The Gigabyte Aero 5 offers an OLED screen with higher resolution, which is better for visual work but has a lower refresh rate compared to the Lenovo Legion 7i Pro, making the latter more suitable for fast-paced gaming. The Legion has a more powerful processor and graphics card, twice the RAM, and higher performance scores for 3D rendering, machine learning, and engineering, thus it's more suited for intensive tasks. While the Legion is slightly heavier, it's newer and may have a longer lifespan. If portability and price are pivotal for you, and you require a laptop for general use or visual work, the Aero might be a better option. If you need a laptop primarily for gaming or high-performance tasks and don't mind spending a bit more, the Legion 7i Pro would be the more appropriate choice. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aero 5
Good battery life
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i
Very good for general use
Excellent for engineering and design
Excellent for gaming and AI
Very good for software development
Very good overall build quality
Best in class speakers
Excellent keyboard
Key differences
General Use
7.9/10
8.4/10
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
446.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
469.0 nits
7.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
5.0 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
6.7/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.4/10
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is very good for general use, while the Gigabyte Aero 5 is good.
The Lenovo Legion 7i Pro offers superior performance due to its more powerful CPU and double the RAM of the Gigabyte Aero 5, which enhances its capability for various computing tasks. Both feature excellent screen quality, but the Gigabyte Aero 5's OLED display provides higher color accuracy and resolution, making it more suitable for tasks requiring visual fidelity, while the Legion compensates with a higher refresh rate screen favorable for smooth visuals in fast-paced applications.
Gaming and AI
7.9/10
9.1/10
8.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.8/10
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
7.0/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is excellent for gaming and AI, while the Gigabyte Aero 5 is good.
The Gigabyte Aero 5 is very good for gaming and 3D due to its high-quality OLED screen and capable Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti GPU, but its screen refresh rate is lower. The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is excellent for these tasks as it features a more powerful Nvidia RTX 4080 GPU and a much higher refresh rate screen, though the screen quality isn't OLED like the Aero's.
Engineering and Design
8.7/10
9.3/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.9/10
8.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.8/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is excellent for engineering and design, while the Gigabyte Aero 5 is very good.
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i trumps the Gigabyte Aero 5 in engineering and design use due to its more powerful CPU and double the RAM, which are crucial for heavy computational tasks, along with a superior GPU that enhances graphics rendering. Meanwhile, the Aero 5 offers an OLED screen with better resolution and color space coverage, which is ideal for precision in design work, but it has less overall performance power for engineering applications compared to the Legion Pro 7i.
Screen Quality
8.6/10
8.7/10
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
OLED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
60Hz
REFRESH RATE
240Hz
446.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
469.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aero 5 has a better screen than the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i for general use, and engineering and design, while the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i has a better screen for gaming and AI, content creation, and software development.
For general use, the Gigabyte Aero 5 provides a bright, high-resolution display with a panel type that offers clear and crisp images, making texts and graphics easy to read and view. When it comes to engineering and design, the Aero 5 covers a wide range of colors, allowing for more accurate color representation which is crucial for detail-oriented tasks. However, for gaming and 3D, it falls short due to a lower refresh rate, which can lead to less fluid motion and slower response times, diminishing the overall experience in fast-paced scenarios.
Battery
7.0 Hours
5.0 Hours
The Gigabyte Aero 5 has 7 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i has 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.
Build Quality
7.8/10
8.5/10
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i has very good build quality, while the Gigabyte Aero 5 has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$1,250
$1,920
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
The Gigabyte Aero 5 has a price of $1,250 and the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i costs $1,920.
The Lenovo Legion Pro 7i and Gigabyte Aero 5 are both very good for content creation.
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
7.9/10
8.2/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.9/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
3840 x 2160
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Lenovo Legion Pro 7i to be very good for software development, while the Gigabyte Aero 5 is good.
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.
Portability
Fair
Fair
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
5.0 lbs
WEIGHT
6.1 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.9in
The Gigabyte Aero 5 and Lenovo Legion Pro 7i both have only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
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How the Gigabyte Aero 5 and the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i compare to other laptops
"It is unfortunate that the Gigabyte AERO notebook series have seem to lost its charm, as it’s not exactly any much different from the AORUS series now. Regardless, content creators and designers will certainly still appreciate the features on the AERO 5 XE4, which are fundamental to their work. This largely revolved around the notebook’s display, which is colour calibrated and validated, high resolution (4K) and with great AMOLED colour representation. Now that the AERO 5 XE4 has improved its performance with the latest CPU and GPU, the professionals can also appreciate the improved productivity from the notebook."
"Passionate gamers who want to play demanding modern titles with maximum details and don't mind spending the moolah will find the Lenovo Legion 7 Pro to be the right choice. The bright, sharp, and color-accurate 16:10 QHD 240 Hz display makes for an immersive viewing experience. The hardware is housed in a stylish chassis that feels premium and scores well in terms of workmanship and stability. Other aspects such as sound quality, input devices, and connectivity also seem to be near-perfect."
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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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