Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025) and Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024) 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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40.2
(Average)
Value Index
73.6
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 330 grams less (around 0.73 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~22%) battery – 88 against 72.4 watt-hours
  • Around 10% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
  • MacBook with the Apple M4 (10-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 600 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.22 kg (2.69 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs)
Dimensions 315.09 x 209.56 x 15.5-15.95 mm
12.41 x 8.25 x 0.61-0.63 inches
312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm
12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches
Area 660 cm2 (102.4 inches2) 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~86.1% ~84.6%
Side bezels 6.8 mm 3.4 mm
Colors Green Black, Silver
Material - Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2
Max. fan speed (RPM) - 7800 RPM
Noise level (max. load) - 44.5 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14.2 inches
Type OLED Mini LED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (48-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
PPI 243 ppi 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 3024 x 1964 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
14.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 90.6 in2
Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~2% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space - 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 89%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 75 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 Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Right
Charge power 65 W 70 / 96 W
Cable length - 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter - 233 / 365 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 4.46 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz -
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 16 10
L3 Cache 24 MB -
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 35 W 18 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 500 MHz
GPU boost clock 2250 MHz 1470 MHz
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps 7.5 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 1280
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 40
GPU performance 4.6 TFLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Blender GPU 716 985
Solar Bay 13095 16471
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 7500 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 2x256 GB
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 1 -
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~84.9 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 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
Ports
USB-A No No
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 5
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 Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight - Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size - 13.2 x 8.1 cm
Surface - Glass
Windows Precision - No
Further details
Notes on Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025):
    - Has a POLED screen.
Notes on MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024):
    - The standard M4 model has Thunderbolt 4, while the M4 Pro and Max feature Thunderbolt 5.
    - The weight varies slightly depending on the SoC: M4 - 3.4 pounds (1.55 kg), M4 Pro - 3.5 pounds (1.60 kg), and M4 Max - 3.6 pounds (1.62 kg).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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