Lenovo Yoga 7 Gen 7 (14″ AMD) vs IdeaPad Flex 5 (14″ Gen 8)
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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 Yoga 7 Gen 7 (14″ AMD)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 130 grams less (around 0.29 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 90% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs significantly better (up to 68%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Features a much bigger (~35%) battery – 71 against 52.5 watt-hours
- 17% sharper screen – 189 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 (14″ Gen 8)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.42 kg (3.13 lbs) | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 316.66 x 220.25 x 17.35 mm 12.47 x 8.67 x 0.68 inches |
313.1 x 224.9 x 17.8 mm 12.33 x 8.85 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 697 cm2 (108.1 inches2) | 704 cm2 (109.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.5% | ~80.7% |
| Side bezels | 7.6 mm | 5.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Gray, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | Yes | Yes |
| Opening angle | 360° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42.8 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2240 x 1400 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 99% | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | 1:15 hr |
| 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 |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 338 grams | 348 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.9 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 660M | Radeon RX Vega 6 |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1900 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 1.5 TFLOPS | 1.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 86 | - |
| Solar Bay | 6305 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
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 | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~82.5 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | 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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