Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14 laptop review: Intel Arc confronts Radeon 780M

Since the chassis is largely identical to the previous generation, in this article, we will only briefly go into the case, features, and input device categories.

Yoga Pro 7 14 competitors can be found in the form of other 14-inch laptops with the Core Ultra chip such as the Acer Swift Go 14, the HP Spectre x360 14, the Asus ZenBook 14 and the in-house Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon which appear in the comparison device table with the corresponding AMD variant of the Yoga Pro 7.

The all-rounder shines with a stylish and high-quality metal chassis that, at almost 1.6 kg, isn't exactly one of the lightest 14-inch devices (for example, the ThinkPad X1 only weighs 1.1 kg), however, it does offer good stability. At 180°, the opening angle is very generous. 

Ports

If you can do without a card reader or an RJ45 port, you'll find plenty to be pleased about regarding the port selection. The Yoga Pro 7 14 has two USB-C ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort functionality (1x Thunderbolt 4, 1x USB 3.2 Gen.2) as well as a USB-A port which uses the 3.2 Gen.1 standard. These are joined by an HDMI 2.1 output and an audio jack. Since all of the ports are located on the rear half of the side surfaces, using a mouse will present no problems. 

The Intel radio module (Wi-Fi 6E AX211) cuts a pretty good figure in both the sending and receiving of data and can easily keep up with the competition. 

Whether it's image sharpness or color accuracy, the built-in 2 MP webcam achieves above-average image quality. In addition, it can be comfortably deactivated via the eShutter.

The supplied 100-watt PSU is connected via USB-C and is pleasingly compact, tipping the scales (including the power cable) at only 400 grams.

Maintenance is fairly straightforward. After loosening six Torx screws, it's possible to lever the base plate from its anchoring (starting preferably at the rear). Waiting inside the device are the cooling system (two fans plus two heat pipes), the W-Fi module, the battery and two M.2 slots of which one is still free.

In Germany, Lenovo states the warranty period as being two years.

The touchpad scores particularly well for its generous 13.5 x 8 cm dimensions. The other aspects aren't too bad either – whether it's the smooth swiping experience (smooth surface), the precision or the gesture support. Only the click area could still do with some tweaking from Lenovo as this is somewhat rickety for our taste.

While the AMD review variant was equipped with a QHD+ display (2,560 x 1,600), the reviewed Intel version has a higher resolution, 3,072 x 1,920-pixel 3K panel which is quite different when it comes to the image values. 

The Yoga Pro 7 is one of the most powerful 14-inch laptops (without a dGPU) on the market. 32 GB of RAM are just as generous as 22 parallel CPU threads. With the Arc iGPU, Intel has eliminated the formerly glaring gap between itself and the AMD competition such as the Radeon 680M or 780M.

The Core Ultra 7 155H's CPU performance, with its 6 performance cores including hyper-threading, contains 8 efficiency cores and two so-called low power efficiency cores and is very much comparable to the Ryzen 7 7840HS of the AMD variants. In the Cinebench loop, we are pleased to report that the performance remained stable and this is not something you can say about many other Core Ultra devices (see graph). Generally, when it comes to the benchmark results, the competition lags a little behind. 

The system performance also sees eye-to-eye with its AMD counterpart. Just shy of 7,000 points in PCMark 10 is a very good result. Overall, the computer runs very smoothly and responsively.