I know it is a long time since the review was made, but this laptop does not deserve the rating.
The keyboard is dreadful. Original P50 keyboard was brilliant this is nothing like that. Its shorter and keys are way too hard. You need to hit them hard. Totally uncomfortable.
Unless you go for the top end display HD IPS is only average.
If you are a Linux user be prepared for constant problems with graphic card. Even proprietary Nvidia drivers do not work properly.
The fan is noisy and kicks in with a sudden blast like there is a small explosion inside.
Yes, it's fast, but Lenovo has nothing to do with it besides soldering in 6 core i7.
The day I get rid of it I will open a bottle.

These Intel processors are not made to run with their maximum turbo clock indefinitely, because when they reach these clock rates, their power consumption is far above their normal TDP of 45 W. It is a trick that Intel uses to reach a higher boost performance. Still, its not real throttling, as long as the processor keeps its power consumption above 45 W and its clock rate above base-clock.

Kinda old review but my new laptop.

This sucker instantly thermal throttles with intel processor diagnostic tool test. Also seeing power throttling. In conclusion anything using full CPU load will do that. Some comment said it is not throttling but throttling it is. If an intel processor cannot sustain it's maximum turbo and hits 100C (97C) it is thermal throttling. Simple! Just run hwinfo64 and you will see it in the sensor readout clearly. I think I also see power throttling. This is like having a powerfull sportscar with a brick under the gas pedal to limit the power. What is the point of this kind of PC?

Quoteand the (in our case empty) WWAN slot. The antennas were already installed in our unit. All things considered,

Would you show us the photo of antennas and where to install it ?

It seems mine come without antennas. And I want to know how to add them.
(http://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrsxZ1EWoAIwCLt.jpg)

Hi, how is the test of the HP ZBook 15 G5 coming along? Any Infos?
Thanks.

Why is there no table with noise data at standard consumption levels, which are measured below in other table? Why is there always such a mess, that is, such a table, then it is not there.
How much is noise with "Idle Max" and "Load Average"? Editorial staff, readers should guess on the coffee grounds?

@Benjamin Herzig

That's a relief to know that variants with P2000 and P3200 have a different and probably much better cooling solution. I'm looking forward for NotebookCheck's review (specifically on the performance and temperatures) on the P52 with the i7-8850H and P2000/P3200 specs!

Another correction

On Performance - Processor section:

QuoteWith all four cores running at 4.1 GHz the CPU would require much more energy than just 45 W.

should have been

QuoteWith all six cores running at 4.1 GHz the CPU would require much more energy than just 45 W.

@Benjamin Herzig,

Please do a review of the Elitebook 1050 G1 with gtx 1050.

@Owrlly?,

neither the Dell XPS 15 9570 nor the Lenovo ThinkPad P52 do "hardcore throttle", because throttling would be when the CPU can't sustain the base clock-speed value. What the XPS and the ThinkPad can not do is run at the max. turbo clock-speed indefinitely, but that is not throttling.

Regarding the cooling system, the base model of the P52 has a cooling system with two fans and a single heatpipe (higher end models with P2000 and P3200 GPUs have a different cooling system). The Dell XPS 15 has two fans and two heatpipes, so yes, it has a stronger cooling system to compensate for its smaller size and thickness. Despite this, the P52 runs cooler overall.

Undervolting unfortunately is not normally a part of our reviews, it is only done for special interest machines.

You are telling us the ShytePad P52 with double the thickness, weight and double the theoretical capacity for cooling can only bring 2% more performance than the hardcore throttling Dell XPS 9570 using the same i7-8750H?

This means the latter has relatively efficient cooling with regard to its volume.

Without undervolting values it is difficult to see how much potential it could squeeze out.

Undervolting could set this website apart from all these other same-old-same-old laptop review sites.

That makes sense, thanks for clarifying.

The battery is just the regular Lenovo battery that is shipped with the P52. It just happened to have 96 Wh instead of 90 Wh (its nominal specification)

Please add a model number and details for the (seemingly odd) 96 Wh battery, thanks.

Correction on Verdict section:

QuoteAccordingly, we have some serious doubts regarding the more powerful Core i7-7700HQ and Quadro P3200 SKUs.

should have been

QuoteAccordingly, we have some serious doubts regarding the more powerful Core i7-8850H and Quadro P3200 SKUs.

In addition, it would be great if you could add a picture of the 96 Wh battery showing its specifications :)