If you prioritize gaming or engineering tasks and want higher performance graphics, the Gigabyte Aorus 15X with its advanced graphics card will serve you well, but it's heavier and might not be as easy to carry around. The Lenovo Legion 7, on the other hand, offers slightly less powerful gaming performance due to its lesser graphics card; however, it's lighter, which makes it a bit more portable. Both laptops provide a high-resolution display and a smooth visual experience, with the Aorus having a higher refresh rate that is particularly beneficial for fast-paced games. Consider the Aorus 15X for intense graphical tasks and the Legion 7 for a balance between performance and portability. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 15X
Very good for gaming and AI
Very good for content creation
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 7
Very good overall build quality
Good battery life
Very good speakers
Excellent keyboard
Key differences
Gaming and AI
8.5/10
7.8/10
8.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.4/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X is very good for gaming and AI, while the Lenovo Legion 7 is good.
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.
Screen Quality
8.2/10
8.3/10
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
240Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
301.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
469.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X has a better screen than the Lenovo Legion 7 for content creation, while the Lenovo Legion 7 has a better screen for general use, and engineering and design.
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X's screen excels in sharpness and clarity for everyday tasks due to its resolution and brightness, yet it lacks the color accuracy critical for engineering and design work. The Lenovo Legion 7, offering similar resolution and brightness, surpasses it with broader color gamut coverage, enhancing precision for design applications. However, both laptops fall short in gaming and 3D environments, where they lack the high refresh rates required for smooth visuals, despite being adequate in resolution and panel type for less demanding media consumption.
Build Quality
7.4/10
8.5/10
The Lenovo Legion 7 has very good build quality, while the Gigabyte Aorus 15X has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
The Lenovo Legion 7 and Gigabyte Aorus 15X are both good for general use.
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X boasts a more powerful CPU and newer GPU, making it very responsive for a range of tasks and capable of handling demanding applications smoothly, which is ideal for general use; however, it is slightly heavier than the Lenovo Legion 7, which has a higher-resolution screen and better battery life, thus offering good performance while being more convenient for on-the-go use. The Legion 7 also tends to manage heat and operating noise slightly better, adding to its suitability for general use without too much trade-off in handling heavier tasks.
Engineering and Design
8.6/10
8.2/10
9.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
8.9/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X and Lenovo Legion 7 are both very good for engineering and design.
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X is outfitted with a more advanced Intel i9 processor and RTX 4070 graphics, promising superior performance for demanding engineering and design applications compared to the Lenovo Legion 7's Ryzen 7 CPU and RTX 3070 GPU. However, despite their similar high-quality displays and ample RAM, the Aorus 15X's edge in processing might come at the cost of greater weight and shorter battery life, which are important for users needing portability and longer unplugged working sessions.
Content Creation
8.0/10
7.9/10
9.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Gigabyte Aorus 15X to be very good for content creation, while the Lenovo Legion 7 is good.
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
7.7/10
7.6/10
9.9/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
2560 x 1440
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1600
7.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X and Lenovo Legion 7 are both good for software development.
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.
Battery
5.5 Hours
6.5 Hours
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X has 5.5 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
Good
Good
15.6in
SIZE
16.0in
5.7 lbs
WEIGHT
5.5 lbs
0.7in
THICKNESS
0.8in
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X and Lenovo Legion 7 both have good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Cost
$1,600
$1,500
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
The Gigabyte Aorus 15X has a price of $1,600 and the Lenovo Legion 7 costs $1,500.
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How the Gigabyte Aorus 15X and the Lenovo Legion 7 compare to other laptops
"The Gigabyte Aorus 15X is a strong showing of Raptor Lake and RTX 4000 series. While the Aorus had trouble keeping up in older games like Grand Theft Auto V, it nudged past the competition in Shadow of the Tomb Raider. It also flexed its next-generation muscle in Far Cry 6 and Borderlands 3. While we were impressed with the overall build quality and design of the Aorus 15X, the keyboard lacked good tactile feedback. The display performed well in real-world testing despite its on-paper shortcoming with brightness, but the speakers are lackluster at best."
"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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