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- Table of Contents
- Top
- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
- Comments
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 (2024) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2024)
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 (2024)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2024)
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Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size16"
Operating SystemmacOS
Variants
- Yoga Pro 9i 16 (83DN0006US) (Luna Grey - IPS/Touch/165Hz/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4050/32GB/1TB)
- Yoga Pro 9i 16 (83DN0007US) (Luna Grey - Mini LED/Touch/165Hz/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4060/32GB/1TB)
- Yoga Pro 9i 16 (83DN0008US) (Luna Grey - Mini LED/Touch/165Hz/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4060/32GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX2V3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Max (14-Core CPU, 32-Core GPU)/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX2W3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Max (16-Core CPU, 40-Core GPU)/48GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX2T3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX2U3LL/A) (Silver - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/48GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX303LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Max (14-Core CPU, 32-Core GPU)/36GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX313LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Max (16-Core CPU, 40-Core GPU)/48GB/1TB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX2X3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/24GB/512GB)
- MacBook Pro 16 (MX2Y3LL/A) (Space Black - M4 Pro (14-Core CPU, 20-Core GPU)/48GB/512GB)
Our Verdict
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 (2024)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2024)
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2024) is better than the Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 (2024) for most uses. The MacBook Pro has a haptic touchpad that makes it easier to use since you can click anywhere, Thunderbolt 5 support, and a significantly longer battery life. You can get much more CPU processing power on the MacBook Pro, and you can also get more RAM, up to 128GB, whereas the Yoga Pro 9i is only available with up to 64GB. On the other hand, the Yoga Pro 9i has user-upgradeable storage, and it's a more versatile device because you can get a much better gaming experience than on the MacBook Pro.
Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
7.6
8.6
Battery
6.3
9.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
8.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.4
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
6.7
7.0
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
16"
Thickness
1.0" (2.5 cm)
0.7" (1.7 cm)
Width
14.3" (36.4 cm)
14.0" (35.5 cm)
Depth
9.8" (24.9 cm)
9.8" (24.8 cm)
Volume
138.3 in³ (2,265.9 cm³)
91.3 in³ (1,496.7 cm³)
Weight
4.7 lbs (2.1 kg)
4.9 lbs (2.2 kg)
Charger Size
15.5 in³ (254.1 cm³)
13.7 in³ (225.0 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.2 lbs (0.5 kg)
1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)
Serviceability
6.3
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
6.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
2
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
3200 x 2000
3456 x 2234
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
236 PPI
254 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
88%
90%
Refresh Rate
8.1
8.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
120 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
Apple ProMotion
Contrast
7.2
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,233 : 1
53,450 : 1
Brightness
7.8
9.1
Maximum Brightness
381 cd/m²
604 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
3 cd/m²
3 cd/m²
Reflections
7.4
8.8
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
4.07%
1.92%
Indirect Reflections
0.65%
0.18%
Calculated Direct Reflections
3.42%
1.74%
Black Uniformity
7.0
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.328%
0.088%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.7
7.1
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
28°
29°
Color Washout From Right
25°
27°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
42°
48°
Color Shift From Right
47°
49°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
30°
32°
Brightness Loss From Right
28°
30°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
28°
39°
Gamma Shift From Right
26°
35°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.8
6.9
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
27°
29°
Color Washout From Above
28°
29°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
39°
42°
Color Shift From Above
44°
44°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
29°
32°
Brightness Loss From Above
29°
32°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
30°
32°
Gamma Shift From Above
32°
32°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
10
9.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
0.86
1.39
Avg. Gamma
2.15
2.21
Avg. Color dE
1.11
0.93
Avg. Color Temperature
6,472.8 K
6,331.2 K
Color Gamut
8.3
9.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.18%
99.99%
sRGB uv
99.25%
99.98%
Adobe RGB xy
73.62%
88.85%
Adobe RGB uv
85.3%
93.81%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
73.61%
99.89%
DCI P3 uv
79.86%
99.81%
Rec. 2020 xy
52.8%
73.27%
Rec. 2020 uv
58.19%
74.17%
Flicker
10
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.2
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
8.0
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
68 gf
60 gf
Actuation Force
30 gf
38 gf
Pre-Travel
1.08 mm
0.78 mm
Total Travel
1.64 mm
0.85 mm
Touchpad
8.9
9.7
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.5
9.5
Size
22.1 in² (142.5 cm²)
24.8 in² (160.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
9.3
8.8
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
80 dB SPL
77 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.6 dB
4.2 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.7
0.4
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
138 Hz
122 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
18 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.9 dB
1.8 dB
Webcam & Microphone
8.2
9.1
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.5
9.5
Resolution
1440p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.5
8.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
0
USB-C Ports
2
3
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 5
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
2.1
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 1
SD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
Lenovo Power Connector
Apple MagSafe 3
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Apple
Model
Core Ultra 9 185H
M4 Max
Core Count
16
16
Thread Count
22
16
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
Apple
Model
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
M4 Max
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
6 GB
N/A
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
48 GB
Modules
8 (Soldered)
Unknown
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5x
Speed
7,467 MHz
8,533 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
919 GB
958 GB
Drive 1
Samsung MZVL21T0HCLR-00BL2
Apple SSD AP1024Z
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.9
10
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,807 points
2,660 points
CPU Multi-Thread
13,553 points
27,496 points
GPU Compute
95,577 points
133,992 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
10
10
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,880 points
2,283 points
Multi-Thread
18,643 points
27,635 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.4
9.4
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
2.2 min
1.4 min
GPU Render Time
0.4 min
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
12 s
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.7
10
Basemark Image
Overall Score
115,688
145,589
Storage Drive Performance
9.4
9.0
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,610.6 MB/s
5,844.7 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,244.9 MB/s
2,555.5 MB/s
Random Write Speed
87.6 MB/s
43.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
59.6 MB/s
41.0 MB/s
Battery
6.3
9.5
Capacity
84 Wh
100 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
6.5 hrs
13.0 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
6.6 hrs
12.6 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.5 hrs
1.9 hrs
Charge Time
1.7 hrs
1.7 hrs
Borderlands 3
7.6
6.8
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
102 fps
80 fps
1% Low
58 fps
44 fps
0.1% Low
32 fps
23 fps
1% Low Delta
8 ms
10 ms
0.1% Low Delta
21 ms
31 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
198 fps
95 fps
Civilization VI
8.4
8.2
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
149 fps
119 fps
1% Low
91 fps
77 fps
0.1% Low
57 fps
43 fps
1% Low Delta
4 ms
5 ms
0.1% Low Delta
11 ms
15 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
352 fps
228 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.28 s
6.05 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
1% Low
0.1% Low
1% Low Delta
0.1% Low Delta
Avg. FPS On Low
Counter-Strike 2
8.6
0.0
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
208fps
N/A
1% Low
71fps
N/A
0.1% Low
57fps
N/A
1% Low Delta
9 ms
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
13 ms
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
275fps
N/A
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
8.7
9.1
Avg. FPS
135 fps
164 fps
1% Low
92 fps
111 fps
0.1% Low
52 fps
70 fps
1% Low Delta
3 ms
3 ms
0.1% Low Delta
12 ms
8 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
161 fps
235 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.1
6.5
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
30 °C (85 °F)
30 °C (86 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
42 °C (107 °F)
48 °C (119 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
52.0 dBA
51.6 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
9.4
10
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
85 °C
95 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
4% loss
0% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
69 °C
80 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
macOS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Fingerprint Sensor
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