Lenovo Legion Pro 7 Gen 8 (AMD, 2023) vs Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605

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Display 2560 x 1600
Battery
90 Wh
CPU AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
GPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Legion Pro 7 Gen 8 (AMD, 2023) and Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605 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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Currency
VS
39.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
23.8
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Pro 7 Gen 8 (AMD, 2023)
  • Can run popular games at about 122-166% higher FPS
  • Performs significantly better (up to 2.9x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GU605
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 950 grams less (around 2.09 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 90 against 80 watt-hours
  • Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (135 vs 147.7 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs) 1.85 kg (4.08 lbs)
Dimensions 363.4 x 262.15 x 21.95-25.9 mm
14.31 x 10.32 x 0.86-1.02 inches
354 x 246 x 16.2-17.2 mm
13.94 x 9.69 x 0.64-0.68 inches
Area 953 cm2 (147.7 inches2) 871 cm2 (135.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~77.9% ~85.2%
Side bezels 9.4 mm 4.7 mm
Colors Gray White, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes Yes
Liquid metal Yes Yes
Number of fans 2 3
Noise level (max. load) 51.4 dB 46.4 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
PPI 189 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology FreeSync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1 -
sRGB color space 100% -
DCI-P3 color gamut - 100%
Response time 3 ms 3 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:52 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, Right
Charge power 140 / 300 / 330 W 100 / 200 / 240 W
Weight of AC adapter 820 grams 583 / 745 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 5.4 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 16 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 32 22
L3 Cache 64 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 5 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 175 W 100 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus MUX
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1860 MHz 1905 MHz
GPU boost clock 2280 MHz 2280 MHz
FLOPS 37.6 TFLOPS 11.7 TFLOPS
Memory size 12 GB 6 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 192 bit 96 bit
Memory speed ~18 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 7424 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 232 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 80 32
GPU performance 37.6 TFLOPS 11.7 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 6363 2587
Solar Bay 93891 36744
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 7467 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 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 ALC3306 -
Speakers 2.0 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Power 2x2W 6x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Loudness ~82 dB ~83.3 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 4x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
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) Yes No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm 15.0 x 9.9 cm
Surface Plastic 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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