Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 9 (14″ Intel) vs Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024)

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Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 9 (14″ Intel) and Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024) 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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77.2
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Value Index
41.2
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 9 (14″ Intel)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Easier to carry: weighs 190 grams less (around 0.42 lbs)
  • Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 183-249% higher FPS
  • Around 91% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) 1.68 kg (3.7 lbs)
Dimensions 317.72 x 222.13 x 16.64 mm
12.51 x 8.75 x 0.66 inches
320 x 215.98 x 6.7-18.03 mm
12.6 x 8.5 x 0.26-0.71 inches
Area 706 cm2 (109.5 inches2) 691 cm2 (107.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.5% ~88.2%
Side bezels 8.1 mm 3.8 mm
Colors Gray, Green Silver, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) 41.3 dB 43.3 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14.5 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - Yes (30-120 Hz)
PPI 162 ppi 156 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
XPS 14 9440 (2024)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
Yoga 7i Gen 9 (14″ Intel)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1500:1 2000:1
sRGB color space 62.1% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 43% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 41.6% -
Response time 28 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.7 V
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:45 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, Right
Charge power 65 W 60 / 100 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 327 grams 263 / 357 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.3 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 12 (2P + 10E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 14 22
L3 Cache 12 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 7 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 14 W 30-40 W
Nvidia Optimus - Yes
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 1140 MHz
GPU boost clock 1850 MHz 1605 MHz
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 8.2 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR6
Memory bus - 96 bit
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 32
GPU performance 1.9 TFLOPS 8.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 1829
Solar Bay - 26055
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 7467 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 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 CirrusLogic CS42L43
Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W 4x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~79.7 dB ~82.8 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 No
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 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm 14.9 x 7.4 cm
Surface Plastic Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on XPS 14 9440 (2024):
    - The RAM operates at 7467 MHz only in configurations with the RTX 4070 graphics card. Other configurations run at 6400 MHz.
    - Included are two adapters: one from USB-C to USB-A and another from USB-C to HDMI 2.0.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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