Lenovo LOQ Essential Gen 9 (15" Intel) vs Dell 15
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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 Essential Gen 9 (15" Intel)
- Can run popular games at about 250-341% higher FPS
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
- Around 69% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~39%) battery – 57 against 41 watt-hours
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the Dell 15
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 110 grams less (around 0.24 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs) | 1.66 kg (3.66 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.3 x 236 x 19.9-22.95 mm 14.15 x 9.29 x 0.78-0.9 inches |
358.5 x 235.56 x 16.96-18.99 mm 14.11 x 9.27 x 0.67-0.75 inches |
| Area | 848 cm2 (131.5 inches2) | 844 cm2 (130.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.1% | ~83.6% |
| Side bezels | 7 mm | 11.3 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Silver |
| Material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 47.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 145 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Dell 15
15.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 109.4 in2
LOQ Essential Gen 9 (15" Intel)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 600:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.25 V |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 135 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 220 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 65 W | 15 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.2 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR5 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~14 Gbps | 5.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 7.2 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 749 | - |
| Solar Bay | 19768 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 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 | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3204, Realtek ALC3254 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~81 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
| Size | - | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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