Intel’s highly anticipated Core Ultra 200V series, codenamed “Lunar Lake,” is just around the corner, with a launch date set for September 3rd. These new processors are quickly making their way into laptops worldwide, and early benchmarks are already showing impressive results, particularly in battery life.
Lenovo has unveiled their upcoming Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition laptop, which boasts the Intel Core Ultra 7 258V “Lunar Lake” CPU. This laptop has been put through its paces in a battery life comparison against Apple’s M2 and M3 MacBook laptops, with astounding results.
Lenovo is touting the Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition as having virtually all-day, even 24-hour battery life, a testament to the power and efficiency of the Lunar Lake CPU. In local video playback tests, with a screen brightness of 150 nits and a video sample based on the H.264 (1920 x 1080 at 24FPS) format, the Lunar Lake-powered laptop achieved an astonishing 23 hours and 54 minutes of playback. This is significantly longer than the M3 MacBook (24GB RAM) at 18 hours and 32 minutes and the M2 MacBook (8GB RAM) at 18 hours and 19 minutes.
The Lunar Lake CPU within the Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition delivered a remarkable 5 hours more battery life compared to the M3 MacBook, showcasing its impressive power management capabilities. The Lunar Lake CPU features 32GB of on-package RAM, with the system running Windows 11 with the 24H2 update. Lenovo has clarified that these results are based on an engineering sample and may fluctuate slightly, potentially even improving, in the final release.
This impressive performance paves the way for a new era of long-lasting laptops powered by Intel’s Core Ultra 200V series “Lunar Lake” CPUs. With nearly 24 hours of battery life, these processors are set to revolutionize the mobile computing experience, offering users unparalleled freedom and productivity without the worry of frequent charging. As these processors roll out to the market in the coming weeks, we can expect to see a wave of powerful, long-lasting laptops that will redefine the boundaries of mobile computing.
