Component comparison
Legion 7i Gen 10 vs Legion 5a Gen 11
Legion 7i Gen 10 vs Legion 5a Gen 11 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
Legion 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10, 2025)
- + USComp overall score (+14.0)
- + Performance (+17.3)
- + Gaming performance (+10.0)
- + Reliability (+14.0)
- + Value (+46.4)
- + CPU (+41.6)
- + GPU (+19.3)
- + Estimated price (-$360)
- + Battery (+4 Wh)
B
Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026)
- + Mobility (+9.0)
- + Weight (-0.13 kg)
- + Max RAM (+32 GB)
- + Release year (+1)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
Legion 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10, 2025)
|
Component B
Legion 5a Gen 11 (2026)
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 81.0 (+14.0) | 67.0 |
| Performance | 79.6 (+17.3) | 62.3 |
| Gaming performance | 89.0 (+10.0) | 79.0 |
| Mobility | 55.0 | 64.0 (+9.0) |
| Reliability | 92.0 (+14.0) | 78.0 |
| Value | 68.7 (+46.4) | 22.3 |
| Screen quality | 60.1 | 60.1 |
| CPU | 100.0 (+41.6) | 58.4 |
| GPU | 69.6 (+19.3) | 50.3 |
| Estimated price | $1,440 (-$360) | $1,800 |
| Weight | 2.00 kg | 1.87 kg (-0.13 kg) |
| Battery | 84 Wh (+4 Wh) | 80 Wh |
| Max RAM | 32 GB | 64 GB (+32 GB) |
| Release year | 2025 | 2026 (+1) |
| Modernity | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Based on the comparison:
Legion 7i Gen 10 (16IAX10, 2025) 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).