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Powerhouse flagship laptop with 32 GB RAM as standard: Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 review
Дата публикации: 04-08-2026 11:41:00
X9 goes MacBook Pro. | Lenovo built the ThinkPad X9 in 2025 to compete with the Apple MacBook Air for the hearts and minds of corporate customers - and their purchasing budgets. The 2026 addition to the line, the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Aura Edition, goes after Apple too, but shifts the focus to the creator crowd.
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With the X9-15, Lenovo released a competitor to the Apple MacBook Air 15 in 2025. With the 2026 addition to the ThinkPad X9 series, the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Aura Edition, things are a bit less clear-cut: This device is more powerful than the older model, but not quite on the same level as a MacBook Pro, for example. And of course, there is no 15-inch MacBook Pro, either.
In many ways, the ThinkPad X9-15p occupies a space between the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air: It is much more versatile and useful than the MacBook Air, with more ports and better memory options, but a bit less powerful than a MacBook Pro. From our point of view, this combination works: This is a high-quality laptop with many strong points and only a few real shortcomings. Overall, if you are looking for a powerful 15.3-inch work laptop, the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 is a very strong competitor and perhaps the best ThinkPad of the year, alongside the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14. Thanks to its minimum of 32 GB of RAM, this device should also serve you well over the long term.
Pros
+ strong performance
+ a minimum of 32 GB RAM
+ long battery life
+ quiet and cool
+ bright OLED screen
+ quality metal design
+ great haptic touchpad
+ good keyboard
+ modern port selection
+ repairable
+ six speakers with a lot of bass
Cons
- display with reflections
- worse keyboard layout than other ThinkPads
- soldered RAM
- keyboard hard to replace
- SSD throttling under load
- webcam is underwhelming
In the US, at the time of this review, the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Aura Edition starts at roughly $1,950 at Lenovo.com.
- $1,755.98
Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15 Gen 1 15.3" OLED CoPilot+ PC Touchscreen Notebook Intel Core Ultra 7 258V 32 GB LPDDR5x 1 TB SSD Intel Arc Graphics 140V Grey
- $1,599.48
Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Gen 1 21Q6006RUS 15.3" Touchscreen Notebook - 2.8K - 120 Hz - Intel Core Ultra 7 2nd Gen 258V - 32 GB - 512 GB SSD - English (US) Keyboard - Black, Gray
- $1,665.95
Lenovo Thinkpad X9-14 Gen 1 21QA0006US 14" Copilot+ PC Notebook - WUXGA - Intel Core Ultra 7 268V - vPro Technology - Intel Evo Platform - 32 GB - 1 TB SSD - English Keyboard - Black, Gray
When Lenovo announced the ThinkPad X9 series in early 2025, it was clearly aimed at being an enterprise-friendly Apple MacBook Air competitor. In 2026, Lenovo expanded the line to also target the Apple MacBook Pro: With the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1, the manufacturer places a much stronger focus on performance than it did with the earlier Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15, which was powered by Intel's Lunar Lake CPU series. Today, we are taking a look at its Intel Panther Lake successor.
Processor
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H 16c/16t, 4 x 4.8 GHz Intel Cougar Cove P-Core, 8 x 3.7 GHz Intel Darkmont E-Core, 4 x 3.3 GHz Intel Darkmont E-Core, 60 W PL2 / Short Burst, 50 W PL1 / Sustained, Panther Lake
Memory
32 GB
, LPDDR5X-9600, soldered on board, Dual Channel
Display
15.30 inch 16:10, 2880 x 1800 pixel 222 PPI, 10-point Multitouch, ATNA53JB03-0, OLED, glossy: yes, 120 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Panther Lake-H PCH
Soundcard
Cirrus Logic CS42L43
Connections
1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 3 Thunderbolt 4, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 3 DisplayPort, Audio Connections: 3.5mm Combo Audio, Card Reader: SD card, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Sensors: Accelerometer, Color sensor, ToF sensor
Networking
Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE211 320MHz (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz be = Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 18 x 339.5 x 228.5 ( = 0.71 x 13.37 x 9 in)
Battery
88 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Camera
Webcam: 10 Mpix MIPI w/IR & electronic shutter
Additional features
Speakers: Six speakers, 2x 2 W tweeters plus 4x 2 W woofers, Keyboard: 6 row Chiclet, full-size, 1.35 mm travel, Keyboard Light: yes, 100 W USB-C GaN dual port wall mounted charger, Lenovo Commercial Vantage, Lenovo AI Now, 36 Months Warranty
Weight
1.532 kg ( = 54.04 oz / 3.38 pounds), Power Supply: 247 g ( = 8.71 oz / 0.54 pounds)
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.
Compared with the earlier Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15, the new Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 changes little in terms of design. This means that Lenovo still uses an all-aluminum chassis with a dark-gray colorway accentuated by some black elements, such as the keyboard, display bezel, and area around the ports. This black port section is a bit wider on the X9-15p to accommodate the additional ports and larger cooling fans. The X9-15p also has up-firing speakers with large speaker grilles to the left and right of the keyboard.
The quality of the chassis is great. It offers the premium feel of an all-metal design, and the chassis components can barely be twisted or bent. The hidden drop-down hinges are also excellent: They allow the screen to open fully flat (180 degrees), and there is barely any wobble. Plus, the screen can be opened with one hand.
Despite weighing 200 g more, the X9-15p has the same dimensions as the ThinkPad X9-15. The Apple MacBook Air 15 weighs about the same as the X9-15p, while the Dell XPS 16 and Apple MacBook Pro 14 are both slightly heavier. The ThinkPad is the thickest of the bunch and sits between the MacBook Pro and the XPS 16 in terms of size.
Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max DIN A4 ❌
352.58 mm / 13.9 in 237.47 mm / 9.35 in 14.62 mm / 0.576 in 1.7 kg3.79 lbs340 mm / 13.4 in 228.5 mm / 9 in 17.7 mm / 0.697 in 1.4 kg3.1 lbs339.5 mm / 13.4 in 228.5 mm / 9 in 18 mm / 0.709 in 1.5 kg3.38 lbs340.4 mm / 13.4 in 237.6 mm / 9.35 in 11.5 mm / 0.4528 in 1.5 kg3.33 lbs312.6 mm / 12.3 in 221.2 mm / 8.71 in 15.5 mm / 0.61 in 1.6 kg3.56 lbs297 mm / 11.7 in 210 mm / 8.27 in 1 mm / 0.03937 in 5.7 g0.01257 lbs
Lenovo has upgraded the connectivity options, adding another Thunderbolt 4 port on the left side and an SD card reader on the right. There are still USB-C ports on both sides, so the device can be charged from either side. Overall, this is a good selection of ports for a capable multimedia laptop.
The SD card reader offers average speeds, as testing with our AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60 reference card shows.
Relying on Wi-Fi, the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 does not offer RJ45 Ethernet or 5G/4G connectivity and instead depends entirely on the Intel BE211 Wi-Fi 7 card. If you have a modern router, the transfer speeds are great.
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The 10 MP camera delivers surprisingly mediocre results—not quite what we expected from a product marketed as having a good webcam. It is certainly good enough for video calls, but it is far from great.
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It may be a ThinkPad, but the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p has a much more limited array of security features. For example, there is no smart card reader or Kensington lock slot. In addition, Lenovo replaces the physical camera shutter with an electronic shutter, which seems to work just fine but certainly does not provide the same peace of mind as a physical piece of plastic blocking the lens.
There are no included accessories besides the wall-mounted 100 W USB-C GaN charger, which includes a second 15 W USB-C port on the brick that can be used to charge a smartphone or another device.
Lenovo 100 W wall mounted GaN USB-C chargerSix Phillips-head screws must be removed to access the internals, which is easy enough to do. There is not much to upgrade, as the RAM and Wi-Fi card are soldered and there is no WWAN card, but the ThinkPad is quite repairable. The fans can be cleaned without having to reapply thermal paste, and all the ports are located on daughterboards. Removing the internal battery is also easy, as it is just screwed down. Sadly, the keyboard is not easily replaceable, but most other components can be repaired.
Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1: InternalsAs is standard for all ThinkPad laptops, the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 is delivered in plastic-free, compostable packaging. In addition, 50 percent of the aluminum comes from recycled sources. As this is a ThinkPad, you can expect replacement parts and updates to be available for a long time, along with video and written maintenance manuals. The lifecycle CO2-equivalent emissions of the Lenovo laptop are 138 kg CO2e, according to Lenovo.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 sold in Germany has a 36-month warranty, which includes one year of Premier Support with on-site service. After the first year, it reverts to regular bring-in service. As this is a business model, the warranty also applies internationally, though without on-site service. Optional warranty upgrades are available.
Lenovo retains the same keyboard design as on the 2025 Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Gen 1. This is not the same keyboard used on nearly all other ThinkPads, as it has a different keycap style, with squarer chiclet keys and just 1.35 mm of key travel. As with the previous model, there is no numpad, which we appreciate. Overall, the backlit keyboard provides a great typing experience that makes composing long texts effortless, though it is not quite as good as those of other ThinkPads. The same is true of the keyboard layout, which features compressed vertical arrow keys.
Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1: KeyboardSacrificing the iconic ThinkPad TrackPoint, the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 offers the largest touchpad of any ThinkPad. The glass forcepad measures 13.5 x 8.5 cm, and since it is haptic, you can click anywhere. As far as touchpads go, this provides an excellent experience, and you will be hard-pressed to find a much better one in the Windows laptop market.
Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1: Touchpad
Subpixel array Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1There is only one screen available for the ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Aura Edition: a 15.3-inch 2.8K (2,880 x 1,800) OLED panel with 500 cd/m² of brightness, HDR support (peak brightness of 1,100 cd/m²), 100 percent DCI-P3 color-gamut coverage, and a glossy surface with an anti-reflective coating. The only choice is whether the screen has an optional touch layer; our review unit is equipped with the multitouch version.
Made by Samsung, the ThinkPad's OLED screen is nearly identical to that of the older ThinkPad X9-15. This means that it is slightly less bright than the MacBook Air 15 but offers better color reproduction. The measured peak brightness with HDR enabled reached 1,076 cd/m².
| 497 cd/m² | 490 cd/m² | 490 cd/m² | ||
| 493 cd/m² | 489 cd/m² | 493 cd/m² | ||
| 492 cd/m² | 489 cd/m² | 498 cd/m² | ||
Distribution of brightness
ATNA53JB03-0 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 3
Maximum: 498 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 492.3 cd/m² Minimum: 4.5 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 98 %
Center on Battery: 489 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 4.6 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.71}
calibrated: 5
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 2.6 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø4.96}
94.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
99.1% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.18
CCT: 6334 K
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 ATNA53JB03-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 15.3", 120 Hz | Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition ATNA53JB01-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 15.3", 120 Hz | Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 IPS, 2880x1864, 15.3", 60 Hz | Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H LG Philips 160WV1, OLED, 3200x2000, 16", 120 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 0% | -4% | 1% | |
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 99.1 | 100 1% | 97.5 -2% | 99.5 0% |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 100 | 100 0% | 98.3 -2% | 100 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 94.3 | 94.6 0% | 86.3 -8% | 96.5 2% |
| Response Times | 24% | -1691% | 30% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 1.1 ?(0.5, 0.6) | 1.46 ?(0.7, 0.76) -33% | 26.9 ?(13.4, 13.5) -2345% | 0.65 ?(0.36, 0.29) 41% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 1.4 ?(0.7, 0.7) | 0.44 ?(0.24, 0.2) 69% | 15.9 ?(4.9, 11) -1036% | 0.87 ?(0.43, 0.44) 38% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | 1194 ?(100) | 1200 ?(77) | 240.2 ?(100) | |
| PWM Amplitude * (%) | 35 | 22 37% | 31 11% | |
| Screen | 32% | 26% | 13% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 489 | 509 4% | 538 10% | 395.4 -19% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 492 | 508 3% | 521 6% | 392 -20% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 98 | 97 -1% | 90 -8% | 95 -3% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.01 | 0.44 | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 4.6 | 1.1 76% | 2.1 54% | 3.69 20% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 8.2 | 2.5 70% | 4.1 50% | 7.94 3% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 5 | 0.7 86% | 0.68 86% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.6 | 1.5 42% | 3.1 -19% | 1.9 27% |
| Gamma | 2.18 101% | 2.28 96% | 2.19 100% | 2.28 96% |
| CCT | 6334 103% | 6294 103% | 7075 92% | 6274 104% |
| Contrast (:1) | 50900 | 1223 | ||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 19% / 22% | -556% / -268% | 15% / 14% |
* ... smaller is better
The factory color profile is clearly best suited to the DCI-P3 color gamut. The display covers this wide gamut almost completely, as well as covering all of sRGB and most of Adobe RGB, making it great for color-critical work.
In direct sunlight, the glossy surface can make the screen's content difficult to see. Using it in the shade is certainly possible.
Display Response Times
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Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.7 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.7 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 8 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (19.8 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 1.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.5 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 5 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (30.9 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
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To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 1194 Hz Amplitude: 35 % | ≤ 100 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 1194 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 100 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 1194 Hz is quite high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. In comparison: 52 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 7738 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Customers buying the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Aura Edition can choose from several Intel Panther Lake CPUs, all of which have at least 12 CPU cores (Intel Core Ultra 5 338H, Ultra X7 358H, Ultra X7 368H, Ultra X9 378H, Ultra X9 388H) and the more powerful Intel iGPUs (Intel Arc B370, Arc B390).
Lenovo underscores the performance-centric approach of the ThinkPad X9-15p by offering only 32 or 64 GB of soldered LPDDR5X-9600 memory. There is a single M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 5.0 SSD with a factory capacity of up to 2 TB.
- Best Power Efficiency: PL1 15 W / PL2 45 W
- Balanced: PL1 25 W / PL2 50 W
- Best Performance: PL1 50 W / PL2 60 W
All benchmarks were performed in "Best Performance" mode, which keeps power consumption under sustained load at 50 W.
The Intel Core Ultra X7 358H is a modern "Panther Lake" processor with a total of 16 cores: four P-cores (up to 4.8 GHz), eight E-cores (up to 3.7 GHz), and four low-power E-cores (up to 3.3 GHz). The processor is rated for a typical power consumption of 25 W but can use up to 80 W. More performance comparisons are available in our CPU benchmark list.
In the CPU benchmarks, the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 performs well, outperforming the average for this Core Ultra X7 processor and also beating the larger Dell XPS 16. Compared with the older Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15, our review device is roughly 44 percent faster on average across all CPU benchmarks.
There was no CPU throttling when the device ran on battery power.
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| CPU Performance rating | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max -14! Apple M5 Max | 100 pt |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 80.4 pt |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 78.6 pt |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 77.8 pt |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 -14! Apple M5 10-Core | 77.4 pt |
| Average of class Multimedia | 69.9 pt |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 55.7 pt |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 19360 Points |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (13187 - 19841, n=12) | 17934 Points -7% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 17884 (15984.6min - 17883.7max) Points -8% |
| Average of class Multimedia (4861 - 33362, n=66, last 2 years) | 16564 Points -14% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 10138 Points -48% |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 2087 Points 0% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 2080 Points |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (1936 - 2087, n=11) | 2062 Points -1% |
| Average of class Multimedia (1128 - 2459, n=65, last 2 years) | 1942 Points -7% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 1875 Points -10% |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 7531 Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 7195 Points -4% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (4751 - 7749, n=10) | 7110 Points -6% |
| Average of class Multimedia (1887 - 12912, n=57, last 2 years) | 6372 Points -15% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 3951 Points -48% |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 785 Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 780 Points -1% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (736 - 792, n=10) | 778 Points -1% |
| Average of class Multimedia (425 - 853, n=57, last 2 years) | 729 Points -7% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 720 Points -8% |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 3015 (2846.57min - 3015.45max) Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 2986 (2491.75min - 2985.52max) Points -1% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (2375 - 3135, n=10) | 2963 Points -2% |
| Average of class Multimedia (856 - 5224, n=61, last 2 years) | 2611 Points -13% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 1570 (1366.77min - 1570.23max) Points -48% |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 304 Points +2% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 299 Points |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (262 - 312, n=10) | 298 Points 0% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 290 Points -3% |
| Average of class Multimedia (184.8 - 326, n=59, last 2 years) | 281 Points -6% |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 363 Seconds * -107% |
| Average of class Multimedia (100 - 557, n=58, last 2 years) | 250 Seconds * -43% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 196 Seconds * -12% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (171 - 218, n=10) | 193 Seconds * -10% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 175 Seconds * |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 68930 MIPS |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 64852 MIPS -6% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (55491 - 68930, n=10) | 63928 MIPS -7% |
| Average of class Multimedia (26062 - 130368, n=55, last 2 years) | 58022 MIPS -16% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 34727 MIPS -50% |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 6449 MIPS |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 6441 MIPS 0% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (5984 - 6526, n=10) | 6254 MIPS -3% |
| Average of class Multimedia (3666 - 7545, n=56, last 2 years) | 5907 MIPS -8% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 5812 MIPS -10% |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Multi-Core | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max Apple M5 Max | 29415 Points +74% |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 Apple M5 10-Core | 16995 Points +1% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 16943 Points 0% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 16876 Points |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (14309 - 17121, n=11) | 16403 Points -3% |
| Average of class Multimedia (4983 - 29415, n=68, last 2 years) | 15132 Points -10% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 11037 Points -35% |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Single-Core | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max Apple M5 Max | 4322 Points +49% |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 Apple M5 10-Core | 4195 Points +45% |
| Average of class Multimedia (1534 - 4335, n=67, last 2 years) | 2921 Points +1% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 2903 Points 0% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 2901 Points |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (2778 - 2927, n=11) | 2867 Points -1% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 2795 Points -4% |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 16763 Points +1% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 16591 Points |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (13951 - 17028, n=10) | 16306 Points -2% |
| Average of class Multimedia (4652 - 20422, n=56, last 2 years) | 13054 Points -21% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 9674 Points -42% |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 2119 Points +1% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 2104 Points |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (2027 - 2142, n=10) | 2093 Points -1% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 2043 Points -3% |
| Average of class Multimedia (805 - 2974, n=56, last 2 years) | 1972 Points -6% |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 22.1 fps |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (18.1 - 23.1, n=10) | 21.1 fps -5% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 21 fps -5% |
| Average of class Multimedia (5.26 - 36.1, n=56, last 2 years) | 18.6 fps -16% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 11.7 fps -47% |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Average of class Multimedia (23.9 - 146.7, n=57, last 2 years) | 49.6 s * -4% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 49.5 s * -4% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 47.6 s * |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (38.5 - 56.9, n=10) | 47.4 s * -0% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 46 s * +3% |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 0.4715 sec * -11% |
| Average of class Multimedia (0.3604 - 0.947, n=56, last 2 years) | 0.4626 sec * -9% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (0.4127 - 0.4483, n=11) | 0.4265 sec * -1% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 0.4236 sec * |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 0.4216 sec * -0% |
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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
3015 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
250 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
97.8 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
299 Points
Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
785 Points
Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
7531 Points
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
19360 Points
Cinebench R23 Single Core
2080 Points
Cinebench 2026 CPU Multi
4477 Points
Cinebench 2026 CPU Single Thread
505 Points
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| Performance rating | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 -1! Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | 98.2 pt |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H -1! Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | 88.7 pt |
| Average of class Multimedia | 87.1 pt |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 86.5 pt |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V | 58.5 pt |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 18710 KRay/s |
| Average of class Multimedia (2214 - 50388, n=54, last 2 years) | 17546 KRay/s -6% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (12221 - 18710, n=10) | 15799 KRay/s -16% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 15681 KRay/s -16% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 12343 KRay/s -34% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 11100 KRay/s -41% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v8.20.8100) | 10903 KRay/s -42% |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 96559 Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 83114 Points -14% |
| Average of class Multimedia (12867 - 201874, n=54, last 2 years) | 81846 Points -15% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (29930 - 96559, n=10) | 79052 Points -18% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 60136 Points -38% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v8.20.8100) | 53984 Points -44% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 53656 Points -44% |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 4955 MB/s |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (3910 - 4955, n=10) | 4374 MB/s -12% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 4200 MB/s -15% |
| Average of class Multimedia (626 - 8623, n=54, last 2 years) | 3860 MB/s -22% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 2715 MB/s -45% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v8.20.8100) | 2621 MB/s -47% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 2405 MB/s -51% |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average of class Multimedia (886 - 28794, n=54, last 2 years) | 8534 Points +21% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 7033 Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 6892 Points -2% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (4735 - 7038, n=10) | 6539 Points -7% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v8.20.8100) | 4436 Points -37% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 4434 Points -37% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 4414 Points -37% |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 50766 Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 44733 Points -12% |
| Average of class Multimedia (6395 - 105740, n=54, last 2 years) | 42943 Points -15% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (14716 - 50766, n=10) | 42014 Points -17% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 31427 Points -38% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 28195 Points -44% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v8.20.8100) | 28021 Points -45% |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 68737 MB/s |
| Average of class Multimedia (8171 - 126790, n=54, last 2 years) | 64524 MB/s -6% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 61102 MB/s -11% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (5127 - 68737, n=10) | 57135 MB/s -17% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v8.20.8100) | 40356 MB/s -41% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 40335 MB/s -41% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 37860 MB/s -45% |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 1111 MB/s |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (932 - 1179, n=10) | 1062 MB/s -4% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 991 MB/s -11% |
| Average of class Multimedia (143.8 - 2022, n=54, last 2 years) | 966 MB/s -13% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 613 MB/s -45% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v8.20.8100) | 602 MB/s -46% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 568 MB/s -49% |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 9612 KRay/s |
| Average of class Multimedia (1014 - 26875, n=54, last 2 years) | 9364 KRay/s -3% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 8285 KRay/s -14% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (6506 - 9612, n=10) | 8198 KRay/s -15% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 6438 KRay/s -33% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 5779 KRay/s -40% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v8.20.8100) | 5751 KRay/s -40% |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 88533 MPixel/s |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 88154 MPixel/s 0% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (30538 - 88533, n=10) | 76762 MPixel/s -13% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v8.20.8100) | 59245 MPixel/s -33% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 54354 MPixel/s -39% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v6.92.6600) | 54291 MPixel/s -39% |
| Average of class Multimedia (8187 - 88533, n=54, last 2 years) | 51017 MPixel/s -42% |
| AIDA64 / CPU CheckMate | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 4279 MP/s |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU (v8.20.8100) | 4269 MP/s 0% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (3721 - 4475, n=9) | 4265 MP/s 0% |
| Average of class Multimedia (569 - 4742, n=17, last 2 years) | 3493 MP/s -18% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V (v8.20.8100) | 2513 MP/s -41% |
Compared with the older X9-15, the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Aura Edition is clearly a step up in system performance. In everyday use, this laptop flies.
| Performance rating | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max -4! M5 Max 40-Core GPU, M5 Max, Apple SSD AP8192Z | 92.3 pt |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 -4! M5 10-Core GPU, M5 10-Core, Apple SSD AP2048Z | 83.2 pt |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 77.7 pt |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H | 77.4 pt |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | 75.6 pt |
| Average of class Multimedia | 67.8 pt |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 61.4 pt |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H | 9717 Points +4% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (8834 - 9880, n=10) | 9402 Points +1% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 9303 Points |
| Average of class Multimedia (4325 - 10386, n=52, last 2 years) | 7794 Points -16% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 7023 Points -25% |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H | 11122 Points +3% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (10282 - 11263, n=9) | 10840 Points +1% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 10762 Points |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 10557 Points -2% |
| Average of class Multimedia (8025 - 11664, n=51, last 2 years) | 10511 Points -2% |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H | 16422 Points +10% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (13908 - 16780, n=9) | 15691 Points +6% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 14870 Points |
| Average of class Multimedia (7323 - 18233, n=51, last 2 years) | 11887 Points -20% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 9154 Points -38% |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 13652 Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H | 13633 Points 0% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (11524 - 13893, n=9) | 13346 Points -2% |
| Average of class Multimedia (3651 - 16240, n=51, last 2 years) | 10533 Points -23% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 9730 Points -29% |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max M5 Max 40-Core GPU, M5 Max, Apple SSD AP8192Z | 2728 Points +25% |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 M5 10-Core GPU, M5 10-Core, Apple SSD AP2048Z | 2356 Points +8% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 2182 Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H | 2114 Points -3% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (1884 - 2182, n=10) | 2044 Points -6% |
| Average of class Multimedia (866 - 2728, n=60, last 2 years) | 1885 Points -14% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 1742 Points -20% |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max M5 Max 40-Core GPU, M5 Max, Apple SSD AP8192Z | 2477 Points +26% |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 M5 10-Core GPU, M5 10-Core, Apple SSD AP2048Z | 2277 Points +16% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 1960 Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H | 1898 Points -3% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (1678 - 1960, n=10) | 1843 Points -6% |
| Average of class Multimedia (931 - 2489, n=60, last 2 years) | 1769 Points -10% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 1684 Points -14% |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max M5 Max 40-Core GPU, M5 Max, Apple SSD AP8192Z | 3465 Points +35% |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 M5 10-Core GPU, M5 10-Core, Apple SSD AP2048Z | 2743 Points +7% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 2563 Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H | 2529 Points -1% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (2241 - 2563, n=10) | 2415 Points -6% |
| Average of class Multimedia (907 - 3465, n=60, last 2 years) | 2163 Points -16% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 1977 Points -23% |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 1855 Points |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max M5 Max 40-Core GPU, M5 Max, Apple SSD AP8192Z | 1777 Points -4% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H | 1706 Points -8% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (1560 - 1855, n=10) | 1691 Points -9% |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 M5 10-Core GPU, M5 10-Core, Apple SSD AP2048Z | 1657 Points -11% |
| Average of class Multimedia (605 - 2024, n=60, last 2 years) | 1535 Points -17% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 1322 Points -29% |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max M5 Max 40-Core GPU, M5 Max, Apple SSD AP8192Z | 584 Points +67% |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 M5 10-Core GPU, M5 10-Core, Apple SSD AP2048Z | 530 Points +51% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 350 Points |
| Average of class Multimedia (136.4 - 596, n=63, last 2 years) | 340 Points -3% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (293 - 350, n=10) | 323 Points -8% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H | 304 Points -13% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 291 Points -17% |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max M5 Max 40-Core GPU, M5 Max, Apple SSD AP8192Z | 397 Points +29% |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 M5 10-Core GPU, M5 10-Core, Apple SSD AP2048Z | 378 Points +23% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 307 Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H | 300 Points -2% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (278 - 310, n=9) | 297 Points -3% |
| Average of class Multimedia (167.3 - 402, n=65, last 2 years) | 291 Points -5% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 281 Points -8% |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 471 ms * -1% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 465 ms * |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (445 - 465, n=10) | 453 ms * +3% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H | 450 ms * +3% |
| Average of class Multimedia (228 - 835, n=66, last 2 years) | 450 ms * +3% |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 M5 10-Core GPU, M5 10-Core, Apple SSD AP2048Z | 238.6 ms * +49% |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max M5 Max 40-Core GPU, M5 Max, Apple SSD AP8192Z | 233.2 ms * +50% |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 9303 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | 132135 MB/s +2% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | 129389 MB/s |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (102745 - 132135, n=9) | 119898 MB/s -7% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V | 108661 MB/s -16% |
| Average of class Multimedia (11299 - 132135, n=54, last 2 years) | 82881 MB/s -36% |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | 120727 MB/s |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | 118888 MB/s -2% |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (97755 - 120727, n=10) | 110738 MB/s -8% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V | 87887 MB/s -27% |
| Average of class Multimedia (11624 - 174586, n=54, last 2 years) | 81593 MB/s -32% |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | 134998 MB/s 0% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | 134848 MB/s |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (105712 - 134998, n=10) | 121741 MB/s -10% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V | 117878 MB/s -13% |
| Average of class Multimedia (11755 - 134998, n=54, last 2 years) | 83112 MB/s -38% |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7 - 535, n=53, last 2 years) | 123 ns * -46% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V | 97.2 ns * -16% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | 84.6 ns * -1% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | 84.1 ns * |
| Average Intel Core Ultra X7 358H (84.1 - 103.3, n=10) | 82.9 ns * +1% |
* ... smaller is better
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | |
| Average of class Multimedia (327 - 7067, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Ultra X7 358H | |
* ... smaller is better
Lenovo upgrades the storage solution from a small M.2 2242 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD to a larger and faster M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 5.0 drive. The 1 TB SSD in our review unit is made by Samsung, and it easily outperforms those in the other laptops in the comparison. However, it does throttle under sustained load.
Sequential Read: 10401MB/s
Sequential Write: 9596MB/s
Access Time Read: 0.077ms
Access Time Write: 0.021ms
Copy Program: 1103.24MB/s
| Drive Performance rating - Percent | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 93.3 pt |
| Average Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 67.9 pt |
| Average of class Multimedia | 46.7 pt |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H | 43.2 pt |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 41.2 pt |
| DiskSpd | |
| seq read | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 7663 (7579.05min - 7663.4max) MB/s |
| Average Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU (4612 - 7663, n=5) | 5300 MB/s -31% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 3705 (2677.95min - 3705.39max) MB/s -52% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H | 3600 (3100.64min - 3600.18max) MB/s -53% |
| Average of class Multimedia (453 - 7663, n=57, last 2 years) | 3021 MB/s -61% |
| seq write | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 9312 (3040.03min - 9311.98max) MB/s |
| Average Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU (3358 - 9312, n=5) | 5201 MB/s -44% |
| Average of class Multimedia (384 - 9312, n=57, last 2 years) | 3228 MB/s -65% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H | 2599 (796.92min - 2599.25max) MB/s -72% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 2555 (2354.17min - 2554.88max) MB/s -73% |
| seq q8 t1 read | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 14162 (13273.2min - 14161.6max) MB/s |
| Average Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU (7112 - 14162, n=5) | 9740 MB/s -31% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H | 7039 (5536.1min - 7039.48max) MB/s -50% |
| Average of class Multimedia (467 - 14162, n=57, last 2 years) | 5883 MB/s -58% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 5279 (4445.25min - 5279.09max) MB/s -63% |
| seq q8 t1 write | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 13512 (13475.9min - 13511.8max) MB/s |
| Average Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU (6669 - 13512, n=5) | 8723 MB/s -35% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H | 6101 (5938.22min - 6101.03max) MB/s -55% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 4805 (2358.04min - 4805.41max) MB/s -64% |
| Average of class Multimedia (247 - 13512, n=57, last 2 years) | 4801 MB/s -64% |
| 4k q1 t1 read | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 85.1 (79.62min - 85.09max) MB/s |
| Average Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU (65.2 - 89.5, n=5) | 77.6 MB/s -9% |
| Average of class Multimedia (18.8 - 94.1, n=57, last 2 years) | 63.2 MB/s -26% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H | 59.1 (53.74min - 59.08max) MB/s -31% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 58.6 (53.88min - 58.63max) MB/s -31% |
| 4k q1 t1 write | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 206 (194.33min - 205.81max) MB/s |
| Average Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU (132 - 215, n=5) | 166.7 MB/s -19% |
| Average of class Multimedia (40.3 - 311, n=57, last 2 years) | 159.7 MB/s -22% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H | 145.5 (139.46min - 145.49max) MB/s -29% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 118.3 (110.47min - 118.3max) MB/s -43% |
| 4k q32 t16 read | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 5278 (5224.04min - 5277.98max) MB/s |
| Average Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU (750 - 5278, n=5) | 2465 MB/s -53% |
| Average of class Multimedia (190.3 - 6121, n=57, last 2 years) | 1479 MB/s -72% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 741 (691.34min - 740.98max) MB/s -86% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H | 652 (602.16min - 651.54max) MB/s -88% |
| 4k q32 t16 write | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU | 3134 (3116.91min - 3133.98max) MB/s |
| Average Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU (417 - 3291, n=5) | 1545 MB/s -51% |
| Average of class Multimedia (154.9 - 4447, n=57, last 2 years) | 1035 MB/s -67% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H | 447 (308.53min - 447.08max) MB/s -86% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00 | 375 (355.19min - 375.23max) MB/s -88% |
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The Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p relies on the Intel Arc B390, currently Intel's most powerful iGPU. The 12 Xe³ cores rely on system RAM, as the GPU does not have dedicated memory. In our benchmarks, this GPU performed very well, outperforming the Intel Arc 140V in the ThinkPad X9-15 by 76 percent in 3DMark and 64 percent in games.
| 3DMark Performance rating - Percent | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 99 pt |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 95.9 pt |
| Average Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | 92.6 pt |
| Average of class Multimedia | 88.6 pt |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 56.3 pt |
| 3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3749 - 60002, n=55, last 2 years) | 19589 Points +3% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 18972 Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 18308 Points -3% |
| Average Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (14637 - 18972, n=13) | 18243 Points -4% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 11261 Points -41% |
| 3DMark | |
| 1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 17351 Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 17018 Points -2% |
| Average Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (13410 - 17498, n=13) | 16590 Points -4% |
| Average of class Multimedia (2328 - 48907, n=58, last 2 years) | 14987 Points -14% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 9673 Points -44% |
| 2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 7257 Points |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 6972 Points -4% |
| Average Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (4567 - 7257, n=20) | 6468 Points -11% |
| Average of class Multimedia (696 - 19403, n=58, last 2 years) | 5757 Points -21% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 4041 Points -44% |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 18650 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 14507 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 7842 points | |
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| v3.3 Classroom METAL | |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 Apple M5 10-Core GPU, Apple M5 10-Core | 76.3 Seconds * |
| Average of class Multimedia (17.8 - 68, n=5, last 2 years) | 40 Seconds * |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU, Apple M5 Max | 25.6 Seconds * |
| v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | 584 Seconds * -103% |
| Average of class Multimedia (134.5 - 1042, n=62, last 2 years) | 400 Seconds * -39% |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 Apple M5 10-Core GPU, Apple M5 10-Core | 344 Seconds * -19% |
| Average Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (282 - 409, n=13) | 329 Seconds * -14% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 328 Seconds * -14% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 288 Seconds * |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU, Apple M5 Max | 149 Seconds * +48% |
| v3.3 Classroom oneAPI/Intel | |
| Average of class Multimedia (105 - 492, n=17, last 2 years) | 249 Seconds * |
| Average Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (105 - 254, n=6) | 131.5 Seconds * |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU, Intel Core Ultra X7 358H | 105 Seconds * |
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| Performance rating - Percent | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max -4! Apple M5 Max, Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU | 100 pt |
| Average of class Multimedia | 77.1 pt |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | 76.6 pt |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | 71.9 pt |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | 46.6 pt |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 -4! Apple M5 10-Core, Apple M5 10-Core GPU | 28.9 pt |
| Cyberpunk 2077 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max Apple M5 Max, Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU | 91.3 fps +81% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | 50.4 (41.6min, 39.8P1) fps |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | 48.7 (40min, 37.6P1) fps -3% |
| Average of class Multimedia (6.41 - 112.3, n=69, last 2 years) | 42.1 fps -16% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | 28.2 (23.1min) fps -44% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | 26.9 (22.4min, 21.6P1) fps -47% |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 Apple M5 10-Core, Apple M5 10-Core GPU | 23.3 fps -54% |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max Apple M5 Max, Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU | 122.1 fps +144% |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | 54.3 (48.6min, 49.6P0.1, 51P1) fps +8% |
| Average of class Multimedia (7.8 - 158.7, n=63, last 2 years) | 53.3 fps +6% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H, Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | 50.1 (29.6min, 29.8P0.1, 29.9P1) fps |
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 Apple M5 10-Core, Apple M5 10-Core GPU | 39.4 fps -21% |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V | 25.5 fps -49% |
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Despite its powerful components, the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Aura Edition is not a loud system at all. The fans remain off during normal use. Under sustained load, they reach a maximum of around 43.8 dB(A), well below the levels of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 and Dell XPS 16, and even below that of the less powerful X9-15.
We did not detect any coil whine.
Noise level
| Idle | 22.9 / 22.9 / 22.9 dB(A) | |
| Load | 31.4 / 43.7 dB(A) | |
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0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2028.432.725.32522.125.420.63120.729.123.64024.731.727.25028.23227.16315.918.619.28015.115.819.810013.611.416.912513.41218.516017.115.423.620017.511.424.12501711.925.931519.51028.94002311.633.150020.210.129.263022.210.331.480022.29.332.3100022.310.433125021.211.131.8160022.710.734.8200021.210.233.7250018.310.833.8315016.310.832.7400014.811.331.6500012.41128.6630011.711.125.6800012.112.121.51000011.211171250011.311.215.41600012.111.813.3SPL31.42343.7N1.40.44.4median 17.1median 11.1median 28.9Delta4.60.65.724.625.528.127.226.325.622.322.221.42221.423.726.127.625.226.6262523.523.621.724.225.124.320.120.520.418.922.521.118.421.123.622.123.420.123.226.728.126.82625.71820.822.918.318.82123.823.625.622.722.12425.727.129.526.32627.61921.628.220.219.322.219.524.131.317.817.623.719.425.63417.817.725.320.224.53320.819.524.415.42131.514.91521.315.924.935.212.411.824.615.727.835.111.511.226.71527.336.210.810.526.213.127.638.510.41026.612.329.339.910.210.128.61228.440.710.710.626.811.426.2401110.924.711.323.537.211.411.322.711.721.838.51211.620.412.116.53711.91215.412.113.934.911.91213.512.112.930.612.312.312.812.612.725.112.512.612.7121222.511.91212.111.111.217.11111.211.22637.449.52524.736.40.72.36.40.60.62.1median 13.1median 23.6median 34median 12median 12median 23.73.15.35.23.23.45.6hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseLenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro
Stress test (Prime95 + FurMark)Chassis temperatures under load are barely higher than those of the older ThinkPad X9-15. The maximum temperature we measured reached 45 degrees Celsius, or 113 °F, at a single hotspot above the keyboard during the Cyberpunk load test.
The ThinkPad did not throttle during our hour-long stress test.
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Power Supply (max.) 43.2 °C = 110 F | Room Temperature 21.3 °C = 70 F | Fluke 62 Max+
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 32.2 °C / 90 F, compared to the average of 31.3 °C / 88 F for the devices in the class Multimedia.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 43.3 °C / 110 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 38.6 °C / 101 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.5 °C / 83 F, compared to the device average of 31.3 °C / 88 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 34.3 °C / 94 F, compared to the average of 31.3 °C / 88 F for the class Multimedia.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 29.9 °C / 85.8 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.7 °C / 83.7 F (-1.2 °C / -2.1 F).
With six speakers in total, the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p delivers great sound. The volume could be a bit higher, but the speakers produce strong bass. Overall, listening to music on this laptop is an enjoyable experience.
dB(A)
0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2032.233.12527.830.13126.326.3402829.15035.135.66321.822.8801941.710018.454.712515.761.616018.464.920014.470.325020.167.131512.468.94001371.35001369.563012.373.38001275.4100011.971.3125012.367.7160012.467.9200011.762.8250012.461.3315012.360.5400012.760.6500012.660.1630012.664.7800014.566.41000012.465.81250012.370.1160001270.2SPL25.180.3N0.651.3median 12.4median 67.1Delta0.74.334.430.125.621.323.921.219.421.428.424.821.432.619.852.916.560.314.161.514.464.614.464.11468.914.274.212.473.710.977.910.373.110.274.49.475.29.675.41073.41070.510.8731172.611.473.312.369.412.167.712.766.112.772.712.672.812.472.323.485.10.570median 12.3median 72.71.82.7hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseLenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 4.2% away from median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (8.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 11% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 87% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (85.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 7.6% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (6.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (6.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 3% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 99% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 134%
Unsurprisingly, the ThinkPad X9-15p sips a bit more energy than its lower-powered predecessor. This applies both under load and while idling.
The 100 W charger is appropriately sized for the maximum power consumption of 97.1 W.
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Samsung PM9E1 1 TB MZVLC1T0HFLU, OLED, 2880x1800, 15.3" | Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-1T00, OLED, 2880x1800, 15.3" | Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max M5 Max, M5 Max 40-Core GPU, Apple SSD AP8192Z, Mini-LED, 3024x1964, 14.2" | Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 M5 10-Core, M5 10-Core GPU, Apple SSD AP2048Z, IPS, 2880x1864, 15.3" | Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, , OLED, 3200x2000, 16" | Average Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | Average of class Multimedia | |
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| Power Consumption | 32% | -42% | 6% | -1% | -7% | -60% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 3.5 | 2.4 31% | 2.5 29% | 2.2 37% | 4 -14% | 3.77 ?(2.3 - 6.4, n=12) -8% | 5.59 ?(1.3 - 31.3, n=64, last 2 years) -60% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 4.7 | 3.9 17% | 11.6 -147% | 11.7 -149% | 4.4 6% | 6.05 ?(3.6 - 9.8, n=12) -29% | 10.1 ?(3.6 - 38.3, n=64, last 2 years) -115% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 6.2 | 5.1 18% | 11.8 -90% | 11.8 -90% | 10.2 -65% | 8.46 ?(4.5 - 13, n=12) -36% | 12.4 ?(3.9 - 46.2, n=64, last 2 years) -100% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 59.7 | 42.5 29% | 95.6 -60% | 36.2 39% | 44.2 26% | 45.1 ?(32.1 - 59.7, n=11) 24% | 64.9 ?(15.1 - 129.3, n=59, last 2 years) -9% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 76.6 | 43.5 43% | 89.4 -17% | 23.5 69% | 62.6 18% | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 78.4 | 40.2 49% | 86.4 -10% | 21.7 72% | 62.4 20% | ||
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 97.1 | 64.4 34% | 98.8 -2% | 37.4 61% | 94.6 3% | 82.4 ?(55.3 - 107, n=12) 15% | 111.7 ?(40 - 282, n=63, last 2 years) -15% |
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Charging time: 97 minutesCompared with the earlier ThinkPad X9-15, Lenovo has increased the capacity of the internal battery from 80 to 88 Wh. The result is excellent battery life of over 18 hours in our Wi-Fi/web-surfing test (150 cd/m²). Note that we tested with the refresh rate set to 60 Hz, as this was the factory preset.
Battery Runtime
| WiFi Websurfing (Edge 150, 60 Hz) | 18h 20min | |
| WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge 150, 60 Hz) | 9h 14min | |
| WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge 150, 30 - 120 Hz VRR) | 9h 34min | |
| WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness OLED Dark Mode (Edge 150, 60 Hz) | 21h 15min | |
| Load (maximum brightness) | 1h 49min |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, 88 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, 80 Wh | Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max M5 Max, M5 Max 40-Core GPU, 72.4 Wh | Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 M5 10-Core, M5 10-Core GPU, 66.5 Wh | Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, 70 Wh | Average of class Multimedia | |
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| Battery runtime | 9% | -31% | -6% | -44% | -20% | |
| WiFi v1.3 (h) | 18.3 | 17.5 -4% | 15.2 -17% | 17.2 -6% | 10.3 -44% | 12.4 ?(4.37 - 26.6, n=64, last 2 years) -32% |
| Load (h) | 1.8 | 2.2 22% | 1 -44% | 1.657 ?(0.833 - 2.47, n=15, last 2 years) -8% | ||
| H.264 (h) | 23 | 20.2 |
With a minimum of 32 GB of memory and powerful Panther Lake Ultra X7 processors, the Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 is a strong option for anyone seeking a 15.3-inch workhorse laptop.
Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1
- 08/04/2026 v8
Benjamin Herzig
Connectivity
76 / 80 → 95%
Games Performance
67 / 88 → 76%
Application Performance
91 / 92 → 99%
Multimedia - Weighted Average
CO2 Emissions
79.3%
Materials
50%
Packaging
100%
Power Use
88%
Repairability
80%
Software Updates
83.3%
Total Sustainability Score: 80.1%
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
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1. 89.9%
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Intel Core Ultra X7 358H ⎘ Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 2500 Euro | 1.5 kg | 18 mm | 15.30" 2880x1800 222 PPI OLED |
2. 90.1%
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition Intel Core Ultra 7 258V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 1989€ | 1.4 kg | 17.7 mm | 15.30" 2880x1800 222 PPI OLED |
3. 90.2%
| Apple MacBook Pro 14 2026 M5 Max Apple M5 Max ⎘ Apple M5 Max 40-Core GPU ⎘ 128 GB Memory, 8192 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 8589€ | 1.6 kg | 15.5 mm | 14.20" 3024x1964 254 PPI Mini-LED |
4. 91.6%
| Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 Apple M5 10-Core ⎘ Apple M5 10-Core GPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: | 1.5 kg | 11.5 mm | 15.30" 2880x1864 224 PPI IPS |
5. 87.2%
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra X7 358H Intel Core Ultra X7 358H ⎘ Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory | Amazon: 1. $1,977.99 Dell Premium 16 (Previously ... 2. $2,799.99 Dell Premium 16 (XPS 16 2025... 3. $2,899.99 Dell Premium 16 (XPS 16 2025... List Price: 2350 USD | 1.7 kg | 14.62 mm | 16.00" 3200x2000 236 PPI OLED |
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