Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”) vs. Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”) and Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”) is better than Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7.

About 24% lighter

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”) weighed 4.19 pounds, 24% lighter than the 5.49 pounds Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7.

WeightLenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
Pound
4.19 lbs.
5.49 lbs.
Kilogram
1.90 kg
2.49 kg

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 is better than Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”).

Newer manufacturing

2022 vs. 2021

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX inside Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 has a 74% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-11390H inside Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 - AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX
8,876
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 - AMD Ryzen 7-6800H
8,548
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 - AMD Ryzen 5-6600H
8,054
Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”) - Intel Core i7-11390H
5,096
Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”) - Intel Core i7-11370H
4,864
Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”) - Intel Core i5-11300H
4,441
Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”) - Intel Core i5-11320H
4,337
Supports larger memory

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”).

Max system memory size
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
32 GB
Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)
16 GB
Supports faster memory

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”). It supports up to 4800MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”).

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 - DDR5
4,800 MHz
Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”) - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Upgradable memory

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”) since it has onboard memory.

MemoryLenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeDDR4DDR5

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”) Price
Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro Laptop, 16" QHD 2.5K IPS Display, Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce MX450, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, IR Camera, Backlit Keyboard, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Home
Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro Laptop, 16" QHD 2.5K IPS Display, Intel Core i5-11300H, GeForce MX450, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, IR Camera, Backlit Keyboard, WiFi 6, Windows 11 Home
By Lenovo
$629.00
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 16″ 2.5K 120Hz Laptop - i5-13500H - RTX 3050 - TÜV & Eyesafe - MIL-STD-810H - Win11 Pro W/HDMI (16GB RAM | 1TB PCIe SSD)
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 16″ 2.5K 120Hz Laptop - i5-13500H - RTX 3050 - TÜV & Eyesafe - MIL-STD-810H - Win11 Pro W/HDMI (16GB RAM | 1TB PCIe SSD)
By Lenovo
$919.99
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 16″ 2.5K 16:10 Laptop - 120Hz – 350Nits - i5-13500H (Beats >i7 12650H) - RTX 3050 -TÜV & Eyesafe - Thunderbolt4 - MIL-STD-810H - Backlit - Win11 W/HDMI (16GB RAM|1TB PCIe SSD)
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i 16″ 2.5K 16:10 Laptop - 120Hz – 350Nits - i5-13500H (Beats >i7 12650H) - RTX 3050 -TÜV & Eyesafe - Thunderbolt4 - MIL-STD-810H - Backlit - Win11 W/HDMI (16GB RAM|1TB PCIe SSD)
By Lenovo
$789.99
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in 6600H 6800H 6900HX Price
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 AMD 16" Gaming Laptop (2023 Model) - Ryzen 7 7745HX 8C, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB, 32GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 165Hz, Windows 11 Home, Onyx Grey
Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 8 AMD 16" Gaming Laptop (2023 Model) - Ryzen 7 7745HX 8C, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB, 32GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 165Hz, Windows 11 Home, Onyx Grey
By Lenovo
$1,575.99
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16" 165Hz QHD IPS NVIDIA G-SYNC 500 nits Gaming Laptop AMD Ryzen 7-5800H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 TGP 130W
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16" 165Hz QHD IPS NVIDIA G-SYNC 500 nits Gaming Laptop AMD Ryzen 7-5800H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 TGP 130W
By Lenovo
$1,199.99
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16" QHD Gaming Laptop 165Hz AMD Ryzen 7-6800H 16GB RAM 1TB SSD RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6 Storm Grey
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16" QHD Gaming Laptop 165Hz AMD Ryzen 7-6800H 16GB RAM 1TB SSD RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6 Storm Grey
By Lenovo
$1,479.00

Availability

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
Released20212022
Release Date
  • Announced on January 7, 2021 (CES 2021).
  • Available in March 2021.
  • Announced on January 04, 2022.
  • Available starting April 2022.
PricingStarting at €899Starting at $1,429.99
Applicable Models
  • Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro 16-inch
  • Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
  • 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro (16-inch)
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Pro 16” ARH7
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Pro 16ARH7
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Pro 16ARH7H
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5P 16ARH7
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5P 16ARH7H
  • 2022 Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Pro 16” ARH7
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Pro 16” (Ryzen 6000 Series)
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Pro 16in Gen 7

Exterior

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
Dimensions14.02 x 9.88 x 0.67 ~ 0.72 inches (356 x 251 x 16.9 ~ 18.4 mm)14.17 x 10.33 x 0.78 ~ 1.04 inches (359.9 x 262.4 x 19.9 ~ 26.4 mm)
Weight4.19 lbs (1.9 kg)Up to 5.49 lbs (2.49 kg)
Colors
Cloud grey Storm grey
Storm Grey Glacier White
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size keyboard with 6-row, multimedia Fn keys, and LED backlight.
  • Buttonless Mylar® surface multi-touch touchpad supports Precision TouchPad (PTP).
Keyboard
  • 6-rows with multimedia Fn keys.
  • Numeric keypad.
  • Swappable keycap.
  • 1.5 mm key travel.
  • 0.3 mm ditch.
  • 100% anti-ghosting.
  • White backlight
    Storm grey models.
  • Blue backlight
    Glacier white models.
  • Optional 4-Zone RGB backlight.
Touchpad
  • Buttonless Mylar® surface multi-touch touchpad

Display

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
Size16 Inches16 Inches
Info
  • 16.0” 2.5K 60Hz Display
  • 16.0” 2.5K 120Hz Display
  • All Configurations
    2560 x 1600, 16:10 aspect ratio, IPS panel, anti-glare, non-touch, 1200:1 contrast ratio, 100% sRGB color gamut, 175° viewing angle.
  • 16" FHD+ 165Hz
    1920 x 1200, 165 Hz, 300 nits.
  • 16" WQHD+ 165Hz
    2560 x 1600, 165 Hz, 500 nits.
  • 16" WQHD+ 165~240Hz VRR
    2560 x 1600, 165 ~ 240 Hz Variable Refresh Rate, 500 nits.
  • More
    16:10 aspect ratio, 3ms response time, 100% sRGB, wide viewing angle, Anti-glare surface, IPS display type, Non-touch, VESA DisplayHDR™️ 400, Dolby® Vision™, NVIDIA® G-SYNC™, AMD FreeSync™ Premium, TÜV Rheinland Certified.

Ports

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
Left
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™️ 4
    USB-C, USB4 40Gbps, supports data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort™ 1.4.
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) with power delivery 3.0.
  • 1 x HDMI 1.4b
  • 1 x Headset jack
    3.5 mm combo jack.
Right
  • 2 x USB-A 
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps).
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) with Always On.
  • 1 x SD Card Reader 
    Full-size slot.
Left
  • 2 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) and DisplayPort 1.4 only.
Right
  • 1 x USB-A 
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
  • 1 x Headset jack
    3.5mm
  • 1 x E-camera shutter switch
Rear
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) with Power Delivery up to 135W and DisplayPort 1.4.
  • 2 x USB-A
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) with Always On.
  • 1 x HDMI 2.1
  • 1 x RJ-45 
    Gigabit Ethernet port.
  • 1 x Power connector

Internal Specs

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.10 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 35W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11320H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 35W
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W
  4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11390H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.40 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 6600H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 3.30 → 4.50 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.70 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HX
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.90 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11320H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
  4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11390H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 6600H
    AMD Radeon™ 660M Graphics
    6 Graphics Cores, 1900 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H
    AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics
    12 Graphics Cores, 2200 MHz
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HX
    AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics
    12 Graphics Cores, 2400 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB
  • Memory Slots: Memory soldered to the system board, no slots.
  • Memory Type: Dual Channel DDR4 Memory.
  • Memory Speed: 3200 MHz.
8GB 16GB 24GB 32GB
4800 MHz DDR5 Memory
  • 2 x SO-DIMM DDR5 Slots.
Discrete GraphicsOptional NVIDIA® GeForce® MX450 with 2GB GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 Ti | 4GB GDDR6
    Up to 1695 MHz at 80W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX® 12.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060 | 6GB GDDR6 
    Up to 1702 MHz at 115W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX® 12.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3070 | 8GB GDDR6
    Up to 1620 MHz at 125W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX® 12.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3070 Ti | 8GB GDDR6
    Up to 1485 MHz at 125W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX® 12.
Storage
256GB 512GB 1TB
  • Storage slots: 1 x M.2 2280 slot
    Supports PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4.
512 GB 1TB 2TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD

Connectivity

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
Wi-FiWiFi-6 802.11ax Wireless (2x2)
Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
  • 2x2 WiFi 5 (802.11 ac)
    M.2 card
  • 2x2 WiFi 6 (802.11 ax)
    M.2 card
  • 2x2 WiFi 6E (802.11 ax)
    M.2 card
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.1

Battery

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
Size
75Wh
  Integrated Li-Polymer battery
Supports Rapid Charge Express (get 3 hours of runtime with a 15-minute charge)
80Wh
Li-Polymer, supports Super Rapid Charge(charge up to 80% in 30min)
Battery Life
  • Up to 10 hours
    Tested with MobileMark® 2018.
  • Up to 18 hours
    Local video play back at 1080p with 150 nits screen brightness.
5 hours of batter life.
Power Supply95 W USB-C power adapter
230W 300W
Slim tip (3-in) AC adapter.

Software

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
OS
  • Windows 10 Home | Pro
  • Windows 11 Home | Pro
  • No OS
Windows 11
Home Pro
Built-in Apps
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Microsoft Office
  • Lenovo Utility
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Alexa
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Lenovo PC Manager
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Lenovo Antivirus
  • Microsoft Office Trial
  • Power2Go

Camera & Audio

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p HD RGB camera with fixed focus.
  • Windows Hello IR support.
  • Built-in ToF (Time-of-flight) sensor.
Front-facing camera
720p HD fixed focus camera with E-camera shutter.
Audio
  • High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC3287 codec
  • 2 x 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® support.
  • Dual array microphone
  • 2 x 2W stereo speakers with Nahimic Audio
  • Dual array microphone

Misc

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
Sensors
  • IR Camera
  • ToF Sensor
-
SecuritySecurity Chip
  • Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated in chipset
BIOS Security
  • Administrator password
  • Power-on password
  • Hard disk password
Other Security
  • IR camera for Windows Hello
  • Security Chip
    • Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated in the chipset
  • BIOS Security
    • Supervisor password
    • Power-on password
    • Hard disk password
  • Other Security
    • E-Camera shutter
In the box
  • Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro 16”
  • 95W AC adapter
  • Internal Battery
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16”
  • AC adapter
  • Internal Battery
  • Quick Start Guide
Warranty
  • 1-year depot service
  • 1-year depot with 2-year system board service
  • 2-year (1-yr battery) depot service
  • 1-year depot service
  • 1-year depot with 2-year system board service
  • 2-year (1-yr battery) depot service
  • 3-year (1-yr battery) depot service

Key Features

Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
At Glance
Released in Early
2021
16:9 2.5K
16”
1600p 120Hz
Weight
4.19 lb
1.90 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-11390H
4C/8T, 3.40 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,573
Single Core
Geekbench 5
5,096
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3200 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
MX450
2GB GDDR6
Released in Early
2022
16:10 WQHD+
16”
165~240Hz VRR
Weight
5.49 lb
2.49 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX
8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,500
Single Core
Geekbench 5
8,876
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics
12 Graphics Cores, 2400 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
4800 MHz DDR5
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3070 Ti
8GB GDDR6 125W TGP

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