Marathon runner. With the LG Gram 15, LG has created a 15-inch laptop that not only excels when it comes to the portability, but also in terms of the battery life. As our review will show, however, the thin form factor comes at the cost of weaker performance.
Since we have already reviewed the 2022 version of the LG Gram 17 and the LG Gram 14the refreshed 15-inch edition is the only device still missing from the lineup.
Our configuration of the 15Z90Q houses a Core i5-1240P from Intel’s Alder Lake generation, 16 GB of (soldered) DDR5-RAM, and a 1-TB M.2 SSD. The display uses a matte IPS panel with a 16:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and reaches a color space coverage of 100 % relative to the sRGB reference and a brightness of 350 nits. We will verify the accuracy of these specifications shortly. The system costs approximately around 1,200 USD as configured, which is somewhat steep with regards to the installed hardware.
Processor
Intel Core i5-1240P 12 x 1.2 – 4.4 GHz, 43 W PL2 / Short Burst, 13 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-P
Memory
16 GB
LPDDR5-5200 (soldered)
Display
15.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, LG LP156WFC-SPZ2 (LGD0706), IPS, Full HD, glossy: no, 60 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH
Soundcard
Intel Alder Point-M/P PCH – HD Audio
Connections
2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 1 combined (headset/mic), Card Reader: microSD, 1 SmartCard, 1 SIM slot
Networking
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (a/b/g/h/n=Wi-Fi 4/ac=Wi-Fi 5/ax=Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.1
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 17.4 x 356 x 223 (=0.69 x 14.02 x 8.78 in)
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Additional features
Speakers: 2.0, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 65W power supply, USB-LAN cable, LG Smart Assistant, 24 Months Warranty
Weight
1.112 kg (= 39.22 oz / 2.45 pounds), Power Supply: 233 g (= 8.22 oz / 0.51 pounds)
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.
The chassis, which consists of a magnesium alloy according to LG, is very reminiscent of last year’s model, although a few differences become apparent upon closer inspection (such as the webcam’s form & the keyboard font).
Like with the previous Gram 15, we have mixed feelings about the chassis. While the system is extremely lightweight at just 1.1 kg and highly portable thanks to its modest dimensions (only 17.4 mm thick), the device’s rigidity leaves something to be desired due to its very thin surfaces (with haptics that are more similar to plastic than metal), particularly when applying pressure.
In a few areas, the case yields noticeably. The wobbly display lid is highly susceptible to twisting from the corners. Here, LG may have gone too far down the thin and light rabbit hole. Similarly, there is room for improvement when it comes to the hinges. The display tends to teeter when the laptop is subjected to tremors. Aesthetically, the chassis looks very sleek and attractive. The build quality also warrants no criticism.
Interfaces
The port selection is identical to last year’s model. Aside from the Ethernet port (an appropriate USB-LAN cable is included in the box), most of the important ports are available. While there are two traditional USB type-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports located on the right, two modern USB4 type-C ports that support Thunderbolt 4 in addition to DisplayPort and Power Delivery occupy the left edge. The included 65-watt charger also uses the type-C form factor. An HDMI output, audio jack, microSD card reader, and a Kensington lock port complete the list of ports.
Since all ports are located in the rear half of the sides, there is sufficient room for mouse movements available for users who choose to connect an external pointing device.
Combined with our reference card, the performance of the aforementioned microSD card reader is only average. That being said, it is comparable to the solutions of its competitors, if applicable, with sequential read speeds of 90 MB/s and around 70 MB/s when transferring pictures.
Since the Wi-Fi values are not directly comparable with the other devices in our comparison due to our modernized test setup, their values are missing. In conjunction with our new reference router Asus ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000, the integrated Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 reaches excellent speeds of 1514 Mb/s and 1640 Mb/s while sending and receiving data, respectively.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 | 1514 (739min – 1618max) MBit/s ∼100% |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (800 – 1861, n=28) | 1290 MBit/s ∼85% -15% |
| Average of class Office (283 – 1738, n=19, last 2 years) | 1193 MBit/s ∼79% -21% |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 | 1640 (1605min – 1663max) MBit/s ∼100% |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (839 – 1748, n=28) | 1419 MBit/s ∼87% -13% |
| Average of class Office (598 – 1740, n=21, last 2 years) | 1332 MBit/s ∼81% -19% |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 | 1453 (705min – 1638max) MBit/s ∼100% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 | 1426 (1307min – 1478max) MBit/s ∼98% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 | 1422 (1330min – 1712max) MBit/s ∼98% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 | 1400 (1264min – 1496max) MBit/s ∼96% |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (1003 – 1501, n=4) | 1320 MBit/s ∼91% |
| Average of class Office (87 – 1651, n=71, last 2 years) | 993 MBit/s ∼68% |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 | 1587 (1421min – 1707max) MBit/s ∼100% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 | 1554 (1438min – 1630max) MBit/s ∼98% |
| Average Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (1178 – 1623, n=4) | 1409 MBit/s ∼89% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 | 1385 (910min – 1612max) MBit/s ∼87% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 | 1328 (778min – 1391max) MBit/s ∼84% |
| Average of class Office (100 – 1716, n=71, last 2 years) | 1024 MBit/s ∼65% |
LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1490 (739-1618)
LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1640 (1605-1663)
Users should not expect too much from the integrated webcam. As per usual, the color accuracy is an obvious weakness of the solution (the image looks relatively pale). Thanks to the 1080p resolution, the sharpness is decent.
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7.4 ∆E
Since the screws on the bottom of the laptop are hidden beneath (glued-on) rubber feet or covers and our model comes from a shop, we decided against opening the case.
LG offers an international 24-month warranty.
We are pleased with the manufacturer’s approach to the input devices. For laptop standards, the keyboard offers a fairly accurate and crispy feedback with distinct key clatter. Thanks to the keyboard backlight with two brightness settings, using the laptop in the dark is a good experience. The layout will likely be contentious. The ISO-region versions still use a one-row enter key. Similarly, the three-column numpad and the relatively cramped arrow keys will potentially leave some users disappointed.
The LG’s touchpad is comfortable to use. Despite the low rigidity of the chassis, the buttons near the bottom edge of the pad offer a surprisingly distinct actuation point and allow for precise inputs. The relatively smooth surface offers good gliding properties. Similarly, gestures are well supported. With a size of ~11 x 7 cm, the touchpad is sufficiently large.
Unlike its predecessors, the current-generation Gram features a matte display, which is not just easier on the eyes, but also significantly better for outdoor visibility.
| 417 cd/m² | 397 cd/m² | 406 cd/m² | ||
| 409 cd/m² | 420 cd/m² | 404 cd/m² | ||
| 388 cd/m² | 371 cd/m² | 381 cd/m² | ||
Distribution of brightness
LG LP156WFC-SPZ2 (LGD0706)
X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 420 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 399.2 cd/m² Minimum: 29 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 420 cd/m²
Contrast: 1313:1 (Black: 0.32 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.51 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.2, calibrated: 0.89
ΔE Greyscale 3.3 | 0.57-98 Ø5.5
65.1% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
95% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
63.5% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.052
| LG Gram 15Z90Q LG LP156WFC-SPZ2 (LGD0706), IPS, 1920×1080, 15.60 | LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G LG Display LP156WFC-SPY1, IPS 99% sRGB, 1920×1080, 15.60 | Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL LG Philips LP156WFC-SPD7, IPS, 1920×1080, 15.60 | Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A LG Philips LGD065A, IPS, 1920×1080, 15.60 | Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 BOE TV156FHM-NH2, IPS, 1920×1080, 15.60 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -2% | -36% | -39% | 3% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 63.5 | 62 -2% | 40.36 -36% | 38.32 -40% | 65.4 3% |
| sRGB Coverage | 95 | 92 -3% | 60.4 -36% | 57.5 -39% | 96.3 1% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 65.1 | 64 -2% | 41.72 -36% | 39.6 -39% | 67.5 4% |
| Response Times | 17% | -19% | -10% | -1% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 48.4 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(21.6, 26.8) | 36 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(18, 18) 26% | 40 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(21.2, 18.8) 17% | 37 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(19, 18) 24% | 36 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(18, 18) 26% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 19.6 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(8, 11.6) | 30.4 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(17.2, 13.2) -55% | 28 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(16, 12) -43% | 24.8 {el.classList.toggle(‘hideEl’);});return false;”>?(14, 10.8) -27% | |
| PWM Frequency | |||||
| Screen | -25% | -93% | -55% | -17% | |
| Brightness middle | 420 | 343 -18% | 288 -31% | 285 -32% | 332 -21% |
| Brightness | 399 | 311 -22% | 276 -31% | 255 -36% | 318 -20% |
| Brightness Distribution | 88 | 86 -2% | 87 -1% | 84 -5% | 87 -1% |
| Black Level * | 0.32 | 0.46 -44% | 0.26 19% | 0.325 -2% | 0.27 16% |
| Contrast | 1313 | 746 -43% | 1108 -16% | 877 -33% | 1230 -6% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.51 | 3.5 -39% | 5.9 -135% | 4.23 -69% | 3.3 -31% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 6.64 | 6.25 6% | 18.4 -177% | 7.94 -20% | 7.8 -17% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.89 | 1.17 -31% | 4.9 -451% | 3.75 -321% | 1 -12% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 3.3 | 4.35 -32% | 3.8 -15% | 2.51 24% | 5.2 -58% |
| Gamma | 2.052 107% | 2.55 86% | 2.34 94% | 2.57 86% | 2.07 106% |
| CCT | 6921 94% | 6016 108% | 6856 95% | 6626 98% | 7370 88% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 38.1 | 36 | |||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 60 | 57 | |||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -3% /-14% | -49% /-70% | -35% /-45% | -5% /-10% |
* … smaller is better
Many aspects of the display compare favorably to the older Gram 15. One example of this is the luminance, which has been increased from around 300 nits to approximately 400 nits. Combined with the lower black value (0.32 vs. 0.46 nits), the contrast nearly doubles. A 1300:1 contrast ratio and an sRGB coverage of 95 % should make most users happy.
Similarly, the color accuracy is impressive, although we were able to further improve upon the delatE values by calibrating the display ourselves (our calibrated ICC profile is available for download next to the illumination graphic).
The gaming capabilities of the 60-Hz display are limited due to its mediocre response times. Meanwhile, the display shines with typical IPS viewing angles. The choice between the 16:9 aspect ratio of our test model and the 16:10 panels of the 14-inch, 16-inch, and 17-inch models is a matter of personal preference.
Display Response Times
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Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 19.6 ms … rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 8 ms rise | |
| ↘ 11.6 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 0.4 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 32 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (22.7 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 48.4 ms … rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 21.6 ms rise | |
| ↘ 26.8 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 80 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (35.9 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
ℹ
To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession – a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
| 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 19508 (minimum: 5 – maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
As configured, the LG Gram 15 is a mid-range office laptop. While the CPU performance is sufficient for many use cases, the iGPU quickly reaches its limits in 3D applications.
LG’s Smart Assistant is now well organized and offers multiple cooling modes from silent to high. We ran all benchmarks using the normal setting, which is the factory default, unless stated otherwise.
LG uses a Core i5-1240P processor. The Alder Lake model is based on the 10-nm process and offers four performance cores with Hyper-threading and eight efficiency cores without HT for a total of 16 threads.
The LG Gram 15 limits the performance of the CPU. Although the results from a cold system look quite good, the performance decreases massively over time and – to make matters worse – then fluctuates so heavily that it occasionally descends to the level of the Core i5-1135G7as our Cinebench loop shows. In our review of last year’s Gram 15, the Core i7-1165G7 also did not live up to its full potential.
Update: We ran a second Cinebench loop with the cooling profile High. In this scenario, the performance dropoff is much less drastic and the fluctuations less severe.
LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P: Ø974 (718.44-1478.52)
LG Gram 15Z90Q (Cooler-Mode High) Intel Core i5-1240P: Ø1208 (1056.89-1432.25)
| CPU Performance Rating – Percent | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 82.6 pt ∼83% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P | 76.1 pt ∼76% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL -2! Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 66.3 pt ∼66% |
| Average of class Office | 62.2 pt ∼62% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 58.1 pt ∼58% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A -2! Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 57.1 pt ∼57% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 51.5 pt ∼52% |
| Cinebench R23 | |
| Multi Core | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 8337 Points ∼100% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (1780 – 11427, n=13) | 7365 Points ∼88% -12% |
| Average of class Office (830 – 11975, n=117, last 2 years) | 5577 Points ∼67% -33% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 3717 Points ∼45% -55% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 3037 (2980.96min – 3037.14max) Points ∼36% -64% |
| Single Core | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 1501 Points ∼100% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (640 – 1685, n=13) | 1361 Points ∼91% -9% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 1350 Points ∼90% -10% |
| Average of class Office (321 – 1781, n=115, last 2 years) | 1263 Points ∼84% -16% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 1196 Points ∼80% -20% |
| Cinebench R20 | |
| CPU (Multi Core) | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 3175 Points ∼100% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (763 – 4365, n=13) | 2843 Points ∼90% -10% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 2226 Points ∼70% -30% |
| Average of class Office (323 – 4637, n=129, last 2 years) | 2152 Points ∼68% -32% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 1597 Points ∼50% -50% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 1448 Points ∼46% -54% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 1189 Points ∼37% -63% |
| CPU (Single Core) | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 572 Points ∼100% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (251 – 646, n=13) | 530 Points ∼93% -7% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 526 Points ∼92% -8% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 521 Points ∼91% -9% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 514 Points ∼90% -10% |
| Average of class Office (114 – 693, n=129, last 2 years) | 491 Points ∼86% -14% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 467 Points ∼82% -18% |
| Cinebench R15 | |
| CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 1479 (718.44min – 1478.52max) Points ∼100% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (407 – 1859, n=15) | 1385 Points ∼94% -6% |
| Average of class Office (160.8 – 1992, n=128, last 2 years) | 980 Points ∼66% -34% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 922 (859.14min – 922.21max) Points ∼62% -38% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 922 Points ∼62% -38% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 769 Points ∼52% -48% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 668 (630.73min – 668.34max) Points ∼45% -55% |
| CPU Single 64Bit | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 209 Points ∼100% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 203 Points ∼97% -3% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 201 Points ∼96% -4% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 198 Points ∼95% -5% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (91.8 – 243, n=14) | 195.9 Points ∼94% -6% |
| Average of class Office (80.1 – 258, n=122, last 2 years) | 193.8 Points ∼93% -7% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 181 Points ∼87% -13% |
| Blender – v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 878 Seconds * ∼100% -84% |
| Average of class Office (265 – 3895, n=131, last 2 years) | 763 Seconds * ∼87% -60% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 735 Seconds * ∼84% -54% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 711 Seconds * ∼81% -49% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (289 – 1926, n=13) | 548 Seconds * ∼62% -15% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 541 Seconds * ∼62% -13% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 477 Seconds * ∼54% |
| 7-Zip 18.03 | |
| 7z b 4 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (7254 – 47002, n=13) | 31448 MIPS ∼100% +12% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 28108 MIPS ∼89% |
| Average of class Office (4226 – 51466, n=130, last 2 years) | 24884 MIPS ∼79% -11% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 24873 MIPS ∼79% -12% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 19022 MIPS ∼60% -32% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 17591 MIPS ∼56% -37% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 15347 MIPS ∼49% -45% |
| 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 4847 MIPS ∼100% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 4846 MIPS ∼100% 0% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 4818 MIPS ∼99% -1% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 4720 MIPS ∼97% -3% |
| Average of class Office (2059 – 5874, n=131, last 2 years) | 4609 MIPS ∼95% -5% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (2197 – 5149, n=13) | 4375 MIPS ∼90% -10% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 3924 MIPS ∼81% -19% |
| Geekbench 5.4 | |
| Multi-Core | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 8747 Points ∼100% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (1763 – 10112, n=13) | 7306 Points ∼84% -16% |
| Average of class Office (1150 – 11325, n=124, last 2 years) | 4840 Points ∼55% -45% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 4810 Points ∼55% -45% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 4742 Points ∼54% -46% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 4700 Points ∼54% -46% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 4629 Points ∼53% -47% |
| Single-Core | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 1598 Points ∼100% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (672 – 1658, n=13) | 1510 Points ∼94% -6% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 1462 Points ∼91% -9% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 1428 Points ∼89% -11% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 1401 Points ∼88% -12% |
| Sharp asp re 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 1397 Points ∼87% -13% |
| Average of class Office (531 – 1778, n=124, last 2 years) | 1305 Points ∼82% -18% |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 – 4k Preset | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (1.99 – 12.7, n=13) | 8.59 fps ∼100% +11% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 7.77 fps ∼90% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 7.21 fps ∼84% -7% |
| Average of class Office (0.63 – 14.2, n=130, last 2 years) | 6.65 fps ∼77% -14% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 5.66 fps ∼66% -27% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 5.13 fps ∼60% -34% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 3.64 fps ∼42% -53% |
| LibreOffice – 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (46.4 – 120.5, n=13) | 60.5 s * ∼100% -13% |
| Average of class Office (21.5 – 210, n=130, last 2 years) | 59.6 s * ∼99% -11% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 54.4 s * ∼90% -1% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 53.6 s * ∼89% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 53.5 s * ∼88% -0% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 49.7 s * ∼82% +7% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 49.1 s * ∼81% +8% |
| R Benchmark 2.5 – Overall mean | |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 0.696 sec * ∼100% -25% |
| Average of class Office (0.4616 – 2.07, n=131, last 2 years) | 0.666 sec * ∼96% -19% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 0.629 sec * ∼90% -13% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 0.622 sec * ∼89% -11% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 0.619 sec * ∼89% -11% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (0.501 – 1.236, n=13) | 0.619 sec * ∼89% -11% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P | 0.559 sec * ∼80% |
* … smaller is better
Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
1479 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
73.6 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
97.8 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
209 Points
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| Performance Rating | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 89.2 pt ∼89% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 84.3 pt ∼84% |
| Average of class Office | 82.7 pt ∼83% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P | 81.3 pt ∼81% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 67.4 pt ∼67% |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Office (109 – 12021, n=118, last 2 years) | 6428 KRay/s ∼100% +6% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 6299 KRay/s ∼98% +4% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 6045 KRay/s ∼94% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (2405 – 9570, n=13) | 5687 KRay/s ∼88% -6% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 5284 KRay/s ∼82% -13% |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 35070 Points ∼100% |
| Average of class Office (3414 – 76396, n=118, last 2 years) | 33054 Points ∼94% -6% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 28636 Points ∼82% -18% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (7407 – 48144, n=13) | 27718 Points ∼79% -21% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 22616 Points ∼64% -36% |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 2172 MB/s ∼100% +25% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1735 MB/s ∼80% |
| Average of class Office (125 – 2884, n=117, last 2 years) | 1587 MB/s ∼73% -9% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (415 – 2323, n=13) | 1534 MB/s ∼71% -12% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1501 MB/s ∼69% -13% |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 69120 Points ∼100% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (29405 – 75668, n=13) | 65597 Points ∼95% -5% |
| Average of class Office (3308 – 95616, n=118, last 2 years) | 53770 Points ∼78% -22% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 46799 Points ∼68% -32% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 44161 Points ∼64% -36% |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average of class Office (546 – 13355, n=118, last 2 years) | 5502 Points ∼100% +20% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (2135 – 6520, n=13) | 4818 Points ∼88% +5% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 4578 Points ∼83% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 4445 Points ∼81% -3% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 3686 Points ∼67% -19% |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average of class Office (1864 – 40693, n=118, last 2 years) | 18194 Points ∼100% +9% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 17101 Points ∼94% +3% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 16636 Points ∼91% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (5113 – 23992, n=13) | 14664 Points ∼81% -12% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 13539 Points ∼74% -19% |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 67951 MB/s ∼100% +86% |
| Average of class Office (189 – 91726, n=118, last 2 years) | 44505 MB/s ∼65% +22% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 36465 MB/s ∼54% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (8849 – 48102, n=13) | 33452 MB/s ∼49% -8% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 29506 MB/s ∼43% -19% |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (101.6 – 811, n=13) | 515 MB/s ∼100% +1% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 510 MB/s ∼99% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 363 MB/s ∼70% -29% |
| Average of class Office (67.6 – 820, n=126, last 2 years) | 362 MB/s ∼70% -29% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 229 MB/s ∼44% -55% |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Office (59 – 6396, n=118, last 2 years) | 3456 KRay/s ∼100% +10% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 3283 KRay/s ∼95% +5% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 3137 KRay/s ∼91% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (1154 – 5111, n=13) | 3095 KRay/s ∼90% -1% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 2784 KRay/s ∼81% -11% |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 42613 MPixel/s ∼100% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 36037 MPixel/s ∼85% -15% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (11873 – 43661, n=13) | 31254 MPixel/s ∼73% -27% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 23519 MPixel/s ∼55% -45% |
| Average of class Office (2193 – 44296, n=118, last 2 years) | 19806 MPixel/s ∼46% -54% |
The CPU performance fluctuations barely affect the system performance benchmarks. With 4992 points in PCMark 10, our test device places first in our comparison. The fast DDR5-RAM of the LG Gram is likely a major contributing factor. Subjectively, the Gram 15 is slightly less responsive than similarly equipped laptops.
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (4881 – 5206, n=8) | 5012 Points ∼100% 0% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 4992 Points ∼100% |
| Average of class Office (2133 – 6152, n=105, last 2 years) | 4807 Points ∼96% -4% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 4792 Points ∼96% -4% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 4766 Points ∼95% -5% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 4690 Points ∼94% -6% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 4527 Points ∼90% -9% |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 9929 Points ∼100% +3% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 9666 Points ∼97% 0% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 9660 Points ∼97% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 9638 Points ∼97% 0% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (8890 – 9993, n=8) | 9609 Points ∼97% -1% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 9282 Points ∼93% -4% |
| Average of class Office (4922 – 11119, n=105, last 2 years) | 9212 Points ∼93% -5% |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Average of class Office (3053 – 9512, n=105, last 2 years) | 6911 Points ∼100% +13% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 6595 Points ∼95% +8% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 6422 Points ∼93% +5% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (6118 – 6576, n=8) | 6392 Points ∼92% +4% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 6234 Points ∼90% +2% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 6140 Points ∼89% 0% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 6118 Points ∼89% |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 5713 Points ∼100% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (5169 – 6112, n=8) | 5571 Points ∼98% -2% |
| Average of class Office (1270 – 7252, n=105, last 2 years) | 4810 Points ∼84% -16% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 4749 Points ∼83% -17% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 4719 Points ∼83% -17% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 4561 Points ∼80% -20% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 4353 Points ∼76% -24% |
| PCMark 10 Score | 4992 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 70537 MB/s ∼100% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 57848 MB/s ∼82% -18% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (23312 – 70537, n=13) | 54134 MB/s ∼77% -23% |
| Average of class Office (11929 – 70537, n=118, last 2 years) | 34658 MB/s ∼49% -51% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 34501 MB/s ∼49% -51% |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 69396 MB/s ∼100% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 57545 MB/s ∼83% -17% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (18989 – 70553, n=13) | 57381 MB/s ∼83% -17% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 43385 MB/s ∼63% -37% |
| Average of class Office (12298 – 70553, n=118, last 2 years) | 37744 MB/s ∼54% -46% |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 62496 MB/s ∼100% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 59982 MB/s ∼96% -4% |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (23454 – 62496, n=13) | 53317 MB/s ∼85% -15% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 40918 MB/s ∼65% -35% |
| Average of class Office (11554 – 66791, n=118, last 2 years) | 37417 MB/s ∼60% -40% |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1240P (92.4 – 188.3, n=8) | 120.4 ns * ∼100% -8% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Core i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 111.7 ns * ∼93% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Core i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 110 ns * ∼91% +2% |
| Average of class Office (70.7 – 336, n=127, last 2 years) | 86.3 ns * ∼72% +23% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 80 ns * ∼66% +28% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 0 ns * ∼0% +100% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Core i5-1135G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 0 ns * ∼0% +100% |
* … smaller is better
Even though the latencies compare favorably against other devices from our comparison, LatencyMon still warns of potential issues during real-time audio and video editing.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon – interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 1662 μs * ∼100% -88% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 1517 μs * ∼91% -72% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 1092 μs * ∼66% -24% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 882.8 μs * ∼53% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 649 μs * ∼39% +26% |
* … smaller is better
The storage solutions suffers the same fate as the CPU. While the initial performance matches our expectations with good speeds, the performance decreases substantially after a short time and begins to fluctuate heavily in a way not dissimilar to the processor. We have already observed similar behavior on many laptops with the latest PCIe4 SSDs (LG uses the 1-TB Samsung PM9A1).
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1:7056 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1:5179 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1:505.5 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1:425.2 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq:3908 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq:3091 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K:78.83 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K:164.3 MB/s
| Drive Performance Rating – Percent | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 95.2 pt ∼95% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 78.3 pt ∼78% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 69.4 pt ∼69% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 67.8 pt ∼68% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 52.7 pt ∼53% |
| Average of class Office | 48 pt ∼48% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 41.4 pt ∼41% |
| DiskSpd | |
| seq read | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (1761 – 4634, n=40) | 3805 MB/s ∼100% +2% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 3720 (3680.27min – 3720.35max) MB/s ∼98% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 2543 (2501.69min – 2543.01max) MB/s ∼67% -32% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 2366 (2295.96min – 2365.59max) MB/s ∼62% -36% |
| Average of class Office (215 – 4346, n=106, last 2 years) | 1994 MB/s ∼52% -46% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 1711 (1702.94min – 1711.13max) MB/s ∼45% -54% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 1323 (1308.73min – 1322.96max) MB/s ∼35% -64% |
| seq write | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2226 – 4440, n=40) | 3593 MB/s ∼100% +21% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 2979 (2885.89min – 2978.58max) MB/s ∼83% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 2854 (1876.32min – 2854.01max) MB/s ∼79% -4% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 2612 (2518.68min – 2611.79max) MB/s ∼73% -12% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 1843 (1050.25min – 1843.1max) MB/s ∼51% -38% |
| Average of class Office (56.3 – 4947, n=106, last 2 years) | 1828 MB/s ∼51% -39% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 1133 (1119.67min – 1132.71max) MB/s ∼32% -62% |
| seq q8 t1 read | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (3421 – 7005, n=40) | 6383 MB/s ∼100% 0% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 6375 (5507.33min – 6374.71max) MB/s ∼100% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 3563 (3257.3min – 3563.48max) MB/s ∼56% -44% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 3434 (3081.26min – 3433.72max) MB/s ∼54% -46% |
| Average of class Office (200 – 6952, n=105, last 2 years) | 3120 MB/s ∼49% -51% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 2238 (2000.46min – 2237.94max) MB/s ∼35% -65% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 2007 (1817.32min – 2006.95max) MB/s ∼31% -69% |
| seq q8 t1 write | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 4924 (4897.9min – 4924.33max) MB/s ∼100% |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2226 – 5259, n=40) | 4772 MB/s ∼97% -3% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 3090 (2893.02min – 3090.36max) MB/s ∼63% -37% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 2718 (2592.86min – 2718.14max) MB/s ∼55% -45% |
| Average of class Office (57 – 5160, n=106, last 2 years) | 2189 MB/s ∼44% -56% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | [1945 (1935.46min – 1944.59max) MB/s ∼40% -60% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 1313 (1305.17min – 1312.5max) MB/s ∼27% -73% |
| 4k q1 t1 read | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (48.7 – 97.4, n=40) | 77.9 MB/s ∼100% +13% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 70.5 (69.35min – 70.51max) MB/s ∼91% +2% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 69.2 (68.64min – 69.23max) MB/s ∼89% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 66 (36.59min – 66max) MB/s ∼85% -5% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 51.5 (50.84min – 51.52max) MB/s ∼66% -26% |
| Average of class Office (9.03 – 94.3, n=106, last 2 years) | 50.6 MB/s ∼65% -27% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 41.6 (41.26min – 41.59max) MB/s ∼53% -40% |
| 4k q1 t1 write | |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 223 (222.25min – 223.21max) MB/s ∼100% +60% |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (49.9 – 275, n=40) | 195.4 MB/s ∼88% +40% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 190 (180.09min – 189.84max) MB/s ∼85% +36% |
| Average of class Office (14.3 – 310, n=105, last 2 years) | 153.5 MB/s ∼69% +10% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 139.5 (127.23min – 139.46max) MB/s ∼63% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 136 (127.32min – 135.79max) MB/s ∼61% -3% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 84.3 (82.55min – 84.25max) MB/s ∼38% -40% |
| 4k q32 t16 read | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (376 – 4185, n=40) | 2650 MB/s ∼100% +306% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 1970 (1523.11min – 1970.02max) MB/s ∼74% +202% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 1910 (1860.97min – 1909.53max) MB/s ∼72% +193% |
| Average of class Office (27.4 – 3995, n=106, last 2 years) | 1116 MB/s ∼42% +71% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 928 (925.65min – 927.58max) MB/s ∼35% +42% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 690 (681.72min – 689.7max) MB/s ∼26% +6% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 652 (558.01min – 652.39max) MB/s ∼25% |
| 4k q32 t16 write | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (291 – 3559, n=40) | 1997 MB/s ∼100% +586% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 1646 (694.72min – 1646.39max) MB/s ∼82% +466% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 1051 (90.57min – 1051.43max) MB/s ∼53% +261% |
| Average of class Office (18.8 – 2323, n=106, last 2 years) | 836 MB/s ∼42% +187% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 622 (587.02min – 622.24max) MB/s ∼31% +114% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 439 (421.24min – 438.59max) MB/s ∼22% +51% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 291 (271.22min – 290.91max) MB/s ∼15% |
| AS SSD | |
| Score Total | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2577 – 9147, n=41) | 6975 Points ∼100% +30% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 5379 Points ∼77% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 4997 Points ∼72% -7% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 4899 Points ∼70% -9% |
| Average of class Office (125 – 8547, n=107, last 2 years) | 3332 Points ∼48% -38% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 3053 Points ∼44% -43% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 2787 Points ∼40% -48% |
| Score Read | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (983 – 3469, n=41) | 2526 Points ∼100% +63% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 1972 Points ∼78% +28% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 1812 Points ∼72% +17% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 1546 Points ∼61% |
| Average of class Office (49 – 3114, n=107, last 2 years) | 1264 Points ∼50% -18% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 1168 Points ∼46% -24% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 1117 Points ∼44% -28% |
| Score Write | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (921 – 4043, n=41) | 3228 Points ∼100% +3% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 3137 Points ∼97% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 2186 Points ∼68% -30% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 2001 Points ∼62% -36% |
| Average of class Office (39 – 3889, n=107, last 2 years) | 1462 Points ∼45% -53% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 1283 Points ∼40% -59% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 1144 Points ∼35% -64% |
| Seq Read | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (2834 – 5588, n=41) | 4831 MB/s ∼100% +1% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 4805.77 MB/s ∼99% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 2960 MB/s ∼61% -38% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 2641 MB/s ∼55% -45% |
| Average of class Office (266 – 5739, n=107, last 2 years) | 2462 MB/s ∼51% -49% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 2023 MB/s ∼42% -58% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 1965 MB/s ∼41% -59% |
| Seq Write | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (1617 – 4370, n=41) | 3252 MB/s ∼100% +30% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 2795 MB/s ∼86% +12% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 2495.8 MB/s ∼77% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 2371 MB/s ∼73% -5% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 1781 MB/s ∼55% -29% |
| Average of class Office (52.2 – 4909, n=107, last 2 years) | 1501 MB/s ∼46% -40% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 836 MB/s ∼26% -67% |
| 4K Read | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 76.63 MB/s ∼100% |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (45.9 – 88.1, n=41) | 73.5 MB/s ∼96% -4% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 61.9 MB/s ∼81% -19% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 61.6 MB/s ∼80% -20% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 50.3 MB/s ∼66% -34% |
| Average of class Office (8.89 – 88.1, n=107, last 2 years) | 49.4 MB/s ∼64% -36% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 46.48 MB/s ∼61% -39% |
| 4K Write | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 199.57 MB/s ∼100% |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (135.8 – 241, n=41) | 190.2 MB/s ∼95% -5% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 189.1 MB/s ∼95% -5% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 143.6 MB/s ∼72% -28% |
| Average of class Office (13.9 – 272, n=107, last 2 years) | 143.6 MB/s ∼72% -28% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 136.2 MB/s ∼68% -32% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 128.7 MB/s ∼64% -36% |
| 4K-64 Read | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (421 – 2854, n=41) | 1969 MB/s ∼100% +99% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 1645 MB/s ∼84% +66% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 1470 MB/s ∼75% +49% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 988.75 MB/s ∼50% |
| Average of class Office (13.1 – 2465, n=107, last 2 years) | 963 MB/s ∼49% -3% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 904 MB/s ∼46% -9% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 870 MB/s ∼44% -12% |
| 4K-64 Write | |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (367 – 3451, n=41) | 2713 MB/s ∼100% +1% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 2688.21 MB/s ∼99% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 1806 MB/s ∼67% -33% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 1585 MB/s ∼58% -41% |
| Average of class Office (17.7 – 3158, n=107, last 2 years) | 1169 MB/s ∼43% -57% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 976 MB/s ∼36% -64% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 871 MB/s ∼32% -68% |
| Access Time Read | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 0.126 ms * ∼100% -350% |
| Average of class Office (0.028 – 0.389, n=105, last 2 years) | 0.09049 ms * ∼72% -223% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 0.088 ms * ∼70% -214% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 0.042 ms * ∼33% -50% |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (0.022 – 0.08, n=41) | 0.03722 ms * ∼30% -33% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 0.028 ms * ∼22% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | ms * ∼0% +100% |
| Access Time Write | |
| Average of class Office (0.018 – 0.717, n=107, last 2 years) | 0.09065 ms * ∼100% -332% |
| Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR (0.018 – 0.089, n=41) | 0.03439 ms * ∼38% -64% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Micron 2210 MTFDHBA1T0QFD | 0.031 ms * ∼34% -48% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G SK Hynix HFM001TD3JX013N | 0.029 ms * ∼32% -38% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G | 0.026 ms * ∼29% -24% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | 0.021 ms * ∼23% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Samsung PM991 MZALQ512HALU | 0.02 ms * ∼22% +5% |
* … smaller is better
The Gram 15 is not suitable for demanding 3D applications. The integrated Iris Xe Graphics G7 of the Core i5-1240P only has 80 EUs and is overall unable to compete with modern dGPU solutions from Nvidia and AMD. Even the older Gram 15 is faster in 3D benchmarks, since its Iris Xe Graphics G7 at least comes with 96 EUs.
| 3DMark Performance Rating – Percent | |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G -1! Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 100 pt ∼100% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 87 pt ∼87% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 82.7 pt ∼83% |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 79.7 pt ∼80% |
| Average of class Office | 77.5 pt ∼78% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 77.2 pt ∼77% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 75 pt ∼75% |
| 3DMark 11 – 1280×720 Performance GPU | |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 6303 Points ∼100% +24% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 5517 Points ∼88% +9% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 5259 Points ∼83% +4% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 5192 Points ∼82% +2% |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (2246 – 6120, n=77) | 5097 Points ∼81% +1% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 5069 Points ∼80% |
| Average of class Office (599 – 11538, n=121, last 2 years) | 4924 Points ∼78% -3% |
| 3DMark | |
| 1280×720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics | |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 25256 Points ∼100% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 22903 Points ∼91% -9% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 21604 Points ∼86% -14% |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (6361 – 30894, n=69) | 21267 Points ∼84% -16% |
| Average of class Office (5005 – 46247, n=107, last 2 years) | 20941 Points ∼83% -17% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 20451 Points ∼81% -19% |
| 1920×1080 Fire Strike Graphics | |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 5169 Points ∼100% +15% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 4487 Points ∼87% |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1560 – 4847, n=79) | 3666 Points ∼71% -18% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 3566 Points ∼69% -21% |
| Average of class Office (796 – 8114, n=119, last 2 years) | 3472 Points ∼67% -23% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 3263 Points ∼63% -27% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 3146 Points ∼61% -30% |
| 2560×1440 Time Spy Graphics | |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | 1386 Points ∼100% +24% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 1159 Points ∼84% +4% |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (743 – 1511, n=77) | 1146 Points ∼83% +3% |
| Average of class Office (286 – 2886, n=115, last 2 years) | 1131 Points ∼82% +1% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 1118 Points ∼81% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 1079 Points ∼78% -3% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | 1034 Points ∼75% -8% |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 4914 points | |
| 3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score | 88656 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 18160 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 3563 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1238 points | |
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The Gram 15 is not a good choice for modern titles. This is exemplified by The Callisto Protocolwhich suffers from extreme stuttering even at the lowest 1080p settings. Older titles are often still playable, albeit rarely at (very) high settings.
| Performance Rating – Percent | |
| Average of class Office | 95.1 pt ∼95% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 91.2 pt ∼91% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A -1! Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 89.9 pt ∼90% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 87.2 pt ∼87% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P | 83 pt ∼83% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G -1! Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7 | 80.6 pt ∼81% |
| Dota 2 Reborn – 1920×1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Average of class Office (5.3 – 103, n=131, last 2 years) | 38.7 fps ∼100% +15% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7 | 35.6 (31min) fps ∼92% +6% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 34.9 (24.4min) fps ∼90% +4% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 33.9 (24.8min) fps ∼88% +1% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P | 33.7 (28.8min) fps ∼87% |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 30.9 (22.8min) fps ∼80% -8% |
| X-Plane 11.11 – 1920×1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| Acer Aspire 5 A515-56-511A Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 30.6 fps ∼100% +23% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 29.1 fps ∼95% +17% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 28.3 fps ∼92% +14% |
| Average of class Office (3.55 – 69.7, n=129, last 2 years) | 26.1 fps ∼85% +5% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P | 24.8 fps ∼81% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7 | 21.2 fps ∼69% -15% |
| The Witcher 3 | |
| 1366×768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing | |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 43 fps ∼100% +41% |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (21.8 – 56.4, n=74) | 40.8 fps ∼95% +34% |
| Average of class Office (9.18 – 81.3, n=97, last 2 years) | 40.2 fps ∼93% +32% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 40.03 fps ∼93% +32% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P | 30.4 (26min) fps ∼71% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7 | 29 fps ∼67% -5% |
| 1920×1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off) | |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 21 fps ∼100% +24% |
| Average of class Office (4.78 – 47.9, n=98, last 2 years) | 20.8 fps ∼99% +23% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 20.7 fps ∼99% +22% |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (9.3 – 32.3, n=71) | 20.7 fps ∼99% +22% |
| LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7 | 19 fps ∼90% +12% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P | 16.9 (12min) fps ∼80% |
| 1920×1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
| Average of class Office (2.44 – 25.3, n=92, last 2 years) | 12 fps ∼100% +24% |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 15 Gen2 ITL Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 10.9 fps ∼91% +12% |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (6.26 – 14.9, n=62) | 10.8 fps ∼90% +11% |
| LG Gram 15Z90Q Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P | 9.7 (4min) fps ∼81% |
| Honor MagicBook 15 i5 1135G7 Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1135G7 | 9.48 (8min8P1) fps ∼79% -2% |
The results of ourThe Witcher 3 (FHD/Ultra) endurance test paint a similar picture as our CPU and SSD loop tests: The clock rate and speeds oscillate drastically, which does not reflect well on the cooling solution and the energy management.
| low | with. | high | ultra | |
| GTA V (2015) | 90.9 | 83.5 | 19.5 | |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 54.2 | 30.4 | 16.9 | 9.7 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 106.9 | 71.3 | 36 | 33.7 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 27.1 | 15.9 | 0 () | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 41.9 | 27.8 | 24.8 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 35 | 19 | 16 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 69.3 | 23 | 22.5 | |
| Elder Ring (2022) | 24.7 | 14.7 | 11.8 | |
| A Plague Tale Requiem (2022) | 5.98 | 5.3 | 4.66 | |
| Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022) | 5.35 | 4.83 | 4.49 | |
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022) | 0 game wont start (crash) | 0 game wont start (crash) | 0 game wont start (crash) | |
| Spider-Man Miles Morales (2022) | 4.94 | 4.57 | 4.38 | |
| The Callisto Protocol (2022) | 10.9 | 8.6 | 5 | |
| Need for Speed Unbound (2022) | 8.82 | 8.32 | 6.36 |
Even though the new LG Gram 15 is often slower than its predecessor in 3D applications, the noise and heat emissions are higher. Instead of 32 dB(A), the 2022 edition produces up to 37 dB(A) under load, making it noticeable, but still not distracting. During idle, the 15-inch system remains fairly quiet at 26 to 28 dB(A) with the fans shutting off entirely depending on the system’s load.
For particularly sensitive users, the silent mode could have been an obvious choice. Like on the Gram 14, however, the performance unfortunately dips so severely that even just playing HD video causes stuttering and freezing. This makes this mode somewhat useless, which is a shame.
Noise Level
| Idle | 26 / 27 / 28 dB(A) | |
| Load | 37 / 37 dB(A) | |
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Power Supply (max.) 40 °C=104 F | Room Temperature 20 °C=68 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 36.7 °C / 98 F, compared to the average of 29.5 °C / 85 F for the devices in the class Office.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 46 °C / 115 F, compared to the average of 34.1 °C / 93 F, ranging from 21.2 to 62.5 °C for the class Office.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 45 °C / 113 F, compared to the average of 36.6 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23.7 °C / 75 F, compared to the device average of 29.5 °C / 85 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 36 °C / 97 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 29 °C / 84.2 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 27.8 °C / 82 F (-1.2 °C / -2.2 F).
Since the hardware already struggles with extreme fluctuations in normal applications, extreme throttling under full load should not come as a surprise. In our stress test with FurMark and Prime95, the clock speed of the CPU occasionally dips below 1 GHz, while the iGPU can drop to as low as 100 MHz.
For a device as thin and light as the LG Gram, the audio quality is impressive, although the bass reproduction of the 2.0 setup is of course less than ideal.
LG Gram 15Z90P-G.AA89G audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (85.3 dB)
Bass 100 – 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass – on average 19.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (13.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 – 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids – only 2.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 – 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs – on average 7.4% higher than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 – 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (16.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 42% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 52% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 50%
Co mpared to all devices tested
» 25% of all tested devices were better, 5% similar, 69% worse
» The best had a delta of 3%, average was 20%, worst was 65%
