Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" (Gen 9) vs Legion 7i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)
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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 9i 16" (Gen 9)
- Can run popular games at about 26-36% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 47%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- 25% sharper screen – 236 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
- Around 82% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 99.9 against 84 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.18 kg (4.81 lbs) | 2.24 kg (4.94 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 362.72 x 253.69 x 17.9-18.3 mm 14.28 x 9.99 x 0.7-0.72 inches |
357.7 x 262.5 x 17.6-19.8 mm 14.08 x 10.33 x 0.69-0.78 inches |
| Area | 920 cm2 (142.7 inches2) | 939 cm2 (145.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~79.1% |
| Side bezels | 9.1 mm | 6.5 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Green | White, Black, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 150° | 180° |
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 | 51 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 240 Hz |
| PPI | 236 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3200 x 2000 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 86.5% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 21 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:20 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, Bottom |
| Charge power | 100 / 170 W | 230 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 556 grams | 948 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 5.5 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 20 (8P + 12E) |
| Threads | 18 | 28 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 33 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| 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 | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1905 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2280 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 11.7 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 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 | 11.7 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2460 | 1222 |
| Solar Bay | 34776 | 21438 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 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 ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 6x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~84.5 dB | ~82.1 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| 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 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x 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 | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.5 cm | 12.0 x 7.5 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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