Component comparison
Legion 5 15" vs Legion 7 16”
Legion 5 15" vs Legion 7 16” — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
- + Mobility (+3.0)
- + Weight (-0.10 kg)
B
Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD)
- + USComp overall score (+2.0)
- + Performance (+2.6)
- + Gaming performance (+7.0)
- + Reliability (+3.0)
- + Value (+3.9)
- + Screen quality (+10.1)
- + CPU (+2.2)
- + GPU (+4.3)
- + Battery (+20 Wh)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
Legion 5 15" (2021, AMD)
|
Component B
Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD)
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 76.0 | 78.0 (+2.0) |
| Performance | 72.0 | 74.7 (+2.6) |
| Gaming performance | 73.0 | 80.0 (+7.0) |
| Mobility | 26.0 (+3.0) | 23.0 |
| Reliability | 49.0 | 52.0 (+3.0) |
| Value | 80.2 | 84.1 (+3.9) |
| Screen quality | 50.0 | 60.1 (+10.1) |
| CPU | 72.2 | 74.4 (+2.2) |
| GPU | 78.5 | 82.8 (+4.3) |
| Estimated price | $590 | $590 |
| Weight | 2.40 kg (-0.10 kg) | 2.50 kg |
| Battery | 60 Wh | 80 Wh (+20 Wh) |
| Max RAM | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Release year | 2021 | 2021 |
| Modernity | 76.9 | 76.9 |
Based on the comparison:
Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD) wins 9 of the comparable criteria.
The choice depends on your use case.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.8).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.8).