Lenovo ThinkPad P15v Gen 3 review – a mobile workstation with an impressive display
Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
Max CPU load
In this test we use 100% on the CPU cores, monitoring their frequencies and chip temperature. The first column shows a computer’s reaction to a short load (2-10 seconds), the second column simulates a serious task (between 15 and 30 seconds), and the third column is a good indicator of how good the laptop is for long loads such as video rendering.
Average P-core frequency; Average E-core frequency; CPU temp.; Package Power
| Intel Core i7-12700H (45W TDP) | 0:02 – 0:10 sec | 0:15 – 0:30 sec | 10:00 – 15:00 min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad P15v Gen 3 | 3.08 GHz @ 2.53 GHz @ 91°C @ 87W | 2.79 GHz @ 2.36 GHz @ 93°C @ 68W | 2.50 GHz @ 2.10 GHz @ 93°C @ 53W |
| ASUS TUF Gaming F15 FX507 | 3.28 GHz @ 2.64 GHz @ 69°C @ 99W | 3.48 GHz @ 2.67 GHz @ 82°C @ 98W | 2.28 GHz @ 1.82 GHz @ 61°C @ 45W |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 5 | 3.13 GHz @ 2.52 GHz @ 89°C @ 82W | 2.92 GHz @ 2.40 GHz @ 89°C @ 69W | 2.72 GHz @ 2.30 GHz @ 89°C @ 60W |
| ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 OLED (K6502) | 3.08 GHz @ 2.69 GHz @ 89°C @ 85W | 2.65 GHz @ 2.43 GHz @ 90°C @ 63W | 2.34 GHz @ 2.22 GHz @ 74°C @ 50W |
| ASUS Vivobook Pro 14X OLED (N7401) | 3.00 GHz @ 2.61 GHz @ 76°C @ 80W | 2.99 GHz @ 2.59 GHz @ 84°C @ 80W | 2.60 GHz @ 2.37 GHz @ 72°C @ 60W |
| HP Envy 16 (16-h0000) | 3.40 GHz @ 2.63 GHz @ 74°C @ 115W | 2.36 GHz @ 1.96 GHz @ 62°C @ 61W | 2.29 GHz @ 1.91 GHz @ 67°C @ 55W |
| Dell G15 5520 | 3.62 GHz @ 2.78 GHz @ 90°C @ 111W | 3.41 GHz @ 2.68 GHz @ 91°C @ 98W | 3.18 GHz @ 2.49 GHz @ 83°C @ 87W |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Pro X (14″) | 2.26 GHz @ 2.05 GHz @ 68°C @ 60W | 0.97 GHz @ 1.29 GHz @ 60°C @ 21W | 1.48 GHz @ 1.33 GHz @ 66°C @ 34W |
| HP Victus 16 (16-d1000) | 3.72 GHz @ 2.85 GHz @ 76°C @ 115W | 3.33 GHz @ 2.58 GHz @ 78°C @ 96W | 2.37 GHz @ 1.89 GHz @ 65°C @ 45W |
| Dell Vostro 16 7620 | 2.83 GHz @ 2.38 GHz @ 64°C @ 71W | 2.73 GHz @ 2.24 GHz @ 70°C @ 66W | 2.42 GHz @ 1.80 GHz @ 72°C @ 52W |
| Dell XPS 15 9520 | 3.18 GHz @ 2.56 GHz @ 95°C @ 87W | 2.52 GHz @ 2.10 GHz @ 92°C @ 57W | 2.11 GHz @ 1.70 GHz @ 81°C @ 45W |
| Dell Precision 17 5770 | 3.34 GHz @ 2.69 GHz @ 78°C @ 95W | 3.30 GHz @ 2.66 GHz @ 87°C @ 92W | 2.54 GHz @ 2.10 GHz @ 75°C @ 55W |
| MSI Pulse GL76 (12Ux) | 3.29 GHz @ 2.76 GHz @ 77°C @ 97W | 3.27 GHz @ 2.75 GHz @ 83°C @ 95W | 3.14 GHz @ 2.68 GHz @ 86°C @ 85W |
| MSI Crosshair 15 (B12Ux) | 3.27 GHz @ 2.67 GHz @ 84°C @ 97W | 3.19 GHz @ 2.65 GHz @ 91°C @ 94W | 3.05 GHz @ 2.47 GHz @ 88°C @ 80W |
| Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH317-56) | 3.39 GHz @ 2.84 GHz @ 64°C @ 103W | 3.53 GHz @ 2.76 GHz @ 71°C @ 100W | 2.66 GHz @ 2.86 GHz @ 87°C @ 102W |
| MSI Stealth GS66 (12Ux) | 3.84 GHz @ 2.82 GHz @ 83°C @ 124W | 3.55 GHz @ 2.67 GHz @ 85°C @ 107W | 3.19 GHz @ 2.42 GHz @ 83°C @ 85W |
| MSI Vector GP66 (12Ux) | 3.81 GHz @ 2.91 GHz @ 81°C @ 116W | 3.54 GHz @ 2.72 GHz @ 83°C @ 98W | 3.30 GHz @ 2.57 GHz @ 79°C @ 86W |
| Acer Predator Triton 500 SE (PT516-52s) | 3.25 GHz @ 2.52 GHz @ 89°C @ 80W | 3.10 GHz @ 2.46 GHz @ 90°C @ 73W | 2.93 GHz @ 2.38 GHz @ 91°C @ 66W |
Well, the ThinkPad P15v Gen 3 does have an issue with temperatures. However, it is still able to run at higher power limit than its 45W TGP.
Real-life gaming
| NVIDIA T1200 | GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 2 min) | GPU frequency/ Core temp (after 30 min) | GPU frequency/ Core temp (Max Fan) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad P15v Gen 3 | 1375 MHz @ 76°C @ 40W | 1386 MHz @ 74°C @ 40W | – |
Interestingly, the Lenovo ThinkPad P15v Gen 3 is able to run its NVIDIA T1200 at 5W higher than the TGP it comes with.
Comfort during combined load
This laptop doesn’t get too loud when it’s under extreme workload conditions. On the other hand, its fan is almost constantly spinning even at idle. As far as external temperature goes, we monitored a maximum value of about 43°C.
Battery
Now, we conduct the battery tests with the Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with. This device features a 68Wh battery pack, it lasts for 9 hours and 46 minutes of Web browsing, or 6 hours of video playback.
Brightness: 180 nits; Display Mode: SDR
Time to Full Discharge: Higher is Better
In order to simulate real-life conditions, we used our own script for automatic web browsing through over 70 websites.
Author: Alex Iliev
Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.
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It is to be expected as Gen 2 was already running hot on Tiger Lake-H.
The AMD variant of the P15v Gen3 runs cooler than the Intel Gen 3 variant. However, the cooling solution will be taxed if both CPU & discrete graphics are utilised heavily.