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Lenovo ThinkPad P53

15.6" mobile workstation with 9th Gen Intel Core H-series or Xeon E-2276M processors, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000/4000 Max-Q/5000 Max-Q or Quadro T1000/T2000 graphics, four DDR4 SO-DIMM slots, up to three storage drives and an optional 4K OLED touch display.

Memory

Slots
Four DDR4 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Type
DDR4-2666 ECC or non-ECC (8/16/32 GB modules)
Protection
ECC on models with ECC DIMMs and the Xeon processor
Max
Up to 128 GB

Storage

Bays
Up to three drives: 1x 2.5" HDD + 2x M.2 2280 SSD, or 3x M.2 2280 SSD
2.5" HDD
SATA 6 Gb/s, 7.2K or 5.4K RPM, up to 2 TB
M.2 2280 SSD
PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4, up to 2 TB each, some with Opal2 self-encryption
RAID
RAID 0/1/5 support
Card reader
4-in-1 card reader (SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC)

Graphics

Integrated
Intel UHD Graphics 630 / P630 (in processor)
NVIDIA Quadro T1000
4 GB GDDR5
NVIDIA Quadro T2000
4 GB GDDR5
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000
6 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Max-Q
8 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q
16 GB GDDR6
Monitor support
Up to 5 independent displays (native + 4 external); HDMI up to 4K@60Hz, USB-C up to 4K@60Hz, Thunderbolt up to 5K@60Hz

Networking

Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet, Intel I219-V (non-vPro) or I219-LM (vPro)
WLAN + Bluetooth
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200, 802.11ax 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.1, M.2 card (optional)
WWAN
Optional integrated 4G LTE-A, Fibocom L850-GL, M.2 card; Nano-SIM (Verizon LTE US)
NFC
Near Field Communication (optional)

Power

Adapter
170 W or 230 W slim-tip AC adapter

Ports

Standard
1x USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 (data, Power Delivery, DisplayPort); 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (one Always On); 2x USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 / Thunderbolt 3 (data, Power Delivery, DisplayPort); 1x HDMI 2.0; 1x SD card reader; 1x Ethernet (RJ-45); 1x headphone/microphone combo jack (3.5 mm); security keyhole
Optional
1x Smart card reader; 1x Nano-SIM card slot (WWAN models)
Monitor cable
Lenovo HDMI to VGA Monitor Adapter; Lenovo USB-C to DisplayPort Adapter; Lenovo USB-C to VGA Adapter

Display

15.6" FHD 500 nits
1920x1080, IPS, anti-glare, 72% gamut, 1200:1, 160°, Dolby Vision, HDR
15.6" FHD 300 nits
1920x1080, IPS, anti-glare, 72% gamut, 700:1, 160°
15.6" UHD 500 nits
3840x2160, IPS, anti-glare, 100% gamut, 1200:1, 170°, Dolby Vision, HDR
15.6" UHD OLED
3840x2160, multi-touch, anti-reflection/anti-smudge, SDR 400 nits / HDR 500 nits peak, 100,000:1, 100% DCI-P3, 170°, Dolby Vision, HDR
Color calibration
X-Rite Pantone factory color calibration (UHD display only)
Pen
Lenovo Pen Pro (optional)

Battery

Battery
Integrated Li-Polymer 90 Wh, Rapid Charge (80% in 1 hr)
Max life
MobileMark 2014: 8 hr (discrete mode) or 13 hr (hybrid mode)

Physical

Dimensions (W x D x H)
Non-touch: 377.4 x 252.3 x 24.5-29.4 mm (14.86 x 9.93 x 0.96-1.16"); Touch: 377.4 x 252.3 x 25.8-30.7 mm (14.86 x 9.93 x 1.02-1.21")
Weight
Non-touch: 2.5 kg (5.51 lb); Multi-touch: 2.9 kg (6.4 lb)
Case
GFRP top, magnesium-aluminum bottom; black
Keyboard
6-row, spill-resistant, LED-backlit, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad; UltraNav 3-button TrackPoint and 3-button Mylar multi-touch touchpad
Camera
720p with ThinkShutter, fixed focus; or IR + 720p with ThinkShutter (optional); or no camera
Audio
HD Audio, Synaptics CX11880 codec; stereo speakers 2 W x2, Dolby Atmos; dual array far-field microphone (optional)
Security
Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG certified); Kensington Security Slot; touch-style match-on-chip fingerprint reader on palm rest; power-on/supervisor/hard-disk passwords; self-healing BIOS; optional smart card reader; optional ThinkShutter camera cover; optional IR camera for Windows Hello
Durability
MIL-STD-810G military test passed

Management

System management
Intel vPro Technology, DASH (vPro CPUs); none on non-vPro configurations

Operating systems

Windows
Windows 10 Home 64, Windows 10 Pro 64, Windows 10 Pro 64 for Workstations
Linux
Fedora Linux, Ubuntu Linux LTS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (certified only)
Other
No operating system

Processors

  • Intel Core i5-9400H
  • Intel Core i7-9750H
  • Intel Core i7-9850H
  • Intel Core i9-9880H
  • Intel Xeon E-2276M