Razer Blade 16 vs Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 8
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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 Razer Blade 16
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 15% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (134.2 vs 153.9 square inches)
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 8
- Can run popular games at about 74-101% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Around 7% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~5%) battery – 99.9 against 95.2 watt-hours
- Provides 140% higher max. screen brightness: 1200 vs 500 nits
- 25% sharper screen – 236 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) | 2.55 kg (5.62 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355 x 244 x 21.99 mm 13.98 x 9.61 x 0.87 inches |
357.7 x 277.7 x 18.99-22.7 mm 14.08 x 10.93 x 0.75-0.89 inches |
| Area | 866 cm2 (134.3 inches2) | 993 cm2 (153.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.7% | ~74.7% |
| Side bezels | 5.2 mm | 6.5 mm |
| Colors | White, Black | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 5400 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51.3 dB | 54.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 236 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 3200 x 2000 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1305:1 | 16873:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 89.7% | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.5% | 100% |
| Response time | 9 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:45 hr | 1:20 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, Right | Bottom |
| Charge power | 240 / 280 / 330 W | 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 804 / 959 grams | 974 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.5 GHz | 5.6 GHz |
| Cores | 24 (8P + 16E) | 24 (8P + 16E) |
| Threads | 32 | 32 |
| L3 Cache | 36 MB | 36 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| 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 | 140 W | 175 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 2295 MHz | 1860 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2370 MHz | 2280 MHz |
| FLOPS | 16 TFLOPS | 37.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~18 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3072 | 7424 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 232 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 80 |
| GPU performance | 16 TFLOPS | 37.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3547 | 6023 |
| Solar Bay | 45994 | 92964 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x16 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 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 | 1x1024 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~88.2 dB | ~82.8 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| 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 | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 17.0 x 9.7 cm | 12.0 x 5.8 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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