Lenovo’s mobile workstations used to be known as the ThinkPad W series – although they were never completely independent and could be considered versions of the 15-inch T series with ISV-certified graphics. The ThinkPad W550s, for example, was based on the ThinkPad T550. In 2015, the introduction of the new ThinkPad P series mixed things up a little, as the devices in this series, such as the Lenovo ThinkPad P51, had their own individual design. However, all rules have exceptions: While the more powerful models had individual designs, the P5Xs series continued in the tradition of the W series. Since 2015, Lenovo has launched three ThinkPad P models with a design based on the current T series: The ThinkPad P50s was based on the ThinkPad T560, the ThinkPad P51s on the ThinkPad T570 and the case of today’s test unit, the Lenovo ThinkPad P52s, is identical to that of the ThinkPad T580.



In the rather particular category of "ultrabook workstations," the HP ZBook 15u G5 is the only real competitor to the ThinkPad P52s. Other comparison devices we have chosen are the Lenovo ThinkPad T580, the Lenovo ThinkPad P51 and the predecessor ThinkPad P51s.



The model number of our particular test unit is 20LB000HGE. It is the entry-level device for the German market and is equipped with 8 GB of RAM, a 256-GB SSD and an Intel Core i7-8550U. Graphics are taken care of by an Nvidia GeForce P500, as is the case for all ThinkPad P52s variants.



CUKUSA has also provided a similar ThinkPad P52s North American SKU to verify our measurements presented here.