Verdict — Great Hardware, Weak Performance-Per-Dollar
The Yoga Pro 9 16 G10 model itself is worthy of the "Pro" moniker enough to win our Top Rated award badge. Its high quality design, materials, and display options can stand toe-to-toe with other flagship prosumer models like those from the Dell XPS series, HP Spectre series, or even the Razer Blade series in many respects. Unfortunately, the lower-end RTX 5050 configuration is arguably not the sweet spot for most as it is only slightly cheaper than the next step up while being much slower for poorer performance-per-dollar.
Even worse, opting for the RTX 5050 configuration doesn't necessarily mean longer battery life or quieter fans when gaming or running heavy loads despite its slower performance. The Core Ultra 9 285H doesn't even offer much of a boost over the cheaper Core Ultra 7 255H, but SKUs with the latter CPU are sadly more difficult to find in the US. Running temperatures may be cooler, but this slight advantage pales in comparison to the longer list of drawbacks against the more worthwhile RTX 5060 option.
Pros
Cons
Price and Availability
The Yoga Pro 9 16 Gen 10 is a flagship prosumer laptop from Lenovo comparable to the Dell XPS 16 or HP Envy 16 in terms of power envelope and target audience. The model is available with Intel Arrow Lake-H CPUs and three 100 W Nvidia GPU options including the GeForce RTX 5050, 5060, and 5070. After having tested both the RTX 5060 and RTX 5070 configurations, let's see how the lower-end RTX 5050 option compares to the rest of the SKUs and if it's worth considering despite the slower performance.
More information on the physical features of the model like the OLED touchscreen or keyboard can be found on our existing reviews here.
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Specifications
Case
Connectivity
SD Card Reader
| SD Card Reader | |
| average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 (Angelbird AV Pro V60) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
Communication
Webcam
Maintenance
Performance
Testing Conditions
We set Windows to Performance mode and graphics to dGPU mode prior to running the benchmarks below. Advanced Optimus is supported but not G-Sync as the Yoga Pro 9 16 is not primarily for gaming.
Processor
The Core Ultra 9 285H offers no major performance benefits over the lesser Core Ultra 7 255H configuration. Indeed, even their differences on paper are only 100 to 300 MHz apart for no real-world distinctions in the Yoga Pro 9 16 G10.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
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 6.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
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
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Alienware 16X Aurora, RTX 5070 | |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IAX10, RTX 5070 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (17.9 - 27.2, n=11) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IMH9 RTX 4050 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Acer Nitro V 16 ANV16-41-R5AT | |
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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 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (15160 - 24612, n=11) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (54365 - 129641, n=11) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (3695 - 5879, n=11) | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (53557 - 67363, n=11) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (6921 - 9378, n=11) | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (40946 - 64632, n=11) | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (58110 - 117613, n=11) | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (574 - 1366, n=11) | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (5509 - 13527, n=11) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (49874 - 65392, n=11) | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
Stress Test
When running Cyberpunk 2077, our RTX 5050 would stabilize at 82 W compared to 93 W and 98 W on the RTX 5060 and 5070 configurations, respectively. As such, average GPU temperature would be noticeably lower by about 7 C. This would also explain the lower surface temperatures when gaming as well.
CPU and GPU temperatures would stabilize at the low 70 C range when gaming which is quite low for a thin gaming laptop. The MSI Stealth 16, for example, would reach much closer to 80 C under similar gaming conditions.
| CPU Clock (GHz) | GPU Clock (MHz) | Average CPU Temperature (°C) | Average GPU Temperature (°C) | |
| System Idle | -- | -- | 56 | 39 |
| Prime95 Stress | 3.2 | -- | 82 | 49 |
| Prime95 + FurMark Stress | 1.3 | 1890 | 64 | 62 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress (Balanced mode) | 1.8 | 2760 | 71 | 68 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 Stress (Performance mode) | 1.8 | 2760 | 70 | 69 |
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
WebXPRT 3: Overall
WebXPRT 4: Overall
Mozilla Kraken 1.1: Total
| Performance rating | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W -1! | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop (n=1) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop (n=1) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop (n=1) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop (n=1) | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| WebXPRT 3 / Overall | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop (n=1) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| WebXPRT 4 / Overall | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop (n=1) | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop (n=1) | |
* ... smaller is better
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 RTX 5070 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (76816 - 109252, n=11) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 RTX 5070 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (75428 - 89837, n=11) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (62446 - 107584, n=11) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 RTX 5070 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Average Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (106.2 - 136.7, n=11) | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 RTX 5070 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices
| Drive Performance rating - Percent | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG -11! | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
The mobile RTX 5050 is roughly 15 to 25 percent slower than the RTX 5060 configuration or about 35 percent slower than the RTX 5070 configuration. Raw performance is on par with the older mobile RTX 4060 albeit without Blackwell exclusive features like multi-frame generation support. Perhaps most importantly, the RTX 5050 doesn't come with less VRAM than even the mobile RTX 5070 option.
Dropping from Performance mode to Balanced mode entails no notable performance deficit. Note that graphics performance is preserved more effectively on battery power when compared to laptops with faster RTX 5070, 5080, or 5090 GPUs where a deficit of 40 percent or more is common.
| Power Profile | Graphics Score | Physics Score | Combined Score |
| Performance Mode | 25400 | 35589 | 11841 |
| Balanced Mode | 25360 (-0%) | 34877 (-2%) | 11360 (-4%) |
| Battery Power | 24158 (-5%) | 30322 (-15%) | 11448 (-3%) |
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 29009 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 65174 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 23703 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 9519 points | |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Score | 2046 points | |
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Gaming Performance
Demanding titles run well at 1080p and even up to the native 2K+ 1800p resolution provided that DLSS4 is supported. Cyberpunk 2077, for example, averages 55 FPS on Ultra 2K settings with DLSS4 enabled or just 46 FPS without.
| Performance rating - Percent | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W -1! | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG -2! | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
| X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3) | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 | |
| Dell 16 Premium DA16250 | |
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 | |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG | |
| HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD DLSS | QHD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTA V (2015) | 184.4 | 179.9 | 175.2 | 123.6 | 95.3 | |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 168.5 | 157.7 | 154.1 | 144.6 | ||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) | 166.1 | 120.2 | 109.5 | 77.6 | ||
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 113.5 | 109.7 | 87.2 | |||
| Strange Brigade (2018) | 478 | 256 | 207 | 179.6 | 125.8 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) | 97.3 | 116.9 | 101.9 | 100.5 | 100.4 | 66.6 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 (2023) | 121.9 | 98.2 | 83.2 | 73.7 | 55.1 | 46.1 |
| F1 24 (2024) | 182.2 | 156 | 132.1 | 49.9 | 48 | 33.4 |
Emissions
System Noise
Fan noise when gaming reaches the same maximum of ~51 dB(A) as the faster RTX 5060 or 5070 configurations. However, it takes slightly longer to reach the maximum with our RTX 5050 configuration and so the system is able to run quieter for longer before needing to ramp up the fans.
Noise level
| Idle |
| 24.6 / 24.6 / 26.8 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 32.8 / 51.8 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: 24.6 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 Ultra 9 285H, GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 Ultra 7 255H, GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 RTX 5070 Ultra 9 285H, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop | Dell 16 Premium DA16250 Ultra 7 255H, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop | HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 Ultra 7 155H, GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W i9-13905H, GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noise | -6% | -4% | 2% | 12% | -2% | |
| off / environment * (dB) | 24.6 | 25.2 -2% | 24.1 2% | 23.2 6% | 23.3 5% | 24.9 -1% |
| Idle Minimum * (dB) | 24.6 | 25.2 -2% | 24.1 2% | 23.2 6% | 23.6 4% | 24.9 -1% |
| Idle Average * (dB) | 24.6 | 25.2 -2% | 24.1 2% | 23.2 6% | 23.6 4% | 24.9 -1% |
| Idle Maximum * (dB) | 26.8 | 26.9 -0% | 25.1 6% | 26.6 1% | 23.6 12% | 24.9 7% |
| Load Average * (dB) | 32.8 | 44.5 -36% | 44.2 -35% | 39.4 -20% | 29.2 11% | 38 -16% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB) | 51.8 | 50.2 3% | 52.7 -2% | 47.3 9% | ||
| Load Maximum * (dB) | 51.8 | 52.7 -2% | 52.7 -2% | 48.9 6% | 32.1 38% | 51 2% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * (dB) | 32.1 |
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Temperature
Surface temperatures when running demanding loads are noticeably cooler than what we recorded on the RTX 5070 configuration. Hot spots when idling on Cyberpunk 2077 would reach just over 35 C and 42 C on the keyboard deck and bottom cover, respectively, compared to 42 C and 46 C on the faster RTX 5070 unit.
(+) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 34.4 °C / 94 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 41.4 °C / 107 F, compared to the average of 39.2 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 25.6 °C / 78 F, compared to the device average of 31.3 °C / 88 F.
(+) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 29.4 °C / 85 F, compared to the average of 31.3 °C / 88 F for the class Multimedia.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 26.2 °C / 79.2 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(+) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.7 °C / 83.7 F (+2.5 °C / 4.5 F).
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 Ultra 9 285H, GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 Ultra 7 255H, GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 RTX 5070 Ultra 9 285H, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop | Dell 16 Premium DA16250 Ultra 7 255H, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop | HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 Ultra 7 155H, GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W i9-13905H, GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | -7% | -4% | 1% | -3% | 14% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * (°C) | 34.4 | 42.9 -25% | 41.8 -22% | 36.8 -7% | 39.6 -15% | 28.2 18% |
| Maximum Bottom * (°C) | 41.4 | 47.4 -14% | 47.9 -16% | 34.8 16% | 39.2 5% | 35.1 15% |
| Idle Upper Side * (°C) | 28.6 | 27.6 3% | 26.3 8% | 31.2 -9% | 29 -1% | 24.6 14% |
| Idle Bottom * (°C) | 31.8 | 29 9% | 27.6 13% | 30.8 3% | 31.6 1% | 29.4 8% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (6.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.7% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (5.3% 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 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis
(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 17%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Energy Management
Power Consumption
Consumption can be as low as 7 W when on iGPU mode with the screen set to minimum brightness or over 22 W if on dGPU mode and maximum brightness. When gaming, however, the system would only draw just a few watts less than the much faster RTX 5060 or 5070 options. Upgrading to the RTX 5060 configuration, for example, would draw just 6 percent more power for 20 to 30 percent faster gaming performance.
The RTX 5050 SKU ships with the same 170 W AC adapter as the other configurations as all three GPUs are rated for up to 100 W on the Yoga Pro 9 16 G10.
| Off / Standby | 0.36 / 1.1 Watt |
| Idle | 6.8 / 20.1 / 21.6 Watt |
| Load |
87.6 / 173.5 Watt |
   
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| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 Ultra 9 285H, GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop, WD PC SN7100S SDFPMSL-1T00-1101, OLED, 2880x1800, 16" | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 Ultra 7 255H, GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, WD PC SN7100S SDFPMSL-1T00-1101, OLED, 2880x1800, 16" | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 RTX 5070 Ultra 9 285H, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, WD PC SN7100S SDFPMSL-1T00-1101, OLED, 3200x2000, 16" | Dell 16 Premium DA16250 Ultra 7 255H, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, Kioxia BG6 KBG6AZNV1T02, OLED, 3840x2400, 16.3" | HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 Ultra 7 155H, GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, SK hynix PC801 HFS001TEJ9X101N, OLED, 2880x1800, 16" | Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W i9-13905H, GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB, OLED, 3200x2000, 16" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Consumption | 16% | -1% | 12% | 6% | -9% | |
| Idle Minimum * (Watt) | 6.8 | 4.9 28% | 8.8 -29% | 6.5 4% | 5.8 15% | 9 -32% |
| Idle Average * (Watt) | 20.1 | 10.9 46% | 16.1 20% | 8.1 60% | 12.3 39% | 11.9 41% |
| Idle Maximum * (Watt) | 21.6 | 11.3 48% | 16.5 24% | 33 -53% | 33.9 -57% | 20.5 5% |
| Load Average * (Watt) | 87.6 | 88.7 -1% | 89.3 -2% | 88.9 -1% | 83.3 5% | 93.5 -7% |
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt) | 148.2 | 157.1 -6% | 160.6 -8% | 108.7 27% | ||
| Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt) | 147.9 | 155.7 -5% | 157.9 -7% | 108.9 26% | ||
| Load Maximum * (Watt) | 173.5 | 175.5 -1% | 177.4 -2% | 138.3 20% | 120.8 30% | 267 -54% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * (Watt) | 89.1 | 195.7 |
* ... smaller is better
Power Consumption Cyberpunk / Stress Test
Power Consumption external Monitor
Battery Life
Runtimes are about the same as the other SKUs despite their performance differences. We're able to record around 11 hours of real-world WLAN browsing similar to the RTX 5070 configuration.
| Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 Ultra 9 285H, GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop, 84 Wh | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 Ultra 7 255H, GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop, 84 Wh | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 RTX 5070 Ultra 9 285H, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, 84 Wh | Dell 16 Premium DA16250 Ultra 7 255H, GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop, 99.5 Wh | HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 Ultra 7 155H, GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU, 83 Wh | Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W i9-13905H, GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU, 96 Wh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery runtime | -7% | 4% | 3% | 3% | -26% | |
| WiFi v1.3 (h) | 10.7 | 9.9 -7% | 11.1 4% | 11 3% | 11 3% | 7.9 -26% |
| H.264 (h) | 14.4 | |||||
| Reader / Idle (h) | 13 | |||||
| Load (h) | 2.4 |
Notebookcheck Rating
The Yoga Pro 9 16 G10 is excellent across the board, but performance-per-dollar is definitely weakest for the lower-end RTX 5050 configuration.
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050
- 12/23/2025 v8
Allen Ngo
Total Sustainability Score: Potential Competitors in Comparison
Image | Model / Review | Price | Weight | Height | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 88.8%  | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH10 RTX 5050 Intel Core Ultra 9 285H ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: $1,794.96 List Price: 1800 USD | 2 kg | 17.9 mm | 16.00" 2880x1800 212 PPI OLED |
2. 89.1%  | Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 16IAH G10 RTX 5060 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $2,039.00 Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" Lapto... 2. $2,179.99 Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" Lapto... 3. $1,794.96 Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16" Lapto... List Price: 2199€ | 1.9 kg | 17.9 mm | 16.00" 2880x1800 212 PPI OLED |
| LG Gram Pro 16 16Z90TR-E.AD8BG Intel Core Ultra 7 255H ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: 1. $2,699.99 LG gram Pro 16-inch Lightwei... 2. $1,996.99 LG gram Pro 16-inch Lightwei... 3. $1,599.18 LG gram Pro 16-inch Lightwei... | 1.3 kg | 15.8 mm | 16.00" 2560x1600 | |
4. 87.9%  | Dell 16 Premium DA16250 Intel Core Ultra 7 255H ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 3300 USD | 2.3 kg | 18.7 mm | 16.30" 3840x2400 278 PPI OLED |
5. 91.1% v7 (old)  | HP Spectre x360 16 RTX 4050 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 1600 USD | 2 kg | 19.8 mm | 16.00" 2880x1800 212 PPI OLED |
6. 90.5% v7 (old)  | Asus Zenbook Pro 16X UX7602BZ-MY005W Intel Core i9-13905H ⎘ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD | Amazon: List Price: 4500 Euro | 2.4 kg | 17.8 mm | 16.00" 3200x2000 OLED |
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