Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 vs Asus TUF Gaming F17 (2023)

Compared 2 laptops: Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7, vs Asus TUF Gaming F17 (2023). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery - 45 W
- 71 W
n/a
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
- Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
- AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
- AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS
- Intel Core i7 12700H
- Intel Core i7 13620H
- Intel Core i7 13700H
- Intel Core i9 13900H
Storage - 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7 and Asus TUF Gaming F17 (2023)
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 1.7 kg 2.6 kg
Pixel size 356x253.5x17.5 mm 394x264x22.9-25.4 mm
Area 902 cm² 1040 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 82.2 % 79.3 %
Side bezels 5.7 mm 5.5 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
- Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 145 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count12
Noise Level32.6 dBn/a

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 17.3 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No n/a
Pixel density 142 ppi 127 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech No G-Sync
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7
300 nits
Asus TUF Gaming F17 (2023)
250 nits
Contrast1200:1n/a
DCI-P3 gamut41.6 %100 %
sRGB gamut100 %62.5 %
Adobe RGB gamut43 %47.3 %
Response time17 ms7 ms

Battery

Capacity 45 Wh 90 Wh
Full Charge Time 1:10 h 1:45 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65/100 W 240/280 W
Charger weight 276 g 735 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core i7 12700H
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 2.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.3 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 12 (2P + 10E) 14 (6P + 8E)
Threads 14 20
L3 Cache 12 MB 24 MB
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (4-Cores) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
Process tech. 7 nm 10 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7
2057
Asus TUF Gaming F17 (2023)
2501
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7
9094
Asus TUF Gaming F17 (2023)
11765
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7
1524
Asus TUF Gaming F17 (2023)
1856
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7
9598
Asus TUF Gaming F17 (2023)
15376

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Arc iGPU (4-Cores) GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB
TGP 14 W 140 W
Nvidia Optimus n/a MUX
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 2070 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1850 MHz 2370 MHz
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 13.4 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 6
Memory Type DDR5 GDDR6
Tire Width n/a 96 bit
Memory speed 5.6 Gbit/s 16 Gbit/s
Shader Units 512 2560
TMUs 32 80
ROPs 16 32

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Channels 1x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 5600 MHz 4800 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 2 2
Max RAM 64 32

Storage

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

Sound

Audio Chipset Realtek ALC3287 n/a
Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W n/a
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Max Volume 78.3 dB n/a
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Fingerprint sensor Optional No
IR sensor Optional No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.22x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)YesYes
Card ReaderYesNo
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes Yes
Backlight Optional Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size12.0x7.5 cmn/a
SurfacePlasticPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 7:

The AMD model features DDR5 at 4800 MHz. Thunderbolt support is exclusive to Intel versions.

Asus TUF Gaming F17 (2023):

The model with a Core i7 12700H processor equipped with slower memory – DDR4 at 3200 MHz.

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

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