Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025) vs HP EliteBook 8 G1i 14”

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025) and HP EliteBook 8 G1i 14” 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
37.4
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 240 grams less (around 0.53 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 72-98% higher FPS
  • Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Features a much bigger (~42%) battery – 88 against 62 watt-hours
  • Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 300 nits
  • 50% sharper screen – 243 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the HP EliteBook 8 G1i 14”
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.22 kg (2.69 lbs) 1.46 kg (3.22 lbs)
Dimensions 315.09 x 209.56 x 15.5-15.95 mm
12.41 x 8.25 x 0.61-0.63 inches
315.6 x 222 x 11.7-15.5 mm
12.43 x 8.74 x 0.46-0.61 inches
Area 660 cm2 (102.4 inches2) 701 cm2 (108.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~86.1% ~81.1%
Side bezels 6.8 mm 7.1 mm
Colors Green Silver
Material - Aluminum
Transformer Yes No
Opening angle 360° 174°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (48-120 Hz) No
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 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space - 62.5%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
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
Cable length - 1 meters

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 1.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.1 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 12 (2P + 10E)
Threads 16 14
L3 Cache 24 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics 140T Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
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 14 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2250 MHz 2000 MHz
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 2 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X DDR5
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps 5.6 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 16
GPU performance 4.6 TFLOPS 2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 716 -
Solar Bay 13095 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 8533 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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.0 2.0
Power 4x2W 2x1W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No Optional
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 2592 x 1944
Ports
USB-A No 2x 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 Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight - Optional
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Surface - Glass
Windows Precision - Yes
Further details
Notes on Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025):
    - Has a POLED screen.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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