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

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 and Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”) specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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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 Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)
Slots
x2
Onboard
TypeDDR5DDR4

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

Prices

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

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in 6600H 6800H 6900HX Price
LENOVO Legion 5 Pro 16" Gaming Laptop (13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700HX, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 165Hz Display,Microsoft® Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
 LENOVO Legion 5 Pro 16" Gaming Laptop (13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700HX, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 165Hz Display,Microsoft® Windows 11 Home (64-bit)
By LENOVO
$1,397.00
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Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gaming Laptop | 16" WQXGA 165Hz 100% sRGB | Intel 16-Core i7-13700HX (>i9-12900H) | 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD | GeForce RTX 4060 8GB | RGB Backlit Rapid Charge Win11Pro Black + HDMI Cable
 Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gaming Laptop | 16" WQXGA 165Hz 100% sRGB | Intel 16-Core i7-13700HX (>i9-12900H) | 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD | GeForce RTX 4060 8GB | RGB Backlit Rapid Charge Win11Pro Black + HDMI Cable
By Lenovo
$1,394.99
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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
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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
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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
$909.99
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LENOVO IdeaPad Pro 5i Laptop, 16" IPS Display, Intel Core i7-13700H, 16 GB LPDDR5 RAM, 1 TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, Arctic Grey
 LENOVO IdeaPad Pro 5i Laptop, 16" IPS Display, Intel Core i7-13700H, 16 GB LPDDR5 RAM, 1 TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, Arctic Grey
By LENOVO
$1,139.00
$1,219.00 7% OFF
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)
Released20222021
Release Date
  • Announced on January 04, 2022.
  • Available starting April 2022.
  • Announced on January 7, 2021 (CES 2021).
  • Available in March 2021.
PricingStarting at $1,429.99Starting at €899
Applicable Models
  • 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
  • Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro 16-inch
  • Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6
  • 2021 Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro (16-inch)

Exterior

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)
Dimensions14.17 x 10.33 x 0.78 ~ 1.04 inches (359.9 x 262.4 x 19.9 ~ 26.4 mm)14.02 x 9.88 x 0.67 ~ 0.72 inches (356 x 251 x 16.9 ~ 18.4 mm)
WeightUp to 5.49 lbs (2.49 kg)4.19 lbs (1.9 kg)
Colors
Storm Grey Glacier White
Cloud grey Storm grey
Keyboard and TrackpadKeyboard
  • 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
  • Full-size keyboard with 6-row, multimedia Fn keys, and LED backlight.
  • Buttonless Mylar® surface multi-touch touchpad supports Precision TouchPad (PTP).

Display

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)
Size16 Inches16 Inches
Info
  • 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.
  • 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.

Ports

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)
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
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.

Internal Specs

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)
Processor
  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
  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
Integrated Graphics
  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
  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
Memory
8GB 16GB 24GB 32GB
4800 MHz DDR5 Memory
  • 2 x SO-DIMM DDR5 Slots.
8GB 16GB
  • Memory Slots: Memory soldered to the system board, no slots.
  • Memory Type: Dual Channel DDR4 Memory.
  • Memory Speed: 3200 MHz.
Discrete Graphics
  • 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.
Optional NVIDIA® GeForce® MX450 with 2GB GDDR6 VRAM
Storage
512 GB 1TB 2TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD
256GB 512GB 1TB
  • Storage slots: 1 x M.2 2280 slot
    Supports PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4.

Connectivity

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

Battery

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)
Size
80Wh
Li-Polymer, supports Super Rapid Charge(charge up to 80% in 30min)
75Wh
  Integrated Li-Polymer battery
Supports Rapid Charge Express (get 3 hours of runtime with a 15-minute charge)
Battery Life5 hours of batter life.
  • Up to 10 hours
    Tested with MobileMark® 2018.
  • Up to 18 hours
    Local video play back at 1080p with 150 nits screen brightness.
Power Supply
230W 300W
Slim tip (3-in) AC adapter.		95 W USB-C power adapter

Software

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

Camera & Audio

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

Misc

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)
Sensors-
  • IR Camera
  • ToF Sensor
Security
  • 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
Security 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
In the box
  • Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16”
  • AC adapter
  • Internal Battery
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Pro 16”
  • 95W 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

Key Features

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Lenovo Ideapad 5i Pro (16”)
At Glance
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
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

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