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MagyarLenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 laptop: High-end business convertible in review
After Lenovo gave the ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6 an extensive upgrade last year with a new case and 16:10 displays, the main focus of the new G7 generation is the switch to Intel's new Alder Lake P processors. These employ a new hybrid architecture and promise significant performance advantages, especially in the multi-core area. At the same time, according to the manufacturer, there is an improved cooling system with a fresh air supply via the keyboard.
We received one of the first new models from Lenovo with the model number 21CE002HGE. This one uses the new Core i7-1270P with full vPro support, 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, a 512 GB PCIe 4.0 SSD as well as a matte Full HD touchscreen with a resolution of 1920x1200. At present, we are unable to give any exact information about the price and it remains uncertain whether the exact configuration in this review will even enter the market. But a similar configuration with the somewhat slower Core i7-1260P is now available in Lenovo's online shop at various prices, depending on the country of purchase (see "Price and Availability" at the end of the review). In terms of euros, the ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6 with the slower Core i7-1260P has an official price of just under 3,100€, making it 700€ more expensive than its predecessor. If one takes into account the surcharge for the Core i7-1270P, which is 250€ for the ThinkPad X1 Carbon G10, our review device should cost around 3,300€.
Possible Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.4 % | 05/2022 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE i7-1270P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.5 kg | 15.53 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 87.3 % | 04/2021 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE i7-1160G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.2 kg | 11.5 mm | 13.50" | 2256x1504 | |
| 90.6 % | 05/2022 | Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.4 kg | 15.25 mm | 14.00" | 3840x2400 | |
| 89.4 % | 02/2022 | Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA i7-1195G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.4 kg | 18.9 mm | 14.00" | 1900x1200 | |
| 90.8 % | 06/2021 | HP Elite Dragonfly Max i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.2 kg | 16 mm | 13.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 89 % | 07/2021 | Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.5 kg | 13.94 mm | 14.00" | 2560x1600 |
Case: Aluminium ThinkPad in storm grey
Lenovo did a complete overhaul of the case design for last year's G6 model generation, which is why there are no changes this year. On the outside, the X1 Yoga G7 continues to stand out from the traditionally black ThinkPads with its color scheme. Of course, the usual logos reveal the company affiliation and the storm grey colored surfaces also have clear advantages regarding susceptibility to dirt and fingerprints. The black ThinkPads tended to become "greasy" rather quickly, which is less of a problem here.
The stability of the aluminum construction, as always, is very good. The base unit only yields a little in the middle area, but this requires a lot of force and should thus pose no issue for normal typing. The display lid is extremely stable and we were unable to elicit any image errors even with selective points of pressure from behind. To our surprise, the only minor flaw was the two hinges, which are a little too smooth-running. Although the screen can be opened easily with one hand, the opening angle changed massively several times when we lifted or moved the base unit.
As with the recently reviewed Yoga 9i 14, the screen edges are relatively wide for a modern device, which is why the screen-to-body ratio is "only" 81 percent. In view of the high stability, however, we still think this is acceptable and the X1 Yoga G7 does not look old-fashioned at all. The compact stylus can still be stowed directly in the case, where it is also charged.
At just under 1.5 kg, the ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 is one of the heaviest devices in our comparison group and the weight is definitely noticeable after a while, especially when used as a tablet. In terms of size, there is not much difference to the competitors. Only the HP DragonFly Max is noticeably more compact, but it also has a smaller 13.3-inch screen.
Hardware: ThinkPad offers everything except a card reader
Nothing has changed in terms of extensive connectivity compared to the predecessor. In addition to two modern Thunderbolt connections, there are also conventional USB-A inputs, so you can do without adapters in most cases. However, there is still no card reader.
Communication
In our review model, Lenovo has installed a current Wi-Fi 6E module from Intel. The AX211E was able to connect to our 6 GHz router from Asus (GT-AXE11000) without any problems, but we initially had some performance issues. A driver update directly from Intel helped here and the transfer rates in our standardised WLAN test were also very high afterwards. Only the transmission power dropped slightly after about 20 seconds. Overall, the performance is still very good.
Our test device is factory-equipped with a WWAN module from Fibocom (L860-GL) that supports 4G/LTE. In addition to the option of an eSIM, our model also offers a slot for a nano-SIM on the right side. Caution: If you do not order a WWAN module from the factory, the necessary antennas do not come installed in the case, nor is there a nano-SIM slot. Alongside the LTE module, Lenovo also offers an optional 5G modem.
Webcam
One improvement over last year's X1 Yoga G6 is the camera, which now uses a 1080p module with a mechanical shutter. The quality is acceptable in good lighting conditions, but still falls far short of the good quality front cameras found in smartphones. On the other hand, the additional security functions are interesting. First of all, the IR camera enables face recognition via Windows Hello. In the preinstalled Vantage software (in the red commercial version on the ThinkPads) there is the Zero Touch feature from Lenovo, which offers a number of security and management functions. For example, the laptop can lock itself automatically when you are no longer sitting in front of the display. This can be very practical, especially when you are on the move.
Maintenance
The bottom case cover is secured with 5 standard Phillips screws and can be removed very easily. Like previous models, however, there is not much one can do on the inside: Apart from the two small fans that can be cleaned, you only have access to the WWAN module and the M.2 2280 SSD, which is located under an additional (screwed) metal cover.
Input Devices: Lenovo sticks to 1.5mm stroke
Keyboard
While Lenovo already uses keyboards with a reduced key travel of 1.35mm in some models such as the ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga, the keys of the X1 Yoga G7 have the usual travel of 1.5mm. However, the height of the keys was already reduced in the predecessor, which definitely influenced the subjective typing feel. The keyboard is still very good overall and also offers advantages over Lenovo's consumer models such as the recently reviewed Yoga 9i 14. But if you are coming from older ThinkPad models in particular, you immediately notice that the keyboard has deteriorated in quality and that it no longer offers any real advantage over other business laptops from HP or Dell.
The two-stage white keyboard backlight helps in darker environments, but there is no automatic activation via a sensor. The power button sits on the right above the keyboard and also includes the fingerprint scanner, which works reliably.
Touchpad & Stylus
The ClickPad still works perfectly and also generates a very muffled, yet high-quality sound when you press it down in the bottom area. The quality of the dedicated TrackPoint buttons has deteriorated somewhat, as they are a little loose and click much more loudly. On the other hand, mouse control works very well with both the ClickPad and the TrackPoint.
Of course, the capacitive touchscreen can also be used for inputs and we did not encounter any problems here. We even liked the matte surface a bit better (especially when typing) than the OLED of the Yoga 9i 14 for example, because the matte surface creates less resistance. The compact stylus is always within easy reach in the case but it is also very small and thin. It is certainly sufficient for occasional notes but if you want to write a lot, you are much better off with a larger stylus like Lenovo's Precision Pen 2.
Display: X1 Yoga with matte touchscreen
Our X1 Yoga G7 review device comes equipped with a matte 1200p touchscreen (1920x1200), which we also know from the predecessor. However, a panel from a different supplier is used here: as in the past, the question of the panel seems to be a lottery game. Our panel from CSOT, for example, fails to reach the advertised brightness of 400 cd/m² and achieves an average of just over 360 cd/m², but the black level and contrast ratio are slightly better than last year's X1 Yoga G6 with the LG panel.
The subjective image quality of the matte panel is fundamentally acceptable, but bright areas look slightly grainy (you can also see this in the subpixel image) and in general, content and colors generally don't appear as sharp or vibrant as on 4K panels or good OLED screens. On the other hand, the IPS panel offers a very clear advantage with the absence of PWM flickering. The response times are also inconspicuous and there are no major problems with halos.
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Brightness Distribution: 92 %
Center on Battery: 372 cd/m²
Contrast: 1767:1 (Black: 0.21 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1.3 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 0.8
ΔE Greyscale 2.1 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
71.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.7% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
69.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.15
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE MNE007JA1-1, IPS, 1920x1200, 14.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE LPM135M467, IPS, 2256x1504, 13.50 | Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P LEN140WQUXGA, OLED, 3840x2400, 14.00 | Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA BOE CQ NE140WUM-N65, IPS, 1900x1200, 14.00 | HP Elite Dragonfly Max InfoVision X133NVFL R0, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.30 | Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 AU Optronics B140QAN, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 LP140WU1-SPB1, IPS, 1920x1200, 14.00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 27% | -2% | 9% | -0% | |||
| Display P3 Coverage | 69.3 | 98.7 42% | 68 -2% | 80.7 16% | 69.8 1% | ||
| sRGB Coverage | 99.7 | 99.8 0% | 98.9 -1% | 100 0% | 97.1 -3% | ||
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 71.3 | 98.5 38% | 69.3 -3% | 79.7 12% | 72.2 1% | ||
| Response Times | -18% | 90% | -22% | -25% | -38% | -8% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 42 ? | 53.6 ? -28% | 2.8 ? 93% | 50 ? -19% | 44.8 ? -7% | 54 ? -29% | 49.2 ? -17% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 22.4 ? | 24 ? -7% | 2.8 ? 87% | 28 ? -25% | 32 ? -43% | 32.8 ? -46% | 22 ? 2% |
| PWM Frequency | 239.2 ? | ||||||
| Screen | -13% | 2526% | -39% | -10% | -61% | -38% | |
| Brightness middle | 371 | 466 26% | 361 -3% | 548 48% | 777.5 110% | 483.6 30% | 417 12% |
| Brightness | 363 | 454 25% | 362 0% | 515 42% | 727 100% | 465 28% | 404 11% |
| Brightness Distribution | 92 | 94 2% | 98 7% | 87 -5% | 75 -18% | 92 0% | 93 1% |
| Black Level * | 0.21 | 0.23 -10% | 0.001 100% | 0.17 19% | 0.44 -110% | 0.32 -52% | 0.22 -5% |
| Contrast | 1767 | 2026 15% | 361000 20330% | 3224 82% | 1767 0% | 1511 -14% | 1895 7% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1.3 | 2.1 -62% | 2.8 -115% | 3.67 -182% | 1.62 -25% | 3.69 -184% | 2.8 -115% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.6 | 4.5 -73% | 5.8 -123% | 7.15 -175% | 5.26 -102% | 5.97 -130% | 4.7 -81% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.8 | 1.32 -65% | 2.05 -156% | 1.6 -100% | |||
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.1 | 2.7 -29% | 1.9 10% | 5.13 -144% | 1.6 24% | 3.5 -67% | 3.7 -76% |
| Gamma | 2.15 102% | 2.08 106% | 2.16 102% | 2.46 89% | 2.2 100% | 2.04 108% | 2.08 106% |
| CCT | 6759 96% | 6210 105% | 6181 105% | 7703 84% | 6538 99% | 6158 106% | 6545 99% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 61.1 | 72.3 | 65.9 | ||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 94.9 | 94.8 | 96.6 | ||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -16% /
-14% | 881% /
1574% | -21% /
-28% | -18% /
-12% | -30% /
-42% | -15% /
-26% |
* ... smaller is better
Our analysis with the professional CalMAN software and the X-Rite i1 Pro 2 spectrophotometer confirms that the ThinkPad performs very well in its factory state. There is no visible tinting, and color deviations compared to the sRGB reference color space all fall within the target range below 3.
Upon calibration (profile is available for free download above), performance improves a little but there is no difference to the naked eye, so additional calibration is definitely not necessary. The panel fully covers the small sRGB color space, which is why editing images/videos is also possible here without issue.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 22.4 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 9.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 13.2 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 44 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 42 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 19.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 22.8 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 63 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.7 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17900 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
The viewing angle stability of the IPS panel has no points of criticism. The screen's matte surface pays off outdoors because there are no problems with reflections, even in bright surroundings. Direct light makes it somewhat more difficult to view content comfortably, but you should be able to find a suitable position in any situation. Here, reflective displays are clearly at a disadvantage, even if they subjectively offer better image quality.
Performance: Lenovo deploys Alder Lake P with vPro
Test Conditions
In contrast to Lenovo's consumer laptops, the ThinkPad's Vantage app hasn't offered its own performance profiles for some time now. Instead, these are integrated into the normal Windows settings, which makes it much easier for the user (and for us too) because here you don't have to test countless combinations. For the benchmarks and measurements, we used Windows' Best Performance mode.
Processor: Core i7-1270P
Lenovo equips our review device with the new Core i7-1270P, which comes from the current Alder Lake P generation and has a hybrid architecture with 4 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores. Compared to the regular Core i7-1260P, the 1270P offers full vPro support and a 100 MHz higher clock speed (performance cores max. 4.8 GHz; efficiency cores max. 3.5 GHz). Lenovo sets the short-term TDP limit at 64 watts (which also corresponds to the maximum for the P CPUs), but this value is only reached for fractions of a second. After that, the value drops significantly and quickly settles at around 28 watts, which also corresponds to the predecessor.
Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load
In the benchmarks, this means that the nominally faster Core i7-1270P is clearly behind the 1260P in the Lenovo 9i 14 because the TDP values are higher there. The single-core performance is also somewhat lower than expected: while we observed a single-core consumption of around 26 watts in the Yoga 9i 14, it is "only" around 21-22 watts here. Compared to the old Tiger-Lake CPUs, multi-core performance is noticeably better due to the higher number of cores, but in terms of single-core performance, the advantage over the X1 Yoga G6 with the Core i7-1165G7 is negligible at 3%. High-end convertibles are not yet available with AMD CPUs, especially in the business category.
The performance is completely sufficient for a mobile convertible, but you can save yourself the extra expense for the supposedly faster CPU of the ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6. As we'll see later in the stress test, the processor's power consumption is further limited to around 18 watts after about 20 minutes. In battery mode, power consumption is limited to a maximum of 36 watts, but this value also drops to 28 watts after a few seconds. This has no influence on single-core performance, but in multi-core tests the deficit is around 15-20 percent. More CPU benchmarks are available in our technology section.
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| CPU Performance Rating | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P | |
| Average of class Convertible | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 -2! | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (8426 - 11010, n=2) | |
| Average of class Convertible (616 - 18070, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (1552 - 1688, n=2) | |
| Average of class Convertible (307 - 1970, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average of class Convertible (242 - 6954, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (3167 - 3905, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (595 - 627, n=2) | |
| Average of class Convertible (116.8 - 755, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (1695 - 1783, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Average of class Convertible (110.1 - 2889, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average of class Convertible (68.6 - 287, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (226 - 233, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Convertible (193 - 3620, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (372 - 375, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average of class Convertible (7703 - 72400, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (38099 - 38449, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (4874 - 5684, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average of class Convertible (2046 - 6417, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (8610 - 8710, n=2) | |
| Average of class Convertible (663 - 14016, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (1564 - 1724, n=2) | |
| Average of class Convertible (319 - 1981, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average of class Convertible (0.61 - 20.1, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (9.56 - 11.3, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Average of class Convertible (42 - 223, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (47.1 - 48.6, n=2) | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Average of class Convertible (0.4102 - 1.967, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (0.4926 - 0.575, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Average of class Convertible | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Convertible (109 - 25226, n=67, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (4789 - 6722, n=2) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average of class Convertible (2644 - 106512, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (22017 - 37567, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Convertible (121 - 4764, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (1543 - 1853, n=2) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average of class Convertible (3256 - 120368, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (61703 - 76671, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average of class Convertible (549 - 14835, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (5059 - 5210, n=2) | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average of class Convertible (1420 - 56839, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (12876 - 17891, n=2) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Average of class Convertible (191 - 169089, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (33137 - 39956, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average of class Convertible (61.4 - 1088, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (553 - 579, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Convertible (59 - 13175, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (2603 - 3521, n=2) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Average of class Convertible (2185 - 52599, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (21056 - 34745, n=2) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
System Performance
The subjective performance impression is very good, which of course is due to the fast processor and the PCIe 4.0 SSD. The synthetic benchmarks are also very good. The ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 comes with Windows 11 Pro and we experienced no problems with crashes or hang-ups during the review.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average of class Convertible (1486 - 7963, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (5382 - 5647, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (10206 - 11224, n=2) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Average of class Convertible (3975 - 12059, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Average of class Convertible (2764 - 10800, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (6804 - 6805, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average of class Convertible (811 - 12360, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (6094 - 6398, n=2) | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1585 - 1712, n=2) | |
| Average of class Convertible (285 - 1912, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1567 - 1636, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Average of class Convertible (310 - 1790, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1684 - 1839, n=2) | |
| Average of class Convertible (252 - 2183, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1365 - 1584, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Average of class Convertible (204 - 1868, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 5647 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Average of class Convertible (14439 - 95631, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (39471 - 62300, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (42289 - 72572, n=2) | |
| Average of class Convertible (12706 - 87812, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Average of class Convertible (10177 - 93451, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (43051 - 61340, n=2) | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Average of class Convertible (10.2 - 260, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1270P (89.3 - 89.3, n=2) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latencies
Under the present BIOS version, the X1 Yoga G7 revealed some problems in our standardized latency test (web browsing, YouTube 4K playback, CPU load) and is thus not optimally suited for the use of real-time audio applications. There were also some skipped frames (dropped frames) during video playback.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE | |
| Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P | |
| Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
A fast PCIe 4.0 SSD from Samsung is installed in our review device, which also achieves very good transfer rates in the benchmarks. However, performance drops by about half under constant load, which takes a few minutes. The issue here appears to be the temperature because, as the sensors indicate, performance is throttled as soon as the drive reaches 70°C. Nevertheless, performance is still good here and the throttling shouldn't play a major role, especially in everyday use. Then again, this also shouldn't actually occur in a high-end device. The PM9A1 (OEM version of the 980 Pro) offers a capacity of 512GB, of which 427GB is available after starting the device for the first time. Further SSD benchmarks are listed here.
* ... smaller is better
Sustained Read Performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU
The ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 is not available with dedicated GPUs, so all graphics processing is handled by the CPU's integrated GPU. The well-known versions of the Iris Xe Graphics G7 with 80 or 96 processing units are again used for the new Alder Lake processors. In the review device with the Core i7-1270P, we have the faster version with 96 EUs and a maximum core clock of 1,400 MHz. The performance in the benchmarks and in games is thus no better than that of the old Tiger Lake CPUs. The iGPU is very well suited to normal office use, but you are often limited to low details/resolutions when gaming.
When playing videos, we noticed that the GPU load has increased compared to the old Tiger Lake chips. While the previous Intel Xe Graphics G7 of the mobile CPUs was at about 32 percent load (old UHD Graphics 620 ~62 %), we now observe 44 percent during playback of a 4K video. We can only speculate about the reason at this point (possibly due to the new hybrid architecture or changes to the iGPU), but we have asked Intel and will update the article as soon as we have more information.
However, graphics performance is not very stable under prolonged load. The 3DMark stress test (Time Spy) clearly failed at 74.5 percent, and in terms of gaming, you can see a performance drop in the Witcher 3 loop (Ultra settings) after a few minutes. In battery mode, graphics performance is around 5-10 percent lower. More GPU benchmarks can be found here.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 6995 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 20497 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 5035 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1891 points | |
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Witcher 3 FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
| GTA V (2015) | 98.7 | 89.7 | 23.1 | 9.92 |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 88 | 56 | 20 | 11.4 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 113.4 | 83.9 | 63.7 | 57.8 |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 42.6 | 23.1 | 14.5 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 50.1 | 40.6 | 36.2 | |
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 50 | 28 | 26 | 22 |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 85 | 39.4 | 30.8 | 25.5 |
| F1 2021 (2021) | 100.9 | 45.4 | 36.1 | 24.6 |
| Farming Simulator 22 (2021) | 91 | 40 | 28 | 26 |
Emissions: ThinkPad rarely remains very quiet in everyday use
Noise
The two small fans remain unchanged but they have become a little louder overall in the X1 Yoga G7. In principle, the Yoga is still a very quiet device, but with the Yoga 9i 14 and its Alder Lake processor, we noticed that the fan starts up faster in everyday use since the processor reaches high temperatures very quickly due to the high power limits and needs to be cooled. This applies to both of Windows' Best Performance and Balanced modes. Only with the Best Power Saving setting is the power consumption of the processor massively reduced (to a maximum of 11 watts) and you almost always have a silent system on your hands. An interim solution for Balanced mode would have certainly been useful here. For owners of the new X1 Yoga G7, we definitely recommend playing with the TDP limits a little to reduce the fast fan response in everyday use. This can be done very well via the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility tool. We did not notice any other electronic noises, such as coil whine, in our device.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 22.7 / 22.7 / 27.1 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 34.5 / 38.7 dB(A) |
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30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 22.7 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1270P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1160G7, Toshiba BG4 KBG40ZNT512G | Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1195G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | HP Elite Dragonfly Max Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G | Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | |
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| Noise | -2% | -8% | -12% | 3% | -4% | -3% | |
| off / environment * | 22.7 | 25.1 -11% | 24.1 -6% | 25 -10% | 24.9 -10% | 25.4 -12% | 24.2 -7% |
| Idle Minimum * | 22.7 | 25.1 -11% | 24.1 -6% | 25 -10% | 24.9 -10% | 25.4 -12% | 24.2 -7% |
| Idle Average * | 22.7 | 25.1 -11% | 24.1 -6% | 25 -10% | 24.9 -10% | 25.4 -12% | 24.2 -7% |
| Idle Maximum * | 27.1 | 27.1 -0% | 30 -11% | 29 -7% | 24.9 8% | 25.4 6% | 29.9 -10% |
| Load Average * | 34.5 | 32.7 5% | 39.4 -14% | 39.6 -15% | 29.7 14% | 25.4 26% | 33.7 2% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 34.5 | 32.7 5% | 39.4 -14% | 31.3 9% | 41.3 -20% | 33.7 2% | |
| Load Maximum * | 38.7 | 35.8 7% | 39.4 -2% | 46.9 -21% | 31.3 19% | 41.3 -7% | 36.7 5% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
Due to the position of the processor in the upper left part of the base unit and the short heat pipe that leads to the two small fans in the middle, the heat development under load is also concentrated on the left area of the case. Everyday use presents no issue, but as soon as you place the processor under additional load, such as when playing games or exporting videos, direct skin contact with the aluminum surfaces becomes somewhat uncomfortable. Typing remains comfortable and without restriction, but you definitely notice the warmth.
In the stress test, the pattern is basically the same as with pure CPU load, but after a few minutes the energy consumption of the processor begins to drop further and reaches a value of only 18 watts after 20 minutes. From here on, fan noise also becomes somewhat quieter, which is a little surprising because the predecessor was still able to maintain a stable consumption of 25 watts. The GPU clock in particular fluctuates wildly at 18 watts, so we assume that there will be some BIOS updates in the coming weeks/months.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 43.3 °C / 110 F, compared to the average of 35.3 °C / 96 F, ranging from 19.6 to 55.7 °C for the class Convertible.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 45.1 °C / 113 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.1 °C / 77 F, compared to the device average of 30.2 °C / 86 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 35.3 °C / 96 F, compared to the device average of 30.2 °C / 86 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (33.3 °C / 91.9 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.1 °C / 82.6 F (-5.2 °C / -9.3 F).
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE Intel Core i7-1270P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE Intel Core i7-1160G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA Intel Core i7-1195G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | HP Elite Dragonfly Max Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | |
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| Heat | -3% | -8% | 3% | -11% | -5% | 0% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 43.3 | 46.5 -7% | 47.5 -10% | 38.7 11% | 39.4 9% | 43.4 -0% | 44.1 -2% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 45.1 | 45.2 -0% | 52.2 -16% | 45.3 -0% | 50 -11% | 48 -6% | 47.3 -5% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 26.5 | 27.3 -3% | 27.1 -2% | 25.9 2% | 31.6 -19% | 29.8 -12% | 25.5 4% |
| Idle Bottom * | 27.6 | 27.7 -0% | 28.5 -3% | 28 -1% | 33.4 -21% | 28 -1% | 26.6 4% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The speaker system again consists of four modules. In addition to two subwoofers at the front of the base unit, two tweeters are also located next to the keyboard that direct the sound directly towards the user (at least when the device is used normally as a laptop). However, as soon as you use the device in tablet or presentation mode, the sound is either directed backwards away from the user, or the tweeters are covered, depending on how the tablet is held. Lenovo has solved this better in the Yoga 9i 14 with the speakers in the central display hinge.
Nevertheless, the sound quality is still very good, especially for a business device, which often came equipped with poor speakers in the past. With the preinstalled Dolby software, the sound has significantly improved and, alongside various preset profiles, there is also the option of adjusting the sound to your own needs.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 14.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 5.3% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (4.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.8% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 15% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 82% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 21%, worst was 57%
Compared to all devices tested
» 11% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 85% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 7.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 21%, worst was 57%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Energy Management: ThinkPad with decent stamina
Power Consumption
Our measurements show that idle power consumption at full brightness has dropped slightly, but the panel isn't quite as bright as its predecessor either. We measured a maximum of 63.5 watts for a very short time, but analogous to the power consumption of the processor, the value quickly drops to around 46 watts and later even further to around 33-34 watts. The included compact 65 watt power supply is thus perfectly adequate. The values for standby mode and when switched off are also acceptable.
| Off / Standby | 0.27 / 0.73 Watt |
| Idle | 4.2 / 6.9 / 7.6 Watt |
| Load |
36.2 / 63.5 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE i7-1270P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL2512HCJQ, IPS, 1920x1200, 14.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE i7-1160G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Toshiba BG4 KBG40ZNT512G, IPS, 2256x1504, 13.50 | Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, OLED, 3840x2400, 14.00 | Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA i7-1195G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 1900x1200, 14.00 | HP Elite Dragonfly Max i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.30 | Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.00 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 1920x1200, 14.00 | Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Average of class Convertible | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | 5% | -49% | 9% | -3% | -15% | -1% | -23% | -25% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 4.2 | 3.9 7% | 7.1 -69% | 3.2 24% | 2.9 31% | 4.6 -10% | 3.3 21% | 5.26 ? -25% | 5.44 ? -30% |
| Idle Average * | 6.9 | 7.3 -6% | 10 -45% | 6.3 9% | 9.9 -43% | 7.8 -13% | 5.8 16% | 8.46 ? -23% | 8.27 ? -20% |
| Idle Maximum * | 7.6 | 10.3 -36% | 10.8 -42% | 7.5 1% | 10.4 -37% | 8.2 -8% | 9.6 -26% | 10.6 ? -39% | 10.8 ? -42% |
| Load Average * | 36.2 | 30.6 15% | 64 -77% | 35 3% | 37.1 -2% | 47.9 -32% | 47.2 -30% | 44.8 ? -24% | 46.7 ? -29% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 43.2 | 25.5 41% | 47.7 -10% | 35.4 18% | 31.5 27% | 38.8 10% | 35.6 18% | ||
| Load Maximum * | 63.5 | 57.1 10% | 97 -53% | 63 1% | 58.8 7% | 87.1 -37% | 65.3 -3% | 66.6 ? -5% | 65.4 ? -3% |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stress test
Power Consumption with an external monitor
Battery Life
Despite comparable power consumption values, the runtimes in connection with the 57 Wh battery are worse than those of the predecessor. As mentioned earlier in the review, the GPU load is higher during video playback. In our Wi-Fi test, there were also repeated short load peaks, so the significantly higher TDP limit should lead to higher consumption overall. In the Wi-Fi test, we determined a runtime of just under 9 hours at a brightness of 150 cd/m² (corresponding to a brightness of 71 percent in our review device) and 7.5 hours at maximum brightness. Video playback at 150 cd/m² is possible for just over 12 hours.
The complete charging process takes a little more than two hours with the device switched on. However, 60 percent of battery capacity is available after around 40 minutes.
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE i7-1270P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 57 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE i7-1160G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 44.5 Wh | Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 75 Wh | Asus ExpertBook B7 Flip B7402FEA i7-1195G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 63 Wh | HP Elite Dragonfly Max i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 56 Wh | Dell Latitude 9420 2-in-1 i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 60 Wh | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 57 Wh | Average of class Convertible | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Runtime | -1% | -1% | 32% | 47% | 37% | 26% | 10% | |
| H.264 | 733 | 685 -7% | 758 3% | 924 26% | 769 ? 5% | |||
| WiFi v1.3 | 535 | 506 -5% | 517 -3% | 705 32% | 659 23% | 699 31% | 717 34% | 564 ? 5% |
| Load | 102 | 112 10% | 98 -4% | 174 71% | 146 43% | 119 17% | 121.7 ? 19% | |
| Reader / Idle | 1723 | 1721 | 1112 ? |
Pros
Cons
Verdict: The X1 Yoga G7 still has some problems
The ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 uses a chassis and display variants known from previous models, while two new features are the 1080p webcam and the new Alder Lake P processor from Intel. At the same time, Lenovo states that the cooling system has been improved and that fresh air is now sucked in via the keyboard. According to our measurements, however, we could not see any improvement and the predecessor treats itself to even more power under combined load.
In the case of the ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7, the implementation of the new Core i7-1270P has been largely unsuccessful. Lenovo uses only the power settings of Windows, which definitely makes it easier for the user, but they should have offered more variety here here. Performance is identical under both the Best Performance and Balanced modes and, owing to the high TDP limit during brief peak loads, the two fans kick in more often in everyday use than in the predecessor. Only in Best Energy Saving mode does it become significantly quieter, but performance takes a massive drop here. Samsung's PCIe 4.0 SSD, which is actually very fast, also had temperature problems after a few minutes and had to reduce its performance.
Overall, the performance yield is rather mediocre and the surcharge for the Core i7-1270P cannot be justified with its performance. Only the full vPro functionality remains to justify the surcharge. Multi-core performance has improved noticeably due to the higher number of cores, but there are no improvements in single-core performance compared to the previous Tiger Lake chips.
The new Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 has become significantly more expensive and the implementation of the new Alder Lake mobile processor is not really convincing.
The new model also comes with a significant price premium that not all components can justify. This certainly includes the keyboard, which has seen slight deterioration in recent years to the point where the former quality advantage of ThinkPad keyboards now no longer exists. The brightness of the matte touchscreen also falls short of the specifications given and the image quality is simply not as good as in the case of high quality OLED or 4K screens. Of course, the matte panel has advantages (particularly outdoors), but given the price, one certainly expects more.
All in all, the 7th generation of the ThinkPad X1 Yoga is still a very good business convertible. But in view of the competition, it is becoming increasingly difficult to justify the high price.
The ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 is the first business convertible equipped with the new processor generation that we are able to review. The biggest competitor currently comes from Lenovo itself because the Yoga 9i 14 leaves a better impression overall and is also significantly cheaper at 2,000 Euros. The Yoga's keyboard is slightly inferior and there are no WWAN modules, but the Yoga 9i 14 has a clear advantage in terms of performance and the display in particular, and it is even optionally available with vPro CPUs.
Price and Availability
As mentioned at the beginning of the review, the ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 has just been launched and so may not be immediately available via independent retailers. Nevertheless, Lenovo's official website offers the laptop in various configurations at various prices, depending on the country of purchase. For example:
US, starting at US$ 1,721.85
UK, starting at GBP£ 1,521.49
Canada, starting at CAD$ 2,202.85
Australia, starting at AUD$ 3,139.00
New Zealand, starting at NZ$ 3,349.00
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE
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05/13/2022 v7
Andreas Osthoff
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