Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 (2024) vs IdeaPad Pro 5 Gen 9 (16″ 2023)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo LOQ 15IRX9 (2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 6-8% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 Gen 9 (16″ 2023)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 470 grams less (around 1.04 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 15% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a much bigger (~40%) battery – 84 against 60 watt-hours
- Around 17% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.38 kg (5.25 lbs) | 1.91 kg (4.21 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.86 x 258.7 x 21.9-23.9 mm 14.17 x 10.19 x 0.86-0.94 inches |
356 x 251 x 17.5 mm 14.02 x 9.88 x 0.69 inches |
| Area | 931 cm2 (144.4 inches2) | 894 cm2 (138.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~72.1% | ~83.1% |
| Side bezels | 7.2 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 48 dB | 44.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 151 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2048 x 1280 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad Pro 5 Gen 9 (16″ 2023)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
LOQ 15IRX9 (2024)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 72.6% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 73.7% | 100% |
| Response time | 32 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:40 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right, Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 170 / 230 W | 100 / 170 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 862 grams | 385 / 502 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 12 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 95 W | 80 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS | 7.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 7.9 TFLOPS | 7.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1171 | 1120 |
| Solar Bay | 23166 | 21532 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 7467 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81 dB | ~81.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 13.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on LOQ 15IRX9 (2024):
- The camera can be HD or FHD depending on the configuration.
- The RAM can operate at a frequency of 4800 MHz or 5600 MHz.
Notes on IdeaPad Pro 5 Gen 9 (16″ 2023):
- The AMD model boasts 6400 MHz memory and does not support Thunderbolt 4, unlike its Intel counterpart.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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