Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 14 Gen 10 (14" 2025) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)

Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 14 Gen 10 (14" 2025), vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 255H
- Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
- AMD Ryzen AI 5 340
- AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
- Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
- Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
- Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 8192 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 24 GB
- 24 GB
- 36 GB
- 48 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB

Review

Key Specs Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 14 Gen 10 (14" 2025) and Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Function
Importance (Weight)
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.39 kg 2.14 kg
Pixel size 312x221x15.5 mm 355.7x248.1x16.8 mm
Area 690 cm² 882 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 82.4 % 86.2 %
Side bezels 5.3 mm 3.4 mm
Colors Gray - Black
- Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 135 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count12
Noise Level48.9 dB42.3 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14 in 16.2 in
Type OLED Mini LED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (24-120 Hz)
Pixel density 243 ppi 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880x1800 pixels 3456x2234 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech Adaptive Sync No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor No Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 14 Gen 10 (14" 2025)
1100 nits
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
1000 nits
Contrast1000000:11000000:1
DCI-P3 gamut100 %100 %
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamut94.5 %88.8 %
Response time1 msn/a

Battery

Capacity 84 Wh 100 Wh
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:25 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 100 W
Charge Port Location Left Left, Right
Charge Power 100 W 140 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight 386 g 344 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 225H Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
Base frequency 1.7 GHz 4.52 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.9 GHz n/a
Cores 14 (4P + 8E) 14 (10P + 4E)
Threads 14 14
L3 Cache 18 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics 130T Apple M4 GPU (20-core)
Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 14 Gen 10 (14" 2025)
2628
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
3775
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 14 Gen 10 (14" 2025)
12769
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
21977
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 14 Gen 10 (14" 2025)
1924
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
2242
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 14 Gen 10 (14" 2025)
15471
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024)
22748

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Arc 130T Apple M4 Pro GPU (20-core)
TGP n/a 32 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2200 MHz 1800 MHz
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 9.2 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Tire Width n/a 192 bit
Memory speed 8.53 Gbit/s 8.53 Gbit/s
Shader Units 896 2560
TMUs 56 160
ROPs 28 80

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 24 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 3x8 GB
Frequency 8533 MHz 8533 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 2x256 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 2 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 4.2
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Max Volume 79 dB 84.6 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v7 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor Yes No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.2No
USB-C2x4.03x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 5
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderYesYes
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size13.5x8.0 cm15.5x9.9 cm
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo

Note

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024):

M4 Maxversion weights about ~15 grams more then M4 Pro.

* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4, 2024) the clear winner in this comparison.

Survey

Which laptop would you pick?
4 (80%)
1 (20%)
Total Votes: 5

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