| Model | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| Processor | | |
| Up to 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i9-9880H with vPro™ (2.30GHz, up to 4.80GHz with Turbo Boost, 8 Cores, 16MB Cache) | 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Processor (2.20 GHz, up to 4.10 GHz with Turbo Boost, 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 9 MB Cache) |
| Intel® Xeon® E-2276M with vPro™ (2.80GHz, up to 4.70GHz with Turbo Boost, 6 Cores, 12MB Cache) | |
| Operating System | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| Windows 10 Home | |
| Windows 10 Pro | Windows 10 Pro |
| Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (Xeon processor) | |
| Display | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| 15.6″ UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) OLED, 400 nits, touchscreen, AR/AS with Dolby Vision™ HDR 500, 100% DCI-P3 Color gamut | 15.6″ UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, anti-glare, touchscreen, 400 nits, 100% color gamut |
| 15.6″ UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) IPS, anti-glare, 500 nits, Dolby Vision™ HDR, 100% Color gaumut | |
| 15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 500 nits, Dolby Vision™ HDR, 72% Color gamut | |
| 15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 300 nits, 72% Color gamut | |
| Memory | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| Up to 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz | 16 GB DDR4 2400 MHz |
| Up to 128 GB DDR4 2666 MHz ECC (Xeon processor) | |
| Graphics | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| NVIDIA® Quadro® T1000 4 GB | NVIDIA® Quadro® P1000 4 GB |
| NVIDIA® Quadro® T2000 4 GB | |
| NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX 4000 8 GB | |
| NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX 5000 16 GB | |
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| Battery | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| Up to 16.5 hours* on 90Wh, includes Rapid Charge technology** | Up to 8.9 hours*, 6 cell, 90 Whr |
| Up to 13 hours on a single one-hour charge | |
| RAID | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| 0, 1, 5 | |
| Storage | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| Up to 2 TB PCIe SSD | 1 TB PCIe SSD |
| Up to 2 TB 5400 RPM | |
| 500 GB 7200 RPM | |
| Up to 6 TB support | |
| Security | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0 | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 |
| Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities | Optional IR camera (for login with Windows Hello) |
| Optional IR camera (for login with Windows Hello) | Match-on-chip fingerprint reader |
| Optional Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader | ThinkShutter privacy cover (not available with IR Camera) |
| ThinkShutter webcam privacy cover | Kensington® lock slot |
| Optional Smart card reader | |
| Kensington lock slot | |
| Audio | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| Stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® sound system | Dolby Atmos® for headset* |
| Dual far-field mics | |
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| Camera | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| 720p HD with ThinkShutter privacy cover | 720p HD Camera with dual array microphone and ThinkShutter |
| Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) with ThinkShutter | Optional Infrared (IR) camera (required for facial login with Windows Hello) |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| 377.4 x 252.3 x 24.5 (mm) / 14.85″ x 9.93″ x 0.96″ | 14.86” x 9.93” x 0.96” / 377.4 x 252.3 x 24.5 (mm) |
| Weight | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| Starting at 5.51 lbs (2.5 kg) | Starting at 5.4 lbs (2.45 kg) |
| Connectivity | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| WLAN: Intel® AX200 Wi-Fi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2) + Bluetooth® 5.1 | WLAN: Intel® Dual Band 9560 Wireless AC (2 x 2) + Bluetooth® 5.0 |
| Optional WWAN: Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9 | Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9 (optional) |
| Ports/Slots | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1** (1 always on) | 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1** |
| 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C / Intel Thunderbolt 3 (DisplayPort, Data transfer) | 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C / Intel Thunderbolt™ 3 (Power Delivery, DisplayPort, Data Transfer) |
| 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C (DisplayPort, Data transfer) | HDMI 2.0 |
| 4-in-1 media card reader (MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC) | 4-in-1 card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC) |
| HDMI 2.0 | Headphone/mic combo jack |
| RJ45 Ethernet | Mini DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Smart card reader (Optional) | Smart card reader (optional) |
| Audio combo jack | RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet |
| Keyboard | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| Spill resistant | Spill resistant |
| Precision Keyboard with numeric pad | 105 keys plus numeric pad |
| Backlit with white LED lighting | Backlit with white LED lighting |
| ISV Certifications | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| 3dsMax® | Autodesk® |
| ArcGIS® | AVID® |
| AutoCAD® | Bentley® |
| CATIA® | Dassault® |
| Creo® | PTC® |
| Decision Space® | Siemens® |
| Inventor® | |
| Maya® | |
| Microstation® | |
| NX® | |
| PDMS® | |
| Petrel® | |
| Revit® | |
| Solid Edge® | |
| SolidWorks | |
| Vectorworks | |
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| Green Certification | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| Energy Star ® 7.1 | EPEAT® Gold |
| EPEAT ® | Energy Star 6.1 |
| GREENGUARD ® | Greenguard® |
| RoHS compliant | RoHS compliant |
| Preloaded Software | Lenovo ThinkPad P53 | Lenovo ThinkPad P52 |
| Lenovo Vantage | Lenovo Vantage |
| Office 365 30-Day Trial (requires internet access to install and activate) | Microsoft Office 2016 (trial offer, except Japan) |
