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Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7) vs. M2 Mac mini: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7) and M2 Mac mini specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7) is better than M2 Mac mini.

Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 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 M2 Mac mini since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR5	LPDDR5

Configurable up to AMD Radeon™ RX 6850M XT 12GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7) comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
M.2	Yes x2	Onboard

Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7) has more ports and slots count than the M2 Mac mini. It has eleven versus ten amount of ports and slots on the M2 Mac mini.

Ports	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
E-Shutter Switch	Yes	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
power port	Yes	Yes
RJ-45	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes x4
USB-A	Yes x2	Yes x2
USB-C	Yes x4	No
Total	11	10

M2 Mac mini Pros

Reasons that M2 Mac mini is better than Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7).

2023 vs. 2022

Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) inside M2 Mac mini has a 67% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX inside Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M2 Mac mini - Apple M2 Pro (10C, 16G)

14,899

M2 Mac mini - Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G)

14,899

Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7) - AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX

8,876

M2 Mac mini - Apple M2 (8C, 10G)

8,819

Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7) - AMD Ryzen 7-6800H

8,548

M2 Mac mini weighed 2.6 pounds, 53% lighter than the 5.5 pounds Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7).

Weight	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
Pound	5.5 lbs.	2.6 lbs.
Kilogram	2.49 kg	1.18 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7) and M2 Mac mini.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)

32 GB

M2 Mac mini

32 GB

Prices

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

Lenovo Legion 7 Price
	Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gaming Laptop, 16" WQHD IPS 240Hz Display, Intel Core i9-13900HX, GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Webcam, Per-Key RGB Backlit KB, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $2,390.99 $2,549.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo 2024 Legion Pro 7 Gaming Laptop Computer, 16" QHD+ 240Hz Display, 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900HX(24-core), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 64GB RAM, 4TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Pro By Lenovo $2,895.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Pro 7 Gaming Laptop, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4080 12GB GDDR6, 16” WQXGA Display, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 2560x1600 px, Windows 11, Onyx Grey By Lenovo $2,464.99	See at Amazon
M2 Mac mini Price
	Apple 2023 Mac Mini Desktop Computer M2 chip with 8‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU, 8GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD Storage, Gigabit Ethernet. Works with iPhone/iPad By Apple $499.00 $599.00 17% OFF	See at Amazon
	2023 Apple Mac with Apple M2 Chip with 8-core CPU (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $499.00	See at Amazon
	Apple Mac Mini Desktop Computer, M2 Chip with 8-Core CPU and 10-Core GPU, 16GB Memory, 512GB SSD, Early 2023 By Apple $999.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
Released	2022	2023
Release Date	Announced on May 10, 2022. Available in June 2022.	Announced on January 17, 2023. Available on January 24, 2023.
Pricing	Starting at $2,059.	$599 M2, 8C CPU, 10C GPU, 8GB, 256GB $799 M2, 8C CPU, 10C GPU, 8GB, 512GB $1,299 M2 Pro, 10C CPU, 16C GPU, 16GB, 512GB $1,599 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 16GB, 512GB $1,999 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 512GB $2,199 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 1TB $2,599 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 2TB $3,199 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 2TB $4,399 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 8TB $4,499 M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 32GB, 8TB, 10GbE
Applicable Models	Lenovo Legion 7 16” 16ARH7 Lenovo Legion 7 16ARH7A Lenovo Legion 7 16ARHg7 2022 Lenovo Legion 7 16” (AMD) Lenovo Legion 7 16” (Ryzen 6000 Series)	-
Generations	2022 Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) 2022 Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	2023 M2 Mac mini 2020 M1 Mac mini

Exterior	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
Dimensions	14.1 x 10.37 x 0.76 in (358.1 x 263.5 x 19.4 mm)	7.75” x 7.75” x 1.41” (197 mm x 197 mm x 35.8 mm)
Weight	5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)	2.6 lbs. (1.18 kg) M2 2.8 lbs. (1.28 kg) M2 Pro
Colors	Storm grey	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard 6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad. Per-key RGB backlight 1.5 mm key travel. 0.2 mm ditch. 100% Anti-ghosting. WASD Force Sensors. Switchable Set (4 Keycaps). Touchpad Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad supports Precision TouchPad (PTP)	-
Chasis Information	Surface Treatment Anodizing sandblasting Case Material Top: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum System Lighting "LEGION" logo RGB lighting on top cover RGB lighting on power button "U" strip RGB lighting RGB lighting on left / right / rear thermal vent	-

Display	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
Size	16 Inches	-
Info	16” WQXGA 165Hz 16:10 2560 x 1600, 165 Hz 3ms response time, 100% sRGB, 500 nits, 1200:1, Dolby® Vision™, DisplayHDR™️ 400, AMD FreeSync™ Premium, TÜV Rheinland® Certified. 16” WQXGA 165 ~ 240Hz 16:10 2560 x 1600, 165 Hz 3ms response time, 100% sRGB, 500 nits, 1200:1, Dolby® Vision™, DisplayHDR™️ 400, AMD FreeSync™ Premium, TÜV Rheinland® Certified.	-

Ports	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
Image Source: Lenovo Left (2) 2 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x E-Shutter Switch Back (6) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, PD up to 135W 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), 1 x Always-On 5V 1 x HDMI v2.1 1 x RJ-45 2.5 Gbps 1 x power port	Image Source: Apple Back (10) 1 x power port 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps, Configurable to 10 Gbps 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery, M2 Pro only, Optional 1 x HDMI v2.0 on M2, v2.1 on M2 Pro 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.70 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HX 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.90 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 45W	Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz, Apple M2 Pro (10C, 16G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 2.42 → 3.50 GHz, Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) 12 cores, 12 threads, 2.42 → 3.50 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800H AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics 12 Graphics Cores, 2200 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HX AMD Radeon™ 680M Graphics 12 Graphics Cores, 2400 MHz	Apple M2 (8C, 10G) Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 Pro (10C, 16G) Apple M2 Pro iGPU 16 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) Apple M2 Pro iGPU 19 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
Memory	8GB 16GB 24GB 32GB 4800 MHz DDR5 MemoryMemory Info Slots: 2 x SO-DIMM Slots. Type: DDR5-4800 MHz	8GB 16GB unified memory. Configurable to 32GB
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon™ RX 6700M Graphics - 10 GB GDDR6 AMD RDNA™ 2 (Up to 2300 MHz Game Clock). AMD Radeon™ RX 6850M XT Graphics - 12 GB GDDR6 AMD RDNA™ 2 (Up to 2275 MHz Game Clock).	-
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1TB 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD 2 x 2280 PCIe Gen 4 x4 slots.	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 8TB

Connectivity	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
Wi-Fi	2x2 WiFi 6E (802.11 ax2	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6E wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.3 wireless technology
Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.	10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector) Configuration up to 10 Gbs

Battery	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
Size	99.9Wh Li-Polymer, supports Rapid Charge Pro.	-
Battery Life	Up to 10 hours of battery life	-
Power Supply	135W USB-C PD adapter. 230W 300W Slim tip (3-in) AC adapter.	150W built-in power supply M2 185W built-in power supply M2 Pro

Software	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
OS	Windows 11 Home \| Pro	Shipped with macOS Ventura
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage Lenovo PC Manager Tobii Horizon Tobii Aware McAfee® LiveSafe™ Lenovo Antivirus Microsoft Office Trial6 Power2Go AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition Radeon™ Boost Radeon™ Anti-Lag Radeon™ Image Sharpening AMD Link	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
Camera	FHD Front-facing camera 1080p HD fixed focus camera with E-camera shutter.	-
Audio	2 x 2W Harman® Super Linear Speaker System Smart Amp with Nahimic Audio Dual array microphone	Built-in speaker 3.5mm headphone jack HDMI port supports multichannel audio output

Misc	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
Security	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	Lenovo Legion 7i 16” ARH7 AC adapter Internal Battery Quick Start Guide	Mac mini Power cord
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	Your Mac mini comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	M2 Mac mini: video supports Simultaneously supports up to two displays: One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI Thunderbolt 3 digital video output supports Support for native DisplayPort output over USB‑C HDMI 2.0 display video output Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz M2 Pro Mac mini: video supports Simultaneously supports up to three displays: Up to three displays: Two displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz over HDMI Up to two displays: One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI One display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI Thunderbolt 4 digital video output Support for native DisplayPort output over USB‑C HDMI display video output Support for one display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz

Key Features	Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)	M2 Mac mini
At Glance	Released in Mid 2022 16:10 WQXGA 16” 1600p 165~240Hz Weight 5.5 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 AMD Radeon™ RX 6850M XT 12GB GDDR6	Released in Early 2023 Weight 2.6 lb 1.18 kg Up to Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G) 12C/12T, 2.42 → 3.50 GHz Geekbench 5 1,943 Single Core Geekbench 5 14,899 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M2 Pro iGPU 19 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 32GB LPDDR5 Memory