Lenovo Legion 5 17” (2021, AMD) vs HP Omen 17 (2021)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 17” (2021, AMD)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 7% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~14%) battery – 80 against 70 watt-hours
Advantages of the HP Omen 17 (2021)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 190 grams less (around 0.42 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 52-71% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (161.3 vs 179.2 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.98 kg (6.57 lbs) | 2.79 kg (6.15 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 398.6 x 290 x 24.3-26.2 mm 15.69 x 11.42 x 0.96-1.03 inches |
397.2 x 262.1 x 26.9 mm 15.64 x 10.32 x 1.06 inches |
| Area | 1156 cm2 (179.2 inches2) | 1041 cm2 (161.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~71.4% | ~79.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.8 mm | 7.1 mm |
| Colors | Black, Blue | Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | - |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | - |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 800:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| 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 | 230 / 300 W | 200 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 1057 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 2.2-2.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 95 W | 130 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | 1504 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | 1802 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.12 TFLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 192 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 3840 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 120 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 48 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
| Loudness | 78.3 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 4x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | 1x v1.4 |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 10.5 x 7.0 cm | - |
| Surface | 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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