Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024) vs Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025)

Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024), vs Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery n/a - 80 W
- 99.9 W
Processor - Intel Core i5 14450HX
- Intel Core i5 14500HX
- Intel Core i7 14650HX
- Intel Core i7 14700HX
- Intel Core i9 14900HX
n/a
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB

Review

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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 2.5 kg 2.57 kg
Pixel size 363.4x261.75x21.99-26.95 mm 364.38x275.94x21.9-26.65 mm
Area 951 cm² 1005 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 78 % 73.8 %
Side bezels 9.4 mm 9.9 mm
Colors Gray Black
Material - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoYes
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count23
Cooler speed5400 RPMn/a
Noise Level56.6 dB53.9 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 165 Hz 240 Hz
Pixel density 189 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560x1600 pixels 2560x1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Sync Tech G-Sync G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy
Light sensor No Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)
300 nits
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025)
500 nits
Contrast1200:11000000:1
DCI-P3 gamut69.3 %100 %
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamut70.1 %94.4 %
Response time3 ms1 ms

Battery

Capacity 80 Wh 80 Wh
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:30 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 100 W
Charge Port Location Left, Bottom Left, Bottom
Charge Power 300 W 400 W
Charger weight 1076 g 1206 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core i5 14450HX Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 2.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.8 GHz 5.4 GHz
Cores 10 (6P + 4E) 24 (8P + 16E)
Threads 16 24
L3 Cache 20 MB 36 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (16EU) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)
2642
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025)
3241
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)
12418
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025)
21928
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)
1922
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025)
2278
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024)
17433
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025)
33431

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB
TGP 140 W 140 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX Yes, Advanced Optimus
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 5 nm 4 nm
GPU Frequency 2070 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 2370 MHz n/a
FLOPS 13.4 TFLOPS 35.4 TFLOPS
Video Memory 6 12
Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR7
Tire Width 96 bit 192 bit
Memory speed 16 Gbit/s 25.4 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2560 5888
TMUs 80 184
ROPs 32 64

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 5600 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
Max RAM 32 64

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x1024 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 1024 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset Realtek ALC3287 Realtek ALC3306
Audio Formats 2.0 2.2
Speaker Power 2x2 W 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos No No
Max Volume 80.7 dB 81.4 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v7
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.4
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 2560x1440
Ports
USB-A4x3.23x3.2
USB-C2x3.22x3.2
ThunderboltNoThunderbolt 4
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
SurfacePlasticPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 9 (16IRX9, 2024):

Can be equipped with FHD or QHD camera.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10H, 2025) the clear winner in this comparison.

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