Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 10) vs Dell Pro Max 16
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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 Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 10)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 62-84% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~31%) battery – 84 against 64 watt-hours
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Pro Max 16
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.93 kg (4.26 lbs) | 2.08 kg (4.59 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 362.72 x 253.69 x 17.9 mm 14.28 x 9.99 x 0.7 inches |
358 x 256 x 15.08-19.08 mm 14.09 x 10.08 x 0.59-0.75 inches |
| Area | 920 cm2 (142.7 inches2) | 916 cm2 (142 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~81% |
| Side bezels | 9.1 mm | 6.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Magnesium alloy |
| 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 | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 89.6% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 15.6 V |
| Full charging time | 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, Right |
| Charge power | 170 W | 100 / 130 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 542 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.1 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 14 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 18 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 | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 13.6 TFLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 1792 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 13.6 TFLOPS | 6.4-8.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2821 | 1702 |
| Solar Bay | 42029 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8400 MHz | 5600 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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | Realtek ALC3329 |
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~82.3 dB | - |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| 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 | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.5 cm | 12.5 x 8.8 cm |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Pro Max 16:
- DDR5 memory runs at either 5600 MHz or 6400 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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