Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 vs HP Laptop 17 (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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 380 grams less (around 0.84 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 25-35% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 24% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 45 against 41 watt-hours
- 34% sharper screen – 142 versus 106 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (139.8 vs 160.1 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) | 2.08 kg (4.59 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356 x 253.5 x 17.5 mm 14.02 x 9.98 x 0.69 inches |
400.7 x 257.8 x 20.6 mm 15.78 x 10.15 x 0.81 inches |
| Area | 902 cm2 (139.9 inches2) | 1033 cm2 (160.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.2% | ~79.9% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Silver, Gold |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 32.6 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 142 ppi | 106 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1600 x 900 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
Laptop 17 (2024)
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
ThinkBook 16 Gen 7
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~11% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 43% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 41.6% | - |
| Response time | 17 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 65 / 100 W | 45 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 276 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.3 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 14 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 14 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1850 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 1.9 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 16 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~78.3 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | No |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | 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 | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Optional | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ThinkBook 16 Gen 7:
- The AMD model features DDR5 at 4800 MHz.
- Thunderbolt support is exclusive to Intel versions.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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