Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2022 Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)

Availability

Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)
Released2022
Release Date
  • Announced on May 10, 2022.
  • Available in May 2022.
PricingStarting at $2,449.
Applicable Models
  • Lenovo Legion 7i 16” 16IAX7
  • Lenovo Legion 7i 16IAX7
  • Lenovo Legion 7 16IAX7
  • 2022 Lenovo Legion 7 16” (Intel)
  • Lenovo Legion 7i 16” (12th Gen Intel HX-Series Processors)
Generations
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
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
$2,511.24
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8 16" Gaming Laptop (2023 Model) - Intel Core i9-13900HX 24-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 500 nits 240Hz, Windows 11 Home
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8 16" Gaming Laptop (2023 Model) - Intel Core i9-13900HX 24-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 32GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe Gen 4 SSD, 16.0" IPS QHD+ 500 nits 240Hz, Windows 11 Home
By Lenovo
$2,409.00
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gaming Laptop (16" 2K 165Hz, Intel 13th Gen Core i7-13700HX, GeForce RTX 4060 8GB 140W, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD) 4-Zone RGB Backlit, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Home, 2024, Onyx Grey
Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gaming Laptop (16" 2K 165Hz, Intel 13th Gen Core i7-13700HX, GeForce RTX 4060 8GB 140W, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD) 4-Zone RGB Backlit, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Home, 2024, Onyx Grey
By ist computers
$1,449.99
Lenovo Legion Pro-7 Gaming Laptop - with Microsoft Office Lifetime License, 16" 240Hz Display, Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Backlit KB, Win 11 Pro
Lenovo Legion Pro-7 Gaming Laptop - with Microsoft Office Lifetime License, 16" 240Hz Display, Intel Core i9-13900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, Wi-Fi 6, Backlit KB, Win 11 Pro
By Lenovo
$2,880.00
Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16IRH8 16" Laptop AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS GeForce RTX 4060 16GB 1TB SSD W11H (Renewed)
Lenovo Legion Slim 7 16IRH8 16" Laptop AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS GeForce RTX 4060 16GB 1TB SSD W11H (Renewed)
By Lenovo
$1,249.99

Exterior

Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)
Dimensions14.1 x 10.37 x 0.76 in (358.1 x 263.5 x 19.4 mm)
Weight5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Colors
Storm grey
Keyboard and TrackpadKeyboard
  • 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)
Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) Keyboard and Touchpad
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Chasis InformationSurface 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 7i (16”, 7)
Size16 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 7i (16”, 7)
Ports
Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) Ports
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Left (2)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4
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

Internal Specs

Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)
Processor
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12800HX
    16 cores, 24 threads, 1.50 → 4.80 GHz, 30MB SmartCache, 55W
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900HX
    16 cores, 24 threads, 1.70 → 5.00 GHz, 30MB SmartCache, 55W

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)1
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12800HX1,83795.63%
2
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900HX1,921100.00%
01,921

Geekbench 5 Multi-Core

Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)1
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12800HX13,82486.54%
2
12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900HX15,974100.00%
015,974
Integrated Graphics
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12800HX
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, → 1450 MHz
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900HX
    Intel UHD 770 Graphics
    32 Execution Units, → 1550 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB 24GB 32GB
4800 MHz DDR5 or 5600 MHz OC DDR5 MemoryMemory Info
  • Slots: 2 x SO-DIMM Slots.
  • Type:
    DDR5-4800 MHz OC DDR5-5600 MHz
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 Ti - 8 GB GDDR6
    125W TGP, Listed Boost Clock: 1485 MHz.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti - 16 GB GDDR6
    175W TGP, Listed Boost Clock: 1590 MHz.
Storage
256 GB 512 GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
  • 2 x 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 slots.

Connectivity

Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)
Wi-Fi
  • Intel® Killer™ WiFi 6E AX1690i Dual Radio
  • 2x2 Intel® Killer™ WiFi 6E AX1650
  • 2x2 Intel® WiFi 6E (802.11 ax)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2
Ethernet2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.

Battery

Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)
Size
99.9Wh
Li-Polymer, supports Rapid Charge Pro.
Battery LifeUp to 10 hours of battery life
Power Supply
  • 135W
    USB-C PD adapter.
  • 300W
    Slim tip (3-in) AC adapter.

Software

Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)
OSWindows 11 Home | Pro
Built-in Apps
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Lenovo PC Manager
  • Tobii Horizon
  • Tobii Aware
  • McAfee® LiveSafe™
  • Lenovo Antivirus
  • Microsoft Office Trial6
  • Power2Go

Camera & Audio

Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)
CameraFHD 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

Misc

Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)
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 7 16” IAX7
  • 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 7i (16”, 7)
At Glance
Released in Mid
2022
16:10 WQXGA
16”
1600p 165~240Hz
Weight
5.5 lb
2.49 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-12900HX
16C/24T, 1.70 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,921
Single Core
Geekbench 5
15,974
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel UHD 770 Graphics
32 Execution Units, → 1550 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
5600 MHz OC DDR5
Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) Ports
NVIDIA® GeForce
RTX 3080Ti
16GB GDDR6 175W TGP

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Our analysis and reviews

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What we like

Reasons to like about Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7).

Supports Windows 11

Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

RequirementsLenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)
Secure BootYes
TPM 2.0 TPM 2.0
ProcessorIntel Core i7-12800HX → Intel Core i9-12900HX
4GB RAM8GB → 32GB
64GB Drive256GB → 4TB
2 Cores CPU16 cores
Great battery life of up to 10-hours

According to Lenovo, the Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) lasts up to 10 hours of battery life.

Up to 10 hours of battery life
Upgradable storage

Lenovo Legion 7i (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. Learn more

Storage SlotsLenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)
M.2x2
Upgradable memory

The Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 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 7i (16”, 7)
Slotsx2
TypeOC DDR5
Speed5600 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3080Ti 16GB GDDR6 175W TGP

What's new

Improvements over its predecessor.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-12900HX inside Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) has a 79% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX inside Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) - Intel Core i9-12900HX
15,974
Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) - Intel Core i7-12800HX
13,824
Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7) - AMD Ryzen 9-6900HX
8,876
Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7) - AMD Ryzen 7-6800H
8,548
Supports faster memory

Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7). It supports up to 5600MHz versus 4800MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7).

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) - OC DDR5
5,600 MHz
Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7) - DDR5
4,800 MHz
Slightly more versatile connectivity

Lenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7) has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7). It has seven versus six commonly used ports and slots on the Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7).

PortsLenovo Legion 7i (16”, 7)Lenovo Legion 7 (16”, 7)
HDMIYesYes
headphone jackYesYes
power portYesYes
RJ-45YesYes
USB-AYesYes
USB-CYesYes
Thunderbolt 4YesNo

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