Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15") (70/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max
Apple

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max

91/100
· $2499
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Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")

70/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 22.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 70.0 Good
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 72.0 Good
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 100 W
Charging port position — Left, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes, 100 W
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 247 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v6.0
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — No
Fingerprint — Yes
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — No
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 3x USB 4.0
USB-A — 1x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 3840 x 2160
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adaptive refresh rate — Yes (30-120 Hz)
Ambient light sensor — Yes
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Glossy (Antireflective)
Contrast — 1000000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 100%
HDR support — Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI — 222 ppi
Refresh rate — 120 Hz
Resolution — 2880 x 1800 pixels
Response time — 1 ms
Size — 15.3 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — OLED
sRGB color space — 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Base frequency — 1.9 GHz
Cores — 12 (4P + 8E)
Fabrication process — 2 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel Arc B370
L3 Cache — 18 MB
Threads — 12
Turbo frequency — 4.7 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Area — 776 cm2(120.3 inches2)
Colors — Gray
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 339.5 x 228.5 x 13.37-17.9 mm13.37 x 9 x 0.53-0.7 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) — 43.7 dB
Number of fans — 2
Opening angle — 180°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~87.5%
Side bezels — 5 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Blender GPU — 1313
Solar Bay — 21808

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
FLOPS — 6.1 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 300 MHz
GPU boost clock — 2400 MHz
GPU performance — 6.1 TFLOPS
Memory size — System Shared
Memory speed — 9.6 Gbps
Memory type — LPDDR5X
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) — 20
Shading units (cores) — 1280
TGP — 25 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 40

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.35 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 9600 MHz
Upgradable — No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Audio chip — Cirrus Logic CS42L43
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Loudness — ~80.3 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 4x2W, 2x2W
Speakers — 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15p Gen 1 Aura Edition (15")
Bus — PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)
Total slots — 1

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