Lenovo has lifted the curtain on the newest addition to its ultra-thin lineup; The 14” Yoga Slim 7. The Yoga Slim 7 is set to feature one of AMD’s brand new Ryzen ‘Renoir’ 4000 mobile processors, and Lenovo alongside AMD are pushing the Yoga Slim 7 as the world’s thinnest and lightest eight-core laptop.
What Can We Expect From The Yoga Slim 7
The laptop will also be available to buy in Intel variants with either a 14” or 15.4” display and a 10th Gen Core i7 i7-1065G7 CPU and an optional 4K display as well as Nvidia MX or GTX graphics. All in all, the Intel option does boast a decent set of hardware, but lets take a closer look at AMD’s offering.
The AMD Yoga Slim 7 features a power-efficient Ryzen 7 4800U processor, with 7nm processing tech alongside high IPC Zen 2 Core architecture. It has eight cores, sixteen threads, a base clock speed of 1.8 GHz, a boost clock speed of 4.2 GHz, 15 W TDP, and features integrated Radeon graphics with eight cores.
The chip is purported to offer a performance boost of 90% compared to Intel’s Ice Lake Core i7-1065G7, according to AMD. Basically, we are excited to see just what this laptop can do with all of AMD’s latest tech crammed inside it, especially with the lightweight and portable design it’s set to release in.
What Was Revealed At CES 2020
Other features of the Yoga Slim 7 include up to 16 GB of LPDDR4X RAM, up to a 1 TB PCIe SSD, a Freesync 14” FHD 1080p IPS display with 100% sRGB coverage and 300 nits, two USB 3.1 ports, one USB Type-C port, one HDMI port, SD card readers, 802.11ac WiFi, IR camera, and 3.5 audio headphone jack.
The Ryzen 7 4800U-equipped Yoga Slim 7 will be available in either Slate Grey or Orchid color schemes and features a thickness of 14.9 mm, weight of 1.6 kg, 14-hour battery life thanks to a 60.7 Wh battery (with a 15 min rapid charge option for up to three hours of use), and front-facing Dolby Atmos speakers.
Lenovo smart assist also features with functions like blur background, Q Control, and Flip to Boot.
Closing Thoughts
The full Yoga Slim 7 lineup is slated for release this April, with the AMD Ryzen 4000 version starting at just shy of $850, while the Intel models will be available at a significantly higher premium with a starting price of $1,209.99.
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