XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) review: The RTX 4070 laptop for gamers and creators
The XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) - a 16-inch laptop for gamers and creators - is based on a barebone (PE60RNE-S) made by Clevo and the present variant can currently be found for around US$2,400. Competitors include the Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8, HP Omen Transcend 16, Asus Vivobook Pro 16X and the MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG.
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Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
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87.9 % v7 (old) | 10 / 2023 | SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.6 kg | 19.9 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
86.2 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2023 | Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W i9-13980HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 2.1 kg | 22.8 mm | 16.00" | 3200x2000 | |
90 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2023 | Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.1 kg | 19.9 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
87.9 % v7 (old) | 08 / 2023 | HP Omen Transcend 16 i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2.3 kg | 19.8 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | |
88.8 % v7 (old) | 07 / 2023 | MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG i7-13700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU | 2 kg | 19.95 mm | 16.00" | 2560x1600 |
Case & connectivity - Clevo barebone with Thunderbolt 4
The matte-black case's lid and bottom are made from aluminum and the rest is made from plastic. The subtly designed case is built well. The base unit and lid can be twisted ever so slightly, but this is nothing to worry about. The battery (screwed on, not glued on) as well as the rest of the laptop's innards can be accessed once you remove the bottom plate.
The Pro features two USB-A ports (USB 3.2 Gen 1) and two USB-C ports (1x USB 3.2 Gen 2, 1x Thunderbolt 4). The TB-4 port supports Power Delivery and can output a DisplayPort signal. In total, the laptop has three video outputs (1x HDMI, 2x DP). Its MicroSD card reader (reference card: AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) can be classed as one of average speed. Its webcam (2.1 MP, max. 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, no cover) is pretty standard.
In optimum conditions (no WiFi devices in close vicinity, short distance between laptop and server PC), it achieves excellent WiFi data rates. The laptop uses a WiFi 6E chip (Intel AX211), and wired connections are taken care of by a Realtek RTL8125 controller (2.5 GBit/s).
SD Card Reader | |
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Average of class Gaming (19 - 202, n=87, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) | |
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Average of class Gaming (25.8 - 269, n=88, last 2 years) | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60) | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II) |
Input devices - The XMG laptop features illuminated keys
The chiclet keyboard's (RGB illumination) even, smooth keys feature a medium lift and a clear pressure point. The key resistance could do with being a bit more crisp. In total, Schenker has delivered a keyboard fit for everyday use. A clickpad acts as a replacement for a mouse (about 15.1 x 9.1 cm), which features a short lift and a clear pressure point.
Display - A 16:10 panel with sRGB coverage
The device's fast-reacting 240-Hz panel with an aspect ratio of 16:10 shows no signs of PWM flickering at any brightness level. The matte 16-inch display's (2,560 x 1,600 pixels) brightness and contrast both hit their respective targets (> 300 cd/m² and 1,000:1). Alternative displays are not available.
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Brightness Distribution: 93 %
Center on Battery: 349 cd/m²
Contrast: 1091:1 (Black: 0.32 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.98 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.91, calibrated: 1.45
ΔE Greyscale 3.3 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
70.1% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98.2% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
69.4% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.137
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) BOE CQ NE160QDM-NZ1, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W Samsung SDC4178 ATNA60BX01-1, OLED, 3200x2000, 16" | Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 CSOT T3 MNG007DA2-3, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | HP Omen Transcend 16 AUOA3A6, Mini-LED, 2560x1600, 16" | MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG AUO26A9, IPS, 2560x1600, 16" | |
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Display | 27% | 2% | 23% | 21% | |
Display P3 Coverage | 69.4 | 98.4 42% | 70.4 1% | 99.2 43% | 96.4 39% |
sRGB Coverage | 98.2 | 99.7 2% | 99.4 1% | 100 2% | 99.7 2% |
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 70.1 | 95.8 37% | 72.5 3% | 87.6 25% | 84.8 21% |
Response Times | 85% | -7% | -191% | 46% | |
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 12.2 ? | 1.6 ? 87% | 12 ? 2% | 26.4 ? -116% | 4.4 ? 64% |
Response Time Black / White * | 7.7 ? | 1.4 ? 82% | 8.9 ? -16% | 28.2 ? -266% | 5.6 ? 27% |
PWM Frequency | 120 ? | 3506 ? | |||
Screen | 66% | 17% | 204% | -19% | |
Brightness middle | 349 | 347 -1% | 474.6 36% | 791.1 127% | 424 21% |
Brightness | 348 | 346 -1% | 445 28% | 800 130% | 411 18% |
Brightness Distribution | 93 | 97 4% | 86 -8% | 95 2% | 88 -5% |
Black Level * | 0.32 | 0.06 81% | 0.39 -22% | 0.04 87% | 0.37 -16% |
Contrast | 1091 | 5783 430% | 1217 12% | 19778 1713% | 1146 5% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.98 | 1.89 5% | 2.12 -7% | 4.37 -121% | 3.04 -54% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 7.56 | 3.26 57% | 4.73 37% | 10.39 -37% | 7.5 1% |
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.45 | 1.97 -36% | 0.57 61% | 1.04 28% | 3.04 -110% |
Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.3 | 1.55 53% | 2.8 15% | 6.5 -97% | 4.34 -32% |
Gamma | 2.137 103% | 2.39 92% | 2.22 99% | 2.28 96% | 2.32 95% |
CCT | 6672 97% | 6458 101% | 6542 99% | 6000 108% | 6952 93% |
Total Average (Program / Settings) | 59% /
60% | 4% /
10% | 12% /
109% | 16% /
-1% |
* ... smaller is better
Straight out of the box, the screen shows pretty good color depiction: With a deviation of about 2, its target (DeltaE < 3) is hit. Calibrating the display leads to a smaller deviation of 1.45 and more balanced gray tones. The panel can almost entirely depict the sRGB color space — but not AdobeRGB or DCI P3. Here, the competition has more to offer at times.
Display Response Times
↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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7.7 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 4 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. » 18 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (20.9 ms). | ||
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
12.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 5.9 ms rise | |
↘ 6.3 ms fall | ||
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 22 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (32.8 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 8705 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. |
The laptop's viewing-angle stable IPS panel remains legible from every angle. Outside, you can read from the display as long as the sun isn't shining all too brightly.
Performance - The Schenker laptop relies on Raptor Lake and Ada Lovelace
The gamer and creator oriented XMG Pro 16 Studio relies on Raptor Lake and Ada Lovelace. A GeForce RTX Studio certification is supposed to guarantee high performance, custom drivers, good software support and a fitting display color space coverage. The laptop can be individually configured via Schenker's online shop. The present variant can be had for around US$2,400 and cheaper models start from about US$1,900.
Testing conditions
The Pro offers four manufacturer-specific performance modes (see table) that can be switched between via the Control Center software (the laptop's control center). "Entertainment Mode" (benchmarks) and "Power Saving Mode" (battery tests) were used. Optimus was active.
Entertainment Mode | Performance Mode | Power Saving Mode | Silent Mode | |
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Power Limit 1 (HWInfo) | 70 watts | 100 watts | 15 watts | 15 watts |
Power Limit 2 (HWInfo) | 90 watts | 120 watts | 30 watts | 30 watts |
Noise (Witcher 3) | 48 dB(A) | 55 dB (A) | - | 42 dB (A) |
Performance (Witcher 3) | ~114 fps | ~118 fps | - | ~100-114 fps |
Processor
The Core i9-13900H's (6P, 8E) 14 CPU cores achieve maximum clock rates of 5.4 GHz (P) and 4.1 GHz (E). Permanent multi-thread load (CB15 Loop) led the clock rate to sink slightly from the first to the fourth run. After this, the values remained constant.
We measured benchmark results slightly above the previously determined CPU average (connected to mains). In battery mode, the more relevant single-thread performance (158 points; CB15) sank to a bigger extent than the multi-thread performance (1,696 points; CB15).
Cinebench R15 Multi continuous test
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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 | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Average of class Gaming | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H |
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Average of class Gaming (4986 - 60169, n=184, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (6788 - 19557, n=25) |
AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Average of class Gaming (25360 - 252486, n=184, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (22551 - 95579, n=25) |
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Average of class Gaming (1339 - 10389, n=184, last 2 years) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (2491 - 4270, n=25) |
AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
Average of class Gaming (50699 - 200651, n=184, last 2 years) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (65121 - 120936, n=25) | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) |
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Average of class Gaming (4800 - 32988, n=184, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (6108 - 11631, n=25) |
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Average of class Gaming (12321 - 134044, n=184, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (11283 - 48474, n=25) |
AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Average of class Gaming (19065 - 328679, n=184, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (3691 - 149377, n=25) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 |
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Average of class Gaming (373 - 2409, n=184, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (789 - 1254, n=25) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG |
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Average of class Gaming (2540 - 31796, n=184, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (3655 - 10716, n=25) |
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Average of class Gaming (10805 - 60161, n=185, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (10871 - 50488, n=25) | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 |
System performance
The smoothly running system isn't lacking in computing power. Gaming, rendering, and video editing are among the computer's core competencies. The RAM's transfer rates are on a normal level for DDR5-5600 RAM.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
PCMark 10 / Score | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
Average of class Gaming (5776 - 9852, n=166, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (5855 - 8538, n=8) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W |
PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Average of class Gaming (9057 - 12334, n=165, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (8835 - 11940, n=8) | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG |
PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
Average of class Gaming (6662 - 14612, n=165, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (7967 - 10991, n=8) | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W |
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Average of class Gaming (6703 - 18475, n=165, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (7738 - 13575, n=8) | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W |
CrossMark / Overall | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
Average of class Gaming (1247 - 2344, n=147, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (1104 - 1974, n=7) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG |
CrossMark / Productivity | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Average of class Gaming (1299 - 2204, n=147, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (1058 - 1914, n=7) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG |
CrossMark / Creativity | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Average of class Gaming (1275 - 2660, n=147, last 2 years) | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (1178 - 2254, n=7) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG |
CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
Average of class Gaming (1030 - 2330, n=147, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (1037 - 1952, n=7) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 |
PCMark 10 Score | 8010 points | |
Help |
AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Average of class Gaming (21842 - 94222, n=184, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (37448 - 74486, n=25) | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 |
AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Average of class Gaming (23681 - 99713, n=184, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (41599 - 75433, n=25) | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 |
AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Average of class Gaming (22986 - 108954, n=184, last 2 years) | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (36152 - 88505, n=25) | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 |
AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
Average of class Gaming (59.5 - 259, n=184, last 2 years) | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
Average Intel Core i9-13900H (75.8 - 102.3, n=25) | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 |
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DPC latency
The standardized latency monitor test (web surfing, 4k video playback, Prime95 high-load) revealed some anomalies. The system doesn't seem to be suitable for real-time video and audio editing. Future software updates could lead to improvements or even degradations.
DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
MSI Stealth 16 Studio A13VG | |
Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8 | |
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W | |
SCHENKER XMG Pro 16 Studio (Mid 23) | |
HP Omen Transcend 16 |
* ... smaller is better
Storage devices
The Pro 16 can accommodate a total of two PCIe 4 SSDs with the format M.2-2280. RAID-0/1 is supported. The Samsung SSD (1 TB, PCIe 4, M.2-2280) in our test device delivered excellent transfer rates. Positive: Thermal throttling did not occur.
* ... smaller is better