Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 10) vs Pro 7i Aura Edition 14" (Gen 10)

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3000 x 1876
CPU
GPU
Intel Arc 140T
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 10) and Pro 7i Aura Edition 14" (Gen 10) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
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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44.1
(Average)
Value Index
38.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 10)
  • Performs significantly better (up to 3.2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Can run popular games at about 108-147% higher FPS
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition 14" (Gen 10)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (115 vs 142.6 square inches)
  • 15% sharper screen – 244 versus 212 pixels per inch (PPI)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.93 kg (4.26 lbs) 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs)
Dimensions 362.72 x 253.69 x 17.9 mm
14.28 x 9.99 x 0.7 inches
325.3 x 228.1 x 16.9 mm
12.81 x 8.98 x 0.67 inches
Area 920 cm2 (142.7 inches2) 742 cm2 (115 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.7% ~82.2%
Side bezels 9.1 mm 6.5 mm
Colors Gray, Blue Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 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) 52.7 dB 48.7 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 14.5 inches
Type OLED OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 212 ppi 244 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 3000 x 1876 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating Glossy Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 10)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Yoga Pro 7i Aura Edition 14" (Gen 10)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
~21% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 99.4%
Adobe RGB profile 89.6% 95.5%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 100%
Response time 1 ms 1 ms

Battery

Capacity
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
Charge power 170 W 100 W
Weight of AC adapter 542 grams 375 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

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 100 W 35 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock - 300 MHz
GPU boost clock - 2250 MHz
FLOPS 13.6 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR7 LPDDR5X
Memory bus 128 bit -
Memory speed ~24 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 13.6 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Blender GPU 2821 750
Solar Bay 42029 12819
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 8400 MHz 8533 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 4x2W, 2x2W 2x2W, 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~82.3 dB ~80.6 dB
Microphones 4 4

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution - 2560 x 1440
Ports
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 No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.0 x 9.5 cm 13.5 x 8.0 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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