Component comparison
Legion 5i Gen 9 vs Legion 5 Gen 7
Legion 5i Gen 9 vs Legion 5 Gen 7 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
- + USComp overall score (+10.0)
- + Performance (+16.0)
- + Gaming performance (+7.0)
- + Mobility (+10.0)
- + Reliability (+31.0)
- + Screen quality (+9.0)
- + CPU (+16.3)
- + GPU (+6.0)
- + Weight (-0.10 kg)
- + Battery (+20 Wh)
- + Max RAM (+32 GB)
- + Release year (+2)
- + Modernity (+15.4)
B
Legion 5 Gen 7 (2022, AMD)
- + Value (+3.5)
- + Estimated price (-$415)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024)
|
Component B
Legion 5 Gen 7 (2022, AMD)
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 87.0 (+10.0) | 77.0 |
| Performance | 90.2 (+16.0) | 74.2 |
| Gaming performance | 82.0 (+7.0) | 75.0 |
| Mobility | 38.0 (+10.0) | 28.0 |
| Reliability | 87.0 (+31.0) | 56.0 |
| Value | 77.4 | 80.9 (+3.5) |
| Screen quality | 60.1 (+9.0) | 51.1 |
| CPU | 94.0 (+16.3) | 77.6 |
| GPU | 84.5 (+6.0) | 78.5 |
| Estimated price | $1,152 | $737 (-$415) |
| Weight | 2.30 kg (-0.10 kg) | 2.40 kg |
| Battery | 80 Wh (+20 Wh) | 60 Wh |
| Max RAM | 64 GB (+32 GB) | 32 GB |
| Release year | 2024 (+2) | 2022 |
| Modernity | 100.0 (+15.4) | 84.6 |
Based on the comparison:
Legion 5i Gen 9 (2024) wins 13 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).