Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra vs Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 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 Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 380 grams less (around 0.84 lbs)
- Performs significantly better (up to 43%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 18-25% higher FPS
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 120 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Around 33% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~31%) battery – 99.9 against 76 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs) | 2.24 kg (4.94 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.4 x 250.4 x 16.5 mm 13.99 x 9.86 x 0.65 inches |
357.7 x 262.5 x 17.6-19.8 mm 14.08 x 10.33 x 0.69-0.78 inches |
| Area | 890 cm2 (137.9 inches2) | 939 cm2 (145.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.4% | ~79.1% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 6.5 mm |
| Colors | Gray | White, Black, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 125° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.7 dB | 51 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.9% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 88.5% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:00 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 | Left, Bottom |
| Charge power | 140 W | 230 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 351 grams | 948 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 5.5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 20 (8P + 12E) |
| Threads | 22 | 28 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 33 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 80 W | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1665 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2055 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 10.5 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 96 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 10.5 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2354 | 1222 |
| Solar Bay | 32014 | 21438 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 32 GB |
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 ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x5W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~85 dB | ~82.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x 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 | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 15.1 x 10.8 cm | 12.0 x 7.5 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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