Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9) vs 7i Gen 8 (14″ 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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9)
- Can run popular games at about 255-347% higher FPS
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Around 83% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 28% sharper screen – 208 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga 7i Gen 8 (14″ Intel)
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 350 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 325.5 x 226.49 x 15.6 mm 12.81 x 8.92 x 0.61 inches |
317.87 x 222.5 x 16.49 mm 12.51 x 8.76 x 0.65 inches |
| Area | 737 cm2 (114.3 inches2) | 707 cm2 (109.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.7% | ~80.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.6 mm | 8.2 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Gray, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 180° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 49.1 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14.5 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 208 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
Yoga 7i Gen 8 (14″ Intel)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 100000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 86.9% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.4% | 100% |
| Response time | 24 ms | 1 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 | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 395 grams | 187 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 18 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 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 | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1455 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1755 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 9 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 5.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 9 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1902 | - |
| Solar Bay | 27457 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| 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 | 1x256 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) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~84 dB | - |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| 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 | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 13.5 x 8.0 cm | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9):
- Configurations with integrated graphics come with two M2 SSD slots.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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