Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025) vs Book 9i 13″ (Gen 9, 2024)

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Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025) and Book 9i 13″ (Gen 9, 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
30.7
(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
  • Can run popular games at about 72-98% higher FPS
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 120 grams less (around 0.26 lbs)
  • Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 88 against 80 watt-hours
  • Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 13″ (Gen 9, 2024)
  • Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (94.5 vs 102.3 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.22 kg (2.69 lbs) 1.34 kg (2.95 lbs)
Dimensions 315.09 x 209.56 x 15.5-15.95 mm
12.41 x 8.25 x 0.61-0.63 inches
299.1 x 203.9 x 15.95 mm
11.78 x 8.03 x 0.63 inches
Area 660 cm2 (102.4 inches2) 610 cm2 (94.6 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~86.1% ~84.1%
Side bezels 6.8 mm 6.3 mm
Colors Green Green
Material - 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 1 1
Noise level (max. load) - 27.3 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 13.3 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (48-120 Hz) -
PPI 243 ppi 255 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 2880 x 1800 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Yoga Book 9i 13″ (Gen 9, 2024)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space - 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 97%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 1:40 hr
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, Right
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter - 180 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 1.7 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 7 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 1950 MHz
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 2 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps 7.47 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

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 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 ALC3306
Speakers 4.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x2W 2x2W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~84.1 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A No No
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No No
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight - No
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Further details
Notes on Yoga Book 9i 14" (Gen 10, 2025):
    - Has a POLED screen.
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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