Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 13″ (Gen 9, 2024) vs Legion 9i Gen 9 (2024)
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Performance
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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
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 13″ (Gen 9, 2024)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1200 grams less (around 2.65 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 13% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- Better webcam recording quality
- Much smaller footprint: 39% more compact case (94.5 vs 153.9 square inches)
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 (2024)
- Can run popular games at about 979-1335% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
- Around 3.6x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~25%) battery – 99.9 against 80 watt-hours
- Provides 200% higher max. screen brightness: 1200 vs 400 nits
- Backlit keyboard
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.34 kg (2.95 lbs) | 2.54 kg (5.6 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 299.1 x 203.9 x 15.95 mm 11.78 x 8.03 x 0.63 inches |
357.7 x 277.7 x 18.99-22.7 mm 14.08 x 10.93 x 0.75-0.89 inches |
| Area | 610 cm2 (94.6 inches2) | 993 cm2 (153.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.1% | ~74.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 6.5 mm |
| Colors | Green | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 1 | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 27.3 dB | 55.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 255 ppi | 236 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 3200 x 2000 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Legion 9i Gen 9 (2024)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Yoga Book 9i 13″ (Gen 9, 2024)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~44% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 97% | 86.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:20 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Bottom |
| Charge power | 65 W | 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 180 grams | 1037 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 5.8 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| Threads | 14 | 32 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| 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 | 175 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | MUX |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1860 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1950 MHz | 2280 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2 TFLOPS | 37.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | ~18 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 7424 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 232 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 80 |
| GPU performance | 2 TFLOPS | 37.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 6074 |
| Solar Bay | - | 92383 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x16 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
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 | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| 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 | No |
| Loudness | ~84.1 dB | ~78.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 3x 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 | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | No | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 12.0 x 5.8 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | - | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Yoga Book 9i 13″ (Gen 9, 2024):
- Doesn't have a classic touchpad.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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