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- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
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Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 (2024) vs Dell XPS 16 (2024)
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Products
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 (2024)
Dell XPS 16 (2024)
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Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size16"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Variants
- Yoga Pro 9i 16 (83DN0006US) (Luna Grey - 3.2K/Touch/Ultra 9 185H/RTX 4050/32GB/1TB)
- XPS 16 (XPS9640-7097SLV-PUS) (Platinum - FHD/Non-Touch/Core Ultra 7 155H/RTX 4050/16GB/1TB)
- XPS 16 (XPS9640-9196SLV-PUS) (Platinum - FHD/Non-Touch/Core Ultra 9/RTX 4060/32GB/1TB)
- XPS 16 (XPS9640) (Platinum - OLED/Touch/Core Ultra 9/RTX 4060/32GB/1TB)
- XPS 16 (XPS9640-9158SLV-PUS) (Platinum - OLED/Touch/Core Ultra 9/RTX 4060/32GB/1TB)
Our Verdict
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 (2024)
Dell XPS 16 (2024)
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 (2024) and the Dell XPS 16 (2024) are both high-end creator laptops available with Intel Meteor Lake CPUs and NVIDIA 40-series GPUs. The Lenovo provides a slightly better user experience overall, mainly because the Dell's keyboard and touchpad design can take some time to get used to. You also get a wider port selection and a second storage slot on the Lenovo. Performance-wise, the Lenovo edges out the Dell, as its NVIDIA GPUs run at a much higher wattage of 100W.
Main Differences for
Threshold
School
7.6
7.9
Battery
6.3
7.8
Touchpad
8.9
7.4
Portability
6.7
7.2
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°
140°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Yes
Portability
6.7
7.2
Dimensions Photo
Size
16"
16"
Thickness
1.0" (2.5 cm)
0.8" (2.1 cm)
Width
14.3" (36.4 cm)
14.1" (35.8 cm)
Depth
9.8" (24.9 cm)
9.4" (24.0 cm)
Volume
138.3 in³ (2,265.9 cm³)
110.1 in³ (1,804.3 cm³)
Weight
4.7 lbs (2.1 kg)
4.9 lbs (2.2 kg)
Charger Size
15.5 in³ (254.1 cm³)
8.6 in³ (140.8 cm³)
Charger Weight
1.2 lbs (0.5 kg)
0.9 lbs (0.4 kg)
Serviceability
6.3
5.8
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
7.5
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
2
1
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
3840 x 2400
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
236 PPI
278 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
OLED
Touch Screen
Yes
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
88%
94%
Refresh Rate
8.1
7.0
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
90 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.2
10
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,233 : 1
50,750 : 1
Brightness
7.8
7.5
Maximum Brightness
381 cd/m²
349 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
3 cd/m²
21 cd/m²
Reflections
7.4
9.0
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
4.07%
1.72%
Indirect Reflections
0.65%
0.95%
Calculated Direct Reflections
3.42%
0.77%
Black Uniformity
7.0
10
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.328%
0.239%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.7
7.0
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
28°
34°
Color Washout From Right
25°
36°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
42°
20°
Color Shift From Right
47°
21°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
30°
39°
Brightness Loss From Right
28°
41°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
28°
36°
Gamma Shift From Right
26°
39°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.8
7.0
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
27°
35°
Color Washout From Above
28°
35°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
39°
20°
Color Shift From Above
44°
21°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
29°
40°
Brightness Loss From Above
29°
39°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
30°
38°
Gamma Shift From Above
32°
37°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
10
8.1
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
0.86
1.86
Avg. Gamma
2.15
2.26
Avg. Color dE
1.11
3.53
Avg. Color Temperature
6,472.8 K
6,364.5 K
Color Gamut
8.3
9.5
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
99.18%
139.33%
sRGB uv
99.25%
131.26%
Adobe RGB xy
73.62%
89.33%
Adobe RGB uv
85.3%
94.38%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
73.61%
99.98%
DCI P3 uv
79.86%
99.98%
Rec. 2020 xy
52.8%
73.68%
Rec. 2020 uv
58.19%
76.16%
Flicker
10
8.1
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
720 Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.2
7.7
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
7.5
Numpad
Yes
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
68 gf
71 gf
Actuation Force
30 gf
39 gf
Pre-Travel
1.08 mm
0.63 mm
Total Travel
1.64 mm
1.18 mm
Touchpad
8.9
7.4
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.5
6.5
Size
22.1 in² (142.5 cm²)
20.2 in² (130.5 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
9.3
8.1
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
80 dB SPL
80 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
4.6 dB
5.5 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
0.7
-0.9
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
138 Hz
236 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
18 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
1.9 dB
4.3 dB
Webcam & Microphone
8.2
8.7
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
8.5
9.0
Resolution
1440p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
8.5
6.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
2
0
USB-C Ports
2
3
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.0
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
SD UHS 1
MicroSD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
Lenovo Power Connector
No
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.3
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Intel
Intel
Model
Core Ultra 9 185H
Core Ultra 9 185H
Core Count
16
16
Thread Count
22
22
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Model
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Dedicated
VRAM Size
6 GB
8 GB
RAM
Capacity
32 GB
32 GB
Modules
8 (Soldered)
8 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR5x
LP-DDR5x
Speed
7,467 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
1,000 GB
1,000 GB
Usable Capacity
919 GB
937 GB
Drive 1
Samsung MZVL21T0HCLR-00BL2
Samsung PM9A1 NVMe 1024GB
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
9.8
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,807 points
1,797 points
CPU Multi-Thread
13,553 points
13,367 points
GPU Compute
95,577 points
89,534 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
10
9.9
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,880 points
1,817 points
Multi-Thread
18,643 points
15,060 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
9.4
9.3
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
2.2 min
2.6 min
GPU Render Time
0.4 min
0.4 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
12 s
12 s
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
9.7
9.6
Basemark Image
Overall Score
115,688
104,141
Storage Drive Performance
9.4
9.5
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,610.6 MB/s
1,778.8 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,244.9 MB/s
4,531.2 MB/s
Random Write Speed
87.6 MB/s
88.8 MB/s
Random Read Speed
59.6 MB/s
64.6 MB/s
Battery
6.3
7.8
Capacity
84 Wh
100 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
6.5 hrs
9.5 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
6.6 hrs
9.4 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
1.5 hrs
2.4 hrs
Charge Time
1.7 hrs
2.7 hrs
Borderlands 3
7.6
6.1
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
102 fps
70 fps
1% Low
58 fps
32 fps
0.1% Low
32 fps
11 fps
1% Low Delta
8 ms
17 ms
0.1% Low Delta
21 ms
74 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
198 fps
112 fps
Civilization VI
8.4
7.7
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
149 fps
107 fps
1% Low
91 fps
57 fps
0.1% Low
57 fps
40 fps
1% Low Delta
4 ms
8 ms
0.1% Low Delta
11 ms
16 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
352 fps
120 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.28 s
7.22 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
7.4
Avg. FPS
208fps
92fps
1% Low
71fps
46fps
0.1% Low
57fps
37fps
1% Low Delta
9 ms
11 ms
0.1% Low Delta
13 ms
16 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
275fps
177fps
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
8.7
7.4
Avg. FPS
135 fps
95 fps
1% Low
92 fps
57 fps
0.1% Low
52 fps
25 fps
1% Low Delta
3 ms
7 ms
0.1% Low Delta
12 ms
29 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
161 fps
115 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.1
8.2
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
30 °C (85 °F)
36 °C (97 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
42 °C (107 °F)
39 °C (103 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
25.0 dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
52.0 dBA
40.0 dBA
Power & Fan Control App
Yes
Yes
Performance Over Time
9.4
7.2
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
85 °C
83 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
4% loss
20% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
69 °C
60 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
0% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11
Additional Software
Yes
Yes
Extra Features
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen
No
No
Secondary Display
No
No
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Face Recognition and Fingerprint Sensor
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