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MagyarNinkear A15 Plus Laptop Review: Surprisingly good and affordable
The number of Chinese laptop manufacturers is hard to keep track of. Ninkear is one of them, offering mainly inexpensive laptops with a high-quality casing. The laptops on offer don't usually have the latest hardware inside, but as our test will show, even an AMD Ryzen 7 5700U from 2021 has enough power for everyday use in 2024.
The Ninkear A15 Plus comes with 16 GB or 32 GB RAM, a 15.6-inch IPS panel, QWERTY keyboard, and plenty of accessories. This affordable laptop from China also comes with a laptop bag, mouse, and mouse pad in the box.
Possible competitors in comparison
We have selected laptops from two different groups as competitors — the Asus P1511CEA and HP 250 G9 that are also priced in the €500 region, and the Schenker VIA 15 Pro and Eurocom C315 Blitz that are significantly more expensive but have similar features to our test device.
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83.6 % | 03/2024 | Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) R7 5700U, Vega 8 | 1.8 kg | 18.2 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 85.7 % | 09/2022 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 R5 6600HS, Radeon 660M | 1.9 kg | 18.4 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
| 83.4 % | 11/2023 | Eurocom C315 Blitz i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.7 kg | 19.9 mm | 15.60" | 3840x2160 | |
| 87.1 % | 06/2023 | SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 R7 5700U, Vega 8 | 1.4 kg | 16.8 mm | 15.60" | 2560x1440 | |
| 75.2 % | 12/2023 | HP 250 G9 7N029ES i3-1215U, UHD Graphics 64EUs | 1.7 kg | 19.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 | |
| 77.5 % | 01/2023 | Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | 1.8 kg | 19.9 mm | 15.60" | 1920x1080 |
Case and equipment: Aluminum lid and base
At first glance, the casing of the Ninkear A15 Plus looks very high-quality. The lid and base of the laptop are made of aluminum, while the keyboard cover is made of painted plastic. However, the manufacturer has matched the color so precisely that you can't tell the difference in material just by looking at it. The fact that the palm rests and the legal B-cover are made of plastic also has some advantages.
The surfaces do not heat up as quickly as aluminum and are much more pleasant to the touch, even when warm. A disadvantage here is more likely to be durability. Even the best paint wears off over time.
Overall, the quality of the casing is okay. The screen can be opened smoothly up to 180° without the hinges feeling wobbly. The keyboard can only be pressed in minimally and the laptop also has good stability in other respects. The manufacturer knows how to hide the fact that the gaps on the casing are sometimes not quite perfect with deliberately chosen shadow gaps.
The large screen and large keyboard immediately catch the eye when the laptop is opened. Ninkear makes full use of the space in the case and includes a keyboard with a NUM block and full-size keys.
The laptop's connectivity is adequate. Contrary to the German-language quick guide, the USB Type-C port on the left-hand side offers all amenities including DisplayPort and Power Delivery.
Why the manufacturer doesn't mention the Power Delivery function is not clear to us. Power Delivery can be useful as this allows operating the Ninkear A15 Plus on a docking station, and the laptop's power supply unit with round plug can also be left at home.
Unfortunately, we see some problems with the microSD card reader and Wi-Fi. Like the processor, the Wi-Fi chip in the Ninkear A15 Plus is rather old silicon. It does not support Wi-Fi 6 or 6E. As a result, the transmission speeds here are correspondingly poor.
The Wi-Fi throughput is sufficient for surfing, but you need to be patient if you want to move large files in the network. The same applies to the slow microSD card reader. This also has the problem that it is possible to push the memory card into the housing past the slot. In a worst-case scenario, you will then have to unscrew the laptop to retrieve it!
The 720p webcam and the mono microphone are usable, but they are not of the best quality. They can be used for a quick video call at home, but it is better to rely on an external webcam if you often take part in video conferences.
Overall, the performance of the card reader, webcam, and WLAN module is just about adequate. Devices in the €500 price range aren't too different either.
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Average of class Office (8 - 82.7, n=49, last 2 years) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Average of class Office (25 - 90.5, n=43, last 2 years) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
Maintenance, warranty, and scope of delivery
Eleven Phillips screws secure the aluminum base and can be easily removed. Underneath, we find plugged-in RAM and an M.2 NVMe SSD. Unfortunately, the slow WLAN module comes soldered. Depending on the retailer, the laptop comes with either a twelve-month or a two-year warranty.
Our Ninkear A15 Plus came with a laptop bag, a USB mouse, and a mouse pad. Stickers for different keyboard layouts were also included.
Input devices: Great keyboard, poor touchpad
The illuminated keyboard of the Ninkear A15 Plus is really good. It comes with full-size keys, including the numeric keypad. The key travel of 1.4 mm is appropriate and feels crisp. Unfortunately, the laptop is only available with a US layout, i.e. a QWERTY keyboard in ANSI format.
This means that it is not easy to switch to the QWERTY layout in ISO format. Although the manufacturer supplies keyboard stickers for various languages, the German keyboard layout has one more key than the laptop offers. This makes it easier to get used to the US International layout.
Although the large touchpad offers multi-touch input, it had its problems with key presses in our test. It can happen that the mouse pointer jumps. Fortunately, the manufacturer also provides a mouse as an alternative. Also, the problem disappeared after a few updates as we discovered shortly before the review was published. The large touchpad now works perfectly.
Display: Full HD IPS
With its full HD resolution at 60 Hz, Ninkear A15 Plus's display is unfortunately not suitable for anything other than basic office use. The low blue light display is not very color accurate and also leaves a lot to be desired in terms of brightness. It is not possible to attain a brightness more than 250 cd/m².
However, the screen does not flicker, the response times are okay, and the illumination of the viewing angle-stable IPS panel is relatively even. Subjectively, the image quality of the laptop screen is good. However, the device is indubitably not suitable for professional use as a graphic designer.
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Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 250 cd/m²
Contrast: 1601:1 (Black: 0.1587 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 7.42 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 5.72
ΔE Greyscale 5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
40.34% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
58.06% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
39.04% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 1.855
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) HKC023D, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 AUO B160QAN02.H, IPS, 2560x1600, 16.00 | Eurocom C315 Blitz BOE HF NE156QUM-N64, IPS, 3840x2160, 15.60 | SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 NE156QHM-NY2, IPS, 2560x1440, 15.60 | HP 250 G9 7N029ES CMN1538, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R Chi Mei N156HCA-EAB, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 67% | 71% | 70% | 11% | 10% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 39.04 | 65 66% | 67.7 73% | 67.5 73% | 43.3 11% | 42.8 10% |
| sRGB Coverage | 58.06 | 98 69% | 96.5 66% | 97.1 67% | 64.8 12% | 64.1 10% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 40.34 | 67.2 67% | 69.8 73% | 68.5 70% | 44.7 11% | 44.3 10% |
| Response Times | 47% | -134% | 38% | -41% | -48% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 25 ? | 14.1 ? 44% | 54.4 ? -118% | 13.8 ? 45% | 31.9 ? -28% | 33 ? -32% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 14 ? | 7.1 ? 49% | 34.8 ? -149% | 9.8 ? 30% | 21.6 ? -54% | 23 ? -64% |
| PWM Frequency | ||||||
| Screen | 30% | 12% | 12% | 14% | -22% | |
| Brightness middle | 254 | 415 63% | 262.5 3% | 354 39% | 281 11% | 269 6% |
| Brightness | 244 | 409 68% | 260 7% | 331 36% | 257 5% | 250 2% |
| Brightness Distribution | 89 | 91 2% | 85 -4% | 80 -10% | 82 -8% | 85 -4% |
| Black Level * | 0.1587 | 0.32 -102% | 0.25 -58% | 0.41 -158% | 0.16 -1% | 0.67 -322% |
| Contrast | 1601 | 1297 -19% | 1050 -34% | 863 -46% | 1756 10% | 401 -75% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 7.42 | 1.92 74% | 3.34 55% | 2.4 68% | 4.7 37% | 3.81 49% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 19.74 | 5.71 71% | 7.72 61% | 6.4 68% | 18 9% | 7.34 63% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 5.72 | 0.58 90% | 0.91 84% | 1.4 76% | 3.7 35% | 3.91 32% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 5 | 3.7 26% | 5.3 -6% | 3.2 36% | 3.6 28% | 2.46 51% |
| Gamma | 1.855 119% | 2.272 97% | 2.25 98% | 2.08 106% | 2.2 100% | 6451 0% |
| CCT | 6421 101% | 7132 91% | 7387 88% | 6786 96% | 7267 89% | 6451 101% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 48% /
41% | -17% /
4% | 40% /
28% | -5% /
6% | -20% /
-19% |
* ... smaller is better
The display of the Ninkear A15 Plus has low blue light emissions, but accordingly has slight red tint out-of-the-box. Average ColorChecker DeltaE 2000 values improve somewhat after calibration with our X-Rite i1Pro 3 spectrophotometer and Calman Ultimate color calibration software from Portrait Displays.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 14 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 6.5 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 7.5 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 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 29 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 25 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 15.5 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 9.5 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 30 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.7 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 17903 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Thanks to the matt display surface and good contrast, the laptop can be used outdoors to some extent.
Performance: Suitable for everyday use despite underpowered Ryzen 7
The AMD Ryzen 7 5700U is more of a legacy silicon, but with 8 Zen 2 cores and 16 threads, the processor can still offer impressive performance. Our test device also comes with 16 GB of RAM.
The Ninkear A15 Plus is also available in a configuration with 32 GB DDR 4 RAM. This is plugged in. However, the test device only has space for one SO-DIMM. This is therefore a single-channel configuration.
Test conditions
Ninkear does not install any performance control software, so the only performance control possible is via the levels offered by Windows. We tested the laptop in "Best performance" mode. The Ryzen 7 5700U is supplied with 30 W of boost power and 15 W of continuous power. Both values are relatively low in comparison. But due to the low TDP, the laptop can usually work silently or very quietly.
Processor
Laptops in the €500 price range usually come with an Intel Core i3 or a Ryzen 3 processor. Some even only come with an Intel N-series processor. The Ryzen 7 5700U in the Ninkear A15 Plus is thus significantly more powerful, even though it runs at a comparatively low TDP.
On the other hand, the laptop remains very quiet, and the processor performance is more than sufficient for everyday use with surfing, streaming, and office work. The multi-core performance of the AMD processor is still very relevant and can also compete with the likes of the Intel Core i7-1360P, although it lags severely behind the new Intel Core Ultra 7 155H.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop test
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 6.2: 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 ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 -2! | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 -2! | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R -2! | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (6649 - 10139, n=18) | |
| Average of class Office (1056 - 15743, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average of class Office (529 - 1995, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (1177 - 1268, n=18) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (2309 - 3877, n=19) | |
| Average of class Office (356 - 5904, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average of class Office (181.3 - 764, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (478 - 495, n=19) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (1130 - 1691, n=18) | |
| Average of class Office (160.8 - 2642, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Average of class Office (82.6 - 284, n=118, last 2 years) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (184 - 190, n=17) | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Average of class Office (214 - 2844, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (292 - 427, n=18) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (32529 - 47501, n=18) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average of class Office (4226 - 62349, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Average of class Office (2233 - 6687, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (4476 - 4620, n=18) | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Geekbench 6.2 / Multi-Core | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Average of class Office (662 - 12171, n=41, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (5643 - 6260, n=3) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Geekbench 6.2 / Single-Core | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average of class Office (457 - 2646, n=40, last 2 years) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (1573 - 1625, n=3) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average of class Office (1018 - 11980, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (4254 - 7635, n=17) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average of class Office (510 - 1974, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (1105 - 1205, n=17) | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (6.97 - 12.1, n=18) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average of class Office (1.55 - 17.4, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (52.4 - 68.5, n=18) | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Average of class Office (31.3 - 117.5, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (0.567 - 0.641, n=18) | |
| Average of class Office (0.4244 - 1.397, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
* ... 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 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (5798 - 12346, n=18) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average of class Office (763 - 24250, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (45926 - 69580, n=18) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average of class Office (4027 - 102228, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average of class Office (279 - 4442, n=119, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (1103 - 2231, n=18) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (57016 - 99178, n=18) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average of class Office (8031 - 113016, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (6837 - 14169, n=18) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average of class Office (404 - 14288, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (24053 - 36523, n=18) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average of class Office (2054 - 54365, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (34176 - 64646, n=18) | |
| Average of class Office (5226 - 147611, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (513 - 776, n=18) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average of class Office (67.6 - 1018, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (3247 - 6784, n=18) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average of class Office (432 - 12755, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average of class Office (4814 - 48177, n=120, last 2 years) | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (6903 - 25066, n=18) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
System performance
The system performance of the Ninkear A15 Plus feels sufficient in everyday use. Surfing, streaming, and Office run smoothly.
In the benchmarks with PCMark, CrossMark and WebXPRT 4, our test device is only just behind its competitors with Core i7 or Ryzen 7.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 4: Overall
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Average of class Office (2325 - 7157, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (4775 - 5518, n=13) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average of class Office (5095 - 20841, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (8347 - 10091, n=13) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (7001 - 8457, n=13) | |
| Average of class Office (3041 - 10198, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average of class Office (1912 - 9056, n=105, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (4583 - 5964, n=13) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average of class Office (348 - 1891, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (976 - 1183, n=6) | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average of class Office (393 - 1870, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (1048 - 1191, n=6) | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average of class Office (340 - 1982, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (941 - 1197, n=6) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Average of class Office (258 - 2017, n=106, last 2 years) | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (872 - 1159, n=6) | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus ZenBook 14 UX3405MA | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Average of class Office (80 - 328, n=95, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) (158.5 - 225, n=3) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 4953 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average of class Office (7158 - 88119, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (15867 - 39326, n=18) | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average of class Office (7325 - 87297, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (17632 - 47190, n=18) | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Average of class Office (7579 - 94965, n=121, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (11554 - 47048, n=18) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 5700U (84.9 - 113, n=18) | |
| Average of class Office (44.3 - 188.3, n=122, last 2 years) | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latency
The DPC latency is quite high at 2,453 µs under the driver configuration available at the time of testing. LatencyMon therefore judges that the laptop is not suitable for real-time applications.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| HP 250 G9 7N029ES | |
| Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage devices
The NVMe SSD from Gofatoo installed in the test device is connected via a PCI Gen 3.0 interface. It has corresponding data transfer speeds, but these are more than sufficient for an office laptop.
In terms of read speeds, the SSD is roughly on a par with the Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus, which can be found in the Schenker Via 15 Pro, among others.
* ... smaller is better
Disk throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
There is no dGPU in the slim Ninkear A15 Plus, so the iGPU from the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U has to handle all graphics tasks. Unfortunately, the Vega 8 can only do so much with the single-channel RAM and the low TDP. As a result, the performance of the otherwise usable iGPU drops accordingly.
In comparison, the Ninkear A15 is considerably more powerful than its competitors with i3 processors, but our test device is nowhere near the average performance of an RX Vega 8. The Schenker VIA 15 Pro performs significantly better in all graphics performance benchmarks.
The performance in the tested games is also correspondingly weak. A little gaming is possible on the laptop, but current AAA titles are more likely to cause frustration.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 4600 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 16817 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 2378 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1009 points | |
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| Performance Rating - Percent | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average of class Office | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average of class Office (2.66 - 34, n=110, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average of class Office (3.35 - 47.8, n=90, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Average of class Office (2.03 - 35.7, n=102, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average of class Office (6.6 - 56.5, n=96, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Average of class Office (7.8 - 121.2, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 | |
| Eurocom C315 Blitz | |
| Average of class Office (5.55 - 92.6, n=123, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 | |
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) | |
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | |
| GTA V (2015) | 65.3 | 58.3 | 16.9 | 7.71 | |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 10.3 | ||||
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 89.9 | 68 | 36.5 | 35.5 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 13 | 8.72 | 6.33 | ||
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 36.5 | 28.6 | 26.3 | ||
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 28 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 48.3 | 19.4 | 16.4 | 14.3 | |
| F1 23 (2023) | 23.4 | 20.9 | 15.8 | 11.5 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Phantom Liberty (2023) | 11 | 5.71 |
Emissions & energy - Energy-saving and quiet
Noise emissions
Thanks to the low power usage by the processor, the fan in the Ninkear does not have to dissipate much heat either. With a maximum of 35 dB(A), the laptop remains significantly quieter than its competitors.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 24.78 / 27.6 / 26.5 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 34.38 / 34.58 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.78 dB(A) | ||
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) Vega 8, R7 5700U, GOFATOO P110E-512GB | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 Radeon 660M, R5 6600HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ | Eurocom C315 Blitz Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1360P, Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB | SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 Vega 8, R7 5700U, Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB | HP 250 G9 7N029ES UHD Graphics 64EUs, i3-1215U, SK hynix HFS512GEJ9X125N | Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, i3-1115G4, Kingston OM8PDP3256B | |
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| Noise | -5% | -11% | -1% | -9% | -14% | |
| off / environment * | 24.78 | 25 -1% | 22.5 9% | 24 3% | 24.3 2% | 26 -5% |
| Idle Minimum * | 24.78 | 25 -1% | 25.1 -1% | 24 3% | 24.3 2% | 26 -5% |
| Idle Average * | 27.6 | 26 6% | 25.1 9% | 24 13% | 24.3 12% | 29.5 -7% |
| Idle Maximum * | 26.5 | 28 -6% | 34.9 -32% | 27.5 -4% | 28.2 -6% | 29.5 -11% |
| Load Average * | 34.38 | 44 -28% | 42.1 -22% | 33.7 2% | 45.2 -31% | 43.1 -25% |
| Load Maximum * | 34.58 | 35 -1% | 44.2 -28% | 42.4 -23% | 45.2 -31% | 46 -33% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 35 | 44.5 | 33.7 | 45.2 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The surface temperatures in both normal operation and the stress test are also kept within limits on our test device. The device heats up to more than body temperature; the laptop only reaches surface temperatures of 50 °C at certain points near the air outlet of the heat sink.
Our test device withstands the stress test with the performance already discussed. You should not expect more than 15 W of continuous power from the Ninkear A15 Plus's Ryzen 7 5700U.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 37 °C / 99 F, compared to the average of 34.2 °C / 94 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(+) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 33 °C / 91 F, compared to the average of 36.7 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 22.3 °C / 72 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 27 °C / 80.6 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.7 °C / 81.9 F (+0.7 °C / 1.3 F).
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 AMD Ryzen 5 6600HS, AMD Radeon 660M | Eurocom C315 Blitz Intel Core i7-1360P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | HP 250 G9 7N029ES Intel Core i3-1215U, Intel UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) | Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R Intel Core i3-1115G4, Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs | |
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| Heat | -21% | -2% | -16% | -9% | -11% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 37 | 46 -24% | 35.6 4% | 41.2 -11% | 35.1 5% | 40.3 -9% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 33 | 48 -45% | 37.8 -15% | 43.5 -32% | 44.8 -36% | 39.2 -19% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 23.5 | 28 -19% | 24.2 -3% | 28.4 -21% | 25.7 -9% | 27.3 -16% |
| Idle Bottom * | 28.1 | 27 4% | 26 7% | 28.1 -0% | 26.5 6% | 28.5 -1% |
* ... smaller is better
Loudspeaker
We now come to the weakest aspect of the Ninkear A15 Plus — the loudspeaker. The stereo speaker module above the large battery in our test device is neither particularly loud nor can it be described as sonorous in any way.
However, even the much more expensive Schenker Via 15 Pro doesn't really sound any better. Only the inexpensive HP 250 G9 can make a dent in the office devices and produce a reasonably good sound.
Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (72 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 20% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 8% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (11.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 7.2% higher than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(-) | overall sound is not linear (30.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 91% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 6% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 87% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 10% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (74.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 22.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.1% higher than median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (10.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (22.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 58% of all tested devices in this class were better, 9% similar, 33% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 63% of all tested devices were better, 6% similar, 31% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
HP 250 G9 7N029ES audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 21.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.5% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 14% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 81% worse
» The best had a delta of 7%, average was 22%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 21% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 75% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Energy consumption
Ninkear supplies a 65 W power supply unit for the A15 Plus. This is perfectly adequate, as the laptop hardly draws on the voltage converter even during short boost phases.
| Off / Standby | 0.4 / 0.83 Watt |
| Idle | 4.8 / 5.4 / 7.7 Watt |
| Load |
36.05 / 62 Watt |
   
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Power consumption: Integrated display
Power consumption: External monitor
Battery life
Significantly more than a third of the test device's footprint is taken up by the battery that has a capacity of almost 67 Whr. In conjunction with the economical processor and the generally low energy requirements of our test device, this results in a long battery life.
The Ninkear A15 Plus lasts more than 10 hours without a power supply when surfing. This puts the office laptop almost on a par with the Schenker Via 15 Pro, which has the longest battery life in the comparison.
| Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512) R7 5700U, Vega 8, 64.9 Wh | Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ARH7 R5 6600HS, Radeon 660M, 75 Wh | Eurocom C315 Blitz i7-1360P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 73 Wh | SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro M22 R7 5700U, Vega 8, 91 Wh | HP 250 G9 7N029ES i3-1215U, UHD Graphics 64EUs, 41 Wh | Asus P1511CEA-BQ753R i3-1115G4, UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs, 37 Wh | Average of class Office | |
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| Battery Runtime | |||||||
| WiFi v1.3 | 634 | 588 -7% | 477 -25% | 660 4% | 361 -43% | 309 -51% | 594 ? -6% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict: Definitely not Chinese scrap
The Ninkear A15 Plus has more than enough power for everyday use, is quiet, has a strong keyboard and an attractive light metal casing that will set you back by €500 to €550. That is comparatively little. Comparatively, the Schenker Via 15 Pro M22 is somewhat better equipped in many areas than our test device but is ultimately twice as expensive.
In order to achieve the low price, Ninkear has aggressively exploited savings opportunities in some areas. The single-channel RAM and the relatively slow WLAN module will probably be the least noticeable in normal use. The weak speakers and the not exactly bright screen are likely to be much more annoying.
However, cheaper laptops from well-known manufacturers such as HP or Asus are usually no better equipped in this area and also have significantly weaker processors. That being said, the large battery and the Windows 11 Pro license are also unusual for this price range.
The Ninkear A15 Plus proves to be a useful laptop for the home office in the test. Good performance meets appealing design. However, aspects such as the loudspeakers, WLAN, and screen brightness have to be compromised.
In fact, the Ninkear A15 Plus proves to be a strong competitor to our comparison devices. The office notebook has an attractive casing and is more than usable overall. For HP 250 G9 or Asus P1511CEA things can get competitive if Chinese laptop manufacturers continue to push into the European market.
The Ninkear A15 Plus shows that it is anything but Chinese junk. We were pleasantly surprised by the device and would have expected much less at this low price point. The only downside with Ninkear is probably the guarantee or warranty. Both are sometimes difficult to claim with devices and dealers from the Far East.
Price and availability
Unfortunately, our 16+512 configuration of the Ninkear A15 Plus is currently out of stock almost everywhere. With 32 GB RAM and a one TB NVMe SSD, the laptop currently costs €617 at Tomtop with shipping from a German warehouse. This means there are no customs duties or similar charges in the EU.
Ninkear A15 Plus (16+512)
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02/22/2024 v7
Marc Herter
Transparency
The present review sample was given to the author by the manufacturer free of charge for the purposes of review. There was no third-party influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.
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