 3.0 GHz/4.0 GHz Turbo) E3-1535M v6 (4C8T 3.1 GHz/4.1 GHz Turbo)IntelCM23864 GB DDR4 2400 MHz non-ECC or64 GB DDR4 2400 MHz ECC (Xeon Processors) 2133 MHz for 6th Gen Core and Xeon v5(4 slots)One 2.5" SATA Two M.2 x4 (NVMe)1920×1080 IPS3840×2160 IPSWindows 10 Pro Linux
Ubuntu Linux 4 USB 3.0, 1 Always-on Charging 1 USB-C/Thunderbolt 31 HDMI 1 mini-DP 1 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet 1 Docking connector (option) 1 3.5 audio Combo Jack 1 Smart Card Reader (option) SD card reader (MMC/SDHC/SDXC, CPRM not supported) Micro-SIM-card slot (option) ExpressCard slot P51s365.8 × 252.8 × 20 - 20.2mm colspan="2" 64 GB DDR4 2133 MHz (2 slots)Intel HD 520 (6th Gen Core) Intel HD 620 (7th Gen Core) + One 2.5" SATA Two M.2 x4 (NVMe)1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPS opt. multitouchWindows 10 Pro Linux
Ubuntu Linux 3 USB 3.0, 1 Always-on Charging 1 USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 1 HDMI 1 mini-DP 1 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet 1 Docking connector 1 3.5 audio Combo Jack 1 Smart Card Reader (option) SD card reader (MMC/SDHC/SDXC, CPRM not supported) Micro-SIM-card slot 17.3"P71416 × 275.5 × 30 - 34.2mm (16.4 × 10.8 × 1.2 -1.35 in) 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700HQ (4C8T 2.8 GHz/3.8 GHz Turbo) i7-7820HQ (4C8T 2.9 GHz/3.9 GHz Turbo) Intel Xeon E3-1500M v6 E3-1505M v6 (4C8T 3.0 GHz/4.0 GHz Turbo) E3-1535M v6 (4C8T 3.1 GHz/4.2 GHz Turbo)IntelCM23864 GB DDR4 2400 MHz non-ECC or64 GB DDR4 2400 MHz ECC (Xeon Processors)(4 slots)Intel HD 630 (Core Processors) Intel HD P630 (Xeon Processors) + MXMOne 2.5" SATA One ThinkPad UltraBay Two M.2 x4(NVMe)1920×1080 IPS 3840×2160 IPSWindows 10 Pro Linux
Ubuntu Linux 4 USB 3.0, 1 Always-on Charging 2 USB-C gen 2/Thunderbolt 3 1 HDMI 1.4b 1 mini-DP 1.2 1 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet 1 Docking connector 1 3.5 audio Combo Jack 1 Smart Card Reader (option) SD card reader (MMC/SDHC/SDXC, CPRM not supported) Micro-SIM-card slot ExpressCard/34 slot optical drive ultrabay (option)
Third generation
P1 1st Gen The ThinkPad P1 was based on the first generation of ThinkPad X1 Extreme. It features Intel Xeon E-2100M CPUs and Nvidia Quadro graphics.
P52 The P52 was a redesign of the P51, which introduced Coffee Lake-H Core i7 CPUs, all with 6 cores and 12 threads, the CM246 chipset, and Nvidia Quadro Pascal-based GPUs. It removed the mechanical docking port and ExpressCard slot, and features a narrower keyboard which is present on other ThinkPads.
P52s Based on the ThinkPad T580, the P52s features a camera shutter, lateral instead of bottom-mounted docking port, and 8th Gen Core i5/i7 low power CPUs. The P52s includes quad-core Kaby Lake-R 15 W CPUs and Nvidia Quadro P500 GPUs.
P72 The P72 was a redesign of the P71, with features similar to those of the P52. It also features the narrower keyboard of the P52,, and is the first 17.3" ThinkPad with a soldered GPU. Model Dimensions (mm)Weight (min)CPUChipsetMemory (max)GraphicsStorageDisplayBattery15.6"P1 1st Gen362 x 245.7 x 18.4mm (touch)8th Gen Intel Core i5-8400H (4C8T 2.5 GHz/4.2 GHz Turbo) i7-8750H (6C12T 2.2 GHz/4.1 GHz Turbo) i7-8850H (6C12T 2.6 GHz/4.3 GHz Turbo) Intel Xeon E-2100M Xeon E-2176M (6C12T 2.7 GHz/4.4 GHz Turbo)IntelCM24664 GB DDR4 2666 MHz (all cpus) or32 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC (Xeon Processors)(2 slots)Two M.2 x4 (NVMe)1920×1080 IPS3840×2160 IPSopt. multitouch2 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)P52377.4 × 252.824.5 - 29.4mm (regular) 32.7 (touch) (touch)8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H (6C12T 2.2 GHz/4.1 GHz Turbo) i7-8850H (6C12T 2.6 GHz/4.3 GHz Turbo)i9-8950HK (6C12T 2.9 GHz/4.8 GHz Turbo) Intel Xeon E-2100M Xeon E-2176M (6C12T 2.7 GHz/4.4 GHz Turbo)IntelCM246128 GB DDR4 2400 MHz or64 GB ECC (Xeon Processors) (4 slots)One 2.5" SATATwo M.2 x4(NVMe)1920×1080 IPS3840×2160 IPSopt. multitouchP52s366 × 253 × 20 - 20.2mm colspan="2" 64 GB DDR4 2400 MHz (2 slots)Intel UHD 620 +1920×1080 IPS3840×2160 IPSopt. multitouch17.3"P72416 x 281 x 24.5-29.4mm 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H (6C12T 2.2 GHz/4.1 GHz Turbo) i7-8850H (6C12T 2.6 GHz/4.3 GHz Turbo) Intel Xeon E-2100M Xeon E-2176M (6C12T 2.7 GHz/4.4 GHz Turbo) Xeon E-2186M (6C12T 2.9 GHz/4.8 GHz Turbo)IntelCM246128 GB DDR4 2400 MHz non-ECC or64 GB DDR4-2400 MHz ECC (Xeon E Processors)(4 slots)One 2.5" SATATwo M.2 x4 (NVMe)1920×1080 IPS3840×2160 IPS 4 USB 3.1, 1 Always-on Charging 2 USB-C gen 2/Thunderbolt 3 1 HDMI 2.0 1 mini-DP 1.4 1 RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet 1 3.5 audio Combo Jack 1 Smart Card Reader (option) SD card reader (MMC/SDHC/SDXC, CPRM not supported) Micro-SIM-card slot
Fourth generation
P1 Gen 2 The P1 Gen 2 was an update to the P1 which features Intel 9th Gen Coffee Lake-H Refresh Core i5/i7/i9 and Xeon E-2200M mobile processors and Nvidia Quadro Turing-based series GPUs.
P43s