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Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" (Gen 9) vs 9i 14" (Gen 8)

66 out of 100
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14
VS
60 out of 100
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" (Gen 9)
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" (Gen 8)
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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" (Gen 9) and 9i 14" (Gen 8) 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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75.4
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Value Index
52.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" (Gen 9)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 55-75% higher FPS
  • Around 70% 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 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
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Yoga 9i 14" (Gen 9)
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Yoga 9i 14" (Gen 8)

Case

Weight 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs) 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs)
Dimensions 315 x 218 x 15.3 mm
12.4 x 8.58 x 0.6 inches		 318 x 230 x 15.2 mm
12.52 x 9.06 x 0.6 inches
Area 687 cm2 (106.4 inches2) 731 cm2 (113.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.8% ~77.7%
Side bezels 6.8 mm 8.3 mm
Colors Gray, Blue Silver, 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 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 46.2 dB 45 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 243 ppi 243 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 97.3% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:00 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, Right Left
Charge power 65 W 65 / 100 W
Weight of AC adapter 268 grams 320 / 377 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 5 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 22 16
L3 Cache 24 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Fabrication process 7 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 28 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2250 MHz 1500 MHz
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 2.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory speed 7.47 Gbps 5.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 768
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 48
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 24
GPU performance 4.6 TFLOPS 2.3 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

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

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 5200 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 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) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W, 2x2W 2x3W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~85.5 dB ~84.5 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.2
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
Ports
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 No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No No
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
*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?
11 (68.8%)
5 (31.3%)
Total votes: 16

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