Component comparison
Legion 5i Gen 11 vs Legion 7 16”
Legion 5i Gen 11 vs Legion 7 16” — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026)
- + Gaming performance (+7.0)
- + Mobility (+47.0)
- + Reliability (+34.0)
- + Weight (-0.63 kg)
- + Max RAM (+32 GB)
- + Release year (+5)
- + Modernity (+23.1)
B
Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD)
- + USComp overall score (+3.0)
- + Performance (+0.2)
- + Value (+44.8)
- + CPU (+4.8)
- + GPU (+13.3)
- + Estimated price (-$1,210)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026)
|
Component B
Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD)
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 75.0 | 78.0 (+3.0) |
| Performance | 74.5 | 74.7 (+0.2) |
| Gaming performance | 87.0 (+7.0) | 80.0 |
| Mobility | 70.0 (+47.0) | 23.0 |
| Reliability | 86.0 (+34.0) | 52.0 |
| Value | 39.2 | 84.1 (+44.8) |
| Screen quality | 60.1 | 60.1 |
| CPU | 69.6 | 74.4 (+4.8) |
| GPU | 69.6 | 82.8 (+13.3) |
| Estimated price | $1,800 | $590 (-$1,210) |
| Weight | 1.87 kg (-0.63 kg) | 2.50 kg |
| Battery | 80 Wh | 80 Wh |
| Max RAM | 64 GB (+32 GB) | 32 GB |
| Release year | 2026 (+5) | 2021 |
| Modernity | 100.0 (+23.1) | 76.9 |
Based on the comparison:
Legion 5i Gen 11 (2026) wins 7 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).