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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Real-world comparison between Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 2 and Gen 6 |
| 3 | +image: /assets/images/banners/ |
| 4 | +tags: |
| 5 | + - Technology |
| 6 | + - Lenovo |
| 7 | +--- |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +[](/assets/images/2025/example.png) |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +## Specifications |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +| Feature | ThinkBook 16p Gen 2 | ThinkBook 16p Gen 6 | Improvement | |
| 14 | +| :--------: | :-----------------------: | :---------------------: | :---------: | |
| 15 | +| Released | Q1 2021 | Q3 2025 | | |
| 16 | +| Cost | £989 (Mar '23) | £1,520 (Oct '25) | | |
| 17 | +| CPU[^cpu] | Ryzen 7 5800H | Ryzen 9 8940HX (+51%) | +51% | |
| 18 | +| GPU[^gpu] | RTX 3060 6GB | RTX 5060 8GB (+72%) | +72% | |
| 19 | +| RAM | 16GB DDR4-3200MT/s | 32GB DDR5-5200MT/s | +200% | |
| 20 | +| Hard drive | 500GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 3 | 1TB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe 4 | +200% | |
| 21 | +| Screen | 16" 2560x1600 60Hz | 16" 2560x1600 165Hz | | |
| 22 | +| Battery | 71Wh | 85Wh | +20% | |
| 23 | +| Charger | 230W | 300W | +30% | |
| 24 | +| USB | 2x USB-A, 2x USB-C 3.2 | 2x USB-A, 2x USB-C 4 | | |
| 25 | +| Wireless | Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 | Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 | | |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +## Benchmarks |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +| Spec | Benchmark | ThinkBook 16p Gen 2 | ThinkBook 16p Gen 6 | Improvement | |
| 30 | +| :--: | :-----------------: | :------------------------------------: | :-----------------: | :---------: | |
| 31 | +| SSD | CrystalDiskMark | R: 3591/2080/213/31, W: 305/293/221/69 | | |
| 32 | +| CPU | Cinebench | |
| 33 | +| GPU | 3D Mark Steel Nomad | |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +## References |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +- Gen 2 tech spec: <https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkBook/ThinkBook_16p_G2_ACH/ThinkBook_16p_G2_ACH_Spec.pdf> |
| 38 | +- Gen 6 tech spec: <https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkBook/ThinkBook_16p_G6_ADR/ThinkBook_16p_G6_ADR_Spec.pdf> |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +[^cpu]: <https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-Ryzen-9-8940HX-Graphics-vs-AMD-Ryzen-9-5900HX/m2409860vsm1449683> |
| 41 | +[^gpu]: <https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-RTX-5060-Laptop-vs-Nvidia-RTX-3060-Laptop/m2416979vsm1452971> |
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