Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 vs. MSI GF65 Thin 10UX: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 and MSI GF65 Thin 10UX models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 is better than MSI GF65 Thin 10UX.

Newer manufacturing

2022 vs. 2021

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX inside Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 has a 64% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10750H inside MSI GF65 Thin 10UX.

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
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX - Intel Core i5-10500H
4,821
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX - Intel Core i5-10200H
3,710
Supports faster memory

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 supports a faster memory speed than the MSI GF65 Thin 10UX. It supports up to 4800MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the MSI GF65 Thin 10UX.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 - DDR5
4,800 MHz
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX - DDR4
2,666 MHz

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX Pros

Reasons that MSI GF65 Thin 10UX is better than Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7.

Supports larger memory

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7.

Max system memory size
MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
64 GB
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7
32 GB
About 26% lighter

MSI GF65 Thin 10UX weighed 4.10 pounds, 26% lighter than the 5.49 pounds Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7.

WeightLenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
Pound
5.49 lbs.
4.10 lbs.
Kilogram
2.49 kg
1.86 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 and MSI GF65 Thin 10UX.

Upgradable memory

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

MemoryLenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR5DDR4

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" 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
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
$1,579.99
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
MSI GF65 Thin RTX 30 Price
MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop: 15.6" 144Hz FHD 1080p, Intel Core i7-10750H 6 Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB, 512GB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Red Keyboard, Win 10, Black (10UE-047)
MSI GF65 Gaming Laptop: 15.6" 144Hz FHD 1080p, Intel Core i7-10750H 6 Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB, 512GB NVMe SSD, WiFi 6, Red Keyboard, Win 10, Black (10UE-047)
By MSI
$994.99
$1,199.00 17% OFF
MSI 2023 GF65 Thin 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Gaming Laptop Intel 6-Core i5-10500H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 32GB DDR4 2TB NVMe SSD HDMI USB-C WiFi AX RJ-45 Backlit Windows 11 Home w/RE 32GB USB
MSI 2023 GF65 Thin 15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Gaming Laptop Intel 6-Core i5-10500H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 32GB DDR4 2TB NVMe SSD HDMI USB-C WiFi AX RJ-45 Backlit Windows 11 Home w/RE 32GB USB
By MSI
$1,199.99
MSI GF65 Thin 3060 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD 144Hz Display, Core i5-10500H 6-Core, GeForce RTX 3060 6GB, 16GB RAM 3200MHz, 512GB PCIe SSD, USB-C, WiFi 6, Ethernet, HDMI, Backlit, Win 10
MSI GF65 Thin 3060 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD 144Hz Display, Core i5-10500H 6-Core, GeForce RTX 3060 6GB, 16GB RAM 3200MHz, 512GB PCIe SSD, USB-C, WiFi 6, Ethernet, HDMI, Backlit, Win 10
By MSI
$839.00

Availability

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
Released20222021
Release Date
  • Announced on January 04, 2022.
  • Available starting April 2022.
Announced on January 2021 (CES 2021)
PricingStarting at $1,429.99-
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
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Exterior

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
Dimensions14.17 x 10.33 x 0.78 ~ 1.04 inches (359.9 x 262.4 x 19.9 ~ 26.4 mm)14.13” x 10.0” x 0.85” (359 x 254 x 21.7 mm)
WeightUp to 5.49 lbs (2.49 kg)4.10 lbs (1.86 kg)
Colors
Storm Grey Glacier White
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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
  • Keyboard
    • Single backlight with Anti-Ghost key+ silver lining (Single-Color, Red).
  • Touchpad
    • Silky smooth touchpad with a multi-touch gesture.

Display

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
Size16 Inches15.6 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.
  • 15.6" FHD 60Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 60Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 45% NTSC WVA
  • 15.6" FHD 144Hz
    16:9 1920 x 1080 144Hz IPS-Level Anti-Glare 45% NTSC WVA

Ports

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
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
  • 2 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz)
  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack

Internal Specs

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
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. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10200H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
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. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10200H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10500H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB 24GB 32GB
4800 MHz DDR5 Memory
  • 2 x SO-DIMM DDR5 Slots.
Up to 64GB 2666MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
2 x SO-DIMM slots.
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.
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6
Supports up to 1485MHz Boost Clock, 75W Maximum Graphics Power with Dynamic Boost.
Storage
512 GB 1TB 2TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD
2 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)

Connectivity

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
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
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 
Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet-Realtek RTL8111HS-CG Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
Size
80Wh
Li-Polymer, supports Super Rapid Charge(charge up to 80% in 30min)
51 Wh (3-cell Li-Ion battery)
Battery Life5 hours of batter life.-
Power Supply
230W 300W
Slim tip (3-in) AC adapter.
180W
proprietary power adapter

Software

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
OSWindows 11
Home Pro
Windows 10 Home
Built-in Apps
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Lenovo PC Manager
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Lenovo Antivirus
  • Microsoft Office Trial
  • Power2Go
Dragon Center MSI App Player

Camera & Audio

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
CameraFront-facing camera
720p HD fixed focus camera with E-camera shutter.
HD Front-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720) camera.
Audio
  • 2 x 2W stereo speakers with Nahimic Audio
  • Dual array microphone
  • 2 x 2W Speakers
  • Nahimic 3 and High-Resolution Audio ready
  • Array Microphone

Misc

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
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
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In the box
  • Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16”
  • AC adapter
  • Internal Battery
  • Quick Start Guide
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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
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Key Features

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7MSI GF65 Thin 10UX
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 FHD
15.6”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
4.10 lb
1.86 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10750H
6C/12T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,134
Single Core
Geekbench 5
5,412
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
2666 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3060
6GB GDDR6 Dynamic Boost up to 75W

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