Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" (Gen 9) vs 7i Gen 9 (14″ Intel)
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Review
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 9i 14" (Gen 9)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 78-107% higher FPS
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 170 grams less (around 0.37 lbs)
- Around 90% 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 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~6%) battery – 75 against 71 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- 50% sharper screen – 243 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs) | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 315 x 218 x 15.3 mm 12.4 x 8.58 x 0.6 inches |
317.72 x 222.13 x 16.64 mm 12.51 x 8.75 x 0.66 inches |
| Area | 687 cm2 (106.4 inches2) | 706 cm2 (109.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.8% | ~80.5% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 8.1 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Gray, Green |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | Yes |
| Opening angle | 360° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 46.2 dB | 41.3 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 243 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1500:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 62.1% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 97.3% | 43% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 41.6% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 28 ms |
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 | Yes, 65 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 268 grams | 327 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.4 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 12 (2P + 10E) |
| Threads | 22 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Arc Graphics (4-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 | 28 W | 14 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2250 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | 7.47 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 4.6 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 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 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~85.5 dB | ~79.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 13.5 x 8.0 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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