Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Gen 1 2025, Core Ultra 5 226V, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Gray
Featuring a 15.3-inch 2880x1800 120Hz OLED display at 500 nits, the Intel Core Ultra 5 226V and 80Wh battery power up to 21 hours of runtime. Its Aura Edition adds Copilot+ AI tools and a durable ThinkPad keyboard in a 1.40kg chassis that retains Thunderbolt 4 and HDMI 2.1. This laptop best serves students and mobile professionals who need a vivid high-refresh screen for all-day streaming and productivity—not gaming, given its integrated graphics.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.3" 2880x1800
GPU Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Battery 80 Wh
60 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong port selection (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong gpu (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average social proof (1st percentile)
- Below average affordability (30th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 2880x1800 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | None |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
| Battery | 80 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Gen 1 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15.3" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 80 | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Gen 1 | 62.9 | 68.8 | 66.6 | 77.3 | 96.5 | 59 | 51 | 81.8 | 1 | 29.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.4 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall60.4
- AI/LLM26.3
- Gaming20
- Portability62.8
- Creator32.3
- Student64.4
- Business62
- Developer62.7
- Entertainment66.6
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
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