Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition 14" (Gen 10) vs Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9)
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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 Aura Edition 14" (Gen 10)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 90 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 53% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~15%) battery – 84 against 73 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 43% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 350 nits
- 17% sharper screen – 244 versus 208 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9)
- Can run popular games at about 53-72% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 89%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 325.3 x 228.1 x 16.9 mm 12.81 x 8.98 x 0.67 inches |
325.5 x 226.49 x 15.6 mm 12.81 x 8.92 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 742 cm2 (115 inches2) | 737 cm2 (114.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.2% | ~82.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.5 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray, Green |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 48.7 dB | 49.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 14.5 inches | 14.5 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 244 ppi | 208 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3000 x 1876 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1500:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.4% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 95.5% | 86.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 98.4% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 24 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 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 W | 100 / 140 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 375 grams | 395 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 16 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 140T | Arc Graphics (7-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 | 60 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2250 MHz | 1755 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS | 9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 4.6 TFLOPS | 9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 750 | 1902 |
| Solar Bay | 12819 | 27457 |
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 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | 2x2W, 2x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~80.6 dB | ~84 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 4 |
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 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| 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 | 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.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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