Lenovo Yoga 6 (13, Gen 8) review – compact 2-in-1 laptop that offers great comfort during any kind of load

Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life

Max CPU load

In this test we use 100% on the CPU cores, monitoring their frequencies and chip temperature. The first column shows a computer’s reaction to a short load (2-10 seconds), the second column simulates a serious task (between 15 and 30 seconds), and the third column is a good indicator of how good the laptop is for long loads such as video rendering.

Average core frequency (base frequency + X); CPU temp.

The basic cooling of the Lenovo Yoga 6 (13″, Gen 8) is doing an okay job in any kind of load. For a compact laptop, the results are good – the frequencies are always above the official base clock of 2.00GHz and the power limit reaches 15W in prolonged periods of stress (that is the default TDP value of the CPU). Of course, the other three Lenovo devices in the table above are performing better when it comes to processor clocks but they also have more potent cooling solutions and larger bases.

However, the tested 13-incher is definitely tuned for comfort over performance because the CPU temperatures are very good for such a thin profile.

Comfort during full load

In addition to the pleasant processor temperatures, we can say that the fan isn’t noisy at all even in “Extreme Performance” mode. You can hear that the fan is working but the noise levels are low. The outside thermals are under control. Under 100% CPU stress, the WASD section and the center of the keyboard are getting a bit warm but that’s all. The Lenovo Yoga 6 (13″, Gen 8) is definitely a comfortable device for any kind of usage.

Battery

Now, we conduct the battery tests with the Windows Better performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with. Our laptop is equipped with a 59Wh battery unit. It got us through 11 hours and 7 minutes of Web browsing or 8 hours and 20 minutes of video playback. That’s a good result.

Video playback

Brightness: 180 nits; Display Mode: SDR
Time to Full Discharge: Higher is Better

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 59Wh

7h 55m

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 52.5Wh

10h 33m+33.3%

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 16 75.4Wh

10h 11m+28.6%

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16 52.5Wh, 3-cell

9h 30m+20%

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 14 56.6Wh

11h 52m+49.9%

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15 47Wh

8h 37m+8.8%

Dell Vostro 3525 41Wh, 3-cell

6h 09m-22.3%

HP 255 G9 41Wh, 3-cell

7h 17m-8%

HP 15s (15s-eq3000) 41Wh, 3-cell

8h 22m+5.7%

Acer Swift Go 16 53Wh

9h 30m+20%

HP ProBook 450 G10 51Wh, 3-cell

7h 07m-10.1%

Web surfing

In order to simulate real-life conditions, we used our own script for automatic web browsing through over 70 websites.

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 59Wh

11h 07m

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14 52.5Wh

11h 07m

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 16 75.4Wh

14h 10m+27.4%

Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 16 52.5Wh, 3-cell

11h 07m

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5 14 56.6Wh

14h 17m+28.5%

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 15 47Wh

11h 07m

Dell Vostro 3525 41Wh, 3-cell

7h 51m-29.4%

HP 255 G9 41Wh, 3-cell

10h 33m-5.1%

HP 15s (15s-eq3000) 41Wh, 3-cell

9h 24m-15.4%

Acer Swift Go 16 53Wh

17h 47m+60%

HP ProBook 450 G10 51Wh, 3-cell

8h 20m-25%

Author: Nikolay Palaozov

Author: eng. Kroum NikolovHead of Engineering at LaptopMedia.com, inventor and innovator with 40+ years of experience in electronics and high technology.

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