We’re discussing the Lenovo Legion 7i series in the article, in its Gen 10 2025 variant. This is offered by Lenovo as the Legion 7i in North America, and as the Legion 7 in most other markets.
It’s a premium-built chassis with a clean design, available mostly in a Glacier White color variant. It gets proper inputs and IO, a 16-inch OLED display, and capable mid-tier specs. It’s not as powerful or as well-cooled as the full-performance Legion Pro 7i, but it is more compact and more lightweight, at just under 2 kilos.
In fact, this is Lenovo’s more portable premium laptop chassis, a direct competitor to popular options such as the Razer Blade 16 and the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16/ProArt P16. But unlike the other OEMs, Lenovo takes a slightly different approach hardware-wise with this series, bundling a powerful Intel Core Ultra HX processor with only mid-range RTX 5000 GPUs, an approach that has its pros and cons, as we’ll discuss further down in this review.
If interested, we’ve tested most of the other Legion series of this generations, and here are the links:
Legion Pro 5i – mainstream affordable 16-inch model, OLED, up to Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5070Ti (or Ryzen 9 + RTX 5070);Legion Pro 7i – premium 16-inch model, OLED, up to Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5090 (or Ryzen 9 + RTX 5080);Legion 9i – premium large-size 18-inch model, IPS 4K, up to Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5090.
We’ve also tested most of the competitors in these niches of performance and gaming notebooks.
Specs sheet as reviewed – Lenovo Legion 7i
2025 Lenovo Legion 7i 16IAX10, gen 10
Display 16-inch, 16:10, glossy, non-touch,OLED QHD+ 2560 x 1600 px , 165 Hz 1ms,
Processor Intel Arrow Lake HX,
Video Intel Graphics + Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 8GB graphics (up to 115W with Dynamic Boost)
Memory 32 GB DDR5-6400 RAM (2x DIMMs)
Storage 1 TB SSD (Samsung PM9C1a) – 1x M.2 PCIe 5.0, 1x M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots
Connectivity WiFi 7 (Mediatek MT7925) 2×2 with Bluetooth 5.4
Ports Left: 1x USB-A 3.2 gen2, 1x USB-C with Thunderbolt 4, 1x USB-C 3.2 with PD, audio jack
Battery 84Wh, 245 W power adapter, USB-C charging up to 140W
Size 362 mm or 14.24” (w) x 263 mm or 10.37 (d) x 17.9 mm or .7″ (h)
Weight 1.96 kg (4.32 lbs),
Extras clamshell 16-inch format with 180-degree screen angle,
Design and construction This Legion 7i is a more simplistic and more portable variation of the full-power Lenovo Legion Pro 7i series discussed here . The two share a common design language and particularities, but the Legion 7i is slightly more compact and much lighter.
It also lacks all of the RGB elements offered on the Pro model, targeting a more professional-oriented user base. It comes in white, though, so it’s still a design that stands out, and I’m not sure if that’s right for stricter professional environments. In the past, Lenovo used to offer two contrasting color schemes, but for this generation, I’m only seeing the Glacier White variant. Perhaps an all-black variant, like on the Pro notebook, would have made sense as well.
Another weird design decision is the shiny metal sides with a sharp edge finish, a bit much aesthetically for my taste, and very aggressive on the wrists when using the notebook on a more cramped desk. Not a fan.
These aside, though, no complaints. The chassis is entirely made out of metal pieces and feels sturdy and robust. It doesn’t bend or flex or squeak in any way that might bother with daily use. And it doesn’t show any smudges, barely at all, on this color.
As far as the overall size and weight of this series, it tips the scales at under 2 kilos and feels compact due to its design with the extra hump behind the screen, which houses some ports and all the cooling. For comparison, this Legion is a little larger in footprint and thickness than a Razer Blade 16 or an Asus ProArt P16 , but also a little lighter.
Ergonomics are solid here, for the most part, with the exception of that bright always-on light in the power button. For some reason, Lenovo don’t want to give up on this annoying light, and even made it bigger and more obtrusive with their 2025 generation models. For watching movies and using the laptop in a dark room, that light is atrocious. Update: Looks like this can be controlled and switched off in the settings now (Display Settings > Power Button LED Control).
That aside, though, the notebook offers excellent grip on a flat desk, strong hinges that can go flat to 180 degrees, a convenient notch on the screen part to easily lift up the display, and plenty of ports lined around the sides.
The power plug and the HDMI are on the rear edge, behind the display, while the USB-As, USB-Cs, the audio jack, and the SD card reader are on the left and right edges.
Keyboard and touchpad There’s a full-size keyboard on this notebook, with a NumPad section and full-size, properly spaced arrow keys, as well as a spacious touchpad centered on the Space key.
This is a good keyboard, pretty much identical to the one in the Pro 7i series. It’s a standard layout and implementation for a higher-tier Legion laptop with nicely finished keycaps, responsive feedback, and a hit depth of 1.6 mm.
There’s RGB per-key control offered, with bright and uniform LEDs.
The software package (Spectrum app) isn’t that intuitive, but it offers plenty of customization options once you figure out where to find it (in the new LenovoSpace control app) and how it works.
The touchpad is made of plastic (Maylar), but it feels and works fine with general use, swipes, taps, you name it. No complaints.
As for biometrics, there’s IR functionality for the camera and no finger sensor.
Screen – glossy OLED The display on this Legion 7i is a 16-inch 16:10 format with an OLED panel, just like on all of the other 16-inch Legion laptops of the 2025 generation. A glossy non-touch OLED, so without any of the grain and screen-door effect noticeable on light backgrounds on the touch variants.
Unlike on the Pro 7i, though, this series is mostly offered with a 165Hz OLED, and not the 240Hz OLED that you can get on the gaming models. A tiny detail, since the two panels are otherwise pretty much identical in features and functionality.
This sort of OLED panel is excellent for watching video content, for content creation, and for gaming, with the rich contrast, deep black, and punchy colors. Furthermore, the refresh rate, fast response times, and GSync support further enhance the gaming experience.
For general use and multitasking, though, you’ll have to make do with the glare and reflections of the glossy finish, as well as the other particularities of OLED laptop implementations, such as flickering. But while PWM is used on this panel at all brightness levels, it’s a higher frequency that shouldn’t bother most eyes. Furthermore, this panel gets close to 500-nits of sustained SDR brightness, and that helps improve its usability in bright light environments or outdoors.
So all in all, I’d expect most potential buyers of this sort of laptop to fall in love with this OLED display and just accept its quirky technological particularities.
Hardware and performance Our test model is a top-specced configuration of the 2025 Lenovo Legion 7i gen10, code name 16IAX10, with an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 dGPU, 32 GB of DDR5-6400 memory, and 1 TB of middling SSD storage.
Disclaimer: This is a retail unit provided by Lenovo for this review. It was tested on the mature software available as of mid-November 2025 (BIOS RXCN25WW, Nvidia Studio 581.57 driver), many months after launch.
Spec-wise, the 2025 Legion 7i is a rather unusual hardware bundle, with a powerful CPU and only mid-range GPUs.
The Core Ultra 9 275HX is a high-performance mobile processor part of the Intel Arrow Lake HX lineup , with 24 Cores and 24 Threads. It only runs at about ~100W sustained power in this chassis, though, so it doesn’t perform as well as on the beefier Legion models.
For the GPU, this Legion 7i series is available with either RTX 5070 8GB or RTX 5060 8GB mid-tier GPUs, running at up to 115W TGP. There’s no higher-tier GPU configuration. All variants offer a MUX and either regular Optimus or Advanced Optimus.
For the RAM, the series offers two DDR5 SODIMM slots. Our unit is a 32 GB DDR5-6400 RAM (2x 16 GB) configuration.
For storage, there are two M.2 2280 SSD slots, one supporting PCIe gen5 speeds, and the other being PCIe gen4. Our sample comes preconfigured with a middling Samsung gen4 1TB drive.
The RAM sticks, the SSDs, and the WiFi module are all upgradable here. For that, you’d need to remove the back panel, hold on place by a few Philips screws (all the same size).
Lenovo replaced the Vantage control app used on past Legions with a new piece of software called LenovoSpace. Not a fan necessarily, but it works once you get a hold of it – allows control over the power and fan settings, as well as the keyboard’s RGB lighting. The power profiles are the same as before: Quiet, Balance, Performance, and Custom, with the latter offering various settings for the CPU/GPU and fan control.
Here are the power limits and targeted fan noise levels for each of the default profiles:
Quiet Balance Performance Custom
CPU only, PL1/PL2 TDP
55/115W
72/125W
95/163W
100/163W
GPU only, max TGP
55W
115W
105W
115W
Crossload power,
80W, 25 + 55 W
120W, 40 + 80 W
150W, 45 + 105 W
180W, 65 + 115 W
Noise at head-level, tested
<35 dBA
~42 dBA
~48 dBA
50 dBA, max fans
Decently balanced profiles, just much less powerful than on the Pro 7i series.
Before we jump to the performance section, here’s how this laptop handles everyday use and multitasking on the Quiet profile, unplugged from the wall.
Performance and benchmarks – Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX + Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 On to more demanding loads, we start by testing the CPU’s sustained performance in the Cinebench R15 loop test.
The system cuts power quickly in sustained loads in order to keep thermals at bay in this rather portable chassis with mid-level cooling capacity. Ideally, you’ll want to keep the laptop on a stand to further prevent any sort of thermal limitations, although that’s not that much of an issue on this Legion 7i chassis as on the Pro 5i and Pro 7i variants.
So, in Performance mode, the Core Ultra 9 275HX runs at 150+W of power for brief seconds, and then drops to around 95W sustained. At 95W, with the laptop raised off the desk, we measured temperatures around 85-88 °C and fan noise around 48 dBA. This sort of power limit leads to scores of around 4900 points, within 7-8% lower than on the Pro 7i chassis, but also within 20% lower than what the same processor can score in the best designs out there. More on that in a bit.
Performance doesn’t change with the laptop flat on the desk, but the CPU temperatures reach higher levels in the low to mid 90s °C.
On the Balance profile, the CPU stabilizes at ~75W sustained, with temperatures in the low 80s °C and fan noise of around 38 dBA. The performance takes a 10% dip compared to Performance mode. Not bad.
The Quiet profile sets a 65W sustained limit for the CPU, with much quieter fans and temperatures in the high 70s °C. The scores drop to another 10%, at 80% of what the laptop can do in Performance mode. Not bad at all.
Finally, the CPU runs at ~52 W of power on battery, on the Balance profile, with scores of around 3500 points. Details below.
To put these findings in perspective, here’s how this Core Ultra 9 275X implementation fares against other powerful platforms in this test.
This same processor scores about 10% higher on the Legion Pro 7i and as much as 20% higher in full-size notebooks such as the ROG Scar 18 or the Lenovo Legion 9i, which allow for higher sustained power closer to 200W.
At the same time, the CPU in this Legion 7i scores much higher than the Core Ultra 9 285HX or the Ryzen 9 AI HX 370 processors implemented in other portable 16-inch devices in this space. So if CPU sustained performance is what you’re after, this Legion 7i might be the right option for you over everything else in the segment.
We then went ahead and further verified our findings with the more taxing Cinebench R23 loop test and Blender – Classroom, which resulted in similar findings to what we explained above: 95W sustained on Performance, 72-75W sustained on Balance, and 55W sustained on Quiet.
We also ran the 3DMark CPU test on the Performance profile.
Finally, we ran our combined CPU+GPU stress tests on this notebook. 3DMark stress runs the same test for 20 times in a loop and looks for performance variation and degradation over time. This unit passes the test both flat on a desk and when placed on a stand, which means thermal never impacts the system’s sustained performance. More on that in the gaming section down below.
Next, we ran the entire suite of tests and benchmarks on the Performance profile with the GPU set on Hybrid mode and with the screen set at the native 2560 x 1600 px resolution.
Again, the laptop was placed on a stand for all these tests to prevent thermal limitations.
Here’s what we got:
3DMark 13 – CPU profile: max – 15924, 16 – 13094, 8 – 8818, 4 – 4873, 2 – 2476, 1 – 1279;3DMark 13 – Fire Strike (DX11): 29880 (Graphics – 36305, Physics – 45455, Combined – 10517);3DMark 13 – Port Royal (RTX): 8855;3DMark 13 – Time Spy (DX12): 14161 (Graphics – 13804, CPU – 16593);3DMark 13 – Speed Way (DX12 Ultimate): 3461;3DMark 13 – Steel Nomad (DX12 Ultimate): 3168;3DMark 13 – DLSS: 16.69 fps DLSS Off, 77.59 fps DLSS On;
Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Extreme: 7965;Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Medium: 25619;
Aida64 Extreme, memory test – ;PCMark 10: -;GeekBench 6.2.2 64-bit: -;CineBench R15 (best run): CPU 5491 cb, CPU Single Core 333 cb;CineBench R23: CPU 33014 cb (best single run), CPU 31987 cb (10 min run), CPU Single Core 2200 cb;CineBench 2024: GPU – pts, CPU 1857 pts (loop run), CPU Single Core 134 pts.
And here are some workstation benchmarks, on the same Performance profile:
Blender 4.3.2 – BMW scene – CPU Compute: 1m 18s;Blender 4.3.2 – BMW scene – GPU Compute: 16.32s (CUDA), 8.02 (Optix);Blender 4.3.2 – Classroom scene – CPU Compute: 3m 13s;Blender 4.3.2 – Classroom scene – GPU Compute: 33.36s (CUDA), 17.79s (Optix);
SPECviewperf 2020 – 3DSMax 07: 123.42;SPECviewperf 2020 – Catia 06: 74.62;SPECviewperf 2020 – Creo 03: 112.59;SPECviewperf 2020 – Energy: 48.10;SPECviewperf 2020 – Maya 06: 471.66;SPECviewperf 2020 – Medical 03: 44.24;SPECviewperf 2020 – SNX 04: 25.79;SPECviewperf 2020 – SW 07: 312.28
SPECviewperf 15 – 3DSMax 08: 38.07;SPECviewperf 15 – Blender 01: 60.46;SPECviewperf 15 – Catia 07: 52.39;SPECviewperf 15 – Creo 04: 108.31;SPECviewperf 15 – Energy 04: 47.78;SPECviewperf 15 – Enscape 01: 42.48;SPECviewperf 15 – Maya 07: 151.65;SPECviewperf 15 – Medical 04: 43.93;SPECviewperf 15 – Solidworks 08: 24.43;SPECviewperf 15 – Unreal Engine 01: 80.01;
V-Ray Benchmark: 22234 – CPU, 1642 – CUDA, 2232 – RTX.
These are interesting results.
On the CPU side, having a Core Ultra HX processor helps this outmatch most other lightweight 16-inch options in this segment, which are mostly built on Core Ultra H and Ryzen AI hardware. The difference is within 20-40% in favor of this Legion 7i, even if the HX hardware doesn’t run at high power and at its best abilities possible in larger full-size devices.
On the GPU side, though, this is merely a mid-powered mid-tier 5070 GPU with only 8 GB of vRAM. For general use and gaming, that should suffice for most people, but if you need a more capable GPU and more video RAM for either your work or even gaming, you’ll just have to look elsewhere. For comparison, most of the premium-tier alternatives in this space can be specced up to an RTX 5090, and most offer higher TGP settings across the board.
Quiet Mode – lower power, sub 35 dBA noise Performance mode is a decent performer, but the laptop runs noisily on it. If low noise is a priority, here’s what to expect on Quiet mode, which keeps the fan at sub-35 dBA.
Here’s what we got:
3DMark 13 – CPU profile: max – 10269, 16 – 8935, 8 – 7152, 4 – 4481, 2 – 2390, 1 – 941;3DMark 13 – Fire Strike: 23471 (Graphics – 26653, Physics – 36004, Combined – 9709);3DMark 13 – Time Spy: 11062 (Graphics – 10504, CPU – 15838);Uniengine Superposition – 1080p Extreme: 6249;CineBench R23 (10 min loop): -;Blender 3.6.5 – Classroom scene – CPU Compute: 3m 55s.SPECviewperf 2020 – 3DSMax: 101.85;SPECviewperf 2020 – Catia: 57.73;SPECviewperf 2020 – Maya: 425.94;SPECviewperf 2020 – SNX: 24.45;SPECviewperf 2020 – SW: 252.91.
Both the CPU and GPU perform at about 70-80% of Performance mode, more or less, but these might vary between actual work and gaming loads. I’d say the tradeoff makes sense, and this is a fair performer on this profile. You’re losing some of the CPU advantage over a Core Ultra H or Ryzen AI 9 platform, but this still remains faster in CPU loads than those platforms. Significantly faster, in fact.
Gaming performance – Core HX + GeForce RTX 5070 While this isn’t necessarily a gaming notebook, it’s still a Legion, so let’s nevertheless see how this Legion 7i handles modern games.
We tested a couple of different games on the various available profiles at QHD+ resolution, with the GPU set on dGPU mode. We also loaded Game Ready drivers for these tests.
For consistency with other reviews, the laptop is placed on a stand for all tests, to ensure the best possible airflow into the cooling module. Just keep in mind that the performance is identical with the laptop flat on the desk, just that internal and external temperatures can get higher in that case.
Here are the results:
Lenovo Legion 7i, RTX 5070 Laptop 80-105W QHD+ Performance, QHD+ Balance, QHD+ Quiet,
Black Myth: Wukong 42 fps (29 fps – 1% low)
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Black Myth: Wukong 58 fps (16 fps – 1% low)
48 fps (12 fps – 1% low)
40 fps (12 fps – 1% low)
Black Myth: WukongMFG On 4x 76 fps (16 fps – 1% low)
66 fps (14 fps – 1% low)
60 fps (10 fps – 1% low)
Cyberpunk 2077 56 fps (45 fps – 1% low)
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Cyberpunk 2077MFG On 2x , Ray Reconstruction On, 72 fps (31 fps – 1% low)
64 fps (28 fps – 1% low)
56 fps (24 fps – 1% low)
Cyberpunk 2077MFG On 4x , Ray Reconstruction On, 124 fps (28 fps – 1% low)
112 fps (24 fps – 1% low)
98 fps (20 fps – 1% low)
Far Cry 6 96 fps (78 fps – 1% low)
90 fps (76 fps – 1% low)
74 fps (58 fps – 1% low)
Horizon Forbidden West 54 fps (40 fps – 1% low)
42 fps (34 fps – 1% low)
34 fps (26 fps – 1% low)
Horizon Forbidden West 104 fps (86 fps – 1% low)
96 fps (82 fps – 1% low)
78 fps (54 fps – 1% low)
Red Dead Redemption 2 84 fps (53 fps – 1% low)
77 fps (46 fps – 1% low)
66 fps (32 fps – 1% low)
Shadow of Tomb Raider 113 fps (86 fps – 1% low)
101 fps (82 fps – 1% low)
84 fps (58 fps – 1% low)
Cyberpunk, Horizon FW – recorded with MSI Afterburner fps counter in campaign mode;
Black Myth, Far Cry 6, Red Dead Redemption 2, Tomb Raider – recorded with the included Benchmark utilities;
Red Dead Redemption 2 Optimized profile based on these settings .
Even with the 5070, most of these games still run smoothly at 2.5K resolution with Ultra settings on Performance mode, and DLSS 4.0 with Multi Frame Generation set on 4x makes a lot of difference where supported. However, with recent titles, you’ll have to cut down on the graphics settings for a smooth experience on the quieter profiles.
Let’s go over some performance and temperature logs.
For starters, here’s Performance mode, with the laptop flat on the desk.
I’m seeing consistent gaming framerates with temperatures between 78-90 °C on the CPU, based on how much power each title allocates to the processor, and 78-82 °C on the GPU. The GPU runs at around 105W TGP in the tested titles, lower than the advertised 115W max TGP. We also measured fan noise levels of 48 dBA at head level on this profile.
Place the laptop on a stand, and the CPU/GPU temperatures drop, but only by a few degrees.
The 115W TGP can be achieved in Custom mode, where you can also tweak various CPU/GPU and fan settings. For our tests, we maxed out the fans and all power settings.
This Custom mode translates to an increase in fan noise to 50+ dBA, up from 48 dBA on Performance, a minimal impact on the framerates, of around 2-3%, and an increase in CPU/GPU temperatures.
And then there’s the mid-tier Balance profile, which sets a power cap on the CPU and GPU, and takes 10-15% toll on framerates. The fans run quieter, though, and 42 dBA, and internal temperatures are lower in the mid 70s °C on the CPU and lower 70s °C on the GPU. That’s with the laptop on a stand (haven’t tested this mode with the laptop flat on the desk).
Finally, Quiet mode caps the GPU more aggressively to only about 55W TGP, and that impacts the framerates more significantly.
But the laptop keeps much quieter on this profile, at sub 35 dBA, with CPU/GPU temperatures in the 60s °C.
Heat, Noise, Connectivity, Speakers, Camera Lenovo put a minimalist cooling module on this Legion 7i, with heatpipes, dual-fans, and dual-heatsinks on the rear edge.
For comparison, here’s the much more advanced cooling design on the 2025 Legion Pro 7i chassis:
With this sort of cooling, Lenovo can only run the hardware and mid-level power settings, and the software does a good job making sure the laptop never overheats or throttles in any way. At the same time, though, this means you’re not quite getting the full performance potential you could get with this hardware in a thicker, better-cooled notebook.
What’s interesting here is that this laptop actually works and cools well even when kept flat on a desk, unlike the Legion Pro 5i and Pro 7i models, which heat up and throttle if not kept on a stand. An interesting detail, although non-significant, since I’d still recommend bumping this off the desk for longer work and gaming sessions.
As far as the fan noise levels go with demanding loads, we’re looking at 50+ dB at head-level in the Custom mode with max-fans, 48 dBA in Performance mode, 42 dBA in Balance mode, and sub 35 dB in Quiet mode.
With daily use, you’ll hardly hear the fans at all, and they’ll even idle with very light use on Quiet mode. I haven’t noticed coil whining or electronic noises on this unit.
Chassis temperatures stay low with casual use, generally in the low-30s °C.
*Daily Use – streaming Netflix in EDGE for 30 minutes, Silent profile, fans <30 dB
The chassis warms up a bit with sustained loads, but still keeps perfectly comfortable to the touch, unlike the Pro models.
In Performance mode, most of the keyboard area never gets over 40 °C, with a hotspot only developing at the top of the frame around the power button. And even that’s in the mid-40s °C, so not that hot.
Playing games in Quiet mode keeps the surface temperatures even lower.
Bottom point, case-level thermals are overall excellent on this notebook.
*Gaming – Performance on stand– playing Cyberpunk for 30 minutes, fans at ~48 dB
For connectivity, there’s latest-gen WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 through a Mediatek module on this device, which performed fine during all these weeks. I find it weird that they went with this slower Mediatek module and not the Intel option offered on the Pro models.
Just keep in mind there’s no wired Internet on this series, just wireless connectivity.
Audio is handled by a set of dual speakers, so you’re not getting the extra tweeters offered on the Pro 7i. The sound quality is decent, though, but with only middling volumes (~76 dBA) and fairly weak bass. For comparison, the audio is better on the Pro 7i and better on most of the alternatives in the lightweight 16-inch performance space (especially on the Zephyrus and the ProArt units, but also on the Blade).
The webcam on this laptop is 5MPx, and does not support IR with Windows Hello. Image quality is decent in good light, but nothing to brag about.
Battery life There’s a 84Wh battery inside the 2025 Legion 7i, mid-sized for the segment.
Here’s what we got in terms of battery life on our unit, with the screen’s brightness set at around 120 nits (~60 brightness) and 60Hz refresh.
15-18 W (~5-6 h of use) – text editing in Google Drive, Quiet Mode, screen at 50%, Wi-Fi ON;18-20 W (~4-5 h of use) – 1080p fullscreen video on Youtube in Edge, Quiet Mode, screen at 50%, Wi-Fi ON;14-16 W (~5-6 h of use) – 4K Netflix with Dolby Vision, fullscreen in Edge, Quiet Mode, screen at 50%, Wi-Fi ON;18-22 W (~4-5 h of use) – browsing in Edge, Balance Mode, screen at 50%, Wi-Fi ON.
Lenovo have tweaked the software, as these results are much better than on the Pro 7i tested a few months ago. They’re also generally better than those on other Arrow Lake HX laptops tested in the past.
At the same time, the Core Ultra H and Ryzen AI 9 platforms implemented in competing products offer longer runtimes across the boards: 7-9 hours of video and 4-6 hours of mixed use.
Lenovo pairs this configuration with a 240W charger, a dual-piece design with long cables, and a mid-sized power brick. The laptop also supports PD via the USB-C ports on the left edge, at up to 100W.
Price and availability- Lenovo Legion 7i The Legion 7i lineup is widely available all around the world at the time of this article. Just remember that the series goes as the Legion 7i 16IAX10 in the US and as the Legion 7 16IAX10 in other markets.
The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX + RTX 5070 configuration tested here is available for $2000 in US stores (but often discounted to~ $1700 or even less), 2100-2200 EUR over here in Europe, and 1800 GBP in the UK. That’s competitive pricing.
An RTX 5060 variant is available in some markets as well, especially here in Europe, for about 200 EUR less. That’s about 15% slower in GPU loads than the 5070 model.
Follow this link for updated configurations and prices in your region at the time you’re reading this article.
Final thoughts- Lenovo Legion 7i Gen 10 review Overall value in a compelling mid-sized chassis is the main selling point of this Legion 7i series.
Lenovo put together a premium-feeling metal chassis with good inputs and IO, fair ergonomics and a beautiful OLED display, and squeezed inside modern hardware that can easily meet the requirements of the general user looking for a competent multi-purpose laptop that can handle demanding workloads and even games at times.
Hardware-wise, CPU performance is where this excels compared to alternatives in this space, and it also does an excellent job keeping the chassis cool. It does run loud, though, on Performance mode, and runtimes on battery aren’t that long with this sort of Core HX specs. And then, its GPU capabilities are only mid-tier; you just can’t spec this up with a high-end GPU. They only allow that on the Pro Legion lineups, but those are beefier and chunkier. Here’s my review of the Legion Pro 7i for more details.
These aside, I’d say the fact that Lenovo only offers this series in White could be a deal breaker for some of you, and perhaps having two color options would have made sense.
One final aspect worth mentioning here is pricing, with the Legion 7i undercutting its competitors in most markets. This pretty much goes for around 2000 USD/EUR/GBP or under, while the Asus and Razer alternatives are nowhere near that level. Even the Predator Helios Neo 16S isn’t at that level.
Bottom point, this Legion 7i is a solid option in the space of mid-powered all-purpose premium 16-inch laptops, at around 2 kilos and around the 2000 USD/EUR/GBP price point. That might look like a narrow niche, but it would actually meet the majority of people looking into buying such a device today. Thoughts?
And if interested, we’ve tested most of the other Legion series of this generation, and here are the links:
Legion Pro 5i – mainstream affordable 16-inch model, OLED, up to Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5070Ti (or Ryzen 9 + RTX 5070);Legion Pro 7i – premium 16-inch model, OLED, up to Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5090 (or Ryzen 9 + RTX 5080);Legion 9i – premium large-size 18-inch model, IPS 4K, up to Core Ultra 9 and RTX 5090.
We’ve also tested most of the competitors in these niches of performance and gaming notebooks.
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Andrei Girbea is a Writer and Editor-in-Chief here at Ultrabookreview.com . I write about mobile technology, laptops and computers in general. I've been doing it for more than 15 years now. I'm a techie with a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering. I mostly write reviews and thorough guides here on the site, with some occasional columns and first-impression articles.
J
December 27, 2025 at 3:25 am
Excellent write up, thanks for all the work. This was exactly what I was looking for in trying to make a purchase decision between the 7i and the 7i Pro. I'm very pleased with your article and evaluations.
Rubicon
January 6, 2026 at 12:15 am
The Power Button LED state can be managed through the firmware under Display Settings > Power Button LED Control. Setting this to 'Always Off' disables the LED during standard operation. Note that there is a brief latency: the LED will still illuminate during the boot cycle, shutdown, or restart phases for several seconds before the firmware configuration is applied by the OS bootloader.
Firmware version: RXCN26WW, 03.11.2025