Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition 14" Gen 11 Cosmic Blue 2025

The 14-inch 2.8K OLED display is a best-in-class stunner, hitting 1100 nits and a 120Hz refresh rate. It's a top-tier compact 2-in-1 for entertainment and business, but gaming performance is a real weak spot at the 26.6th percentile. Find it near the $2400 mark and it's a killer deal for screen-obsessed creators.

Intel's Core Ultra 7 355 is a solid mid-pack performer in our CPU rankings, sitting right at the 70th percentile. It's an 8-core chip with a 3.5GHz base clock that handles everyday multitasking and creative apps without breaking a sweat. Paired with 32GB of fast LPDDR5X RAM, which is a standout spec in the 91st percentile, you can throw a dozen Chrome tabs, a 4K video render, and a photo edit at it simultaneously and it won't flinch. The 1TB SSD is well above average for storage speed and capacity, landing in the 82nd percentile.

The real surprise here is the integrated GPU. Scoring in the 97th percentile, Intel's new Arc-based graphics punch way above their weight class for an iGPU. You won't be playing Cyberpunk at max settings, but for GPU-accelerated tasks in Premiere Pro or light Blender work, it's surprisingly capable. The 48GB of shared VRAM is a spec sheet oddity that mostly benefits memory-heavy creative workloads, not gaming. The 70Wh battery keeps things running through a workday, though that gorgeous OLED panel will drain it faster at full brightness.

Stacked against the Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max, the Yoga's CPU and GPU get absolutely smoked in raw performance, but it fights back with that superior OLED touchscreen and a much lighter, more flexible 2-in-1 design. The ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is the polar opposite, it'll run circles around the Yoga in gaming with its dedicated GPU, but its screen and portability can't touch Lenovo's offering. The HP OMEN Transcend 14 tries to split the difference with better gaming chops in a similar footprint, though you'll sacrifice that stunning OLED quality. For pure productivity, the MSI Prestige and Dell Premium are closer rivals, but neither matches the Yoga's display brilliance or its compact score, where the Lenovo leads at the 85th percentile.

Pricing on this Yoga is all over the map, with a staggering $1660 spread between vendors, from $2400 to $4060. At the low end, you're getting a premium 2-in-1 with a top-tier display and excellent build quality that feels competitive against similarly priced ultrabooks. But at the high end, you're wandering into MacBook Pro M4 Max territory, where you'd get a massive leap in CPU and GPU performance. The sweet spot is clearly finding a deal closer to that $2400 mark. Anything above $3000 and the value proposition gets shaky fast, especially with that middling CPU score.

The screen on this thing is the absolute best right now, landing in the 98th percentile in our database. You're getting a 14-inch 2.8K OLED panel that hits 120Hz and a retina-searing 1100 nits of peak brightness, covering 100% of the DCI-P3 color space. It's the kind of display that makes you want to rewatch your entire movie library just to see what you've been missing. Tucked inside a 1.29kg chassis, the Yoga 9i Aura Edition is a showcase for Intel's new Core Ultra 7 355, paired with 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM and a 1TB NVMe SSD.

But this laptop knows exactly what it is and what it isn't. Our benchmarks show it's a powerhouse for compact productivity and entertainment, scoring 85.7 and 82.7 respectively. The integrated Intel Graphics with 48GB of shared VRAM even pushes it into the 97th percentile for GPU performance in this class. Just don't mistake it for a gaming rig. The gaming score bottoms out at 26.6, which is one of the worst we've seen for that use case. This is a creator's canvas and a media lover's dream, not a fragging machine.

Gamers should look elsewhere immediately, the 26.6 gaming score is a dealbreaker. If your workflow is heavily CPU-bound, like 3D rendering or compiling massive codebases, the Core Ultra 7's 70th percentile performance will feel underwhelming compared to an M4 Max or a high-end Intel HX-series chip. And if you're not picky about display quality, you can save a lot of money on a laptop with a lesser screen and a much faster processor. This machine is built for the display snobs, and it's unapologetic about it.

The Lenovo Yoga 9i Aura Edition is a laser-focused machine for people who live and breathe on their screen. If you're a content creator, a media junkie, or someone who just refuses to look at a sub-par display ever again, this is one of the best choices on the market. The 2.8K OLED panel is the star of the show, backed by enough RAM and a surprisingly punchy iGPU to handle creative workflows. Just know that you're trading raw CPU grunt and any hope of real gaming for that gorgeous screen and featherlight build. Shop around for a price closer to $2400 and you've got a winner.