The GPU performance is fairly similar between the two, with differences within the margin or error. The Intel model does have a slight edge in the CPU tests, though, both in multi-core and especially in single-core loads. Update: The 2022 updates of the Legion 7 series are available now, in both Intel+ Nvidia and AMD-exclusive options. Our detailed review of the 2022 Lenovo Legion 7i is available here. This isn’t a typical thin laptop though. It is thinner than the Legion 5 Pro, being .92″. But the overall weight of the machine is about a pound higher than your typical thin and light gaming laptop of this size. So keep that in mind, if you are debating between this and other thinner models out there.

Finally, here’s how things change (or didn’t change) when I swapped out the RAM for my 32GB RAM kit, on the Performance OC mode: Performance OC mode, with 32 GB RAM i9-12900HX, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS-Level, 1920x1080, 17.30 This Balanced profile is much quieter at 42-43 dB across the various tests, and with the GPU being limited at 115W, I was expecting lower scores in the GPU tests. In reality, we’re looking at a roughly 10-12% drop in 3DMark and Uniengine, which is not bad.

Verdict - Legion 7 is an excellent gamer

W (~5 h of use) – 60Hz, 1080p fullscreen video on Youtube in Edge, Quiet Mode, screen at 60%, Wi-Fi ON; FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, anti-glare, 144Hz, < 3ms response time, 100% Adobe RGB, 500 nits, VESA DisplayHDR 400-certified, Dolby Vision™-enabled. As far as utility apps go, you’ll get Dolby Vision and X-Rite Color Assistant for adjusting your picture, plus Nahimic for adjusting your sound. Lenovo Welcome helps you set up your computer with recommended apps and settings based on what your primary use case for it is, and Lenovo Vantage is where you’ll view your thermals, update your drivers, set up macros for your numpad, view CPU usage and the like. Finally, there’s Lenovo hotkeys, an app that’s inexplicably separate from Vantage and lets you set up various function key shortcuts for system features, like being able to adjust the refresh rate of your display with a simple Fn + R command. Lenovo Legion 7i Configurations If you need the most CPU power you can get, the Intel model is clearly the better buy here. The performance bump is anywhere between 10-20% higher, depending on the benchmark and the number of cores you’re using.

So on this AMD model, the average CPU temperatures were a little higher in Performance and Balanced modes than on the Intel mode, but the CPU spikes were the same. Noise levels in Performance and Balanced modes were consistent across both models, as well. Pretty decent results, especially setting the screen to 60Hz. In either refresh rate, there’s a definite improvement in battery life when you compare apples to apples against the Intel version. Clearly, the Ryzen CPU is more power-efficient and shaves a few watts or more off each scenario. If battery life is important to you, I highly recommend grabbing the Ryzen model. Let’s get into the details of the design now. The lid is just perfect to me. It’s smooth and plain with a nice-looking Legion logo in the corner. This could easily pass for professional use, provided you turn off the RGB. I also had this issue with the Legion 5 Pro, which I was able to fix with a registry entry. To copy what I did, use Regedit and navigate to \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PrecisionTouchPad. Add a 32-bit DWORD called “SuperCurtainLeft” and set the decimal value to 1000. After a reboot, my issue vanished.

And here’s how this Core i9-1198oHK configuration compares against other 8C/16T options on the market, both Intel and AMD. Excellent performance once undervolted, but very similar to the regular i9-11900H at same power. And the Legion also runs louder than the competition in this test. This article down below gathers our early thoughts on the updated 2021 Legion 7, and is a work in progress as we’re filling up the blanks. Unfortunately, things being the same also means the iCUE keyboard software still causes extreme battery drain, making it difficult to recommend keeping on. I will reiterate what a reader mentioned in the previous article, though. There is a way to use the iCUE service without completely killing your battery life. Geekbench 5, a synthetic test for measuring general PC performance, saw the Legion 7i scoring far ahead of both of its competitors on both single and multi-core performance. In a hard hit for AMD fans, the Alienware’s i7 CPU actually came closer to the Legion 7i’s performance than the near top-of-the-line 5900HX on the Zephyrus Duo. The Legion 7i scored 1,680 on multi-core tests and the Alienware x17 scored 1,539, but the Zephyrus Duo only scored 1,467.