Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15p Gen 1 Aura Edition
The performance-tier 15.3" X9, moving to Intel's Series 3 (Panther Lake) H-series Core Ultra 5/X7/X9 processors with Arc B370/B390 discrete-class integrated graphics, up to 64 GB soldered LPDDR5X, an M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 slot, an SD card reader, three Thunderbolt 4 ports and a bright 2.8K OLED HDR display. A Copilot+ PC in every configuration.
Memory
- Max
- 32 GB or 64 GB soldered memory, not upgradable
- Type
- LPDDR5X-8533 or LPDDR5X-9600 (Core Ultra 5 338H model is physically LPDDR5X-9600 but runs at LPDDR5X-8533)
- Slots
- Soldered to system board, no slots, dual-channel
Storage
- Slot
- One M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4
- Offered
- M.2 2280 SSD, PCIe NVMe, PCIe 4.0 x4, 1 TB, Opal 2.0; or Performance M.2 2280 SSD, PCIe NVMe, PCIe 5.0 x4, 1 TB / 2 TB, Opal 2.0
- Card reader
- SD card reader
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel Arc B370 GPU or Arc B390 GPU (by CPU), DirectX 12 Ultimate, shared memory
- Monitor support
- Up to 4 independent displays (native display + 3 external via HDMI and Thunderbolt); HDMI up to 3840×2160@60Hz, Thunderbolt up to 7680×4320@60Hz (simultaneous display count drops by 1 at 8K)
Networking
- WLAN + Bluetooth
- Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE211, 802.11be 2×2 + Bluetooth 5.4 (Bluetooth 6.0 hardware ready), with or without Intel vPro technology support
- WWAN
- No support
- Ethernet
- No onboard Ethernet; via optional docking or Lenovo USB-C to Ethernet Adapter
- NFC
- No support
Power
- Adapters
- 100 W USB-C slim (3-pin) AC adapter, or 100 W dual-port USB-C GaN (2-pin or 3-pin, wall-mount) AC adapter, PD 3.0, 100–240 V
- Rapid Charge
- Charges to 80% in about 1 hour with the 100 W adapter
Ports
- Standard
- 1× USB-A (USB 10 Gbps, Always On); 3× Thunderbolt 4, with USB PD 15–100 W and DisplayPort 2.1; 1× HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K/60Hz); 1× headphone/mic combo jack (3.5 mm); 1× SD card reader
Display
- 15.3" 2.8K WQXGA+ (2880×1800), non-touch, 1,100/500 nits
- OLED, anti-reflection/anti-fingerprint, 16:10, 1,000,000:1, 100% DCI-P3, 30–120 Hz VRR, 85° viewing angles, Eye Comfort Certification (5-star), Dolby Vision, DisplayHDR True Black 1000, X-Rite factory color calibration, Pantone Validated, Pantone SkinTone Validated
- 15.3" 2.8K WQXGA+ (2880×1800), add-on film touch, 1,100/500 nits
- OLED, anti-reflection/anti-fingerprint, 16:10, 1,000,000:1, 100% DCI-P3, 30–120 Hz VRR, 85° viewing angles, Eye Comfort Certification (5-star), Dolby Vision, DisplayHDR True Black 1000, X-Rite factory color calibration, Pantone Validated, Pantone SkinTone Validated
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 91%
Battery
- Capacity
- 88 Wh rechargeable Li-ion; Rapid Charge to 80% in about 1 hour with the 100 W adapter
- Rated life (config 1, max battery life)
- MobileMark 30: up to 23.6 hr with 1225 performance score @250 nits; JEITA-BAT 3.0 video/idle: 28.7/28.8 hr @200 nits; local video: up to 31.5 hr @150 nits (2.8K non-touch, Core Ultra X7 368H, 32 GB LPDDR5X, best power efficiency mode)
- Rated life (alt config 2)
- MobileMark 30: up to 22.9 hr @250 nits (2.8K touch, Core Ultra 5 338H, 32 GB LPDDR5X)
- Rated life (alt config 3)
- MobileMark 30: up to 23.2 hr @250 nits (2.8K touch, Core Ultra X7 358H, 64 GB LPDDR5X)
Physical
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 339.5 × 228.5 × 7.25/7.65 mm front/rear, 17.9 mm max (13.37 × 9.0 × 0.29/0.30 in, 0.70 in max)
- Weight
- Starting at 1.5 kg (3.31 lb)
- Case
- Aluminium top and bottom, Grey
- Keyboard
- 6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, Copilot key; key travel 1.35 mm / 1.2 mm (Fn row)
- Touchpad
- Buttonless glass surface multi-touch Haptic Touchpad (Precision TouchPad), 80 × 135 mm (3.15 × 5.31 in)
- Audio
- 6 stereo speakers, 2 W×4 dual side woofers + 2 W×2 tweeters, Dolby Atmos, Smart Amplifier, SoundWire/Cirrus Logic CS42L43 codec; dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Elevoc Voice
- Camera
- UHD 10.0MP large-sensor + IR discrete (E-shutter, ToF sensor, MIPI, fixed focus, temporal noise reduction)
- Sensors
- Accelerometer (G) sensor, color sensor, ToF sensor
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG certified, FIPS 140-3), touch fingerprint reader integrated in power button (match-on-chip), ToF Human Presence Detection, E-shutter, IR camera for Windows Hello
- Durability
- MIL-STD-810H military test passed
Management
- vPro
- Intel vPro Enterprise or non-vPro depending on model
- BIOS
- Certificate-based BIOS authentication, FIDO authentication, self-healing BIOS; NVMe, power-on, supervisor and system management passwords
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Ubuntu Linux, Linux, no preload OS
Processors
- Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
- Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
- Intel Core Ultra X7 368H
- Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
- Intel Core Ultra X9 388H