Lenovo ThinkPad P15v Gen 3 review

A real T600 workstation at a used-market price

The ThinkPad P15v Gen 3 (2022) at $901 is what the workstation shelf is supposed to offer: a Core i5-12500H — twelve cores, sixteen threads — a genuine T600 Mobile professional card with 4GB, and 64GB of RAM. The matched graphics score of 64.37 stands 52.4 percent above the workstation-class median of 42.23, top-quartile.

Where it holds up

The flags spend the hardware honestly. Grand Theft Auto V clears its recommended bar and Far Cry 5 clears recommended with a measured 108 fps; Overwatch and Rainbow Six Siege also sit at recommended levels. Photoshop and Visual Studio Code clear minimums. The indices agree across the board: overall performance 68.4 (high), office 94.46 (top), gaming 84 (high), photo design 89 (top), modeling and CAD at 57 (mid) each.

Mobility at 42 is above the class median of 36 — unspectacular in absolute terms, but this is a workstation that will not anchor you to a desk the way most of its shelf-mates will.

Where it falls short

Against classmates no axis lands in the low band — the peer comparison returns no weakness worth flagging. The honest qualifications: portability at 37.3 (mid) reflects a thick chassis, value at 46.15 (mid) is fair rather than generous for a 2022 machine, and the T600 is the entry rung of its professional family — the 57s on modeling and CAD mark where the ceiling sits.

Price and depreciation

No launch anchor is recorded; the class-derived rate computes to 14.76 percent per year — moderate-to-steep, typical of the workstation shelf. At $901 the entry point is low enough that the equation favors the buyer: professional ISV-class graphics and a 64GB platform for under a thousand.

Alternatives to consider

The ThinkPad P14s Gen 3 Intel (listing 1914) at the same $901 offers the lighter T550 in a 1.24kg chassis with far better portability (76.1 against 37.3) — weaker graphics, easier carry. The ThinkPad P15s Gen 2 (listing 1880) at $721 is the cautionary tale: $180 less for a machine with no scoreable card at all. Stepping up, the P16s Gen 3 (listing 1883) at $1,408 brings 96GB and a 90.71 performance index, with its own caveats.

Bottom line

Fairly priced for the class — one of the strongest workstation buys in this batch. A real T600 with recommended-level game flags (Far Cry 5 measured at 108 fps), 64GB of RAM, top-band office and photo scores, and no measured weak axis. The trades are entry-rung CAD depth and a mid portability reading that comes with the professional chassis.