MSI Crosshair 16 vs Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 (2022, AMD)

Compared 2 laptops: MSI Crosshair 16, vs Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 (2022, AMD). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor n/a - AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
- AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
- AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs MSI Crosshair 16 and Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 (2022, 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 2.3 kg 2.49 kg
Pixel size 359x259x26.9 mm 359.9x262.4x19.9 mm
Area 930 cm² 944 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 79.8 % 78.6 %
Side bezels 7.2 mm 7.6 mm
Colors Black - White
- Gray
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22
Noise Leveln/a54.7 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 165 Hz
Pixel density 142 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech G-Sync G-Sync (configurable)
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
MSI Crosshair 16
300 nits
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 (2022, AMD)
300 nits
Contrastn/a1200:1
sRGB gamutn/a96 %

Battery

Capacity 90 Wh 80 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 0:58 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD n/a Yes
Charge Port Location Left Bottom
Charge Power 240 W 230/300 W
Charger weight n/a 1116 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core i7 13620H AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
Base frequency 2.4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 10 (6P + 4E) 6
Threads 16 12
L3 Cache 24 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) AMD Radeon 660M
Process tech. 10 nm 6 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MSI Crosshair 16
2599
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 (2022, AMD)
2007
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MSI Crosshair 16
12596
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 (2022, AMD)
8766
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
MSI Crosshair 16
1846
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 (2022, AMD)
1497
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
MSI Crosshair 16
16131
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 (2022, AMD)
10450

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GB GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GB
TGP 140 W 95 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX MUX
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
GPU Frequency 2070 MHz 1463 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2175 MHz 1695 MHz
FLOPS 21.8 TFLOPS 9.5 TFLOPS
Video Memory 8 4
Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 16 Gbit/s 12 Gbit/s
Shader Units 4608 2560
TMUs 144 80
ROPs 48 48

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 5200 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 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 ALC3287
Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power 2x2 W 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos No No
Max Volume n/a 72.5 dB
Microphones n/a 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Fingerprint sensor No Optional
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A3x3.23x3.2
USB-C1x3.23x3.2
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 1.7 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a12.0x7.5 cm
SurfacePlasticPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MSI Crosshair 16 the clear winner in this comparison.

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