The Gigabyte Aorus 7 offers high performance with its powerful CPU and dedicated graphics, making it well-suited for intensive gaming, 3D rendering, and machine learning tasks. However, its larger size, heavier weight, and shorter battery life make it less portable. On the other hand, the Lenovo Flex 5 14, with its integrated graphics, is more budget-friendly, portable, and has longer battery life, making it versatile for general use and suitable for on-the-go productivity with a touchscreen and 2-in-1 flexibility, but it is less suited for demanding graphical tasks. Choose the Aorus 7 for demanding tasks and occasional transport, or the Flex 5 for everyday use, battery life, and portability. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 7
Very good for engineering and design
Good for gaming and AI
Very good overall display quality
Good speakers
Very good keyboard
Advantages of the Lenovo Flex 5 14
Very good portability
Very good battery life
Key differences
Gaming and AI
7.8/10
6.2/10
8.1/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.5/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 7 is good for gaming and AI, while the Lenovo Flex 5 14 is only fair.
The Gigabyte Aorus 7 is equipped with a powerful Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU and a high screen refresh rate of 360Hz, making it well-suited for gaming and 3D applications, while the Lenovo Flex 5 14, with its integrated AMD Vega 8 graphics and a modest 60Hz screen refresh rate, offers fair performance for lighter gaming and less demanding 3D tasks.
Engineering and Design
8.1/10
7.0/10
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.9/10
8.1/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
3.6/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Gigabyte Aorus 7 is very good for engineering and design, while the Lenovo Flex 5 14 is good.
PerfectRec’s Engineering and Design Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for graphic design and 3D rendering work.
Screen Quality
8.3/10
6.4/10
17.3in
SIZE
14.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
351.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
277.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aorus 7 has a better screen than the Lenovo Flex 5 14 for general use, gaming and AI, and engineering and design.
For general use, the Gigabyte Aorus 7 offers a high-resolution display with good brightness and a quality panel type, providing a sharp and vibrant viewing experience, while the Lenovo Flex 5 14's screen, although adequate, may not be as bright or sharp. In engineering and design, the Gigabyte Aorus 7 screen supports a wider range of colors which is crucial for professional color work, but the Lenovo Flex 5 14, despite having fair color representation, may fall short for more color-critical tasks. When it comes to Gaming and 3D, the Gigabyte Aorus 7's lower refresh rate can lead to less fluid motion compared to screens designed for gaming, whereas the Lenovo Flex 5 14 also doesn't offer the high refresh rate or resolution that would benefit fast-paced or visually intensive 3D applications.
Battery
6.0 Hours
11.5 Hours
The Gigabyte Aorus 7 has 6 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Flex 5 14 has 11.5 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
Very Good
17.3in
SIZE
14.0in
5.9 lbs
WEIGHT
3.4 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.7in
The Lenovo Flex 5 14 has very good portability, while the Gigabyte Aorus 7 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Cost
$1,190
$950
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
$1,600
$1,800
The Gigabyte Aorus 7 has a price of $1,190 and the Lenovo Flex 5 14 costs $950.
The Lenovo Flex 5 14 and Gigabyte Aorus 7 are both good for general use.
PerfectRec’s General Use Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for general productivity, web browsing, streaming, video calls, and running a wide variety of apps and programs.
Content Creation
7.6/10
7.6/10
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.9/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Gigabyte Aorus 7 and Lenovo Flex 5 14 are both 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
7.4/10
7.4/10
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
6.9/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1200
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.0/10
The Lenovo Flex 5 14 and Gigabyte Aorus 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.
Build Quality
7.4/10
7.0/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 7 and Lenovo Flex 5 14 both have good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
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How the Gigabyte Aorus 7 and the Lenovo Flex 5 14 compare to other laptops
"The Gigabyte Aorus 7 is a gaming laptop that is pitched at perhaps the hardest market to get right: the mid-range. So, unlike high-end gaming laptops that can throw the latest and greatest components together in a bid to attract gamers with plenty of money to spend, or budget gaming laptops that can make wise cuts that are justified as long as the price is low enough, mid-rangers like the Gigabyte Aorus 7 have to balance the two."
"The highlight of the latest IdeaPad Flex 5 14 is clearly its AMD CPU. The octa-core Ryzen 7 5700U is insanely fast even when compared to the best Tiger Lake Ultrabooks in the market or even Core H CPUs in many gaming laptops. It's a lot of raw processing power for what is supposed to be a budget 14-inch convertible. If your daily workloads can benefit from extra multi-thread CPU performance, then look no further than the inexpensive AMD-powered Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14. For regular on-the-road browsing or video streaming, however, a slimmer and lighter 10th gen Core Yoga, Spectre, or XPS would be a more balanced option."
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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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