Lenovo Legion 7i, Legio Pro 5 and Legion Pro 7 review - Which one to get in 2024?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 มิ.ย. 2024
- Lenovo's evergreen gaming notebooks, the Legion Pro 7, Legion 7(i), and Pro 5, have been upgraded for 2024, but with similar specs and almost the same form factor, it can be quite hard to choose the right one. That is why we put together this detailed review so you can find the right Legion for yourself.
Please enjoy our video, and for much more information, please head on over to our individual, detailed written review:
Legion Pro 5
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Legion Pro 7
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Legion 7:
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Detailed specs for our review sample:
Lenovo Legion Pro 7:
Intel Core i9-14900HX - NVIDIA RTX 4080 Laptop, 32 GB DDR 5600 RAM, 1TB SSD
Lenovo Legion Pro 5:
Intel Core i9-14900HX - NVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop, 32 GB DDR 5600 RAM, 1TB SSD
(The review for the i7-14700HX + RTX 4060 is coming soon!)
Lenovo Legion 7:
Intel Core i9-14900HX - NVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop, 32 GB DDR 5600 RAM, 1TB SSD
Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Overview, Specs
1:57 - Chassis, Ports, Wifi, Webcam, Maintenance
4:47 - Keyboard, Touchpad
5:06 - Display
6:01 - CPU - Performance, System Performance
6:55 - GPU - Performance/Gaming - Benchmarks
8:00 - Fan Noise/Noise Samples
9:30 - Battery Runtimes
9:55 - Summary
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Haha love the lid closing sound and reaction, Alex! I don't need a new laptop yet but I still came to show my support.
I would love to see a review of the new Gigabyte Aorus 16X if you guys can get your hands on it. I'm looking to upgrade from my current machine and it's on my short list.
Hi, are there any chances that you will test new MSI laptops on your website? in particular MSI Sword 17
Thank you so much, I would love for dedicated video of legion 7i but anyway, great 👌🏻👍🏻
Awesome job, Alex!! It's always great to see you give product reviews. Keep up the wonderful work.
Legion pro 5 has 100% dcip3 and 240hz? Is it actually accurate, i got one this week and I don't know if it is actually colour accurate.
Awesome review I appreciate it, i got the Pro 5i with the 240Hz refresh rate and 500 nits of brightness and 100% DCPI, and for the ram it's 32GB and comes with a 2TB SSD
Looks good. What laptop do you have yourself?
I had the Legion 7 for about a week. I returned the machine as the case made a severe creaky noise when opening or closing. I do agree with the noted heat values. If you attempt to place the machine on anything other than a flat surface, it will get rather warm, and even throttle. I now have the Legion Pro 7i. The Pro 7i for 2024 is a fantastic machine. I love how the CoPilot Key is built into the keyboard. I only issue to note for the Pro 7i is the installed Tobii software. If you leave the function enabled and put the machine to sleep and awaken the machine, you will get an error while attempting to use the function. Make sure you turn off the Tobii function before putting the machine to sleep. Your Team has, as always put together great reviews of the latest Laptops on the market 🙂.
Thanks for sharing and congrats to your new machine!
I was looking at both, not sure what to get. How did the Legion 7i compare to the Pro 7 in terms of fan noise? Also, was the thickness / weight difference really noticeable between the two?
@@NotebookcheckReviews Appreciate it. Your videos helped in my selection. 😃✌️
@@BRent-kh5xi The weight and thickness is noticeable. I wouldn’t go as far as to say the thickness is doubled, but one should expect it to be heavier. Also, when I had it on my dash mat on my desk, I did receive some core temps at around 96 degrees. As soon as I removed the rubber mat, it provided the clearance the fans needed. Make sure, if you get the 7, you have adequate ventilation. If you were to get the Legion 7 and not the Pro, I would get it with the 32gb of ram. You can currently pick up that machine for around $1999 at Best Buy. I was able to get the Pro 7i from Lenovo with a pretty good discount. If you do purchase the machine from Lenovo make sure you get version 9.
i have that same laptop legion 7i and it does get hot but I never play games unless I am on a desk most of the time and also it has never throttled for me before. I think its a fantastic laptop in my opinion and the pro 7i was out of my budget so the 7i just seems good.
Does the 7 have an extra hour of battery life than the 7 pro bc of the graphics card and 240hz screen?
Which one has the best speakers
helios neo 16 2024 (i9 4060) vs legion 5i pro 2023 (i9 4060) Which one should I choose for long term use?
Hey community..
Which would you recommend for me, between the alienware m18r2 or Legion Pro 7i?
Your responses will be appreciated🙏🏿
I am not comparing 165 Hz(7i) and 240 Hz(pro 5).. please tell me which will perform better in fps as well as in performance...the legion 5 pro or legion slim 7i please reply me 🙏🏻
Thank you so much am going to buy lenovo legion pro 7i ❤
nice sweater, dude. You got good taste.
I need 64GB ram but I dont wanna splurge for an Legion 9i on lenovo site, can this Lebion pro 7i handle 64GB memory upgrade?
will 4060 run games smoothly in the 3.2k display?
Why you write that the Legion 7 RTX 4070 has 115W TGP while the Lenovo website states 130W (115+15)? If you are not counting the Dynamic Boost, then you should show the Pro 5i RTX 4070 have 115W too (115+25). Can you please explain?
I thought the 7i has a total boost of 140w. But yes I have the same written question. Why weren't the bench marks run in the highest performance mode?
It is difficult to choose but I will go for the 7i. Also I want to know which one is better comparing to the Asus Zephyrus G16 Oled??
same question
the only thing they need to change is give the "normal" legion 7 pro an oled and or mini led option...
Agreed, but then there would be no point to by the Legion 9 ... ;)
Since pro 5i and 7i both max out at 4070 and same cpu what really is the better buy. is it better to put some extra money and go for the higher 7i or go with the 5i pro.
It really depends if you value the slimmer and better made chassis, and higher-res display of the 7i.
@@NotebookcheckReviews I have heard that in the 7i the i9 14900HX seems to throttle a lot, is that something you've noticed in your testing?
Loving the video so far :D will update when im done watching :D
Update: Yeah - its a great video - i am really testing out quite a few laptops right now - tried the titan 18 hx - the new Blade 18 but i am not yet satisfied :D So i might just try the Pro 7 with the 4090 next :D
:D I hope we can maintain the good first impression!
ive read soooo many posts of razer having poor quality control and batteries bloating after a couple months so I stay way from them... lenovo are not the prettiest laptops but the quality and consistency is there, asus is good too but makes weird design decisions imo from season to season
I just hate how cheap the pro 7 is now. I bought one and properly removing the back panel, cracked one of the plastic parts that goes over one of the side vents. That paired with the flexing keyboard deck, and plastic trackpad make it so disappointing.
At the same time, it is often on sale, and even if it's not, it is one of the most "affordable" RTX 4080/4090 options out there without sacrificing performance-quite the contrary, actually. I assume at some point you have to cut some corners.
I mean, look at the Legion 9i, which arguably has much better build quality, but then again, with the price tag to match.
You can not have everything, I guess.
@@NotebookcheckReviews You have a point. I don’t mind compromises to have an affordable and performant 4080/4090 gaming laptop, but if opening the device can easily damage the plastic casing, I would only hope they’d better that in the future.
Don’t get me wrong I love my new 2024 Pro 7i, a 4090 laptop for $2600 is incredible. It’s just weird compromises coming from the 2022 7i that just had it all. I guess that’s what the 9i is for now (but its keyboard placement and small trackpad are so weird!) 😄👌🏼
@@NotebookcheckReviewsI disagree. Previous Legion 7s did have nigh everything. The one with an RX 6850XT was an exceptional laptop, but the more common versions with Nvidia dGPUs were good, too. Lenovo stripped the 7 from a lot of QoL features to include them in the 9.
@@NotebookcheckReviews they just want to upsell legion 9 cause they know no ones buying it otherwise, they could have just added mini-led option with same chassis as 2022 but then they wouldn't be able to charge u around 1-1.5k more for a gimmicky cooling system, uncomfortable keyboard and "premiuim" metal build.
When mac users switch to windows machine they have same complaints😂😂
Originally I was looking at the "slim 7i" but I found a great deal on a Pro 7i (2023 model). I've been really happy with it for over a month now. It has performed flawlessly. What sold me on this model was the price, higher specs, and the vapor chamber cooling. The slightly thicker case also enhances cooling and it's almost as portable as the thinner model for my purposes. I doubt you could go wrong with any of these so it comes down to your specific needs and how thick your wallet is.
what was the deal you got and from which retailer?
Legion Pro 5i has a good web camera. Better lighting AI adjustments. The other 2 have the echo effect and not the same quality lighting AI adjustments.
I have a Lenovo legion pro 7 i9 for 2 months, I am very satisfied, it is a wonderful laptop, especially the battery is very good, it can last a lifetime.
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Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 G9 could also be included because it is also a 16" laptop with a RTX 4070. Yoga Pro is aimed at content creators, so it's thinner and has low-powered Meteor Lake CPUs, but CPU should not matter that much in games with a 4070. I guess Yoga Pro has a better battery life and speakers than Legions.
IIRC the Yoga Pro 9i has its 4070 limited to 90-100W. For gaming purposes the lower TDP would would significantly lower gaming performance vs. other gaming PCs that run the 4070 at 140W.
@@Andorski If i remember right, 4060 and 4070 hit its peak diminishing returns Wattage about 115W, but 100W is the best for efficiency ( 115W compared to 100W different is so small- at about 5% )
i would say that the exceed 30W can be pushed to CPU - part that seemed more important for content creator
True, but I do not have it yet, and I wanted to focus on the legions.
And yeah, the higher power limits will only matter in highly GPU bound games, but not a lot to make for a completely different gaming experience. As the others stated, going beyond 100-110W on a 4060 or 4070 ist not making a huge difference in real world fps numbers!
Seems the CPU is struggling a bit on the 7i, 95 degrees in performance mode while gaming is quite bad (most likely throttleing). I guess Lenovo should've renamed their cooling system to "hot front", not "cold front" or whatever it is xD Maybe the i7 14700HX variant of 7i is better suited for its slim chasis. Also the display is a weird choice, 3.2K for a 4070@115W is a stretch. Good for content creators I guess, bad for gamers since gaming at a non-native resolution looks weird. Guess I'll pray that my Asus lasts another year or so, while waiting for a better performing / cooled slim-ish design laptop. Thanks for the review , really good !
I still can't find the new 7 in my country. really hope it will be available soon
Finger's crossed!
Same here unfortunately.
@@NotebookcheckReviews welp, a little update, its already entered my country, but the pricing is basically the same ($100+ difference) between Legion 7 and Asus G16 with the same spec (4070 and 32gb of RAM), any suggestion? I use it for office work and gaming at night, those 2 are in my budget and I like both because of the sleek design
I got the legion 7i with 4070 32 gigs of ram and it's a beast since it can run any game I want to. The only thing is it gets a little warm but its manageable in use and also, I use an external keyboard so it's not an issue while playing games. The legion pro 7 is to expensive for me so the 7i is perfect!
is the 5 pro 16" 7 7745HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX4070, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD worth buying at 1300usd??
Sounds like a solid deal for me, have you seen our review:
th-cam.com/video/CYX0jn63pqo/w-d-xo.html
@@NotebookcheckReviews yes I have! great video. I ended up missing the deal so I ended up getting a dell g16 i9-13900HX, 4070, 32GB DDR5, 2x16GB, 16", QHD+ 2560x1600, 240Hz for $1,180 but had a 10% off code + got 15% cashback. pretty good deal
Is it just me or is the 5 pro much more silent in performance mode?😮 I had the 5 pro 2023 and retoured it because it was loud + coilwhine 😅
It is surprisingly silent, just keep in mind it's the 4060 + i7 SKU.
As a pre-uni student, 5i and pro 5i which one is more recomended?🙂
both are very good, i would choose the pro version, but both are very good
Lets hope we see some good deals on the Legion Pro 7 for less than 2400€ in Europe 🔥
I've been on the lookout but haven't seen any deals below 2800€ as of yet.
@@taequilty It was already available for €2,500 more than once. I don't consider that a good price. I'm waiting for it to appear for less than 2400€ and then I'll post it 👌
I just got the Legion Pro 7 Gen 8 (AMD) with the 4090 on Lenovo's website for $2550. Hope it works for EU as well. Cheers!
I know they are so overpriced
@@oglaucio probably the best version. i wasn’t able to find the AMD / 4090 version in EU, so ended up going for the i9-14900HX Gen 9, but hooked up to power your Gen 8 is probably stronger
I wish buying a laptop would be as easy as Harry Potter buys his magic wand. The laptop chooses the the owner who fits best. Since two months I cant decide which laptop, I should buy. I'm desperate
Please please help i am unable to select which one is better for gaming... Lenovo legion slim 7i or legion pro 5 ...with both i9 14 gen and 4070 but pro 5 has 140 watt TGP while 7i has 130 watt TGP
Did you watch the video? 06:55
But I am not comparing 165 Hz(7i) and 240 Hz(pro 5).. please tell me which will perform better in fps as well as in performance
Yaa but in game which one will perform better please answer me...
U should have talked about each laptop max ram and ssd support, no ones tells this properly
Even if sometimes manufacturers say 1tb per slot but in premium laptop 2tb ones also work, same with 32gb ram some can take more even if manufacturers say 32max.( Most time they say max what they sell ). But in case of ssd most laptop will only go to 1tb per slot
It's suck that the legion pro 7i with 100% DCI-P3 screen only come with the 4080/4090 variant :/ like come on Lenovo, I spent $1800 on the 4070 and you only gave me 100%SRGB
I did not even know there was a 4070 config of the Pro 7i ...
Lenovo could make e Legion with 18” display same your competitor ?
I am sure they could, but I would say 18" is pretty niche, so they may instead just focus on 16"
I dunno how they are doing it. But my pro 5 2023 has more noise at same power
What config are you rocking?
@@NotebookcheckReviews4060 7745hx
i think a chart that condenses and summarises the whole data would have been very useful as it is very hard to keep track of all the information you are sharing, gets overwhelming.
Which information would you want in a chart in addition to the graphs we already have?
@@NotebookcheckReviews it would be nice to have a chart for non- performance related factors like keyboard, build quality, trackpad, portability, display. it would be somewhat like a teirlist . eg : The columns would be laptop models, rows the above mentioned features. The rankings would be *Excellent, Good, Average, Acceptable and Poor.* OR your channel's usual graphs.
let's say first feature is build quality then legion 9 would be excellent( since it has a fully metal build, hinges are not glued or plastic), legion 7 and 7 pro good( almost full metal build ), legion 5 pro average( only lid is metal), Legion 5 acceptable ( metal lid but not as sturdy as pro, flex).
This maybe extra work but regardless thanks for reading.
They are such good laptops but I wish they had OLED. Once you go OLED it's incredibly hard to go back
Thanks for another great informative video. I've been waiting a while as I picked up the Pro 7 4080 back in February when it was released. What a great machine it is for the cash! I was originally looking at the 7, but after playing around with it at a buddy's house I decided it wasn't for me. I think the web cam on the 7 kind of sounds echoish to me whereas I get compliments from my professors about how good the video is during meetings. They don't believe me when I tell them it's just a 1080 lol Also, not enough ports for sure. The speakers too are not cutting it for me. The Pro 7 speakers sound much better. I only wish the trackpad was glass and they gave it a fingerprint scanner or ir cam for easy sign in. Either way they're all great machines. I just wanted better performance for gaming and rendering and the 4070 just doesn't cut in my opinion. So, like I said they are all awesome units but my pick, obviously since I own it is the pro7. Thanks for the great video. Keep em coming.!
I don't understand how reviewers are showing great battery life but...real life says different?
Because it really depends how you use your notebook when on battery, even the smallest things can tremendously alter overall battery consumption.
The legion pro 5 is priced higher than the legion pro 7 which is more powerful in terms of performance, and I also prefer the legion 7i which has a better 3.2k screen panel than the legion pro 5 which costs $1000 more than the legion 7i
What about Legion 9 and 9 pro?
The Legion is much more expensive and we will only get our review sample in a week or some.
As of now, there is no 9 pro.
I was starting to get confused on which is a 2023 or 2024 model when looking for a legion laptop lol
The differences are minor. So, if you can snag a 2023 model for a reasonable price, you are not missing out on much!
@@NotebookcheckReviews how about the screen are all 2023 model 100%srgb atleast?
Yepp! We also got reviews for almost all of them both on the channel and on the website, if you want to read up on those!
No one, because Lenovo does not provide free fan control. The Pro 7 has the best cooling, but fan control is highly unoptimized. Example Furmark: In Performance (8:55) it runs with full power of 175 watts and nearly reaches the temperature limit with 84°C. Great! In Balanced it runs with only 105 watts (70 watts less than full performance!) although the gpu is 20°C below thermal limit!
The GPU could run much faster or the fans could be much quieter. But at least the latter one cannot be achieved through Lenovo's custom mode, because fan speed cannot be lowered, but only raised which is totally stupid. 20°C below thermal limit and we are only allowed to raise fan speed. FAIL!
We need free fan control to tweak temperatures and fan speed INDEPENDENTLY. I would like to set the temperature limit to 80°C (4°C less than on Performance mode in Furmark) and set the max fan speed a bit lower than on Balanced mode and let thermal throttling automatically detect the maximum power within these two constraints.
Why would they make a gaming laptop without an Ethernet port
I would imagine, the vast majority of gamers, are fine with WiFi? And if you really do need a wired connection, there are always adapters ....
I’m still rocking my Legion 7i I bought in April 2021 with an:
Intel i7-10875H
GeForce 2070 Super Max Q
32 GB RAM
1 TB + 2 TB SSD
The laptop still runs just as good as it did on day 1 and this is with the model that had supposed hinge issues. Although I baby my tech gear I’ve thrown everything at this computer, from gaming to intensive editing sessions and have been really surprised at how well it’s held up. On the fence about upgrading because I know it’s still got at least another year or two in it but there’s always the tech FOMO lol
Sounds like a nice machine still. My first Legion 7 experience was with the 2022 model.
What would you upgrade to if you had the chance right now?
@@NotebookcheckReviews I’d probably pull the trigger on a 9i. If I’m going to upgrade might as well go all out, since I expect to hold on to the system for at least 3-5 years.
Love your content! One of the best tech channels on TH-cam
Lenovo Legion Slim 5 RTX4070 240Hz is also interesting
Yep, but we reviewed it already:
th-cam.com/video/WYW-oQj0Ah4/w-d-xo.html
The fan noise of pro 5i is not much more than my ryzen 3 non gaming laptop sound on full load. 😂 . I say the fan noise is ok regarding it's a gaming laptop where I am used to louder non gaming laptop.
Yeah, it surprised me quite a bit as well to be quite honest!
I wonder why all the smaller laptops this year caps out at a RTX 4070. The 4080 and 4090 gives so much more performance. Not a good year to buy smaller laptops.
It is probably because that is what most people buy.
Take the 2023 ROG G14, for example. Not many people are willing to shell out that much cash for a 4080/4090 in such a form factor, so they slimmed it down and maxed out with a 4070 in the 2024 version.
@@NotebookcheckReviews if that were the case you would think at least one brand would have a 4080/4090 model, but since every brand stop making it this year I wonder if it was an Nvidia decision that stopped them from selling it. And $2799 for a RTX 4090 G14 isn’t too crazy and way cheaper than a Razer and other brands with 4090.
I can only say... Legion 7A Pro, 48GB DDR5 RAM, R9 8955HX 16C/32T, RX 790M + RTX 5090, 2TB M.2 SSD, 3.2K 120hz, 100% aluminium.... one day you ppl see it.. my laptop!
Can anyone please tell me if Lenovo Legion 7i , i7 11800H; 32GB, 1TB, GeForce RTX 3080 16GB(vram I assume), is good?
I am a noob and am currently searching for my first gaming laptop. (Note: it's used, but still good, apparently)
We did test the AMD version it seems
www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-Legion-7-16ACH-in-review-Gaming-powerhouse-with-good-16-10-display.545205.0.html
No oled, no sale. It's 2024 Lenovo!
Lenovo need to make one 0.6"thick like razer and Asus with glossy screen. Their matte screens are god awful and ruin the vibrancy of images
NO OLED so sucks
Chinese laptops, really? What a shame
Here we go ...
Find me a laptop with nothing Chinese in it and I'll buy it.
@@antalpoti Do you understand the difference between a 100% chinese government-controlled company that pays taxes to the communist military budget and Taiwanese or American manufacturers that may use raw materials or some components produced in china?
@@AlexZaglushaka cry harder, gonna get the lenovo legion 7i anyways
@@killerspycr7gamer911, this is not a joke