Lenovo Pro 9n 15" (Gen 11) vs Apple MacBook Pro OLED 16 (M5, 2026)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Pro 9n 15" (Gen 11) and Apple MacBook Pro OLED 16 (M5, 2026) important characteristics
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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35.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
37.6
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Pro 9n 15" (Gen 11)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 170 grams less (around 0.37 lbs)
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro OLED 16 (M5, 2026)
  • MacBook with the Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Around 22% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a a little bigger (~8%) battery – 100 against 92.5 watt-hours
  • Provides 300% higher max. screen brightness: 2000 vs 500 nits
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 29% sharper screen – 254 versus 197 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) 1.82 kg (4.01 lbs)
Dimensions 347 x 242 x 16.7 mm
13.66 x 9.53 x 0.66 inches
355.5 x 244.2 x 16 mm
14 x 9.61 x 0.63 inches
Area 840 cm2 (130.2 inches2) 868 cm2 (134.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.8% ~88.7%
Side bezels 8.8 mm 2.2 mm
Colors Gray Black, Silver
Material Top: Aluminum
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Kensington lock No No
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2

Display

Size 15.3 inches 16.3 inches
Type OLED Tandem OLED
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (48-165 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
PPI 197 ppi 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 3472 x 2266 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Matte Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro OLED 16 (M5, 2026)
16.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 119.4 in2
Pro 9n 15" (Gen 11)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
~13% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 10000000:1
sRGB color space - 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 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 (50% in 30 min)
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 140 W
Charging port position - Left, Right
Charge power 140 W 140 W
Cable length - 2 meters

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.7 GHz 4.61 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.1 GHz -
Cores 18 (9P + 9E) 18
Threads 18 18
L3 Cache 16 MB -
Integrated GPU Nvidia N1X (40SM) Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Fabrication process 3 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 - 28 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 1665 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2535 MHz 1620 MHz
FLOPS 26 TFLOPS 8.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory bus - 256 bit
Memory speed 9.4 Gbps 9.6 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 5120 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 160 160
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 80
GPU performance 26 TFLOPS 8.3 TFLOPS
Blender GPU - 4221
Solar Bay - 47441
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels GB 3x8 GB
Clock 9400 MHz 9600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 2x512 GB
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Power 2x2W, 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 3 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 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
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No 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 No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
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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