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Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 8 (16″ Intel) vs IdeaPad Flex 5 (16" Gen 8)

48 out of 100
Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 8 (16″ Intel)
VS
46 out of 100
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 (16
Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 8 (16″ Intel)
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 (16" Gen 8)
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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 8 (16″ Intel) and IdeaPad Flex 5 (16" Gen 8) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
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Display
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Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
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Design, materials, durability and usability
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96.1
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Value Index
47.8
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 8 (16″ Intel)
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 120 grams less (around 0.26 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Features a much bigger (~35%) battery – 71 against 52.5 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
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Yoga 7i Gen 8 (16″ Intel)
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IdeaPad Flex 5 (16" Gen 8)

Case

Weight 1.98 kg (4.37 lbs) 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)
Dimensions 362.16 x 250.12 x 16.99 mm
14.26 x 9.85 x 0.67 inches		 357.8 x 253.9 x 18.7 mm
14.09 x 10 x 0.74 inches
Area 906 cm2 (140.5 inches2) 908 cm2 (140.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.9% ~81.7%
Side bezels 8.8 mm 6.6 mm
Colors Gray Gray, Blue
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Plastic
Bottom: Plastic
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
Noise level (max. load) 43.6 dB 41.8 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
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 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Display tests
Contrast 1552:1 1568:1
sRGB color space 62.8% 57.6%
Adobe RGB profile 43.5% 41.3%
DCI-P3 color gamut 42% 40%
Response time 26 ms 27 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 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 176 grams 316 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 10 (2P + 8E) 10 (2P + 8E)
Threads 12 12
L3 Cache 12 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
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
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory speed 5.2 Gbps 4.27 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 20
GPU performance 1.6 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

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Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 5200 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 1x512 GB
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 Realtek ALC3287
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~81.1 dB ~83.2 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
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 1x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
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 No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.5 x 8.0 cm 12.0 x 7.5 cm
Surface Plastic Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on IdeaPad Flex 5 (16" Gen 8):
    - Thunderbolt 4 is supported only on the Intel model.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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