MSI Raider GE77 vs Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 7 (2022, Intel)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Raider GE77
- Higher screen refresh rate: 360 versus 165 Hz
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 7 (2022, Intel)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 400 grams less (around 0.88 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 7-9% higher FPS
- 49% sharper screen – 189 versus 127 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (146.3 vs 174.7 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.9 kg (6.39 lbs) | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 397 x 284 x 25.9 mm 15.63 x 11.18 x 1.02 inches |
358.1 x 263.5 x 19.4 mm 14.1 x 10.37 x 0.76 inches |
| Area | 1127 cm2 (174.7 inches2) | 944 cm2 (146.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~73.2% | ~78.7% |
| Side bezels | 7 mm | 6.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level | 57 dB | 54.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 17.3 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 360 Hz | 165 Hz |
| PPI | 127 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | - | 1243:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 98.2% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 70.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 69.3% |
| Response time | - | 9 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:20 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
| Charge power | 330 W | 300 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 1264 grams | 846 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (8P + 8E) | 16 (8P + 8E) |
| Threads | 24 | 24 |
| L3 Cache | 25 MB | 25 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 150 W | 150 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | MUX |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1310 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1725 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 17.5 TFLOPS | 19.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 256 bit | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | ~14 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 5120 | 5632 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 160 | 176 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 80 | 80 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 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
| Speakers | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x1W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 85 dB | 83 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 4x 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 | 10.5 x 6.5 cm | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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