Lenovo Legion 5 15ARP8 vs Lenovo Legion 7 16" (2021, AMD)

Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo Legion 5 15ARP8, vs Lenovo Legion 7 16" (2021, AMD). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery - 60 W
- 80 W
n/a
Processor n/a - AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
- AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Lenovo Legion 5 15ARP8 and Lenovo Legion 7 16" (2021, AMD)
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 2.4 kg 2.5 kg
Pixel size 358.8x262.35x19.9-24.05 mm 356x261x20.1-23.5 mm
Area 941 cm² 929 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 71.3 % 79.9 %
Side bezels 6.7 mm 5.7 mm
Colors - Black
- Gray
Gray
Material - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoYes
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Leveln/a50 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 15.6 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Pixel density 188 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 2560x1440 pixels 2560x1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
Lenovo Legion 5 15ARP8
350 nits
Lenovo Legion 7 16" (2021, AMD)
500 nits
Contrast1200:11200:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a70.2 %
sRGB gamut100 %94 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a73 %
Response time3 ms3 ms

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 80 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Bottom Bottom
Charge Power 230 W 300 W
Charger weight n/a 870 g

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.75 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 8 8
Threads 16 16
L3 Cache 16 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics Radeon 680M Radeon RX Vega 8
Process tech. 6 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Lenovo Legion 5 15ARP8
2153
Lenovo Legion 7 16" (2021, AMD)
2069
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo Legion 5 15ARP8
10140
Lenovo Legion 7 16" (2021, AMD)
8608
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Lenovo Legion 5 15ARP8
1585
Lenovo Legion 7 16" (2021, AMD)
1517
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo Legion 5 15ARP8
13975
Lenovo Legion 7 16" (2021, AMD)
13022

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 6GB
TGP 140 W 130 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes, Advanced Optimus MUX
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
GPU Frequency 2295 MHz 1387 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2370 MHz 1703 MHz
FLOPS 16 TFLOPS 13.8 TFLOPS
Video Memory 8 6
Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 192 bit
Memory speed 16 Gbit/s 14 Gbit/s
Shader Units 3072 3840
TMUs 96 120
ROPs 48 48

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 1x8 GB
Frequency 4800 MHz 3200 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR4
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
Max RAM 64 32

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset Realtek ALC3287 Realtek ALC3306
Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Max Volume n/a 87 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A3x3.23x3.2
USB-C2x3.23x3.2
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesYes
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortYesYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size12.0x7.5 cm12.0x7.5 cm
SurfacePlasticGlass
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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