Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ARH7 15" (Gen 7, AMD) vs IdeaPad 5 Pro Gen 7 (16" AMD)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ARH7 15" (Gen 7, AMD)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 74-101% higher FPS
- Around 19% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro Gen 7 (16" AMD)
- Easier to carry: weighs 370 grams less (around 0.82 lbs)
- Features a much bigger (~67%) battery – 75 against 45 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 19% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 40% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 250 nits
- 34% sharper screen – 189 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (138.6 vs 148.5 square inches)
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.32 kg (5.12 lbs) | 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.6 x 266.4 x 21.8 mm 14.16 x 10.49 x 0.86 inches |
356 x 251 x 16.9 mm 14.02 x 9.88 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 958 cm2 (148.5 inches2) | 894 cm2 (138.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~70.1% | ~83.1% |
| Side bezels | 7.1 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | White, Gray | Gray |
| Material | Plastic | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 150° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 49.4 dB | 44 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 141 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | FreeSync | G-Sync (configurable) |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad 5 Pro Gen 7 (16" AMD)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ARH7 15" (Gen 7, AMD)
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 800:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 58% | 98% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 40.7% | 67.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 39.4% | 64% |
| Response time | 19 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 135 / 170 W | 100 / 135 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 507 grams | 263 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 660M | AMD Radeon 660M |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 6 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 85 W | 65 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | 1485 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.12 TFLOPS | 3.041 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~77 dB | ~77 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.5 x 7.5 cm | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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