Lenovo Yoga Pro 7a 15" (Gen 11) vs IdeaPad Slim 3i (15", Gen 11)
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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 Yoga Pro 7a 15" (Gen 11)
- Can run popular games at about 1302-1775% higher FPS
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
- Around 2.9x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~68%) battery – 84 against 50 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- Better webcam recording quality
- 33% sharper screen – 197 versus 148 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i (15", Gen 11)
- Easier to carry: weighs 220 grams less (around 0.49 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 24GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.71 kg (3.77 lbs) | 1.49 kg (3.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 347 x 242 x 16.7 mm 13.66 x 9.53 x 0.66 inches |
343.4 x 239.5 x 16.9-17.9 mm 13.52 x 9.43 x 0.67-0.7 inches |
| Area | 840 cm2 (130.2 inches2) | 822 cm2 (127.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.8% | ~82.5% |
| Side bezels | 8.8 mm | 6.9 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray, Blue, Green |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 170° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 43.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.3 inches | 15.3 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| PPI | 197 ppi | 148 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | Adaptive Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 100% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 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, 180 W | Yes, 65 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 140 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 270 grams | 166 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.6 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 5 (1P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 5 |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 8060S | Intel Xe3 Graphics (1-Core) |
| Fabrication process | 4 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 | 55 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1295 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2900 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 14.8 TFLOPS | 0.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 8 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 128 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 160 | 8 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 64 | 4 |
| GPU performance | 14.8 TFLOPS | 0.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1326 | - |
| Solar Bay | 48117 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x16 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 8000 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| Max. ram size | - | 24 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | - |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~78.4 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | 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 | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.3 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.5 cm | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| 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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