Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" (Gen 9) vs Legion 7i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" (Gen 9) and Legion 7i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024) important characteristics
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)

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50.8
(Average)
Value Index
28.7
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
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 specs

Case

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 solution
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
Display tests
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
Ports
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
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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