Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (15ASH11, 2026) vs 5i Gen 11 (2026)
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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 7a Gen 11 (15ASH11, 2026)
- Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a a little bigger (~5%) battery – 84 against 80 watt-hours
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026)
- Can run popular games at about 13-18% higher FPS
- Performs slightly better (up to 14%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) | 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 345.21 x 244.05 x 15.5-15.9 mm 13.59 x 9.61 x 0.61-0.63 inches |
344 x 244.5 x 18.95-19.95 mm 13.54 x 9.63 x 0.75-0.79 inches |
| Area | 842 cm2 (130.6 inches2) | 841 cm2 (130.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.6% | ~80.7% |
| Side bezels | 7.9 mm | 7.3 mm |
| Colors | Blue | White, Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 51.9 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.3 inches | 15.3 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| PPI | 197 ppi | 197 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | Adaptive Sync | Adaptive Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 94.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 180 W | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Bottom |
| Charge power | 180 W | 245 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 494 grams | 664 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.6 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 16 (4P + 12E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 8060S | Intel Xe3 Graphics (4-Core) |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 2 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 55 W | 115 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | MUX |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1295 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2900 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 14.8 TFLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 8 Gbps | ~24 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 3328 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 160 | 104 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 64 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 14.8 TFLOPS | 18.4 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1361 | 3402 |
| Solar Bay | 44165 | 54312 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x16 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 8000 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1W, 2x1.2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~78.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 2x 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) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.6 mm |
| Size | 13.5 x 8.0 cm | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026):
- The first NVMe SSD slot supports PCIe Gen 5, the second Gen 4.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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