Lenovo Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD) vs 5i Pro Gen 7 (2022, Intel)
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Review
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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD)
- Performs significantly better (up to 78%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 41-56% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5i Pro Gen 7 (2022, Intel)
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | 2.49 kg (5.49 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356 x 261 x 20.1-23.5 mm 14.02 x 10.28 x 0.79-0.93 inches |
359.9 x 264.4 x 19.9-26.6 mm 14.17 x 10.41 x 0.78-1.05 inches |
| Area | 929 cm2 (144.1 inches2) | 952 cm2 (147.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.9% | ~78% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 7.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray | White, Black, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 50 dB | 54.7 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 94% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 73% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 70.2% | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:20 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
| Charge power | 300 W | 230 / 300 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 870 grams | 1056 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 8 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 130 W | 95 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1387 MHz | 1530 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1703 MHz | 1740 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 13.8 TFLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2618 | 1222 |
| Solar Bay | 38326 | 23828 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR5 |
| 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 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~87 dB | ~79.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| 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 | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | 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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