Lenovo ThinkPad P51

workstation 2017 15.6" dGPU โฑ ~7h โš–๏ธ 2.60 kg โš–๏ธ GPU-bound
USComp Score
29
out of 100
Fit for you
41/100
โœš Strong: fit_price โš  Weak: fit_mobility
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CPU
49
GPU
18
Quadro M1200
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
68 Wh~
~7h
Price
$340
market
Age
9 years
2017
๐Ÿ“ Our review

Lenovo ThinkPad P51 review

Lenovo ThinkPad P51 โ€” from 2017, 2.6 kg, performance 39.

USComp Score
29
/100
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๐Ÿ“Œ Quick verdict

Overall score 29/100. Strongest suit โ€” Connectivity (100), weakest โ€” Photo & design (21).

โœ“ Strengths

Connectivity (100)

โš  Weaknesses

Photo & design (21)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Price trend

2017
$2,200
2018
$1,760
2019
$1,408
2020
$1,126
2021
$901
2022
$721
2023
$577
2024
$461
2025
$369
2026
$295
2027
$236
๐Ÿ“‰ Loses ~$212/year (10%).

Full specifications

Brand
Lenovo
Series
ThinkPad P50-P53/P71-P72 (legacy ws)
Type
Workstation
Release year
2017โ‰ˆ
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
Processor
Intel Core i7 7820HQ
Graphics
Quadro M1200 4GB
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR4
Weight
2.60 kg
Ports
7
Battery
68 Wh~

Performance metrics

Performance 39
Portability 22
Light office 60
Gaming 30
Creative 35
Energy efficiency 54
Connectivity 100
Value 53
Color accuracy โ€”

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

Quadro M1200 (dGPU)
4 GB ยท GDDR5
CUDA
18

๐ŸŽฎ Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game FPS (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO 240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Overwatch 240 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
GTA V 140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
PUBG: Battlegrounds 140 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Valorant 80 โœ“ ะšะพะผั„ะพั€ั‚ะฝะพ
Dota 2 55 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Fortnite 45 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Counter-Strike 2 40 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Doom 37 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Batman: Arkham Knight 35 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Battlefield 5 30 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Forza Horizon 4 30 โš  ะ˜ะณั€ะฐะฑะตะปัŒะฝะพ
Rise of the Tomb Raider 28 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
The Witcher 3 28 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 26 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Far Cry 5 24 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Forza Horizon 5 21 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Cyberpunk 2077 16 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Metro Exodus 14 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
Resident Evil 4 Remake 14 โœ— ะะธะทัŒะบะธะน
๐Ÿ’ก 20 games in the database for this GPU. โœ“ playable (โ‰ฅ60 FPS), โš  medium (30-59), โœ— low (<30).

๐Ÿ’ป Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
27%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V โœ“ Runs well
CPU
247%
GPU
367%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 โœ— Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Minecraft โœ“ Runs well
CPU
494%
GPU
184%
RAM
800%
Fortnite โœ— Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
115%
RAM
400%
Valorant โœ“ Runs well
CPU
329%
GPU
367%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt โœ— Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
73%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring โœ— Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
38%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
66%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends โœ— Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
46%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy โœ— Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
61%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
329%
GPU
367%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
52%
RAM
400%
Starfield โœ— Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
27%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone โœ— Weak
CPU
90%
GPU
52%
RAM
400%
League of Legends โœ“ Runs well
CPU
494%
GPU
367%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
329%
GPU
367%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
71%
GPU
28%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
124%
GPU
84%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
141%
GPU
102%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 โœ— Weak
CPU
110%
GPU
52%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus โœ— Weak
CPU
124%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Overwatch โœ“ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
367%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds โœ— Weak
CPU
124%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov โœ— Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
73%
RAM
400%
God of War โœ— Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn โœ— Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding โœ— Weak
CPU
198%
GPU
59%
RAM
400%
Control โœ— Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal โœ— Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight โœ— Weak
CPU
274%
GPU
92%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 โœ— Weak
CPU
176%
GPU
73%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion โœ— Weak
CPU
176%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 โœ— Weak
CPU
198%
GPU
66%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 โœ— Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege โœ“ Runs well
CPU
412%
GPU
184%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
73%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics โœ“ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
122%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown โœ— Weak
CPU
176%
GPU
92%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands โœ— Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition โœ— Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
92%
RAM
533%
Days Gone โœ— Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
61%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo โœ— Weak
CPU
118%
GPU
77%
RAM
267%
Returnal โœ— Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
46%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village โœ— Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
52%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol โœ— Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
46%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart โœ— Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 โœ— Weak
CPU
118%
GPU
28%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong โœ— Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
77%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima โœ— Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 โœ— Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
46%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 โœ— Weak
CPU
225%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales โœ— Weak
CPU
165%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor โœ— Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
33%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake โœ— Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Lies of P โœ— Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest โœ— Weak
CPU
99%
GPU
40%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider โœ“ Runs well
CPU
329%
GPU
184%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider โœ— Weak
CPU
274%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey โœ— Weak
CPU
247%
GPU
92%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla โœ— Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
77%
RAM
400%
F1 24 โœ— Weak
CPU
274%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat โœ— Weak
CPU
141%
GPU
52%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 โœ“ Runs well
CPU
329%
GPU
184%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order โœ“ Runs well
CPU
274%
GPU
153%
RAM
400%

๐Ÿ”— Same series

4 models in the series.

2018
Lenovo ThinkPad P52
Score โ€”
$$475
2015
Lenovo ThinkPad P50
Score โ€”
$$272
2018
Lenovo ThinkPad P72
Score โ€”
$$462
2019
Lenovo ThinkPad P53
Score โ€”
$$592

โ‰… Similar by specs

Similar performance profile across other series and brands.

Dell ยท 2018
Precision 3541
$$368
cpuโ‰ˆ59, ramโ‰ˆ64
Dell ยท 2015
Precision 3510
$$243
cpuโ‰ˆ47, ramโ‰ˆ32
Dell ยท 2019
Precision 3540
$$309
cpuโ‰ˆ38, ramโ‰ˆ32
Lenovo ยท 2018
ThinkPad P43s
$$256
cpuโ‰ˆ39, ramโ‰ˆ32

โ‰ˆ Similar class

Same lineage_class (how iconic the series is), other series.

Dell ยท 2018
Precision 5530
$$326
Dell ยท 2019
Precision 7740
$$398
HP ยท 2015
ZBook 15u G3
$$300
HP ยท 2018
ZBook Studio G5
$$325

Configuration options

Available model options ยท 3 variants across 3 categories

โš™ Processors (1)
Intel Core i7 7820HQ
๐ŸŽฎ Graphics (1)
Quadro M1200 4GB
โ€ข Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 620