Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 9 vs IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (14" 2026)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 9
- Can run popular games at about 240-327% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 7% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (14" 2026)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 410 grams less (around 0.9 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- 71% sharper screen – 243 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (106.9 vs 132.5 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) | 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 354.4 x 241.2 x 15.8-20.6 mm 13.95 x 9.5 x 0.62-0.81 inches |
312 x 221 x 15.5 mm 12.28 x 8.7 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 855 cm2 (132.5 inches2) | 690 cm2 (106.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~86.8% | ~82.4% |
| Side bezels | 4.9 mm | 5.3 mm |
| Colors | Black | Gray, Green |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | - |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | Adaptive Sync | - |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | - |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad T1g Gen 9
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
IdeaPad Pro 5i Gen 11 (14" 2026)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 140 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 140 W | 100 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (4P + 12E) | 16 (4P + 12E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) |
| 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 | 75 W | 25 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | - | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2450 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.4 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) | 3328 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 104 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 13.4 TFLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 3081 | - |
| Solar Bay | 44352 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x16 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Cirrus Logic CS42L43 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | 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 | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 13.5 x 8.5 cm | 13.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad T1g Gen 9:
- The first NVMe SSD slot supports PCIe Gen 5, the second Gen 4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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