Lenovo Yoga 9n 16" (Gen 11) vs 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (16")

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga 9n 16" (Gen 11) and 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (16") 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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37.6
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Value Index
30.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 9n 16" (Gen 11)
  • Can run popular games at about 1082-1475% higher FPS
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a much bigger (~43%) battery – 99.9 against 70 watt-hours
  • Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 11 Aura Edition (16")
  • Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.94 kg (4.28 lbs) 1.74 kg (3.84 lbs)
Dimensions 360 x 243.1 x 17.5 mm
14.17 x 9.57 x 0.69 inches
361 x 257 x 15.85 mm
14.21 x 10.12 x 0.62 inches
Area 875 cm2 (135.6 inches2) 928 cm2 (143.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.8% ~80%
Side bezels 7.7 mm 8.2 mm
Colors Blue 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 1

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
PPI 212 ppi 142 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
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 1:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 140 W Yes, 65 W
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Right
Charge power 140 W 65 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 4.0 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency - 4.4 GHz
Cores 18 (9P + 9E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 18 6
L3 Cache - 12 MB
Integrated GPU Nvidia N1X (40SM) Intel Xe3 Graphics (2-Core)
Fabrication process 3 nm 2 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP - 25 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 1665 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2418 MHz 2300 MHz
FLOPS 24.8 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory bus 256 bit -
Memory speed 9.4 Gbps 7.47 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 5120 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 160 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 8
GPU performance 24.8 TFLOPS 1.2 TFLOPS
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels GB 1x8 GB
Clock 9400 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 ALC3347
Speakers 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x4W, 4x2W 2x2W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 3 4

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No Optional
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution - 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No 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 Yes
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
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.

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