Verdict - Schenker Element 16 is a good all-rounder
The new Schenker Element 16 is a good 16-inch allrounder, especially if you want a very good matte IPS panel with 120 Hz and no PWM flickering as well as long batter runtimes. The input devices are comfortable, you get good connectivity options including Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi 7 and the laptop is very easy to upgrade and repair. The performance of the Panther Lake CPU is good, but the fans will be very audible under higher workloads and you only get the slower iGPUs with 4 Xe cores.
The lack of faster iGPU options makes sense from a cost perspective, since the Core Ultra X chips would have required soldered RAM or more expensive LPCAMM2 modules, but it is still unfortunate that they are not available. Another big issue is the bad sound system, while the creaking sounds from the base unit are not very reassuring, either.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
You can configure the Element 16 from Bestware starting at €1499. Our review unit with the upgraded Core Ultra 7 CPU, 40 GB RAM and the fast 2 TB SSD has a list price of €2130.
Specifications
Case, Connectivity and Input Devices
The Schenker Element 16 looks like a regular black laptop at first, but a closer inspection reveals slightly protruding port sections on both sides with little symbols as well as indicator lights on top, so it is very easy to find the port you are looking for. The chassis uses aluminum for the lid and the top of the base unit, while the bottom is made from a very rough plastic. According to the manufacturer, the materials were chosen with the environment in mind and the laptop is also extremely easy to repair or upgrade, but more on that later. Overall chassis quality is decent with a stable base unit, but there are pretty loud creaking noises when you try to twist it. The lid itself and the hinges leaves a better impression, even though there is some minor wobbling.
In terms of ports, you get a total of four USB ports (including 2x USB-C with Thunderbolt 4) as well as HDMI and a microSD-card reader with average transfer rates. The Wi-Fi 7 module manages stable transfer rates and the 1080p webcam (with IR & shutter) takes average pictures. The backlit keyboard includes a numpad and offers a comfortable typing experience with sufficient travel. The large clickpad works well, but mechanical click in the lower half are quite loud.
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Networking | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| iperf3 transmit Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U | |
| iperf3 receive Wi-Fi6/7 RT-BE96U | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 transmit RT-BE96U WiFi7 | |
| iperf3 receive RT-BE96U WiFi7 | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| iperf3 transmit RT-BE96U WiFi7 | |
| iperf3 receive RT-BE96U WiFi7 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit RT-BE96U WiFi7 | |
| iperf3 receive RT-BE96U WiFi7 | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
Maintenance
The bottom panel is secured by a simple lever and pretty much all components are accessible and can easily be replaced since they are secured by screws, including the small extension modules for the connectors (only the Wi-Fi module is slightly hidden underneath cables). 8 GB RAM is soldered onto the mainboard and the single SO-DIMM slot can be equipped with a 64 GB module for a total of up to 72 GB.
Display
Schenker uses a matte 16-inch panel from BOE with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels, 120 Hz and full sRGB color gamut. The image quality is very good, there are no problems with the response times or PWM flickering, and bright contents do not look grainy. Colors also look good, even though you cannot expect OLED levels here.
In our analysis with the professional CalMAN software, the factory calibration is already very good with low color deviations, but we were able to improve the image quality even further with our own calibration (profile can be downloaded for free in the box below). The average brightness is 430 nits but the black value is slightly increased (0.41), which results in a contrast ratio of "only" ~1050:1.
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Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 432 cd/m²
Contrast: 1054:1 (Black: 0.41 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 1.6 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.7}
calibrated: 0.5
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 2.1 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø4.95}
72.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
71% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.14
CCT: 6683 K
| Schenker Element 16 E26 B160QAN05.0, IPS, 2560x1600, 16", 120 Hz | MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG Samsung ATNA60CL11-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 16", 120 Hz | Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX ATNA60CL11, OLED, 2880x1800, 16", 120 Hz | Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 ATNA60HR07-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 16", 120 Hz | Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro ATNA60HR05-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 16", 120 Hz | Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 LG Philips 160WUX, IPS, 1920x1200, 16", 120 Hz | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 25% | 23% | 21% | 19% | -5% | |
| HDR Peak Brightness (cd/m²) | 613 | |||||
| Display P3 Coverage (%) | 71 | 99.8 41% | 99.89 41% | 99.8 41% | 98.3 38% | 66.2 -7% |
| sRGB Coverage (%) | 100 | 100 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 99.9 0% | 97.4 -3% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%) | 72.4 | 98 35% | 93.4 29% | 89 23% | 85.9 19% | 67.7 -6% |
| Response Times | 92% | -46% | 89% | 95% | -236% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms) | 13.1 ? | 0.71 ? 95% | 4.6 ? 65% | 2 ? 85% | 0.51 ? 96% | 39.3 ? -200% |
| Response Time Black / White * (ms) | 7 ? | 0.87 ? 88% | 18 ? -157% | 0.48 ? 93% | 0.41 ? 94% | 26 ? -271% |
| PWM Frequency (Hz) | 460.46 ? | 481 | 960 ? | 240 ? | ||
| PWM Amplitude * (%) | 18 | 82 | 56 | 100 | ||
| Screen | -3% | 298% | 296% | 18% | -13% | |
| Brightness middle (cd/m²) | 432 | 375 -13% | 400 -7% | 493 14% | 502 16% | 534.6 24% |
| Brightness (cd/m²) | 430 | 380 -12% | 402 -7% | 495 15% | 507 18% | 515 20% |
| Brightness Distribution (%) | 88 | 98 11% | 99 13% | 98 11% | 97 10% | 92 5% |
| Black Level * (cd/m²) | 0.41 | 0.013 97% | 0.02 95% | 0.26 37% | ||
| Contrast (:1) | 1054 | 30769 2819% | 24650 2239% | 2056 95% | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.6 | 1.29 19% | 1.61 -1% | 1.1 31% | 1 37% | 2.53 -58% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.8 | 3.01 -8% | 4.52 -61% | 3.9 -39% | 2.4 14% | 4.57 -63% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.5 | 0.65 -30% | 1.34 -168% | 1.26 -152% | ||
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.1 | 1.9 10% | 2.25 -7% | 2.1 -0% | 1.8 14% | 2.7 -29% |
| Gamma | 2.14 103% | 2.19 100% | 2.265 97% | 2.15 102% | 2.24 98% | 2.32 95% |
| CCT | 6683 97% | 6844 95% | 6581 99% | 6544 99% | 6435 101% | 6860 95% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 38% /
20% | 92% /
190% | 135% /
201% | 44% /
32% | -85% /
-43% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 3.3 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 (19.7 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 13.1 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 6.3 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 6.8 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 0.13 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 27 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (30.8 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 52 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 7665 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance - Panther Lake with slow iGPUs
Testing Conditions
Schenker includes multiple power profiles, but there is no performance difference between Balanced and Best Performance, so we used Balanced for our benchmarks and measurements.
Processor Performance
Intel's Core Ultra 7 356H (Panther Lake) offers a total of 16 cores and consumes up to 65 Watts (peak, 50 Watts under sustained workloads), so the overall CPU performance is good and stable, even on battery power. The Asus Zenbook A16 with the Snapdragon X2 Extreme SoC is roughly 30 % faster in single-core and up to 70 % faster in multi-core scenarios.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench 2024: CPU Multi Core | CPU Single Core
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 6.7: 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 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX -2! | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 -3! | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 -2! | |
| Average of class Multimedia | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Multi Core | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (327 - 2490, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (870 - 1232, n=5) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Cinebench 2024 / CPU Single Core | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (72.5 - 201, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (116 - 122.4, n=5) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (16480 - 20650, n=5) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4861 - 33362, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (2001 - 2045, n=5) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1237 - 2459, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (6454 - 8074, n=5) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1887 - 12912, n=53, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (761 - 775, n=5) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (482 - 853, n=53, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (2777 - 3201, n=5) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Average of class Multimedia (856 - 5224, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (281 - 306, n=5) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Average of class Multimedia (184.8 - 326, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (100 - 557, n=54, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (163 - 237, n=5) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (52654 - 69785, n=5) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Average of class Multimedia (26062 - 130368, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (5348 - 6375, n=5) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4526 - 7545, n=52, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Multi-Core | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4983 - 30057, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (12119 - 16676, n=6) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Geekbench 6.7 / Single-Core | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1591 - 4336, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (2532 - 2851, n=6) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (12918 - 16761, n=4) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4652 - 20422, n=53, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (1993 - 2098, n=4) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (805 - 2974, n=53, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (17.6 - 25.1, n=5) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6.08 - 36.1, n=52, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (46.6 - 60.5, n=5) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (23.9 - 72.5, n=53, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (0.4268 - 0.459, n=5) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (0.3604 - 0.609, n=52, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx | CPU CheckMate
| Performance rating | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Average of class Multimedia | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (2214 - 50388, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (13003 - 20528, n=5) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX (v8.20.8100) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (69269 - 108092, n=5) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (12867 - 201874, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (3918 - 5284, n=5) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (626 - 8623, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average of class Multimedia (886 - 28794, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro (v8.20.8100) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (6438 - 6965, n=5) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX (v8.20.8100) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (37457 - 58505, n=5) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6395 - 105740, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (62165 - 68479, n=5) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (8171 - 126790, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (956 - 1199, n=5) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (143.8 - 2022, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Multimedia (1014 - 26875, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX (v8.20.8100) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (6800 - 11057, n=5) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro (v8.20.8100) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (25558 - 83163, n=5) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (8187 - 88533, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 (v8.20.8100) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU CheckMate | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (3781 - 4629, n=5) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG (v8.20.8100) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro (v8.20.8100) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (569 - 4742, n=19, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 (v8.20.8100) | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 (v8.20.8100) | |
System and Storage Devices
System performance is very good and Schenker includes a fast PCIe 5.0 drive from Samsung (9100 Pro) with a capacity of 2 TB (1.76 TB free) and excellent transfer rates of up to 14 GB/s. We did not encounter any stability of DPC latency issues.
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 | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 -4! | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Average of class Multimedia | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (8393 - 9011, n=4) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Average of class Multimedia (4325 - 10386, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (10370 - 11208, n=4) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Average of class Multimedia (8025 - 11664, n=49, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (14787 - 17512, n=4) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7323 - 18233, n=49, last 2 years) | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Average of class Multimedia (3738 - 16240, n=49, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (9971 - 10434, n=4) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (866 - 3231, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (1861 - 1981, n=4) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Average of class Multimedia (931 - 2677, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (1700 - 1892, n=4) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (907 - 4522, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (2004 - 2397, n=4) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (1520 - 1875, n=4) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Average of class Multimedia (605 - 2073, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (197.4 - 622, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (277 - 303, n=4) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (167.3 - 415, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (259 - 297, n=4) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (460 - 476, n=4) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Average of class Multimedia (228 - 835, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
* ... smaller is better
| PCMark 10 Score | 9011 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (42521 - 121055, n=5) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (11299 - 132135, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (38043 - 113363, n=5) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (11624 - 174586, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (35919 - 120449, n=5) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (11755 - 134998, n=50, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Average of class Multimedia (78.1 - 535, n=49, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (88.6 - 130.5, n=5) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
* ... smaller is better
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
* ... smaller is better
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU and Gaming Performance
The Element 16 is limited to the slower Panther Lake iGPU with 4 Xe cores, so the GPU performance is sufficient for light multimedia workloads including the playback of high-resolution videos, but the gaming capabilities are limited. The Arc B390 iGPUs are roughly 2.5 times more powerful and the Adreno X2-90 iGPU is also noticeably faster.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 7332 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 5642 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 2809 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light Score | 2213 points | |
Help | ||
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Average Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (298 - 569, n=19) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (133 - 1042, n=59, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom oneAPI/Intel | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Average of class Multimedia (105 - 492, n=17, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Average Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU (231 - 257, n=6) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
* ... smaller is better
| Cyberpunk 2077 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Average of class Multimedia (6.41 - 112.3, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Average of class Multimedia (7.61 - 144.4, n=53, last 2 years) | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG | |
| Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX | |
| Average of class Multimedia (30.3 - 179.9, n=54, last 2 years) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | |
| Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 | |
| Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 162.6 | 150.4 | 45.9 | 18.8 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 112.3 | 74.9 | 71.5 | 65.7 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 58.8 | 30.7 | 24.5 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 40.9 | 32.6 | 29.6 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 142.1 | 53.8 | 45.5 | 40.9 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 29.2 | 22.1 | 19.6 | 19.4 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (2023) | 34.3 | 25.8 | 22.1 | 19 |
| F1 24 (2024) | 62.5 | 57.5 | 43 | 12.9 |
Emissions & Power Consumption
System Noise
While the fans are very quiet while idling and light workloads, the noise is much more noticeable when you start to stress the SoC and the fans will quickly reach more than 40 dB(A) and up to 45 dB(A) during the stress test. We did not hear any other electronic noises.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 24.8 / 24.8 / 28.2 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 41.7 / 45.5 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: 24.8 dB(A) | ||
| Schenker Element 16 E26 Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 X2E-94-100, X2-90 | Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 Ultra 5 325, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | |
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| Noise | 8% | -4% | 1% | 7% | 10% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 24.8 | 23.1 7% | 25.4 -2% | 24.9 -0% | 25.3 -2% | 22.8 8% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 24.8 | 23.3 6% | 25.4 -2% | 24.9 -0% | 25.3 -2% | 22.9 8% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 24.8 | 23.3 6% | 26.1 -5% | 24.9 -0% | 25.3 -2% | 22.9 8% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 28.2 | 25.9 8% | 26.4 6% | 24.9 12% | 25.3 10% | 23.9 15% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 41.7 | 30.1 28% | 27.9 33% | 31.8 24% | 34.8 17% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 41.7 | 40.8 2% | 48.1 -15% | 51.1 -23% | 38.4 8% | 38 9% |
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 45.5 | 44.7 2% | 48.4 -6% | 51.1 -12% | 38.4 16% | 43.3 5% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
While the chassis remains cool under lighter workloads, we measured temperatures of more than 50 °C at the bottom during the stress test, so you should avoid skin contact. During the stress test, the SoC quickly levels off at 45 Watts (~71 °C).
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 42.1 °C / 108 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 54.2 °C / 130 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26 °C / 79 F, compared to the device average of 31.3 °C / 88 F.
(+) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 30.5 °C / 87 F, compared to the average of 31.3 °C / 88 F for the class Multimedia.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 27.7 °C / 81.9 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.7 °C / 83.7 F (+1 °C / 1.8 F).
| Schenker Element 16 E26 Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU | Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 X2E-94-100, X2-90 | Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 Ultra 5 325, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL | |
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| Heat | 4% | 15% | 6% | 18% | 12% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 42.1 | 47 -12% | 32 24% | 43.2 -3% | 37.8 10% | 43.8 -4% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 54.2 | 40 26% | 37 32% | 43.3 20% | 40.1 26% | 42 23% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 26.8 | 27.4 -2% | 27 -1% | 26.7 -0% | 22.6 16% | 23.2 13% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 27.9 | 27.4 2% | 27 3% | 26 7% | 22.8 18% | 23.6 15% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The stereo speakers are not convincing and only produce a quiet and tinny sound. We recommend headphones or external speakers for movies or music playback.
Schenker Element 16 E26 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (74.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 10.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 8.9% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (6.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (19.9% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 66% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 27% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 52% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 41% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 136%
MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.9% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 25% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 70% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 12% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 85% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 136%
Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (85 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 18% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.7% away from median
(±) | linearity of mids is average (7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 5.5% higher than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 39% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 59% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 22% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 73% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 136%
Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 6.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (9.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 14% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 84% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 4% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 95% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 136%
Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 13.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 16% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 81% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 7% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 92% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 136%
Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (85.3 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 6.1% lower than median
(+) | bass is linear (5.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 5% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 94% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 1% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 99% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 23%, worst was 136%
Power Consumption and Battery Life
Our consumption measurements do not show any surprises and the 100W power adapter is sufficient. The 72-Wh battery manages good runtimes of up to 16 hours in our Wi-Fi test at 150 nits (10 hours at full brightness). Only the XPS 16 with the inferior Full-HD screen lasts even longer.
| Off / Standby | 0.13 / 0.64 Watt |
| Idle | 4.9 / 8.3 / 8.9 Watt |
| Load |
47.1 / 84.6 Watt |
   
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max: Metrahit Energy | |
| Schenker Element 16 E26 Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Samsung 9100 Pro 2 TB, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Micron 2500 1TB MTFDKBA1T0QGN, OLED, 2880x1800, 16" | Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, Western Digital PC SN5000S SDEQNSJ-1T00, OLED, 2880x1800, 16" | Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 X2E-94-100, X2-90, Samsung PM9C1b MZVL81T0HFLB-00BTW, OLED, 2880x1800, 16" | Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, Samsung PM9C1b MZVL8512HFLU-00BLL, OLED, 2880x1800, 16" | Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 Ultra 5 325, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, SK hynix PVC10 HFS512GEM4X182N, IPS, 1920x1200, 16" | Average Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU | Average of class Multimedia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | -0% | -21% | -8% | 28% | 33% | 25% | -31% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 4.9 | 3.3 33% | 5.12 -4% | 5.1 -4% | 2.5 49% | 1.3 73% | 2.74 ? 44% | 5.59 ? -14% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 8.3 | 7.4 11% | 7.14 14% | 8.1 2% | 4.2 49% | 4.5 46% | 5.39 ? 35% | 10.4 ? -25% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 8.9 | 13 -46% | 13 -46% | 8.4 6% | 4.6 48% | 4.6 48% | 7.42 ? 17% | 12.6 ? -42% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 47.1 | 48.7 -3% | 40.5 14% | 42.2 10% | 36.5 23% | 39.4 ? 16% | 67.1 ? -42% | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 50.8 | 60.4 -19% | 73.1 -44% | 56.9 -12% | 52.7 -4% | 47.9 6% | ||
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 84.6 | 64.8 23% | 107 -26% | 128.9 -52% | 70.8 16% | 82.8 2% | 73.5 ? 13% | 113.7 ? -34% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 60.4 | 73.1 | 58.2 | 40.6 | 45.4 |
* ... smaller is better
| Schenker Element 16 E26 Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, 72 Wh | MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, 81 Wh | Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX Ultra X7 358H, Arc B390 Panther Lake iGPU, 70 Wh | Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 X2E-94-100, X2-90, 70 Wh | Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro Ultra 7 356H, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, 78 Wh | Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 Ultra 5 325, Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 PTL, 70 Wh | Average of class Multimedia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | -23% | -1% | -29% | -7% | 62% | -26% | |
| WiFi Websurfing (h) | 16.4 | 12.6 -23% | 16.3 -1% | 13 -21% | 16.3 -1% | 26.6 62% | 12.7 ? -23% |
| WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (h) | 10.1 | 6.4 -37% | 8.8 -13% | 7.23 ? -28% |
Notebookcheck Rating
Schenker Element 16 E26
- 09/08/2026 v8
Andreas Osthoff
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
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1. 82.3%  | Schenker Element 16 E26 Intel Core Ultra 7 356H ⎘ Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 40 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | List Price: 2130€ | 1.9 kg | 19.9 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 189 PPI IPS |
2. 86.9%  | MSI Prestige 16 AI C3MTG Intel Core Ultra X7 358H ⎘ Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | List Price: 2100 USD | 1.6 kg | 13.9 mm | 16.00" 2880x1800 212 PPI OLED |
3. 84.5%  | Acer Swift 16 AI SF16-71T-75YX Intel Core Ultra X7 358H ⎘ Intel Arc B390 12 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | 1.4 kg | 16.25 mm | 16.00" 2880x1800 OLED | |
4. 87.5%  | Asus Zenbook A16 UX3607 Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme X2E-94-100 ⎘ Qualcomm Adreno X2-90 ⎘ 48 GB Memory, 1000 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $2,099.99 ASUS Zenbook A16 16" Laptop,... 2. $2,299.99 ASUS Zenbook A16 AI Laptop, ... 3. $2,499.00 ASUS Zenbook Duo Laptop (202... | 1.2 kg | 16.5 mm | 16.00" 2880x1800 212 PPI OLED |
5. 86.3%  | Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro Intel Core Ultra 7 356H ⎘ Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | List Price: 2199€ | 1.6 kg | 11.9 mm | 16.00" 2880x1800 212 PPI OLED |
6. 84.2%  | Dell XPS 16 Core Ultra 5 325 Intel Core Ultra 5 325 ⎘ Intel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $2,899.99 Dell Premium 16 (XPS 16 2025... 2. $2,899.99 Dell Premium 16 (XPS 16 2025... 3. $1,977.99 Dell Premium 16 (Previously ... List Price: 1600 USD | 1.7 kg | 15.4 mm | 16.00" 1920x1200 142 PPI IPS |
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