This is our detailed review of the late-2024 version of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 series, a compact and powerful 14-inch laptop in an AMD Strix Point Ryzen AI configuration.
The Yoga Pro lineup has been around for many years now, and it’s Lenovo’s more capable series of portable consumer laptops, available in either a 16-inch variant (tested here) or in the 14-inch version that we’re discuss now. It is available in a multitude of hardware variants, but this one is arguably one of the most interesting you can get at this point, at the end of 2024, as it’s an AMD Ryzen AI platform .
As shown in our previous articles, the AMD Ryzen AI hardware is an excellent balance of performance in CPU and GPU loads paired with efficiency on battery power.
Back to this Yoga Pro 7, this is designed to properly showcase the AMD hardware in a relatively compact chassis, and that means it provides more power to the hardware than the standard ultraportable, and comes with more capable cooling as well. As a result, though, this laptop isn’t as compact or as lightweight as other options available out there, but at 3.4 lbs and 12.8″ x 8.9″ in footprint, it’s still a fine option for life on the go. As long as you need the extra performance in delivers compared to other implementations, such as perhaps a ThinkPad T14s or Swift 14 AI or a Vivobook S 14 .
With that in mind, I’ve gathered all my thoughts and impressions on this Yoga Pro 7 14-inch series down below.
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 specs
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 series, gen 9, late-2024 model
Screen 14.5 inch, IPS, 16:10 aspect ratio, non-touch, glossy,
Processor AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, 10C/20T, up to 5.0 GHz
Video AMD Radeon 880M, 12 CU, up to 2.9 GHz
Memory 32 GB LPDDR5-7500 (soldered)
Storage 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD (Micron MTFDKCD1T0TGE) – 1x M.2 2242 slot
Connectivity Wireless 6E (Realtek RZ616) 2×2, Bluetooth 5.3
Ports left: 2x USB-C connectors with Thunderbolt 4, 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS,
Battery 73 Wh, 100W USB-C charger
Size 325 mm or 12.8” (w) x 227 mm or 8.92” (d) x from 15.6 mm or 0.61” (h)
Weight 3.4 lbs (1.55 kg) + .36 (.8 lbs) for the USB-C charger and cables, EU version
Extras all-aluminum clamshell format with 180-degree hinge, dual-fan dual-radiator cooling,
Design, build quality – premium chassis, solid construction This Yoga Pro 7 is a mid-sized portable chassis that incorporates a 14.5″ display, a capable hardware and cooling implementation and a fairly large battery. that makes it a little larger and heavier than the average 14-inch laptop, but don’t forget this laptop is also more powerful than the average model in this segment.
For what it’s worth, here’s how this laptop looks next to a standard 14-incher, a Zenbook 14 that I had around. A little larger, a little thicker, a little heavier at around 3.5 lbs.
Nonetheless, this is still a compact laptop that will suite most needs just fine. And the extra chassis real estate offers plenty to compensate.
Size aside, this Yoga Pro is built well, with metal pieces all around, little to no flex in the lid or the keyboard deck, and no squeaky funny noises. The build is not quite MacBook or XPS level, but is close.
Aesthetically, Lenovo went with a simple gray theme and some shinny branding elements, such as the Lenovo writing on the lid and the Yoga engraving on the bottom right corner of the arm-rest. They also plaster some stickers on the interior and back panel, but those can be easily peeled off.
Ergonomically, this checks all the right boxes. The lips and corners are rounded and friendly on the wrists and fingertips, the rubber feet offer good grip on a flat surface, there are no annoying lights anywhere around the display and keyboard, and the hinge allows the screen to open back flat to 180 degrees. There’s also a reversed notch on the screen part, allowing to easily grab and open it with a single hand. And this part houses the cameras and microphones on the inside.
Two other aspects are worth mentioning here. First, there are 4x speakers on this laptop, two firing on the bottom and two through the grills that flank the keyboard. And second, this chassis allows Lenovo to implement a deeper-stroke keyboard than you’d normally get on a portable laptop, which means the typing experience should suite more potential buyers.
On the other hand, you should be aware that this chassis design places the hot-air exhaust on the rear-edge of the laptop, behind the hinge. But, due to how the hinge is designed, the hot air is pushed behind the laptop and away, and not blown into the display.
Finally, there’s the IO lined on the left and right edges. Well, mostly on the left, where you’ll find two USB-C ports and a full-size HDMI, while on the right there’s the audio jack, a full-size USB A and the kill switch for the camera. Too bad they couldn’t split the USB-C ports on both sides, as this way you can only plug-in and charge the laptop on the left. Not an issue for me, but could be for some of you.
Keyboard, touchpad The keyboard on this Yoga is a standard layout with gray keycaps that color match the laptop’s overall theme. I generally prefer the looks of black keyboards, but this one is neat and hides finger oil very well.
The typing experience is solid overall, with good feedback and a somewhat deeper key depth stroke than on regular ultraportables. That, however, requires some time to get used to and also means that these keys are a little louder than the norm.
These keys are backlit, with 2-level white LEDs. They’re bright and uniform. But do be aware that plenty of light shines from underneath the keycaps, due to their height, and that can be rather annoying when using the laptop at night, in a dim room.
The touchpad is glass and large enough at 80 x 135 mm. It works fine with swipes and taps and gestures and everything, and the physical clicks on the corners are alright as well.
I’ll also mention that there’s a thick enough lip to the bottom and the top of this touchpad, which enhances the laptop’s practicality in various conditions. You wouldn’t expect such a tiny detail to matter, but having experienced many laptops with tiny bezels around the touchpad in recent months, I got to find out how frustrating that can be when hitting the space key or when using the laptop on the lap and having to deal with ghost touches from your clothes. There’s none of that nonsense here.
As for biometrics, there’s no finger sensor on this series, but there’s an IR capable camera at the top of the display. With a physical e-Shutter.
14.5-inch OLED display, non-touch There’s a 14.5-inch display on this series, 16:10 format, with narrow bezels all around.
In theory, the specs list this Yoga Pro 7 with either an IPS touch or an OLED non-touch panel, both with a glossy finishing. In practice, I’m only seeing the OLED in stores so far, which is the one we got here.
It’s a standard modern-generation OLED with excellent blacks and contrast, punchy colors with 100% DCI-P3 gamut coverage, and middling brightness at around 400-nits. That’s fine for most use cases, but might not suffice for very bright environments.
Other details worth knowing are the excellent response times and the 120 Hz refresh rate of this panel, both useful when running games. Plus, since this is a non-touch implementation, the content looks clean, without any of the muddiness noticeable on touch variants.
At the same time, though, OLED flickering could be a concern for those of you planning to use this laptop at low brightness levels in a dark room. That’s just the way it is with OLED laptop panels , though, at least with most implementations.
Anyway, here’s what we got in our tests, with an X-Rite i1 Display Pro sensor :
Panel HardwareID: LEN145WQ+;
Coverage: 100% sRGB, 96.5% Adobe RGB, 99.8% DCI-P3;
Type: 10-bit, 120 Hz;
Measured gamma: 2.19;
Max brightness in the middle of the screen: 410.02 cd/m2 on power;
Min brightness in the middle of the screen: <10 cd/m2 on power;
Contrast at max brightness: 1:1;
White point: 6500 K;
Black on max brightness: 0 cd/m2;
PWM: Yes.
For what is worth, the IPS panel mentioned in the specs as an option for this series is 3K resolution, 120Hz refresh, 400-nits and still 100% DCI-P3 color coverage. It also supports touch, which actually means that the IPS version of the laptop is a little thicker and heavier, in order to accommodate the panel and the touch layer.
Hardware and performance – AMD Strix Point Ryzen AI platform AMD offer this Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 laptop in a single configuration, with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 processor and Radeon 880M integrated graphics, 32 GB of LPDDR5x-7500 memory, and a mid-level SSD.
Disclaimer: This is a retail unit offered by Lenovo for review. I tested it with the software available as of late-November 2024 (BIOS PSCN17WW, AMD Adrenalin 24.10.22.05 driver). Little can change with further software updates at this point.
Spec-wise, this series is based on AMD’s Ryzen AI Strix Point hardware platform.
The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 processor is a hybrid design with 10 Cores and 20 Threads. This is a new CPU architecture with 4 Performance Zen5 Cores and 6 Efficiency Zen5c Cores, all with Hyper-Threading. This is a mid-range Ryzen AI processor of this generation, however, it runs at high sustained power in this Yoga, and that allows it to outperform even most Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 implementations offered on other portable designs. More on that in a bit.
Graphics are handled by the integrated AMD Radeon 880M chip on this Ryzen 9 AI 365 configuration, an RDNA3.5 new iGPU design with 12 Compute Units and max clock speeds of up to 2.9 GHz. This implementation supplies it with plenty of power, and that means its performance gets close to that of the Radeon 890M with 16 Compute Units bundled with the Ryzen AI 370 CPU.
Our configuration also comes with 32 GB of LPDDR5x-7500 memory. The memory is soldered here, as that’s a given with AMD Strix Point laptops.
For storage, Lenovo could only fit a M.2 2242 SSD inside this laptop. The default SSD is fine for regular use, but upgrading it will be more difficult than with a regular 2280 drive. For some reason, the IPS configurations of the laptop should support a 2280 SSD instead.
Nonetheless, the SSD and the WiFi chip are the is the only upgradeable components on this laptop. To get inside you need to remove the back panel, which is held in place by a few Torx screws. They’re of two sizes, so make sure you put them back in the right order.
As far as the software goes, this Yoga gets the standard Lenovo Vantage app which allows control over the power profiles, battery and screen settings, updates, etc.
There are three performance/thermal profiles to choose from:
Performance – allows the hardware to run at 54-60W sustained, with the fan ramping up to ~44 dB;
Auto – allows the hardware to run at 48-52W in sustained loads, with the fan ramping up to ~40 dB;
Battery – limits the CPU at 25W to favor fan noise of sub 30 dB.
I’d mostly keep this laptop on Auto, although the base profile is quite interesting considering how the laptop keeps mostly silent with all sorts of loads in this case.
We’ll discuss performance in a bit, but first, here’s what to expect in terms of speeds and temperatures with daily chores such as streaming video, editing text, or browsing the web.
Productivity Performance and Benchmarks – AMD Ryzen AI Strix Point, Radeon 890M graphics On to more demanding loads, we start by testing the CPU’s performance in the Cinebench R15 loop test.
The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 processor runs at ~70W of sustained power for brief moments on Performance mode, but then quickly stabilizes at 60W with each loop. That translates in temperatures in the high-80s Celsius, and fan-noise levels of ~44-45 dBA. These result in sustained Cinebench scores of around 2900 points.
The Auto mode keeps the fans quieter, at sub 40 dBA, and the CPU stabilizes at 54 W of power in this case, with slightly lower temperatures in the mid 80s C, and scores of around 2800 points. That’s only within a few percent of Performance mode.
Battery mode introduces a more aggressive power cap, at only 25W, and that impacts everything else. The fans are pretty much inaudible and the CPU temperatures don’t go over 70s C, but the scores drop as well and stabilize around 2100 points, about 70% of what this laptop can do in Performance mode.
I must also mention how well this sample performed on Auto unplugged from the wall, on battery power. This mode allows the CPU to run at a constant 54W power level, with scores around 2700 points, which are nearly the same as with the laptop plugged in.
All these are illustrated in the graph below.
To put these in perspective, here’s how this Ryzen AI 9 365 implementation fares against other hardware platforms available in current and past-generation thin and light laptops .
At 60W, this CPU is one of the fastest you can get on a portable laptop, faster than an Intel Meteor Lake (Core Ultra 7 155H) or AMD Hawk Point (Ryzen 9 8945HS, Ryzen 7 8840HS) platform. And way faster than an Intel Lunar Lake implementation , which is meant for modern ultrabooks . It’s also faster than the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in the Zenbook S 16, but that’s a much lower-power design. At similar power, the two Strix Ryzen AI chips should come close in multi-threaded CPU performance, with only a small advantage for the Ryzen AI 9 HX chip.
We then went ahead and further verified our findings with the more taxing Cinebench R23 loop test and in Blender. We measured similar behavior, power limits, fan noise, and temperatures as described above.
We then ran the 3DMark CPU profile test.
Finally, we ran our combined CPU+GPU stress tests on this notebook, on the Performance profile. 3DMark stress runs the same test for 20 times in a loop and looks for performance variation and degradation over time. This unit easily passed the test while flat on the desk, which means the performance is not impacted by the heat in longer-duration sustained loads.
Benchmarks results and performance summary With that out of the way, let’s get to some benchmarks. We ran our standard set of tests with the laptop on Performance mode (50-60W sustained TDP) and the screen set at its default 2.8K resolution.
Here’s what we got.
3DMark 13 –CPU profile: max – 8765, 16 – 8551, 8 – 6921, 4 – 4270, 2 – 2232, 2123 – 1139;3DMark 13 – Fire Strike: 8835 (Graphics – 9563, Physics – 28655, Combined – 3388);3DMark 13 – Night Raid: 33574 (Graphics – 41652, CPU – 15996);3DMark 13 – Solar Bay: 14659.3DMark 13 – Steel Nomad Light: –3266.3DMark 13 – Time Spy: 3853 (Graphics – 3461, CPU – 10712);3DMark 13 – AMD FSR: FSR Off – 10.98 fps, FSROn – 20.81 fps, 89.5% performance difference.
Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Extreme: 1809;Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Medium: 6022;
PCMark 10: 7894 (Essentials – 11451, Productivity – 10815, Digital Content Creation – 10782);GeekBench 6.2.2 64-bit: Multi-core: 14308, Single-Core: 2780;CineBench R15 (best run): CPU 2793 cb, CPU Single Core 296 cb;CineBench R20 (best run): CPU 7482 cb, CPU Single Core 760 cb;CineBench R23: CPU 19286 pts (best run), CPU 18578 pts (10 min loop test), CPU Single Core 1966 pts (best run);CineBench 2024: CPU 1011 (10 min run), CPU Single Core 112 pts.
And here are some work-related benchmarks, on the same Performance profile:
Blender 3.6.5 – BMW Car scene- CPU Compute: 2m 07s ;Blender 3.6.5 – Classroom scene – CPU Compute: 4m 49s;
SPECviewperf 2020 – 3DSMax: 43.99;SPECviewperf 2020 – Catia: 40.15;SPECviewperf 2020 – Creo: 63.95;SPECviewperf 2020 – Energy: 26.97;SPECviewperf 2020 – Maya: 150.76;SPECviewperf 2020 – Medical: 42.59;SPECviewperf 2020 – SNX: 154.46;SPECviewperf 2020 – SW: 84.94;V-Ray Benchmark: CPU – 13728, CUDA – 339.
These are some solid results for an all-purpose mobile implementation, both on the CPU and iGPU side.
Sure the Radeon 890M in a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 implementation would perform 10-15% faster in some of these tests, but that CPU is not an option for this series.
And for what is worth, if GPU performance is what you’re after in a compact chassis, perhaps a Lunar Lake laptop would be an even smarter choice, such as the powerful 14-inch Asus ExpertBook P5 reviewed here or perhaps a different model that runs at high enough power. Just be aware that the Core Ultra Lunar Lake platform is no match for this AMD Strix Point in sustained multi-threaded CPU capabilities. We’ll have a more detailed analysis of Strix Point and Lunar Lake hardware in a separate article.
Battery Power mode Aside from the Performance profile, Lenovo also offers Auto and Battery Efficiency profiles on this Yoga Pro 7.
Auto keeps the fans around 40 dBA or less, and offers benchmarks results with 5-10% of those measured on Performance mode.
But the more efficient profile is especially interesting, as it keeps the laptop nearly silent and within excellent thermal limits. It caps the Ryzen CPU at 35W of peak power and 25W of sustained power, yet that’s still plenty for some solid results in our tests, and especially for a smooth and quiet daily use experience.
Here are some results on this mode.
3DMark 13 –CPU profile: max – 6334, 16 – 6266, 8 – 5396, 4 – 3725, 2 – 2160, 1 – 1127;3DMark 13 – Fire Strike: 7925 (Graphics – 8626, Physics – 23070, Combined – 3055);3DMark 13 – Time Spy: 3503 (Graphics – 3164, CPU – 8944);Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Extreme: 1628;CineBench R23 (best run): CPU 13626 cb, CPU Single Core 1956 cb;Blender 3.01 – Classroom scene – CPU Compute: 6m 41s;SPECviewperf 2020 – 3DSMax: 39.75;SPECviewperf 2020 – Catia: 36.66;SPECviewperf 2020 – Creo: 58.17;SPECviewperf 2020 – Energy: 20.59;SPECviewperf 2020 – Maya: 134.45;SPECviewperf 2020 – Medical: 35.56;SPECviewperf 2020 – SNX: 130.37;SPECviewperf 2020 – SW: 76.84;
Sustained CPU performance takes a more notable hit, but everything else is within 10-20% of the Performance mode, and definitely competitive against other platforms available in portable laptops today.
Thus, I find this mode especially interesting as a daily-driver. Buying a larger laptop with beefier cooling such as this Yoga and then sticking to the lower-power profile might sound nuts, but actually make a whole lot of sense for general use, allowing the laptop to handle daily chores smoothly, but with almost no fan noise and with excellent internal and external temperatures. All these wouldn’t be possible on a thinner and more compact chassis.
Gaming Performance We also ran a couple of DX11, DX12, and Vulkan games on the Performance and Battery profiles of this AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 + Radeon 880M configuration, at FHD+ resolution, with Low/Lowest graphics settings. I threw in a few other platforms for comparison.
Low settings Yoga Pro 14 2024, Yoga Pro 14 2024, ExpertBook P5 2024, Zenbook S 14 2024 ,Zenbook S 16 2024 ,Swift Go 14 2024, Zenbook 14 2024, Zenbook 14 2024,
Dota 2 80 fps (50 fps – 1% low)
74 fps (48 fps – 1% low)
86 fps (50 fps – 1% low)
82 fps (46 fps – 1% low)
80 fps (46 fps – 1% low)
78 fps (48 fps – 1% low)
76 fps (44 fps – 1% low)
81 fps (58 fps – 1% low)
Far Cry 6 60 fps (42 fps – 1% low)
48 fps (34 fps – 1% low)
64 fps (48 fps – 1% low)
52 fps (38 fps – 1% low)
54 fps (46 fps – 1% low)
43 fps (32 fps – 1% low)
46 fps (34 fps – 1% low)
43 fps (28 fps – 1% low)
Horizon Forbidden West 48 fps (40 fps – 1% low)
40 fps (32 fps – 1% low)
40 fps (32 fps – 1% low)
43 fps (28 fps – 1% low)
40 fps (30 fps – 1% low)
40 fps (32 fps – 1% low)
35 fps (26 fps – 1% low)
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Shadow of Tomb Raider 83 fps (66 fps – 1% low)
72 fps (56 fps – 1% low)
82 fps (48 fps – 1% low)
66 fps (44 fps – 1% low)
72 fps (56 fps – 1% low)
64 fps (50 fps – 1% low)
65 fps (48 fps – 1% low)
54 fps (3o fps – 1% low)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 53 fps (42 fps – 1% low)
46 fps (34 fps – 1% low)
55 fps (42 fps – 1% low)
53 fps (42 fps – 1% low)
60 fps (38 fps – 1% low)
52 fps (36 fps – 1% low)
45 fps (33 fps – 1% low)
44 fps (26 fps – 1% low)
Doom, Dota 2, Witcher 3 – recorded with MSI Afterburner in game mode;
Tomb Raider – recorded with the included Benchmark utilities.
All these games are playable here with these settings, including newer titles, as long as your expectations are realistic from this sort of thin laptop with integrated graphics.
It’s especially interesting how this Radeon 880M implementation offers some of the best gaming results we measured on a portable laptop, mostly due to the high-power design of this Yoga. It’s a better gamer than the Radeon 890M in the Zenbook S 16 or the Arc 140V in the ExpertBook P5. But don’t forget those run at half the power.
For comparison, I also measured the framerates on the 25W limited Battery mode on this Yoga, and at that level, the results drop by 10-25%.
With that out of the way, let’s go through some CPU/GPU logs.
First off, Performance mode with the laptop flat on the desk. The GPU easily runs at max frequencies here, but the internals heat up to levels in the high 80s and low 90s, which I find difficult to accept on a portable design.
That can be addressed if you prop up the laptop on a stand, or even raise the back an inch or two off the desk, in order to allow for better airflow into the fans and better air ventilation underneath the chassis.
In this case, the temperatures drop by 10 degrees, and even the sustained power is generally higher in some games.
Auto mode delivers similar findings, but with somewhat lower power levels and lower internal temperatures.
The actual performance in games doesn’t differ from the top profile, as Auto mode is still capable on running the iGPU at full blast. That means Auto mode is what I’d go with for gaming on this Yoga Pro 7 laptop. But make sure to still prop-up the laptop on a stand, to keep thermals at check.
Finally, there’s Battery mode, with the CPU limited to 25W and a noticeable speed cap on the iGPU. The framerates drop by 10-25% between the tested titles, but the laptop also runs much quieter and cooler than on the other profiles, even when kept flat on a desk.
Finally, there’s Auto mode with the laptop on battery power, unplugged from the wall. This Yoga performed nearly the same as when plugged-in, which is impressive, and the framerates did not drop even after 20-30 minutes of gameplay. But with the hardware running at 40-45W sustained, don’t expect more than 1 hour and a bit of gametime.
Noise, Heat, Connectivity, speakers, and others Lenovo went with a dual-fan dual-radiator dual-heatpipe thermal module here. It’s a simple and efficient implementation.
Now, as shown above, the cooling on this laptop struggles to keep up on the Performance/Auto modes while running demanding sustained loads for long, with the laptop flat on the desk. However, bump the back of the laptop off the desk to improve airflow in the fans, and everything runs perfectly well, with comfortable temperatures.
As far as the noise levels go, expect 44-45 dBA on Performance, 38-40 dBA on Auto, and sub 30 dBA on Battery mode.
With daily use, the fans keep mostly idle on all profiles. They can kick in quite aggressively on Performance mode with heavier multitasking, so I’d mostly keep the laptop on the Auto or even on Battery profiles for general use. I haven’t noticed coil winning or electronic noises on this unit.
As for external temperatures, the chassis keeps cool with light use, despite being mostly passively cooled.
*Daily Use – streaming Netflix in EDGE for 30 minutes, Battery Mode, fans at 0 dB
External temperatures are never a concern with demanding loads either, as long as you keep the laptop on a stand. The hottest point rarely goes over mid 40s in this case, and is around the radiator, with the keyboard generally stays in the mid 30s.
That, however, changes dramatically with the laptop flat on the desk, as the heat builds up inside and a hotspot in the 50s develops around the CPU and the exhausts.
*Gaming – Performance mode – playing Witcher for 30 minutes, fans at ~44 dB
For connectivity, there’s only WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 through a Mediatek module on this laptop. No complaints on performance, but it would have been nice to have a WiFi 7 chip in here. At least the WiFi module is a standard M.2 format, so it could be upgraded with a WiFi 7 module later on.
Audio is handled by a set of 4x speakers that take a fair bit of space inside the chassis. They fire through grills on the bottom panel and through the punctured grills that flank the keyboard. They sound punchy for this class, with good volumes and decent quality. They’re not on par with MacBook speakers, but they’re above average for a 14-inch Windows machine.
Finally, there’s an FHD camera placed at the top of the screen, flanked by dual microphones. The image quality is alright in good lighting, and not much in bad light. There’s also IR functionality with Windows Hello support, and a privacy cover activated with the kill switch on the right edge. That’s better than having just a physical cover, as it actually toggles off the camera module when pressed.
Battery life – efficient runtimes There’s a 73 Wh battery inside this 2024 Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14, well-sized for this segment.
Here’s what we got in our battery life tests, with the screen’s brightness set at around 120 nits (~50 brightness) and at its default 120Hz refresh rate. I’ve also set the Windows 11 power mode to Best Power Efficiency.
5 W (~15 h of use) – idle, Standard Mode, screen at 50%, Wi-Fi ON;7-10 W (~10-13 h of use) – text editing in Google Drive, Standard Mode, screen at 50%, Wi-Fi ON;6.5 W (~12 h of use) – 1080p fullscreen video on Youtube in Edge, Standard Mode, screen at 50%, Wi-Fi ON;7 W (~10 h of use) – Netflix fullscreen in Edge, Standard Mode, screen at 50%, Wi-Fi ON;8-10W (~8-10 h of use) – browsing in Edge, Standard Mode, screen at 50%, Wi-Fi ON;40 W (~2 h of use) – Gaming – Dota 2, Standard Mode, screen at 50%, Wi-Fi ON.
These are good runtimes, thanks to the efficiency of the AMD Strix Point hardware platform and that big battery. But for some reason this Yoga Pro didn’t run as efficiently as other Ryzen AI laptops tested in the past, especially with very light use. Nonetheless, you can still realistically expect 8-10 hours of daily mixed use on a charge, which is plenty.
The laptop ships with a 100W USB-C charger. It’s a dual-piece design with a noticeable brick, long cables and a USB-C plug. A full charge takes about 2 hours.
Price and availability At the time of this article, the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14-inch is listed in some stores.
In the US, this AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 configuration tested here with with 32 GB of RAM and 1 TB of SSD storage is listed at $1299 at Lenovo’s webstore. I couldn’t find it elsewhere.
Here in Europe, the same model goes for 1599 EUR in Germany, 1499 EUR here in Romania, and around 1400 GBP in the UK.
Other configurations are not available at this point, but that might change later on.
Follow this link for updated prices and configurations in your area .
Final thoughts- Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 review This Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 is highly versatile in its segment of mid-sized 14-inch daily drivers. With the AMD Ryzen AI hardware and the compelling cooling, it can easily handle daily chores and demanding workloads, and can even tackle games quite well. Sure, a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 implementation would have been preferred for that, with the more capable Radeon 890M iGPU, but even this Ryzen AI 365 implementation should do well for most of you.
For me, the major selling point of this series is its ability to handle chores on its most power-efficient mode, which allows for almost no fan noise and excellent temperatures with daily use, while still functioning smoothly and responsively in a way most other laptops don’t on the same sort of profile.
Of course, that’s paired with the strong build quality and excellent ergonomics of this chassis, the multitude of ports, the usable inputs, the beautiful OLED display and the long runtimes on battery power.
At the same time, it’s worth mentioning that at 1300 USD and 1500 EUR, this is quite an expensive laptop, especially for just a daily-driver. Right now you could get a last-gen AMD model for way less, and even an option with dedicated graphics in a 13-14 inch package for the same kind of money or less. That’s one more reason why I would have preferred seeing a Ryzen 9 370 in this device. It would have made the whole package more compelling.
But at the end of the day, that’s just the way it is with current AMD Strix Point laptops . It offers plenty in performance and efficiency, but at a steep price.
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Andrei Girbea is a Writer and Editor-in-Chief here at Ultrabookreview.com . I write about mobile technology, laptops and computers in general. I've been doing it for more than 15 years now. I'm a techie with a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering. I mostly write reviews and thorough guides here on the site, with some occasional columns and first-impression articles.
