Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition 15" (Gen 11) vs ThinkPad P1 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
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition 15" (Gen 11)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
- Performs better (up to 25%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- 39% sharper screen – 197 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 9
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~7%) battery – 90 against 84 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.59 kg (3.51 lbs) | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 347 x 242 x 16.7 mm 13.66 x 9.53 x 0.66 inches |
354.4 x 241.2 x 15.8-20.6 mm 13.95 x 9.5 x 0.62-0.81 inches |
| Area | 840 cm2 (130.2 inches2) | 855 cm2 (132.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.8% | ~86.8% |
| Side bezels | 8.8 mm | 4.9 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 170° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 54.4 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.3 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| PPI | 197 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | Adaptive Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad P1 Gen 9
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition 15" (Gen 11)
15.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 105.2 in2
~9% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 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, 100 W | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 140 W | 140 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 482 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (4P + 12E) | 16 (4P + 12E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 2 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 85 W | 75 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 12.2 TFLOPS | 10.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 12.2 TFLOPS | 10.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2516 | 2308 |
| Solar Bay | 38133 | 34509 |
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 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3347 | Cirrus Logic CS42L43 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~86.1 dB | - |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| 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 | 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 | 15.0 x 9.5 cm | 13.5 x 8.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition 15" (Gen 11):
- The first NVMe SSD slot supports PCIe Gen 5, the second Gen 4.
Notes on ThinkPad P1 Gen 9:
- The first NVMe SSD slot supports PCIe Gen 5, the second Gen 4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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