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Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15 Aura Edition (2025)
Framework Laptop 13 (2025)
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Size
15.3"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
13.5"
Operating System
Windows 11
Our Verdict
Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15 Aura Edition (2025)
Framework Laptop 13 (2025)
The Lenovo ThinkPad X9 15 Aura Edition (2025) and the Framework Laptop 13 (2025) are ultraportable Windows Laptops. The Framework has a fully modular design with interchangeable I/O ports and replaceable internal components, while the Lenovo has soldered, non-replaceable parts. The Lenovo has a 120Hz OLED display with an optional touchscreen with an infinite contrast ratio, while the Framework is only available with IPS, non-touch displays. That said, the Lenovo's display flickers at a 480Hz frequency that could be distracting to some people. Both laptops have great build quality, but the Lenovo feels more premium.
Variants
- ThinkPad X9 15 Aura Edition (21Q6002HUS) (Thunder Grey - Touch/Ultra 5 226V/16GB/512GB)
- ThinkPad X9 15 Aura Edition (21Q60024US) (Thunder Grey - Touch/Ultra 5 238V/32GB/1TB)
- Laptop 13 (Base) (Ryzen AI 5 340/16GB/256GB)
- Laptop 13 (Extended Productivity) (Ryzen AI 5 340/16GB/512GB)
Main Differences for
School
School
Threshold
School
9.0
Full Comparison
Design
Style
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Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
8.5
Build Quality Photo
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Hinge
9.4
9.4
Hinge Photo
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Range
177°
180°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
8.7
8.8
Dimensions Photo
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Size
15.3"
13.5"
Thickness
0.7" (1.7 cm)
0.7" (1.8 cm)
Width
13.4" (34.1 cm)
11.7" (29.8 cm)
Depth
9.3" (23.5 cm)
9.1" (23.0 cm)
Volume
83.1 in³ (1,362.3 cm³)
75.3 in³ (1,233.7 cm³)
Weight
3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)
2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)
Charger Size
5.5 in³ (90.0 cm³)
5.3 in³ (87.5 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
0.6 lbs (0.3 kg)
Serviceability
6.5
8.9
Internals Photo
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Ease Of Access
9.0
9.5
RAM Slots
0
2
Storage Slots
1
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
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Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
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Resolution
2880 x 1800
2256 x 1504
Aspect Ratio
16:10
3:2
Pixel Density
221 PPI
200 PPI
Panel Type
OLED
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
91%
85%
Refresh Rate
8.7
5.9
Motion Blur
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Refresh Rate
120 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
Dynamic Refresh Rate
No
Contrast
10
7.6
Contrast Photo
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Native Contrast
32,997 : 1
1,497 : 1
Brightness
8.5
8.3
Maximum Brightness
469 cd/m²
438 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
1 cd/m²
4 cd/m²
Reflections
7.7
8.2
Reflections Photo Off
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Reflections Photo Max
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Screen Finish
Glossy
Matte
Total Reflections
3.77%
3.97%
Indirect Reflections
0.89%
3.61%
Calculated Direct Reflections
2.88%
0.37%
Black Uniformity
10
7.8
Black Uniformity Photo
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Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.251%
0.905%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
7.1
6.7
White Balance Screencap
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Gamma Curve Screencap
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Color Screencap
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Avg. White Balance dE
2.39
4.27
Avg. Gamma
2.26
2.05
Avg. Color dE
4.38
3.06
Avg. Color Temperature
6,396.5 K
6,748.7 K
Color Gamut
9.6
8.5
Gamut SDR
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sRGB xy
148.29%
99.65%
sRGB uv
142.95%
99.26%
Adobe RGB xy
92.55%
75.54%
Adobe RGB uv
97.1%
86.79%
Gamut HDR
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DCI-P3 xy
99.99%
76.43%
DCI-P3 uv
99.99%
82.59%
Rec. 2020 xy
78.33%
54.87%
Rec. 2020 uv
82.53%
60.35%
Flicker
7.2
10
Flicker Graph
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Flicker-Free
No
Yes
Flicker Frequency
480 Hz
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
100%
0%
Interface
Keyboard
8.5
8.6
Keyboard Photo
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Typing Quality
8.5
8.5
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Preview Graph
Preview Graph
Operating Force
59 gf
63 gf
Actuation Force
34 gf
32 gf
Pre-Travel
1.05 mm
1.03 mm
Total Travel
1.39 mm
1.63 mm
Touchpad
9.3
8.0
Touchpad Photo
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Tracking Quality
9.5
8.0
Size
16.7 in² (108.0 cm²)
13.5 in² (87.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.1
7.8
Frequency Response Plot
Preview Graph
Preview Graph
Max Volume
81 dB SPL
77 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.9 dB
5.2 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
1.9
0.1
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
143 Hz
359 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
17 kHz
10 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
5.4 dB
0.9 dB
Webcam & Microphone
8.7
8.3
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
9.0
8.0
Resolution
1440p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Yes
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
8.5
Ports Photo
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USB-A Ports
1
0
USB-C Ports
2
4
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
No
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.4
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
AMD
Model
Core Ultra 7 268V
Ryzen AI 7 350
Core Count
8
8
Thread Count
8
16
GPU
Brand
Intel
AMD
Model
Arc 140V GPU
Radeon 860M
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
16 GB
Modules
8 (Soldered)
2
Type
LP-DDR5x
DDR5
Speed
8,533 MHz
5,600 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
512 GB
Usable Capacity
930 GB
430 GB
Drive 1
SK Hynix HFS001TEM4X169N
Western Digital PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.2
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
2,032 points
CPU Multi-Thread
9,729 points
GPU Compute
29,320 points
CPU/RAM Performance
7.5
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
114 points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
745 points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
2,741
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
11,626
Blender - CPU (Avg)
66 samples/min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
26,419
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
2,720
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
291 ms
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.7
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,948 points
Multi-Thread
9,440 points
Low Tier Graphics
7.6
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
22,922
Basemark Web 3.0
2,355
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
1,069
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
4,876
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
268.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
30,568
Blender (3D Rendering)
7.8
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
4.3 min
GPU Render Time
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
High Tier Graphics
3.5
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
309
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
433
Basemark GPU (DX12)
19,858
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
19,581
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
7.1
Basemark Image
Overall Score
40,254
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
0.2
Blender - GPU (Avg)
52 samples/min
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
N/A
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
4.9
Civilization VII - AI
17.8 s/turn
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
66.5 fps
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
52.0 fps
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
8.4 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
17.1 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
10.1 fps
Previous Methodology Score
6.0
Previous Methodology Score Converted
5.5
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
1.4
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
7.6 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
6.3 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
8 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
5 fps
GTA V (Avg)
0.0 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
0.0 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
3 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
3 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
12.7 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
9.9 fps
Previous Methodology Score
4.1
Previous Methodology Score Converted
2.1
Borderlands 3
4.3
Borderlands 3 Graph
Preview Graph
Avg. FPS
32 fps
1% Low
16 fps
0.1% Low
6 fps
1% Low Delta
33 ms
0.1% Low Delta
135 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
73 fps
Ray Tracing Performance
0.6
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
N/A
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
N/A
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
N/A
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
3 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
3 fps
Civilization VI
7.2
Civilization VI Graph
Preview Graph
Avg. FPS
56 fps
1% Low
40 fps
0.1% Low
38 fps
1% Low Delta
7 ms
0.1% Low Delta
9 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
178 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.17 s
Storage Drive Performance
9.5
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,474.6 MB/s
1,596.3 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,402.4 MB/s
3,750.9 MB/s
Random Write Speed
87.2 MB/s
105.0 MB/s
Random Read Speed
63.5 MB/s
57.9 MB/s
Battery
9.6
7.9
Capacity
80 Wh
61 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
15.2 hrs
10.2 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
18.8 hrs
7.9 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
4.2 hrs
1.8 hrs
Charge Time
1.9 hrs
3.2 hrs
Counter-Strike 2
7.0
CS2 Graph
Preview Graph
Avg. FPS
54fps
1% Low
37fps
0.1% Low
34fps
1% Low Delta
8 ms
0.1% Low Delta
11 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
137fps
Thermals And Noise
7.4
6.4
Keyboard Temps Picture
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Keyboard Temp While Idle
34 °C (92 °F)
29 °C (84 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
45 °C (112 °F)
52 °C (126 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
44.5 dBA
48.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
No
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
5.6
SOTTR Graph
Preview Graph
Avg. FPS
43 fps
1% Low
27 fps
0.1% Low
20 fps
1% Low Delta
14 ms
0.1% Low Delta
26 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
56 fps
Performance Over Time
9.2
9.9
Performance Over Time Graph
Preview Graph
Preview Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
81 °C
87 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
4% loss
1% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
73 °C
80 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
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