Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7 specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2022 Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7

Availability

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
Released2022
Release Date
  • Announced on January 05, 2022.
  • Available starting February 2022.
PricingStarting at $1,199.99
Applicable Models
  • Lenovo Legion 5 15IAP7H
  • Lenovo Legion 5i 15 Gen 7
  • 2022 Lenovo Legion 5i (15-inch)
  • Lenovo Legion 5i 15” (12th Gen Intel processors)
2022 Lenovo Legion 5i 15 12700H Price
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Exterior

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
Dimensions14.13 x 10.33 x 0.79 ~ 0.95 inches (358.8 x 262.35 x 19.99 ~ 24.05 mm)
WeightStarting at 5.3 lbs (2.4 kg)
Colors
Storm Grey Cloud Grey
Keyboard and TrackpadKeyboard
  • 6-rows with multimedia Fn keys.
  • Numeric keypad.
  • Swappable keycap.
  • 1.5 mm key travel.
  • White or 4-Zone RGB backlight.
Touchpad
  • Buttonless Mylar® surface multi-touch touchpad

Display

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
Size15.6 Inches
Info
  • 15.6" FHD 60Hz 
    1920 x 1080, 60 Hz, 100% sRGB, 300 nits.
  • 15.6" FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080, 144 Hz, 45% NTSC, 350 nits.
  • 15.6" FHD 165Hz
    1920 x 1080, 165 Hz 3ms, 100% sRGB, 300 nits, Dolby® Vision™, VESA DisplayHDR™ 400, NVIDIA G-Sync.
  • 15.6" WQHD 165Hz
    2560 x 1440, 165 Hz 3ms, 100% sRGB, 300 nits, Dolby® Vision™, VESA
    DisplayHDR™ 400, NVIDIA G-Sync.
  • All Configurations
    16:9 aspect ratio, Wide viewing angle, Anti-glare surface, IPS display type, Non-touch, DC dimmer, Free Sync.

Ports

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
Ports
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

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
Processor
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12450H
    8 cores, 12 threads, 2.00 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
    12 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H
    14 cores, 20 threads, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 71
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12450H1,52892.16%
2
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H1,65399.70%
3
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H1,658100.00%
01,658

Geekbench 5 Multi-Core

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 71
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12450H7,79766.22%
2
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H9,29378.93%
3
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H11,774100.00%
011,774
Integrated Graphics
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12450H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 400 → 1200 MHz
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB 32GB
4800 MHz DDR5 Memory
  • 2 x SO-DIMM DDR5 Slots
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 | 4GB GDDR6
    Up to 1740 MHz at 80W TGP, supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX® 12.
  • 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
512 GB 1TB 2TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSD

Connectivity

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
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
BluetoothBluetooth
5.1 5.2
EthernetGigabit Ethernet
10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
Size
60Wh 80Wh
Supports Rapid Charge (charge up to 80% in 30 minutes)
Power Supply
230W 300W
Slim tip (3-in) AC adapter.

Software

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
OSWindows 11
Home Pro
Built-in Apps
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Lenovo PC Manager
  • Lenovo Nerve Center
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Lenovo Antivirus
  • Microsoft Office Trial
  • Power2Go

Camera & Audio

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
CameraFront-facing camera
720p HD fixed focus camera with E-camera shutter.
Optional 1080p.
Audio
  • 2 x 2W stereo speakers with Nahimic Audio
  • Dual array microphone

Misc

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
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
In the box
  • Lenovo Legion 5i 15” Gen 7
  • 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

Key Features

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
At Glance
Released in Early
2022
16:9 WQHD
15.6”
1440p 165Hz
Weight
5.3 lb
2.40 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-12700H
14C/20T, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,658
Single Core
Geekbench 5
11,774
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
4800 MHz DDR5
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 3070 Ti
8GB GDDR6 125W TGP

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Supports Windows 11

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7 exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

RequirementsLenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
Secure BootYes
TPM 2.0 TPM 2.0
ProcessorIntel Core i5-12450H → Intel Core i7-12700H
4GB RAM8GB → 32GB
64GB Drive512GB → 2TB
2 Cores CPU8 → 14 cores
Upgradable storage

Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. Learn more

Storage SlotsLenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
M.2x1
Upgradable memory

The Lenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7 has two RAM slots which you can use to add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

MemoryLenovo Legion 5i 15in Gen 7
Slotsx2
TypeDDR5
Speed4800 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

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

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