The Gigabyte A7 has a larger screen and is slightly heavier, which may impact portability, but it comes at a lower price. It offers good general performance and features colorful keyboard lighting, but has a shorter battery life. The Lenovo Legion 7 is more portable and offers a higher resolution display with a taller aspect ratio that could be better for productivity and content creation. It also has a superior battery life but is typically more expensive. Both laptops have the same amount of RAM and the same processor, but the Lenovo has twice the storage capacity and a more powerful graphics card, which generally provides better performance for gaming, 3D rendering, and machine learning tasks. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte A7
The Gigabyte A7 has no clear advantages over the Lenovo Legion 7.
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 7
Very good for engineering and design
Very good overall display quality
Very good overall build quality
Good portability
Good battery life
Excellent keyboard
Key differences
General Use
7.3/10
7.9/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
318.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
469.0 nits
4.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
6.5 Hours
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
6.0/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.0/10
The Lenovo Legion 7 and Gigabyte A7 are both good for general use, though the Lenovo Legion 7 is somewhat better.
The Gigabyte A7, with its capable processor and RAM, is suitable for general use tasks, and its larger screen size enhances visual tasks but may reduce portability and has moderate battery life. The Lenovo Legion 7 also offers an efficient processor and enough RAM for general use, delivers better screen resolution with higher brightness, offers improved portability and longer battery life, but comes at a potentially higher cost.
Gaming and AI
7.3/10
7.8/10
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Lenovo Legion 7 and Gigabyte A7 are both good for gaming and AI, though the Lenovo Legion 7 is somewhat better.
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work.
Engineering and Design
7.6/10
8.2/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
7.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Lenovo Legion 7 is very good for engineering and design, while the Gigabyte A7 is good.
The Lenovo Legion 7 surpasses the Gigabyte A7 in engineering and design use primarily because it features a more powerful GPU, the Nvidia RTX 3070 compared to the A7's RTX 3060, and a higher-quality screen with better resolution and color accuracy, which is crucial for detail-oriented work.
Content Creation
7.3/10
7.9/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Lenovo Legion 7 and Gigabyte A7 are both good for content creation, though the Lenovo Legion 7 is somewhat better.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
7.0/10
7.6/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
The Lenovo Legion 7 and Gigabyte A7 are both good for software development, though the Lenovo Legion 7 is somewhat better.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Screen Quality
7.3/10
8.3/10
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
144Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
318.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
469.0 nits
The Lenovo Legion 7 has a better screen than the Gigabyte A7 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
For general use, both the Gigabyte A7 and Lenovo Legion 7 have displays that offer clear visuals and brightness suitable for everyday tasks like web browsing and video watching. In engineering and design, the Lenovo Legion 7 likely provides more accurate colors for professional work due to better coverage of color gamuts, which is crucial when precision in color reproduction is required. However, for gaming and 3D applications, the lower refresh rates on both models would result in less fluid motion and longer response times, which are not ideal for fast-paced games or rendering that demands high refresh rates for smooth visuals.
Battery
4.5 Hours
6.5 Hours
The Gigabyte A7 has 4.5 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion 7 has 6.5 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Fair
Good
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
5.5 lbs
WEIGHT
5.5 lbs
1.1in
THICKNESS
0.8in
The Lenovo Legion 7 has good portability, while the Gigabyte A7 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
7.2/10
8.5/10
The Lenovo Legion 7 has very good build quality, while the Gigabyte A7 has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$940
$1,500
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
The Gigabyte A7 has a price of $940 and the Lenovo Legion 7 costs $1,500.
"In terms of looks, the Gigabyte A7 X1 is certainly not a trendy, slim, and ultra-mobile gaming laptop. But it does what it's supposed to do, namely bringing games smoothly onto the screen, very well. Both the processor and the GeForce RTX 3070 are able to unleash their performance without restrictions thanks to the well-ventilated case. The Gigabyte A7 X1 brings modern games smoothly onto the screen and offers excellent maintenance options."
"The Lenovo Legion 7 is a fast 16-inch gamer with 165 Hz display. The new Lenovo Legion 7 is a very good gaming notebook that, despite its comparatively compact compact 16-inch case, does not have to do without the most powerful components. Thanks to good cooling, no compromises are made in terms of performance. Both the Core i9-12900HX and the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti perform at a very high level."
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About Gigabyte
Gigabyte is a Taiwanese computer hardware manufacturer. While Gigabyte mainly focuses its business on desktop hardware, Gigabyte is known for its value-oriented G series laptops, thin and light Aero series, and performance-oriented Aorus series. Gigabyte laptops offer a strong value proposition to compete with mainstream alternatives.
About Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
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