The Gigabyte Aorus 17 is less expensive and offers a large 17.3-inch screen with a high refresh rate, making it suitable for fast-paced gaming, but it is heavier and has a lower screen resolution. The Lenovo Legion 9i is more expensive and has a powerful processor and graphics card, making it excellent for engineering and machine learning tasks, and it includes a high resolution 16-inch display, but provides less battery life and has a heavier power brick. Choose the Aorus for budget-friendliness and gaming, and the Legion for demanding tasks and a sharper display. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 17
Good battery life
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 9i
Very good for general use
Best in class for engineering and design
Excellent for gaming and AI
Very good for software development
Best in class overall display quality
Very good overall build quality
Best in class speakers
Excellent keyboard
Key differences
General Use
7.9/10
8.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3200 x 2000
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
Mini LED
267.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
682.0 nits
6.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
3.0 Hours
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
6.2/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.3/10
The Lenovo Legion 9i is very good for general use, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17 is good.
The Lenovo Legion 9i stands out for general use with a more powerful CPU, double the RAM for better multitasking, and a screen with higher resolution and brightness, which enhances visual tasks, but it may have a lower battery life than ideal for extended use without charging. In contrast, the Gigabyte Aorus 17 offers a fair balance with respectable performance and a very good keyboard, but it falls behind the Legion 9i in screen quality and may be less portable due to its larger size and weight.
Gaming and AI
8.1/10
9.2/10
8.3/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.8/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3200 x 2000
360Hz
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 9i is excellent for gaming and AI, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17 is very good.
The Lenovo Legion 9i edges out the Gigabyte Aorus 17 with a superior GPU, offering enhanced gaming and 3D performance, although it has a lower screen refresh rate which is more relevant for fast-paced gaming scenarios. While both laptops feature high-quality displays, the Legion 9i's Mini LED screen likely provides better screen quality than the Aorus 17's IPS display.
Engineering and Design
8.4/10
9.6/10
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 9i is best in class for engineering and design, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17 is very good.
The Lenovo Legion 9i stands out for engineering and design due to its superior main processor and double the RAM of the Gigabyte Aorus 17, as well as featuring a GPU that is a tier above, which greatly enhances complex task management and rendering capabilities. Moreover, while both have high-quality screens, the Legion 9i's Mini LED display offers a higher resolution and significantly better brightness and color coverage, translating to more detailed and vibrant visuals crucial for design work.
Content Creation
8.0/10
8.7/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.9/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3200 x 2000
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
Mini LED
The Lenovo Legion 9i and Gigabyte Aorus 17 are both very good for content creation, though the Lenovo Legion 9i 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
7.5/10
8.3/10
9.1/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.9/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3200 x 2000
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
The Lenovo Legion 9i is very good for software development, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17 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.
Screen Quality
8.0/10
9.7/10
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3200 x 2000
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
Mini LED
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
267.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
682.0 nits
The Lenovo Legion 9i has a better screen than the Gigabyte Aorus 17 for general use, gaming and AI, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
The Lenovo Legion 9i offers superior screen quality for general use due to its brighter display and higher resolution, providing clear and vivid images. Engineering and design professionals prefer the Legion 9i as it covers a wider range of colors, allowing for more accurate color work with its higher Adobe RGB and DCI-P3 gamut coverage. However, for gaming and 3D, both the Aorus 17 and Legion 9i have lower refresh rates, which means they're not as smooth in displaying fast-moving visuals, which is a critical aspect for these applications.
Battery
6.0 Hours
3.0 Hours
The Gigabyte Aorus 17 has 6 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion 9i has 3 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
7.4/10
8.5/10
The Lenovo Legion 9i has very good build quality, while the Gigabyte Aorus 17 has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$1,700
$3,420
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
The Gigabyte Aorus 17 has a price of $1,700 and the Lenovo Legion 9i costs $3,420.
"The Gigabyte Aorus 17 is a powerful high-end gaming machine. The Aorus 17 is a potent gaming notebook in a 17.3-inch format designed for FHD gaming at maximum settings. A Core i7-12700H processor and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU make this possible. A lightning-fast PCIe 4 SSD (1 TB) provides the necessary storage space and ensures short loading times. With the Aorus 17 XE4, Gigabyte delivers a well-rounded, high-performance gaming notebook."
"The Lenovo Legion 9i is meant as a top-end flagship showcase for enthusiasts, and on that, it delivers. You'll find flashier designs in this price tier—Razer’s all-metal build in a similarly sized laptop like the Blade 16, or monstrous 18-inch machines—but this is a well-thought-out laptop. The chassis is trim for a 16-inch powerhouse, the lid is unique, and bespoke liquid cooling takes performance to the next level."
Get a great deal on the Gigabyte Aorus 17 or the Lenovo Legion 9i
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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