Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" (Gen 9) vs Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" (Gen 9)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 98-134% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Better webcam recording quality
- 63% sharper screen – 236 versus 145 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
- Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 9% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 14% more compact case (122.9 vs 142.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.18 kg (4.81 lbs) | 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 362.72 x 253.69 x 17.9-18.3 mm 14.28 x 9.99 x 0.7-0.72 inches |
344.72 x 230.14 x 18 mm 13.57 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches |
| Area | 920 cm2 (142.7 inches2) | 793 cm2 (122.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~88.9% |
| Side bezels | 9.1 mm | 4.4 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Carbon fiber Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 150° | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 53.9 dB | 44.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 236 ppi | 145 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3200 x 2000 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Yoga Pro 9i 16" (Gen 9)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
XPS 15 9530 (2023)
15.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 109.4 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1650:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 86.5% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 21 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:30 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, Right |
| Charge power | 100 / 170 W | 130 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 556 grams | 463 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 | 100 W | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1905 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2280 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 11.7 TFLOPS | 4.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 11.7 TFLOPS | 4.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2460 | 349 |
| Solar Bay | 34776 | 11534 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
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 ALC3281 |
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 6x2W | 2x2W, 2x3W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~84.5 dB | ~83.4 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| 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 | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.3 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.5 cm | 15.0 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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