Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9) vs Slim Pro 7i Gen 8 (14.5”)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9) and Slim Pro 7i Gen 8 (14.5”) 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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50.0
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Value Index
66.1
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9)
  • Can run popular games at about 19-26% higher FPS
  • Performs better (up to 33%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
Advantages of the Lenovo Slim Pro 7i Gen 8 (14.5”)
  • Around 12% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs)
Dimensions 325.5 x 226.49 x 15.6 mm
12.81 x 8.92 x 0.61 inches
326 x 227 x 15.6 mm
12.83 x 8.94 x 0.61 inches
Area 737 cm2 (114.3 inches2) 740 cm2 (114.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.7% ~82.4%
Side bezels 6.6 mm 6.8 mm
Colors Gray, Green Gray, Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 49.1 dB 46.2 dB

Display

Size 14.5 inches 14.5 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
PPI 208 ppi 208 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1500:1 1500:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 86.9% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 98.4% -
Response time 24 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:30 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 Left
Charge power 100 / 140 W 100 / 140 W
Weight of AC adapter 395 grams 378 / 442 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 18 16
L3 Cache 18 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
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 60 W 73 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 1455 MHz 1403 MHz
GPU boost clock 1755 MHz 1635 MHz
FLOPS 9 TFLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 96 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 40
GPU performance 9 TFLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1919 1034
Solar Bay 27457 19464
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 5200 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 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 Realtek ALC3306
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x2W 4x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~84 dB ~79.3 dB
Microphones 4 4

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.2
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.0
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 Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.5 x 8.0 cm 13.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9):
    - Configurations with integrated graphics come with two M2 SSD slots.
Notes on Slim Pro 7i Gen 8 (14.5”):
    - Also known as the "Yoga Pro 7i (8th Gen)" in the UK, Europe, and certain other regions.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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