Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (16") vs 7i Gen 10 (16″)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (16") and 7i Gen 10 (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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30.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
54.8
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (16")
  • Around 10% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 10 (16″)
  • Can run popular games at about 96-131% higher FPS

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.74 kg (3.84 lbs) 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs)
Dimensions 361 x 257 x 15.85 mm
14.21 x 10.12 x 0.62 inches
361 x 257 x 15.85 mm
14.21 x 10.12 x 0.62 inches
Area 928 cm2 (143.8 inches2) 928 cm2 (143.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80% ~80%
Side bezels 8.2 mm 8.2 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes Yes
Opening angle 360° 360°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD 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 Yes, Dolby Vision -
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 65 W Yes, 65 W
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Right
Charge power 65 W 65 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 6 8
L3 Cache 12 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-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 25 W 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 1.2 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 256 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16 -
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 -
GPU performance 1.2 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Blender GPU - 546
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 8533 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
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 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3347 Realtek ALC3306
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W, 2x2W 2x2W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 4 4

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 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 No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.5 x 8.0 cm 13.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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