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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Build Quality
    3. Hinge
    4. Portability
    5. Serviceability
    6. In The Box
  5. Display
    1. Screen Specs
    2. Refresh Rate
    3. Contrast
    4. Brightness
    5. Reflections
    6. Black Uniformity
    7. Horizontal Viewing Angle
    8. Vertical Viewing Angle
    9. Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
    10. Color Gamut
    11. Flicker
  6. Interface
    1. Keyboard
    2. Touchpad
    3. Speakers
    4. Webcam & Microphone
  7. Connectivity
    1. Ports
    2. Wireless Communication
  8. Configuration
    1. CPU
    2. GPU
    3. RAM
    4. Storage
  9. Performance
    1. Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
    2. Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
    3. Blender (3D Rendering)
    4. Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
    5. Storage Drive Performance
    6. Battery
    7. Borderlands 3
    8. Civilization VI
    9. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    10. Counter-Strike 2
    11. Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
    12. Thermals And Noise
    13. Performance Over Time
  10. Additional Features And Software
    1. Software
    2. Extra Features
  11. Comments

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) vs Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021)

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Products

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020)
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021)

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Variants

  • IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (81X2000HUS) (Graphite Gray - Ryzen 3 4300U/4GB/128GB)
  • IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (81X20005US) (Graphite Gray - Ryzen 5 4500U/16GB/256GB)
  • IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (81X200C8US) (Graphite Gray - Ryzen 5 4500U/8GB/128GB)
  • IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (81X1004RUS) (Graphite Gray - i5-1035G1/8GB/128GB)
  • Yoga 7i 14 (82BH0006US) (Dark Moss - i5/12GB/512GB)
  • Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00S1US) (Dark Moss - i5/12GB/512GB)
  • Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00DQUS) (Dark Moss - i5/8GB/512GB)
  • Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00DMUS) (Dark Moss - i7/12GB/512GB)
  • Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00DVUS) (Slate Gray - i5/8GB/256GB)
  • Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00DTUS) (Slate Gray - i5/8GB/512GB)
  • Yoga 7i 14 (82BH00DLUS) (Slate Gray - i7/12GB/512GB)
  • Yoga 7i 14 (82BH0002US) (Slate Grey - i7/12GB/512GB)

Our Verdict

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020)

Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021)

The Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) and the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 15 14 (2020) are both 2-in-1 convertible laptops with 14-inch screens. The Yoga 7i is a more premium device with a sturdier aluminum chassis, and it provides a better user experience, like a more colorful display, better-sounding speakers, and a more responsive touchpad. The Yoga 7i also has a much longer battery life, lasting 4 hours more in light productivity workloads, and it doesn't get as hot or loud under load. On the other hand, the IdeaPad Flex 5 has better performance over time as its CPU doesn't throttle under load.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

School 

7.6
7.9

Battery 
 

8.7
9.4

Full Comparison

Design

Style 
 

Style Photo  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Style Photo
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Style Photo

Form Factor 
 

2 in 1
2 in 1

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Build Quality 
 

7.0
7.5

Build Quality Photo  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Build Quality Photo
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Build Quality Photo

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Hinge 
 

8.9
7.5

Hinge Photo  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Hinge Photo
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Hinge Photo

Range 
 

360°
360°

Stability 
 

Decent
Good

One Finger Lift 
 

Yes
No

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Portability 
 

8.2
8.5

Dimensions Photo  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Dimensions Photo
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Dimensions Photo

Size 
 

14"
14"

Thickness 
 

0.9" (2.3 cm)
0.7" (1.9 cm)

Width 
 

12.7" (32.3 cm)
12.6" (32.1 cm)

Depth 
 

8.5" (21.5 cm)
8.4" (21.4 cm)

Volume 
 

96.2 in³ (1,576.4 cm³)
79.6 in³ (1,305.2 cm³)

Weight 
 

3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)

Charger Size 
 

10.4 in³ (169.7 cm³)
9.9 in³ (161.7 cm³)

Charger Weight 
 

0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)

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Serviceability 
 

6.5
6.3

Internals Photo  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Internals Photo
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Internals Photo

Ease Of Access 
 

8.0
7.5

RAM Slots 
 

0
0

Storage Slots 
 

1
1

Replaceable Battery 
 

Yes
Yes

Replaceable Wireless Adapter 
 

Yes
Yes

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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) In The Box Photo
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) In The Box Photo

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Display

Screen Specs 
 

Display Photo  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Display Photo
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Display Photo

Resolution 
 

1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080

Aspect Ratio 
 

16:9
16:9

Pixel Density 
 

157 PPI
157 PPI

Panel Type 
 

IPS
IPS

Touch Screen 
 

Yes
Yes

Screen-To-Body Ratio 
 

79%
81%

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Refresh Rate 
 

5.9
5.9

Motion Blur  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Motion Blur
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Motion Blur

Refresh Rate 
 

60 Hz
60 Hz

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

No
No

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Contrast 
 

6.9
7.1

Contrast Photo  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Contrast Photo
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Contrast Photo

Native Contrast 
 

1,070 : 1
1,187 : 1

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Brightness 
 

6.5
6.4

Maximum Brightness 
 

258 cd/m²
253 cd/m²

Minimum Brightness 
 

7 cd/m²
1 cd/m²

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Reflections 
 

6.0
6.1

Reflections Photo Off  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Reflections Photo Off
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Reflections Photo Off

Reflections Photo Max  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Reflections Photo Max
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Reflections Photo Max

Screen Finish 
 

Glossy
Glossy

Total Reflections 
 

6.158%
6.04%

Indirect Reflections 
 

0.476%
0.52%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

5.68%
5.52%

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Black Uniformity 
 

6.0
5.9

Black Uniformity Photo  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Black Uniformity Photo
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Black Uniformity Photo

Uniformity (Std. Dev.) 
 

1.966%
2.062%

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Horizontal Viewing Angle 
 

6.7
6.4

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video  

Horizontal Chroma Picture  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Horizontal Chroma Picture
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Horizontal Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Left 
 

23°
21°

Color Washout From Right 
 

26°
23°

Horizontal Hue Picture  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Horizontal Hue Picture
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Horizontal Hue Picture

Color Shift From Left 
 

50°
47°

Color Shift From Right 
 

51°
44°

Horizontal Lightness Picture  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Horizontal Lightness Picture
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Horizontal Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Left 
 

26°
22°

Brightness Loss From Right 
 

29°
26°

Black Level Raise From Left 
 

60°
60°

Black Level Raise From Right 
 

60°
60°

Gamma Shift From Left 
 

25°
22°

Gamma Shift From Right 
 

28°
24°

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Vertical Viewing Angle 
 

6.5
6.5

Vertical Viewing Angle Video  

Vertical Chroma Picture  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Vertical Chroma Picture
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Vertical Chroma Picture

Color Washout From Below 
 

26°
25°

Color Washout From Above 
 

26°
21°

Vertical Hue Picture  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Vertical Hue Picture
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Vertical Hue Picture

Color Shift From Below 
 

41°
41°

Color Shift From Above 
 

29°
36°

Vertical Lightness Picture  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Vertical Lightness Picture
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Vertical Lightness Picture

Brightness Loss From Below 
 

27°
27°

Brightness Loss From Above 
 

25°
22°

Black Level Raise From Below 
 

45°
45°

Black Level Raise From Above 
 

45°
45°

Gamma Shift From Below 
 

29°
30°

Gamma Shift From Above 
 

30°
26°

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Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy 
 

6.7
6.6

White Balance Screencap  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) White Balance Screencap
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) White Balance Screencap

Gamma Curve Screencap  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Gamma Curve Screencap
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Gamma Curve Screencap

Color Screencap  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Color Screencap
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Color Screencap

Avg. White Balance dE 
 

2
4.31

Avg. Gamma 
 

2.03
2.37

Avg. Color dE 
 

5.37
3.07

Avg. Color Temperature 
 

6,486 K
6,085.3 K

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Color Gamut 
 

4.0
8.4

Gamut SDR  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Gamut SDR
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Gamut SDR

sRGB xy 
 

64.9%
98.26%

sRGB uv 
 

53.14%
98.61%

Adobe RGB xy 
 

49.12%
74.48%

Adobe RGB uv 
 

45.96%
85.27%

Gamut HDR  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Gamut HDR
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Gamut HDR

DCI P3 xy 
 

48.84%
75.54%

DCI P3 uv 
 

42.74%
82.28%

Rec. 2020 xy 
 

35.04%
54.22%

Rec. 2020 uv 
 

31.12%
60.07%

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Flicker 
 

10
10

Flicker Graph  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Flicker Graph
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Flicker Graph

Flicker-Free 
 

Yes
Yes

Flicker Frequency 
 

No Flicker
No Flicker

Flicker Active Below 
 

0%
0%

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Interface

Keyboard 
 

8.2
8.2

Keyboard Photo  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Keyboard Photo
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Keyboard Photo

Typing Quality 
 

8.0
8.0

Numpad 
 

No
No

Backlighting 
 

Adjustable
Adjustable

Key Switch Actuation Graph  

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Operating Force 
 

63 gf
64 gf

Actuation Force 
 

36 gf
34 gf

Pre-Travel 
 

1.04 mm
1.05 mm

Total Travel 
 

1.50 mm
1.49 mm

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Touchpad 
 

6.9
7.4

Touchpad Photo  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Touchpad Photo
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Touchpad Photo

Tracking Quality 
 

7.0
7.5

Size 
 

11.3 in² (73.2 cm²)
11.3 in² (73.1 cm²)

Material 
 

Plastic
Glass

Dedicated Buttons 
 

No
No

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Speakers 
 

7.5
8.2

Frequency Response Plot  

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Max Volume 
 

72 dB SPL
78 dB SPL

Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

4.3 dB
5.6 dB

Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB) 
 

0.3
1.1

Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.) 
 

293 Hz
236 Hz

Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.) 
 

20 kHz
20 kHz

Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol. 
 

1.2 dB
2.9 dB

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Webcam & Microphone 
 

6.2
7.0

Webcam Video Sample  

Video Quality 
 

5.5
6.5

Resolution 
 

720p
720p

Position 
 

Top Center
Top Center

Privacy Cover 
 

Yes
Yes

Face Unlock 
 

No
No

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Connectivity

Ports 
 

7.5
7.5

Ports Photo  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Ports Photo
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Ports Photo

USB-A Ports 
 

2
1

USB-C Ports 
 

1
2

Thunderbolt 
 

No
Thunderbolt 4

USB-C Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

USB-C Display Out 
 

No
Yes

HDMI 
 

1.4
No

DisplayPort 
 

No
No

3.5mm Jack 
 

Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone

Card Reader 
 

SD UHS 1
No

Ethernet 
 

No
No

Proprietary Port 
 

No
No

Security Lock 
 

No
No

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Wireless Communication 
 

Wi-Fi 
 

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Bluetooth 
 

5.0
5.0

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Configuration

CPU 
 

Brand 
 

AMD
Intel

Model 
 

Ryzen 5 4500U
Core i5-1135G7

Core Count 
 

6
4

Thread Count 
 

6
8

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GPU 
 

Brand 
 

AMD
Intel

Model 
 

Radeon Graphics 384SP
Iris Xe Graphics G7

Dedicated/Integrated 
 

Integrated
Integrated

VRAM Size 
 

N/A
N/A

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RAM 
 

Capacity 
 

16 GB
8 GB

Modules 
 

2 (Soldered)
2 (Soldered)

Type 
 

DDR4
DDR4

Speed 
 

3,200 MHz
3,200 MHz

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Storage 
 

Advertised Capacity 
 

256 GB
256 GB

Usable Capacity 
 

208 GB
201 GB

Drive 1 
 

SK Hynix_HFM256GDHTNI-87A0B
UMIS RPJTJ256MEE1OWX

Drive 1 Type  

SSD
SSD

Drive 2 
 

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive

Drive 2 Type  

No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive

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Performance

Geekbench 5 (Synthetics) 
 

7.1
7.7

Geekbench Image  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Geekbench Image
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Geekbench Image

CPU Single-Thread 
 

1,114 points
1,381 points

CPU Multi-Thread 
 

4,457 points
4,699 points

GPU Compute 
 

10,429 points
13,512 points

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Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering) 
 

8.1
8.4

Cinebench R23 Photo  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Cinebench R23 Photo
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Cinebench R23 Photo

Single-Thread 
 

1,152 points
1,340 points

Multi-Thread 
 

5,595 points
5,296 points

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Blender (3D Rendering) 
 

4.8
5.9

Blender Image  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Blender Image
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Blender Image

CPU Render Time 
 

7.0 min
7.7 min

GPU Render Time 
 

12.4 min
N/A

GPU Render Time (Optix) 
 

N/A
N/A

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Basemark GPU (Game Scene) 
 

3.9
4.3

Basemark Image  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Basemark Image
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Basemark Image

Overall Score 
 

9,699
11,406

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Storage Drive Performance 
 

8.8
9.0

Storage Performance Image  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Storage Performance Image
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Storage Performance Image

Sequential Write Speed 
 

718.2 MB/s
848.2 MB/s

Sequential Read Speed 
 

1,496.1 MB/s
1,492.5 MB/s

Random Write Speed 
 

64.9 MB/s
102.7 MB/s

Random Read Speed 
 

43.1 MB/s
53.5 MB/s

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Battery 
 

8.7
9.4

Capacity 
 

53 Wh
71 Wh

Battery Life (Web Browsing) 
 

11.4 hrs
15.3 hrs

Battery Life (Video Playback) 
 

9.0 hrs
13.2 hrs

Battery Life (Gaming) 
 

1.5 hrs
2.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.5 hrs
2.8 hrs

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Borderlands 3 
 

1.6
1.5

Borderlands 3 Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

10 fps
10 fps

1% Low 
 

7 fps
2 fps

0.1% Low 
 

4 fps
1 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

49 ms
553 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

141 ms
1,537 ms

Avg. FPS On Very Low 
 

27 fps
33 fps

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Civilization VI 
 

4.2
3.5

Civilization VI Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

21 fps
16 fps

1% Low 
 

14 fps
11 fps

0.1% Low 
 

13 fps
11 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

23 ms
25 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

31 ms
29 ms

Avg. FPS On Minimum 
 

72 fps
50 fps

Avg. Turn Time 
 

8.7 s
8.9 s

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 
 

5.2
6.0

CS:GO graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

56 fps
56 fps

1% Low 
 

23 fps
30 fps

0.1% Low 
 

19 fps
23 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

26 ms
15 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

35 ms
26 ms

Avg. FPS On Low 
 

121 fps
95 fps

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Counter-Strike 2 
 

CS2 Graph  

Avg. FPS 
 

1% Low 
 

0.1% Low 
 

1% Low Delta 
 

0.1% Low Delta 
 

Avg. FPS On Low 
 

Shadow Of The Tomb Raider 
 

2.6
2.2

SOTTR Graph  

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Avg. FPS 
 

15 fps
13 fps

1% Low 
 

11 fps
3 fps

0.1% Low 
 

7 fps
1 fps

1% Low Delta 
 

26 ms
314 ms

0.1% Low Delta 
 

85 ms
996 ms

Avg. FPS On Lowest 
 

27 fps
25 fps

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Thermals And Noise 
 

6.8
8.8

Keyboard Temps Picture  

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 (2020) Keyboard Temps Picture
Lenovo Yoga 7i 14 (2021) Keyboard Temps Picture

Keyboard Temp While Idle 
 

32 °C (90 °F)
29 °C (83 °F)

Keyboard Temp Under Load 
 

51 °C (124 °F)
36 °C (96 °F)

Fan Noise While Idle 
 

25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA

Fan Noise Under Load 
 

43.0 dBA
39.0 dBA

Power & Fan Control App 
 

No
Yes

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Performance Over Time 
 

10
8.2

Performance Over Time Graph  

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CPU Temp (Cinebench) 
 

87 °C
81 °C

CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench) 
 

0% loss
11% loss

GPU Temp (Heaven) 
 

60 °C
64 °C

GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven) 
 

0% loss
0% loss

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Additional Features And Software

Software 
 

Operating System 
 

Windows 10
Windows 11

Additional Software 
 

Yes
Yes

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Extra Features 
 

RGB Illumination 
 

No
No

Touch Pen 
 

Yes
No

Secondary Display 
 

No
No

Biometrics 
 

Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor

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