Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max vs Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max (91/100)

Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10) (67/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max:
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (91 vs 67)
  • + Higher Performance score (94 vs 62)
  • + Higher Gaming score (86 vs 14)

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
Battery Life 98.0 Excellent —
DeviceBenchmark Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 67.0 Average
Display 98.0 Excellent —
Gaming 86.0 Very Good WINNER 14.0 Poor
Performance 94.0 Excellent WINNER 62.0 Average
Portability 88.0 Very Good —

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
Battery Life Up to 22 hours video playback —
Battery Wh 100 Wh Lithium-Polymer —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 65 W
Charging port position — Left, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes
Fast charging — Yes
Full charging time — 1:48 hr
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 325 grams

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
Ports 3x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, SDXC slot, MagSafe 3 —
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.4
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — No
Fingerprint — Yes
HDMI — No
Infrared sensor — Yes
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — No
SD card reader — No
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C — 3x USB 4.0
USB-A — 1x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard — v7

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1600 nits peak HDR —
Screen Size 16.2 inches Liquid Retina XDR (3456 x 2234) —
Adaptive refresh rate — Yes
Ambient light sensor — Yes
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Glossy
Contrast — 1000000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut — 100%
HDR support — Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI — 243 ppi
Refresh rate — 120 Hz
Resolution — 2880 x 1800 pixels
Response time — 1 ms
Size — 14 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — Yes
Type — OLED
sRGB color space — 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
Cpu Apple M3 Max (16-core CPU: 12P + 4E) —
Gpu Apple 40-core Integrated GPU (Hardware Ray Tracing) —
Ram 36 GB Unified Memory (300 GB/s bandwidth) —
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (up to 7.4 GB/s) —

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
Base frequency — 2.2 GHz
Cores — 8 (4P + 4E)
Fabrication process — 3 nm
Integrated GPU — Intel Arc Graphics 140V
L3 Cache — 12 MB
Threads — 8
Turbo frequency — 4.8 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
Area — 695 cm2(107.7 inches2)
Colors — Gray, Blue
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 316 x 220 x 15.9 mm12.44 x 8.66 x 0.63 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) — 44.9 dB
Number of fans — 2
Opening angle — 360°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~81.8%
Side bezels — 7.3 mm
Transformer — Yes
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.16 kg (4.8 lbs) 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
Blender GPU — 496

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
FLOPS — 4 TFLOPS
GPU base clock — 600 MHz
GPU boost clock — 1950 MHz
GPU performance — 4 TFLOPS
Memory size — System Shared
Memory speed — 8.53 Gbps
Memory type — LPDDR5X
Shading units (cores) — 1024
TGP — 30 W

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
Backlight — Yes
Key travel — 1.5 mm
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — No
Surface — Glass
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
Channels — 2x8 GB
Clock — 8533 MHz
Upgradable — No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
Audio chip — Cirrus Logic CS42L43
Dolby Atmos — Yes
Loudness — ~83.4 dB
Microphones — 4
Power — 2x2W, 2x2W
Speakers — 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Apple MacBook Pro 16 M3 Max Lenovo Yoga 9i 14" Aura Edition (Gen 10)
Bus — PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)
Total slots — 1

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