Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" (Gen 9) 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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" (Gen 9)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 90 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 17-23% higher FPS
- Performs better (up to 31%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Features a bigger (~15%) battery – 84 against 73 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 350 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 690 grams less (around 1.52 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (114.2 vs 142.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.18 kg (4.81 lbs) | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 362.72 x 253.69 x 17.9-18.3 mm 14.28 x 9.99 x 0.7-0.72 inches |
325.5 x 226.49 x 15.6 mm 12.81 x 8.92 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 920 cm2 (142.7 inches2) | 737 cm2 (114.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~82.7% |
| Side bezels | 9.1 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Green | Gray, Green |
| 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 | 49.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14.5 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 236 ppi | 208 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 | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Yoga Pro 9i 16" (Gen 9)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
~21% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1500:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 86.5% | 86.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 98.4% |
| Response time | 21 ms | 24 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 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 / 170 W | 100 / 140 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 556 grams | 395 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 18 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 100 W | 60 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1905 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2280 MHz | 1755 MHz |
| FLOPS | 11.7 TFLOPS | 9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 11.7 TFLOPS | 9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2386 | 1902 |
| Solar Bay | 34776 | 27457 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 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 | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 6x2W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~84.5 dB | ~84 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 4 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | 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 3.2 | 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 | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.5 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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