Lenovo Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD) vs Asus ROG Strix G17 G713
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD)
- Can run popular games at about 182-248% higher FPS
- Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 144 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 1
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.5x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Features a much bigger (~43%) battery – 80 against 56 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 14% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- 49% sharper screen – 189 versus 127 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (144 vs 172.7 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus ROG Strix G17 G713
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 100 grams less (around 0.22 lbs)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.5 kg (5.51 lbs) | 2.4 kg (5.29 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356 x 261 x 20.1-23.5 mm 14.02 x 10.28 x 0.79-0.93 inches |
395 x 282 x 24.6 mm 15.55 x 11.1 x 0.97 inches |
| Area | 929 cm2 (144.1 inches2) | 1114 cm2 (172.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.9% | ~74.1% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 6 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 6800 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 50 dB | 49.9 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 17.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 127 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | Adaptive Sync |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
ROG Strix G17 G713
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
Legion 7 16” (2021, AMD)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~11% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1424:1 |
| sRGB color space | 94% | 62.5% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 73% | 47.3% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 70.2% | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | 23 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Bottom | Bottom |
| Charge power | 300 W | 150 / 240 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 870 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 8 | Radeon Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 130 W | 65 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | MUX | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1387 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1703 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| FLOPS | 13.8 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 192 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 14 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 3840 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 120 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 13.8 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 2550 | 434 |
| Solar Bay | 38326 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~87 dB | ~73.5 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | - |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
| USB-A | 3x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 2 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 13.0 x 7.7 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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