Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Easier to carry: weighs 240 grams less (around 0.53 lbs)
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
- MacBook with the Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Around 70% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~8%) battery – 100 against 92.2 watt-hours
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 500 nits
- 20% sharper screen – 254 versus 212 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | 2.14 kg (4.72 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm 14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches |
355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches |
| Area | 894 cm2 (138.6 inches2) | 882 cm2 (136.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83% | ~86.2% |
| Side bezels | 8 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 50.1 dB | 51.7 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16.2 inches |
| Type | OLED | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 3456 x 2234 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 16 (M5, 2026)
16.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 118 in2
Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~2% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:25 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 170 / 245 W | 140 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 753 grams | 351 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | - |
| Cores | 16 (4P + 12E) | 18 |
| Threads | 16 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 100 W | 28 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.6 TFLOPS | 8.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 160 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 80 |
| GPU performance | 13.6 TFLOPS | 8.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2763 | 4399 |
| Solar Bay | 40893 | 44690 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x16 GB | 3x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 2x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Cirrus Logic CS42L43 | - |
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 4x2W, 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~83.1 dB | ~84.7 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.5 cm | 15.5 x 9.9 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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