Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025) vs ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition (14ʺ Intel)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 72-98% higher FPS
- Around 2x 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 (~54%) battery – 88 against 57 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- Better webcam recording quality
- 50% sharper screen – 243 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition (14ʺ Intel)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Easier to carry: weighs 240 grams less (around 0.53 lbs)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.22 kg (2.69 lbs) | 0.98 kg (2.16 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 315.09 x 209.56 x 15.5-15.95 mm 12.41 x 8.25 x 0.61-0.63 inches |
312.8 x 214.75 x 14.37-17.95 mm 12.31 x 8.45 x 0.57-0.71 inches |
| Area | 660 cm2 (102.4 inches2) | 672 cm2 (104 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~86.1% | ~84.6% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Green | Black |
| Material | - | Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 54.9 dB |
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 |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| 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 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 263 grams |
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 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | 8.53 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 | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 8533 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC713, Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 4x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~81 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 4 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 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 | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | - | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 12.0 x 7.0 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | - | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025):
- Has a POLED screen.
Notes on ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition (14ʺ Intel):
- One model has a standard trackpad weighing 986g, while the Haptic Touchpad version weighs 996g. The trackpad sizes are 12.0 × 5.62 mm and 12.0 × 70.5 mm, respectively.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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