Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024) vs HP Omen 16 (2024)
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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 7i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 240 versus 165 Hz
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 46-63% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Around 50% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs better (up to 38%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Features a much bigger (~43%) battery – 99.9 against 70 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 38% sharper screen – 189 versus 137 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.24 kg (4.94 lbs) | 2.39 kg (5.27 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.7 x 262.5 x 17.6-19.8 mm 14.08 x 10.33 x 0.69-0.78 inches |
369 x 259.4 x 23.5 mm 14.53 x 10.21 x 0.93 inches |
| Area | 939 cm2 (145.4 inches2) | 957 cm2 (148.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.1% | ~74.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.5 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray | 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 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16.1 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 240 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 137 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| 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 |
Screen space comparison
Legion 7i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Omen 16 (2024)
16.1″ (16:9 ratio) = 110.8 in2
~3% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Response time | 3 ms | 7 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Bottom | Left, Bottom |
| Charge power | 230 W | 280 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 948 grams | 860 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5.5 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 20 (8P + 12E) | 10 (6P + 4E) |
| Threads | 28 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 33 MB | 20 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) |
| 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 | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1530 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1740 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 7.9 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 7.9 TFLOPS | 4.3-7.1 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1222 | 884 |
| Solar Bay | 21438 | 15448 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 32 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 | 1x512 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 | No |
| Loudness | ~82.1 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 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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