Verdict — Better Than You Might Expect
The Legion 9 18 is Lenovo's most compelling gaming laptop yet. Beyond its high raw performance, it offers more RAM and SSD expandability features than popular 18-inch competitors including the Razer Blade 18, Alienware 18 Area-51, or MSI Titan 18 HX while coming in quieter than many at the same time. The model looks and feels as refined as its seasoned competitors despite it being the company's first 18-inch gaming laptop in the Legion series.
A couple of odd choices for the system may turn off some enthusiast gamers. The glare-heavy glossy display, for example, stands in contrast to the usual matte panels on most other gaming laptops. Meanwhile, the lack of Thunderbolt 5 support may impact the docking capabilities for a very small number of users. There are also no OLED or mini-LED options which would have improved HDR support. The beefy 400 W AC adapter is certainly responsible for much of the system's impressive performance, but it is quite bulky and demanding nonetheless. Otherwise, there is surprisingly little else to dislike about the Legion 9 18.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
Lenovo is now shipping the Legion 9 18IAX10 for $3800 as configured in this review.
The Legion 9 18IAX10 is Lenovo's biggest form factor yet in the Legion laptop family. It's an 18-inch gaming behemoth that more or less succeeds older 17-inch Legion models while being a larger alternative to the Legion 9 16. The model comes equipped with some of the fastest processors available from the Intel Arrow Lake-HX and Nvidia Blackwell series.
All SKUs at the moment come with the same Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU and 4K UHD+ IPS 240 Hz display with the only major configurations involving the GPU (175 W GeForce RTX 5080 or 5090) and optional Naked Eye 3D support. Our specific test unit is the more down-to-Earth configuration with the RTX 5080 and no Naked Eye 3D.
Alternatives to the Legion 9 18 include other enthusiast-level 18-inch gaming laptops like the Alienware 18 Area-51, MSI Raider A18 HX, or Asus Strix Scar 18.
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Specifications
Case
The general design closely resembles the Legion 7 16 when it comes to the rounded corners, sharp edges, rear extension, and overall flat profile. For the Legion 9 18, however, the chassis is both denser and more rigid for a higher quality feel. The "Forge Carbon" texture on the outer lid provides a unique look to distinguish the model from the rest of the competition, but its inclusion is mostly superficial.
The color tone of the 18-inch model is also darker than the grayer tone of the Legion 7 16 series, but this unfortunately entails unsightly fingerprints akin to the Razer Blade. An RGB LED bar has been added along the front edge of the system.
In terms of size and weight, the Lenovo sits comfortably in between the smaller Razer Blade 18 and larger Alienware 18 Area-51. Most 18-inch gaming laptops are larger than the Legion 9 18 due to the thinner and smaller rear protrusion of the Lenovo design.
Connectivity — No Thunderbolt 5
The ports are spread apart more sparsely when compared to the tighter positioning on the Alienware 18 Area-51.
Keep in mind that the right USB-C port does not support DisplayPort or Power Delivery — only the two ports on the left do.
SD Card Reader
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Communication
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
Webcam
A 5 MP webcam comes standard alongside IR and an electronic shutter.
Maintenance
The bottom panel is secured by 11 small Phillips screws for relatively easy servicing. Owners have direct access to four DDR5 SODIMM slots, four M.2 2280 SSD slots, and the removable WLAN module. There are more upgrade options here than on most other 18-inch gaming laptops where two SODIMM slots and fewer SSD slots are more common.
Sustainability
While Lenovo as a company supports CO2 offset services, there are otherwise no explicit claims about sourcing recycled metals or plastics to manufacture the Legion 9 18. The retail packaging is otherwise all paper and cardboard to be fully recyclable.
Accessories And Warranty
There are no extras in the retail box beyond the AC adapter and paperwork. The usual one-year manufacturer warranty applies in the US.
Input Devices
Keyboard
Whereas the older Y900 would offer mechanical keys, the Legion 9 18 comes with traditional membrane-based keys instead. Key feedback is nevertheless noticeably sharper or crisper than on most other laptops gaming or otherwise for a surprisingly satisfying typing experience. On the flip side, the crisp feedback entails louder than average clatter which can be potentially distracting to others in the room.
Touchpad
The clickpad is the largest yet on any Legion laptop at 15 x 9.5 cm versus "only" 12 x 7.5 cm on the Legion Pro 7 16. This is also noticeably larger than the one on the MSI Raider 18 HX (13 x 8.2 cm). Despite the large size, drag and drop actions can still feel finicky to perform because of the shallow travel and relatively tough or spongy feedback in contrast to the clickier and louder keyboard keys.
Display — Glossy 4K IPS With Optional Naked Eye 3D
The model ships with no mini-LED options even though Lenovo was one of the first to offer it through the 16-inch Legion Pro series. The MSI Raider A18, Asus Strix Scar 18, and Aorus Master 18 all offer mini-LED in comparison while the Razer Blade 18 is sticking to tried-and-true matte 4K IPS. Regardless, the glossy IPS panel here is one of the sharpest and most high quality we've seen on any gaming laptop as it still offers full DCI-P3 colors, fast 240 Hz refresh rate, G-Sync, relatively high contrast ratio for IPS, and fast black-white response times to be fit for both gaming and content creation.
Arguably the weakest aspect of the display is its limited HDR400 support which is an underlying limitation of IPS. Both brightness and black levels can't come close to OLED or mini-LED and so HDR content isn't as vivid as it could be on the Legion 9 18.
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Brightness Distribution: 86 %
Center on Battery: 479.7 cd/m²
Contrast: 1777:1 (Black: 0.27 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 3.14 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.79}
calibrated: 1.17
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 3.8 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5}
88.8% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
96% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.18
CCT: 7301 K
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 BOE NE180QAM-NZ2, IPS, 3840x2400, 18", 240 Hz | Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop NE180QAM-NZ1, IPS, 3840x2400, 18", 240 Hz | Alienware 18 Area-51 AU Optronics B180QAN, IPS, 2560x1600, 18", 300 Hz | MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 B180ZAN01.0, MiniLED IPS, 3840x2400, 18", 120 Hz | Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX N180QDM-NM2, Mini-LED, 2560x1600, 18", 240 Hz | Aorus Master 18 AM8H NE180QDM-NM1 (BOE0C58), Mini-LED, 2560x1600, 18", 240 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 0% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 1% | |
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 96 | 97 1% | 96.1 0% | 99.9 4% | 99 3% | 99.9 4% |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 100 | 100 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 88.8 | 89 0% | 89.7 1% | 93.9 6% | 87.2 -2% | 87.7 -1% |
| Response Times | 44% | -23% | -116% | -5% | -37% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 9.7 ? | 5.1 ? 47% | 13 ? -34% | 23 ? -137% | 7.4 ? 24% | 16.4 ? -69% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 7.8 ? | 4.6 ? 41% | 8.7 ? -12% | 15.1 ? -94% | 10.4 ? -33% | 8.1 ? -4% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | 15203 | 20610 ? | 1398 ? | |||
| PWM Amplitude * (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||
| Screen | 0% | -7% | 274% | 88% | 34% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 479.7 | 545 14% | 512.5 7% | 510 6% | 764 59% | 438 -9% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 465 | 510 10% | 496 7% | 470 1% | 747 61% | 451 -3% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 86 | 86 0% | 94 9% | 85 -1% | 93 8% | 90 5% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.27 | 0.41 -52% | 0.41 -52% | 0.01 96% | 0.1 63% | 0.13 52% |
| Contrast (:1) | 1777 | 1329 -25% | 1250 -30% | 51000 2770% | 7640 330% | 3369 90% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 3.14 | 2.2 30% | 3.24 -3% | 4.5 -43% | 1.2 62% | 1.25 60% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.48 | 5.8 10% | 8.4 -30% | 7.3 -13% | 2.8 57% | 4.93 24% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.17 | 1.1 6% | 0.47 60% | 5.7 -387% | ||
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.8 | 3.5 8% | 5 -32% | 2.3 39% | 1.5 61% | 1.7 55% |
| Gamma | 2.18 101% | 2.18 101% | 2.37 93% | 2.08 106% | 2.17 101% | 2.173 101% |
| CCT | 7301 89% | 7027 93% | 6417 101% | 6648 98% | 6556 99% | 6518 100% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 15% /
6% | -10% /
-8% | 54% /
161% | 28% /
53% | -1% /
16% |
* ... smaller is better
The display is decently calibrated out of the box against the P3 standard with average grayscale and color deltaE values of 3.8 and 3.14, respectively. Color temperature leans slightly cooler at around 7300K, but this can be adjusted to the more ideal 6500K range as shown by our CalMAN results below.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 4.1 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 3.7 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. » 21 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.3 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 9.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 4.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 5.1 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows fast response rates in our tests and should be suited for gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 22 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (31.7 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 8163 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Maximum brightness is comparable to other high-end gaming laptops with IPS panels at almost 500 nits. The display on the Lenovo is glossy, however, and so glare becomes more apparent under indoor and especially outdoor conditions.
Performance
Testing Conditions
We set LegionSpace to Performance mode, discrete graphics mode, and GPU OC active prior to running the benchmarks below. Unlike most other gaming laptops, Lenovo does not offer an "Extreme Performance" or "Turbo" mode to keep settings minimal and more user-friendly. We recommend becoming familiar with LegionSpace as it is the control center for configuring power profiles, keyboard lighting effects, graphics switching, and real-time CPU/GPU vitals.
Performance mode is disabled if running on battery power. A reboot is required when switching between iGPU-only and dGPU modes.
Processor
The Core Ultra 9 275HX is one of the fastest mobile CPUs in the Arrow Lake-HX family. It's commonly found on enthusiast-level gaming laptops like the Alienware 18 Area-51 while being in direct competition with the Ryzen 9 9955HX or Ryzen 9 9955HX3D. Lenovo does not offer the faster Core Ultra 9 285HX which is available on the MSI Titan 18 HX, but any performance differences between the two CPUs are arguably negligible. When compared to last year's Core i9-14900HX, users can expect a 30 to 35 percent increase in raw multi-thread 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 6.5: 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
| Geekbench 6.5 / Multi-Core | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (16033 - 21668, n=26) | |
| MSI Raider 18 HX A14V | |
| Geekbench 6.5 / Single-Core | |
| Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (2843 - 3160, n=26) | |
| MSI Raider 18 HX A14V | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus ROG Strix G18 2025 G814 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (30.7 - 43.8, n=24) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Alienware m18 R1 | |
| MSI Raider 18 HX A14V | |
| Razer Blade 18 RTX 4070 | |
* ... 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 | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (28067 - 39895, n=24) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (140254 - 200744, n=24) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (6766 - 9817, n=24) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (113887 - 140937, n=24) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (11172 - 14425, n=24) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (72596 - 104508, n=24) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (107195 - 247074, n=24) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (1599 - 2263, n=24) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (14847 - 21854, n=24) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (37482 - 62916, n=24) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
System Performance
Note that PCMark 10 would only run in iGPU mode as it would otherwise always crash. Its Digital Content Creation score is therefore underreported.
PCMark 10: Score | Essentials | Productivity | Digital Content Creation
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| Performance rating | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop (7805 - 9153, n=7) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop (10423 - 11472, n=7) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop (8319 - 10708, n=7) | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop (10505 - 19351, n=7) | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop (1857 - 2221, n=7) | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop (1764 - 2056, n=7) | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop (2115 - 2498, n=7) | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop (1466 - 2016, n=7) | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop (306 - 378, n=7) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop (285 - 336, n=7) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop (405 - 432, n=7) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 7805 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (56003 - 94460, n=24) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (55795 - 97151, n=24) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (55663 - 106063, n=24) | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX (105.8 - 161.6, n=24) | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
LatencyMon shows slight DPC issues when opening multiple tabs of our homepage but with no otherwise no dropped frames during our 4K60 video playback test.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
Our test unit comes configured with a Samsung PM9E1 PCIe5 x4 NVMe SSD offering stable transfer rates of over 12000 MB/s even when stressed for prolonged periods. Keep in mind that while the system can hold up to four M.2 2280 SSDs, only one of the four slots supports PCIe5 speeds.
| Drive Performance rating - Percent | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
The mobile GeForce RTX 5080 GPU has been extensively benchmarked and so its performance is well-recorded. The GPU in the Lenovo can run at the maximum 175 W power envelope to be comparable to other 18-inch gaming laptops while being measurably faster than smaller gaming laptops with the same GPU. The 14-inch Asus ROG Zephyrus G14, for example, also ships with RTX 5080 graphics albeit with a 25 to 30 percent performance deficit.
Running on Balanced mode instead of Performance mode decreases graphics performance somewhat significantly as shown by our Fire Strike results table below. This aligns with our observations in the Stress Test section above.
| Power Profile | Graphics Score | Physics Score | Combined Score |
| Performance Mode (175 W GPU) | 55515 | 53870 | 14205 |
| Balanced Mode (95 W GPU) | 43158 (-22%) | 50370 (-7%) | 13699 (-4%) |
| Battery Power | 33214 (-40%) | 34040 (-37%) | 9167 (-36%) |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 49140 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 77833 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 42855 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 22002 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 5545 points | |
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Gaming Performance
The mobile RTX 5080 is vastly superior to the mobile RTX 5070. Demanding titles that had trouble running at 2K resolution on the mobile RTX 5070 would run smoothly on our mobile RTX 5080. Black Myth Wukong, for example, averages just 42 FPS at 2K resolution on the mobile RTX 5070 even with both DLSS and FG active compared to 73 FPS on our Lenovo.
Gaming at native 4K resolution is also possible on the RTX 5080 albeit with most settings on medium to high for higher base frame rates. Alan Wake 2 on maximum 4K RT settings, for example, averages only 63 FPS with both DLSS and 2x FG enabled which is still too low for comfortable input latency.
| Performance rating - Percent | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 -1! | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 -1! | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 -1! | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 | |
| Alienware 18 Area-51 | |
| Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop | |
| Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | |
| MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | |
| Aorus Master 18 AM8H | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD DLSS | QHD | 4K DLSS | 4K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 241 | 208 | 201 | 185.2 | 178.6 | |||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 204 | 166.3 | 100.7 | |||||
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 168 | 151.8 | 123.8 | 97.8 | ||||
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 421 | 294 | 162.4 | |||||
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 225.1 | 216.6 | 160.7 | 134.9 | 85.7 | |||
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 168 | 127.1 | 111 | 74.8 | 49.6 | |||
| Alan Wake 2 (2023) | 121.5 | 82.4 | 65.7 | 44 | ||||
| F1 24 (2024) | 142.9 | 143.6 | 92.6 | 79.3 | 46.4 | |||
| Black Myth: Wukong (2024) | 59 | 64 | 45 | 46 | 27 | |||
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024) | 149.2 | 135.5 | 117 | 71.8 | ||||
| Monster Hunter Wilds (2025) | 87.3 | 84.7 | 71.7 | 61.5 | 45 | |||
| Assassin's Creed Shadows (2025) | 69 | 70 | 59 | 56 | 43 |
Emissions
System Noise
Fan noise when running Cyberpunk 2077 on Performance mode would stabilize at 49.6 dB(A) versus 42 to 47 dB(A) if on Balanced mode. This is quieter than what we experienced on the MSI Raider A18 or Asus Strix Scar 18 while being comparable to the Razer Blade 18.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 23.3 / 23.3 / 29.1 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 46.8 / 49.6 dB(A) |
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| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD | Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Lexar NM790 2TB | Alienware 18 Area-51 GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX | MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, R9 9955HX3D, Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD | Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, WD PC SN8000S 2TB | Aorus Master 18 AM8H GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Ultra 9 275HX, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G | |
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| Noise | 4% | -8% | -8% | -9% | -11% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 23.3 | 23.4 -0% | 23.4 -0% | 25.1 -8% | 23.3 -0% | 25 -7% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 23.3 | 23.4 -0% | 30.2 -30% | 28.6 -23% | 29.8 -28% | 26 -12% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 23.3 | 23.4 -0% | 30.6 -31% | 28.9 -24% | 29.8 -28% | 29 -24% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 29.1 | 23.4 20% | 30.6 -5% | 29.2 -0% | 29.8 -2% | 34 -17% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 46.8 | 40.4 14% | 38 19% | 45.6 3% | 42.9 8% | 50 -7% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 49.6 | 48.2 3% | 48.9 1% | 55.6 -12% | 53.7 -8% | 52 -5% |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 49.6 | 53.5 -8% | 55.9 -13% | 45.8 8% | 53.7 -8% | 53 -7% |
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Temperature
Surface temperatures are noticeably cooler than the competing 18-inch MSI Raider A18 when gaming. Hot spots would reach the low 40 C range compared to the low 50 C range on the aforementioned MSI. On the other hand, surface temperatures would be a bit warmer than expected when simply idling on desktop as the fans tend to idle.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 43 °C / 109 F, compared to the average of 40.4 °C / 105 F, ranging from 21.2 to 68.8 °C for the class Gaming.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 41.8 °C / 107 F, compared to the average of 43.3 °C / 110 F
(±) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 34.4 °C / 94 F, compared to the device average of 33.9 °C / 93 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 34.8 °C / 95 F, compared to the average of 33.9 °C / 93 F for the class Gaming.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (32.6 °C / 90.7 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.9 °C / 84 F (-3.7 °C / -6.7 F).
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop | Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop | Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | Aorus Master 18 AM8H Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop | |
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| Heat | 11% | 14% | -8% | 5% | -6% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 43 | 44.3 -3% | 36.8 14% | 49.3 -15% | 45.6 -6% | 50 -16% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 41.8 | 42 -0% | 35.8 14% | 50.9 -22% | 46 -10% | 46 -10% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 37 | 27.2 26% | 30.6 17% | 35.2 5% | 28.9 22% | 36 3% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 34.2 | 27.5 20% | 30.8 10% | 33.5 2% | 29.2 15% | 35 -2% |
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Stress Test
The CPU would boost to 4.2 GHz and 204 W when initiating Prime95 stress before quickly falling and stabilizing at 4 GHz and 171 W in order to maintain a core temperature of 96 C. The temperature plateau is high to suggest that the Core Ultra 9 275HX is pushing the limits of the Legion 9 18 in order to maintain high boost clock rates.
You'll want to game on Performance mode for the full 175 W graphics power. The CPU and GPU would each stabilize at the mid 70 C range to be cooler than what we recorded on the MSI Raider 18 HX under similar conditions.
| Average CPU Clock (GHz) | GPU Clock (MHz) | Average CPU Temperature (°C) | Average GPU Temperature (°C) | |
| System Idle | -- | -- | 44 | 38 |
| Prime95 Stress | 4.0 | -- | 99 | 58 |
| Prime95 + FurMark Stress | 3.6 | 2137 | 95 | 80 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress (Balanced mode) | 1.7 | 1980 | 67 | 64 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress (Performance mode) | 2.2 | 2722 | 74 | 76 |
Speakers
Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (80.4 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 4.1% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (4.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.5% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | reduced highs - on average 5.8% lower than median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 7% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 90% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 18%, worst was 132%
Compared to all devices tested
» 6% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Energy Management
Power Consumption
The Legion 9 18 is one of the few 18-inch gaming laptops to ship with a 400 W (~19.5 x 8.8 x 3.3 cm) AC adapter. Consequently, the system is more demanding when gaming at an average 360 W compared to "only" ~300 W on the Asus Strix Scar 18 with the same CPU but faster RTX 5090 GPU. The higher power envelope allows for the CPU and GPU to run at consistently faster speeds simultaneously without needing to share a tight power budget. Additionally, the battery can also charge at relatively fast speeds when gaming which isn't always true on other gaming laptops.
The Core Ultra 9 275HX offers superior performance-per-watt than the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D; Prime95 would draw 153 W on our Lenovo compared to 216 W on the MSI Raider A18 HX while offering nearly the same raw multi-thread performance between them.
| Off / Standby | 0.02 / 0.3 Watt |
| Idle | 34.5 / 44.1 / 53.3 Watt |
| Load |
140.9 / 367.5 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD, IPS, 3840x2400, 18" | Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Lexar NM790 2TB, IPS, 3840x2400, 18" | Alienware 18 Area-51 Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, , IPS, 2560x1600, 18" | MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 R9 9955HX3D, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, Samsung PM9E1 MZVLC2T0HBLD, MiniLED IPS, 3840x2400, 18" | Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, WD PC SN8000S 2TB, Mini-LED, 2560x1600, 18" | Aorus Master 18 AM8H Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, Kingston KC3000 2048G SKC3000D2048G, Mini-LED, 2560x1600, 18" | |
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| Power Consumption | 24% | -7% | -2% | 15% | 14% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 34.5 | 18.1 48% | 38.4 -11% | 41.5 -20% | 11.4 67% | 29 16% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 44.1 | 27.9 37% | 45.6 -3% | 53.5 -21% | 39.2 11% | 33 25% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 53.3 | 28.7 46% | 57.5 -8% | 53.8 -1% | 40.2 25% | 48 10% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 140.9 | 108.3 23% | 190.1 -35% | 168.5 -20% | 161.2 -14% | 141 -0% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 360 | 338 6% | 340 6% | 298 17% | 303 16% | 283 21% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 353 | 331 6% | 333 6% | 295 16% | 295 16% | 283 20% |
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 367.5 | 366.7 -0% | 373.2 -2% | 323.7 12% | 430.9 -17% | 340 7% |
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Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Battery capacity is the maximum legal limit under FAA regulations. WLAN runtime is decent at just over 5.5 hours if on iGPU mode and the Balanced power profile or only 2.5 hours if on dGPU mode.
Charging from empty to full capacity is fast at under 90 minutes.
| Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, 99.9 Wh | Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, 99.99 Wh | Alienware 18 Area-51 Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, 96 Wh | MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 R9 9955HX3D, GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop, 99 Wh | Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, 90 Wh | Aorus Master 18 AM8H Ultra 9 275HX, GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop, 99 Wh | |
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| Battery runtime | 39% | -64% | -62% | -2% | -12% | |
| WiFi v1.3 (h) | 5.6 | 7.8 39% | 2 -64% | 2.1 -62% | 5.5 -2% | 4.9 -12% |
| Load (h) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | |||
| H.264 (h) | 5.8 | |||||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra 150cd (h) | 0.7 | |||||
| Reader / Idle (h) | 5.8 |
Notebookcheck Rating
Lenovo's first 18-inch gaming laptop is already one of the best you can ask for.
Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10
- 09/16/2025 v8
Allen Ngo
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 89.1%  | Lenovo Legion 9 18IAX10 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2000 GB SSD | Amazon: $2,893.00 List Price: 3800 USD | 3.5 kg | 27.95 mm | 18.00" 3840x2400 252 PPI IPS |
2. 89.5%  | Razer Blade 18 2025 RTX 5090 Laptop Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $5,495.00 Razer Blade 18 Gaming Laptop... 2. $2,299.00 Razer Blade 17 Gaming Laptop... 3. $6,698.00 Razer Blade 18 Gaming Laptop... List Price: 5299€ | 3.2 kg | 27.9 mm | 18.00" 3840x2400 252 PPI IPS |
3. 86.2%  | Alienware 18 Area-51 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory | Amazon: $3,149.99 List Price: 4400 USD | 4.2 kg | 24.32 mm | 18.00" 2560x1600 168 PPI IPS |
4. 85.1%  | MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2000 GB SSD | Amazon: $4,999.00 List Price: 4350 Euro | 3.6 kg | 34 mm | 18.00" 3840x2400 252 PPI MiniLED IPS |
5. 88%  | Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $4,099.99 ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025... 2. $5,639.00 EXCaliberPC [2025] ASUS ROG ... 3. $3,129.99 ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2025... List Price: 5799€ | 3.3 kg | 32 mm | 18.00" 2560x1600 168 PPI Mini-LED |
6. 86.8%  | Aorus Master 18 AM8H Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop ⎘ 64 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $54.99 Smatree Hard EVA Protective ... 2. $199.99 Smatree 17-18inch Hard Trave... 3. Puccy Tempered Glass Screen ... List Price: 5000 EUR | 3.4 kg | 31 mm | 18.00" 2560x1600 168 PPI Mini-LED |
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