Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 6 16" (2021, Intel) vs Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
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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 Legion 7i Gen 6 16" (2021, Intel)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 600 grams less (around 1.32 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 49% sharper screen – 189 versus 127 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (145.1 vs 172.7 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE (2022)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 360 versus 165 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 23-32% higher FPS
- Around 43% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 90 against 80 watt-hours
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | 3.1 kg (6.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 360 x 260 x 20.1-23.5 mm 14.17 x 10.24 x 0.79-0.93 inches |
395 x 282 x 23.4-28.3 mm 15.55 x 11.1 x 0.92-1.11 inches |
| Area | 936 cm2 (145.1 inches2) | 1114 cm2 (172.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.3% | ~74.1% |
| Side bezels | 7.7 mm | 6 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 2 | 4 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 48 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 360 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 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | G-Sync (configurable) |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1100:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 97% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 70.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 73% |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
| Charge power | 230 / 300 W | 280 / 330 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 907 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.9-2.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 14 (6P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 130 W | 150 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1504 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1802 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS | 19.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | ~14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 5632 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 176 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 80 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | 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 | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | 81 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | - |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | 1.3 mm | - |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 12.9 x 7.8 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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