Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9) and Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023) 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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Around 20% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 90 Hz
  • MacBook with the Apple M3 chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Provides 71% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 350 nits
  • 22% sharper screen – 254 versus 208 pixels per inch (PPI)

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Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs)
Dimensions 325.5 x 226.49 x 15.6 mm
12.81 x 8.92 x 0.61 inches
312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm
12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches
Area 737 cm2 (114.3 inches2) 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.7% ~84.6%
Side bezels 6.6 mm 3.4 mm
Colors Gray, Green Black, Silver, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Max. fan speed (RPM) - 6800 RPM
Noise level (max. load) 38 dB 48.5 dB

Display

Size 14.5 inches 14.2 inches
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 208 ppi 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 3024 x 1964 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
14.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 90.6 in2
~4% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1500:1 1000000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 86.9% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 98.4% 100%
Response time 24 ms 72 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:00 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 Left, Right
Charge power 100 / 140 W 70 / 96 W
Cable length - 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 395 grams 236 / 274 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 4.05 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz -
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 18 8
L3 Cache 18 MB -
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Apple M3 GPU
Fabrication process 7 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 60 W -
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock - 500 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1600 MHz
FLOPS 9.4 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 LPDDR5
Memory bus 96 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 1280
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 40
GPU performance

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 2x256 GB
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
NVMe Yes -

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 -
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~84 dB ~84 dB
Microphones 4 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 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
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 3x USB 4.0
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 No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port No Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.5 x 8.0 cm 13.2 x 8.1 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes No
Further details
Notes on Yoga Pro 7i 14" (Gen 9):
    - Configurations with integrated graphics come with two M2 SSD slots.
Notes on MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023):
    - The M3 Max version of the 14-inch MacBook is only available with a 30-core GPU, not the 40-core as listed in the specs. It's approximately 25% slower and features a 384-bit wide memory bus.
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