Lenovo Legion 7 Gen 7 (2022, AMD) vs Dell Alienware m17 R5 Ryzen Edition
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 7 Gen 7 (2022, AMD)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 800 grams less (around 1.76 lbs)
- Features a much bigger (~56%) battery – 99.9 against 64 watt-hours
- Performs significantly better (up to 50%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Thinner bezels and 13% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 3
- Can run popular games at about 8-11% higher FPS
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 49% sharper screen – 189 versus 127 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (146.3 vs 184 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | 3.3 kg (7.28 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 358.1 x 263.5 x 19.4 mm 14.1 x 10.37 x 0.76 inches |
397.3 x 298.7 x 26.7 mm 15.64 x 11.76 x 1.05 inches |
| Area | 944 cm2 (146.2 inches2) | 1187 cm2 (183.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~78.7% | ~69.5% |
| Side bezels | 6.8 mm | 7.2 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 54.2 dB | 50.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | FreeSync | G-Sync (configurable) |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Alienware m17 R5 Ryzen Edition
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
Legion 7 Gen 7 (2022, AMD)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~11% more screen space
| Contrast | 1113:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 95.3% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 65.7% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 63.7% | - |
| Response time | 10 ms | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 15.2 V |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
| Charge power | 230 / 300 W | 180 / 240 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 999 grams | 994 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 680M | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 6 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 140 W | 100 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1489 MHz | 1463 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1695 MHz |
| FLOPS | 10.8 TFLOPS | 9.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 10 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 160 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~14 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2304 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 144 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 64 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 10.8 TFLOPS | 9.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1102 | 1402 |
| Solar Bay | 38679 | 27768 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 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 | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | Realtek ALC3254 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~84.7 dB | ~82.6 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| USB Type-C | 4x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| 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 | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.8 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 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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