Quick/Comparisons
58 | Battery Life | 64 |
61 | Connectivity | 79 |
56 | Portability |
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54 | QuickComparisons Score | 65 |
73 | Performance | 78 |
42 | Gaming | 49 |
52 | Display | 74 |
| January 2025 | Launched | January 2026 |
| ~71.4% | Screen-to-body ratio: | ~85.2% |
| 359 x 262 x 25.5 mm (14.13 x 10.31 x 1 inches) | Dimensions: | 354 x 246 x 16.65-19.99 mm (13.94 x 9.69 x 0.66-0.79 inches) |
| 15.6 inches | Size | 16 inches |
| IPS LCD | Type | OLED |
| 144 Hz | Refresh Rate | 240 Hz |
| No | Adaptive refresh rate | — |
| 141 ppi | PPI | 189 ppi |
| 16:9 | Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels | Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| No | HDR support | No |
| — | Sync technology | No |
| No | Touchscreen | No |
| Matte | Coating | Matte |
| No | Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| — | Display tests | — |
| — | Contrast | 1000000:1 |
| — | sRGB color space | — |
| — | Adobe RGB profile | — |
| — | DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% |
| — | Response time | 1 ms |
| 300 nits | Max. brightness | 600 nits |
| 2738 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2859 |
| 15920 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 16973 |
| 119 | Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 | 128 |
| 1071 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) | 1307 |
| 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) | Weight | 1.99 kg (4.39 lbs) |
| 359 x 262 x 25.5 mm 14.13 x 10.31 x 1 inches | Dimensions | 354 x 246 x 16.65-19.99 mm 13.94 x 9.69 x 0.66-0.79 inches |
| 941 cm 2 (145.7 inches 2 ) | Area | 871 cm 2 (135.1 inches 2 ) |
| ~71.4% | Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.2% |
| 6.8 mm | Side bezels | 4.7 mm |
| Black | Colors | Black |
| Plastic | Material | Aluminum |
| No | Transformer | No |
| — | Opening angle | — |
| Active | Cooling system | Active |
| No | Vapor chamber | No |
| No | Liquid metal | No |
| 2 | Number of fans | 2 |
| — | Noise level (max. load) | — |
| Intel Core i7 14650HX | CPU name | Intel Core Ultra 9 386H |
| 2.2 GHz | Base frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| 16 (8P + 8E) | Cores | 16 (4P + 12E) |
| 24 | Threads | 16 |
| Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) | Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| 10 nm | Fabrication process | 2 nm |
| GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB | GPU name | GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB |
| Dedicated | Type | Dedicated |
| 5 nm | Fabrication process | 4 nm |
| — | GPU boost clock | — |
| 14.9 TFLOPS | FLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS |
| 8 GB | Memory size | 8 GB |
| GDDR7 | Memory type | GDDR7 |
| 128 bit | Memory bus | 128 bit |
| ~24 Gbps | Memory speed | ~24 Gbps |
| 2560 | Shading units (cores) | 3328 |
| 80 | Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 104 |
| 32 | Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 |
| 14.9 TFLOPS | GPU performance | 18.4 TFLOPS |
| — | Blender GPU | — |
| — | Solar Bay | — |
| 16GB | RAM size | 16GB |
| 2x8 GB | Channels | 2x8 GB |
| 5600 MHz | Clock | 7200 MHz |
| DDR5 | Type | DDR5 |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| 512GB | Storage size | 512GB |
| PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| SSD (M2) | Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| 1x512 GB | Channels | 1x512 GB |
| Yes | Upgradable | Yes |
| Yes | NVMe | Yes |
| 75 Wh | Capacity | 90 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, 100 W |
| Left, Right | Charging port position | Left |
| 240 W | Charge power | 240 W |
| — | Cable length | — |
| — | Weight of AC adapter | — |
| v6E | Wi-Fi | v7 |
| v5.3 | Bluetooth | v6.0 |
| No | Fingerprint | Yes |
| No | Infrared sensor | Yes |
| 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 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| 1x USB 3.2 | USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| No | Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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) | Yes |
| No | SD card reader | No |
| Yes | Proprietary charging port | Yes |
| — | [Keyboard] | — |
| Island | Keyboard type | Island |
| Yes | Numpad | No |
| Yes | Backlit | Yes |
| 1.7 mm | Key Travel | — |
| — | [Touchpad] | — |
| — | Size | — |
| Plastic | Surface | — |
| Yes | Windows Precision | Yes |
| 2 | Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| No | Dolby Atmos | No |
| — | Loudness | — |
| 2 | Microphones | 2 |
