Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i Aura Edition 16″ (Gen 11) vs Dell Pro Max 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 11)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Easier to carry: weighs 290 grams less (around 0.64 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 35-48% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 47%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Display has support for touch input
- 49% sharper screen – 212 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Pro Max 16 Premium
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | 2.19 kg (4.83 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm 14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches |
353.8 x 240.28 x 20.24-22 mm 13.93 x 9.46 x 0.8-0.87 inches |
| Area | 894 cm2 (138.6 inches2) | 850 cm2 (131.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83% | ~87.3% |
| Side bezels | 8 mm | 4.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray | 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 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| 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 | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1500:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 99% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.7 V |
| 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 / 245 W | 100 / 165 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (4P + 12E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) | Arc Graphics 140T |
| Fabrication process | 2 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 | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| FLOPS | 13.6 TFLOPS | 8.3-12.3 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 | 8.3-12.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2625 | 2189 |
| Solar Bay | 42487 | 31228 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 8400 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 | Cirrus Logic CS42L43 | Cirrus Logic CS42L43 |
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 4x2W, 2x2W | 2x2W, 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 2560 x 1440 |
| 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 | 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.5 cm | 15.2 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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