Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 9 (16″ Intel) vs Asus Zenbook 14X OLED (Q420)

Please select specific configurations for the laptops to get a more accurate comparative review
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 9 (16″ Intel) and Asus Zenbook 14X OLED (Q420) 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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

Please input up-to-date prices for the selected laptop configurations to get an accurate value-for-money index.
Currency
VS
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
64.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 9 (16″ Intel)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14X OLED (Q420)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 430 grams less (around 0.95 lbs)
  • Around 55% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Provides 83% higher max. screen brightness: 550 vs 300 nits
  • 65% sharper screen – 234 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (112.5 vs 140.1 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.99 kg (4.39 lbs) 1.56 kg (3.44 lbs)
Dimensions 361.79 x 249.95 x 16.99 mm
14.24 x 9.84 x 0.67 inches
321.8 x 225.6 x 16.9 mm
12.67 x 8.88 x 0.67 inches
Area 904 cm2 (140.1 inches2) 726 cm2 (112.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.1% ~84%
Side bezels 8.6 mm 4.8 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 180°
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) 40.7 dB 47 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 14.5 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 142 ppi 234 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Yoga 7i Gen 9 (16″ Intel)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Zenbook 14X OLED (Q420)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
~21% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 800:1 319710:1
sRGB color space 61.4% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 42.3% 99.1%
DCI-P3 color gamut 40.9% 99.6%
Response time 27 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Right
Charge power 65 W 90 W
Weight of AC adapter 286 grams 390 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.3 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 12 (2P + 10E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 14 16
L3 Cache 12 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 7 nm 10 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 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1850 MHz 1450 MHz
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps 4.8 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 20
GPU performance 1.9 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 4800 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~79.9 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 2x 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 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.5 x 8.0 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.

Cast your vote

So, which laptop would you choose?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total votes: < 1

Comments

Write your opinion about the comparison of Asus Zenbook 14X OLED (Q420) and Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 9 (16″ Intel) or ask any questions
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!