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MagyarIntel Core i7-1260P debut: Lenovo Yoga 9 14IAP7 convertible review
Unveiled at CES 2022, this year's Yoga 9 14 succeeds last year's model by introducing both a brand new chassis design and new 12th gen Alder Lake-P processor options to replace the 11th gen Tiger Lake-U series. Configurations are available with the Core i7-1260P CPU, 8 to 16 GB of LPDDR5-5200 RAM, and either 2400p (4K) OLED, 1800p (2.8K) OLED, or 1200p IPS touchscreen. The unit in review is the middle configuration with the 2.8K OLED touchscreen.
Competitors in this space include other high-end subnotebook convertibles like the Asus Zenbook Flip 14, Dell XPS 13 2-in-1, MSI Summit E13 Flip, or HP Spectre x360 14.
This review page will focus more on the 2.8K OLED display and performance of the processor with a full review on the 4K OLED version of this model coming soon. The 2.8K and 4K SKUs are otherwise visually identical.
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Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89.8 % | 05/2022 | Lenovo Yoga 9 14IAP7 82LU0001US i7-1260P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.4 kg | 15.25 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 84.8 % | 03/2022 | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 R9 5900HS, GeForce MX450 | 1.4 kg | 17.9 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 89.5 % | 05/2021 | HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.3 kg | 16.9 mm | 13.50" | 3000x2000 | |
| 86.7 % | 10/2021 | Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.3 kg | 14.35 mm | 13.40" | 1920x1200 | |
| 86.5 % | 05/2022 | Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W R7 5800H, Vega 8 | 1.4 kg | 15.9 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 82.3 % | 07/2021 | MSI Summit E14 A11SCS i7-1185G7, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q | 1.3 kg | 16 mm | 14.00" | 3840x2160 |
Case — Round Is In
Visually, the chassis is now rounder and smoother along its edges and corners when compared to last year's Yoga 9 14. Its design is like the antithesis to the HP Spectre design which uses sharper and more defined "diamond-cut" edges and corners.
Connectivity — USB Everywhere
Keep in mind that only the two left USB-C ports are compatible with Thunderbolt 4 while the right USB-C port is not. All three ports are otherwise compatible with DisplayPort and Power Delivery.
Communication
Webcam
A 2.1 MP camera comes standard whereas most laptops are still using 1 MP sensors. Windows Hello is supported alongside a physical camera shutter.
Maintenance
The bottom panel is not easy to remove. Users must first unscrew the 6 Torx screws on the bottom panel plus additional Philips screw hidden underneath the rubber footing. There is not much to upgrade beyond the M.2 2280 SSD since both RAM and WLAN modules are soldered onto the board.
Accessories and Warranty
The standard one-year limited warranty applies. A protective carrying case and active stylus pen are included in every retail box despite the fact that the pen garage is now gone.
Input Devices — Classic IdeaPad
Display — 2.8K OLED, 90 Hz, Full DCI-P3 Colors
The 2022 Yoga 9i 14 uses the exact same 2.8K OLED LEN140WQ+ panel as found on the Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14. Thus, core attributes like the very fast response times, 90 Hz native refresh rate, full DCI-P3 color coverage, excellent brightness uniformity, and deep black levels are very similar between them. They even target the same maximum brightness of 400 nits. Image quality is objectively superior to most if not all 14-inch IPS alternatives.
There are a few caveats to keep in mind. Graininess is unfortunately an issue on this model and so texts and images don't appear as sharp as they would on a glossy IPS alternative. This problem is most noticeable when displaying an all white background and then looking closely at the screen. Secondly, pulse-width modulation is present on all brightness levels except when at 0 percent meaning a small percentage of users may be sensitive to the flickering brightness.
Interestingly, the panel on our test unit was set to 60 Hz. Users may want to check the display settings to make sure 90 Hz is enabled.
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Brightness Distribution: 97 %
Center on Battery: 367.3 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.2 | 0.59-29.43 Ø5.2
ΔE Greyscale 2.8 | 0.57-98 Ø5.5
98.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.21
| Lenovo Yoga 9 14IAP7 82LU0001US Lenovo LEN140WQ+, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 LEN140WQ+, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 Sharp LQ134N1, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.40 | Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W SDC4154, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | MSI Summit E14 A11SCS AU Optronics AUO123B, IPS, 3840x2160, 14.00 | Lenovo Yoga 9i 14 2022 i7-1260P LEN140WQUXGA, OLED, 3840x2400, 14.00 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | -0% | -19% | 0% | -4% | -0% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 99.8 | 99.9 0% | 69.7 -30% | 99.7 0% | 87.5 -12% | 98.7 -1% |
| sRGB Coverage | 100 | 100 0% | 99 -1% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 99.8 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 98.7 | 97.6 -1% | 71.7 -27% | 98.6 0% | 99.4 1% | 98.5 0% |
| Response Times | -65% | -2393% | -67% | -3350% | -99% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 1.2 ? | 2.4 ? -100% | 55.6 ? -4533% | 2 ? -67% | 52 ? -4233% | 2.8 ? -133% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 1.2 ? | 2.4 -100% | 40.4 ? -3267% | 2 ? -67% | 30.8 ? -2467% | 2.8 ? -133% |
| PWM Frequency | 347.2 ? | 362.3 ? 4% | 2500 ? 620% | 239.2 ? -31% | ||
| Screen | 25% | -5% | 16% | 20% | 17% | |
| Brightness middle | 367.3 | 399 9% | 555.7 51% | 366 0% | 593.3 62% | 361 -2% |
| Brightness | 369 | 401 9% | 528 43% | 369 0% | 571 55% | 362 -2% |
| Brightness Distribution | 97 | 98 1% | 90 -7% | 96 -1% | 87 -10% | 98 1% |
| Black Level * | 0.001 | 0.35 | 0.53 | 0.001 | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 5.2 | 2.5 52% | 4.83 7% | 2.84 45% | 4.42 15% | 2.8 46% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 8.04 | 4.6 43% | 8.46 -5% | 5.29 34% | 7.16 11% | 5.8 28% |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.8 | 1.8 36% | 6.1 -118% | 2.32 17% | 3.2 -14% | 1.9 32% |
| Gamma | 2.21 100% | 2.17 101% | 1.98 111% | 2.44 90% | 2.04 108% | 2.16 102% |
| CCT | 5992 108% | 6368 102% | 6686 97% | 6170 105% | 6737 96% | 6181 105% |
| Contrast | 399000 | 1588 | 1119 | 361000 | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 2.2 | 0.76 | 2.81 | 4.3 | ||
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -13% /
-4% | -806% /
-606% | -17% /
-4% | -1111% /
-599% | -27% /
-16% |
* ... smaller is better
The model is not calibrated at factory unlike on many high-end prosumer laptops catered to graphic artists. Nonetheless, average grayscale and color DeltaE values are still decent out of the box at 2.8 and 5.2, respectively.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.4 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.8 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.4 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 1 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (22.7 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 1.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 0.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 0.6 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.25 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 1 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (35.8 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM detected | 347.2 Hz | ≤ 100 % brightness setting |  |
The display backlight flickers at 347.2 Hz (Likely utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 100 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting. The frequency of 347.2 Hz is relatively high, so most users sensitive to PWM should not notice any flickering. However, there are reports that some users are still sensitive to PWM at 500 Hz and above, so be aware. In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 19466 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance — Core i7-1260P Leaves Its Mark
Testing Conditions
We set our unit to Performance mode via Windows and Extreme Performance mode via Lenovo Vantage prior to running any benchmarks below. It's recommended that users become familiar with the Vantage software as key system features and critical updates are toggled here.
Processor
Interestingly, raw multi-thread performance is about 10 percent slower than the same model equipped with the same Core i7-1260P CPU but higher resolution 2400p display. It is still nonetheless significantly faster than the 11th gen Core i7-1165G7 in the Xenia 14 by about 20 percent and 40 percent in single-thread and multi-thread workloads, respectively.
Performance sustainability is good but not perfect. Our initial score of 1461 points when running CineBench R15 xT in a loop would dip by about 7 percent in subsequent runs to suggest short-lived Turbo Boost potential.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | 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 5.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | 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 5.4: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
* ... 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
System Performance
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 14IAP7 82LU0001US | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1484 - 1811, n=15) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1486 - 1755, n=15) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 14IAP7 82LU0001US | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 14IAP7 82LU0001US | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1451 - 1872, n=15) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs (1253 - 1807, n=15) | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 14IAP7 82LU0001US | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 5488 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| MSI Summit E14 A11SCS | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 | |
| HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng | |
| Average Intel Core i7-1260P (77.9 - 118.4, n=17) | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
LatencyMon shows minor DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs of our home page. 4K video playback is otherwise perfect with low processor utilization and no dropped frames.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9 | |
| HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng | |
| Lenovo Yoga 9 14IAP7 82LU0001US | |
| MSI Summit E14 A11SCS | |
| Asus ZenBook Flip 14 UN5401QA-KN085W | |
| Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices — PCIe4 x4 Comes Standard
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance — One Of The Fastest Integrated Iris Xe Solutions Yet
Whereas the CPU is performing slightly slower than expected, the integrated Iris Xe 96 EUs GPU is performing noticeably faster. 3DMark results are about 15 to 25 percent higher than the average laptop with the same integrated GPU.
