Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401 vs Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (16AGP11, 2026)

Compared 2 laptops: Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401, vs Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (16AGP11, 2026). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
- AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
- AMD Ryzen AI 7 450
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401 and Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (16AGP11, 2026)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.46 kg 1.87 kg
Pixel size 311x227x16.9-19.9 mm 344x244.5x18.95-19.95 mm
Area 706 cm² 841 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 80.5 % 88.3 %
Side bezels 4.8 mm 0.3 mm
Colors Gray - White
- Blue
Material - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
- Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Leveln/a53 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 165 Hz 240 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a Yes
Pixel density 216 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560x1600 pixels 2560x1600 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync Tech G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy
Light sensor No n/a
Display test
Max brightness
Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
n/a
Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (16AGP11, 2026)
500 nits
Contrastn/a1000000:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a100 %
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a90.2 %
Response time3 ms1 ms

Battery

Capacity 73 Wh 84 Wh
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 100 W
Charge Port Location Left Left, Bottom
Charge Power 200 W 245 W
Charger weight n/a 722 g

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 AMD Ryzen AI 7 450
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency 5.1 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 24 16
L3 Cache 24 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics AMD Radeon 890M Radeon 860M
Process tech. 4 nm 4 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
2927
Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (16AGP11, 2026)
2892
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
15648
Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (16AGP11, 2026)
13458
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
1996
Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (16AGP11, 2026)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401
23208
Lenovo Legion 7a Gen 11 (16AGP11, 2026)
n/a

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GB
TGP n/a 115 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 5 nm 4 nm
FLOPS 12.1 TFLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS
Video Memory 6 8
Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR7
Tire Width 96 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 16 Gbit/s 24 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2560 3328
TMUs 80 104
ROPs 32 48

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 32 GB
Channels 2x4 GB 2x16 GB
Frequency 7500 MHz 8533 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset n/a Realtek ALC3306
Audio Formats 2.0 2.2
Speaker Power 2x2 W 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Max Volume n/a 79 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v7
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor Yes Yes
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 2560x1440
Ports
USB-A2x3.23x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderYesYes
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.7 mm 1.6 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a13.5x8.0 cm
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Asus TUF Gaming A14 FA401:

The second SSD slot is limited to PCIe Gen 4x2.

* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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