Component comparison
Legion 5a Gen 11 vs Legion 5 Pro Gen 7
Legion 5a Gen 11 vs Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026)
- + Gaming performance (+4.0)
- + Mobility (+40.0)
- + Reliability (+21.0)
- + Screen quality (+9.0)
- + Weight (-0.62 kg)
- + Max RAM (+32 GB)
- + Release year (+4)
- + Modernity (+15.4)
B
Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 (2022, AMD)
- + USComp overall score (+10.0)
- + Performance (+12.9)
- + Value (+59.9)
- + CPU (+21.8)
- + GPU (+28.2)
- + Estimated price (-$1,063)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026)
|
Component B
Legion 5 Pro Gen 7 (2022, AMD)
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 67.0 | 77.0 (+10.0) |
| Performance | 62.3 | 75.3 (+12.9) |
| Gaming performance | 79.0 (+4.0) | 75.0 |
| Mobility | 64.0 (+40.0) | 24.0 |
| Reliability | 78.0 (+21.0) | 57.0 |
| Value | 22.3 | 82.2 (+59.9) |
| Screen quality | 60.1 (+9.0) | 51.1 |
| CPU | 58.4 | 80.2 (+21.8) |
| GPU | 50.3 | 78.5 (+28.2) |
| Estimated price | $1,800 | $737 (-$1,063) |
| Weight | 1.87 kg (-0.62 kg) | 2.49 kg |
| Battery | 80 Wh | 80 Wh |
| Max RAM | 64 GB (+32 GB) | 32 GB |
| Release year | 2026 (+4) | 2022 |
| Modernity | 100.0 (+15.4) | 84.6 |
Based on the comparison:
Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026) wins 8 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).