Zenbook Pro 16X (2023) review: Maximum power from the Asus flagship at last


Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




4414 (4394.81min – 4413.86max) MB/s +14%

Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




4093 (4067.17min – 4092.59max) MB/s +6%

Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




3650 (3626.52min – 3649.67max) MB/s -6%

Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




4022 (3986.26min – 4021.71max) MB/s +4%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (2376 – 5676, n=26) Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




3917 (3883.93min – 3916.78max) MB/s +1%

Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB





3865 (3796.89min – 3865.05max) MB/s

MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




3482 (3374.87min – 3481.9max) MB/s -10%

Average of class Gaming
  (1291 – 6045, n=199, last 2 years) Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ




2353 (2142.12min – 2352.79max) MB/s -39%

Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





1761 (1552.52min – 1761.4max) MB/s -54%

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





4306 (4280.74min – 4306.08max) MB/s +34%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (2461 – 7628, n=26) Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





4166 (4098.46min – 4166.41max) MB/s +29%

Average of class Gaming
  (535 – 9108, n=199, last 2 years) MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




3546 (3447.32min – 3545.9max) MB/s +10%

Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




3416 (3372.4min – 3415.84max) MB/s +6%

Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00





3366 (3313.08min – 3366.35max) MB/s +5%

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB





3365 (3321.68min – 3365.3max) MB/s +5%

Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




3297 (3192.19min – 3296.93max) MB/s +2%

Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




3217 (3106.64min – 3216.61max) MB/s

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ





2252 (2149.48min – 2252.34max) MB/s -30%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (3471 – 12556, n=26) Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




7059 (6342.52min – 7058.66max) MB/s

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




6988 (5851.89min – 6987.92max) MB/s -1%

Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





6911 (1344.52min – 6911.16max) MB/s -2%

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





6659 (5729.63min – 6659.09max) MB/s -6%

MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




6541 (5499.99min – 6540.68max) MB/s -7%

Average of class Gaming
  (1620 – 16089, n=199, last 2 years) Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00





5017 (4534.25min – 5017.23max) MB/s -29%

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ





3974 (3600.81min – 3974.33max) MB/s -44%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (3537 – 10261, n=26) Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB





5259 (5231.95min – 5259.27max) MB/s

Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




5171 (5109.92min – 5170.88max) MB/s -2%

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




5151 (5119.78min – 5150.82max) MB/s -2%

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





5007 (4969.96min – 5007.21max) MB/s -5%

MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB





4934 (4868.24min – 4934.38max) MB/s -6%

Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





4875 (4823.87min – 4875.46max) MB/s -7%

Average of class Gaming
  (86.2 – 14571, n=199, last 2 years) Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00





3429 (3365.09min – 3429.47max) MB/s -35%

Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




3387 (3363.41min – 3386.9max) MB/s -36%

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ




2934 (2895.62min – 2933.5max) MB/s -44%

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





94.1 (93.93min – 94.12max) MB/s +33%

Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





91.1 (90.01min – 91.14max) MB/s +28%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (56.2 – 91.2, n=26) MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




77.2 (76.37min – 77.18max) MB/s +9%

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




74.1 (72.59min – 74.06max) MB/s +4%

Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




73.5 (72.63min – 73.49max) MB/s +4%

Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




71 (69.81min – 71max) MB/s

Average of class Gaming
  (30.6 – 97.4, n=199, last 2 years) Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




62.5 (61.85min – 62.46max) MB/s -12%

Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




61.5 (60.59min – 61.49max) MB/s -13%

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ




54.4 (50.25min – 54.39max) MB/s -23%

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





252 (249.53min – 252.23max) MB/s +86%

Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00





239 (230.87min – 239.2max) MB/s +76%

Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




236 (223.33min – 235.64max) MB/s +74%

Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




237 (231.68min – 236.68max) MB/s +75%

MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB





236 (234.84min – 236.4max) MB/s +74%

Average of class Gaming
  (66.6 – 421, n=199, last 2 years) Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (134 – 295, n=26) Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ





174.5 (172.12min – 174.51max) MB/s +29%

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




155.5 (148.87min – 155.46max) MB/s +15%

Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




144 (137.81min – 144max) MB/s +6%

Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB





135.7 (129.43min – 135.72max) MB/s

Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





4080 (4076.32min – 4080.19max) MB/s +381%

MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




4040 (4004.73min – 4039.52max) MB/s +376%

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





4040 (4013.9min – 4040.16max) MB/s +376%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (663 – 4075, n=26) Average of class Gaming
  (313 – 5870, n=199, last 2 years) Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




1533 (1526.72min – 1532.76max) MB/s +81%

Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




1527 (1525.66min – 1526.54max) MB/s +80%

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ





906 (859.8min – 906.06max) MB/s +7%

Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB





849 (829.59min – 849.18max) MB/s

Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





803 (763.32min – 803.25max) MB/s -5%

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




713 (705.93min – 712.59max) MB/s -16%

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR





3555 (3527.21min – 3555.07max) MB/s +645%

MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




3539 (3520.81min – 3538.51max) MB/s +642%

Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




3530 (3471.69min – 3529.94max) MB/s +640%

Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00





2783 (2698.54min – 2783.41max) MB/s +483%

Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00




2689 (2088.87min – 2688.7max) MB/s +464%

Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (422 – 3539, n=26) Average of class Gaming
  (288 – 4869, n=199, last 2 years) Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ




554 (543.86min – 553.56max) MB/s +16%

Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




477 (472.13min – 476.65max) MB/s

Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB




468 (459.96min – 467.77max) MB/s -2%

Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR




456 (436.66min – 455.51max) MB/s -4%

Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (4850 – 9031, n=25) Average of class Gaming
  (1923 – 10783, n=186, last 2 years) Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (1535 – 3399, n=25) Average of class Gaming
  (528 – 4721, n=186, last 2 years) Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (1081 – 3999, n=25) Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Average of class Gaming
  (515 – 5339, n=186, last 2 years) Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (2591 – 9971, n=25) Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Average of class Gaming
  (1473 – 12763, n=186, last 2 years) Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (1900 – 8590, n=25) Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Average of class Gaming
  (495 – 11316, n=186, last 2 years) Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (49.8 – 86.4, n=25) MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Average of class Gaming
  (28.8 – 112.1, n=186, last 2 years) Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Average of class Gaming
  (59 – 364, n=186, last 2 years) MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (112.6 – 254, n=25) Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (918 – 2811, n=25) Average of class Gaming
  (312 – 3395, n=186, last 2 years) Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (567 – 3414, n=25) Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Average of class Gaming
  (277 – 4533, n=186, last 2 years) Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00 Average of class Gaming
  (0.02 – 0.163, n=184, last 2 years) MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (0.018 – 0.078, n=25) Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Lenovo Legion Slim 7i 16 Gen 8
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Average of class Gaming
  (0.011 – 1.028, n=186, last 2 years) Asus Vivobook Pro 16X K6604JV-MX016W
Solidigm P41 Plus SSDPFKNU010TZ Average Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB
  (0.017 – 0.076, n=25) Lenovo Legion Pro 7 RTX4090
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus ZenBook Pro 16X OLED UX7602ZM-ME115W
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU604VY-NM042X
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13VH-014
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB Asus ROG Strix G16 G614JZ
WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-1T00

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