Lenovo Legion Slim 7 Gen 8 (2023, AMD) vs IdeaPad 5 Pro Gen 7 (16" AMD)
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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 Slim 7 Gen 8 (2023, AMD)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 94-128% higher FPS
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.5x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro Gen 7 (16" AMD)
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 20% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~6%) battery – 75 against 71 watt-hours
- 33% sharper screen – 189 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2 kg (4.41 lbs) | 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357.7 x 259.3 x 17.6-19.9 mm 14.08 x 10.21 x 0.69-0.78 inches |
356 x 251 x 16.9 mm 14.02 x 9.88 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 928 cm2 (143.8 inches2) | 894 cm2 (138.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80% | ~83.1% |
| Side bezels | 6.5 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | White, Gray | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| 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) | 51.3 dB | 44 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync (configurable) | G-Sync (configurable) |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99% | 98% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 67.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 64% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Left |
| Charge power | 135 / 170 / 230 W | 100 / 135 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 836 grams | 263 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | AMD Radeon 660M | AMD Radeon 680M |
| Fabrication process | 6 nm | 6 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 100 W | 65 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes, Advanced Optimus |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1800 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1975 MHz | 1485 MHz |
| FLOPS | 8.1 TFLOPS | 3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~16 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 128 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 64 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 8.1 TFLOPS | 3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1063 | 423 |
| Solar Bay | 33098 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| 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 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~87 dB | ~77 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| 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 | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Legion Slim 7 Gen 8 (2023, AMD):
- One of the memory slots is soldered onto the board (8GB).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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