Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") vs HP EliteBook 8 G2i 16”

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Display
Battery 92.2 Wh
CPU
GPU
Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") and HP EliteBook 8 G2i 16” 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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35.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
10.3
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")
  • Can run popular games at about 568-775% higher FPS
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a much bigger (~49%) battery – 92.2 against 62 watt-hours
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 8 G2i 16”
  • Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) 1.69 kg (3.73 lbs)
Dimensions 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm
14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches
359 x 250 x 11.5-15.5 mm
14.13 x 9.84 x 0.45-0.61 inches
Area 894 cm2 (138.6 inches2) 898 cm2 (139 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83% ~82.7%
Side bezels 8 mm 7.2 mm
Colors Gray Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 169°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 50.1 dB -

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
PPI 212 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% 62.5%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charge power 170 / 245 W 65 / 100 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 753 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 16 (4P + 12E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 16 6
L3 Cache 18 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Fabrication process 2 nm 2 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 100 W 25 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock - 300 MHz
GPU boost clock - 2300 MHz
FLOPS 13.6 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR7 DDR5
Memory bus 128 bit -
Memory speed ~24 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 8
GPU performance 13.6 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 2816 -
Solar Bay 41300 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x16 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Cirrus Logic CS42L43 -
Speakers 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) 2.0
Power 4x2W, 2x2W 2x1W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~83.1 dB -
Microphones 4 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 v6.0
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No Yes
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 15.0 x 9.5 cm -
Surface Glass Glass
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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