M2 MacBook Pro 14” vs. Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the M2 MacBook Pro 14” and Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

M2 MacBook Pro 14” Pros

Reasons that M2 MacBook Pro 14” is better than Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7.

Newer manufacturing

2023 vs. 2022

Significantly faster CPU performance

Apple M2 Max (12C, 38G) inside M2 MacBook Pro 14” has a 27% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-12900H inside Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
M2 MacBook Pro 14” - Apple M2 Max (12C, 30G)
15,305
M2 MacBook Pro 14” - Apple M2 Max (12C, 38G)
15,305
M2 MacBook Pro 14” - Apple M2 Pro (10C, 16G)
14,899
M2 MacBook Pro 14” - Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G)
14,899
Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7 - Intel Core i9-12900H
12,027
Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7 - Intel Core i7-12700H
11,774
Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7 - Intel Core i5-12500H
9,293
Supports larger memory

M2 MacBook Pro 14” supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7. It supports up to 96GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7.

Max system memory size
M2 MacBook Pro 14”
96 GB
Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
32 GB
About 37% lighter

M2 MacBook Pro 14” weighed 3.5 pounds, 37% lighter than the 5.49 pounds Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7.

WeightM2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
Pound
3.5 lbs.
5.49 lbs.
Kilogram
1.59 kg
2.49 kg

Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7 is better than M2 MacBook Pro 14”.

Upgradable memory

Lenovo Legion 5i 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 M2 MacBook Pro 14” since it has onboard memory.

MemoryM2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeLPDDR5DDR5
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6 125W TGP vs. integrated

Upgradable storage

Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

SlotsM2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
M.2
Onboard
Yes x1
12% larger display

Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7 has a 16-inch screen size 12% larger than the 14.2-inch M2 MacBook Pro 14”.

Display size
Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
16-inch
M2 MacBook Pro 14”
14.2-inch

Prices

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

M2 MacBook Pro 14” Price
2023 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M2 Pro Chip (14-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed)
2023 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M2 Pro Chip (14-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Space Gray (Renewed)
By Apple
$1,436.23
Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M2 Pro chip with 10‑core CPU and 16‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Gray
Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M2 Pro chip with 10‑core CPU and 16‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Gray
By Apple
$1,849.95
$1,999.00 7% OFF
Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 chip with 8‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 8GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Gray
Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 chip with 8‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 8GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD Storage. Works with iPhone/iPad; Space Gray
By Apple
$1,449.00
$1,599.00 9% OFF
Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Intel 12500H 12700H 12900H Price
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i 16" LCD Gaming Laptop WQXGA 165Hz Intel Core i7-13700HX 16GB RAM 512GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB Windows 11 Onyx Grey
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i 16" LCD Gaming Laptop WQXGA 165Hz Intel Core i7-13700HX 16GB RAM 512GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB Windows 11 Onyx Grey
By Lenovo
$1,204.00
Lenovo 2023 Legion 5i Pro 16" WQHD 165Hz Gaming Laptop Intel Core12th Gen i7-12700H RTX 3050Ti 4GB GDDR6 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Windows 11 Home Storm Gray
Lenovo 2023 Legion 5i Pro 16" WQHD 165Hz Gaming Laptop Intel Core12th Gen i7-12700H RTX 3050Ti 4GB GDDR6 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Windows 11 Home Storm Gray
By Lenovo
$1,253.88
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i - (2023) - Gaming Laptop Computer - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060-16" WQXGA - 165Hz - Intel Core i7-13700HX - 16GB RAM - 1TB SSD - Windows 11-3-Month Xbox GamePass Included
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i - (2023) - Gaming Laptop Computer - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060-16" WQXGA - 165Hz - Intel Core i7-13700HX - 16GB RAM - 1TB SSD - Windows 11-3-Month Xbox GamePass Included
By LENOVO (UNITED STATES)
$1,289.00

Availability

M2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
Released20232022
Release Date
  • Announced on January 17, 2023.
  • Available on January 24, 2023.
  • Announced on January 04, 2022.
  • Available starting February 2022.
Pricing
  • $1,999
    M2 Pro, 10C CPU, 16C GPU, 16GB, 512GB
  • $2,299
    M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 16GB, 512GB
  • $2,499
    M2 Pro, 12C CPU, 19C GPU, 16GB, 1TB
  • $3,099
    M2 Max, 12C CPU, 30C GPU, 32GB, 1TB
  • $3,299
    M2 Max, 12C CPU, 38C GPU, 32GB, 1TB
  • $3,699
    M2 Max, 12C CPU, 38C GPU, 64GB, 1TB
  • $4,099
    M2 Max, 12C CPU, 38C GPU, 64GB, 2TB
  • $4,699
    M2 Max, 12C CPU, 38C GPU, 64GB, 4TB
  • $5,899
    M2 Max, 12C CPU, 38C GPU, 64GB, 8TB
  • $6,299
    M2 Max, 12C CPU, 38C GPU, 96GB, 8TB
Starting at $1,569.99
Applicable Models-
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Pro 16” IAH7
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Pro 16IAH7
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Pro 16IAH7H
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5iP 16IAH7
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5iP 16IAH7H
  • 2022 Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Pro 16” IAH7
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Pro 16” (12th Gen Intel Processors)
  • Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
Generations-

Exterior

M2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
Dimensions
  • Height: 0.61 inches (1.55 cm)
  • Width: 12.31 inches (31.26 cm)
  • Depth: 8.71 inches (22.12 cm)
14.17 x 10.4 x 0.78 ~ 1.05 inches (359.9 x 262.4 x 19.9 ~ 26.6 mm)
Weight
  • 3.5 pounds (1.60 kg)
    M2 Pro
  • 3.6 pounds (1.63 kg)
    M2 Max
Up to 5.49 lbs (2.49 kg)
Colors
Space Gray Silver
Storm Grey Glacier White
Keyboard and TrackpadBacklit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
  • Touch ID
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures
Keyboard
  • 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

Display

M2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
Size14.2 Inches16 Inches
Info
  • Liquid Retina XDR display
    • Size: 14.2-inch
    • Technology: Liquid Retina XDR display
    • Resolution: 3024 x 1964
    • Pixel Density: 254 PPI
  • XDR (Extreme Dynamic Range)
    • Up to 1000 nits sustained (full-screen) brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness
    • 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio
    • Color
      1 billion colors Wide color (P3) True Tone technology
  • Refresh rates
    • ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz
    • Fixed refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz
  • 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™, TÜV Rheinland Certified.

Ports

M2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
Left (4)
M2 MacBook Pro 14” Ports - Left
Image Source: Apple
  • 1 x power port
    MagSafe 3
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Right (3)
M2 MacBook Pro 14” Ports - Right
Image Source: Apple
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.1, 8K@60Hz, 4K@240Hz
Left
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 4
    USB 4 (40 Gbps) and DisplayPort 1.4.
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) and DisplayPort 1.4.
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

M2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
Processor
  1. Apple M2 Pro (10C, 16G)
    10 cores, 10 threads, 2.42 → 3.50 GHz,
  2. Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G)
    12 cores, 12 threads, 2.42 → 3.50 GHz,
  3. Apple M2 Max (12C, 30G)
    12 cores, 12 threads, 2.42 → 3.70 GHz,
  4. Apple M2 Max (12C, 38G)
    12 cores, 12 threads, 2.42 → 3.70 GHz,
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
    12 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H
    14 cores, 20 threads, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900H
    14 cores, 20 threads, 2.50 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. Apple M2 Pro (10C, 16G)
    Apple M2 Pro iGPU
    16 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
  2. Apple M2 Pro (12C, 19G)
    Apple M2 Pro iGPU
    19 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
  3. Apple M2 Max (12C, 30G)
    Apple M2 Max iGPU
    30 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
  4. Apple M2 Max (12C, 38G)
    Apple M2 Max iGPU
    38 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 MHz
Memory
16GB 32GB 64GB 96GB
Unified Memory
8GB 16GB 24GB 32GB
4800 MHz DDR5 Memory
  • 2 x SO-DIMM DDR5 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.
Storage
512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB
SSD
512 GB 1TB 2TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD

Connectivity

M2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E wireless networking
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
  • 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
BluetoothBluetooth 5.3 wireless technologyBluetooth 5.1

Battery

M2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
Size70 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
80Wh
Li-Polymer, supports Super Rapid Charge(charge up to 80% in 30min)
Battery Life
  • Up to 12 hours of wireless web
  • Up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback
5 hours of batter life.
Power Supply
  • 67W USB‑C Power Adapter
    M2 Pro with 10-core CPU models
  • 96W USB‑C Power Adapter
    M2 Pro with 12-core CPU or M2 Max models. Supports Fast-Charging.
230W 300W
Slim tip (3-in) AC adapter.

Software

M2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
OSShipped with macOS VenturaWindows 11
Home Pro
Built-in Apps
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
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Lenovo PC Manager
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Lenovo Antivirus
  • Microsoft Office Trial
  • Power2Go

Camera & Audio

M2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
Camera1080p FaceTime HD camera 
Advanced image signal processor with computational video.
Front-facing camera
720p HD fixed focus camera with E-camera shutter.
Audio
  • High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers
  • Wide stereo sound
  • Support for spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
  • Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
  • Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming
  • 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
  • 2 x 2W stereo speakers with Nahimic Audio
  • Dual array microphone

Misc

M2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
SensorsTouch ID sensor-
SecurityTouch ID sensor
  • 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
In the box
  • 14‑inch MacBook Pro
  • 67W USB‑C Power Adapter
    M2 Pro with 10-core CPU models.
  • 96W USB‑C Power Adapter
    M2 Pro with 12-core CPU or M2 Max models.
  • USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
  • Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16”
  • AC adapter
  • Internal Battery
  • Quick Start Guide
WarrantyYour MacBook Pro 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 every 12 months, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
  • 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
MoreDisplay Supports
  • M2 Pro
    • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and:
    • Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt, or one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI
    • One external display supported at 8K resolution at 60Hz or one external display at 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI
  • M2 Max
    • Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and:
    • Up to four external displays: Up to three external displays with 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI
    • Up to three external displays: Up to two external displays with 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or one external display with 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI
  • Thunderbolt 4 digital video output
    • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
  • HDMI digital video output
    • Support for one display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz
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Key Features

M2 MacBook Pro 14”Lenovo Legion 5i Pro 16in Gen 7
At Glance
Released in Early
2023
16:10 XDR
14.2”
1964p 120Hz
Weight
3.5 lb
1.59 kg
Up to
Apple M2 Max (12C, 38G)
12C/12T, 2.42 → 3.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
2,075
Single Core
Geekbench 5
15,305
Multi-Core
With integrated
Apple M2 Max iGPU
38 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores
Configurable up to
96GB
LPDDR5 Memory
M2 MacBook Pro 14” Ports - Left
M2 MacBook Pro 14” Ports - Right
Released in Early
2022
16:10 WQHD+
16”
165~240Hz VRR
Weight
5.49 lb
2.49 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C/20T, 2.50 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,758
Single Core
Geekbench 5
12,027
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
4800 MHz DDR5
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3070 Ti
8GB GDDR6 125W TGP

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