Lenovo Legion 7i, Legio Pro 5 and Legion Pro 7 review - Which one to get in 2024?

Lenovo's evergreen gaming notebooks, the Legion Pro 7, Legion 7(i), and Pro 5, have been upgraded for 2024, but with similar specs and almost the same form factor, it can be quite hard to choose the right one. That is why we put together this detailed review so you can find the right Legion for yourself.
Please enjoy our video, and for much more information, please head on over to our individual, detailed written review:

Legion Pro 5
Legion Pro 7
Legion 7:

Detailed specs for our review sample:
Lenovo Legion Pro 7:
Intel Core i9-14900HX - NVIDIA RTX 4080 Laptop, 32 GB DDR 5600 RAM, 1TB SSD
Lenovo Legion Pro 5:
Intel Core i9-14900HX - NVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop, 32 GB DDR 5600 RAM, 1TB SSD
(The review for the i7-14700HX + RTX 4060 is coming soon!)
Lenovo Legion 7:
Intel Core i9-14900HX - NVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop, 32 GB DDR 5600 RAM, 1TB SSD

Time Stamps:
0:00 – Intro
0:56 – Overview, Specs
1:57 – Chassis, Ports, Wifi, Webcam, Maintenance
4:47 – Keyboard, Touchpad
5:06 – Display
6:01 – CPU - Performance, System Performance
6:55 – GPU - Performance/Gaming - Benchmarks
8:00 – Fan Noise/Noise Samples
9:30 – Battery Runtimes
9:55 – Summary

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[Chu_Strums]

A little feedback... I think you guys showcase a lot of specs and that's good, but it's difficult to follow which model you're talking about at times. Perhaps putting the model number on the screen with the specs when you're talking about it will help.

[eviveskiless]

everyone is reviewing the white one and i'm glad you did this color great content man...keep it up💯🔥

[imager]

Originally I was looking at the "slim 7i" but I found a great deal on a Pro 7i (2023 model). I've been really happy with it for over a month now. It has performed flawlessly. What sold me on this model was the price, higher specs, and the vapor chamber cooling. The slightly thicker case also enhances cooling and it's almost as portable as the thinner model for my purposes. I doubt you could go wrong with any of these so it comes down to your specific needs and how thick your wallet is.

[NaqqashLatif]

Haha love the lid closing sound and reaction, Alex! I don't need a new laptop yet but I still came to show my support.

[ShahzaibKhan-geqt]

Awesome review I appreciate it, i got the Pro 5i with the 240Hz refresh rate and 500 nits of brightness and 100% DCPI, and for the ram it's 32GB and comes with a 2TB SSD

[fubarexress]

I got this laptop because of your fantastic review. BLEW my old desktop OUT OF THE WATER in all games I play (I play VERY demanding FPS titles). I doubled or even 3X+ in several cases. I got the 4080 variant for 1999! What a deal. I HIGHLY rec any of these lap tops even at full price. I sadly can't order the 4090 in my states (SO DUMB) other wise I would have gladly paid the extra. But I've found the 4080 is TRULY A BEAST even on the most demanding games. For work it effortlessly handles my most demanding multi-tasking with EASE. Battery is GREAT as well (I do primarily run it plugged in but have taken it out on travel and its done great in long meetings) I CAN NOT recommend this laptop ENOUGH. I see this being future proofed for the next couple years EASILY.

[nemesis]

the only thing they need to change is give the "normal" legion 7 pro an oled and or mini led option...

[daquarius]

getting the Legion pro 7 tomorrow with a 4080!

CRAZY good laptop, compared to all the competitors!

[aytacw]

I have a Lenovo legion pro 7 i9 for 2 months, I am very satisfied, it is a wonderful laptop, especially the battery is very good, it can last a lifetime.

[Breakerisaac]

I purchased the exact same Legion 7i with same specs and after a month of use is been great for college and casual gaming. I play Fortnite playing with high sett. I get 60-74 fps all high settings I would conside plugging in while playing tonuse the turbo feature. For school to make the battery lasted well. I only use the integrated graphics and use power saving mode, and so far it lasts all school day. The AI software does the function of switching from the rtx to integrated really well.

Buying a laptop with the 4070 8gb is perfect because the 4080 is 12gb and 4090 16gb which are capped and don't get the same VRAM per dollar as on a desktop.

[RalphJacob]

I would love to see a review of the new Gigabyte Aorus 16X if you guys can get your hands on it. I'm looking to upgrade from my current machine and it's on my short list.

[yobropara]

just got my pro5i with i9, 4070 and 32gb ram
quite amazing performance i am able to smoothly run games at high settings 1600p

[vladimirstepanek]

Thank you so much, I would love for dedicated video of legion 7i but anyway, great 👌🏻👍🏻

[aras_aras_aras_aras]

Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i 16 G9 could also be included because it is also a 16" laptop with a RTX 4070. Yoga Pro is aimed at content creators, so it's thinner and has low-powered Meteor Lake CPUs, but CPU should not matter that much in games with a 4070. I guess Yoga Pro has a better battery life and speakers than Legions.

[guyarnaultmfoumbi]

It is difficult to choose but I will go for the 7i. Also I want to know which one is better comparing to the Asus Zephyrus G16 Oled??

[dsfvdzd]

Thanks for a good review. Keep up the good work :)

[steveellsworth]

I had the Legion 7 for about a week. I returned the machine as the case made a severe creaky noise when opening or closing. I do agree with the noted heat values. If you attempt to place the machine on anything other than a flat surface, it will get rather warm, and even throttle. I now have the Legion Pro 7i. The Pro 7i for 2024 is a fantastic machine. I love how the CoPilot Key is built into the keyboard. I only issue to note for the Pro 7i is the installed Tobii software. If you leave the function enabled and put the machine to sleep and awaken the machine, you will get an error while attempting to use the function. Make sure you turn off the Tobii function before putting the machine to sleep. Your Team has, as always put together great reviews of the latest Laptops on the market 🙂.

[乾淨核能]

the only website i go for laptop and mobile reviews!!

[navaga]

Hi, are there any chances that you will test new MSI laptops on your website? in particular MSI Sword 17

[philipphollmann]

No one, because Lenovo does not provide free fan control. The Pro 7 has the best cooling, but fan control is highly unoptimized. Example Furmark: In Performance (8:55) it runs with full power of 175 watts and nearly reaches the temperature limit with 84°C. Great! In Balanced it runs with only 105 watts (70 watts less than full performance!) although the gpu is 20°C below thermal limit!

The GPU could run much faster or the fans could be much quieter. But at least the latter one cannot be achieved through Lenovo's custom mode, because fan speed cannot be lowered, but only raised which is totally stupid. 20°C below thermal limit and we are only allowed to raise fan speed. FAIL!

We need free fan control to tweak temperatures and fan speed INDEPENDENTLY. I would like to set the temperature limit to 80°C (4°C less than on Performance mode in Furmark) and set the max fan speed a bit lower than on Balanced mode and let thermal throttling automatically detect the maximum power within these two constraints.