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MagyarADATA XPG Xenia Xe Review: The Tiger Lake Laptop Designed By Intel
The ADATA XPG Xenia Xe laptop is an Intel-designed chassis with customized parts and skins by ADATA. Thus, users may find this same laptop rebranded by other manufacturers depending on the market or region. In ADATA's case, the XPG Xenia Xe is advertised as a "Gaming Lifestyle Ultrabook" that's part casual gamer and part multimedia machine all powered by the latest 11th gen Intel Tiger Lake CPU.
Competitors in this space include other upper mid-range to high-end 15.6-inch Ultrabooks like the Dell XPS 15, Microsoft Surface Laptop, Asus ZenBook 15, or the MSI Summit B15. Starting prices have not yet been revealed at the time of publishing, but ADATA plans to offer Core i5-1135G7 and Core i7-1165G7 SKUs with 8 GB to 16 GB of soldered RAM. The 1080p Gorilla Glass touchscreen and integrated Iris Xe graphics are fixed across the lineup.
potential competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87.5 % | 05/2021 | ADATA XPG Xenia Xe i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.7 kg | 14.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 89.4 % | 01/2020 | Apple MacBook Pro 15 2019 i9 Vega 20 i9-9980HK, Radeon Pro Vega 20 | 1.8 kg | 15.5 mm | 15.40" | 2880x1800 | |
| 86.8 % | 05/2020 | Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i5 i5-10300H, UHD Graphics 630 | 1.8 kg | 18 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1200 | |
| 85 % | 01/2020 | HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV i7-10510U, GeForce MX250 | 2.1 kg | 19.3 mm | 15.60" | 3840x2160 | |
| 85.2 % | 03/2020 | Asus ZenBook 15 UX534FTC-A8190T i7-10510U, GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q | 1.6 kg | 18.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 87.1 % | 04/2021 | Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE i7-10750H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile | 1.8 kg | 17.5 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case
Our comments on the pre-production Schenker Vision 15 apply here for the Xenia Xe since they both share the same chassis design. Its aluminum shell and matte gray color are similar to what you'll see on the MacBook Pro, Razer Blade 15, or HP Envy 15 Creator.
Build quality is excellent with only minimal flexing and creaking when attempting to twist the base or depress its keyboard center. The lid is weaker as usual, but it's nowhere near as bad as on an LG Gram or Lenovo Legion 5. We feel the hinges could have been larger for a better sense of longevity.
The XPG sits comfortably in the middle when it comes to size and weight. It's slightly lighter than the XPS 15 and slightly heavier than the Asus ZenBook 15 while being thinner and longer than both.
Connectivity
Ports are evenly distributed along the left and right edges of the chassis. We especially appreciate that there is a Thunderbolt 4 port on either side meaning users have the option to recharge the laptop from the left edge or right edge.
Communication
The Intel AX201 comes standard for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity. We experienced no issues when paired with our Netgear RAX200 test router.
Webcam
Maintenance
The bottom panel is relatively easy to remove with a T6 Torx wrench and sharp edge. Upgrade options are limited to the WLAN and M.2 2280 modules as RAM is soldered.
Accessories and Warranty
There are no extras in the box beyond the paperwork and AC adapter. The usual one-year limited manufacturer warranty applies.
Input Devices
Keyboard
Key feedback is decent if nothing special. More well-known business laptops like the Lenovo ThinkPad T series or Carbon series, HP EliteBook or Spectre series, or Dell Latitude series have crisper and deeper keys for a more satisfying typing experience. The keys on the Xenia feel somewhere in between the Razer Blade 15 and Dell XPS 15.
A two-level white backlight is included by default. All key symbols are properly lit, but the secondary function key symbols are too small and could have been larger.
Touchpad
The smooth clickpad is relatively small (12 x 6.5 cm) with only a bit of sticking when gliding at slow speeds. Though reliable for cursor movements, its integrated keys are very spongy and unsatisfying to use. You're going to want an external mouse whenever possible.
Display
Though HWiNFO cannot identify the exact panel name, the BOE08F5 controller is exactly the same as what we found on the Schenker Vision 15. Display quality is excellent with its bright backlight and high contrast ratio, but the slow black-white and gray-gray response times can be problematic if playing fast-paced 3D games.
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Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 480.4 cd/m²
Contrast: 1550:1 (Black: 0.31 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.53 | 0.55-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 1.69
ΔE Greyscale 3.8 | 0.57-98 Ø5.4
94.9% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
63% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
71.2% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
95.2% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
70% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.15
| ADATA XPG Xenia Xe BOE08F5, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080 | Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i5 Sharp LQ156N1, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1200 | HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV AU Optronics AUO30EB, IPS, 15.60, 3840x2160 | Asus ZenBook 15 UX534FTC-A8190T BOE CQ NV156FHM-N63, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080 | Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE BOE CQ NV156FHM-N69, IPS, 15.60, 1920x1080 | Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X) APPA040, IPS, 15.40, 2880x1800 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 11% | -2% | -9% | -0% | 23% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 70 | 81.5 16% | 68.3 -2% | 65 -7% | 68.7 -2% | 98.7 41% |
| sRGB Coverage | 95.2 | 100 5% | 94.3 -1% | 86.2 -9% | 97.1 2% | 99.9 5% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 71.2 | 79.6 12% | 68.4 -4% | 62.9 -12% | 70.3 -1% | 86.6 22% |
| Response Times | 26% | -3% | 20% | 88% | 22% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 56.8 ? | 42 ? 26% | 56.8 ? -0% | 45 ? 21% | 5 ? 91% | 43.2 ? 24% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 38.8 ? | 28.8 ? 26% | 40.8 ? -5% | 32 ? 18% | 6 ? 85% | 31.2 ? 20% |
| PWM Frequency | 117000 ? | |||||
| Screen | -2% | -15% | -18% | -47% | 21% | |
| Brightness middle | 480.4 | 592 23% | 284.6 -41% | 299 -38% | 360 -25% | 520 8% |
| Brightness | 451 | 565 25% | 285 -37% | 280 -38% | 320 -29% | 492 9% |
| Brightness Distribution | 88 | 85 -3% | 85 -3% | 89 1% | 81 -8% | 88 0% |
| Black Level * | 0.31 | 0.46 -48% | 0.25 19% | 0.21 32% | 0.18 42% | 0.39 -26% |
| Contrast | 1550 | 1287 -17% | 1138 -27% | 1424 -8% | 2000 29% | 1333 -14% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.53 | 3.19 -26% | 3.52 -39% | 4.76 -88% | 6.84 -170% | 1.2 53% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 7.28 | 5.45 25% | 5.56 24% | 9 -24% | 12.52 -72% | 2.3 68% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.69 | 2.03 -20% | 3 -78% | 2.54 -50% | ||
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.8 | 3.9 -3% | 3.2 16% | 3.53 7% | 12.94 -241% | 1.3 66% |
| Gamma | 2.15 102% | 2.25 98% | 2.28 96% | 2.3 96% | 2.55 86% | 2.18 101% |
| CCT | 6760 96% | 6522 100% | 7070 92% | 7228 90% | 6973 93% | 6738 96% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 63 | 71.6 14% | 61.1 -3% | 56 -11% | 63 0% | |
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 94.9 | 100 5% | 93.8 -1% | 86 -9% | 97 2% | |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 12% /
4% | -7% /
-11% | -2% /
-11% | 14% /
-22% | 22% /
21% |
* ... smaller is better
Color space covers >95 percent of sRGB not unlike most other high-end Ultrabooks. For wider colors, users will have to consider the XPS 15, Razer Blade 15, or Asus ZenBook Pro 15 as there are no other display options available on this ADATA.
X-Rite colorimeter measurements show color temperature to be slightly on the cool side which we are able to easily fix with a calibration. Grayscale and colors become very accurate after calibration with average DeltaE values of just 1.5 and 1.69, respectively. However, the display seems to have trouble reproducing blue colors as accurately as other primary and secondary colors.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 38.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 20.4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 18.4 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 96 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (22.3 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 56.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 29.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 27.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 92 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (35.1 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 19046 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Outdoor visibility is good only when under shade where colors don't become as washed out. Expect some amount of glare no matter the positioning. The XPS 15 has a noticeably brighter display if outdoor visibility is of utmost concern.
Performance
Intel wants to prove that its low-power Tiger Lake-U platform can power a multimedia laptop without requiring dedicated graphics. Thus, the XPG Xenia Xe comes only with a Core i5-1135G7 or Core i7-1165G7 CPU with integrated Iris Xe in contrast to most other multimedia laptops where high-power Core H series CPUs and Nvidia graphics are common.
We recommend users become familiar with the pre-installed Intel NUC Software Studio application as key system settings are toggled here. In particular, its Presence Aware feature is enabled by default which overrides any Windows sleep settings.
Processor
CPU performance is excellent with multi-thread results that are 12 to 24 percent faster than the average Core i7-1165G7 laptop in our database to suggest excellent Turbo Boost sustainability. Raw performance outpaces even the more demanding Core i7-8850H and Core i5-10300H in the MacBook Pro 15 2018 and Dell XPS 15 9500, respectively. Choosing the less expensive Core i5-1135G7 option will only net users a slight 8 to 10 percent drop in performance.
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.4: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE | |
| ADATA XPG Xenia Xe | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X) | |
| MSI Summit E15 A11SCST | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (2525 - 6862, n=64) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| ADATA XPG Xenia Xe | |
| MSI Summit E15 A11SCST | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1165G7 (1110 - 1539, n=59) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X) | |
* ... smaller is better
System Performance
| PCMark 10 Score | 5069 points | |
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DPC Latency
LatencyMon reveals DPC latency issues when opening multiple tabs on our homepage. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise smooth and with no dropped frames.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| ADATA XPG Xenia Xe | |
| Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i5 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
ADATA has equipped its laptop with its own XPG Gamming S50 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD for transfer rates approaching 5000 MB/s. In comparison, the best PCIe 3.0 drives would top out at "only" 3000 to 3500 MB/s. The competing Samsung PM9A1 PCIe 4.0 drive can reach almost 7000 MB/s.
| ADATA XPG Xenia Xe ADATA XPG Gammix S50 1TB | Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i5 Toshiba KBG40ZNS256G NVMe | HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8 | Asus ZenBook 15 UX534FTC-A8190T Samsung SSD PM981 MZVLB1T0HALR | Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15IMH05 82DS000VGE Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS SSD | -60% | -29% | -7% | -2% | |
| Seq Read | 3842 | 1423 -63% | 1220 -68% | 2643 -31% | 2078 -46% |
| Seq Write | 1601 | 766 -52% | 1152 -28% | 1533 -4% | 2441 52% |
| 4K Read | 51.2 | 42.21 -18% | 52.3 2% | 49.12 -4% | 53.2 4% |
| 4K Write | 260.8 | 74.8 -71% | 146.6 -44% | 134.7 -48% | 107 -59% |
| 4K-64 Read | 1222 | 973 -20% | 652 -47% | 1028 -16% | 1533 25% |
| 4K-64 Write | 1508 | 218.8 -85% | 847 -44% | 1353 -10% | 1526 1% |
| Access Time Read * | 0.065 | 0.125 -92% | 0.077 -18% | 0.033 49% | 0.051 22% |
| Access Time Write * | 0.249 | 0.552 -122% | 0.106 57% | 0.028 89% | 0.036 86% |
| Score Read | 1657 | 1157 -30% | 826 -50% | 1342 -19% | 1794 8% |
| Score Write | 1929 | 370 -81% | 1109 -43% | 1641 -15% | 1877 -3% |
| Score Total | 4329 | 2094 -52% | 2371 -45% | 3622 -16% | 4613 7% |
| Copy ISO MB/s | 2166 | 1151 -47% | 2070 -4% | 2226 3% | 1633 -25% |
| Copy Program MB/s | 995 | 499.4 -50% | 571 -43% | 506 -49% | 549 -45% |
| Copy Game MB/s | 1844 | 733 -60% | 1219 -34% | 1230 -33% | 940 -49% |
| CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 | -41% | -27% | -18% | -15% | |
| Write 4K | 159.6 | 93.3 -42% | 151.5 -5% | 138.1 -13% | 125.9 -21% |
| Read 4K | 45.45 | 45.9 1% | 59.3 30% | 45.89 1% | 45.78 1% |
| Write Seq | 2498 | 1211 -52% | 1424 -43% | 2147 -14% | 2311 -7% |
| Read Seq | 2340 | 1633 -30% | 1609 -31% | 2188 -6% | 1511 -35% |
| Write 4K Q32T1 | 645 | 273.1 -58% | 393.6 -39% | 427.8 -34% | 446.7 -31% |
| Read 4K Q32T1 | 439.4 | 356 -19% | 369.4 -16% | 404 -8% | 548 25% |
| Write Seq Q32T1 | 4057 | 1198 -70% | 1946 -52% | 2396 -41% | 3020 -26% |
| Read Seq Q32T1 | 4960 | 2269 -54% | 1934 -61% | 3454 -30% | 3518 -29% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -51% /
-53% | -28% /
-28% | -13% /
-11% | -9% /
-7% |
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
Graphics performance is excellent relative to other laptops with the same Iris Xe 96 EUs GPU. Overall performance is generally comparable to the GeForce MX350/450 series, but most games still favor the discrete Nvidia GPU. DOTA 2 Reborn and GTA V, for example, run much faster on GeForce MX-powered laptops like the Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen2.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 7480 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 20209 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 5331 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1814 points | |
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| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | |
| 1280x720 Lite Quality | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen2-20W5S00100 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen2-20TD002MGE | |
| ADATA XPG Xenia Xe | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X) | |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (14.9 - 56.5, n=136) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| 1920x1080 Standard Quality | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen2-20TD002MGE | |
| ADATA XPG Xenia Xe | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen2-20W5S00100 | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X) | |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (11.2 - 28, n=131) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL | |
| 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| ADATA XPG Xenia Xe | |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (9.73 - 27.8, n=124) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen2-20TD002MGE | |
| Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen2-20W5S00100 | |