Lenovo Yoga Slim 6i Gen 8 (14") vs IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 9)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga Slim 6i Gen 8 (14") and IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 9) important characteristics
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)

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49.4
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Value Index
42.7
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 6i Gen 8 (14")
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 580 grams less (around 1.28 lbs)
  • Around 69% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a bigger (~28%) battery – 60 against 47 watt-hours
  • Can run popular games at about 7-9% higher FPS
  • Much smaller footprint: 23% more compact case (106.9 vs 138.6 square inches)
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 9)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.31 kg (2.89 lbs) 1.89 kg (4.17 lbs)
Dimensions 312 x 221 x 14.9 mm
12.28 x 8.7 x 0.59 inches
356 x 251 x 16.9 mm
14.02 x 9.88 x 0.67 inches
Area 690 cm2 (106.8 inches2) 894 cm2 (138.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.4% ~83.1%
Side bezels 5.3 mm 5.7 mm
Colors Gray Gray, Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 170°
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) - 40.9 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 162 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology No FreeSync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 9)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Yoga Slim 6i Gen 8 (14")
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

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 65 W 65 / 100 W
Weight of AC adapter 186 grams 345 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.9 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz 5 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 10 (2P + 8E)
Threads 16 12
L3 Cache 12 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1450 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 5.2 Gbps 7.47 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 20
GPU performance 1.9 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 5200 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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~77.5 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.3
Fingerprint Optional Optional
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel 1.3 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm 12.0 x 7.5 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on IdeaPad Slim 5 (16″ Gen 9):
    - The memory in the AMD model operates at a frequency of 6400 MHz.
    - The plastic model differs in size and weight: 251 x 356 x 17.9 mm, 1.79 kg.
    - Optional ambient light sensor (ALS) controls auto-brightness feature.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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