Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16") vs Asus Zenbook 14 (UX3480)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 244-333% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 89% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~32%) battery – 92.2 against 70 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 31% sharper screen – 212 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14 (UX3480)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 670 grams less (around 1.48 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 25% more compact case (104.2 vs 138.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 360.6 x 247.9 x 17.2 mm 14.2 x 9.76 x 0.68 inches |
311.2 x 215.8 x 13.9 mm 12.25 x 8.5 x 0.55 inches |
| Area | 894 cm2 (138.6 inches2) | 672 cm2 (104.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83% | ~84.6% |
| Side bezels | 8 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray, Blue, Pink |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 50.1 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Pro 9i Aura Edition (16")
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Zenbook 14 (UX3480)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| 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 |
| Charge power | 170 / 245 W | 68 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 753 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (4P + 12E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) | Intel Xe3 Graphics |
| Fabrication process | 2 nm | 2 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 100 W | 25 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2450 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.6 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR7 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~24 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 13.6 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2763 | - |
| Solar Bay | 40893 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x16 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x1024 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Cirrus Logic CS42L43 | - |
| Speakers | 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W, 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~83.1 dB | - |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x 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 | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.5 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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