The performance requirements are not particularly high, and the ThinkBook 16+ top-of-the-line U9 4060 is more worth choosing. The ThinkBook 16p is the perfect choice for users who require the most extreme performance requirements for thin and light laptops.
In 2024, both the U9 discrete graphics version of the ThinkBook 16+ and the ThinkBook 16p are performing quite well in the market. Both are equipped with RTX4060 discrete graphics cards, equipped with the same creative screen, 16-inch 16:10 3.2K HD resolution, 165Hz refresh rate, 430 nits of brightness, 100% DCI P3 wide color gamut. The difference is that the ThinkBook 16P supports several color gamut switching, and the ThinkBook 16+ does not mention the color gamut switching function.
In terms of performance, it is clear that the ThinkBook 16p stands out more, with a 14th generation Intel i9-14900HX processor and an i7-14650HX processor. In geek mode, 200W of performance can be released. What is this concept? ASUS Tianxuan 5Pro is a professional gaming laptop,It only has a pitiful 160W performance release of the whole machine,16P is still much thinner than Tianxuan 5P。 HP Shadow Phantom 10 is also a professional gaming laptop, only 180W performance release. The SCAR 8 is the highest-end gaming laptop on the market, with 200W performance unleashed at 16p. The Legion Y9000P 2024 can reach 205W performance release. The ThinkBook 16p isn't a professional gaming laptop, but its performance is firmly in the ranks of professional gaming laptops. However, the body of the ThinkBook 16p is thinner and lighter than a professional gaming laptop (20mm thick, 2.16Kg heavy), and the body is also made of metal on three sides, which feels better in the hand. It supports both face recognition and fingerprint recognition.
Not only is the performance of the ThinkBook 16p strong, but the display is also very good, with sharper resolution, higher brightness, and better colors than the ASUS Tianxuan 5 Pro (2.5K/165Hz/400 nits/sRGB color gamut). Compared with gaming laptop screens like Y9000P and Gungod 8 (2.5K/240Hz/500 nits/P3 color gamut), the screen of ThinkBook 16p is more design-oriented, with higher definition, more delicate display, and clearer pictures when designed and created. The 165Hz refresh rate is indeed inferior to 240Hz, but it reflects its bias towards design and creation.
Compared with the ThinkBook 16p, the ThinkBook 16+ is thinner and more portable, with a body thickness of 16.9mm and a body weight of 1.95kg. The Intel Core Ultra9 185H processor is equipped with the ThinkBook 16+ top version, compared with the i9-14900HX of the ThinkBook 16p, the Core U9 processor has a higher energy efficiency ratio, and the performance is indeed slightly weaker, but it has lower heating, and when it runs, the relative noise will be smaller. In fact, the performance of the U9 is also strong enough, which can be regarded as an upgraded version of the previous generation i9-13900H. In other words, the performance of the ThinkBook 16+ is more balanced, and the performance of the 130W display version is released.
The U9 version of the ThinkBook 16+ also comes with a large 85Wh battery, which also has a more guaranteed battery life than the 14th generation i9. The U9 version of the ThinkBook 16+ also supports face recognition and fingerprint recognition, and it also supports the ForcePad trackpad.
Choose between ThinkBook 16+ and ThinkBook 16p, and if you have higher performance requirements, choose ThinkBook 16P. The ThinkBook 16+ does need to be more balanced, with a higher energy efficiency ratio, a thinner and more portable body, stronger battery life, and enough performance to use. The expansion capabilities of the two are the same, both are dual DDR5 memory slots, dual SSD slots, in fact, the hard disk slots of the ThinkBook 16+ are actually better, one is a PCIe5.0 and one 4.0. And in terms of body interfaces, the ThinkBook 16+ is actually richer.
The ThinkBook 16+ is naturally the better choice for this question. If you have a lot of large-scale games and are looking for a gaming experience, you can choose the ThinkBook 16P.