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2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) vs. Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) and Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) Pros

Reasons that 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) is better than Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7.

The 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) weighed 4.96 pounds, 7% lighter than the 5.3 pounds Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7.

Weight	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7
Pound	4.96 lbs.	5.3 lbs.
Kilogram	2.25 kg	2.40 kg

Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7 is better than 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD).

2022 vs. 2021

AMD Ryzen 7-6800H inside Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7 has a 20% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-5800H inside 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7 - AMD Ryzen 7-6800H

8,548

Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7 - AMD Ryzen 5-6600H

8,054

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) - AMD Ryzen 7-5800H

7,098

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) - AMD Ryzen 5-5600H

5,476

Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7 supports a faster memory speed than the 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD). It supports up to 4800MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD).

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7 - DDR5

4,800 MHz

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) and Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)

32 GB

Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7

32 GB

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7
Slots	x2	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR5

Prices

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

2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) Price
	Lenovo - 2021 - IdeaPad Gaming 3 - Laptop Computer - 15.6" FHD Display -120Hz - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H - 8GB RAM - 256GB Storage - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 - Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $594.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo - 2021 - IdeaPad Gaming 3 - Laptop Computer - 15.6" FHD Display -120Hz - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H - 32GB RAM - 1TB Storage - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 - Windows 11 Home, Black By Lenovo $718.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 - (2022) - Essential Gaming Laptop Computer - 15.6" FHD - 120Hz - AMD Ryzen 5 6600H - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 - 8GB DDR5 RAM - 256GB NVMe Storage - Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $673.00 $899.99 25% OFF	See at Amazon
2022 Lenovo Legion 5 15 Ryzen 6600H 6800H Price
	Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop 15.6” FHD 1920 x 1080 AMD Ryzen 5 6600H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4GB GDDR6 16GB DDR5 512GB SSD RGB Backlit Keyboard Windows 11 Home (Renewed) By Lenovo $695.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5 15.6", Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Phantom Blue, Windows 11 Home, 82JW00Q7US By Lenovo $798.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5 15.6" WQHD 165Hz Gaming Notebook AMD Ryzen 7 6800H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD RTX 3060 Storm Grey - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H Octa-Core - in-Plane Switching (IPS) Technology - NVIDIA GeForce RTX By Lenovo $1,156.22	See at Amazon

Availability	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7
Released	2021	2022
Release Date	Announced on January 7, 2021. Available starting June 2021.	Announced on January 04, 2022. Available starting April 2022.
Pricing	Starting at $669.99	Starting at $1,129.99
Applicable Models	Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ACH6 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 AMD Ryzen 5000 Series 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) AMD-based Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (2021)	Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH7 Lenovo Legion 5 15 Gen 7 2022 Lenovo Legion 5 (15-inch) Lenovo Legion 5 15” (Ryzen 6000 Series)
Generations	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	-

Exterior	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7
Dimensions	14.16 x 9.92 x 0.95 inches (359.6 x 251.9 x 24.2 mm)	14.13 x 10.33 x 0.79 ~ 0.9 inches (358.8 x 262.35 x 19.99 ~ 22.75 mm)
Weight	4.96 lbs (2.25 kg)	Starting at 5.3 lbs (2.4 kg)
Colors	Shadow black	Storm Grey Cloud Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard 6-row, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad White backlight or 4-Zone RGB backlight. Touchpad Buttonless Mylar® surface multi-touch touchpad. 120 x 70 mm One-Piece PTP Gaming TouchPad.	Keyboard 6-rows with multimedia Fn keys. Numeric keypad. Swappable keycap. 1.5 mm key travel. White or 4-Zone RGB backlight. Touchpad Buttonless Mylar® surface multi-touch touchpad

Display	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD 60Hz 250 nits, 60Hz, 800:1, 45% NTSC 15.6” FHD 120Hz 250 nits, 120Hz, 800:1, 45% NTSC 15.6” FHD 165Hz 300 nits, 300Hz, 1000:1, 100% sRGB All Configurations 16:9, 1920x1080, IPS, Anti-glare, 170° Viewing Angle, DC dimmer	15.6" FHD 60Hz 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz, 100% sRGB, 300 nits. 15.6" FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080, 144 Hz, 45% NTSC, 350 nits. 15.6" FHD 165Hz 1920 x 1080, 165 Hz 3ms, 100% sRGB, 300 nits, Dolby® Vision™, VESA DisplayHDR™ 400, NVIDIA G-Sync. 15.6" WQHD 165Hz 2560 x 1440, 165 Hz 3ms, 100% sRGB, 300 nits, Dolby® Vision™, VESA DisplayHDR™ 400, NVIDIA G-Sync. All Configurations 16:9 aspect ratio, Wide viewing angle, Anti-glare surface, IPS display type, Non-touch, DC dimmer, Free Sync.

Ports	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7
Left 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), supports data transfer only. 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x Power connector Right 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x Headset port 3.5mm jack.	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	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W	AMD Ryzen™ 5 6600H 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.30 → 4.50 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.70 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1800 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz	AMD Ryzen™ 5 6600H AMD Radeon™ 660M Graphics 6 Graphics Cores, 1900 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics 12 Graphics Cores, 2200 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 3200MHz	8GB 16GB 32GB 4800 MHz DDR5 Memory 2 x SO-DIMM DDR5 Slots
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR6 Supports DirectX® 12. NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 3050 with 4GB GDDR6 1500 MHz at 75W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX 12. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti with 4GB GDDR6 1485 MHz at 75W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX 12. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 with 6GB GDDR6 1282 ~ 1486 MHz at 95W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX 12.	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 \| 4GB GDDR6 Up to 1740 MHz at 80W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX® 12. 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.
Storage	Models with RTX 3060 2 x M.2 slots 2242/2280 PCIe NVMe SSD slot. Models with Non RTX 3060 1 x M.2 slot 2242/2280 PCIe NVMe SSD slot. 1 x SATA slot 2.5 inches hard drive slot.	512 GB 1TB 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD

Connectivity	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5, 802.11ac 1x1 Wi-Fi® + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card Wi-Fi 6, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card	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
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.1 5.2
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7
Size	45Wh 60Wh Integrated Li-Polymer battery Supports Rapid Charge Pro (charge up to 50% in 30min).	60Wh 80Wh Supports Rapid Charge (charge up to 80% in 30 minutes)
Battery Life	Up to 5 hours 45Wh models. Up to 7 hours 60Wh models.	-
Power Supply	135W 170W AC power adapter Lenovo proprietary 3-pin AC adapter.	230 Slim tip (3-in) AC adapter.

Software	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro No OS	Windows 11 Home Pro
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Utility Lenovo Vantage McAfee LiveSafe™ Microsoft Office	Lenovo Vantage Lenovo PC Manager Lenovo Nerve Center McAfee LiveSafe™ Lenovo Antivirus Microsoft Office Trial Power2Go

Camera & Audio	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7
Camera	Front-facing camera with Privacy Shutter Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 720p, with camera shutter.	Front-facing camera 720p HD fixed focus camera with E-camera shutter. Optional 1080p.
Audio	High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC3287 codec 2 x 2W Stereo Speakers with Nahimic Audio Dual-array microphones	2 x 2W stereo speakers with Nahimic Audio Dual array microphone

Misc	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7
Security	Security Chip Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated chipset BIOS Security Supervisor password Power-on password Hard disk password Other Security Camera privacy shutter	Security Chip Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated in chipset BIOS Security Supervisor password Power-on password Hard disk password Other Security E-Camera shutter
In the box	Legion IdeaPad Gaming 3 15" AMD AC Adapter Internal Battery Quick start guide	Lenovo Legion 5 15” Gen 7 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 3-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	2021 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)	Lenovo Legion 5 15in Gen 7
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 165Hz Weight 4.96 lb 2.25 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 7-5800H 8C/16T, 3.20 → 4.40 GHz Geekbench 5 1,334 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,098 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 95W TGP	Released in Early 2022 16:9 WQHD 15.6” 1440p 165Hz Weight 5.3 lb 2.40 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 7-6800H 8C/16T, 3.20 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,450 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,548 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics 12 Graphics Cores, 2200 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 4800 MHz DDR5 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti 6GB GDDR6 80W TGP