Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G9 IRL Arctic Gray
CPU Intel Core 5 2nd
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1200
OS Windows 11 Pro
36 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average cpu (13th percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
- Below average port selection (16th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core 5 2nd |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G9 IRL | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 5 2nd | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G9 IRL | 13.1 | 14 | 36.9 | 16 | 57.4 | 65.9 | 16.1 | 81 | 44.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.3 | 74.8 | 65.6 | 86.2 | 99.2 | 69.2 | 98.5 | 97.7 | 99.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.6 | 94.4 | 91.3 | 89.9 | 96.3 | 74.2 | 88.9 | 60 | 98.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 87.9 | 93.2 | 90.1 | 89.9 | 96.3 | 72.8 | 66.6 | 33 | 97.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.6 | 66.1 | 80.1 | 59.1 | 95.8 | 87.8 | 79.7 | 81 | 97.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.5 | 66.1 | 80.1 | 78.2 | 91.5 | 96.3 | 71.4 | 60 | 87.4 |
Price
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Other Configurations16
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