Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i (16", Gen 11) vs Dell 16 Plus
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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)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i (16", Gen 11)
- Easier to carry: weighs 290 grams less (around 0.64 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Dell 16 Plus
- Can run popular games at about 248-338% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 29% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~28%) battery – 64 against 50 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.58 kg (3.48 lbs) | 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 360 x 251 x 16.9-17.9 mm 14.17 x 9.88 x 0.67-0.7 inches |
356.78 x 250.6 x 16.99 mm 14.05 x 9.87 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 904 cm2 (140 inches2) | 894 cm2 (138.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.1% | ~83% |
| Side bezels | 7.7 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Blue |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 46.9 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000:1 |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 15.2 V |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 65 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 273 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.3 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 5 (1P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 5 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (1-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics 130V |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 600 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2300 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.6 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 8.53 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 128 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 8 | - |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 4 | - |
| GPU performance | 0.6 TFLOPS | 3.3 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 558 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3329 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~82.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 13.3 x 9.0 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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