Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 vs. Samsung Galaxy Book (2021): Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 and Samsung Galaxy Book (2021) models, including 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 Samsung Galaxy Book (2021).

Newer manufacturing

2022 vs. 2021

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX inside Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 has a 97% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Samsung Galaxy Book (2021).

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
Samsung Galaxy Book (2021) - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Samsung Galaxy Book (2021) - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Samsung Galaxy Book (2021) - Intel Core i3-1115G4
2,445
Supports faster memory

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 supports a faster memory speed than the Samsung Galaxy Book (2021). It supports up to 4800MHz versus 4267MHz of system memory on the Samsung Galaxy Book (2021).

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7 - DDR5
4,800 MHz
Samsung Galaxy Book (2021) - LPDDR4X
4,267 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 Samsung Galaxy Book (2021) since it has onboard memory.

MemoryLenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
Slots
x2
Onboard
TypeDDR5LPDDR4X

Samsung Galaxy Book (2021) Pros

Reasons that Samsung Galaxy Book (2021) is better than Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7.

About 38% lighter

Samsung Galaxy Book (2021) weighed 3.41 pounds, 38% lighter than the 5.49 pounds Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7.

WeightLenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
Pound
5.49 lbs.
3.41 lbs.
Kilogram
2.49 kg
1.55 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" 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 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
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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
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Samsung Galaxy Book 2021 Price
SAMSUNG 14" Galaxy Book4 Pro Laptop PC Computer, Intel Core 7 Ultra Processor 512GB, 3K AMOLED (2880 x 1800) Touchscreen, Advanced Security, 2024 Model, NP940XGK-KG1US, Moonstone Gray
 SAMSUNG 14" Galaxy Book4 Pro Laptop PC Computer, Intel Core 7 Ultra Processor 512GB, 3K AMOLED (2880 x 1800) Touchscreen, Advanced Security, 2024 Model, NP940XGK-KG1US, Moonstone Gray
By SAMSUNG
$1,149.99
$1,449.99 21% OFF
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Samsung Galaxy Book Go Laptop PC Computer Qualcomm 7C Pro 4GB Memory 128GB eUFS Storage 18-Hour Battery Compact Light Shockproof WFH Ready WiFi 5, Silver
 Samsung Galaxy Book Go Laptop PC Computer Qualcomm 7C Pro 4GB Memory 128GB eUFS Storage 18-Hour Battery Compact Light Shockproof WFH Ready WiFi 5, Silver
By Samsung Electronics
$150.00
$349.99 57% OFF
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SAMSUNG 16” Galaxy Book3 Pro Laptop PC Computer, 13th Gen Intel Core i7-1360P Processor / 16GB / 1TB, 3K AMOLED Screen, 120hz, Fingerprint Reader, FHD Webcam, 2023 Model, NP960XFG-KC1US, Graphite
 SAMSUNG 16” Galaxy Book3 Pro Laptop PC Computer, 13th Gen Intel Core i7-1360P Processor / 16GB / 1TB, 3K AMOLED Screen, 120hz, Fingerprint Reader, FHD Webcam, 2023 Model, NP960XFG-KC1US, Graphite
By SAMSUNG
$1,202.55
$1,749.99 31% OFF
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
Released20222021
Release Date
  • Announced on January 04, 2022.
  • Available starting April 2022.
  • Announced at Samsung Unpack Event (2021)
  • Announced on April 28, 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
  • Samsung Galaxy Book
  • Samsung Galaxy Book 1
  • Samsung Galaxy Book (1st Gen)
  • Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
  • Samsung Galaxy Book with 11th Gen Intel G-Series processors

Exterior

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
Dimensions14.17 x 10.33 x 0.78 ~ 1.04 inches (359.9 x 262.4 x 19.9 ~ 26.4 mm)14.04" x 9.02" x 0.60" (356.6 x 229.1 x 15.4 mm)
WeightUp to 5.49 lbs (2.49 kg)3.41 lbs (1.55 kg)
Colors
Storm Grey Glacier White
Mystic Silver Mystic Blue
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, backlit chiclet keyboard with Numpad
    Optional fingerprint sensor on Power key.
  • Precise Touchpad
    Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.

Display

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
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.
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1080
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Panel Type: TFT LCD

Ports

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
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
Samsung Galaxy Book (2021) Ports
Image Source: Samsung
Left (4)
  • 2 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
Right (5)
  • 1 x microSD card slot
    UFS, SDXC
  • 1 x nanoSIM card slot
    Optional
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
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™ i3-1115G4
    2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
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™ i3-1115G4
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB 24GB 32GB
4800 MHz DDR5 Memory
  • 2 x SO-DIMM DDR5 Slots.
  • 4GB
    3733 LPDDR4X onboard memory.
  • 8GB 16GB
    4267 LPDDR4X onboard memory.
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 Graphics
Storage
512 GB 1TB 2TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD
256GB 512GB
NVMe SSD
2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot.

Connectivity

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
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
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax 2X2)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth® v5.1
More-Optional LTE

Battery

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
Size
80Wh
Li-Polymer, supports Super Rapid Charge(charge up to 80% in 30min)
54 Wh
Battery Life5 hours of batter life.Up to 10.9 hours
Local video playback.
Power Supply
230W 300W
Slim tip (3-in) AC adapter.		65W Power Adapter

Software

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
OSWindows 11
Home Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Lenovo PC Manager
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Lenovo Antivirus
  • Microsoft Office Trial
  • Power2Go
  • Link Sharing
  • Live Message
  • Live Wallpaper
  • McAfee Live Safe (60 days trial)
  • Samsung Gallery
  • Quick Search
  • Samsung DeX
  • Samsung Flow
  • Samsung Notes
  • Samsung Recovery
  • Samsung Settings
  • Studio Plus
  • Samsung Update
  • teamPL

Camera & Audio

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
CameraFront-facing camera
720p HD fixed focus camera with E-camera shutter.
HD front-facing camera
Audio
  • 2 x 2W stereo speakers with Nahimic Audio
  • Dual array microphone
  • Dolby Atmos® Speakers
  • Dual Array Mic

Misc

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
Sensors-
  • Fingerprint sensor on power key
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
  • TPM
  • Fingerprint Reader
  • Security Lock slot
In the box
  • Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16”
  • AC adapter
  • Internal Battery
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Galaxy Book
  • USB-C Data Cable
  • Travel Adapter
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 limited warranty

Key Features

Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16in Gen 7Samsung Galaxy Book (2021)
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 Mid
2021
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
3.41 lb
1.55 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,374
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,487
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Samsung Galaxy Book (2021) Ports
Nvidia GeForce
MX450
2GB GDDR6

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