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MagyarLenovo Yoga Pro 7 14 G8 laptop review - AMD Zen4 isn’t automatically better
We have already tested the current 8th gen Yoga Pro 7 14 (also known as the Yoga Slim Pro 7 in quite a few markets) in a few different configurations — from the AMD processor (Zen3+) with an iGPU and a 2.5K display to the top model with an Intel CPU, GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop and an optional 3K panel. All versions of the subnotebook or multimedia laptop have achieved good results and Lenovo now also offers versions with the latest Zen4 CPUs from AMD.
Our test device is the Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 (82Y80020GE) with the Ryzen 7 7840HS including the Radeon 780M iGPU, 32 GB RAM, a 1-TB SSD and a matte 2.5K panel. This configuration costs around US$1,300 or US$1,200 as a campus model. Optionally, you can get the new Zen4 chip alongside the GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop and a 3K panel for about US$1,650 (campus model: US$1,500) — however, only with 16 GB RAM.
In this review, we will mostly be focussing on the new processor's performance, as well as the laptop's emissions and runtimes. For more information about its case, connectivity, input devices and speakers, check out our previous reviews:
- Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14 G8 (AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, Radeon 680M, 2.5K IPS display)
- Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14 G8 (Intel Core i7-13700H, GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop, 3K IPS display)
Possible competitors compared
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
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| 88.6 % | 12/2023 | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 R7 7840HS, Radeon 780M | 1.5 kg | 15.6 mm | 14.50" | 2560x1600 | |
| 89 % | 04/2023 | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 R7 7735HS, Radeon 680M | 1.5 kg | 15.6 mm | 14.50" | 2560x1600 | |
12/2023 | Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores | 1.3 kg | 14.9 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | ||
| 88.9 % | 10/2023 | SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 i7-13700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.3 kg | 16.6 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | |
| 88.2 % | 10/2023 | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 R7 7840S, Radeon 780M | 1.3 kg | 13.9 mm | 14.50" | 2944x1840 | |
| 87.8 % | 11/2023 | HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl R7 7840U, Radeon 780M | 1.4 kg | 18.8 mm | 14.00" | 2880x1800 |
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Display - Matte, 90-Hz IPS panel
The laptop's matte IPS display with an aspect ratio of 16:10 and a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels is one we know well from its predecessor, so we can keep it short. Subjectively, the 90-Hz panel's picture quality remains very good, as content is depicted sharply and even lighter areas don't appear grainy. Furthermore, its reaction speeds are good and it doesn't make use of PWM.
In terms of brightness, the present test device did minimally worse, with an average of 348 cd/m². In turn, its black value of 0.22 is a little better, leading to a better maximum contrast ratio. In principle, however, these minor deviations are within the normal range of series production.
We measured the panel using the professional CalMAN software (X-Rite i1 Pro2) and the display already appeared decent in its delivered state. Although we noted a minimal blue tint and its color temperature is a little on the cool side, this can only be seen with the naked eye in direct comparison with a calibrated monitor. However, its color deviations compared to the sRGB reference were already very small, only 100 % red was above the important deviation of 3.
Using our own calibration (profile is available for free download in the display box below), we were able to improve these values overall and correct its slight color tint, but its red deviation remained. Thanks to its complete sRGB coverage, the panel is still suitable for editing images/videos.
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Brightness Distribution: 88 %
Center on Battery: 357 cd/m²
Contrast: 1623:1 (Black: 0.22 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5, calibrated: 1.2
ΔE Greyscale 2.7 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
73.4% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.7% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
72.3% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.15
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 LEN145WQXGA, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.50 | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 LEN145WQXGA, IPS, 2560x1600, 14.50 | Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 ATNA40YK11-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 CSOT T3 MNE007ZA1-3, IPS, 2880x1800, 14.00 | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 LEN145WQ+, OLED, 2944x1840, 14.50 | HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl Samsung SDC4197, OLED, 2880x1800, 14.00 | |
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| Display | -1% | 24% | 2% | 17% | 23% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 72.3 | 71.8 -1% | 99.75 38% | 74.7 3% | 97.1 34% | 99.8 38% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99.7 | 99.2 -1% | 99.99 0% | 99.6 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 73.4 | 73.1 0% | 98.56 34% | 75.8 3% | 86.5 18% | 95.8 31% |
| Response Times | 5% | 75% | 36% | 98% | 98% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 43.6 ? | 43.2 ? 1% | 2.2 ? 95% | 32.2 ? 26% | 0.77 ? 98% | 0.82 ? 98% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 28.2 ? | 25.9 ? 8% | 12.8 ? 55% | 15.4 ? 45% | 0.83 ? 97% | 0.95 ? 97% |
| PWM Frequency | 300 | 360 ? | 504.7 ? | |||
| Screen | -41% | -5% | 1% | 25% | -5% | |
| Brightness middle | 357 | 386 8% | 388 9% | 402 13% | 387 8% | 384 8% |
| Brightness | 348 | 366 5% | 391 12% | 371 7% | 388 11% | 386 11% |
| Brightness Distribution | 88 | 91 3% | 98 11% | 86 -2% | 98 11% | 98 11% |
| Black Level * | 0.22 | 0.26 -18% | 0.0411 81% | 0.27 -23% | ||
| Contrast | 1623 | 1485 -9% | 9440 482% | 1489 -8% | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2 | 3.8 -90% | 6.32 -216% | 1.8 10% | 1.3 35% | 4.06 -103% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 3.8 | 9.1 -139% | 8.82 -132% | 3.6 5% | 2.6 32% | 6.73 -77% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 1.2 | 1.2 -0% | 4.79 -299% | 1.5 -25% | 0.49 59% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.7 | 6.2 -130% | 2.61 3% | 1.8 33% | 1.3 52% | 1.1 59% |
| Gamma | 2.15 102% | 2.09 105% | 1.772 124% | 2.27 97% | 2.24 98% | 2.26 97% |
| CCT | 6929 94% | 6618 98% | 6202 105% | 6695 97% | 6360 102% | 6331 103% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | -12% /
-26% | 31% /
12% | 13% /
6% | 47% /
36% | 39% /
19% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
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| 28.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 16 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 12.2 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows relatively slow response rates in our tests and may be too slow for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 72 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.5 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 43.6 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 20.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 22.6 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. » 69 % 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 17903 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Outside, the matte display made a decent impression — only direct sunlight proved to be too much for the laptop's maximum brightness and the screen couldn't remain legible. The IPS panel's viewing-angle stability is good.
Performance - AMD Zen 4 and 32 GB RAM
Lenovo offers its Yoga Pro 7 14 G8 with Intel's new Zen4 CPUs and compared to the old model, the Ryzen 7 7840HS has now been combined with the dedicated GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop — in the past, this was reserved for the Intel versions. In terms of RAM, this model continues to suffer from unnecessary restrictions: While our iGPU test device was delivered with 32 GB RAM, the model with the GeForce GPU continues to only feature 16 GB.
Testing conditions
In the pre-installed Vantage app, Lenovo offers different performance modes which can comfortably be selected via the key combination "Fn+Q". As already seen on its predecessor, it makes little sense to use the mode "highest performance" (64/60 watts) on the model with the iGPU, as the resulting added performance is pretty low, while the fans only spin louder. During simple tasks, you can confidently rely on battery-saving mode (28/25 watts). We carried out the following benchmarks and measurements using the mode "intelligent cooling" (28/25 watts). In total, we noted slightly increased power limits over those of its predecessor with the Ryzen 7 7735HS.
Processor - Ryzen 7 7840HS
The AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS features 8 modern Zen4 cores that can process a total of 16 threads at once and can reach a maximum of 5.1 GHz. Its performance is excellent in total and (also thanks to its higher power limits) it was 20 % faster during the multi-core tests and 12 % faster in the single-core tests compared to the Ryzen 7 7735HS with Zen3+ cores. Its multi-core performance was also able to overtake that of the competition featuring Intel CPUs (even the new Meteor Lake Core Ultra 7 155H), while the Intel chips were slightly faster in the single-core tests.
Its CPU performance remained completely stable under permanent load and in battery use. Further CPU benchmarks can be found in our tech section.
Cinebench R15 Multi continuous test
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 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (15515 - 17214, n=15) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2485 - 16201, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (1737 - 1812, n=15) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (598 - 1934, n=68, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (6061 - 6744, n=15) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (810 - 6314, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (668 - 705, n=15) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (216 - 738, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (2473 - 2729, n=15) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (514 - 2581, n=70, last 2 years) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (270 - 286, n=15) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (91.8 - 280, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (201 - 1600, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (185 - 229, n=17) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (59538 - 73035, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (16223 - 67444, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (6049 - 6754, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (2197 - 6403, n=58, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (8446 - 12339, n=19) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4274 - 12580, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (1837 - 2017, n=19) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (672 - 2350, n=65, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (11.7 - 21.8, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1.5 - 19.4, n=56, last 2 years) | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (40.1 - 120.5, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (38.3 - 68.3, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (0.4397 - 1.236, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (0.4184 - 0.4739, n=17) | |
* ... 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 AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (24712 - 28921, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (343 - 25961, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (103755 - 123167, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (11867 - 111109, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (4293 - 5096, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (453 - 4646, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (105028 - 122681, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (15447 - 115300, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (14385 - 15525, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (1223 - 14944, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (55540 - 65812, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6379 - 59053, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (67389 - 177158, n=17) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (638 - 161430, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (949 - 1123, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (270 - 1123, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (13100 - 15599, n=17) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (204 - 14018, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (17615 - 41157, n=17) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (7622 - 53954, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
System performance
In everyday use, the Yoga Pro 7 14 with the Zen4 processor reacts quickly and its synthetic benchmark results were impressive. During the test, we noted no issues with the device.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M (7039 - 7651, n=7) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4384 - 7428, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M (10519 - 11214, n=7) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (8890 - 11168, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M (9717 - 10970, n=7) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (6213 - 10279, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M (9052 - 9987, n=7) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (4093 - 9749, n=55, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M (1566 - 1873, n=7) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (718 - 1876, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M (1535 - 1816, n=7) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (685 - 1829, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M (1556 - 2040, n=7) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (776 - 2210, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M (1293 - 1706, n=7) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (652 - 1899, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 7039 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (30937 - 72158, n=17) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (22781 - 95353, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (30497 - 61911, n=17) | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (23831 - 86433, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (34590 - 93323, n=17) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (23474 - 93382, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (18.8 - 172, n=52, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Average AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (85.1 - 112, n=17) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latency
During our standardized latency test (surfing the web, 4K YouTube playback, CPU load), the test device showed no problems when it came to the important value "interrupt-to-process latency" — only one driver had some issues. As a result, the device is well suited for real-time audio uses.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage devices
The 1-TB version of the Samsung PM9A1 is installed into our test device and after first booting up the device, users have 892 GB free to use. The PCIe-4.0 drive is very fast with maximum transfer rates of over 7 GB/s, however, its performance doesn't remain stable under permanent load, leading to a loss of 50 %. At over 3 GB/s, its performance is still enough for everyday use without any limitations. Further SSD benchmarks can be found here.
* ... smaller is better
Reading continuous performance: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The Yoga Pro's graphics card is the Radeon 780M, which in this case benefits from fast LPDDR5x-6400 RAM in a dual-channel configuration and it is one of the fastest Radeon 780Ms we have tested so far. The iGPU is was around 11 % faster than the Radeon 680M during the benchmarks, but it was beaten in the synthetic tests by the new Intel Arc GPU (8 cores) within the new Meteor Lake mobile processors. However, the 6 % gap between them is not too huge.
The iGPU is suitable for everyday use, including playing back high-resolution videos, and its performance is even sufficient for the odd game or two — although you will usually have to do without playing the latest games. In less demanding games, however, you can often play using medium to high details. In the actual gaming tests, the Radeon 780M also came ahead of the new Intel Arc GPU, although we don't yet have that many benchmark results of this model. If you have bigger gaming ambitions, you should choose the Yoga Pro 7 14 G8 with the GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop, although you will then have to do without 32 GB of RAM.
The laptop's graphics performance remains completely stable under constant load, which is also the case in battery mode. Further GPU benchmarks are available here.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 13131 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 7385 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 3146 points | |
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| Blender / v3.3 Classroom HIP/AMD | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (302 - 548, n=6, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (336 - 1548, n=54, last 2 years) | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| Average AMD Radeon 780M (305 - 503, n=33) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
* ... smaller is better
| The Witcher 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (8 - 44.2, n=57, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5.01 - 67.5, n=47, last 2 years) | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 | |
| HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl | |
| Average of class Subnotebook (5.24 - 50.1, n=51, last 2 years) | |
| SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 | |
| Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 | |
Witcher 3 FPS diagram
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | |
| GTA V (2015) | 145.3 | 133.2 | 66.1 | 26.5 | |
| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 157 | 48 | 30 | ||
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 131 | 108.1 | 75 | 70.1 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 78.3 | 37.6 | 28.3 | 20.3 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 47.9 | 35.8 | 29 | ||
| Far Cry 5 (2018) | 77 | 48 | 44 | 41 | |
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 166.4 | 64.4 | 55.7 | 47.7 | |
| F1 2021 (2021) | 204 | 104.9 | 80.9 | 34.4 | |
| F1 22 (2022) | 92.5 | 80.7 | 62.3 | 16.9 | |
| F1 23 (2023) | 90.3 | 80.3 | 57.6 | 13.6 |
Emissions & power
Noise emissions
Overall, the Yoga has become a little louder with the Zen4 processor, which is also due to its increased power limits. The fans also start up a little faster in everyday use than on the predecessor model. If you don't need the full CPU performance, we would recommend using battery-saving mode in everyday use. The values are still comparable under low load, but the Zen4 model was slightly louder while gaming and in the stress test. In highest performance mode, the maximum we measured was 47.7 dB(A). There were no other electronic noises coming from the test device.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 24.3 / 24.3 / 27.9 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 36.7 / 44.2 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: 24.3 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, SK hynix HFS001TEJ9X110NA | SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-13700H, Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 Radeon 780M, R7 7840S, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl Radeon 780M, R7 7840U, WDC PC SN810 1TB | |
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| Noise | 5% | -1% | -2% | -5% | 7% | |
| off / environment * | 24.3 | 24.2 -0% | 25 -3% | 24.5 -1% | 24.5 -1% | 23.4 4% |
| Idle Minimum * | 24.3 | 24.2 -0% | 25 -3% | 24.5 -1% | 24.5 -1% | 24.1 1% |
| Idle Average * | 24.3 | 24.2 -0% | 25 -3% | 24.5 -1% | 24.5 -1% | 24.1 1% |
| Idle Maximum * | 27.9 | 24.2 13% | 26.2 6% | 30.4 -9% | 27.7 1% | 25.3 9% |
| Load Average * | 36.7 | 36.2 1% | 35.7 3% | 39.5 -8% | 45.5 -24% | 33.4 9% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 44.2 | 42.7 3% | 41.7 6% | 45.5 -3% | 39.4 11% | |
| Load Maximum * | 44.2 | 36.2 18% | 45.5 -3% | 44.9 -2% | 45.5 -3% | 39.4 11% |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
In idle mode and under low load, the laptop's surface temperatures are completely unproblematic. However, the underside of the base unit becomes noticeably warm under load and we measured a maximum of just under 50 °C in the rear central area. As a result, you should avoid skin contact in this area. The top of the base unit remains significantly cooler at a maximum of 42 °C, but your fingers will also get warmer here when typing. In the stress test, the Ryzen processor's power consumption stabilized at just under 50 watts.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 42.1 °C / 108 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 49.7 °C / 121 F, compared to the average of 39.4 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 24.8 °C / 77 F, compared to the device average of 30.7 °C / 87 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 33.2 °C / 92 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 28.1 °C / 82.6 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 (+0.2 °C / 0.3 F).
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, AMD Radeon 780M | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, AMD Radeon 680M | Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, Intel Arc 8-Cores iGPU | SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 Intel Core i7-13700H, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 AMD Ryzen 7 7840S, AMD Radeon 780M | HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, AMD Radeon 780M | |
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| Heat | 5% | -4% | 0% | -3% | 11% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 42.1 | 39.2 7% | 36.5 13% | 45.8 -9% | 43.8 -4% | 39 7% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 49.7 | 49.8 -0% | 49.5 -0% | 42 15% | 56 -13% | 35.8 28% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 25.7 | 24.2 6% | 25.5 1% | 27.5 -7% | 25.3 2% | 25.2 2% |
| Idle Bottom * | 27.3 | 25.1 8% | 35 -28% | 27.1 1% | 26.7 2% | 25.6 6% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 13.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.5% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.7% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 19% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 76% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 12% 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 Slim 7 14APU G8 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 2.8% away from median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (8.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 1% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 98% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 1% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 98% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (87.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (10.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (11.5% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 11% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 85% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 5% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%
Power consumption
The Zen4 Yoga's power consumption has increased in idle mode and under load, leading to it reaching the 100-watt power supply's limits for a short period of time. During the stress test, its consumption quite quickly sank a little again, however, it doesn't leave much space to charge the battery.
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 Radeon 780M, R7 7840HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 Radeon 680M, R7 7735HS, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 Arc 8-Cores, Ultra 7 155H, SK hynix HFS001TEJ9X110NA | SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-13700H, Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 Radeon 780M, R7 7840S, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl Radeon 780M, R7 7840U, WDC PC SN810 1TB | |
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| Power Consumption | 11% | -1% | 23% | -12% | 14% | |
| Idle Minimum * | 5.6 | 4.1 27% | 5.5 2% | 4.2 25% | 8.7 -55% | 6 -7% |
| Idle Average * | 8.8 | 7.7 12% | 10.1 -15% | 7.4 16% | 11.3 -28% | 6.5 26% |
| Idle Maximum * | 9 | 7.9 12% | 11.2 -24% | 8 11% | 12 -33% | 13.9 -54% |
| Load Average * | 58.5 | 66.2 -13% | 45.9 22% | 42.8 27% | 58.6 -0% | 41.9 28% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 71 | 61.5 13% | 60.9 14% | 47.9 33% | 61.6 13% | 43.9 38% |
| Load Maximum * | 100.6 | 84.3 16% | 104.1 -3% | 76 24% | 66.2 34% | 50.8 50% |
* ... smaller is better
| Off / Standby | 0.34 / 0.7 Watt |
| Idle | 5.6 / 8.8 / 9 Watt |
| Load |
58.5 / 100.6 Watt |
   
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Power consumption Witcher 3 / stress test
Power consumption with external monitor
Runtimes
The device's 73 Wh battery capacity has not changed, but its runtimes are worse than the last AMD Yoga due to its higher energy requirement. During the WLAN test with a brightness of 150 cd/m² and a refresh rate of 60 Hz, we measured 10:18 hours (09:25 hours at 90 Hz) and 07:56 hours at full brightness (07:39 hours at 90 Hz). In the video test, we noted 12:17 hours, leading to the results being shorter overall than the Yoga with the Zen3+ processor.
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8 R7 7840HS, Radeon 780M, 73 Wh | Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ARP G8 R7 7735HS, Radeon 680M, 73 Wh | Acer Swift Go 14 SFG14-72 Ultra 7 155H, Arc 8-Cores, 65 Wh | SCHENKER Vision 14 2023 i7-13700H, Iris Xe G7 96EUs, 99 Wh | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14APU G8 R7 7840S, Radeon 780M, 70 Wh | HP Pavilion Plus 14-ey0095cl R7 7840U, Radeon 780M, 68 Wh | Average of class Subnotebook | |
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| Battery Runtime | 17% | -18% | 33% | -13% | 13% | 15% | |
| H.264 | 737 | 903 23% | 690 -6% | 794 ? 8% | |||
| WiFi v1.3 | 618 | 783 27% | 479 -22% | 823 33% | 571 -8% | 510 -17% | 629 ? 2% |
| Load | 86 | 86 0% | 74 -14% | 64 -26% | 122 42% | 115.4 ? 34% |
Pros
Cons
Verdict - Zen4 Yoga with more performance, but shorter battery life
Even after its switch to the Zen4 processor from AMD, the Yoga Pro 7 14 G8 remains an excellent multimedia laptop and in many aspects (case, connectivity, input devices, display), it hasn't changed at all. The processor switch from AMD Zen3+ to Zen4 brings more performance (CPU as well as iGPU), however, at the cost of higher power limits.
In everyday use, this leads to higher fan activity, which wouldn't have been completely necessary. Here, Lenovo could've graduated its performance modes more clearly, as its performance values using intelligent cooling mode and highest performance mode are practically identical. The laptop's power consumption is also slightly higher which, in turn, harms its runtimes.
The Zen4 processor from AMD may offer more performance but as a result, the Yoga Pro 7 14 G8 becomes louder and its runtimes aren't as good.
If you don't need the added performance and can make do with 16 GB RAM, then you can without a doubt also go for the variant with the Ryzen 7 7735HS, featuring slightly quieter fans and longer runtimes — plus, you'll save a bit of money, too. In any case, it is positive that the Zen4 processor can now also be combined with the dedicated GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop, but in this case, Lenovo unfortunately limits the maximum RAM configuration to 16 GB, which simply doesn't make sense.
Price and availability
The Yoga Pro 7 14 G8 retails for around US$1,300. While the version with the AMD processor can't be found on Amazon, the version with an Intel CPU can be found for US$1,299.
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APH G8
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12/27/2023 v7
Andreas Osthoff
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Transparency
The present review sample was made available to the author as a loan by the manufacturer or a shop for the purposes of review. The lender had no influence on this review, nor did the manufacturer receive a copy of this review before publication. There was no obligation to publish this review.
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