Razer Blade 18 (2024) vs Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 (2024)
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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 18 (2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 14% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 9 (2024)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 560 grams less (around 1.23 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 40-54% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 60%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 99.9 against 91.7 watt-hours
- Provides 140% higher max. screen brightness: 1200 vs 500 nits
- 40% sharper screen – 236 versus 168 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (153.9 vs 170.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs) | 2.54 kg (5.6 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 399.9 x 275.4 x 21.9 mm 15.74 x 10.84 x 0.86 inches |
357.7 x 277.7 x 18.99-22.7 mm 14.08 x 10.93 x 0.75-0.89 inches |
| Area | 1101 cm2 (170.6 inches2) | 993 cm2 (153.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.3% | ~74.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.1 mm | 6.5 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 3 | 3 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 55.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 18 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 168 ppi | 236 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 3200 x 2000 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Blade 18 (2024)
18″ (16:10 ratio) = 145.6 in2
Legion 9i Gen 9 (2024)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~26% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 86.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:20 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 140 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Bottom |
| Charge power | 330 W | 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 1037 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.8 GHz | 5.8 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 | 2070 MHz | 1860 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2175 MHz | 2280 MHz |
| FLOPS | 21.8 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) | 4608 | 7424 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 144 | 232 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 80 |
| GPU performance | 21.8 TFLOPS | 37.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3931 | 6189 |
| Solar Bay | 61896 | 92383 |
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 | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~78.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | 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) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | - | 12.0 x 5.8 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Blade 18 (2024):
- It supports Thunderbolt 5, but exclusively with RTX 4080 and RTX 4090.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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