SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) review - ultrafast dual Thunderbolt 5 connectors and i9-14900HX power
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Verdict
Schenker’s 2024 update for the Key 17 Pro workstation-class laptops comes with a CPU upgrade and a few impressive additions. The latest workstation iteration keeps the same Clevo chassis from last year’s model, but replaces the i9-13900HX with the faster i9-14900HX, which currently remains the fastest mobile solution from Intel. Schenker also added Wi-Fi 7 support and two Thunderbolt 5 ports, each with 80 Gbps bandwidth, and these features can easily be added to the pros.
Although the RAM and storage are the same from the previous variant, they still provide great performance. The RTX 4090 mobile GPU is always a great addition, yet our tests reveal that Schenker’s implementation is not the best out there. Overall, the performance is great.
On the cons side, Schenker did not improve the cooling system, which still remains noisy especially in the performance profile, even in medium load. The control center app allows for custom fan curves, but that needs to be set per application. A downgrade from last year’s version is the battery runtime that seems reduced considerably, even though it features the same 99 Wh capacity. Because of this, the Key 17 Pro M24 may be used as a desktop replacement or at most in hybrid workflows. The 4K IPS screen is bright enough, but contrast and black level seems low for this price point, plus the included 1080p webcam is rather mediocre.
Pros
Cons
Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Geizhals | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 85.1%  | SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) Intel Core i9-14900HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Listenpreis 4273€ | 3.4 kg | 24.9 mm | 17.30" 3840x2160 255 PPI IPS |
2. 87.2% v7 (old)  | Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Geizhals Suche | 2.9 kg | 28.3 mm | 17.30" 2560x1440 170 PPI IPS |
3. 85.2% v7 (old)  | Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX Intel Core i9-14900HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Listenpreis 4500 USD | 3.4 kg | 24.9 mm | 17.30" 3840x2160 255 PPI IPS |
4. 85.9%  | HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 Intel Core i9-14900HX ⎘ NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation Laptop GPU ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | 2.6 kg | 28.5 mm | 16.00" 3840x2400 283 PPI IPS | |
5. 86% v7 (old)  | Aorus 17X AZF Intel Core i9-13900HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Listenpreis 3800 EUR Geizhals Suche | 2.9 kg | 21.8 mm | 17.30" 2560x1440 170 PPI IPS |
Schenker advertises the Key 17 Pro (M24) as a high-end workstation, so our tests will reflect this. Previously, we reviewed the E23 version as a gaming laptop, but, with the upgrade to the i9-14900HX CPU, the M24 variant is now recommended as a workstation. However, we could not pit this only against workstations, since the Key 17 Pro is powered by the RTX 4090 GPU and not a professional GPU. As such, the chosen competitors include gaming laptops with an RTX 4090 and similar or same CPUs.
The chassis appears to be unchanged from the previous iteration, with the same Clevo barebone. However, besides the more powerful CPU, the M24 introduces some important upgrades such as Wi-Fi 7 and two Thunderbolt 5 connectors. With the upgraded CPU and new additions, the M24 battery unfortunately is taking a hit and does not last as long as the E23 one.
Specifications
Case and Connectivity
The system is built on a barebone provided by Clevo, which was also used with the Eurocom laptop we included for the performance comparison. Thanks to an easily removable back plate, RAM and storage can be upgraded whenever needed.
When it comes to connectivity, the Key 17 Pro impresses with a solid future-proof port selection and up-to-date Internet speeds. This is among the select few models that offers two Thunderbolt 5 connectors on the right side, each with full 80 Gbps bandwidth. Unfortunately, the 120 Gbps boost option is not available, because the Nvidia RTX 4090 and Intel’s iGPU are limited to DP 1.4 / HDMI 2.1 speeds. Also, the Barlow Ridge Thunderbolt 5 controller is always limited to PCIe 4.0 x4 speeds so the total bandwidth cannot exceed ~8 GB/s even when both ports are used at the same time. We tested this with two OWC Envoy Ultra external SSDs, one unit always ended up faster than the other but total bandwidth remained around 8 GB/s at best. It looks like the new Lunar Lake platform is not fixing this problem.
On the left side, there are two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports (only one with power delivery), along with mic-in or S/PDIF optical and headphone out audio jacks. The rear includes a power connector, LAN jack, and HDMI 2.1 full bandwidth plus mini DisplayPort 1.4a video outs.
Internet connectivity is fast, with the 5G connection reaching 900+ Mb/s, while the 6G speeds are among the highest we have tested with up to 1.7 Gb/s in receiver mode.
Input Devices
Since this is a 17-inch laptop, it includes a full-size keyboard with numeric keypad and arrow keys. The chiclet mechanism allows for medium travel, which offers a comfortable enough typing experience. The tested model came with German layout, but Schenker offers other European layouts and the US EN default. Keys have per-pixel RGB lighting that can be customized in the special control center app.
The touchpad is large enough at 150 x 90 mm and feels silky smooth thanks to an innovative surface that improves gliding. It also features palm recognition that helps prevent accidental inputs when resting the lower palms sides on the touchpad.
Display
The tested unit comes equipped with the 3840 X 2160 IPS LCD screen made by BOE. It has a maximum refresh of 144 Hz and supports G-SYNC. There is also a 2560 X 1440 240 Hz 300 nit variant.
sRGB color reproduction is indeed 99% as advertised, yet DCI-P3 gamut is 93% instead of the advertised 99%. Because of the non-glossy coating, the contrast somewhat suffers, with slightly raised black levels of 0.54 cd/m². However, the brighter screen makes up for the lower contrast. Out of the box color accuracy is a bit off and we were able to reduce dE down to 2.54 from 3.81 on the DCI-P3 gamut.
Response times are good for general use and content creation, but may prove slightly slow for more fast-paced shooting games at 11.6 ms. PWM or screen flicker was not detected.
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Brightness Distribution: 86 %
Center on Battery: 555 cd/m²
Contrast: 1015:1 (Black: 0.54 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 3.81 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.83}
calibrated: 2.54
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 5.4 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5.1}
84.33% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
99.86% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
93.51% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.062
CCT: 7224 K
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) BOE, IPS, 3840x2160, 17.3", 144 Hz | Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX BOE CQ NE173QUM-NY1, IPS, 3840x2160, 17.3", 144 Hz | HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 AUO87A8, IPS, 3840x2400, 16", 120 Hz | Aorus 17X AZF BOE09F9, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.3", 240 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 1% | 2% | 1% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 93.51 | 95.9 3% | 98.4 5% | 96.7 3% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99.86 | 99.8 0% | 99.9 0% | 99.9 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 84.33 | 84.2 0% | 86 2% | 84.5 0% |
| Response Times | -59% | -19% | -45% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 11.593 ? | 14.8 ? -28% | 11.4 ? 2% | 14 ? -21% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 6 ? | 11.4 ? -90% | 8.4 ? -40% | 10.1 ? -68% |
| PWM Frequency | ||||
| PWM Amplitude * | ||||
| Screen | 12% | 18% | 14% | |
| Brightness middle | 548 | 544.6 -1% | 457.6 -16% | 294 -46% |
| Brightness | 505 | 507 0% | 466 -8% | 276 -45% |
| Brightness Distribution | 86 | 77 -10% | 83 -3% | 90 5% |
| Black Level * | 0.54 | 0.48 11% | 0.43 20% | 0.28 48% |
| Contrast | 1015 | 1135 12% | 1064 5% | 1050 3% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.81 | 3.38 11% | 2.78 27% | 2.81 26% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 7.9 | 7.13 10% | 5.53 30% | 5.7 28% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 2.54 | 1.03 59% | 1.37 46% | 0.86 66% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 5.4 | 4.3 20% | 2 63% | 3.4 37% |
| Gamma | 2.062 107% | 2.42 91% | 2.28 96% | 2.301 96% |
| CCT | 7224 90% | 7356 88% | 6806 96% | 7389 88% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -15% /
-0% | 0% /
10% | -10% /
3% |
* ... smaller is better
Default grayscale is shifted towards blue, which pushes average deltaE to 5.4. Calibrating for DCI-P3 with the X-Rite i1Pro 3 colorimeter lowered the deltaE to 2.8, but blue, red and to a lesser degree violet tints remain somewhat off, so the display might not be recommended for content creation requiring more precise colors. The resulting calibrated ICM profile is available to download above for free.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 1.5 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 4.5 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 16 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 11.593 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 5.307 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 6.286 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 23 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.1 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8327 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | ||
Viewing angles are in line with other IPS screens, meaning that the contrast starts to shift off-axis. Nevertheless, IPS screens are still better in this regard when compared to TN and VA panels, which are not that popular with laptops these days anyway.
Backlight uniformity shows moderate bleeding in the upper corners. Unfortunately, the matte finish does not help with outdoors use too much since it significantly diffuses direct or indirect light. The 500+ nit maximum brightness does help in indirect sunlight, however.
Performance
Testing Conditions
Performance tests were done using the “performance” profile activated in the special control center application. This profile uses maximum TDP, boost clocks and fan speeds.
Processor
Our combined CPU performance rating reveals that Schenker’s i9-14900HX implementation is second fastest among the tested Intel models, trailing behind the Eurocom by 4% and placing ahead of the Aorus by 2%. As expected, the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is considerably ahead of the Intel pack by at least 10%, even though single core performance is most of the time inferior to all Intel CPUs. In the Cinebench R15 throttling loop, the Schenker i9-14900HX starts off at around the same level as the Eurocom implementation, but drops in the next two runs by 15% and then it is the only model to exhibit rising and declining variations for the rest of the loop, indicating that the turbo mode is not tuned too well for efficiency.
CPU performance on battery is reduced by at least 66% on the Cinebench R23 test and this is also true for the GPU performance.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF -2! | |
| Average of class Workstation | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (17078 - 36249, n=37) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (11507 - 30706, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (1720 - 2245, n=37) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Average of class Workstation (1581 - 2178, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (6579 - 13832, n=37) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (4530 - 11816, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (657 - 859, n=37) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Average of class Workstation (612 - 827, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (3263 - 5589, n=38) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (1863 - 4784, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (247 - 323, n=37) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Average of class Workstation (191.4 - 307, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Average of class Workstation (102 - 270, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (91 - 206, n=37) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (66769 - 136645, n=37) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Workstation (51096 - 109760, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (5452 - 7545, n=37) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average of class Workstation (4981 - 6960, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Multi-Core | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (13158 - 19665, n=37) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (10200 - 16855, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 6.4 / Single-Core | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (2419 - 3129, n=37) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average of class Workstation (2352 - 2949, n=26, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (8618 - 23194, n=37) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (8863 - 19316, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (1669 - 2210, n=37) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Average of class Workstation (1740 - 2115, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (16.8 - 38.9, n=37) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Workstation (14.4 - 33, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (40.4 - 56.9, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (19 - 85.1, n=37) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Average of class Workstation (0.3825 - 0.4888, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (0.3604 - 0.4859, n=37) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (13098 - 33474, n=36) | |
| Average of class Workstation (10658 - 61611, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (67573 - 166040, n=36) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (56664 - 183843, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (3589 - 7979, n=36) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Workstation (2608 - 8341, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (118405 - 148966, n=36) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Workstation (64626 - 144411, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (10475 - 18517, n=36) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (7906 - 29343, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (32543 - 83662, n=36) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (27301 - 97385, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (86964 - 241777, n=36) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (56077 - 187841, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (1054 - 2292, n=36) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average of class Workstation (742 - 2057, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (6809 - 18349, n=36) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Average of class Workstation (5580 - 32891, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (23903 - 54702, n=36) | |
| Average of class Workstation (24325 - 93684, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
System Performance
Compared to the other two i9-14900HX, the Key 17 Pro appears to be the fastest Intel model in PCMark 10, but the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D on the Asus laptop is ahead by at most 10%. The older i9-13900HX on the Aorus model is surprisingly faster by a small margin compared to the Zbook Fury i9-14900HX.
However, the Kingston DDR5-5600 RAM equipped on the Schenker model proved the fastest average. It snags the first position in the AIDA64 Memory Copy and Memory Write tests, while it places second for memory Read and third for latency.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (8230 - 9234, n=13) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (6336 - 8587, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (10778 - 11628, n=13) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Average of class Workstation (9647 - 12197, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (9458 - 11759, n=13) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (8829 - 10820, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (13219 - 16462, n=13) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (7589 - 15093, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1877 - 2344, n=10) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (1574 - 2037, n=25, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1738 - 2162, n=10) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (1473 - 1902, n=25, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (2195 - 2660, n=10) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (1655 - 2412, n=25, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (1478 - 2327, n=10) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Average of class Workstation (1304 - 1730, n=25, last 2 years) | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (279 - 339, n=10) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Average of class Workstation (259 - 415, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (246 - 309, n=8) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Average of class Workstation (199.4 - 338, n=24, last 2 years) | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Average of class Workstation (433 - 591, n=28, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU (428 - 535, n=11) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
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| PCMark 10 Score | 8277 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (38028 - 83392, n=36) | |
| Average of class Workstation (34323 - 164795, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (43306 - 87568, n=36) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average of class Workstation (30787 - 121563, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Workstation (39166 - 214520, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (37146 - 80589, n=36) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Average of class Workstation (83.4 - 165.2, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Average Intel Core i9-14900HX (76.1 - 105, n=36) | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
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DPC Latency
Schenker’s Key 17 Pro M24 has the second highest latency among all i9-14900HX implementations in this comparison, although it is not significantly higher since the better implementations are only in the 1000 microsecond range. The i9-13900HX from Gigabyte and the i9-14900HX on the Zbook Fury look significantly worse with 11000 - 12000+ microseconds latency. Latencymon suggests that 1.9K μs latency is too high for real-time audio combined with other tasks, so this could negatively impact content creation like video editing. Still, the 4K@60 fps video playback from Youtube shows no dropped frames and relatively low CPU utilization.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
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Storage Devices
Samsung’s 990 Pro PCIe 4.0 1 TB SSD emerges faster on average compared to all the other SSD models except the Corsair MP700, which is a PCIe 5.0 solution. The Samsung SSD is also 14% faster than the average recorded among other laptop models equipped with it. In the throttling loop, the Samsung 990 Pro does not show any significant variations, disregarding the first few runs, even though the maximum speed seems to be a few % lower compared to the other PCIe 4.0 SSDs.
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Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
Overall gaming performance places the Schenker RTX 4090 implementation in last place, yet again not lagging by too much (at most 9%) compared to the fastest Intel-based competitors. The AMD-based Asus laptop is 16% faster, however.
A strange behavior is recorded in the Cyberpunk 2077 1080p ultra 30 minute run, where the Schenker RTX 4090 drops to sub-20 fps every 5 minutes or so, although the average fps remains above 100.
Additionally, the GPU performance is drastically lowered in battery mode. For example, the Furmark stress test records only 30 fps on average, whereas with the power adapter connected, it records 581 fps. Similarly, Cyberpunk 2077 1080p ultra and Fire Strike run at around 30 fps on battery. The GPU performance also drops quite a bit when limiting power to balanced (entertainment) or power saving (quiet) mode as revealed via the Fire Strike benchmark.
| Power Profile | Graphics Score | Physics Score | Combined Score |
| Performance Mode | 45600 | 30619 | 10857 |
| Entertainment Mode | 34723 (-24%) | 19943 (-35%) | 6499 (-41%) |
| Quiet Mode | 30603 (-33%) | 17142 (-44%) | 4452 (-59%) |
| Battery Power | 6899 (-85%) | 9512 (-69%) | 3095 (-72%) |
| 3DMark Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X -1! | |
| Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX -1! | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 -1! | |
| Average of class Workstation | |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 40366 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 59382 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 32725 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 18674 points | |
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| Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X -1! | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX -2! | |
| Aorus 17X AZF -3! | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 -1! | |
| Average of class Workstation | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (19.6 - 113.5, n=19, last 2 years) | |
| The Witcher 3 v4 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset / On AA:FX | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Average of class Workstation (n=1last 2 years) | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (23.7 - 177, n=16, last 2 years) | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (18.3 - 126.7, n=22, last 2 years) | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (21.2 - 174.6, n=27, last 2 years) | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (35.8 - 360, n=21, last 2 years) | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 G733PYV-LL053X | |
| Eurocom Raptor X17 Core i9-14900HX | |
| SCHENKER Key 17 Pro (M24) | |
| Aorus 17X AZF | |
| HP ZBook Fury 16 G11 | |
| Average of class Workstation (50.7 - 178.4, n=27, last 2 years) | |