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84 | Performance | 57 |
53 | Gaming | 28 |
65 | Display |
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58 | Battery Life | 83 |
61 | Connectivity | 70 |
57 | Portability | 78 |
64 | QuickComparisons Score | 53 |
| April 2026 | Launched | May 2024 |
| ~75.8% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~81.9% |
| 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-23.85 mm (14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-0.94 inches) | Dimensions: | 356.6 x 229.75 x 15 mm (14.04 x 9.05 x 0.59 inches) |
| 16 inches | Size | 15.6 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | IPS LCD |
| 240 Hz | Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| — | Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| 189 ppi | PPI | 141 ppi |
| 16:10 | Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| No | HDR support | No |
| No | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | No |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1169:1 |
| — | sRGB color space | 63.10% |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | 46.70% |
| 100% | DCI-P3 color gamut | 46.50% |
| 3 ms | Response time | 25 ms |
| 400 nits | Max. brightness | 300 nits |
| 3127 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2119 |
| 15419 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 10811 |
| 134 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 98 |
| 1861 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 629 |
| 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs) | Weight | 1.47 kg (3.24 lbs) |
| 363 x 269.7 x 21.95-23.85 mm 14.29 x 10.62 x 0.86-0.94 inches | Dimensions | 356.6 x 229.75 x 15 mm 14.04 x 9.05 x 0.59 inches |
| 979 cm 2 (151.8 inches 2 ) | Area | 819 cm 2 (127.1 inches 2 ) |
| ~75.8% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.9% |
| 9.2 mm | Side bezels | 5.6 mm |
| Black | Colors | Silver |
| Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| — | Opening angle | 180° |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | Yes |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | 42.8 dB |
| Intel Core Ultra 7 251HX | CPU name | Qualcomm Snapdragon X (X1-26-100) |
| 2.4\9 GHz | Base frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| 18 (8P + 12E) | Cores | 8 |
| 18 | Threads | 8 |
| Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-45 |
| 3 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | Adreno X1-45 |
| Dedicated | Type | Integrated |
| 4 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | 1107 MHz |
| 18.4 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | System Shared |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | LPDDR5X |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | — |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps |
| 3328 | Shading units (cores) | 768 |
| 104 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 |
| 48 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 |
| 18.4 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | 4911 |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 6400 MHz | Clock | 8448 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | LPDDR5X |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| 1024GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | Bus | Custom |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x1024 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | No |
| Yes | NVMe | No |
| 80 Wh | Capacity | 61.1 Wh |
| — | Full charging time | — |
| Li-Po | Battery type | Li-Po |
| No | Replaceable | No |
| Yes | Fast charging | Yes |
| Yes, 100 W | Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes |
| Left | Charging port position | Left |
| 240 W | Charge power | 65 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | 165 grams |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v5.3 |
| No | Fingerprint | Yes |
| No | Infrared sensor | No |
| No | Optical drive | No |
| Above the display | Webcam | Above the display |
| 1280 x 720 | Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| 3x USB 3.2 | USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 |
| 1x USB 4.0 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt | No |
| 1x HDMI 2.1 | HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| No | DisplayPort | No |
| No | VGA | No |
| Yes | Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes |
| Yes | Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| No | SD card reader | Yes |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | No |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | Yes |
| Yes | Backlit | Optional |
| 1.7 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | 12.0 x 8.5 cm |
| Plastic | Surface | Plastic |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 2 |
| No | Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| — | Loudness | ~75.3 dB |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
