Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 10) vs Dell 16 Premium
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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 Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 10)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 140 grams less (around 0.31 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 32-44% higher FPS
- Performs better (up to 36%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- 53% sharper screen – 212 versus 139 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell 16 Premium
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 99.5 against 84 watt-hours
- Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (133.3 vs 142.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.93 kg (4.26 lbs) | 2.07 kg (4.56 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 362.72 x 253.69 x 17.9 mm 14.28 x 9.99 x 0.7 inches |
358.18 x 240.05 x 18.7 mm 14.1 x 9.45 x 0.74 inches |
| Area | 920 cm2 (142.7 inches2) | 860 cm2 (133.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~89.6% |
| Side bezels | 9.1 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 52.7 dB | 48.9 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16.3 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 139 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | - |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | - |
Screen space comparison
16 Premium
16.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 119.4 in2
Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 10)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~3% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 2000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 89.6% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.7 V |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:00 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 | 170 W | 130 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 542 grams | 462 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics 140T | Arc Graphics 140T |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 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 | 45 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 13.6 TFLOPS | 8.6 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 | 13.6 TFLOPS | 8.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2884 | 2108 |
| Solar Bay | 41511 | 30781 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8400 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 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | CirrusLogic CS42L43 |
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 4x2W, 2x2W | 2x2W, 2x3W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~82.3 dB | ~84.2 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| 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 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.5 cm | 14.8 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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