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Lenovo IdeaPad 3i 15” (Intel) vs HP 250 G9

40 out of 100
Lenovo IdeaPad 3i 15” (Intel)
VS
30 out of 100
HP 250 G9
Lenovo IdeaPad 3i 15” (Intel)
HP 250 G9
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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo IdeaPad 3i 15” (Intel) and HP 250 G9 important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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53.2
(Average)
Value Index
15.0
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad 3i 15” (Intel)
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 110 grams less (around 0.24 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Backlit keyboard
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
  • 41% sharper screen – 141 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the HP 250 G9
  • Can run popular games at about 23-32% higher FPS

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
IdeaPad 3i 15” (Intel)
vs
250 G9

Case

Weight 1.63 kg (3.59 lbs) 1.74 kg (3.84 lbs)
Dimensions 359.2 x 236.5 x 19.9 mm
14.14 x 9.31 x 0.78 inches		 358 x 242 x 19.9 mm
14.09 x 9.53 x 0.78 inches
Area 850 cm2 (131.6 inches2) 866 cm2 (134.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79% ~77.5%
Side bezels 6.9 mm 6.3 mm
Colors Gray, Blue, Yellow Black, Gray
Material Plastic Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 125°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) - 45.2 dB

Display

Size 15.6 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD TN LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 141 ppi 100 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1366 x 768 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 800:1 -
Max. brightness
IdeaPad 3i 15” (Intel) +20%
300 nits
250 G9
250 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.55 V
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes No
Charging port position Left Right
Charge power 65 W 45 / 65 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 350 grams 280 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 1.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 3.5 GHz -
Cores 2 2
Threads 4 2
L3 Cache 4 MB 4 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48 EUs Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
Nvidia Optimus - Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 14 nm 12 nm
FLOPS 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS
Memory size 2 GB 2 GB
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR6
Memory bus 64 bit 64 bit
Memory speed ~7 Gbps ~10 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 56
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 32
GPU performance 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 71 134
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x4 GB 1x4 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR4 DDR4
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
Max. ram size 16 GB 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x128 GB 1x128 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x1.5W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness - ~81.6 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.3
Fingerprint No Optional
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No Yes
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes No
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 10.4 x 6.9 cm -
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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Total votes: 20

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