The Gigabyte Aorus 7 comes with a dedicated Nvidia graphics card that is great for gaming and 3D work but is heavier and has shorter battery life, making it less portable. In contrast, the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 is lighter with longer battery life and has a higher resolution OLED touchscreen, which is excellent for high-quality visuals and design work. It’s also more expensive. If budget is a concern and your primary use is gaming or 3D tasks, the Gigabyte may be your pick. However, if you prioritize screen quality, portability, and can afford a higher price, the ThinkPad Z16 would be more suitable. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Gigabyte Aorus 7
Good for gaming and AI
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16
Very good for general use
Very good for software development
Very good for content creation
Very good overall build quality
Good portability
Best in class speakers
Excellent keyboard
Key differences
General Use
7.6/10
8.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2400
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
351.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
393.0 nits
6.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
7.0 Hours
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
6.2/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.8/10
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 is very good for general use, while the Gigabyte Aorus 7 is good.
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 excels in general use with its higher quality OLED screen, more RAM, and a premium keyboard, plus it's lighter and has longer battery life, making it great for on-the-go productivity. In contrast, the Gigabyte Aorus 7 has a larger but less sharp screen and while it's equipped with a solid CPU and ample RAM, it's heavier and has lower battery life, making it less ideal for frequent travel but still capable for various tasks.
Gaming and AI
7.8/10
6.7/10
8.1/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
4.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2400
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
No
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
No
6.5/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
8.0/10
The Gigabyte Aorus 7 is good for gaming and AI, while the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 is only fair.
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.
Content Creation
7.6/10
8.5/10
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2400
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 is very good for content creation, while the Gigabyte Aorus 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
7.4/10
8.2/10
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
32.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2400
8.0/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
9.0/10
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 is very good for software development, while the Gigabyte Aorus 7 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
8.3/10
8.5/10
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 2400
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
OLED
360Hz
REFRESH RATE
60Hz
351.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
393.0 nits
The Gigabyte Aorus 7 has a better screen than the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 for gaming and AI, while the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 has a better screen for general use, engineering and design, content creation, and software development.
When considering a laptop for general use, both the Gigabyte Aorus 7 and Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 have screens with good resolution and brightness, and panel types suited to everyday tasks such as web browsing, document editing, and video streaming, which makes them very good. For engineering and design tasks, the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 offers superior color accuracy due to its excellent coverage of color gamuts like DCI-P3 and Adobe RGB, which are crucial for professional photo editing, graphic design, and precision work. However, for gaming and 3D applications where fast and smooth movements are key, both laptops fall short due to their lower refresh rates, which do not match the high rates favored by gamers for more fluid visuals.
Portability
Fair
Good
17.3in
SIZE
16.0in
5.9 lbs
WEIGHT
4.2 lbs
1.0in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 has good portability, while the Gigabyte Aorus 7 has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
7.4/10
8.0/10
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 has very good build quality, while the Gigabyte Aorus 7 has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 and Gigabyte Aorus 7 are both very good for engineering and design.
The Gigabyte Aorus 7 boasts a powerful Intel CPU and Nvidia GPU, coupled with a high-refresh-rate screen, making it suitable for CAD and 3D modeling, but it's heavier which affects portability. In contrast, the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 features a high-resolution OLED touchscreen and a more robust CPU and GPU combo, along with double the RAM, which together provide excellent visual fidelity and smooth multitasking for various engineering applications; its lighter weight and superior keyboard also enhance portability and user comfort.
Battery
6.0 Hours
7.0 Hours
The Gigabyte Aorus 7 has 6 hours of battery life. The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 has 7 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.
Cost
$1,190
$1,120
$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 ThinkPad Z16 costs $1,120.
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How the Gigabyte Aorus 7 and the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 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."
"Lenovo’s ThinkPad Z16 tries has some success in its effort to tweak the ThinkPad formula. The laptop is attractive, yet still tame, and material quality is on par with the best Windows competition. I also like the smooth, responsive haptic touchpad and the wide range of modern connectivity. Yet the Z16 doesn’t fix ThinkPad’s typical weakness: value. Starting around $1,550, and more typically near $1,700, the Z16 finds itself facing alternatives that have better performance or an improved display for the same price, or less."
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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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