Laptops with new processors from AMD’s Strix Point series are gradually going on sale in Ukraine. These APUs provide not only high processor performance, but are also equipped with quite powerful built-in graphics. Today we are going to review a laptop from Lenovo called Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9. Let’s see what the new AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 with AMD Radeon 880M graphics is and what else the laptop can do for you.
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| Screen | 14.5″, WQXGA+ (2880×1800), OLED, 400 nits, 100% P3, 100% sRGB, 120 Hz |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 365 (10 cores / 20 threads, 2.0 / 5.0 GHz, 10 MB L2 / 24 MB L3) |
| RAM | 32 GB LPDDR5x-7500 |
| Drive | 1 TB SSD M.2 2242, PCIe 4.0×4 NVMe |
| Video card | AMD Radeon™ 880M |
| Wireless interfaces | Wi-Fi 6E, 802.11ax 2×2, BT5.3 |
| Wired interfaces | 1x USB-A (USB 5Gbps / USB 3.2 Gen 1), Always On 1x USB-C (USB 10Gbps / USB 3.2 Gen 2), with USB PD 3.0 and DisplayPort™ 1.4 1x USB-C (USB4 40Gbps), with USB PD 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 1x HDMI® 2.1, up to 4K/60 Hz 1x 3.5mm combo audio jack |
| Power supply | 100 W, USB-C Slim (3-pin) |
| Battery | 73 W*h |
| Weight | 1.54 kg |
| Dimensions | 325.5 x 226.49 x 16.6 mm |
The laptop arrived for review in a classic cardboard box. Inside it is divided into two sections. The largest of them contains the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 laptop, and the smaller one contains a 100W power supply and a power cable with a USB Type-C connector at the end. By the way, the power supply is hidden in a special rather thick black paper. In general, the box opens without any problems in a horizontal format.
Lenovo has always presented the Yoga series as a premium segment for thin office solutions. As they used to say, Yoga — are ultrabooks from Lenovo. That’s why their design has always been modern and strict. That is, without RGB and elements that stand out and catch the eye.
The laptop arrived for review in Luna Gray color. Its body is made of aluminum. If I try to explain, the color is closer to a shade of gray with a blue tint. Personally, I liked the color. There are almost no traces of use on the case.
The combination of the rounded edges of the bottom of the case and the flat sides of the display looks like an interesting solution. It turns out that if you carry a laptop with an open screen, these rounded edges will not rest heavily on your hand. Another point is that when you fall on its side (at 90 degrees), there is a high probability of hitting this rounded edge. In this case, the display may not be damaged. That’s why I liked this design move.
Something a little incomprehensible — the power button of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 laptop. It is not in the keyboard unit (or next to it), but on the right side of the case. It seems to me that it is unnecessary and inconvenient. You need to be especially careful with it, because you may accidentally turn on the laptop in a bag or backpack.
The aluminum lid of the monitor has an embossed Lenovo logo in the center. It does not glow or shimmer, which is good and supports the overall restrained style.
The bottom contains information about the laptop, a Windows hologram, two speakers, rubber feet of different heights for stable holding on the table surface, the Novo key button, and holes through which air is drawn into the cooling system. Thanks to the hologram, we know that the Windows in the laptop is licensed. The Novo key allows you to enter the detailed BIOS version, choose where to run the OS from, and allows you to restore the system. But the holes, although they look quite small, should do a good job of protecting the «insides» of the laptop from pet hair.
The maximum opening angle is 180 degrees. Of course, I would like to have the full 360 degrees, which would help explain two things: the side power button looked more logical (Sleep) and the YOGA series has always been famous for such hinges. Then the laptop would have been 2-in-1: a laptop for work and a tablet — for watching videos or for the same work with sketching, etc. The laptop does not have a touch screen.
The dimensions of the laptop are 324.5 x 226.49 x 16.6 mm. The laptop weighs 1.59 kg, which doesn’t make it the lightest solution, but it’s not heavy either. It’s just a good average result.
On the left side of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 case are: HDMI 2.1 video output, one USB Type-C 4, a charging indicator and USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2. Both USB Type-Cs support charging the device, PowerDelivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4.
On the right side, there is a conventional USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 with Always-On mode, a 3.5 mm combination jack for headsets, a microphone, or headphones. They are accompanied by a laptop power button and a camera lock switch. As for me, we need another USB Type-C on this side as well — it’s not always convenient to insert the charging cable from the left side.
Of course, some people may be missing some connectors. But a USB hub was invented a long time ago. You can’t do without it. However, you still need additional USB Type-A, HDMI, and Ethernet (if necessary).
As for wireless interfaces, Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 offers WiFi 6E, 802.11ax 2×2 and Bluetooth 5.3. While all the test programs were loaded (especially games), no problems with the wireless Internet were detected and it will definitely be enough for different types of users. To test Bluetooth 5.3, I connected two pairs of TWS headsets. There were no problems with range or sound.
The keyboard has large buttons with a fairly comfortable and quiet keystroke. The arrows are large and not paired. Of course, it will take some time to learn how to use the new keyboard. However, if you have already used Lenovo laptops, you won’t have to get used to it.
The keyboard backlight works in three modes: auto, high, and medium brightness. In Auto mode, the keyboard will be backlit automatically. If you do not use it for a long time, the backlight turns off, which is quite convenient.
Instead of the right Ctrl, there is a new function key to launch the Copilot AI assistant. I’m not sure if it was worth separating this functionality into a separate key. For the test, I decided to ask one question. The result is shown in the screenshot below.
According to current trends, the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 laptop has a fairly large touchpad. Sometimes it seemed to me that the touchpad did not always respond to my actions. For example, swiping to enlarge an image or clicking on its center. Therefore, I give the touchpad an average rating.
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 laptop is equipped with a gorgeous OLED screen with a resolution of 2880 x 1800 pixels. Its aspect ratio is 16:10, and the pixel density is 234 PPI. Therefore, you will not see individual pixels and the picture will always be clear.
The maximum frequency is 120 Hz and the response time is — 8 ms. This is also a good indicator that allows you to achieve high smoothness in the interface. Moreover, it’s also ideal for gaming.
The Lenovo brand promises maximum brightness of 400 cd/m2, 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 and sRGB color space. For HDR fans, the laptop has support for DisplayHDR True Black 500. And all this is seasoned with factory calibration. Does it sound cool? It really does.
All this beauty is protected from potential scratches by AGC Dragontrail Glass. And, as for me, this is where Lenovo made a mistake. They should have used a glossy glass with a less pronounced glossy effect.If the sun shines into your monitor, you simply won’t see anything on it.
Above the monitor is a built-in 2-megapixel webcam with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 (FullHD). It’s perfect for video conferencing. For streaming and something more, it’s better to look for a separate camera. With the help of a special switch on the right side of the case, we can programmatically lock the camera.
In the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 laptop, the manufacturer has hidden as many as four speakers of 2 watts each. The first two are located on the front panel on the sides of the keyboard. The other two are on the bottom lid of the laptop. Dolby Atmos support doesn’t turn the laptop into a home theater, but it will come in handy if you connect third-party speakers. At 75% of Windows volume, the speakers produced more than 70 decibels.
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 laptop comes with Windows 11 Pro installed. Therefore, the manufacturer has pre-installed all the necessary initial drivers and two proprietary programs: Lenovo Vantage and Lenovo HotKeys to customize combinations of different keys. Let’s talk about the first one in more detail.
Lenovo Vantage allows you to manage and see the statistics of the components of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 laptop. For example, the number of battery cycles and its temperature. Personally, I needed to select power consumption modes for the tests, and Lenovo Vantage gives me this opportunity without entering the BIOS.
A few words about the BIOS. To enter it, you need to press the F2 key until the YOGA logo appears. It’s a GUI with a few basic selections. The amount of video memory (maximum 4 GB) for the video card is selected here. Or the ability to enable/disable the Always On selection for the USB Type-A connector. In general, there are not many settings, so it won’t take you long to figure it out.
However, a future buyer should prepare to uninstall unnecessary programs and antiviruses. Or they can reinstall Windows on their own and then install the drivers themselves.
Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 laptop is equipped with a processor AMD Ryzen AI 9 365. It stands out not only because of its rather strong built-in AMD Radeon 880M graphics (12-core; 2900 MHz), but also because of its hybrid core architecture. Namely, four Zen 5 cores (maximum frequency 5 GHz; SMT) and six Zen 5c cores (maximum frequency 3.3 GHz; SMT). The size of the L2 and L3 cache is 10 MB and 24 MB, respectively.
As a result, we get a 10-core/20-thread processor with a base TDP of 28 watts. But it’s not that simple: in this particular laptop, the processor power consumption can reach 54 watts! TDP is controlled using three laptop modes in the Lenovo Vantage program or in the BIOS:
The cooling system consists of two fans and two copper tubes. This would clearly be enough for a 25W TDP mode. But in the 54W TDP mode, we get high temperatures with a lot of noise.
I wish I could say that the hybrid architecture with two types of cores works well and predictably. But according to the results of CPU-Z tests, we have a strange picture – there is simply no consistency. And if the work from the outlet on Single Thread is still understandable, then in Multi Thread we get random data. If Windows managed to send tasks to the Zen 5 cores, then we get a high result. If it didn’t, the task remains on Zen 5c, and the result is lower.
| CPU-Z | Single Thread | Multi Thread |
| Power outlet + Charge saving mode | 588 | 6151 |
| Outlet + Maximum performance | 597 | 6678 |
| Battery + Charge saving mode | 506 | 5978 |
| Battery + Maximum performance | 518 | 6947 |
In Cinebench 2024, you cannot enable the GPU test. Therefore, it was conducted only for the CPU and in the “Socket + Maximum Performance” mode. The single-threaded test was almost silent. And with multithreading, all processor cores were running at 3.2-3.5 GHz.
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 laptop has only one M.2 slot of size 2242 with PCIe 4.0 x 4 support. This is a standard small SSD that is quietly sold in our market. It showed good results in the CrystalDiskMark test.
The laptop has 32 GB of LPDDR5X-7500 RAM. It is impossible to add or replace it at home (without a soldering iron). Of course, this can be bad for those who already don’t have enough memory and were planning to buy more in the future.
The results in PCMark 10 Express are in the table below. What can I say in brief? There is no point in turning on the Maximum Performance mode. For office tasks, a TDP of 28 watts is enough. And no, I did not confuse the results in the last two lines.
| PCMark 10 Express | Result |
| Power outlet + Charge saving mode | 4913 |
| Outlet + Maximum performance | 4996 |
| Battery + Charge saving mode | 4235 |
| Battery + Maximum performance | 4189 |
It was a good surprise that there was almost no significant drop in performance during the tests when running on the mains or battery. However, there was one strange result. We’ll put it down to a random load in Windows.
The built-in AMD Radeon 880M graphics also looks quite powerful according to the tests. However, it also requires a thermal package. Therefore, the total thermal package of 25 W or 54 W will be divided.
In the FurMark test, only the video card is loaded (battery operation). And as we can see, the fps in both TDPs is almost unchanged (32-34). The consumption of the entire system with maximum performance mode is 70 watts.
In battery saving mode (TDP 25 W), the maximum frequency of the built-in AMD Radeon 880M graphics is 1700 MHz. When you enable AIDA64 (which adds a load to the CPU), the frequency drops to 1100 MHz. If you turn on the Maximum Performance mode (TDP 60 W), you get 2000 MHz on the video card. In general, the processor takes up a part of the power package and there is no difference between battery or socket operation.
| Zen 5 core frequency | Frequency of Zen 5c cores | Video card frequency | FPS in FurMark 2 | |
| 25 W; Battery; AIDA64+FurMark2 | 2.4 GHz | 1.9 GHz | 1100 MHz | 21 |
| 25 W; Battery; FurMark2 only | 2.2 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 1500-1700 MHz | 32 |
| 25 W; From a power outlet; AIDA64+FurMark2 | 2.4 GHz | 1.7 GHz | 1100 MHz | 24 |
| 25 W; From a power outlet; FurMark2 only | 2.2 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 1700 MHz | 32 |
| 60 W; Battery; AIDA64+FurMark2 | 3.9 GHz | 2.8 GHz | 2000 MHz | 21 |
| 60 W; Battery; FurMark2 only | 3.2 GHz | 1.4 GHz | 2900 MHz | 32 |
| 60 W; From a power outlet; AIDA64+FurMark2 | 3.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz | 2000 MHz | 21 |
| 60 W; From a power outlet; FurMark2 only | 3.3 GHz | 1.5 GHz | 2900 MHz | 32 |
Since this is not a gaming laptop, I chose Counter Strike 2 and Cyberpunk 2077. In Counter Strike 2, at the minimum settings in the native resolution of 2880×1800, we got an average of 42 fps, with a minimum value of 32 fps. I played both from the battery and from the outlet. The Maximum Performance mode will give another +2-4 fps to the average result.
One interesting thing I learned is that during the game the consumption is less than in the main menu (by +10 watts). It looks quite strange.
Cyberpunk 2077 enabled Raytracing, FSR2 with 50% skylining at 2880×1800 and high graphics settings at the first start. It was too bold! But during the benchmark, it became clear that 12 fps was actually not enough. I turned off Raytracing, lowered the settings to medium — now 15 fps. After removing more characteristics and turning on Maximum Performance, I got 31 fps.
Unfortunately, to achieve 60 fps, you need to connect a frame generator (FSR 3.1) and reduce the resolution. However, for built-in graphics — this is a great result. We are waiting for new portable consoles from Lenovo with new AMD Z2 series processors.
The Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 laptop has a 3-cell 73 Wh battery. The battery looks good on paper. But there are indeed some problems with autonomy. Unfortunately, Windows modes, such as power saving, do not work when using Lenovo Vantage. And it has only 2 operating modes: up to 54 watts and 28 watts. In both modes, there will be random bursts (turning on programs) with an increase in power consumption to the maximum. Personally, I wish there was a third mode of consumption up to 10-15 watts. In my home laptop, the maximum possible consumption is 15 watts. It’s enough for office tasks or watching videos. That’s why I would like to have it in Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9.
During 20 minutes of the PCMark 10 Express test, the laptop discharged by 5-7% with 50% brightness and WiFi. Turning on the calculator, we estimate that the laptop will live up to 5 hours of operation during the tests. And ordinary users have not only a single-tab browser and Word open. Therefore, I will partially believe in these 5 hours of office work. With games it will be even worse. If you run CS2 (Maximum Performance) with a consumption of 77 watts, the result will be up to an hour and a half.
If you use the Charge Saving Mode (25 W), the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14APS9 laptop will be almost inaudible even in heavy high-performance scenarios. The increased TDP in Maximum Performance mode comes at a price. We get a significant increase in noise and, of course, temperature. The noise near the laptop case is 60 decibels. And near the user’s head – 45 decibels. The temperature is 80-85 degrees Celsius for both operating modes. My recommendation is to leave the Battery Saving Mode on. The difference in performance is simply not worth the noise level.
If you’ve read this far, you should have already realized one thing: Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 is not a laptop, but a desktop PC in a laptop case. Why? There are simply no opportunities for better power saving. Now there is a struggle for longer battery life of laptops (guess who started it from three times?), and in front of me is the exact opposite.
But I don’t consider this a disadvantage of the device. It’s exactly what it was designed to be — a fairly lightweight laptop with a powerful processor and one of the strongest built-in graphics available today. It simply has a different idea — to keep performance from the battery, and not be afraid of extra wattage. In this case, the laptop is in a certain balance between energy-efficient ultrabooks and «monsters that devour everything in their path».
What can be done to make it even better? I would find and stick a matte film. When the sun was shining on my back, I could only see the part I was covering with it. That’s why a matte film is a must-have.
In general, you need to be careful with OLEDs. The brightness (60+%) makes my eyes water on my home laptop. And Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 still has a protective glass, so the brightness has to be increased. Although glass can and does help reduce eye strain. However, it is true that after OLED with its bright colors, you don’t want to look at other displays.
On the AMD website clearly states that it is possible to set the TDP to 15 watts. So I would spend a few more days looking for my whim. And of course, you will need a USB hub to connect your peripherals. A USB Type-A alone will not be enough.
The cost of the Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9 laptop is at a promotional price UAH 73999. For the most part, this is the price of a new AMD platform with strong built-in graphics. It also includes the cost of a licensed Windows 11 Pro.
One of the competitors is the Asus Zenbook S 14 UX5406 (from UAH 83999). His the review was on ITC.ua and received high praise. Its platform: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V. It was in this laptop that we mentioned the hero of the review as a competitor.
If you want something a little cheaper, you can check out Acer Swift 14 AI for UAH 67999. It has Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Windows 11 Home, OLED, but FullHD at 60 Hz.
Of course, if you want to buy a gaming machine, then you need the HP Victus 16-s1001ua for UAH 74999. It will offer a 16-inch FullHD 144Hz display, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS processor, and an 8GB NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4070 discrete graphics card.