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MagyarLenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 laptop review - powerful ultraportable laptop under 1 kg
Lenovo has been offering the Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 – an ultraportable 13-inch laptop – for years now. The manufacturer has given the latest 7th gen device a brand-new chassis as well as a new 16:10 display and 12th gen Intel processors. The laptop even features the faster Alder Lake-P chips (Core i5 or i7). Without giving away too much, let's just say that the Yoga Slim 7i Carbon is capable of extracting a lot of performance from its processor whilst staying under 1 kg.
The model we are reviewing (product number: 82U9005FGE) is equipped with a Core i7-1260P, 16 GB of LPDDR5-4800 RAM, a 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, and a 13.3-inch 2.5K touchscreen (2,560 x 1,600, 16:10) that is capable of running at a higher refresh rate of 90 Hz. The review unit is the top-of-the-line model with an RRP of 1,499 Euro (US$1,490). There is also a cheaper configuration (Core i5-1240P, 16 GB of RAM, a 512 GB SSD and a non-touch WQHD display) starting at 1,299 Euro (US$1,299).
Comparison with possible competitors
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86.4 % | 10/2022 | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 986 g | 14.8 mm | 13.30" | 2560x1600 | |
| 90.1 % | 07/2022 | Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED R7 6800U, Radeon 680M | 1.1 kg | 14.9 mm | 13.30" | 2880x1800 | |
| 86.1 % | 08/2022 | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.2 kg | 15.3 mm | 13.40" | 1920x1200 | |
| 92.3 % | 07/2022 | Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry M2, M2 8-Core GPU | 1.2 kg | 11.3 mm | 13.60" | 2560x1664 | |
| 86.7 % | 05/2022 | Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 885 g | 11 mm | 13.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 87.8 % | 01/2022 | Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE R7 5800U, Vega 8 | 1.3 kg | 14.9 mm | 13.30" | 1920x1200 |
Case - Made of carbon fibre and magnesium
Lenovo has given the latest Yoga Slim 7i Carbon a new chassis. The body's fundamental design is now more in line with other current Yoga models, such as the Yoga 9i and Yoga 7. Whilst the base section of its predecessor had very sharp edges, the new Yoga Slim 7i Carbon now features a more rounded design. There is nothing about the chassis that stands out visually apart from the small logos. And overall the chassis has a very clean look. Besides the dark-grey (Onyx Grey) on our review unit, the laptop is also available in a lighter shade of grey (Cloud Grey) and white (Moon White). The screen bezel is fairly thin, especially at the sides, resulting in a screen-to-body ratio of 83%.
The chassis is crafted from high-quality materials. The cover lid is made of carbon fibre and has a smooth surface. For such a thin lid, it feels very robust overall. Although the lid flexes a little when twisted, doing so doesn't result in any image distortion. Similarly, applying pressure at various spots on the rear also doesn't affect the image on the screen. The hinge itself is relatively smooth and allows for a maximum opening angle of 180 degrees. Despite having a very light base section, the laptop can still be opened using just one hand. However, the hinge can't prevent the lid from bobbing back and forth slightly.
Made of a magnesium-aluminium alloy, the base section is quite sturdy as a whole. Only the middle portion flexes slightly when pressure is applied. But the base section doesn't make any creaking sounds when bent and twisted. There is also nothing to complain about its torsional strength. The base section has a slightly rough surface that feels nice to the touch. We also didn't notice any problems with fingerprints on our review unit.
The new Yoga Slim 7i is slightly wider than its predecessor, but marginally thinner and not as deep. Overall, the review unit is one of the more compact laptops in our comparison group, but the differences between the devices are not dramatic. However, the story is different with its weight. At less than 1 kg (2.2 lb), the new Yoga Slim 7i is only surpassed by the Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro in terms of lightness. All the other laptops in our comparison are noticeably heavier at 1.1 to 1.3 kg (2.4 to 2.9 lb). Lenovo likewise included a very compact 65-watt wall charger that weighs a mere 187 g (0.4 lb).
Features - Thunderbolt 4 support
The already modest port selection on the predecessor has been cut down further – one of the two Thunderbolt ports and the 3.5 mm audio jack are missing on the new Yoga Slim 7i. This leaves only one USB-C port on each side of the device, with only the one on the left supporting Thunderbolt 4. At least you still can connect the charger to the laptop on either side.
Connectivity
Lenovo has included the latest Intel AX211E wireless module, which supports the new Wi-Fi 6E standard and Bluetooth 5.2. We didn't encounter any issues when connecting to the 6 GHz network on our Asus reference router. Both the transfer rates and signal quality were excellent. However, there is no WWAN option available.
Webcam
A standard 720p webcam sits above the screen in the bezel. Whilst the camera does its job, it doesn't produce particularly good images even in good lighting. The Yoga Slim offers an electronic privacy shutter that can be activated using a switch located on the right of the chassis. The device also features an IR camera that allows you to sign in with Windows Hello facial recognition.
Maintenance
The bottom panel is secured in place with a few Torx screws (T5) and can be easily removed. The RAM is soldered to the motherboard, but at least the M.2 2280 SSD and Wi-Fi module are replaceable. Of course, you can also access and clean the fan after removing the bottom panel. And the battery is only held down by screws.
Input devices - Short key travel
The keyboard is one of the weaker aspects of the Yoga Slim 7i. It has a short travel of only 1 mm. And you will notice a difference in quality when comparing it with the keyboards on other Lenovo models such as the Yoga 7 14 and Yogi 9i. Furthermore, keystrokes are relatively loud, which doesn't make the keyboard feel very premium. The keyboard is definitely serviceable as long as you don't type a lot, but there are much better options out there. Lenovo has included a white backlight with two brightness levels. The light can also be activated automatically with the help of a sensor.
The smooth clickpad works very well and has no problems recognising gestures with up to four fingers. At 10.5 x 7 cm (4.1 x 2.8"), the clickpad is also spacious enough. However, as is so often the case with touchpads, pressing down the bottom section of the clickpad requires a relatively good amount of force and creates a very loud noise, which makes the touchpad feel rather cheap. In everyday use, it is substantially more comfortable to just tap the touchpad for click inputs. The touchscreen works very well despite its anti-glare surface.
Display - WQHD touchscreen running at 90 Hz
The Yoga Slim 7i Carbon is available with two different WQHD panel options, one with and one without touch functionality. Our review unit comes with the optional touchscreen with an anti-glare surface. Whilst the display is much less reflective than those without this feature, it still reflects more light than matt displays. The 16:10 display has a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600, and we think it looks excellent. Contents on the screen are sharp and colours appear vibrant. Furthermore, the panel is capable of a higher refresh rate of 90 Hz, meaning that motion will appear very smooth on screen. The display also supports HDR, and screen brightness can be automatically adjusted with the help of a sensor.
The Yoga Slim 7i Carbon uses a different panel from that on its predecessor. Although the new panel is slightly brighter, its peak brightness falls short of the manufacturer's claim of 400 cd/m² and only managed to hit 362 cd/m² on average, putting the Yoga Slim 7i Carbon at the bottom of our comparison. However, the display has a good black level of 0.26 cd/m², resulting in a high contrast ratio of about 1,500:1. Screen bleeding is hardly visible. And the IPS panel doesn't use PWM and has a very wide viewing angle.
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Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Center on Battery: 391 cd/m²
Contrast: 1504:1 (Black: 0.26 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 1 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 1.7 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
69.1% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
67.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.22
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE MND307DA1-9, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.30 | Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED SDC4172, OLED, 2880x1800, 13.30 | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p Sharp SHP1548 LQ134N1, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.40 | Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry IPS, 2560x1664, 13.60 | Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE ATNA33XC10-0, OLED, 1920x1080, 13.30 | Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE M133NW4JR0, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.30 | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL N133GCA-GQ1, a-SI IPS LED, 2560x1600, 13.30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 30% | 2% | 25% | 29% | -1% | -3% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 67.3 | 99.8 48% | 69 3% | 98.4 46% | 99.81 48% | 67.5 0% | 65.1 -3% |
| sRGB Coverage | 98.9 | 100 1% | 99 0% | 99.9 1% | 100 1% | 97.1 -2% | 97.1 -2% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 69.1 | 97.8 42% | 71 3% | 87.6 27% | 95.55 38% | 68.8 0% | 66.6 -4% |
| Response Times | 93% | -25% | -18% | 89% | -70% | -15% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 34 ? | 2.1 ? 94% | 45 ? -32% | 32.9 ? 3% | 4 ? 88% | 53.2 ? -56% | 38.4 ? -13% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 17.9 ? | 1.68 ? 91% | 21 ? -17% | 24.9 ? -39% | 2 ? 89% | 32.8 ? -83% | 20.8 ? -16% |
| PWM Frequency | 240.4 ? | 61 ? | |||||
| Screen | 126% | -88% | -6% | 36% | -9% | -36% | |
| Brightness middle | 391 | 336 -14% | 498 27% | 526 35% | 399 2% | 379 -3% | 325 -17% |
| Brightness | 362 | 338 -7% | 460 27% | 486 34% | 403 11% | 356 -2% | 297 -18% |
| Brightness Distribution | 87 | 99 14% | 85 -2% | 87 0% | 98 13% | 88 1% | 83 -5% |
| Black Level * | 0.26 | 0.02 92% | 0.53 -104% | 0.38 -46% | 0.07 73% | 0.23 12% | 0.26 -0% |
| Contrast | 1504 | 16800 1017% | 940 -37% | 1384 -8% | 5700 279% | 1648 10% | 1250 -17% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 1 | 1.8 -80% | 3.65 -265% | 1.3 -30% | 1.35 -35% | 1.6 -60% | 2.2 -120% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 2.4 | 3.8 -58% | 7.11 -196% | 2.7 -13% | 2.77 -15% | 2.7 -13% | 3.5 -46% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.7 | 0.9 47% | 4.25 -150% | 2 -18% | 2.35 -38% | 2 -18% | 2.8 -65% |
| Gamma | 2.22 99% | 2.22 99% | 2.45 90% | 2.25 98% | 2.21 100% | 2.25 98% | 2.05 107% |
| CCT | 6808 95% | 6580 99% | 6690 97% | 6858 95% | 6824 95% | 6835 95% | 6452 101% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.8 | 2.16 | 0.7 | 1.35 | 1 | 0.6 | |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 61.3 | ||||||
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 97 | ||||||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 83% /
99% | -37% /
-57% | 0% /
-1% | 51% /
43% | -27% /
-16% | -18% /
-25% |
* ... smaller is better
Lenovo claims that the display is already factory-calibrated – this is something we can confirm after analysing it with the professional CalMAN software (X-Rite i1 Pro 2). Even though it has a very slight blue tint and its colour temperature is a little bit on the cool side, you wouldn't notice this in day-to-day use. Right out of the box, the average colour difference was well under the crucial threshold of 3 when the sRGB colour gamut was used as a reference. We did calibrate the panel later on but couldn't improve the display's colour accuracy any further. Therefore, we are not going provide any colour profiles for you to download. The display is able to cover almost the entire sRGB colour space and is thus suitable for photo and video editing.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 17.9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 7.2 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 10.7 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. » 34 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 34 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 15.9 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 18.1 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. » 40 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to 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 anti-glare screen has more limitations than a matt panel when it comes to using the device outdoors. We also wish that the display would be brighter. On a very bright day, you probably need to find a shady spot if you want to be able to get work done properly outside.
Performance - Powered by Alder Lake-P
Test conditions
Similar to most Lenovo consumer laptops, the Yoga Slim 7i comes with the Lenovo Vantage Software, which offers three performance modes (Battery Saver, Intelligent Cooling & High Performance) in addition to the power plans in Windows. You can toggle between them by pressing Fn+P. On our review unit, we were surprised that performance remained the same in all three modes. During our testing, the processor always settled down at 28 watts after initially running at 46 watts for around 20 seconds, regardless of the mode selected. The only difference we noticed was the amount of fan noise generated. We used the "Intelligent Cooling" preset when running our tests. And we wouldn't recommend using the "Battery Saver" mode when the laptop is running under heavy load, as surface temperatures may otherwise become too high (more on that later). It is likely that Lenovo is still going to make adjustments here via BIO updates.
Processor - Core i7-1260P
You might be expecting to find a U-series processor inside such a light and compact device. But Lenovo has instead chosen to use a more powerful Alder Lake-P CPU with two additional performance cores. Whilst the base model is equipped with a Core i5-1240P, our review unit comes with a faster Core i7-1260P. The CPU performance is surprisingly good. Because the processor briefly ran at 46 watts before stabilising at 28 watts, the Yoga Slim 7i Carbon performed well in short benchmarks and was excellent at handling short load spikes.
Cinebench R15 Multi Sustained Load
You can also see this behaviour in the Cinebench multi-loop test: the laptop's performance dropped significantly after the first run. Nevertheless, the Yoga Slim is still very competitive and delivers more than twice the performance of its predecessor (with a Tiger Lake Core i7-1165G7) in multi-core scenarios. All that aside, the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U in the Asus Zenbook S 13 is still a little faster and even uses slightly less power.
The single-core performance of the Core i7 is excellent and also better than what current AMD chips are capable of. This, however, comes at the price of higher power usage. The CPU delivers consistent performance when running on battery. You can visit this page to find more CPU benchmarks.
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 Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry -5! | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2485 - 16201, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (3173 - 12150, n=27) | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (1155 - 1812, n=25) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (598 - 1934, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (810 - 6314, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (1234 - 4748, n=25) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (448 - 698, n=25) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (216 - 738, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (514 - 2581, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (549 - 2034, n=29) | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (91.8 - 280, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (165.4 - 260, n=27) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (201 - 1600, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (264 - 906, n=26) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (16223 - 67444, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (16146 - 47064, n=25) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2197 - 6403, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (4064 - 5791, n=25) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4274 - 12580, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (3866 - 10570, n=25) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (672 - 2350, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (1436 - 1786, n=25) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1.5 - 19.4, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (3.45 - 13.6, n=26) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (40.1 - 120.5, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (40.2 - 65.7, n=25) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.4397 - 1.236, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (0.4559 - 0.727, n=25) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
* ... 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 | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (343 - 25961, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (2176 - 10898, n=26) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (11867 - 111109, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (11015 - 56906, n=26) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (453 - 4646, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (669 - 2709, n=26) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15447 - 115300, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (42571 - 82493, n=26) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1223 - 14944, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (2901 - 6975, n=26) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6379 - 59053, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (5950 - 26376, n=26) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (638 - 161430, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (16041 - 92356, n=26) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (270 - 1123, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (259 - 771, n=26) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (204 - 14018, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (1237 - 5858, n=26) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (7622 - 53954, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (13261 - 43652, n=26) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
System performance
As expected, there weren't any problems when it comes to system performance. On top of the excellent actual user experience, the laptop also scored very well in benchmarks. We didn't notice any issues during our testing.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4384 - 7428, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (4796 - 6068, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (9260 - 11251, n=17) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (8890 - 11168, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6213 - 10279, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (6167 - 8629, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4093 - 9749, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (5231 - 6908, n=17) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1484 - 1811, n=16) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (718 - 1876, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1486 - 1755, n=16) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (685 - 1829, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1451 - 1872, n=16) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (776 - 2210, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1253 - 1807, n=16) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (652 - 1899, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 5598 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (22781 - 95353, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (25125 - 71544, n=25) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (23831 - 86433, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (24983 - 72065, n=25) | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (23474 - 93382, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (23512 - 66799, n=25) | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (18.8 - 172, n=52, last 2 years) | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (77.9 - 118.4, n=21) | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latency
During our standardised latency test (web browsing, 4K YouTube video playback, CPU load), the review unit didn't exhibit any major issues when running on the latest BIOS version. But one driver (ACPI) caused some minor problems.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE | |
| Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE | |
* ... smaller is better
Mass storage
The Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 is equipped with a Samsung PCIe 4.0 SSD (PM9A1), which is one of the fastest drives on the market right now. However, we noticed the Yoga Slim suffers from a problem that also affects many other thin and light laptops. Although the SSD is able to deliver very high transfer rates in excess of 6 GB/s, its performance starts to fluctuate drastically under sustained loads due to heat issues. In everyday use, however, you won't really notice any limitations because data transfer rates are still above 3 GB/s. Our review unit has a storage capacity of 1 TB – 902 GB of which is usable after the initial setup. You can find more SSD benchmarks here.
* ... smaller is better
Sustained Read Performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
We are already very familiar with the integrated Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96 EUs) as it can be found in last-gen Intel Tiger Lake CPUs. The GPU has enough performance to handle day-to-day multimedia tasks, including playback of high-resolution videos. However, the current-gen AMD iGPU, the Radeon 680M, is substantially faster and more efficient. This is also true for the iGPU in the Apple MacBook Air M2.
Furthermore, the Iris Xe Graphics G7 is not really suitable for gaming. In most cases, you will be limited to running games at low to medium settings. That said, the GPU is at least able to deliver stable performance under sustained load. And you can always connect an external GPU via the Thunderbolt 4 port for better gaming performance. This should work pretty well thanks to the good CPU performance.
The GPU performance likewise remains stable when on battery. Please refer to our list of graphics cards for more GPU benchmarks.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 7039 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 22062 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 4895 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1897 points | |
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Witcher 3 FPS graph
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | |
| GTA V (2015) | 103.2 | 90.6 | 22.6 | 9.34 | |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 87 | 59 | 31 | 13.5 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 112.6 | 83 | 61.8 | 56 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 43 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 12.9 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 53.7 | 40.9 | 35.9 | ||
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 51 | 28 | 26 | 24 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 76.2 | 34.7 | 27.2 | 22.3 | |
| F1 2021 (2021) | 87 | 41.2 | 32.6 | 21.8 | |
| Farming Simulator 22 (2021) | 99 | 42 | 29 | 26 | |
| F1 22 (2022) | 36.3 | 33.5 | 24 | 16.5 |
Emissions - Yoga Slim 7i runs hot
Noise emissions
There is only one cooling fan inside the Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13. It is often either not spinning or running almost silently when the laptop is at idle or performing very simply tasks. As soon as you want the laptop to do more complicated things, however, the high power limits will become apparent as the fan will reach its peak noise level very quickly. During our testing, noise levels hit 41.9 dB(A) in "Intelligent Cooling" mode and 43.6 dB(A) in "High Performance" mode. But the laptop was considerably quieter in "Battery Saver" mode, producing no more than 32.6 dB(A) of noise. Overall, whilst you will be able to hear the fan noise clearly, it is thankfully neither high-pitched nor annoying. On the review unit, we didn't notice any other noise from the electronics.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 24.2 / 24.2 / 25.1 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 41.9 / 41.9 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: 24.2 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1260P, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED Radeon 680M, R7 6800U, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P, Micron 3400 MTFDKBA512TFH 512GB | Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1240P, Samsung PM991a MZVLQ256HBJD | Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE Vega 8, R7 5800U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ | |
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| Noise | 5% | -5% | 1% | -5% | -7% | |
| off / environment * | 24.2 | 24 1% | 26 -7% | 24.6 -2% | 24.7 -2% | 28.7 -19% |
| Idle Minimum * | 24.2 | 24 1% | 26.2 -8% | 24.6 -2% | 24.7 -2% | 28.7 -19% |
| Idle Average * | 24.2 | 24 1% | 26.2 -8% | 24.6 -2% | 27 -12% | 28.7 -19% |
| Idle Maximum * | 25.1 | 24 4% | 26.2 -4% | 26.3 -5% | 29.8 -19% | 30.6 -22% |
| Load Average * | 41.9 | 33.1 21% | 38.4 8% | 38.4 8% | 42.4 -1% | 37.3 11% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 41.9 | 40.2 4% | 42.4 -1% | 37.3 11% | ||
| Load Maximum * | 41.9 | 41.7 -0% | 47.1 -12% | 38.7 8% | 42.4 -1% | 37.3 11% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The laptop doesn't have any heat-related issues when running less demanding tasks, but the chassis gets noticeably warm in some spots under load. On the bottom panel, we measured temperatures as high as 53°C (127°F) in the middle around the air vents (towards the back). When using the device on your lap, you will need to take care to avoid direct skin contact. On the keyboard area, the highest temperature reading was slightly above 40°C (104°F), meaning you won't have any issues typing on laptop.
"Battery Saver" mode makes the laptop run quieter. In this mode, even though performance remained the same, surface temperatures at the hotspots rose to a startling 64°C (147°F) at the bottom and 50°C (122°F) at the top. As a result, we don't recommend using this mode when the laptop is under sustained load.
During the stress test, the processor showed the same behaviour that we saw when the laptop was only under CPU load. It initially drew 46 watts of power before quickly stabilising and hovering at around 28 watts throughout the stress test. There wasn't any performance drop immediately after the stress test.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 43.9 °C / 111 F, compared to the average of 35.9 °C / 97 F, ranging from 21.4 to 59 °C for the class Subnotebook.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 53.1 °C / 128 F, compared to the average of 39.4 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 26.8 °C / 80 F, compared to the device average of 30.7 °C / 87 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 34.3 °C / 94 F, compared to the device average of 30.7 °C / 87 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 28.4 °C / 83.1 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.3 °C / 82.9 F (-0.1 °C / -0.2 F).
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry Apple M2, Apple M2 8-Core GPU | Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | |
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| Heat | 2% | -20% | 14% | 0% | 20% | 9% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 43.9 | 47.9 -9% | 47.6 -8% | 44.5 -1% | 47.9 -9% | 36.5 17% | 43.2 2% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 53.1 | 56.1 -6% | 57 -7% | 44.4 16% | 51.3 3% | 39.6 25% | 49.7 6% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 28.7 | 26.8 7% | 38.8 -35% | 23.9 17% | 28.5 1% | 24.5 15% | 25.4 11% |
| Idle Bottom * | 31.6 | 27.3 14% | 41 -30% | 23.6 25% | 29.6 6% | 25 21% | 26.6 16% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
The two stereo speakers are each rated at 2 watts and located at the bottom of the device. Dolby software comes preinstalled on the Yoga Slim 7i. The software enhancements definitely help make the speakers sound better because they are fairly tinny and weak without the Dolby profiles. Even so, you still probably shouldn't expect excellent audio quality from the laptop.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79.9 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 20.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.2% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 29% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 66% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 19% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 78% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (82.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 12.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (12.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (1.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (9.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 3% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 96% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 3% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Power management - Not especially efficient
Power consumption
With a WQHD touchscreen, the Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 is not especially efficient. Based on our measurement, it used almost 11 watts of power at idle with screen brightness turned all the way up. Under load, power usage peaked at around 63 watts, lingering just below the max output of the compact 65-watt charger. However, power consumption quickly fell to about 44 watts once the TDP dropped to 28 watts. This means the charger is powerful enough for the device.
| Off / Standby | 0.31 / 0.55 Watt |
| Idle | 6.9 / 10.3 / 10.9 Watt |
| Load |
49.2 / 62.5 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2560x1600, 13.30 | Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED R7 6800U, Radeon 680M, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, OLED, 2880x1800, 13.30 | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Micron 3400 MTFDKBA512TFH 512GB, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.40 | Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry M2, M2 8-Core GPU, Apple SSD AP0256Z, IPS, 2560x1664, 13.60 | Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, Samsung PM991a MZVLQ256HBJD, OLED, 1920x1080, 13.30 | Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE R7 5800U, Vega 8, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.30 | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ, a-SI IPS LED, 2560x1600, 13.30 | Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Average of class Subnotebook | |
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| Power Consumption | 15% | -15% | 39% | 26% | 15% | 18% | 9% | 11% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 6.9 | 4.8 30% | 10 -45% | 1.87 73% | 4.3 38% | 5 28% | 4.3 38% | 5.26 ? 24% | 4.9 ? 29% |
| Idle Average * | 10.3 | 8.7 16% | 12.3 -19% | 9.2 11% | 6 42% | 8.2 20% | 7.1 31% | 8.46 ? 18% | 8.36 ? 19% |
| Idle Maximum * | 10.9 | 10.1 7% | 15.5 -42% | 9.3 15% | 8.8 19% | 9 17% | 9.8 10% | 10.6 ? 3% | 10.4 ? 5% |
| Load Average * | 49.2 | 45.6 7% | 43 13% | 28.5 42% | 36 27% | 45 9% | 41.8 15% | 44.8 ? 9% | 45.9 ? 7% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 45.3 | 42.4 6% | 43.1 5% | 27.4 40% | 32.9 27% | 45.1 -0% | 41 9% | ||
| Load Maximum * | 62.5 | 49.5 21% | 62.8 -0% | 31 50% | 60 4% | 51.2 18% | 60.9 3% | 66.6 ? -7% | 66 ? -6% |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stress Test
Power Consumption with External Monitor
Battery life
The Yoga Sim 7i Carbon 13 gets decent battery life from its 50.2 Wh battery. Nonetheless, most of its competitors still perform better in this regard. At 150 cd/m² (equivalent to 82% screen brightness on our review unit), the laptop managed to run for 10.5 hours in our video test but only 7.5 hours in our Wi-Fi test. This really demonstrates the Alder Lake processor's high power usage. At max screen brightness, the Yoga Slim gave up after just a little over 6 hours in our Wi-Fi test.
With the device switched on, it takes around 2.5 hours to fully charge the battery. And the laptop doesn't support fast charging.
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13IAP7-82U9005FGE i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 50.2 Wh | Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED R7 6800U, Radeon 680M, 67 Wh | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 55 Wh | Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry M2, M2 8-Core GPU, 52.6 Wh | Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro 13 NP930XED-KA1DE i5-1240P, Iris Xe G7 80EUs, 63 Wh | Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE R7 5800U, Vega 8, 56 Wh | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 ITL i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 50 Wh | Average of class Subnotebook | |
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| Battery Runtime | 64% | 28% | 94% | 65% | 47% | 19% | 48% | |
| H.264 | 632 | 912 44% | 989 56% | 693 10% | 559 -12% | 794 ? 26% | ||
| WiFi v1.3 | 447 | 550 23% | 480 7% | 910 104% | 695 55% | 657 47% | 480 7% | 629 ? 41% |
| Load | 65 | 146 125% | 96 48% | 144 122% | 149 129% | 106 63% | 115.4 ? 78% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - Powerful featherweight with compromises
Lenovo has updated the Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 and managed to once again keep it slightly under 1 kg. Combined with a lightweight charger, the ultraportable laptop can be easily stowed in hand luggage when taken on trips. The device features a high-quality chassis thanks to the use of premium materials. However, Lenovo has removed one USB-C port and the 3.5 mm audio jack as part of the redesign. Compromises also had to be made made when it comes to the keyboard. It just isn't particular good due to the short key travel. Users also shouldn't expect to be blown away by the speakers.
Nevertheless, we are positively surprised by the great performance of the Alder Lake-P processor. It is able to perform very well even under sustained load. The laptop also comes with modern features such as Wi-Fi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, a fast PCIe 4.0 SSD and sensors that help automatically adjust screen and keyboard brightness. The 90Hz WQHD panel is excellent and has very accurate colours right out of the box.
The new Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 offers an extremely lightweight chassis and a great deal of performance owing to its Alder Lake-P processor. But compromises had to be made on the keyboard, and the combination of an Alder Lake Core i7 and a WQHD panel isn't particularly efficient.
However, neither the processor nor the WQHD screen is especially efficient. As a result, the Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 lags behind most of its competitors in terms of battery life. With an AMD processor, the Asus Zenbook S 13 features a more efficient SoC. Therefore, it is able to deliver higher multi-core CPU performance and, most importantly, better GPU performance whilst consuming less power. The Zenbook's OLED display also offers better image quality based on our subjective impressions. Despite being thinner, the Apple MacBook Air M2 occupies a larger footprint. That said, the MacBook is a superior package overall thanks to its fast SoC, passive cooling, brighter display and better speakers.
Price and availability
Our review model is current available from Lenovo for around 1,500 Euro (US$1,490). If you don't mind having a smaller SSD (512 GB), a screen with lower refresh rate and a webcam without privacy shutter, the Yoga Slim 7i Carbon 13 starts at just 1,299 Euro (US$1,300).
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10/02/2022 v7
Andreas Osthoff
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