MacBook Pro M4 Max vs Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura
A $3,199 Apple Silicon flagship vs a $1,099 Lunar Lake Copilot+. Different leagues on price, surprisingly close on day-to-day AI workloads.
Option B
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition
Editor's Choice — Lunar Lake + OLED Copilot+
$1,099
Check price →Spec-by-spec
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 14" | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3,199 | $1,099 |
| Chip | Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU, 40-core GPU) | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (Lunar Lake) |
| NPU TOPS | 38 TOPS | 47 TOPS |
| RAM | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| LLM tokens/sec (13B Q4) | 78 tok/s | 30 tok/s |
| Sustained thermal score | 92/100 | 78/100 |
| Battery life | 17 h | 16 h |
| Weight | 1.62 kg | 1.28 kg |
| AIPC workload-fit | 9.7 | 9.5 |
Best for
Local LLMs (≥13B)Apple
Sustained creative workloadsApple
Copilot+ Windows AI featuresLenovo
Price-to-performanceLenovo
OLED panelLenovo
AIPC verdict
MacBook M4 Max wins on raw LLM throughput and sustained thermals. Yoga Slim 7i Aura wins on price-to-performance, NPU efficiency, and Windows Copilot+ AI features.
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