Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024) vs Asus ROG Strix G16 (2024/2025) G614

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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024) and Asus ROG Strix G16 (2024/2025) G614 important characteristics
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)

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19.9
(Bad)
Value Index
44.1
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
  • Easier to carry: weighs 260 grams less (around 0.57 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 99.9 against 90 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • 37% sharper screen – 189 versus 138 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G16 (2024/2025) G614
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.4x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Can run popular games at about 57-77% higher FPS
  • Around 48% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.24 kg (4.94 lbs) 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs)
Dimensions 357.7 x 262.5 x 17.6-19.8 mm
14.08 x 10.33 x 0.69-0.78 inches
354 x 264 x 22.6-30.4 mm
13.94 x 10.39 x 0.89-1.2 inches
Area 939 cm2 (145.4 inches2) 935 cm2 (144.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.1% ~79.4%
Side bezels 6.5 mm 4.7 mm
Colors White, Black, Gray Black
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No Yes
Number of fans 2 3
Noise level (max. load) 51 dB 44 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
PPI 189 ppi 138 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1 -
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Response time 3 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:20 hr 1:40 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Bottom Left
Charge power 230 W 280 / 330 W
Weight of AC adapter 948 grams 954 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz 5.8 GHz
Cores 20 (8P + 12E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 28 32
L3 Cache 33 MB 36 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
Fabrication process 10 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 95 W 140 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1530 MHz 2295 MHz
GPU boost clock 1740 MHz 2370 MHz
FLOPS 7.9 TFLOPS 16 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 3072
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 96
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 48
GPU performance 7.9 TFLOPS 16 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1222 3772
Solar Bay 21438 49354
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 5600 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 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3287 -
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~82.1 dB ~77 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x 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 Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.77 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm -
Surface Glass Glass
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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44 (64.7%)
24 (35.3%)
Total votes: 68

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